Do you still watch movies on the old VHS tapes?

i sure do and i enjoy it! in my opinion, you don't need high quality sound or picture to enjoy a good movie. i have a VCR/DVD combo and i actually use the VCR more than the DVD. mainly cuz i have a ton more VHS tapes than DVDs (in which the tapes are still in very good condition since i actually take care of my stuff) ^_^

LOL no. I barely even watch DVDs anymore since I've been buying Blu-Rays.spazzx625

uhhh aren't DVDs and blue-rays pretty much the same thing? i watched them both and see no difference =/

[QUOTE="spazzx625"]LOL no. I barely even watch DVDs anymore since I've been buying Blu-Rays.EvilEightBallz

uhhh aren't DVDs and blue-rays pretty much the same thing? i watched them both and see no difference =/

Who the hell still does this?GazaAli

people who aren't obssessed with todays modern technology thats who =D

[QUOTE="spazzx625"]LOL no. I barely even watch DVDs anymore since I've been buying Blu-Rays.EvilEightBallz

uhhh aren't DVDs and blue-rays pretty much the same thing? i watched them both and see no difference =/

[QUOTE="GazaAli"]Who the hell still does this?EvilEightBallz

people who aren't obssessed with todays modern technology thats who =D

i watched them both and see no difference =/EvilEightBallz

Seriously? The difference for me is night and day.

nope, its crazy that kids these days don't even know what vhs's are

[QUOTE="EvilEightBallz"]

[QUOTE="spazzx625"]LOL no. I barely even watch DVDs anymore since I've been buying Blu-Rays.ExoticAnimal

uhhh aren't DVDs and blue-rays pretty much the same thing? i watched them both and see no difference =/

well first off, i have a reg tv...nothing special or fancy :D second i watched them at my friends house and he has this big flat screen tv. movies were Pirates of the Carribean. the first movie was just a reg DVD and the last two were Blu-Rays. we watched them all and i could see no differnece between them.

nope, its crazy that kids these days don't even know what vhs's are

Chris_Williams

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[QUOTE="GazaAli"]Who the hell still does this?spazzx625

people who aren't obssessed with todays modern technology thats who =D

Well I, for one, do.

And to answer the OP's question, I don't have a VHS but I'll be getting one someday soon. There's nothing like watching 80's, 90's movies on a VHS. Oh, the nostalgia..... :D

Occasionally... am I the only one? :|

[QUOTE="EvilEightBallz"]

[QUOTE="GazaAli"]Who the hell still does this?spazzx625

people who aren't obssessed with todays modern technology thats who =D

yup. i "preserve" my CD's by recording them onto blank cassettes and then listening to them that way. i have CDs that i owned for years and years and they are practically brand new with hardly any scratches or even dust on them.

[QUOTE="spazzx625"][QUOTE="EvilEightBallz"]

people who aren't obssessed with todays modern technology thats who =D

QuebecSuperstar

Well I, for one, do.

And to answer the OP's question, I don't have a VHS but I'll be getting one someday soon. There's nothing like watching 80's, 90's movies on a VHS. Oh, the nostalgia..... :D

haha i even enjoy watching the old advertisments at the begginning of some tapes....oh the memories!!!

[QUOTE="Chris_Williams"]

nope, its crazy that kids these days don't even know what vhs's are

MushroomWig

[QUOTE="MushroomWig"][QUOTE="Chris_Williams"]

nope, its crazy that kids these days don't even know what vhs's are

Chris_Williams

Yes, I have all the original Star Wars and Indiana Jones on VHS.

Yes, I have all the original Star Wars and Indiana Jones on VHS.

CHOASXIII

Yeah I still watch movies in their old VHS format. I'm old school. Plus there are still movies out there that are still in VHS form such as Town That Dreaded Sundown.

Plus gotta love the old movie trailer previews before and after the movie for VHS. The old VHS tape of Ghostbusters is a classic with old trailers before and after.

Plus the original art for the front covers of the VHS boxes can't be beat whether its old sci fi or horror flicks like Battle Beyond the Stars and Jaws.

Old Jaws VHS tape front cover is better than the Jaws DVDs front covers

Nope....I just finally gave away my last VCR a couple of weeks ago. DVD, MP4, or BD for me.

Yeah I still watch movies in their old VHS format. I'm old school. Plus there are still movies out there that are still in VHS form such as Town That Dreaded Sundown.

Plus gotta love the old movie trailer previews before and after the movie for VHS. The old VHS tape of Ghostbusters is a classic with old trailers before and after.

Plus the original art for the front covers of the VHS boxes can't be beat whether its old sci fi or horror flicks like Battle Beyond the Stars and Jaws.

Old Jaws VHS tape front cover is better than the Jaws DVDs front covers

slamminjammin69

yea i know how you feel. my parents still have a lot of the old Disney movies on VHS that have that big black diamond with "THE CLASSICS" written in it and me and my ex use to watch those all the time and when the previews for other disney movies came on before the movie started, my ex was like "OMG i remember that movie!" and started jabbering away about how much she loved them and use to watch them with her friends and family. *sigh* it was great.

Yes, I have all the original Star Wars and Indiana Jones on VHS.

CHOASXIII

[QUOTE="CHOASXIII"]

Yes, I have all the original Star Wars and Indiana Jones on VHS.

MushroomWig

I did the same thing. I owned every version on VHS and Laserdisc. Every time George came out with a new version with some additional footage, or a more enhanced version I bought it. The black boxes, the gold boxes, the blue boxes, etc...yeah I know..pretty sad.

The really sad part is now that I own both Trilogies on DVD I almost never watch them. Guess I got burned out watching all the other versions.

[QUOTE="CHOASXIII"]

Yes, I have all the original Star Wars and Indiana Jones on VHS.

flipin_jackass

*high fives back* Yeah, but I can't wait for the Star Wars BluRays.

Yep I sure do. Just finished watching OZ season 1 on VHS yesterday. I still plenty of good VHS movies. Mostly Kung Fu flix that are out of print and cant get on DVD.

Yep I still have all my old VHS and VCR to play them :P

No, it's probably been like 8 years since I've seen anything in VHS

[QUOTE="ExoticAnimal"][QUOTE="EvilEightBallz"]

uhhh aren't DVDs and blue-rays pretty much the same thing? i watched them both and see no difference =/

EvilEightBallz

well first off, i have a reg tv...nothing special or fancy :D second i watched them at my friends house and he has this big flat screen tv. movies were Pirates of the Carribean. the first movie was just a reg DVD and the last two were Blu-Rays. we watched them all and i could see no differnece between them.

Nope, I can't remember the last time I watched a VHS video. MushroomWig

same. My VCR isnt even hooked up to my tv. I have a vhs tapes, but i've copied some of the good ones onto DVDs.

[QUOTE="QuebecSuperstar"]

[QUOTE="spazzx625"] Do you still listen to music on cassette tapes?EvilEightBallz

Well I, for one, do.

And to answer the OP's question, I don't have a VHS but I'll be getting one someday soon. There's nothing like watching 80's, 90's movies on a VHS. Oh, the nostalgia..... :D

haha i even enjoy watching the old advertisments at the begginning of some tapes....oh the memories!!!

Oh, I'm totally with you! Like the Coke ad at the begining of 1989's Batman's vhs tape.

Or even the Dream Warriors videoclip on the Nightmare on Elm Street III tape.

The only time I ever use my VHS player is to watch old homemade camcorder tapes.

Oh yes quite often in fact as I have a decently large collection of taped and original movies that are out of print VHS tapes that have never been available on DVD or movies that have never been released on any format for purchase to the general public. It would be nice some day if a Netflixish Turner Classic Movie type site could be born that allowed you to rent films transferred to their database that weren't commercially available someday, but until then there's just stacks and stacks of recorded tapes for me. Then of course there's all those MST3K tapes I like to throw in from time to time that they can't release on DVD...

Oh yes quite often in fact as I have a decently large collection of taped and original movies that are out of print VHS tapes that have never been available on DVD or movies that have never been released on any format for purchase to the general public. It would be nice some day if a Netflixish Turner Classic Movie type site could be born that allowed you to rent films transferred to their database that weren't commercially available someday, but until then there's just stacks and stacks of recorded tapes for me. Then of course there's all those MST3K tapes I like to throw in from time to time that they can't release on DVD...

Lord_Daemon

Do you know about the VHSPS (VHS Preservation Society)?

http://www.vhsps.com/ (For some reason, Gamespot won't let me link it)

Nope. Don't even have a VHS player any more.

I do have a few nostalgia-laden VHS from childhood which I intend to have transferred to DVD one of these days.

Do you know about the VHSPS (VHS Preservation Society)?

http://www.vhsps.com/ (For some reason, Gamespot won't let me link it)

QuebecSuperstar

I have not and it's not a bad idea but a quick perusal reveals the site to have a pretty weak selection overall and some of those films (such as the horrific Tanya's Island with ape effects by the legendary Rob Bottin) are actually available on DVD. Add to that the fact that a lot of these kinds of tapes can be bought from dealers hooked up to Amazon usually for a nominal price for the silly ones nobody cares about. Still...spotting a couple things I hadn't heard of and I'm busy looking those up for my mental file so no harm no foul.

Besides I got the old VHS tape of The Sea Gypsies for Christmas back in December 25th 2010. Not gonna give that up. Love the old late 70s artwork for the movie's VHS cover