Are You Rebuying Your VHS Movies On DVD?

[tgpo]

Are You Rebuying Your VHS Movies On DVD?


Yes, but there are a few I can't find.

[Marco33]

"Yes, But I Can't Find Some" seems to be the common denominator.

I wonder why some movies just haven't made it to DVD. Looking behind me, up against the wall, is a rack with a bunch of VHS movies I can't find on DVD. 12 movies to be exact. I always felt these where good movies.

How does a B movie like LASERBLAST get to DVD yet... The Dream Team with Michael Keaton does not. And why did it take so long for the Raiders trilogy to come out... due this fall. Speilberg & Lucas are losing a bunch of money.

Some of their NON released movies are selling on e-bay by the bucket load. I'd like to believe it's because they are NOT in it for the money but, I do believe they have a hidden agenda.

[SquirrelDip]

I'd like to see another option:

Yes but only the classics (or only my fav's)...

[tgpo]

The Dream Team with Michael Keaton does not.

IT IS!!!! I just bought it yesturday!!! $14!!

[tgpo]

Here's the Amazon link

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00009AOAZ/qid=1059961419/sr=1-1/ref=sr_...v=glance&s=dvd

[i-on-s]

i usually just capture my vhs to my pc and than put on a dvd-r i've got alot of good classics on dvd now that havent been rlsed on DVD (that i know of) like howard the duck,the garbage pail kids movie, the wizard and other various 80s horror movies and even if its an older movie that ive had for awhile and doesnt look all that great i can aways make it look better with some filters but that takes awhile even on my pc.

[Marco33]

The Dream Team with Michael Keaton does not.

IT IS!!!! I just bought it yesturday!!! $14!!

Like we need another reason to hate you.

[tgpo]

Like we need another reason to hate you.

........huh

[Bob W]

I'm slowly replacing my tape collection with high quality DVD's and the VHS tapes that are not yet out on DVD I have started converting to DVDR.

[spiderman2k1]

If it's not on DVD then I must make my own before my tape's rot

[housepig]

I wonder why some movies just haven't made it to DVD.

it's all about who owns the distribution rights.

I remember trying to find a replacement copy of Phantasm on VHS, and it was not available new in any format - the distributor that was the last owner of the distro rights had gone into bankruptcy, leaving hundreds of movies in limbo.

The only movie that got spared was "When Harry Met Sally"... that one got bought out before the bankruptcy. The rest had to wait for years until someone bought the rights.

However, the next two Tuesdays give me hope... The Omega Man, Soylent Green, The Haunting, Targets and The Thing from Another World are all coming out on dvd....

it'll all get released eventually.

[j1d10t]

I'll buy my favorite movies/TV shows on DVD, but I'm not replacing all of my VHS tapes. There are some that I watch, but I'm not too concerned with the quality, so the VHS tape is fine. But then there are others that I can't wait to get on DVD, like Indiana Jones, Star Wars Episodes IV-VI, and some classics (that aren't on DVD yet, or are just being released).

[TazgodX]

of coures i buy my movies all over again, but its for different reasons, my VHS player broke and my sister stole all my VHS movies. now i only have DVD player so i have to rebuy everything my sister stole

[Gees]

I started replacing all my favourite vhs tapes by making my own DVD versions of them with menus, etc. I did it to learn at first, then for more practice.
I kept up with it because I can only fall asleep with the TV on (bad habit from a very young age). I set the menus to time-out and then replay the movie. No more waking up in the wee hours to the horrible sound of a tape rewinding (ours sounds like a jet taking off!) or waking up to whatever cr@ppola happens to be on tv at 3:00 a.m.
Works for me. :c)

[RabidDog]

so why arent the star wars out on dvd? they certainly arent part of any bankruptcy...as someone said they are available on ebay, probably from the laser disc versions ..
(not someone from here selling them I hope!).

[Gazorgan]

You forgot the option:

What are you talking about??? I already own the rights to a copy of the movie...

[mmmbeer]

<===finding copies of this are becoming increasingly difficult to find here in the states. Plus when you CAN find them, the prices are through the roof. I know that the BBC charges an arm and a leg for the licensing rights but the show has been off the air for almost 15 yrs and 1 dvd 3 part story is 25 bucks. I'll still buy them even though they are being released at a snails pace as the VHS versions that I have bought just sound terrible.

[Craig Tucker]

<===finding copies of this are becoming increasingly difficult to find here in the states. Plus when you CAN find them, the prices are through the roof. I know that the BBC charges an arm and a leg for the licensing rights but the show has been off the air for almost 15 yrs and 1 dvd 3 part story is 25 bucks. I'll still buy them even though they are being released at a snails pace as the VHS versions that I have bought just sound terrible.

This site may interest you, with links to discs.

http://www.androzani.com/dvd.shtml

[mmmbeer]

Thanks for the info!!! Looks like Amazon has some decent titles and prices. Never thought to look there as I thought that Who was too far out in left field for them.

[housepig]

so why arent the star wars out on dvd? they certainly arent part of any bankruptcy...

isn't George Lucas reediting them again? and even when they get released, he's already said that he considers the new, "Special Editions" the "real" versions.

chances of seeing the original cuts on dvd legitimately = 0%.

[ChrisX]

I got five more DVDs today in the post and they are replacing the VHS tapes and the LDs.

My movie collection is now almost exclusively DVD.

VHS is Dead - Long Live DVD forever.

[Duchess]

Who said Star Wars aren't available on DVD? Try doing a search on Google and there are several companies selling the set of 3 films, for instance take a look at http://www.dvdoriginal.com/dvd/showdetail.asp?pid=1235&src=s where a set is selling for $31.99.

I have a set myself that I purchased in the UK where I live.

[housepig]

Who said Star Wars aren't available on DVD? ... take a look at http://www.dvdoriginal.com/dvd/showdetail.asp?pid=1235&src=s

why do those look suspiciously like bootlegs to me?

if I may ask, what studio released the versions you have?

[Craig Tucker]

They are obviously bootlegs. The fact that they have no region coding is a bit of a giveaway.

[housepig]

from the FAQ at Starwars.com

When will the classic trilogy come out on DVD?
The films of the classic trilogy will eventually come out on DVD, but it won't be this year.

[oldfart13]

I'll have to second housepig as to the difficulty in obtaining rights to many old films. I remember selling an old RCA tape to a guy in California some years ago. He told me it was for his boss who (apparently) had worked on the film but couldn't find a copy (in L.A. yet!). The rights had been sold off when RCA dissolved the video division and the way they did it was pretty strange, sell 100 here and there apparently at random to various companies, sorta like a grab bag. In turn, those companies may have sold the rights to others ad infinitum. So, 20 years later, no one actually knows who has the rights to the films anymore. If you want to look, the lawyers only charge $1,000US/hour to do so. On the other hand, Disney owns the rights to all their product but many old 50's and 60's classics STILL aren't coming out on any format. BUT...they are the rights holders and can do ANYTHING they want with their films. Oh yes, and it's a common misconception that when you buy a film on tape/disc, you are owning anything other than the physical disc. ALL Rights to the production are still owned by the copyright holder. You get the right to watch it at home (non public performance). That's it...

So, capping my old out of print movies is the only way to preserve them until they get around (if ever) to a legit release.

[Boffo]

Yep, DVD is the way to go!! I have like 500 movies on VHS, but they are just gathering dust. I also have approximately 300 DVDs. And a lot of the classics that I have on VHS, I have and continue to add more to my DVD collection. I was absolutely thrilled when "The Day The Earth Stood Still" came out on DVD. They did a spectacular restoration job with the original footage. This flick joins my SCI-FI classics including: War of the Worlds, Forbidden Planet and the orginal Time Machine (I also have the remake on DVD, but I think the original is better--just my opinion!!).

[housepig]

@oldfart -

totally agree. god knows when "The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane" with Jodie Foster & Martin Sheen will see the light of day on dvd, or "Let's Scare Jessica To Death"... so I bought copies from eBay and they're on my capture pile...

@boffo -

is that a D.R. & Quinch reference in your signature?

[solarfox]

When will the classic trilogy come out on DVD?
The films of the classic trilogy will eventually come out on DVD, but it won't be this year.

Which, of course, is a crock.

The "classic" trilogy will never come out on DVD. What will come out on DVD are the tampered-with, so-called "special editions" -- assuming Lucas doesn't decide to screw with them some more, and release the "ultra-super-special editions -- now with 20% more digital eye candy and new, "improved" scenes that totally screw up the character arcs without adding anything to the plot!" instead.

As far as I'm concerned, Lucas can keep his lousy special editions, and I'm keeping my laserdiscs -- which are the real "definitive" editions; it says so right on the box.

(That, BTW, is the option I'm currently pursuing, which isn't on the list: I'm replacing a lot of my old VHS tapes with Laserdisc sets, now that the uber-videophile crowd is ditching all their perfectly good LD's just to buy the same movies all over again on DVD just because DVD is "new" and LD is "old". $100 "Criterion Collection" box sets on eBay for $5? Sure, I'll take me some of that action!)

[branch]

Missing option: Only a some of them.