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Not a collector of VHS Tapes but have found that some out of print tapes some times go for $$$. Is there a reason why used copies of Fright Night 1 and Fright Night 2 go for more than $10 each on average??!!?? Is it available on DVD? Has there been scenes taken out of the DVD release that were on the VHS? Is it the soundtrack that is the issue? I just don't understand why a movie like these 2 would garner $10 and up for used copies of the VHS Tapes. Thanks for any help on this question.
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"When not too many people can see we're all the same
And because of all their tears,
Their eyes can't hope to see
The beauty that surrounds them
Isn't it a pity".
- "Isn't It A Pity"
By George Harrison
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VHS seems to be the new vinyl among video collectors. Fright Night is enjoying a massive popularity surge thanks to it's 80s pop aesthetic also. Fright Night 2 is out of print on DVD, and hasn't been released on Blu Ray yet. But VHS, especially horror, is enjoying a boom in trade lately. -
Its interesting to me that any VHS, other than something not available on disc, would garner attention. the quality is garbage. in it's day, it was all we had bt today, with all the HD stuff and most everything availably on disc, why on earth would you want something on video tape.
vinyl I get, there is a different quality to the sound of the music, but a movie on video? that is just crapComment
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I don't understand the whole VHS craze either. It is the worst possible way to watch a movie. The nostalgia part of it doesn't work for me AT ALL. Once I realized that movies on TV/VHS were cropped it made me all but hate them. I loved when, after Laser Disc became more popular, some videos started being released in wide screen. That became even more prevalent when DVDs popped up. It still bothers me when movie channels don't show movies in their full aspect ratio. It's not as bad as watching a 2.35:1 on VHS, but I don't get it when it's being broadcast on HDTV.
Now, I've watched some so-bad-they're-good horror movies lately on Amazon Prime, and they're pretty much only available in full frame (with very bad transfers to boot) and it did add a little bit of fun to the whole experience, but I would never choose to watch a movie, even a bad one, that way.Comment
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some dvd's are taken from vhs but they alter them to make them look widescreen trimming the picture and losing some quality.Comment
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I can understand the collectability of certain titles... if it was altered for DVD in some way. I can understand why people want original copies of the Video Nasties that were banned in the UK. I've also heard the argument that certain exploitation and horror movies played scarier when the quality was worse... that the flawed picture of VHS somehow enhanced the grimy realism of certain trash cinema, especially if it was a dubbed copy or bootleg.
But it's not for me. I'm a blu ray snob all the way.Comment
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Yeah, I've heard all that, too. You could apply that grimy realism bit to something like Texas Chain Saw Massacre or Last House on the Left and I'd almost agree. But not when I see an HD transfer of it! I think the clear picture really enhances the grit and grime of it all!
I remember the first time I saw Eraserhead in a decent print (on the big screen no less) and it was MIND-BLOWING how much detail I had missed by watching it on VHS. Not even the same movie really.Comment
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Thanks to everyone that has posted on this. So it looks like it is just the collectors of VHS as far as Fright Night 1 goes...but 2 is still out of print. It's funny cause the re-release on VHS with the second cover actually goes for about $7 - 10 used which is also surprising. The cover is different...but if I had a choice between the 2 covers I would have gone with the first issue cover. I guess there are collectors for almost anything these days."When not too many people can see we're all the same
And because of all their tears,
Their eyes can't hope to see
The beauty that surrounds them
Isn't it a pity".
- "Isn't It A Pity"
By George Harrison
My Good Buyers/Sellers/Traders list:
Good Traders List - Page 80 - Mego TalkComment
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i remember watching a dvd of carrie which was supposedly widescreen and the black bar at the bottom of the picture trimmed the lower nudity in the shower scene .this is still visible in full screen showings on t.v. and vhs.funny how you only tend to realize that they have done it when it's nudity.
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Yep. I am unloading my massive VHS collection. At first i was going to send a portion of them to my local comic book store and another part to Goodwill and take the tax credit, but then I looked up a few choice titles and said, "Wow". First VHS of Halloween, Fright Night, Friday the 13th, Jaws, Halloween II even in a rental box selling well. Trying to decide how best to sell off my complete set of Lost in Space tapes that are in impeccable shape from my Columbia House orders long, long ago. KISS meets the Phantom is a pretty big one too. Actually any VHS that has KISS on it. Check all of your music ones because those seem to go to the collectors as well. But here's the irony to all of this. You know what is a consistent seller? BLANK VHS tapes. Check your boxes to see if you have any still wrapped or left over. It's a good time to unload.Last edited by MIB41; Oct 13, '16, 5:46 AM.Comment
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A lot of films are shot open matte, with the intention of "soft matting" the picture for theatrical wide screen release, while the whole frame is shown for 1.33:1 releases (eg. VHS, TV in the "old days", etc). While filming open matte, directors were assuming the top and bottom of the frame would be matted out, so when you see the whole frame you can see things the director didn't think would be shown, like boom mikes and unintended nudity (Kelly Preston's scene in Mischief is a classic example of this, you saw more of her on VHS than you did in the theatresi remember watching a dvd of carrie which was supposedly widescreen and the black bar at the bottom of the picture trimmed the lower nudity in the shower scene .this is still visible in full screen showings on t.v. and vhs.funny how you only tend to realize that they have done it when it's nudity.
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At any rate, it looks like it is time for me to look though the remains of my VHS collection for anything good to sell.Comment
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A lot of Kubrick films were shot that way, other than 2001. He actually preferred the 4:3 aspect ratio.Comment
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There are supposedly 2 versions of Halloween that were released when the VHS first came out and there are the box variations. Only reason why I know this is that I've sold multiple copies of the film on Ebay for $25 and up. Former rentals no less. Halloween early boxes with "Media" or "Meda" command reallly big $$$$$
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HALLOWEEN-VH...p2047675.l2557
And that's not an anomaly either.
As for Kiss Meets The Phantom...the only way to have gotten this on DVD was through a big box set they put out years ago which is no longer in print. Also with Kiss Meets Phantom...Clamshell packaging will command a little bit more $$$.
I think the one advantage of having older TV series on VHS is that they aren't edited. Most of the TV series were edited to fit the format with more commercials on TV in the 80's/90's and beyond. So those Lost In Space episodes might be better than what was released on DVD. You have to do a little bit of investigating to see if the DVD's were NOT cut/edited."When not too many people can see we're all the same
And because of all their tears,
Their eyes can't hope to see
The beauty that surrounds them
Isn't it a pity".
- "Isn't It A Pity"
By George Harrison
My Good Buyers/Sellers/Traders list:
Good Traders List - Page 80 - Mego TalkComment
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