ribbot

Does anyone know of an online list of VHS titles that are not yet available on DVD? I am not sure if one exists, but if anyone has any ideas it would be very helpful. Thank you.

pseudonym

That would be a very, very long list, albeit filled mostly with movies few people have heard of.

Cameron

lot of threads around here as well

ribbot

I searched through the dvdtalk forums and couldn't come up with anything, the best I could find on google was this,

http://www.amazon.com/Why-the-heck-arent-these-VHS-only-movies-on-DVD-yet%3F%3F%3F/lm/10QUQ4JUJFFZZ

mickey65

That guy on Amazon needs to update his list, since a few of the ones he's wanting, ARE now on DVD!

marty888

Grab a copy of the Maltin Guide. There are icons for laserdisc, VHS and DVD - and the icon(s) for the issued formats appear at the end of each title's description.

You will quickly see that there are literally thousands of VHS titles that have not yet appeared on DVD.

rw2516

Literally several thousand. It may seem like the studios are putting out their catalog faster than we can keep up sometimes but they have only scratched the surface compared to what got put out on tape. I still have at least a couple hundred tapes that have not been released on dvd yet.

joliom

Videocassette ruled for over 20 years. DVD has been around for 9. Obviously 11 years less time is going to mean a smaller range of available titles. There's a bunch of stuff that never saw the light of day on videotape either (like a lot of old serials, vintage 1-reels, and B-movies, for instance). And then there's stuff that's been lost forever to time. Add to that all the rights issues that have popped up in the meantime...

You're probably much more interested in the popular modern films that still have not been released on DVD. There are a bunch of threads dedicated to that very topic. Here are a few:


http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=403172

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=476482&page=1

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=479048

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=454237


(EDIT: Looks like Cameron beat me to the punch.)

Cameron

I'm glad you tried to search....lets see if i can help. I searched some well known, not on dvd titles and came up with these threads... twilight zone, african queen, the town that dreaded sundown were the main basis for seach

80s Horror Wish List: NOT on DVD yet

Movies that should be on dvd

What DVD non-release has been driving you crazy for the longest time?

what films have never been released on dvd?

Never coming to DVD...so VHS as an alternative?

what will never be available on DVD, but is on laser disc?

Movies not on DVD, but should be..

ribbot

Those are perfect, thank you all very much!

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Last updated: 4/11/02

roger_d

One of many that i'm waiting for is H P Lovecraft's "From Beyond" I keep hearing that it will be soon from since last year and still nothing yet.

turborobb

I collect odd rare and hard to find sci fi, horror, cult, action and cheesy b-movies (and sell them on ebay as well) and there are thousands of movies yet to be released on DVD. I have a walk in closet full of VHS videos.

JesseCuster

LOL! The only film mentioned in the thread and it's one of my two main remaining wants since REDS got released. From Beyond and Night of the Comet.

gcbma

Ditto. I still have a few boxes of VHS that aren't yet available on DVD.

joliom

I think if there were a DVDTalk poll, these would end up being our Top Ten:

Howard the Duck
Night of the Comet
Monster Squad
1492: Conquest of Paradise
Song of the South
The Legend of Billy Jean
Rad
The African Queen
Twin Peaks: Season 2
The Wonder Years

At least those are the ones I hear mentioned the most.

dvd_luver

I talked with someone at a used DVD shop last weekend who loves this film as well (they had a used VHS copy and I was looking at it) and says he believes Paramount to be holding the DVD back until Warner pitches out a DVD for the horrible Christopher Columbus: The Discovery. Anybody think there could be any truth to this? IMO I don't care, they need to release a DVD for the film on the region 1 market.

chente

I've got probably two dozen LDs of movies not currently on DVD. I'm pretty sure they were all on VHS at some point.