SterlingBen

First Lost now this little indie

see the amazon review complete with shill 5 star rating
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...edigitalbit-20

Are there really still VHS collectors?

statcat

yeah sure, I was just looking on ebay the other day and a vhs of Night of the Sorcerers was going for 80 something dollars. I haven't seen vhs packaged with dvds though.

joltman

I can understand collecting VHS of stuff never released on DVD, but something new that is available on DVD? That's just crazy.

RonG617

It's no crazier than music lovers who collect vinyl or 8-tracks.

Fist of Doom

Vinyl is a very durable product and you can almost instantly go to the track you want to hear. It's also aesthetically pleasing (the feel of the vinyl, the cover art).

VHS is like the cassette tape - flimsy medium and clumsy to work with. Unlike vinyl, I doubt 50 years from now you'll see a lot of VHS tapes that have been played over and over.

Chet Desmond

I think this is kinda clever and cool for "House of the Devil". The flick's whole aesthetic is 80's throwback (even a poster for it is printed to look like its been folded).

Greg MacGuffin

Exactly. If you've seen House of the Devil, then the VHS makes perfect sense. I am going to pick this up on BD so I will pass on this, but I think it's a very cool gimmick.

And I agree with the "shill" on Amazon. One of the best movies of 2009.

sg2386

does the VHS version upconvert to 1080p

dx23

Does the VHS that come in the Lost boxset work?

davidh777

There are also cases to be made (not by me) about quality of vinyl sound compared to CD. I don't think anyone's making that case for VHS.

Gizmo

Yup! I transferred it to DVD and tossed it inside my Season 5 case.

pseudo

I still have a lot of VHS tapes and when you take care of them they'll last just a long as a vinyl record.

Cool gimmick though, all it's missing is one of those oversized boxes and some gory artwork on the front.

dhmac

Collecting 8-tracks would be crazy aside maybe from a novelty interest, but collecting vinyl is definitely not crazy given that pure analog can sound better and more natural than digital when played on high-quality audio equipment.

(Still collecting VHS over DVD, though, is crazy.)

JackBurton

Posted this in the House of the Devil thread, but here's a review of the VHS

A Hopeless Video Nerd’s Review Of The House Of The Devil VHS

dkedvd

It's a fun gimmick. And for those of us who still own a VHS player (as a true lover of the cinematic arts should) we are just fine with something like this. Besides, it's not as though it was only released on VHS. It's a DVD that comes with a VHS tape just for campy fun. Or hell, forget this all together and get it on Blu. I haven't seen this film but I am very interested and if I decide to pick it up I'll probably go with this DVD/VHS combo.

davidh777

Blu-ray/VHS combo would be even better

MTRodaba2468

That's awesome. Admittedly, I wasn't familiar with The House Of The Devil prior to seeing this topic. However, seeing them do this has made me add it to my Netflix queue when it's released; I'm that intrigued.

Assuming I end up liking the flick, I'd agree. At least it's getting a Blu release...

Dick Laurent

Actually, the first DVD-VHS combo pack I know of is The Ring Complete Special Package from Korea. I believe it came out around 2002 or so (four Japan Ring movies, plus VHS). And the VHS does work, it is the Ringu video that comes in a "copy" black cover to look like the one in the movie. Pretty cool. Here's a link to pics: http://nighthecamehome.blogspot.com/...-korea-r3.html

And I do still collect VHS. I have quite a few VHS and LD that have never been available on DVD and fetch impressive prices. While the Cat's Away VHS is a great example.

WMAangel

Only if you watch it on one of these:

davidh777

Very appropriate for that film. Didn't Videodrome and Be Kind Rewind play off videocassettes in their packaging? Not to the point of actually including a tape, though.

MTRodaba2468

I know Videodrome did. The double alpha case had artwork to resemble a Beta cassette.

davidh777

I think Be Kind Rewind was just the spine that looked like a videocassette label. On the slipcover at least.