So for those of you old enough; what was the last VHS tape that you purchased?



For me, it was MR & MRS SMITH.




I remember seeing it ridiculously discounted (like $4) and I figured "Why Not?". I never watched it because soon thereafter my ex bought it on DVD.

Funny enough, it was probably the first 3 Star Wars movies. I got them really cheap before Revenge of the Sith came out so my brother and I could binge watch. Episode I and II we had to get on dvd.

Fantasia

"Under The Cherry Moon"..still sealed. Bought it a flea market in the early 90's for $1.00.

believe it was Murder by Numbers with sandra bullock. then i moved and along the way donated 200 movies to the thrift store because my VHS tape collection took up my entire closet. now, my DVD collection is bigger, but takes up way less space. kudos to progress!

It was the vintage adult film Strange Bedfellows around five years ago. It was one of the first adult movies I saw as an impressionable teen and I tracked it down for nostalgic purposes. Never released on DVD.

As for legit movies, I have no idea since I no longer own any on VHS. I do still have 3 Chains O' Gold on videocassette, but I don't think anyone here considers that a legit movie either.

Couldn't tell you the movie, but pretty sure this was the last VHS tape I bought:

Star Wars Remastered Trilogy

KingBAD said:

They sold that on VHS? You didn't have a DVD player by then?

Grafitti Bridge. Put me off buying VHS forever.

purplethunder3121 said:

KingBAD said:

They sold that on VHS? You didn't have a DVD player by then?

i kinda slept the vhs part... this was the last movie i bought tho

Mmmm, not sure. If Prince bootlegs count, then it was probably a Prince bootleg.

Otherwise, it was probably a whole batch of comedies like "Animal House", "Caddyshack", etc. that I bought in the early 90's. I think.

KingBAD said:

purplethunder3121 said:

They sold that on VHS? You didn't have a DVD player by then?

i kinda slept the vhs part... this was the last movie i bought tho

You just can't live without a good slap now and then...

[img:$uid]http://www.days-of-wild.nl/Prince/Bootlegs/DVD/3_Chains_Of_Gold.jpg[/img:$uid]

Kill me now.

PurpleJedi said:

KingBAD said:

i kinda slept the vhs part... this was the last movie i bought tho

You just can't live without a good slap now and then...

"thank you sir, may i have another..."

you know you gotta live by those words

this is where you use "the phrase that pays"

Baz Luhrmann's Romeo & Juliet (1996)

purplethunder3121 said:

Funny...you know how plastic is supposed to last forever? Well, I had a box of VHS tapes from my youth that I uncovered (in the back of a closet) when I moved back home. I opened it up and 75% of the tapes were MOLDY.
They were covered inside and out with a white fuzz.

PurpleJedi said:

Funny...you know how plastic is supposed to last forever? Well, I had a box of VHS tapes from my youth that I uncovered (in the back of a closet) when I moved back home. I opened it up and 75% of the tapes were MOLDY.
They were covered inside and out with a white fuzz.

Rumors have it...

There are 3 edited versions of this movie. I have the Universal Pictures Studio edited version on DVD. I found the director's (Joseph Losey ) version on eBay 4 years ago.The only issues, I don't own a VHS machine. So, I had to ask one of my techie hoarder friends did he own a machine that could ripped this movie digital format.

I still buy movies and tv specials on vhs that have never been on dvd and burn them to disc.

The last movie I bought on vhs new was probably Attack of the Clones.

Hudson said:

I still buy movies and tv specials on vhs that have never been on dvd and burn them to disc.

The last movie I bought on vhs new was probably Attack of the Clones.

I spent a lot of money buying miniseries like Centennial and I, Claudius on vhs because they weren't on DVD. Now, you can get Centennial on DVD for $31 at Walmart.

[Edited 10/7/16 14:37pm]

purplethunder3121 said:

Hudson said:

I still buy movies and tv specials on vhs that have never been on dvd and burn them to disc.

The last movie I bought on vhs new was probably Attack of the Clones.

I spent a lot of money buying miniseries like Centennial and I, Claudius on vhs because they weren't on DVD. Now, you can get Centennial on DVD for $31 at Walmart.

[Edited 10/7/16 14:37pm]

2freaky4church1 said:

[img:$uid]http://www.days-of-wild.nl/Prince/Bootlegs/DVD/3_Chains_Of_Gold.jpg[/img:$uid]

Kill me now.

That's on an offical DVD release?? I got the old VHS.

2freaky4church1 said:

[img:$uid]http://www.days-of-wild.nl/Prince/Bootlegs/DVD/3_Chains_Of_Gold.jpg[/img:$uid]

Kill me now.

I love that video....