bigscreensatellite
01-09-2005, 06:42 PM
Since the long overdue release of Star Wars on DVD, the old original Trilogy Video (VHS) tapes have become redundant to many less hardcore fans...which is good news for us collectors and purists...
i have two sets of the original trilogy on VHS already...the original versions from about 1995....then the special editions from 1997....but i was missing many original tapes released before then and these include a lot of 'sleeve' variations, and widescreen editions (I only had eyes for standard view editions back then...!!!)
but since the DVD has come out people have been throwing these 'trasures' out and now these VHS tapes are popping up here in the UK in charity shops and exchanges at super low knockdown prices...
In all honesty these tapes basically have the same versions of the movies on them, but the sleeve variations are various...and i'm begining to gather all the versions of the original triliogy on VHS, just for the sleeves ultimately, but to get the widescreen versions too (as they should be seen)... at £1 - £2 each they are very cheap to get hold of, and the last 4 i bought looked very 'lightly played'...i'm gonna set a tv and video player up in my star wars room and have them on 'repeat play' while i'm working in there!!!
anyone else looking out for these or do you lot have them all already...
and i'd like to know how many different versions (i.e. covers) that there are out there....just so i know how much work i've got to do....style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif
cheers
Matt
i have two sets of the original trilogy on VHS already...the original versions from about 1995....then the special editions from 1997....but i was missing many original tapes released before then and these include a lot of 'sleeve' variations, and widescreen editions (I only had eyes for standard view editions back then...!!!)
but since the DVD has come out people have been throwing these 'trasures' out and now these VHS tapes are popping up here in the UK in charity shops and exchanges at super low knockdown prices...
In all honesty these tapes basically have the same versions of the movies on them, but the sleeve variations are various...and i'm begining to gather all the versions of the original triliogy on VHS, just for the sleeves ultimately, but to get the widescreen versions too (as they should be seen)... at £1 - £2 each they are very cheap to get hold of, and the last 4 i bought looked very 'lightly played'...i'm gonna set a tv and video player up in my star wars room and have them on 'repeat play' while i'm working in there!!!
anyone else looking out for these or do you lot have them all already...
and i'd like to know how many different versions (i.e. covers) that there are out there....just so i know how much work i've got to do....style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif
cheers
Matt