Anyone collect films on rare or obsolete formats ?

[M5 Russ]

I still have a huge laserdisc collection and my laserdisc player is connected to my 52" screen. I am also a very keen collector of pre certificated tape (VHS, beta and v2000).

The DDP 39 list is the holy grail and it's something I have collected in full twice over the years.

Anyone else collect ?

[bigweb]

This sounds like an incredibly geeky thing to collect!

That being said upon reading your post I simply had to find out what the DDP 39 list was so I suppose we are all geeks about certain things!

[M5 Russ]

The DPP list was the 39 films that were deemed 'video nasties' and successfully prosecuted. This lead the certification system being extended to home film media.
Those 39 plus the 35 other films that were not convicted have now become the holy grail of video collectors around the world with prices for some films now well into 4 figures.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-certification_vid...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_nasty

The most collectable tape in the UK - value £1000 - £2000 depending on condition and no it's not for sale

Edited by M5 Russ on Saturday 31st December 18:42

[Wacky Racer]

I have over 100 second world war films, plus loads of b/w Ealing studio releases, Will Hay comedies etc from the 40/50's on VHS, many recorded from TV complete with adverts for the brand new Mini Metro and Ford Escort 1300GXL.....

[NiceCupOfTea]

How shocking are they now, given the sort of stuff that we can see in the cinema (or on the internet if you look hard enough)?

[M5 Russ]

NiceCupOfTea said:

How shocking are they now, given the sort of stuff that we can see in the cinema (or on the internet if you look hard enough)?

Most have now been released uncut but a few like I Spit on your Grave and the Cannibal films have been released abit in a heavily cut version.

Of course all are readily available in Europe and the States uncut and without any breakdown in civil order