Which titles did you jump from VHS/Laserdisc to Blu? - Blu-ray Forum

V180 · 07-31-2009, 04:07 AM

I've been sitting here drinking brewskis and catching up on my movie-watching, and I got to Predator 2 -- when I realized, hell, I never even owned this flick on DVD! I did, however, own a VHS copy back in the day... (9.99 from Blockbuster, I still remember) Which got me to wondering, what have other people purchased on Blu that they haven't had in their collection since the VHS or Laserdisc days?

And I mean I'd like to see a list of films you actually OWNED on these ancient formats before upgrading to Blu - not just a first-time purchase on Blu.

Here's my personal list, and I actually surprised myself... (They're all VHS to Blu)

-Blade Runner
-Predator 2 (I actually paused this flick to start this thread)
-Die Hard 2
-Die Hard with a Vengeance
-The Getaway
-Terminator 2 (crazy!)
-Raging Bull.

Maybe I should've filed this thread under "If you're over 30"...

nmycon · 07-31-2009, 04:08 AM

Ghostbusters, had it on VHS and watched it a lot as a kid... then bought it about 2 days after it was out on blu... looks STUNNING!

Kor-ray · 07-31-2009, 04:12 AM

Nightmare Before Christmas
A Bug's Life
Sleeping Beauty
Pinnocchio

fiveseven4combat · 07-31-2009, 04:24 AM

Just Jailhouse Rock, but I had that on DVD as well. I think the only VHS I own is Scarface and I have that on DVD as well.

V180 · 07-31-2009, 04:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nmycon

Ghostbusters, had it on VHS and watched it a lot as a kid... then bought it about 2 days after it was out on blu... looks STUNNING!

Nice. When I pick this one up, it will be added to this list as well!

Dotpattern · 07-31-2009, 04:32 AM

VHS>Laserdisc>DVD>Blu-ray:

Raging Bull
Terminator 2
Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Propellarhead9 · 07-31-2009, 04:45 AM

Currently none but there will be after a couple get released, like Jurassic Park. I've only ever owned it on Laserdisc (and the only laserdisc I ever owned). Somehow I never bought it on DVD. Everything else I owned on VHS I have bought on DVD before.

steve_dave · 07-31-2009, 05:37 AM

VHS -> VideoCD -> Laserdisc -> DVD -> Blu-ray Disc:

Ghost

VideoCD -> DVD -> Blu-ray Disc:

Dr. No

Laserdisc -> Blu-ray Disc:

Air Force One
Falling Down

VHS -> Blu-ray Disc:

Dirty Dancing

Fightertown · 07-31-2009, 06:14 AM

MAD MAX

BetaMax > DVD > Blu-Ray(waiting...)

TeresofBlood · 07-31-2009, 06:17 AM

Ghostbusters
Trading Places
Coming To America
Beetlejuice

All taped from HBO. None were retail copies. I only re-bought about 20% of my VHSs on DVD, probably because I was so sick of watching most of those movies.

Lepidopterous · 07-31-2009, 06:22 AM

Independence Day
Jingle All the Way
Men In Black
Mission Impossible 2
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Street Fighter

WOW Way more than I ever realized!

No wonder they all felt like nostalgic buys...

Hard to think this is my first copy of T2 with all the thousands of editions that were released.

LOONEYHD · 07-31-2009, 06:45 AM

THE DOORS
PREDATOR 2
THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
LETHAL WEAPON 1 AND 2
DIE HARD 1 & 2
PINOCCHIO
TRUE ROMANCE

P.S. Where the hell is the BD for The Last Boyscout?

koontz1973 · 07-31-2009, 06:53 AM

Predator 2 is the only one. Never got round to changing all my video's to DVD and now there is a new format.

V180 · 07-31-2009, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fightertown

MAD MAX

BetaMax > DVD > Blu-Ray(waiting...)

I was just WAITING for someone to say "Beta"!

V180 · 07-31-2009, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DjMethod

Independence Day
Jingle All the Way
Men In Black
Mission Impossible 2
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Street Fighter

WOW Way more than I ever realized!

No wonder they all felt like nostalgic buys...

Hard to think this is my first copy of T2 with all the thousands of editions that were released.

I know, I thought it was crazy how many flicks I'd skipped over the DVD version. T2... I had that crazy special-edition VHS black box extended cut, and then I totally shrugged off every DVD release for some reason. Maybe I'd just watched it so many times... and didn't have the need to watch it again until the Blu came out.

IvenFaint · 07-31-2009, 04:58 PM

I was finally able to upgrade my Criterion laserdisc of Repulsion with the new Criterion blu-ray disc, but it's missing a couple of the original extras.

I guess I'll hang onto the LD too.

Deadset · 07-31-2009, 05:00 PM

Braveheart will be the only one I've had on.........Laserdisc, VHS, DVD, and now Blu-ray (soon).

V180 · 07-31-2009, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IvenFaint

I was finally able to upgrade my Criterion laserdisc of Repulsion with the new Criterion blu-ray disc, but it's missing a couple of the original extras.

I guess I'll hang onto the LD too.

I'm picking up Repulsion tonight, and that will be a VHS-to-Blu for me, what an upgrade!

That's too bad they couldn't transfer all the original extras -- maybe it was some kind of copyright issue? I heard something like that happened with their original Blade Runner LD

jacobb1313 · 07-31-2009, 06:01 PM

Kudos to this thread for making me realize I'm essentially upgrading all my Criterion LDs to HD. And I'm still keeping them all, mostly for the special features (if any of you are selling your Criterion Repulsion LD, let me know

)

Blade Runner
Pinnochio
Akira
Adventures of Robin Hood
Halloween
Dr. No
From Russia With Love
On order: Inglorious Bastards (I have the "Deadly Mission" VHS)

And I've had Unforgiven on every home video format.

airkitty · 07-31-2009, 06:06 PM

U2 rattle and hum - DVD to Blu
It looks and sounds better at my house

than it did at the movie theater. I demanded a refund due to the bad sound quality - it was really sad.

07-31-2009, 04:07 AM	#1
V180 Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Vancouver, British Columbia 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:1078 DVD collection:43 Blu-ray reviews:6	Which titles did you jump from VHS/Laserdisc to Blu? I've been sitting here drinking brewskis and catching up on my movie-watching, and I got to Predator 2 -- when I realized, hell, I never even owned this flick on DVD! I did, however, own a VHS copy back in the day... (9.99 from Blockbuster, I still remember) Which got me to wondering, what have other people purchased on Blu that they haven't had in their collection since the VHS or Laserdisc days? And I mean I'd like to see a list of films you actually OWNED on these ancient formats before upgrading to Blu - not just a first-time purchase on Blu. Here's my personal list, and I actually surprised myself... (They're all VHS to Blu) -Blade Runner -Predator 2 (I actually paused this flick to start this thread) -Die Hard 2 -Die Hard with a Vengeance -The Getaway -Terminator 2 (crazy!) -Raging Bull. Maybe I should've filed this thread under "If you're over 30"...

07-31-2009, 06:45 AM	#12
LOONEYHD Junior Member Member since:Jul 2009 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:276	Just a few off the top of my... THE DOORS PREDATOR 2 THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS LETHAL WEAPON 1 AND 2 DIE HARD 1 & 2 PINOCCHIO TRUE ROMANCE P.S. Where the hell is the BD for The Last Boyscout?

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nmycon Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Toronto, Ontario 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:446 DVD collection:87 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:1	Ghostbusters, had it on VHS and watched it a lot as a kid... then bought it about 2 days after it was out on blu... looks STUNNING!

07-31-2009, 04:12 AM	#3
Kor-ray Expert Member Member since:Mar 2009 4K collection:13 Blu-ray collection:196 DVD collection:1 Trading Score:57	Nightmare Before Christmas A Bug's Life Sleeping Beauty Pinnocchio

07-31-2009, 04:24 AM	#4
fiveseven4combat Power Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Portland, OR Home Theater Gallery:54 Blu-ray collection:2862 DVD collection:143 iTunes collection:3 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:49	Just Jailhouse Rock, but I had that on DVD as well. I think the only VHS I own is Scarface and I have that on DVD as well.

07-31-2009, 04:32 AM	#6
Dotpattern Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Southern California 4K collection:407 Blu-ray collection:1512	VHS>Laserdisc>DVD>Blu-ray: Raging Bull Terminator 2 Close Encounters of the Third Kind

07-31-2009, 04:45 AM	#7
Propellarhead9 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Clarksville, Indiana 4K collection:498 Blu-ray collection:1719 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:9	Currently none but there will be after a couple get released, like Jurassic Park. I've only ever owned it on Laserdisc (and the only laserdisc I ever owned). Somehow I never bought it on DVD. Everything else I owned on VHS I have bought on DVD before.

07-31-2009, 05:37 AM	#8
steve_dave Blu-ray Duke Member since:Nov 2008 Trading Score:21	VHS -> VideoCD -> Laserdisc -> DVD -> Blu-ray Disc: Ghost VideoCD -> DVD -> Blu-ray Disc: Dr. No Laserdisc -> Blu-ray Disc: Air Force One Falling Down VHS -> Blu-ray Disc: Dirty Dancing

07-31-2009, 06:14 AM	#9
Fightertown Active Member Member since:Feb 2009 4K collection:12 Blu-ray collection:476 Trading Score:3	MAD MAX BetaMax > DVD > Blu-Ray(waiting...)

07-31-2009, 06:17 AM	#10
TeresofBlood Active Member Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Brockton, MA Blu-ray collection:485 Blu-ray reviews: 11	Ghostbusters Trading Places Coming To America Beetlejuice All taped from HBO. None were retail copies. I only re-bought about 20% of my VHSs on DVD, probably because I was so sick of watching most of those movies.

07-31-2009, 06:22 AM	#11
Lepidopterous Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Feb 2008 Location:DjMethod was here Blu-ray collection:696 Trading Score:2	Independence Day Jingle All the Way Men In Black Mission Impossible 2 The Nightmare Before Christmas Street Fighter WOW Way more than I ever realized! No wonder they all felt like nostalgic buys... Hard to think this is my first copy of T2 with all the thousands of editions that were released.

07-31-2009, 06:53 AM	#13
koontz1973 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Insane Alylum for the over achievers. Blu-ray collection:133	Predator 2 is the only one. Never got round to changing all my video's to DVD and now there is a new format.

07-31-2009, 04:58 PM	#16
IvenFaint Member Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Greensburg, PA USA 4K collection:8 Blu-ray collection:812 DVD collection:106 Blu-ray reviews:1	I was finally able to upgrade my Criterion laserdisc of Repulsion with the new Criterion blu-ray disc, but it's missing a couple of the original extras. I guess I'll hang onto the LD too.

07-31-2009, 05:00 PM	#17
Deadset Man in the Box Top contributor Member since:Jan 2007 Home Theater Gallery:28 4K collection:247 Blu-ray collection:2478 DVD collection:214 iTunes collection:3 Prime collection:52 Blu-ray reviews: 14 Trading Score:34	Braveheart will be the only one I've had on.........Laserdisc, VHS, DVD, and now Blu-ray (soon).

07-31-2009, 06:01 PM	#19
jacobb1313 Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 4K collection:31 Blu-ray collection:1268 DVD collection:297 MA collection:405 Digital collection:355 iTunes collection:8 Blu-ray reviews: 19 Trading Score:1	Kudos to this thread for making me realize I'm essentially upgrading all my Criterion LDs to HD. And I'm still keeping them all, mostly for the special features (if any of you are selling your Criterion Repulsion LD, let me know ) Blade Runner Pinnochio Akira Adventures of Robin Hood Halloween Dr. No From Russia With Love On order: Inglorious Bastards (I have the "Deadly Mission" VHS) And I've had Unforgiven on every home video format.

07-31-2009, 06:06 PM	#20
airkitty Active Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:South East Trading Score:1	U2 rattle and hum - DVD to Blu It looks and sounds better at my house than it did at the movie theater. I demanded a refund due to the bad sound quality - it was really sad.

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