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

[V180]

Originally Posted by jacobb1313

Kudos to this thread for making me realize I'm essentially upgrading all my Criterion LDs to HD. On order: Inglorious Bastards (I have the "Deadly Mission" VHS)

Thanks for the kudos. I used to work in a video store and we had a VHS copy of Bastards titled "G.I. Bro"! Hilarious.

[P@t_Mtl]

The only movie, well 3 of them that I had in VHS, then Laeserdisc, then DVD and will get for sure on BD once it's available are

Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, Return Of The Jedi

[MasterSandman]

From VHS-to-Blu for me was Independence Day and Twister

[MCT]

Originally Posted by TeresofBlood

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.

you, sir, are a true product of the 80's. I still have Beat Street and Gremlins on the same VHS tape that my dad recorded off HBO back in the day. I also have a small collection of Tales From The Crypt episodes that were recorded off HBO during its run as well.

[Lacit170]

I havent bought them on Blu yet and some are not on Blu yet but will be getting....

Had on VHS.... Braveheart, Hellraiser, Willy Wonka,

[Jellybeans]

Superman for me

I'll get Superman 1 and Superman 2 on Blu-Ray very soon.

[iori]

Beetlejuice, never had the dvd, just vhs.

[richieb1971]

I bought lots of VHS, lots of Laserdisc. Maybe only 15 DVD's.. I now have 150+ blu rays.

So you can pretty much include everything.

I waited ages before deciding to buy a DVD player. My PS2 was a japanese import meaning very few discs would actually play for me. I then saw HDTV and decided it was kinda silly investing in DVD when the HD era was around the corner. I waited at least 4 long years for the first HD movies to be released on a disc format. I bypassed the HD-DVD launch and just waited for Blu ray and PS3.

I only buy blu rays because its good enough for me now. Even if resolutions doubled or tripled, I would still be happy with a huge 100" screen at 1080p.

[mystiksuicide]

The only movie I had on VHS then DVD and now Blu-ray is "Halloween"

[uziel5000]

The first film I ever bought for myself was Gladiator on DVD so you can bet I had that pre-ordered the day it was announced on Blu. This is the third time I have bought this movie (Original release, Special Extended Edition and now on Blu) but I will never get rid of that original copy.

As a kid we had Pinocchio and Sleeping Beauty in the house and I watched Pinocchio all the time. One of my favorite Disney classics. Was a must-buy for me.

The Shawshank Redemption is the only film I've had on VHS, DVD and Blu.

[ngkf7]

Pinnochio

And eventually a bunch of other animated Disney movies. Never owned a Disney DVD.

[Porkchop Express]

Nightmare Before Christmas

[uziel5000]

Originally Posted by ngkf7

Pinnochio

And eventually a bunch of other animated Disney movies. Never owned a Disney DVD.

You know now that I think about it, I didn't either. I had The Lion King on DVD and gave it to one of my cousins cause he loved it so much. But I was single and had no kids.

No that I'm married with a daughter and another kid on the way, all I can think about is collecting these films (along with the Pixar films) on Blu for both my children and posterity.

[LaserD]

I haven't upgraded any of my VHS directly to BD yet, but many of those have of course been changed up for DVD at this point, and a couple to HD DVD.

I think I only have two titles that have jumped directly from LD to BD format: Adventures of Baron Munchausen and 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Those in queue: Star Wars original trilogy LD sets (pre- and post-alterations). I only have one SW film on DVD so far, and won't buy anything further until BD versions come out.

[Dotpattern]

Originally Posted by mystiksuicide

The only movie I had on VHS then DVD and now Blu-ray is "Halloween"

Can't believe I forgot Halloween. I had it on VHS, and currently have the Criterion Laserdisc, 3 copies on DVD and the Blu-ray.

[Paulness]

Sleeping Beauty and Pinocchio are the first two that come to mind... (I could give a long list of those that I did pick up on DVD after my LD player bit the dust)

Still have not jumped on the DVD bandwagon for the Star Wars movies (but I did have a friend convert the CAV LD's to DVD for the original 3 movies before his LD player stopped working.)

I would totally love to have the Golden Age of Loony Tunes boxes re-issued on Blu... I had all 5 boxes, and miss those more than any other LD I owned...

[Blu-Curry]

Haven't done it yet, but i will definetly get Rush Hour once it is released. I also thought i had Enter the Dragon on VHS, but it turned out to be Return of the Dragon.

My family is thinking about getting Independance Day and Men in Black though. My brother may even get Blade as well.

[hanser]

Films I jumped directly from LD to BD:

Blade Runner
Dances with Wolves
Die Hard
Fifth Element
The Godfather
Groundhog Day
Pinocchio
Poltergeist
The Shawshank Redemption

Since I replace only about 1/4 of my more than 100 LD with DVD, I expect that more will follow. Some movies I watched so often on LD that I did not want to watch them again on DVD. But now, more time has passed and I like to revisit old favorites.

[Porkchop Express]

Terminator
Nightmare Before Christmas
Pinnocchio

[lasse]

Laserdisc to Blu:

A few good men
Flatliners
Silence of the lambs
Child's Play
Fatal Attraction
JFK
The Thing
Dances with wolves

Still keep the laserdiscs though. Can not part with these discs. Still own about 1200 laserdiscs versus around 120 BD.