Anyone else collect the Bond vhs tapes
  • gaz4007gaz4007
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    or is it just me..........trying to get every single vhs tape released of the bond films.....not doing to badly.
  • ChevronChevron
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    I'm not actively collecting them but I still have my mismatched VHS collection. I have some from the 1989 release, some from 1992 and some from 1995.

    Every now and then a charity shop will have a bunch of the ones from the late 1990s (you know, the ones where the spines make up a big image of the five bond actors). Someday I'll start collecting them. Probably. If they are 99p each.
  • 00Beast00Beast
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    Yes, I'm doing the same thing. So far I've got From Russia with Love, Thunderball, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Live and Let Die, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, A View to a Kill, GoldenEye, and The World is not Enough.

    I've already got them all on DVD, but it's cool to get them on VHS too!
  • gaz4007gaz4007
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    i've managed to get most of the original early 80's big box tapes....1st release ex rentals...the 25th anniversary silver tapes then the 88/89 dark blue covers ..once you get into the 90's though far harder to get them all what with widescreen versions etc...
  • 00Beast00Beast
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    gaz4007 said:

    i've managed to get most of the original early 80's big box tapes....1st release ex rentals...the 25th anniversary silver tapes then the 88/89 dark blue covers ..once you get into the 90's though far harder to get them all what with widescreen versions etc...



    For the most part, all of mine are Special 007 Edition from around 1995, and then I have one from a CBS Fox something or other (AVTAK), one called The Roger Moore Classics (TSWLM), and then one that I'm not sure what edition it is (FRWL). If you live in the USA, they're really easy to find at Goodwill, they've got them for around $2 each!
  • gaz4007gaz4007
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    i'm in the uk...if i started on around the world tapes my wife would kill me lol
  • 00Beast00Beast
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    gaz4007 said:

    i'm in the uk...if i started on around the world tapes my wife would kill me lol



    Hahaha, okay. I know people on here live everywhere around the world, so it's no surprise!
  • gaz4007gaz4007
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    but it would be cool to collect them as well lol
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi
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    I've got about 9 Bonds on VHS plus all the rest which I taped from TV back in the day. ;-)
  • Dr_MetzDr_Metz
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    I just bought some of the MGM/UA VHS releases. Here's an example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-HRxgr7ldI
  • Samuel001Samuel001
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    Dr_Metz said:

    I just bought some of the MGM/UA VHS releases. Here's an example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-HRxgr7ldI



    The cover artwork is just what I want for the BDs or the next future release. Perfect.
  • CoH_GHOST_007CoH_GHOST_007
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    I bought the whole 20, VHS tape collection from the late 90's of the side-art making up a picture of the five bond actors for only £10, which proudly sits on my DVD shelf.
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
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    I had them several times on video. earliest one's i had were the silver boxed video's from the 80s
  • gaz4007gaz4007
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    the silver box ones are pretty cool....just need 3 more and i have them all......
  • 00Beast00Beast
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    Dr_Metz said:

    I just bought some of the MGM/UA VHS releases. Here's an example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-HRxgr7ldI



    That's the same VHS release as my FRWL tape.
  • gaz4007gaz4007
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    is this a us issue
  • 00Beast00Beast
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    gaz4007 said:

    is this a us issue



    Yes, I believe so.
  • gaz4007gaz4007
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    cool.......
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe
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    I've got DN to TB and OHMSS to DAD where the spines form the picture of the 5 Bonds. And i've got YOLT in the 007 Collection with the gold band on the spine and this trailer before the film:

  • DiscoVolanteDiscoVolante
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    Moved to Merchandise
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
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    What category was this before then, I don't notice these things sometimes

    Who misses the days of being able to get their Bond on VHS, all DVD these days, I know we have to get with the times, but I remember fondly when Bond came out and the expectant wait of a year after before you could get your hands on a tape copy, it's all a lot quicker in this day and age. Also on VHS they had a tendency to snip things out, I don't think I ever saw the uncensored cut of License to Kill before I got it on a DVD variation, there were significant things missing from my VHS copy of old and even TV showings too, similar happenings with Goldeneye and Tomorrow Never Dies as two other examples but on a lesser extent
  • 00Beast00Beast
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    @MajorDSmythe: That trailer was incredible! I was always a fan of good '90s trailers, and there is a fine example!
  • WillardWhyteWillardWhyte
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    well I have Dr. No through die another day....after dad they stopped making VHS as far as I know.
  • gaz4007gaz4007
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    yeah dad was the last vhs issued...the tapes from the 80's and early 90's are the hardest to get a hold off due to how popular the mid 90's re-issues that came out at the same time as goldeneye.......
  • DiscoVolanteDiscoVolante
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    Baltimore_007 said:

    What category was this before then, I don't notice these things sometimes


    'News'. I'm always using the Categories view which makes it very easy to spot misposted threads.
  • gaz4007gaz4007
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    sorry new to this site so not sure what has been done before
  • Samuel001Samuel001
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    Even better, does anyone collect the films on Laserdisc? The first 18 plus Casino Royale and Never Say Never Again were released.
  • MurdockMurdock
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    I've got every movie on VHS at least twice. I have the rare Octopussy and The Man With The Golden Gun 1992 covers too.
  • KanangaKananga
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    Going a bit off topic here..

    But does anyone have the Casino Royale (2006) VHS cover that a fan made on the old Mi6 forum? I would love to find it again so i can print it off and put it in my folder of Bond art.

    I have the first 20 films on VHS. I had two collections but chucked one lot away and put the sleeves in a folder and got some old ones from the 1980s like the Happy 25th anniversary documentary.
  • gaz4007gaz4007
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    the 80's ones are the silver 25th Anniversary and go from DN to AVTAK
  • TracyTracy
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    Wonder if I still have the blue FRWL cover , it had awesome unique art.
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