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Post by Gourmando the Reindeer on Sept 8, 2021 9:17:52 GMT
I remember finding it interesting that Small Soldiers had a box like that when it was PG-13 I still have my copy. Along with some Scooby-Doo movies and The Gumby Movie. Oh, and the Peanuts holidays specials. Haven't watched them, on VHS that is, in ages. I liked clamshells then and still do.
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Post by moviemouth on Sept 8, 2021 9:26:22 GMT
I remember finding it interesting that Small Soldiers had a box like that when it was PG-13 I still have my copy. Along with some Scooby-Doo movies and The Gumby Movie. Oh, and the Peanuts holidays specials. Haven't watched them, on VHS that is, in ages. I liked clamshells then and still do. I never did, because they were bulky and ugly imo. They were obviously superior cases though in terms of preservation.
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Post by sostie on Sept 8, 2021 10:06:47 GMT
As there is no certificate on them, and the films are too old to be pre-cert, I guess these are American. What's so different/uncommon about these cases? Typically VHS tapes were in a slide out paper box, but many kid's movies and family films were in white plastic containers that opened like a book. The latter were about an inch taller and an inch wider than the average VHS box. typical (tape slides out of opening in bottom of box)  clamshell box  That would explain it. In the UK the card sleeve was quite rare and were more common in the very early 80s "Clamshells" was the standard for almost all videos, along with, a little later the large hard plastic cases When cheaper direct to retail titles became more common(I think it was with Thriller or Raiders) they were in smaller hard plastic cases. It became the norm that all rental were in larger hard plastic and retail in smaller hard plastic. Just to throw a spanner in the works, I don't think Disney tapes ever came in the oversized clam shell or hard plastic case. Always the smaller plastic case!
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Post by moviemouth on Sept 8, 2021 10:55:30 GMT
Typically VHS tapes were in a slide out paper box, but many kid's movies and family films were in white plastic containers that opened like a book. The latter were about an inch taller and an inch wider than the average VHS box. typical (tape slides out of opening in bottom of box) clamshell box That would explain it. In the UK the card sleeve was quite rare and were more common in the very early 80s "Clamshells" was the standard for almost all videos, along with, a little later the large hard plastic cases When cheaper direct to retail titles became more common(I think it was with Thriller or Raiders) they were in smaller hard plastic cases. It became the norm that all rental were in larger hard plastic and retail in smaller hard plastic. Just to throw a spanner in the works, I don't think Disney tapes ever came in the oversized clam shell or hard plastic case. Always the smaller plastic case! Rentals were almost always in a hard plastic case. Some rental places had the store logo on the box and some places had the actual cover art on the box. Blockbuster just had the store logo. 
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Sept 8, 2021 11:08:41 GMT
Yeah. Had quite a few. Also this one -  |
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Post by moviemouth on Sept 8, 2021 11:12:54 GMT
Yeah. Had quite a few. Also this one - Is that was a special edition or something? I remember Ghostbusters being in the usual thin cardboard sleeve box.
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Sept 8, 2021 11:14:20 GMT
Yeah. Had quite a few. Also this one - Is that was a special edition or something? I remember Ghostbusters being in the usual thin cardboard sleeve box. Nah, nothing special beyond the plastic case. |
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Post by moviemouth on Sept 8, 2021 11:16:46 GMT
Is that was a special edition or something? I remember Ghostbusters being in the usual thin cardboard sleeve box. Nah, nothing special beyond the plastic case. I guess more movies were in those boxes than I remember. I think I just happened to buy almost no movies in that type of box. I had about 80 VHS movies at one point and all of them were in a cardboard sleeve box. I never owned Ghostbusters though.
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Sept 8, 2021 11:19:44 GMT
Nah, nothing special beyond the plastic case. I guess more movies were in those boxes than I remember. I think I just happened to buy almost no movies in that type of box. I never owned Ghostbusters though. Was a minor revelation when seeing the widescreen version a few years later and the visual information retained. Kids today don’t know the struggle. 
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Post by moviemouth on Sept 8, 2021 11:20:21 GMT
I guess more movies were in those boxes than I remember. I think I just happened to buy almost no movies in that type of box. I never owned Ghostbusters though. Was a minor revelation when seeing the widescreen version a few years later and the visual information retained. Kids today don’t know the struggle. We had Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II taped off of TV. Remember that? When you would buy a blank VHS tape and record cable movies onto them? Good times. I do remember when widescreen VHS tapes started to be a thing.
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Post by Catman on Sept 8, 2021 11:32:52 GMT
Catman still has some. Haven't watched any for years.
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Sept 8, 2021 11:37:23 GMT
Was a minor revelation when seeing the widescreen version a few years later and the visual information retained. Kids today don’t know the struggle. We had Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II taped off of TV. Remember that? When you would buy a blank VHS tape and record cable movies onto them? Good times. I do remember when widescreen VHS tapes started to be a thing. Oh, definitely remember that. I had widescreen versions of Superman 1 and 2 taped. The first VHS of Ghostbusters 2 was in a 1.66:1 aspect ratio despite it being shot anamorphic. Odd.
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Post by vegalyra on Sept 8, 2021 12:26:57 GMT
We didn’t buy too many movies back in the VHS days, but I remember these. Our local mom and pop video rental store had a ton of the clamshells in the kids section. I’m pretty sure the live action Disney films were in those cases as well. Old Yeller, Swiss Family Robinson, etc. Good times. I did start buying a few VHS tapes late in the formats life that were in widescreen. I do remember that at lest early on VHS tapes for rental purposes were heavier duty. I remember you could feel the weight difference with the casette. Along with the ubiquitous “be kind rewind” sticker on it.
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