VHS sucks

[heavenly_pearl]

Man, today I'm especially glad Viz is rereleasing the original Sailor Moon anime. I just got finished with my annual Christmastime rewatch of the S movie, which I only have on video, and I think the tape is beginning to go bad. When I first put it in, the picture was absolutely horrible, jumping everywhere and making it very difficult to watch. I finally remembered to fiddle with the tracking, which helped for a little while, but near the end it started going wonky again. Ugh, I seriously cannot wait until I can finally replace it with a new DVD! I wonder how Viz is planning to release the movies... All three of them sold together in a boxset, released after the rest of the series? Sold individually, around the same time as the respective season is released? Or maybe they'll include them as an extra in the half-season boxsets? It sure would be nice if I could get a new copy of the movie before next Christmas. I don't think I can stand rewatching that tape again next year... And now I'm rethinking my decision not to replace my Card Captor Sakura collection (combo of VHS and DVD) with the new rerelease. It probably would be best to replace those tapes, too. I was hoping Right Stuf would include the new boxsets in the holiday sale, but no such luck, so I guess I'll just have to keep my eye out for a decent price (or hope they're under the Christmas tree).

(FYI: If you haven't bought the first SM boxset yet (or maybe want to buy another set to give as a gift), the Blu-Ray/DVD combo set is included in the Right Stuf sale and going for only $49.99, which is a pretty great deal.)