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Offline digitalbeachbum

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VHS old rental movie posters
« on: December 06, 2016, 07:50:14 AM »
I remember the day when we would go to the VHS store to rent movies and they would have promotional posters out for VHS rental. I always disliked this posters but I was wondering if any one had them in their collections and if they were worth any thing today. I think I have one or two I kept but most of them I would ignore.

Offline brude

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Re: VHS old rental movie posters
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2016, 08:32:50 AM »
I think most of us here have a few and there is at least one thread devoted to video posters.
http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php/topic,515.0.html
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Offline Simes

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Re: VHS old rental movie posters
« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2016, 08:37:23 AM »
Yup, I have about 20 from the Bond films - the UK variety.

Seems the advertising really got into the swing from Live and Let Die.  Outside of the very first poster which was for Gf / Thunderball, Connery wasn't advertised.  The top two posters might have covered off that need though.

Btw, the Greek poster is an anomaly.  Found it on my travels around Europe and brought it back.

Generic James Bond
25th Anniversary
From Russia with Love / Goldfinger
Live and Let Die
Live and Let Die (Greek)
The Man with the Golden Gun
Moonraker
Moonraker (Greek)
For Your Eyes Only
Octopussy
Never Say Never Again
A View to a Kill UK
The Living Daylights
The Living Daylights Quad version
Licence to Kill
Licence to Kill (Large)
GoldenEye
GoldenEye Merchandiser’s poster
Tomorrow Never Dies
Die Another Day

Offline digitalbeachbum

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Re: VHS old rental movie posters
« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2016, 08:19:57 PM »
Yup, I have about 20 from the Bond films - the UK variety.

Seems the advertising really got into the swing from Live and Let Die.  Outside of the very first poster which was for Gf / Thunderball, Connery wasn't advertised.  The top two posters might have covered off that need though.

Btw, the Greek poster is an anomaly.  Found it on my travels around Europe and brought it back.

Generic James Bond
25th Anniversary
From Russia with Love / Goldfinger
Live and Let Die
Live and Let Die (Greek)
The Man with the Golden Gun
Moonraker
Moonraker (Greek)
For Your Eyes Only
Octopussy
Never Say Never Again
A View to a Kill UK
The Living Daylights
The Living Daylights Quad version
Licence to Kill
Licence to Kill (Large)
GoldenEye
GoldenEye Merchandiser’s poster
Tomorrow Never Dies
Die Another Day

Wow that's impressive.
So many VHS posters that have gone out the trash or that I passed up.

Offline CJ138

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Re: VHS old rental movie posters
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2016, 05:55:21 PM »
I had the Pumpkinhead and Texas Chainsaw Massacre VHS posters, but sold both of them. Both were superior to the theatrical posters in my opinion.
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Re: VHS old rental movie posters
« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2016, 03:53:14 PM »
I had the Pumpkinhead and Texas Chainsaw Massacre VHS posters, but sold both of them. Both were superior to the theatrical posters in my opinion.

Especially Pumpkinhead. Shout Factory used very similar cover art for their Special Edition Blu-ray.