Our story so far: Dan Whitehead was browsing the racks of second-hand videos at a local shop and was struck with just how much utter clag got released on VHS. He realised that he knew a ton of people who would get a laugh out of these obscure butt-scrapings from the innocent heyday of home entertainment, before we cared about aspect ratios, digital transfers and rear speaker channels.
The Great Chewer Shit VHS B-Movie Swapathon was born.
It was marginally successful.
But in the words of Roddy McDowell (in a picture that is far too recognizable for this activity): "It is happening again"
ONCE AGAIN, THE RULES
1. The movie must be on a second-hand retail or rental videotape (though when matched up into pairs, please let your partner know if you don't own a VHS player anymore. Only then will DVD be accepted. Ebay is your friend.
2. It must be a movie or, at a push, TV show.
3. It must not cost more than $5 or £5.
4. The movie must be obscure. I mean really obscure. Not "Troll" or "One Crazy Summer". I'm talking about the cheap sci-fi, lousy horror and awful sex comedies that don't even appear on IMDB.
5. If it contains an appearance by a famous face, either before they were famous, or from after they fell into obscurity, all the better.
If people want to be involved in this ludicrous waste of time, just chip in below and a swap list will be contructed. Limit as before: 40 people, or twenty pairs. Because it's real fucking headache otherwise. Also, check whether you can play PAL/NTSC videos. Most modern players can handle both, but if we get a mix of European and US folk, I'd hate for anyone to be unable to play their dusty copy of "Terror Vision" because of resolution issues.
Like the Xmas Gift Exchange, there may be a couple of folk who sign up but don't deliver. If that happens, maybe the more altruistic of us can chip in a give a hand rectifying the lack of cack. Just don't blame us for those tools: blame Nick, it's his board. Or better yet, blame Django. Just because.
The Great Chewer Shit VHS B-Movie Swapathon was born.
It was marginally successful.
But in the words of Roddy McDowell (in a picture that is far too recognizable for this activity): "It is happening again"
ONCE AGAIN, THE RULES
1. The movie must be on a second-hand retail or rental videotape (though when matched up into pairs, please let your partner know if you don't own a VHS player anymore. Only then will DVD be accepted. Ebay is your friend.
2. It must be a movie or, at a push, TV show.
3. It must not cost more than $5 or £5.
4. The movie must be obscure. I mean really obscure. Not "Troll" or "One Crazy Summer". I'm talking about the cheap sci-fi, lousy horror and awful sex comedies that don't even appear on IMDB.
5. If it contains an appearance by a famous face, either before they were famous, or from after they fell into obscurity, all the better.
If people want to be involved in this ludicrous waste of time, just chip in below and a swap list will be contructed. Limit as before: 40 people, or twenty pairs. Because it's real fucking headache otherwise. Also, check whether you can play PAL/NTSC videos. Most modern players can handle both, but if we get a mix of European and US folk, I'd hate for anyone to be unable to play their dusty copy of "Terror Vision" because of resolution issues.
Like the Xmas Gift Exchange, there may be a couple of folk who sign up but don't deliver. If that happens, maybe the more altruistic of us can chip in a give a hand rectifying the lack of cack. Just don't blame us for those tools: blame Nick, it's his board. Or better yet, blame Django. Just because.
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