Film releases are once again released on VHS

If you still have your old VHS player, it’s time to dust it off. Alien: Romulusa 2024 film, is released on VHS on December 3. Although in a very limited version.

Maybe we are going too far with reviving old physical formats. Some, like the VHShave not stood the test of time as well as others.

Nowadays vinyl records already sell more than music CDs, and a revitalization of the second-hand market for cassette tapes and VHS is being noticed.

Alien Romulus, on VHS

Alien: Romulus It is the seventh and last film in the saga Alienalthough it is not directed by Ridley Scott, who produces, but by the Uruguayan Fede Álvarez.

Although Disney initially planned to release it directly on Hulu, finally It premiered in theaters on August 16.. Here you can read a criticism of Alien: Romulus. So far it has raised $350 million worldwide, and it is the 14th highest grossing film of the year.

Alien: Romulus It can now be purchased or rented on the main digital platforms, and will also arrive on physical Blu-ray and Blu-ray 4K formats in December. However, 20th Century Studios has surprised us with the release of a VHS version.

As you can see in the opening screen image, the VHS will come in a classic sleeve, and It will have a 4:3 formatlike the old tube TVs from the 80s.

The study has confirmed that It is a very limited print run. to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the theatrical release of the first film Alien. But he hasn’t said how many copies it will release, or what it will cost. We also don’t know if it will arrive in Spain.

The VHS format was released in 1976a type of large cassette tape, which was used to sell movies and record home video. It was sold until 2008, replaced by laserdisc and DVD.

It was the last analog image format, and it had important limitations. To go to a certain part of the movie you had to move the entire tape forward or backward, taking a few minutes. And it was common for the tape tangled, which generated image errors, and even completely spoiled.

Alien Romulus releases on VHS on December 3. We’ll see if it’s just a one-time event, or if other powerful films are also beginning to be released in the old format from the last century.

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