Comments on: Quentin Tarantino Prefers VHS Over Netflix

By: KC

KC — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:01:33 +0000

There is no way in the hell VHS is "more cinematic" than HD streaming, which, barring a pretty terrible transfer process, would _always_ be closer to what a film would actually look like in theaters than a VHS tape.

Add to that that most VHS taps are formatted for 4:3 televisions, meaning that either information is panned and scanned out of the frame or the mattes have been taken off and compositions compromised by excessive headroom, boom mikes wandering into the shot, and whatnot. It\’s just Luddite insanity and madness, nothing more.

By: DN

DN — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:01:33 +0000

I am sure filmmakers as Cecil B. DeMille, Alfred Hitchcock, Georges Méliès, Fritz Lang…and many many others would have love to make films with today’s technology. Specially if you had the chance to watch them at home with great sound and image.
I think when you want to watch a film with bad sound and image, “just because is cool”, is against the creative team behind it, specially when you have the option to watch them in better conditions. I don’t think those great old filmmakers would be happy about it.

By: John

John — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:01:33 +0000

More and more he sounds like a jaded old guy.

By: RM

RM — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:01:33 +0000

I understand why someone would collect VHS tapes for nostalgia reasons (I do it myself) but refusing to watch movies on streaming services is just dumb. Tarantino is a grumpy old hipster and I\’ll be glad when new filmmakers embrace new technology and innovate in the same way that all of the various New Wave filmmakers did in the 60s and 70s, while he and his generation try to pump out more derivative post-modern garbage. He was briefly interesting in the 90s, but has overstayed his welcome.

By: Emperor Zerg Rush

Emperor Zerg Rush — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:01:33 +0000

All respect to him, but we get it – he\’s old. Maybe not "cantankerous old coot" old, what with his willingness to accept DVD into the fold, but old. Even being in my 30s, I don\’t miss the inevitability of a VHS tape wearing out to the point that it ruins my VCR by wrapping itself around the heads.

By: Antony

Antony — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:01:33 +0000

I didn\’t know VHS SUCKED!!! And it was magic! I can\’t remember ever feeling quite like that about DVDS even. There was something with wonderful about those two new movies sitting on top of a "TV" and the size of the cartridge made the movies seem more anticipatory. I love Blu Ray .. Love it all, but VHS was my first love!!

By: doris

doris — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:01:33 +0000

agree with JD. as long as there\’s still a thirst and love for movies, doesn\’t matter if they\’re consumed on netflix or betamax or laserdisc, imax or on your iphone.

great movies will always be great, regardless of what format we\’re watching them on.

By: JD

JD — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:01:33 +0000

Tarantino\’s not trying to ban Netflix or discourage others from using it, he simply has a different preference, one based on age / personal experience. Not sure why people have a problem with that. His VHS viewing habits have certainly served him well thus far. I guarantee you\’re not going to find many of the films from his VHS collection on Netflix.

By: The Finkasaurus

The Finkasaurus — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:01:33 +0000

I agree with Doris. That\’s why I watch all my movies on View-Master.

By: JZ

JZ — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:01:33 +0000

VHS – because screw cinematographers and sound designers. I don\’t appreciate their work, so VHS is my choice.

By: TheoC

TheoC — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:01:33 +0000

Insufferable prick, behaves accordingly.

By: huh

huh — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:01:33 +0000

"First, they created two separate subscriber plans: one for streaming, and another for their DVD-by-mail service." What? That\’s how it is NOW. You pay for each separately. In the early days, the streaming plan came with the disc plan.

By: doris

doris — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:01:33 +0000

VHS movies feel more immersive and cinematic than HD streaming movies, oddly enough. Perhaps it\’s for the same reason old 8-bit videogames are more engrossing — sometimes lesser visuals allow the viewer\’s imagination to do meet the artists halfway?