Adjust Your Tracking: The Untold Story Of The VHS Collector

Very informative video on history of VHS collecting. Interviews are funny as hell. Great bunch of guys. Got item fast and great shape

'Adjust Your Tracking' is a 2-disc set documenting the crazy world of VHS tape collecting. Disc 1 contains the main feature along with a plethora of special features including these short films: 'Video Shelf'(11:22), 'It Wasn't In Vain, It Was In Staten Island'(6:34), and 'The Balled of Chester Novell(7:15). I really enjoyed the 'Video Shelf' and 'Staten Island' short films about the final moments of a couple of small/independent video rental stores. It was kind of sad to watch but I could feel the history and energy of these places when it was still vibrant.There are two separate commentary tracks. One with directors Dan Kinem and Levi Peretic. The other with producers Matt Desiderio and Josh Schafer. Directors Dan and Levi were energetic and full of fun stories but they had this annoying habit of repeating the word "like" about a million times(or roughly every fourth word). Disc 2 contains more special features. These include 'Deleted Scenes': Cutboxes(2:20), Everything is Terrible(4:17), Faces of Death(6:44), Redbox(2:52), Scarecrow Video(6:07), and Shot on Video(4:10). As well as 'Behind the Scenes': Foggy Mountain Breakdown(9:10), Alamo Drafthouse Q&A(3:27), and Back Alley Film Series Q&A(4:57).And lastly on disc 2 are the Extended Interviews(2:13:56) with folks such 42nd St. Pete, Lloyd Kaufman, and a number of the collectors from the film. Didn't care too much for 42nd St. Pete but it was fun hearing more from the VHS fanatics. Overall I found this documentary very enjoyable to watch and I loved the passion of these collectors(no matter how crazy they are). The only thing is that I wished there was more material on those small independent shop owners that went out of business. I find their stories to be fascinating and wanted to learn more about them. And personally I could have done without the producers commentary. Those two in my opinion were lethargic and didn't have all that many interesting things to say.

My favorite VHS Documentary, hands down!

Fun.

Way too much on horror movies. I'm an active VHS fan, with lots of tapes. I've got LOTS of tapes - both pre-recorded and blank tapes where I havebuilt my own library. But to listen to this video...there were just horror (and X-rated) What about all the people who bought mainstream...and family...and recorded their own stuff for the future. I'm disappointed !

I love this documentary! There are few out right now covering the popular 'demise' of the format and the closing of mom and pop shops across the country. This one digs into the heart of why some fans decided to collect VHS and how a culture has popped up surrounding it. There are some of the same people interviewed from other documentaries on the subject but this one lets the camera roll a bit more. The packaging and editing on the material is top notch. I can't wait to see what this team comes up with next!

I grew up in the 90′s, the peak of the video boom, right before the massive fall of the video store and vhs as the king of the formats. I had a local mom & pop shop (movies to go) in my little town and eventually we got a Blockbuster, a Hollywood Video, and a few other video stores that popped up and came tumbling down just as quickly. I have nostalgia for that time in my life. I used to rent old movies, 6 for $6 and my summers were filled with roundhouse kicks and monsters. Of course I can’t deny how much I have loved using Netflix either. I was an early adopter of Netflix after having rented everything of interest from my local stores. I wish for a world where both can co-exist but as of right now we know that isn’t happening. I also love finding funky VHS tapes at thrift stores and cruise my local spots regularly hoping to find some grimy gold. Adjust Your Tracking is a documentary about doing just that, digging deep and trying to find forgotten films and preserve them for future enjoyment. It is also about the love of video stores and the love of our cinematic childhoods.You may be thinking, wait, wasn’t there another VHS documentary? Yes, there was. Filmed at the same time by separate filmmakers, Rewind This was also about the love VHS but focused more on it’s impact on filmmakers and took a much more historical look at the format. Adjust Your Tracking interviews some of the same folks that were featured in Rewind This but has a different focus. The focus here is really on the culture of collecting and why people love filling up their homes with plastic magnetic jewels. This film interviews some of the heavy hitters of the collecting world as well as VHS banner wavers like the guys behind Massacre Video and Lunchmeat magazine (whom I write for and highly recommend!). It’s a fun doc that’s well paced and informative without ever being dull. Running at a lean 80 minutes it doesn’t overstay it’s welcome and kept me engaged throughout. I love the subject and I love documentaries and this one is a sure fire winner. I really liked Rewind This but I felt it was lacking VHS’ current history and culture and Adjust Your Tracking fills that void very nicely. This is the debut film from the director and if this is where he is starting, I can’t wait to see where he goes next. It seems easy to go out and a shoot a doc but trust me, it isn’t. I know he drove across the entire U.S. doing tons of interviews, probably shooting hundreds of hours of interviews to cut that down into an 80 minute feature that has an organic and seemingly effortless flow is one tough feat, especially when you’re working on a small budget, and with little experience. Adjust Your Tracking isn’t good for a first feature, it’s just plain good. I really enjoyed watching it and I’m really glad I did.Also included on the dvd are 3 short films which I also really enjoyed. One is about a video store trying to hang on, another is about Chester Turner the man behind the cult phenomenon Tales of the Quadead Zone, and another is about a huge video store in Staten Island that has to close. They all add to the overall flavor of the culture of VHS and the one about the small video store hanging on has inspired me to go to my own “local” video store (it’s 30 min away) and rent a few things with my kids. There are in total 7+ hours of bonus features for us to dig into and that my friends is value for money indeed!It’s clear that Adjust Your Tracking is a labor of love. The film needed to be made and was executed by the right team at the right time. They’ve produced an important documentary well worth the sticker price for any body who used to roam around a video store looking for gold and anyone who continues to hunt for hidden cult treasure. Recommended!

A documentary for true movie fans.This DVD made me want to head to the attic to wipe the dust of the old VHS tapes.Brought back fond memories of the old video store days before Blockbuster destroyed and shut them down.Ok, so DVD and blue ray are better and we live in a day and age where everything is downloaded, but there is still something special about the VHS tape. Maybe it was the artwork on the cover box or the hours browsing the stores choosing. These are slowly becoming valuable again and even though the local video store will never re open ever again there are still people out there who will collect these tapes. Some of these old movies never made it to DVD so people sell them for a high amount or just keep them for the memories.I would recommend VHS video cover art book to accompany this.A documentary made by the fans for the fans and although I will never give up my blue ray movies, I will always hang on to my VHS collection.

It kind of looks like it was filmed on VHS. I like it, because I collect movies, but these guys are serious collectors with thousands of videos in their collections. It looks like videos you see on youtube where people are showing you videos in their bedroom (Most of the clips are in guy's bedrooms, mostly still living with their parents!).You get two discs and quite a lot of material. Footage is shown from some super rare, but super cheap movies like the Tales From the Quadead Zone.It's a fun documentary as long as you don't pay over £10 for it, otherwise you might realise you just got conned out of your money.

Superbly written documentary on an interesting topic. Well researched and put together -a lot better than I had been led to believe.Well worth watching if you're after VHS or just interested in other people's collecting habits.

All perfect!!!!

An interesting look at the world of VHS collecting and the people who are keeping the spirit of the format alive. Has renewed my interest in my old VHS collection to the point I'm thinking of getting one of those VHS/Bluray combo machines.I grew up in the era of video shops and saw most movies on the VHS format - so the documentary has hit close to home.If these guys do anything else - I'm hoping it's a fictional movie about a group of misfits and their adventures in a video shop.