Q: The last time this happened was in 2006. What is it?
A: A movie was released on VHS
But, of course, the glory days of the VHS were always going to be numbered when the cheaper-to-produce DVD came along, which also boasted far bigger storage capacity. The final VHS was released in 2006 with David Cronenberg’s 2005 action thriller A History of Violence.
In terms of the different genre’s final release on VHS, when it comes to comedy, it was also in 2006 that Just Friends, starring Ryan Reynolds, Amy Smart and Chris Klein, was released. It focuses on a high schooler with an unrequited crush on his friend who turns the tables on her when he becomes more successful in his adult life.
The last horror film on VHS was Saw II, which had a crazy amount of hype surrounding its release both in cinemas and as home media. Meanwhile, the 2005 film adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel Pride & Prejudice is considered to be the last romance film to come out on VHS and Barbie: Mermadia was the time something for the kids was put out on the format.
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