durrrgh While Adjust Your Tracking has it's heart in the right place, it ultimately offers a tepid and unmoving perspective on a new collecting subculture and how it came to be, but rather focuses on the eccentrics of the unique characters that inhabit it and what makes them tick, instead of dwelling more into the history of the format, opting instead to give a light and easy summary. Released in full screen to honor the dead format it pays tribute to, this documentary focuses on the collections of several devoted Tapeheads who are keeping the format alive. With added commentary from several notable filmmakers like Lloyd Kaufman, Fred Vogel and other personalities, various aficionados and casual collectors alike share and muse about their obsession with the dead format. Along the way, there is a brief summary on the rise and fall of the incredible video stores that dominated the land, including the stomping out of many mom and pop operations by big chain franchises like Blockbuster, but much of the film's efforts is focused more on telling the story of the collecting community. Through their collections, these passionate collectors pay tribute in various ways, with some even constructing video stores or special rooms to recreate that feel of walking down a store aisle at a tape rent shop. For those who collect, there won't be much here that is super compelling or informative, there isn't really new territory so this documentary doesn't yield much new information, but it serves as a light trip down memory lane for an hour or so. It does get right that a driving factor for collectors today is hunting down all the untold treasures that are waiting to be discovered that, for whatever reason, haven't made the jump to DVD. Undeniably, the most intriguing part of the film (for me) is when it turns its efforts to focus on the most desirable tapes for collectors, although I felt this part was sorely lacking as well. One label that gets notable mention is Wizard Video for their incredible cover art, but I felt more could have been done to focus on older labels or even Video Nasties/Pre-Certs. As such, what particularly fascinated me was the lack of focus on the international film collecting scene. There is a long segment on Tales from the Quadead Zone and how the rarity of it has created such a demand that it's become one of the most expensive tapes on the market as of 2013. As markets are guaranteed to fluctuate and change, I'm curious to see if this will age well. If you're new to collecting and you've decided to watch this film to educate yourself, I wouldn't recommend you simply stop here (though it's not a bad start) Do yourself a favor and also check out other films such as Rewind This!, Schlock: The Secret History of American Movies, and Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream. These films are essential for anyone new to collecting cult movies.

shawnblackman A wicked documentary showing the sub culture of finding and collecting VHS even though it gets harder and harder to track them down. Mostly horror VHS is sought with people paying ridiculous amounts for certain titles ($660.00 for Tales Of The Quadead Zone). They look at several collectors collections and interview them. I'm an avid collector myself with almost 7000 dvds so I enjoyed it. I don't care myself what format I get as long as I get to watch it.It is cool however that people like Massacre Video now release on DVD all those rare VHS only titles like Tales From The Quadead Zone and Spine. Very informative flick. Of course I watched this on DVD.

Aaron Rodriguez I was already eager to watch this documentary but i was completely blow away by it...The fact that i finally got to see the faces of those who appreciate those wonderful video treasures (even some of those who I've bidded against on ebay) who are really into the VHS lifestyle, and are the privileged curators responsible to take care of that powerful knowledge and art that is stored in that wonderful format we all know and love as VHS...Im so happy that i got the opportunity to watch this in my hometown(TJ), and also that we had a live feed via skype with the director/creators of this awesome documentary, its like any other, it was a very rare experience, the kind that you didn't want it to end, so hopefully we get an extended version soon, and maybe even participate somehow and/or help with a sequel :-).

soultransfixion Adjust your tracking is, overall, a strong film. In the film we are reminded of the early days of video. VHS was absolutely a game-changer and some people forget that. Adjust Your Tracking begins with the VHS story as a starting point for a glimpse into a culture many are not aware of. The film follows the exploits of those still devoted to VHS, who feel the need to collect it, particularly obscure films that will, sadly, never be released on DVD (or blu-ray).These people are fascinating. Some of them are, admittedly, socially awkward, but all of them are endearing, and many of them are well-spoken and strikingly intelligent. The devotion VHS collectors feel for tapes is explored at length--we come to understand what it is that fuels this obsession, and I think, in the end, we understand it.A strong point of Adjust Your Tracking is that it has a great sense of humor. A lot of these VHS collectors have been through hell and back to find gems in a stack of tapes. Many of them have journeyed to questionable places and encountered questionable people. It helps that a lot of the film clips are funny, as well (check out the ultra rare Tales from the Quadead Zone).Another strong point is the aesthetic--Adjust Your Tracking looks and feels like you're watching an old VHS. The effect is utterly convincing and really sets the mood.So, next time you see that stack of old, obscure VHS at a yard sale or flea market, remember, there could be some treasure there.Kudos to Dan Kinem and Levi Peretic for bringing this alternative culture the attention it deserves.Recommended for fans of documentaries.