Opinion: An ode to VHS: the format everyone loved to hate

I'll never forget the first pirate video I ever saw: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I was 10 and had been waiting for forever to see the movie - I had even memorised the Turtle Power rap. It felt weird breaking the law - the only other time I had done it at that age, was racing through a red light on my BMX. I can't remember the person who got illicit recording for me but I remember the film, it was so dark. Shot covertly, no doubt by a camera stuffed between two seats, it made the Turtles movie