Are you addicted to collecting movies?
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gregbarnes — 12 years ago(May 01, 2013 06:07 PM)
Hi. My name is Greg Barnes and I'm an addict. I own far too many movies. I own at least 300 DVDs, at least fifty HD DVDs and about seventy Blu-rays. While that's not as many as a lot of people have, it's far more than I should have considering a good portion of them have never been opened. Many of them I got very cheaply [$3] at Big Lots, but some I paid $29.99 or more for for some foreign or indie releases. I really planned to watch them all, but there just isn't enough time in the day, especially considering my other addiction, which is going to the movies. Add to that all the streaming content that's available on Netflix, Hulu Plus and Amazon Prime Instant Video, not to mention the premium cable channels that run 24/7, my brain is swimming in content.
I will say that since the beginning of 2013, I haven't bought many movies because I realize how much it's costing me and now take into consideration my past track record for not actually sitting down and watching the stuff once I buy it.
P.S. My worst habit is replacing unopened DVD's with Blu-rays that are still unopened. Granted, I only do this when the prices are in the $9.99 range. Also, I am a completist and I (not in every case, though) like to own the sequels to a film, reboots notwithstanding. -
kseifner — 12 years ago(May 06, 2013 05:44 PM)
I am also addicted to collecting movies, because I will actually pay more to ship from overseas to my place. I have done this for the German box set of the complete series of 21 Jump Street for all of the original music, the German complete series of ALF and the Baywatch series, so far I have seasons 1-6 and I am hoping to get seasons 7-11(the last 2 being Baywatch Hawaii) and then the 2 seasons of Baywatch Nights. An additional note, I already own the R1 complete series of 21 Jump Street and Alf. I will also buy tapes of movies and tv shows that have not been released on dvd yet, like the vhs copy of the Director's cut of SCREAM(I know it is available to own internationally), half of the Babysitter's Club series, I am still missing 4 or 5 episodes.
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gregbarnes — 9 years ago(July 06, 2016 05:41 PM)
Wow, it's always odd when I stumble across something I wrote years ago and forgot about.
Anyway, since I wrote my first comment back in May of 2013, I went through a phase where I mostly stopped buying movies. I did kinda pick up again when I discovered the Blu-ray.com site because they have a lot of good deals. I tend to buy more on iTunes when they have a good deal or if it's something I can't find at a reasonable prize on Amazon.
I still believe in having complete sets, but I haven't finished purchasing all the Terminator, Jason Bourne, Mission Impossible series, etc. -
KDTfiles6 — 12 years ago(May 09, 2013 02:16 AM)
Wouldn't say addicted, but sure, I like getting DVDs. Started out with just getting movies every now and then. Moved up to getting a couple movies every paycheck. Once Show DVDs started getting cheaper I kinda made the switch from movies to shows. Now when I can afford (not very often lately) them it's strictly shows, and the only movies i get is out of the $3 used bin.
Bobby: "You don't shoot Bambi, jacka$$. You shoot Bambi's mother." -
KDTfiles6 — 12 years ago(May 14, 2013 01:35 PM)
I'm sure there are enough people doing illegal downloads/files shares out there that the proffits aren't as hight as you think.
I just like having real physical copies of the shows/movies I like to watch alot. That way if my getting older than dirt computer crashes I don't loose everything I've downloaded. When it comes to some movies and shows, Youtube is a good option if I only wanna watch something once or twice, without having to buy it.
Bobby: "You don't shoot Bambi, jacka$$. You shoot Bambi's mother." -
Sandoz — 10 years ago(April 29, 2015 04:51 AM)
The movie studio executives LOVE you guys! Keep breaking out those wallets, making those guys richer.
You know what the movie studio executives LOVE even more? All the idiots ready to throw in the towel on physical media so they'll once again have total control of the content they provide.
At least when you purchase a DVD or Blu-Ray, you "own" it, in the sense that it will always be available to you to watch when you choose to. You also have the option of giving it away to someone, or re-selling it either for a profit if it becomes a collectible, or to get back some portion of your purchase price. None of these apply to streams that you buy or rent.
Well then, I guess you're just not up-to-date if your cell phone doesn't make toast! -
mikekuhlman-415-393642 — 10 years ago(April 30, 2015 08:24 AM)
"You know what the movie studio executives LOVE even more? All the idiots ready to throw in the towel on physical media so they'll once again have total control of the content they provide.
At least when you purchase a DVD or Blu-Ray, you "own" it, in the sense that it will always be available to you to watch when you choose to. You also have the option of giving it away to someone, or re-selling it either for a profit if it becomes a collectible, or to get back some portion of your purchase price. None of these apply to streams that you buy or rent."
Agreed, Sandoz, and that's why I for one am not paying for downloads. I typically rent new releases at Redbox for $1 per movie. If I LIKE the movie, I'll buy it on blu-ray. If not, no more money spent. -
cornnetto — 10 years ago(April 30, 2015 01:07 PM)
You know what the movie studio executives LOVE even more? All the idiots ready to throw in the towel on physical media so they'll once again have total control of the content they provide.
I think that a bit like for music, movie studio executives were forced toward streaming, I think most would gladly go back in around of 2004 era of the peak of DVD sales before the generalization of download and streaming. -
moosefeathers — 12 years ago(May 16, 2013 10:04 AM)
I'm an addict. An addicted addict. I bought tv series, movies I liked and had seen before. Then I started blind buying, which believe me over the years, I have only thrown out two. Then I bought a blu-ray player, but as long as the blu rays play regular dvds, I won't be replacing most of them (only ones i think i would like in blu ray. For instance, I would have loved to have had Sons of Anarchy in blu ray, but since I started collecting in regular formati will keep buying in regular format. If I see a blu ray that I think will work for me, I get it. A few times I have gotten lucky and gotten a combo pack when a single regular was not available.
My problem is space. What I plan on doing (I have over 1,000 movies and tv series.[hangs head in shame]) is buying cd jewel cases and making my own cover sheets because i am being taken over by DVDs all over the place. Any empty spot I can find where a dvd pile will fit, I will put it there. I have two rooms, so shelving is not an option.I used to have them nicely placed in alphabetical order so when i wanted to watch a movie i just went to the shelf and pulled it outbut now, it's a project to find movies and even if i'm looking for a specific movie, i usually pull others out (I now have three 20 high TO WATCH piles.)
I am ashamed in front of people, but when i'm alone, i am not. does this make me helpless..?
People laugh because they say if i ever died, i'd be found under piles and piles of dvds
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Htos_Drol — 12 years ago(May 25, 2013 10:06 AM)
I'm addicted and purchase blindly alot. However, the blind purchases usually feature actors that I like (Gregory Peck, Anthony Quinn, etc).
Some of the blind-buys are poor choices, but I keep them in the collection anyway. Although I did give the 'Our Man Flint' series to a friend because I just didn't like it. -
Minus_The_Beer — 12 years ago(June 05, 2013 05:05 PM)
Yes and no. I'm more addicted to finding a good, decent or interesting movie at a nice bargain nowadays than I am to having the biggest and best collection. I'm a sucker for $5 and $3 DVDs. I've slowed down in the past year once I realized that I was kind of depressed for the better part of a decade and was trying to subconsciously fill a hole that I could never fill.
Space is always an issue. I laugh at those who have 300 DVDs and think they have it bad. I have about 1200 DVDs + about 300 VHS (for shame!). And that's not even mentioning my collection of 1300+ CDs. Every couple of years I'll sell a chunk of the collection off or donate it to Goodwill, but inevitably the collection always grows back. -
Numerobix — 12 years ago(June 22, 2013 04:56 AM)
An addiction, in short, is when something you ingest or do is interfering badly with your life.
In that case I'm not an addict. But I'm compulsive but descriptions aside As long as it doesn't interfere with feeding your kids or paying the rent. I don't see a problem, except maybe
space
for putting them. And that's a problem I'm facing right now, and having to use a software to see where is what. But I'm not Hoarding yet.
It is a hobby, and for sure we can select other ways to use our time. I think the fact that we seen
some
of those movies can improve ourselves culturally.
I think the hardest for a movie collectors is when you buy on special 15 movies in one time. Some will in fact remains unopened. And that's the sad part. Why buying something that you won't use. But it is there when you needed And at that low price it is the same as renting it or streaming it.
But I found an exception : wine, if you buy 15 bottles in one time, they will all get open within the year
Sadly wine doesn't age in my house.
Cheers!
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SteveMoonlightAllaby — 12 years ago(July 05, 2013 04:13 PM)
Yes, I have an addictionto buying movies. I bought 8 today. I have hundreds of dvds/blu rays. I do lots of blind buys and buy classics, silents, foreign, animated, and blockbusters. Yes, I own Transformers and Twilight as well as Godfather, Citizen Kane, Gone with the Wind, Metropolis, Wings, Late Spring, Psycho, Taxi Driver.I could go on all day!
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Dinosaw — 12 years ago(March 31, 2014 03:50 AM)
Seriously, you gotta rent them first, see how they are and then buy them?
That's not a bright addiction there. I mean, say you watch the DVDs and don't like them?
Life is like a beautiful melody, only the lyrics are messed up. -
mikekuhlman-415-393642 — 10 years ago(April 30, 2015 08:31 AM)
Agreed, Sandoz. Buying movies, even movies that you don't like, or don't know if you're going to like because you've never seen them, just out of sheer boredom or because you have a compulsion to shop and buy something, anything, is stupid, akin to gambling, drugs, alcohol or hookers, any unhealthy addiction. If any of you want my advice, save your money, for more useful things, like living expenses, minor emergencies like car breaking down, or health. Rent a movie first, then, if you like, buy. Meanwhile, if you're an obsessive type, that's OK, just channel that obsession into something that yields a positive result, that produces something positive, like exercise and diet for health and work for money or the personal satisfaction of helping others.
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Sandoz — 10 years ago(May 01, 2015 03:15 PM)
I think that, to a certain extant, most people have a trace of the obsessive-compulsive trait within them, and anyone who calls themselves a "collector" (of whatever they choose to collect) seems especially prone to it.
But as that previous person now regrets buying all those Midnight Movie series' discs, at least with dvds he has the option of re-selling them and getting back some of the money he spent on them. I feel sorry for the OC collectors who decide to amass a collection of films on streaming video these days; if they have a change of heart and decide to quit collecting, they'll be nothing they can do with all those purchases except erase them off their hard drives. No recoup for them on investing in a collection at all.
Well then, I guess you're just not up-to-date if your cell phone doesn't make toast!