latest DVD purchases

[od0_ital]

My sci fi - heavy library actually bothered me, I didn't realize it was like that. People who know me know I'm a geek, but it bugged me that my library showed it. I wanted more balance, so I got more balance.

Believe me, my DVDs are all about me.

 

[doubleohfive]

mrcoaster said:

od0_ital said:
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I gotcha. A few months ago, some of my co-workers were lookin' over my DVD library, and told me I had too much sci fi.

I read over the titles, and added 'em up. Turns out that out of just over a hundred movies, sixty-eight of 'em were sci fi / fantasy movies.

Since then, I've tried to go for a more balanced library. Each time I get a sci fi movie, I buy a comedy or drama or something. Each time I buy a comedy or drama, I don't get a sci fi movie, just dependin' on what kind of movie I pick out first while shoppin'.

In September, I checked, and it was a 52% / 48% split between comedy / drama and sci fi / fantasy, puttin' sci fi in the minority of my library.

Basically it comes down to:

Are you buying DVDs that you enjoy, or are you buying DVDs to make a well-balanced library that other people would approve of? The only thing I care about is "Will I want to watch this DVD a number of times?" If yes, then I'll buy it. If not, then it's a rental. Sometimes I find I really don't end up watching some as much as I thought, and I trade 'em or sell 'em. I'm sure as hell not going to buy a comedy or drama merely because I don't have a high enough percentage of those titles in the libraray and want to balance things out.

Amen brother. I've lost track of how many titles I have right now (they're mostly all in liquor boxes in my parents' garage, waiting to be shipped to Los Angeles) but I long ago ceased to care how "balanced" it was. The main selling point for me is whether or not I'll be watching the film/tv show more than once. Plus, its nice if the cover art is good/consistent. :thumbsup:

 

[AutoAdmin]

My criteria is this: Will I watch the movie enough times to justify the space it takes up on my DVD shelf?

 

[BigFoot]

doubleohfive said:

mrcoaster said:

od0_ital said:
^

I gotcha. A few months ago, some of my co-workers were lookin' over my DVD library, and told me I had too much sci fi.

I read over the titles, and added 'em up. Turns out that out of just over a hundred movies, sixty-eight of 'em were sci fi / fantasy movies.

Since then, I've tried to go for a more balanced library. Each time I get a sci fi movie, I buy a comedy or drama or something. Each time I buy a comedy or drama, I don't get a sci fi movie, just dependin' on what kind of movie I pick out first while shoppin'.

In September, I checked, and it was a 52% / 48% split between comedy / drama and sci fi / fantasy, puttin' sci fi in the minority of my library.

Basically it comes down to:

Are you buying DVDs that you enjoy, or are you buying DVDs to make a well-balanced library that other people would approve of? The only thing I care about is "Will I want to watch this DVD a number of times?" If yes, then I'll buy it. If not, then it's a rental. Sometimes I find I really don't end up watching some as much as I thought, and I trade 'em or sell 'em. I'm sure as hell not going to buy a comedy or drama merely because I don't have a high enough percentage of those titles in the libraray and want to balance things out.

Amen brother. I've lost track of how many titles I have right now (they're mostly all in liquor boxes in my parents' garage, waiting to be shipped to Los Angeles) but I long ago ceased to care how "balanced" it was. The main selling point for me is whether or not I'll be watching the film/tv show more than once. Plus, its nice if the cover art is good/consistent. :thumbsup:

Yeah I'm the same way. I buy what I like and what I'll watch again. I honestly don't give a crap about everyone else is gonna think about my collection, it's not like I'm getting it so they can enjoy it.

If people are gonna decide whether they like me or not based on my DVD collection, then fuck 'em.

 

[The Borgified Corpse]

Although I do take into account how much I like the movie, sometimes I am swayed by pretty box art. That's part of the motivation for my recent purchases of The Mask of Zorro & Sahara. I like both of those movies but I probably wouldn't have bothered owning them if the packages weren't so pretty.

I also recently bought:
Elektra Director's Cut
X-Men: The Last Stand
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) Volume 2

Nearly all of my DVD library is sci-fi/fantasy/action. Only a scant few titles don't fall into those genres...
American Dreamer
Apollo 13
Arrested Development
The Critic
Friends
Henry V
The Hidden Fortress
Law & Order
Made in Canada
NewsRadio
Rushmore

 

[BigFoot]

Here's what I got in the mail today:
- Farscape - Season 4, Collection 3 (Starburst Edition)
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig, Vol. 7
- Mission: Impossible III
- Stargate: Atlantis - Season 1
- Veronica Mars - Season 1
- Veronica Mars - Season 2

 

[benny]

Superman: The Ultimate 14 Disc "Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About The Man Who Flies Around In Red Underwear" Edition

Got the tin, mailed away for the posters, called for my replacements...already watched Superman The Movie and the Dick Donner Cut of Superman II...yes, I am a freak of nature.

 

[RhiGirl]

T3 - it was on sale at Borders.

 

[mrcoaster]

I really wish they'd release that Donner cut separately. I would want Supes 1 and II and Supes Returns, but I really don't have much interest in all the other discs. $80 for three movies is WAY overpriced since that's all I want out of it.

 

[benny]

mrcoaster said:
I really wish they'd release that Donner cut separately. I would want Supes 1 and II and Supes Returns, but I really don't have much interest in all the other discs. $80 for three movies is WAY overpriced since that's all I want out of it.

Dick Donner's Superman II

There ya go, chief. It should have been out this past Tuesday just like everything else. You can definately get it online.

 

[mrcoaster]

Well, damn it! A while ago I'd checked and thought it wasn't coming out individually - only available in the set. Obviously, I haven't checked on that recently and missed out that it IS available. Thanks for pointing that out. I used to know all these things, but my DVD information has slipped lately.

 

[benny]

mrcoaster said:
Well, damn it! A while ago I'd checked and thought it wasn't coming out individually - only available in the set. Obviously, I haven't checked on that recently and missed out that it IS available. Thanks for pointing that out. I used to know all these things, but my DVD information has slipped lately.

I live to serve. (Tangent: it's actually a pretty good cut, considering how it was constructed.)

 

[mrcoaster]

That was my next question. I've never seen the Donner cut, but I REALLY want to check it out.

 

[Chris3123]

Doctor Who: The Beginning Collection

 

[Jack Bauer]

A little preemptive strike...I'll be getting 24 season 5 on Tuesday.

 

[BigFoot]

I picked up Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest (Special Edition) today.

 

[Amasov]

St. Elsewhere - Season One.

Yes, it's finally out! Love this show. :thumbsup:

 

[Sephiroth]

addams family/AF Values on one disc

 

[Jack Bauer]

Smallvile season 5

 

[Jen216]

Wimbledon