How did you guys become movie collectors? - Blu-ray Forum

Batman1980 · 05-11-2009, 03:55 PM

What got me into it in 2003 was anime, what about the rest of you? Robotech is the reason I collect movies, it is what it is.

brettallica · 05-11-2009, 03:59 PM

I've always liked movies, but what made me a collector is the Blu-ray format. I'm still an amateur collector, though.

jadedeath · 05-11-2009, 04:01 PM

I got a job at a video store.

I was able to find cheap Previously viewed DVD's that were in perfect or near perfect condition and that's what got the ball rolling.

Logan

RustyK94 · 05-11-2009, 04:02 PM

I went out bought a movie and said hey i like this it's kind of fun and so bought another

DutchBoy · 05-11-2009, 04:02 PM

Loved movies from a very early age.

That's about the size of it. As to blu ray -- just my own desire to have the best available version of the movies that I know and love.

Another_Dude · 05-11-2009, 04:10 PM

1. An intense dislike for late fees.
2. An intense dislike for the rental store not having the movie available that I want to watch.
3. The cost of going to the theater with the wife and the crappy picture, sound, and environment that the theater provides.
4. The ability to choose the movie I watch while wearing just a pair of boxers.
5. Watching my friend's jaws drop when I suggest they go around the corner and pick out a movie.

DutchBoy · 05-11-2009, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Another_Dude

4. The ability to choose the movie I watch while wearing just a pair of boxers.

Blu-Benny · 05-11-2009, 04:13 PM

got my 1st dvd when i was 16, got a job and could afford to buy my own....been going ever since!!

supersix4 · 05-11-2009, 04:16 PM

just kinda started stockpiling them and then soon it was to fill half empty shelf space.

Now for blu-ray I just want the best looking films of my old fav's/ new ones

fatediesel · 05-11-2009, 04:20 PM

Not really sure truthfully. When I was younger I probably had around 40 VHS tapes, although a lot of those were Disney movies. I bought a DVD player in 1998 at age 16 and started buying movies rather than renting, since that wasn't something you could usually do with VHS. I think the biggest factor may have been the high cost to rent DVDs at Blockbuster. For the first couple years I had a player they were the only place in town that had DVDs for rental, and the cost was $4.99 for 2 days. My thinking was I'd rather buy a movie for $17 than rent it for $4.99. I truly think if Redbox had been available back then I wouldn't have bought nearly as many DVDs.

MaCruz · 05-11-2009, 04:22 PM

I started really buying movies December 2008. I guess because I like HD.

SDon1969 · 05-11-2009, 04:31 PM

Never collected VHS Tapes, but I started buying movies during the DVD age and building a collection. The allure, for me, was being able to buy a movie for $15 that cost millions of dollars to produce and watch it whenever I felt the urge.

supersix4 · 05-11-2009, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by SDon1969

Never collected VHS Tapes, but I started buying movies during the DVD age and building a collection. The allure, for me, was being able to buy a movie for $15 that cost millions of dollars to produce and watch it whenever I felt the urge.

lol I never thought of it that way.

jw · 05-11-2009, 04:35 PM

I got hooked since I was 18, bought VHS, then DVD , now Blu-ray. I have more DVDs than I care to mention

supersix4 · 05-11-2009, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by jwbbud

I got hooked since I was 18, bought VHS, then DVD , now Blu-ray. I have more DVDs than I care to mention

god vhs was so expensive

I got the 20th an. jaws two vhs set for like 26.99 and that was when dvd was out!

Bad8511 · 05-11-2009, 04:37 PM

My fatal ability to never say no!

P@t_Mtl · 05-11-2009, 05:03 PM

Always love movies. By the time I was 16 working 2 jobs during the summer, I was using the money to purchase some of my favorite. Once I got a real job

well nothing was there to stop me. Had a big collection of Beta, Laserdisc, VHS. Then move to DVD and now I am on BD. As soon as there is a new format I will be there as well. I love movies.

quexos · 05-11-2009, 05:07 PM

I define collecting as getting many items for the purpose of just having them. I buy movies cause I like them and want to be able to watch them (in HD to boot) whenever I please. The fact that movies pile up in my shelves is a consequence of it and not a purpose.

DonRSD · 05-11-2009, 05:53 PM

i dont 'collect' movies.
i ONLY buy what i like.

some people buy movies because they just came out or maybe its a sale.

i dont watch many movies to begin with, so i know what i want and buy only that.

out of all my blu's.....ive only watched 2 so far.....lol

RustyK94 · 05-11-2009, 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jwbbud

I got hooked since I was 18, bought VHS, then DVD , now Blu-ray. I have more DVDs than I care to mention

And Blu-rays

05-11-2009, 03:55 PM	#1
Batman1980 Blu-ray Jedi Member since:Feb 2009 Location:District 13 Home Theater Gallery:8 4K collection:146 Blu-ray collection:394 DVD collection:57 Blu-ray reviews:22 Trading Score:48	How did you guys become movie collectors? What got me into it in 2003 was anime, what about the rest of you? Robotech is the reason I collect movies, it is what it is.

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05-11-2009, 03:59 PM	#2
brettallica Blu-ray Samurai Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Santa Cruz, California Home Theater Gallery:51 Blu-ray collection:79 Trading Score:6	I've always liked movies, but what made me a collector is the Blu-ray format. I'm still an amateur collector, though.

05-11-2009, 04:01 PM	#3
jadedeath Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jun 2007	I got a job at a video store. I was able to find cheap Previously viewed DVD's that were in perfect or near perfect condition and that's what got the ball rolling. Logan

05-11-2009, 04:02 PM	#4
RustyK94 Power Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Independent Republic Of Scotland Home Theater Gallery:2 Blu-ray collection:126	I went out bought a movie and said hey i like this it's kind of fun and so bought another

05-11-2009, 04:02 PM	#5
DutchBoy Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2008 Location:R. Cucamonga, CA Blu Ray Steelbooks™: 22 Home Theater Gallery:31 Blu-ray collection:101 Trading Score:12	Loved movies from a very early age. That's about the size of it. As to blu ray -- just my own desire to have the best available version of the movies that I know and love.

05-11-2009, 04:10 PM	#6
Another_Dude Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2008 Blu-ray collection:191 Blu-ray reviews:8	1. An intense dislike for late fees. 2. An intense dislike for the rental store not having the movie available that I want to watch. 3. The cost of going to the theater with the wife and the crappy picture, sound, and environment that the theater provides. 4. The ability to choose the movie I watch while wearing just a pair of boxers. 5. Watching my friend's jaws drop when I suggest they go around the corner and pick out a movie.

05-11-2009, 04:13 PM	#8
Blu-Benny Michael Bay's #1 Fan Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Wisconsin Home Theater Gallery:39 Blu-ray collection:552 DVD collection:108 Trading Score:138	got my 1st dvd when i was 16, got a job and could afford to buy my own....been going ever since!!

05-11-2009, 04:16 PM	#9
supersix4 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2007 Blu-ray collection:572 Blu-ray reviews: 53 Trading Score:3	just kinda started stockpiling them and then soon it was to fill half empty shelf space. Now for blu-ray I just want the best looking films of my old fav's/ new ones

05-11-2009, 04:20 PM	#10
fatediesel Blu-ray Count Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Iowa Blu-ray collection:410 Trading Score:47	Not really sure truthfully. When I was younger I probably had around 40 VHS tapes, although a lot of those were Disney movies. I bought a DVD player in 1998 at age 16 and started buying movies rather than renting, since that wasn't something you could usually do with VHS. I think the biggest factor may have been the high cost to rent DVDs at Blockbuster. For the first couple years I had a player they were the only place in town that had DVDs for rental, and the cost was $4.99 for 2 days. My thinking was I'd rather buy a movie for $17 than rent it for $4.99. I truly think if Redbox had been available back then I wouldn't have bought nearly as many DVDs.

05-11-2009, 04:22 PM	#11
MaCruz Community Gaming Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Jacksonville, FL Home Theater Gallery:160 4K collection:104 Blu-ray collection:958 DVD collection:18 MA collection:394 Digital collection:570 iTunes collection:527 Prime collection:192 Blu-ray reviews: 23 Trading Score:139	I started really buying movies December 2008. I guess because I like HD.

05-11-2009, 04:31 PM	#12
SDon1969 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Massachusetts Home Theater Gallery:32 Blu-ray collection:745 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Never collected VHS Tapes, but I started buying movies during the DVD age and building a collection. The allure, for me, was being able to buy a movie for $15 that cost millions of dollars to produce and watch it whenever I felt the urge.

05-11-2009, 04:35 PM	#14
jw Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2007 Location:USA Trading Score:519	I got hooked since I was 18, bought VHS, then DVD , now Blu-ray. I have more DVDs than I care to mention

05-11-2009, 04:37 PM	#16
Bad8511 Senior Member Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Louisville, KY Blu-ray collection:321 Trading Score:8	My fatal ability to never say no!

05-11-2009, 05:03 PM	#17
P@t_Mtl Blu-ray Duke Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Montreal Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:452 DVD collection:513 Trading Score:3	Always love movies. By the time I was 16 working 2 jobs during the summer, I was using the money to purchase some of my favorite. Once I got a real job well nothing was there to stop me. Had a big collection of Beta, Laserdisc, VHS. Then move to DVD and now I am on BD. As soon as there is a new format I will be there as well. I love movies.

05-11-2009, 05:07 PM	#18
quexos Banned Member since:May 2007 Location:Brussels, Belgium	I define collecting as getting many items for the purpose of just having them. I buy movies cause I like them and want to be able to watch them (in HD to boot) whenever I please. The fact that movies pile up in my shelves is a consequence of it and not a purpose.

05-11-2009, 05:53 PM	#19
DonRSD Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2009 Location:South Florida Home Theater Gallery:24 Blu-ray collection:254 Blu-ray reviews: 3 Trading Score:129	i dont 'collect' movies. i ONLY buy what i like. some people buy movies because they just came out or maybe its a sale. i dont watch many movies to begin with, so i know what i want and buy only that. out of all my blu's.....ive only watched 2 so far.....lol

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