Do you buy movies just to complete set? - Blu-ray Forum

torn_to_shreds · 11-07-2009, 02:35 PM

If there is a movie franchise that you like but there is a movie or two in the series that you may not care for too much do you still buy all the movies just to complete the set?

Col. Zombie · 11-07-2009, 02:41 PM

No. For instance, I hate Pirates of the Caribbean 2 & 3. Therfore, I do not own those two and will never own those two. Not even if it means that I will be completing a set.

Here's another "for example" within the same franchize. If they do film PotC 4, and I like that movie, I will purchase it and still leave numbers 2 and 3 out of my collection.

Mr Brzozowski · 11-07-2009, 02:43 PM

That is going to be the case for me when I get the Matrix Trilogy. The first one is the best one out of the three in my opinion but I'm going to get all three just to have them all. I will of course watch the 2nd and 3rd movies but not as much as the 1st.

Now if it was the Terminator movies then I'd just get 1 and 2. Screw 3 and 4.

Mr Brzozowski · 11-07-2009, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Col.Zombie

No. For instance, I hate Pirates of the Caribbean 2 & 3. Therfore, I do not own those two and will never own those two. Not even if it means that I will be completing a set.

Here's another "for example" within the same franchize. If they do film PotC 4, and I like that movie, I will purchase it and still leave numbers 2 and 3 out of my collection.

That makes sense. I agree on those movie though. The first to me was really good and "hit the spot" in terms of getting satisfaction with a movie but I really didn't feel the same with the other 2.

Blu-ray Fanatic · 11-07-2009, 02:54 PM

Same thing with Starship Troopers. There's a trilogy set but I only bought the original because 2 and 3 was one of the worst movies I've seen in my entire life.

Rob J in WNY · 11-07-2009, 02:54 PM

I have The Matrix digibook BD, and as much as I like (though not as much) Reloaded and Revolutions, I still didn't want to pay $60 to $80 just to have all three (no interest in The Animatrix). Someday, if the followup movies become available as single-title BD releases, I will pick them up. For now, the DVDs I have of the followup movies will do (although a far cry from BD quality).

I have the first Starship Troopers BD (love it!), but am not interested at all in the followups.

I have the first Rocky BD. I really am only interested in Rocky 2 and Rocky 3 beyond the first one. Perhaps they will also become available as single-title BD releases, but I'm not really interested in the entire collection.

Mr Brzozowski · 11-07-2009, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Blu-ray Fanatic

Same thing with Starship Troopers. There's a trilogy set but I only bought the original because 2 and 3 was one of the worst movies I've seen in my entire life.

That's the tremors movies as well.

MOONPHASE · 11-07-2009, 02:55 PM

Depends on the series like the Spider-Man movies Spider-Man 3 is my least favorite(but didn't exactally hate it) but it came with 1 and 2 if you bought the boxset so I got the boxset and enjoyed it. But if something like Son of the Mask, the Dumb and Dumberer prequel, or Ace Ventura Jr. those will never enter my collection. X-Men 3 wasn't great but not really bad enough to be in the same situation as the ones I will never have enter to my collction. Same with Matrix.

So really point is it depends on how much I hate the sequel or prequel will depend if it enters my collection or not.

KingLeonidas300 · 11-07-2009, 02:58 PM

Back when I use to buy DVD's I had to have complete sets, even if I only watched the movie was and never again. Once I made the jump to Blu this rule was left behind with my DVD's. I only buy what I know I like and will get re-watch value out of.

Sussudio · 11-07-2009, 03:00 PM

No...why would I spend money on movies I don't like

progers13 · 11-07-2009, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by MOONPHASE

Depends on the series like the Spider-Man movies Spider-Man 3 is my least favorite(but didn't exactally hate it) but it came with 1 and 2 if you bought the boxset so I got the boxset and enjoyed it. But if something like Son of the Mask, the Dumb and Dumberer prequel, or Ace Ventura Jr. those will never enter my collection. X-Men 3 wasn't great but not really bad enough to be in the same situation as the ones I will never have enter to my collction. Same with Matrix.

So really point is it depends on how much I hate the sequel or prequel will depend if it enters my collection or not.

+1

Mr Brzozowski · 11-07-2009, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by KingLeonidas300

Back when I use to buy DVD's I had to have complete sets, even if I only watched the movie was and never again. Once I made the jump to Blu this rule was left behind with my DVD's. I only buy what I know I like and will get re-watch value out of.

I do the same but when i do make exceptions I do watch them just not as often. I won't buy a movie and won't watch that often though. The 2nd and 3rd matrix movies I will watch fairly often but not as often as the 1st but it's often enough to warrant having them. Haha make sense?

Blu-ray Fanatic · 11-07-2009, 03:03 PM

Also, Harry Potter, Star Wars, and LOTR will never be on my shelf.

Someday the entire Transformers set will be on my shelf.

Good Intentions · 11-07-2009, 03:04 PM

No, I'm not a collector. So only the ones I like will be bought.

Chiyo_chichi · 11-07-2009, 03:06 PM

No, I don't have money to spend on things I don't enjoy. Sometimes if its a single package (Matrix boxset) I'll bite for the greater good - Matrix 1 and Animatrix, and, yeah, I guess I could watch 2 & 3 if I want.

Disco · 11-07-2009, 03:08 PM

No, it would be a waist of resources.

I only buy BD that will be watched more than once.

banned user105 · 11-07-2009, 03:12 PM

Sometimes.

I didn't really want PotC 2/3 but I got a retardedly good deal on them, and they're not complete abominations, so I figured why not.

I'd probably never buy First Blood Part II or Rambo III, even though I have First Blood and Rambo.

I have The Matrix but I wouldn't buy Reloaded/Revolutions unless they were released in digibooks. I'll buy Batman Returns no matter what, but never Forever or Batman & Robin.

I won't buy X-Men 3 or Wolverine even though I have X-Men 1 & 2. I wouldn't even take them if they were free.

I never would have purchased Live Free or Die Hard, Spider-Man 3, or Godfather 3, but I got good deals on all of those respective collections.

I'll buy the first Resident Evil eventually, but not the sequels.

Mr Brzozowski · 11-07-2009, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by doctorthodt

Sometimes.

I didn't really want PotC 2/3 but I got a retardedly good deal on them, and they're not complete abominations, so I figured why not.

I'd probably never buy First Blood Part II or Rambo III, even though I have First Blood and Rambo.

I have The Matrix but I wouldn't buy Reloaded/Revolutions unless they were released in digibooks. I'll buy Batman Returns no matter what, but never Forever or Batman & Robin.

I won't buy X-Men 3 or Wolverine even though I have X-Men 1 & 2. I wouldn't even take them if they were free.

I never would have purchased Live Free or Die Hard, Spider-Man 3, or Godfather 3, but I got good deals on all of those respective collections.

I'll buy the first Resident Evil eventually, but not the sequels.

My position on Evil Dead 1 and 2 is the same. They are both pretty similar in story and if you don't really know which one you are watching until the end of the movies. I could see only have 2 though.

Rovic · 11-07-2009, 03:19 PM

It really depends and comes down to if the sequels to fill the series are worth the money they are selling them for. If the movies just plain suck, (in my opinion) i will not get them....for example Starship Troopers, i only have the first and thats the only i'm staying with...

Riff Magnum · 11-07-2009, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Sussudio

No...why would I spend money on movies I don't like

Because you're operating on some weird level of common sense, foreign to this here site.

11-07-2009, 02:35 PM	#1
torn_to_shreds Junior Member Member since:Oct 2009 Blu-ray collection:17	Do you buy movies just to complete set? If there is a movie franchise that you like but there is a movie or two in the series that you may not care for too much do you still buy all the movies just to complete the set?

11-07-2009, 03:08 PM	#16
Disco Senior Member Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Arizona Blu-ray collection:64 Blu-ray reviews: 15	Reply No, it would be a waist of resources. I only buy BD that will be watched more than once.

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11-07-2009, 02:41 PM	#2
Col. Zombie Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Mar 2008 Location:I've gone into outer space to destroy another race. Home Theater Gallery:5 4K collection:51 Blu-ray collection:435	No. For instance, I hate Pirates of the Caribbean 2 & 3. Therfore, I do not own those two and will never own those two. Not even if it means that I will be completing a set. Here's another "for example" within the same franchize. If they do film PotC 4, and I like that movie, I will purchase it and *still* leave numbers 2 and 3 out of my collection.

11-07-2009, 02:43 PM	#3
Mr Brzozowski Active Member Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Texas	That is going to be the case for me when I get the Matrix Trilogy. The first one is the best one out of the three in my opinion but I'm going to get all three just to have them all. I will of course watch the 2nd and 3rd movies but not as much as the 1st. Now if it was the Terminator movies then I'd just get 1 and 2. Screw 3 and 4.

11-07-2009, 02:54 PM	#5
Blu-ray Fanatic Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Location:San Antonio Blu-ray reviews:1	Same thing with Starship Troopers. There's a trilogy set but I only bought the original because 2 and 3 was one of the worst movies I've seen in my entire life.

11-07-2009, 02:54 PM	#6
Rob J in WNY Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2008 Location:'Western' N.Y. State (MEMBER OF THE "ECPP")™ Home Theater Gallery:24 4K collection:30 Blu-ray collection:486 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 15	I have The Matrix digibook BD, and as much as I like (though not as much) Reloaded and Revolutions, I still didn't want to pay $60 to $80 just to have all three (no interest in The Animatrix). Someday, if the followup movies become available as single-title BD releases, I will pick them up. For now, the DVDs I have of the followup movies will do (although a far cry from BD quality). I have the first Starship Troopers BD (love it!), but am not interested at all in the followups. I have the first Rocky BD. I really am only interested in Rocky 2 and Rocky 3 beyond the first one. Perhaps they will also become available as single-title BD releases, but I'm not really interested in the entire collection.

11-07-2009, 02:55 PM	#8
MOONPHASE Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jun 2007 Location:California 4K collection:8 Blu-ray collection:520 DVD collection:820 Blu-ray reviews:18 Trading Score:29	Depends on the series like the Spider-Man movies Spider-Man 3 is my least favorite(but didn't exactally hate it) but it came with 1 and 2 if you bought the boxset so I got the boxset and enjoyed it. But if something like Son of the Mask, the Dumb and Dumberer prequel, or Ace Ventura Jr. those will never enter my collection. X-Men 3 wasn't great but not really bad enough to be in the same situation as the ones I will never have enter to my collction. Same with Matrix. So really point is it depends on how much I hate the sequel or prequel will depend if it enters my collection or not.

11-07-2009, 02:58 PM	#9
KingLeonidas300 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Arizona Home Theater Gallery:7 Blu-ray collection:654 Blu-ray reviews: 64 Trading Score:40	Back when I use to buy DVD's I had to have complete sets, even if I only watched the movie was and never again. Once I made the jump to Blu this rule was left behind with my DVD's. I only buy what I know I like and will get re-watch value out of.

11-07-2009, 03:00 PM	#10
Sussudio Blu-ray Champion Member since:Sep 2008 Blu-ray collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:11	No...why would I spend money on movies I don't like

11-07-2009, 03:03 PM	#13
Blu-ray Fanatic Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Location:San Antonio Blu-ray reviews:1	Also, Harry Potter, Star Wars, and LOTR will never be on my shelf. Someday the entire Transformers set will be on my shelf.

11-07-2009, 03:04 PM	#14
Good Intentions Active Member Member since:May 2008	No, I'm not a collector. So only the ones I like will be bought.

11-07-2009, 03:06 PM	#15
Chiyo_chichi Power Member Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Bayonne, NJ, USA Blu-ray collection:40	No, I don't have money to spend on things I don't enjoy. Sometimes if its a single package (Matrix boxset) I'll bite for the greater good - Matrix 1 and Animatrix, and, yeah, I guess I could watch 2 & 3 if I want.

11-07-2009, 03:12 PM	#17
banned user105 Banned Member since:Aug 2009 Location:Orlando Blu-ray collection:1672	Sometimes. I didn't really want PotC 2/3 but I got a retardedly good deal on them, and they're not complete abominations, so I figured why not. I'd probably never buy First Blood Part II or Rambo III, even though I have First Blood and Rambo. I have The Matrix but I wouldn't buy Reloaded/Revolutions unless they were released in digibooks. I'll buy Batman Returns no matter what, but never Forever or Batman & Robin. I won't buy X-Men 3 or Wolverine even though I have X-Men 1 & 2. I wouldn't even take them if they were free. I never would have purchased Live Free or Die Hard, Spider-Man 3, or Godfather 3, but I got good deals on all of those respective collections. I'll buy the first Resident Evil eventually, but not the sequels.

11-07-2009, 03:19 PM	#19
Rovic Expert Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Orange County, CA Home Theater Gallery:22 Blu-ray collection:252 Blu-ray reviews: 1	It really depends and comes down to if the sequels to fill the series are worth the money they are selling them for. If the movies just plain suck, (in my opinion) i will not get them....for example Starship Troopers, i only have the first and thats the only i'm staying with...

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