Do you buy movies you don't like, for their historical significance?

[Falaskan]

Title is self-explanatory. I sometimes get the desire, to purchase movies I don't actually like that much. That probably sounds weird, but if the movie has special historical significance, I consider buying it.

The Wizard of Oz is an example, for me. I pretty much hate that movie, but like the potential it had, and LOVE Wicked, so I got it on blu-Ray. Another one is Gone with the Wind. To be fair, I like that a lot more than Wizard of Oz, but I don't envision myself watching any more than 2 times before I die (am 30 now) so it's not exactly a top favorite either, lol.

There are a few other movies that in the long run really weren't that amazing but I may get based on its nostalgic factor. I feel like I've become a lot less conservative with my movie library, and wonder if any of you have experienced this too?


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[GP Legend]

No.

[Michael24]

I don't always have a lot of money to spend on movies, so that would be a big waste for me. Even if I could throw money around, though, I still wouldn't do it. I'm selective and only buy what I actually like and know I'll rewatch.

[dallywhitty]

Lolno.

[Foggy]

I blind buy films with historical significance and haven't liked them, but no, I've never brought something I hadn't liked for the sake of just having it.

[Petra_Kalbrain]

Hell no. If I don't like a film, I'm not spending anymore money on it than I already had the first (and only time) that I watched it.

[Batmon77]

I cant think of a title i copped fir that reason.
Maybe Solaris on dvd as a blind buy.

[Todd Tomorrow]

No, why would I do that ?

I only buy movies I enjoy watching. I happen to enjoy a lot of "historically significant" films, but not all of them. You won't find Triumph of the Will in my collection.

[Markgway]

Nope.

[FilmKoala]

Nah. I'll watch the movies in question if I've never seen them, but if I knew it was something I didn't like I wouldn't buy it.

[aiman04]

I did blind bought many films for their historical significance, I likes them enough to keep them mostly. But I don't buy anything I have seen and I don't like, no matter what their historical significance or glowing reviews from critics.

[Jasonic]

Nope. I only buy films I like.

However, if money wasn't an issue, I'd probably buy just about everything so I could have a giant collection with nearly every movie imaginable. One of my dreams.

[Ray Jackson]

I've purchased a handful of Criterions that have little or no replay value for me, but are worth having in my collection for their cinematic legacy.

...I like knowing they're there.

[DavePS3]

Hell no. If I had guests who wanted to see Gone With The Wind, I'd pop in the DVD. Never liked the film but thought I should have it as part of a good selection. The I wised up - no one asks to see that film or others like it so I'm not re-buying on BD or 4K unless I dig the film.

[trainreck]

Originally Posted by Foggy

I blind buy films with historical significance and haven't liked them, but no, I've never brought something I hadn't liked for the sake of just having it.

This for me as well

[SignoftheHammer]

I never buy movies that I outright dislike, though I have bought movies I wasn't all that crazy for that were part of a franchise I love, or were included in a boxset (Iron Man 3, Jurassic Park 3, Terminator 3/Salvation etc.).

[Cremildo]

I never buy films I actively dislike, but sometimes I do buy films that I'm not passionate about if they're important and have replay factor. I've come to like many films towards which I was initially lukewarm thanks to repeat viewings.

I love movies way too much to give up on any in a knee-jerk way, unless it's extremely boring or extremely bad.

[octagon]

Sort of, sometimes.

Early on I made a point of collecting the AFI 100 as they came out. They weren't all movies I loved or had to have but overall it's been a good experience.

Similarly, I wasn't a huge 'watch it every year or so' fan of Metropolis and had never seen any of Fritz Lang's other silent films but I figured that dropping a few bucks on the BDs was as good a way as any of exploring them. And that's worked out pretty well too.

To me paying ten or so bucks on a BD is no different than paying the same amount to see the same film at a revival type theater.

A blind buy is a blind buy and I don't limit them to stuff I know I like. And sometimes I'll even expand that to include giving another look to things I know I don't like.

[Todd Tomorrow]

When I blind but I only do so because there is no other way of seeing the film in HD. Whether the film is of historical significance is besides the point.

[Mr. Pink]

No that's silly.