How do you organize your collection?

[Ray_Rogers]

To add to this.
I'm heavily considering when I'm adding more Criterion titles to the Blu-ray part of my collection I'm figuring arranging them by spine number. No idea if America Lost and Found: The BBS Story has individual spine numbers for each title. Or could just say screw it and just have it in the case.
Indiana Jones is another series I have in release order along with others. Thankfully it's all in my head and utilised via DVDProfiler and not per the listing this site uses.

EDIT: Hell, I was even considering when buying the stand-alone DC Animated Films releases to organise them in their own section by release date order. Same thing with PIXAR. Possibly will do the same for THE AVENGERS (IRON MAN, The Incredible Hulk, IRON MAN 2, THOR, Captain America: The First Avenger and THE AVENGERS) in the listed order unless they decide on releasing a boxset in the future. New SUPERMAN film(s) will of course be after the SUPERMAN Collection since it's a new series. Yep, all in my head already.

[DanFan]

Originally Posted by Hillside Trece

Thanks Dan.

Indeed, my entire collection is alphabetized (of course, ignoring "The" and "A/An" etc.) but I was wondering if the films with numerical titles (i.e. "300," "30 Days of Night" etc.) should come before the "A"s in the collection start, or if these should be phonetically sequenced -- in other words, "40 Year Old Virgin" should really be under "F" for "Fourty"...

As for what you're saying about the sequels, I think I follow you, and I think that's how I have been doing it -- except with your example of the James Bond films, I don't keep those BDs together, as all I have is "Casino Royale" and "Quantum of Solace" so I keep these under "C" and "Q" respectively...

However, are you suggesting that I am doing the sequel sequencing correctly? That is, let's take my EXORCIST DVD discs as an example: In this collection, I have the original EXORCIST (under "E" of course) then EXORCIST III and then EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING -- but, there is another sequel called DOMINION: PREQUEL TO THE EXORCIST, and I keep this right after THE BEGINNING because it seems odd to me to keep this title under "D" for "Dominion" by itself, away from the other discs in the franchise...

Am I doing that right?

Also -- what about sequels of films that are out of alphabetic order? In other words, take my ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK/L.A. example...L.A. came out after NEW YORK, but it should come first on the shelf if in alphabetic order. I prefer the order to be which one was RELEASED first, such as MEET THE PARENTS/MEET THE FOCKERS, etc...

Numbers do come first. 40 Year Old Virgin should be filed numerically. not in the "F"s.

Quantum of Solace should come after Casino Royale, it's a sequel in a film series.

You seem to be doing the order of the Exorcist films correctly.

Escape From New York should absolutely be ordered before Escape From L.A. and You are correct with Meet The Parents/Fockers.

Another example is Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull. I have that one in the "R"s, because it is a sequel in the Indy series. Once the other 3 are released on Blu-ray, Raiders/Temple of Doom/Last Crusade will take their rightful place in front of Crystal Skull. And no, I will not file these under "I" for Indiana Jones and The Raiders of The Lost Ark. The movie was originally released as Raiders of The Lost Ark.

Hope this helps.

[DanFan]

Originally Posted by painted_klown

2001: A Space Odyssey
2010: The Year We Make Contact
28 Days Later
300
8½

8 1/2 should come first. Its the smallest number.

Then 28, 300, 2001 and 2010.

[DanFan]

Originally Posted by painted_klown

This is what I do.

I also skip things like "Bram Stoker's" in Dracula and just put it in as Dracula, or "Micheal Jackson's" for This Is It. I also put Metropolis under the "M"s instead of under "C"s for Complete Metropolis. Just because the film has been restored, doesn't mean the title is now different...

Agreed.

[DanFan]

Back to the Bond movies...

I put Never Say Never Again after Quantum of Solace.

Why?

Because it's not an "official" Bond title, but I still think it should be grouped with the others. I just put it at the end rather than next to Octo*****. It doesn't seem right to put it in the "N"s all by itself.

Thoughts?

[DanFan]

Another title I've flip flopped on alphabetically...

Shine A Light - The Rolling Stones.

It was released as Shine A Light, but the Blu-ray has The Rolling Stones above the title.

I suppose it should be filed under "S" rather than "R".

Thoughts?

[Ray_Rogers]

Originally Posted by DanFan

Back to the Bond movies...

I put Never Say Never Again after Quantum of Solace.

Why?

Because it's not an "official" Bond title, but I still think it should be grouped with the others. I just put it at the end rather than next to Octo*****. It doesn't seem right to put it in the "N"s all by itself.

Thoughts?

I do the same. As already mentioned, were CASINO ROYALE (1967) were to be released, it'd go before but after the most current OO7 film released onto Blu-ray. Yes it goes for and including all future James Bond features on this current format. So yep it's in release order followed by the non-EON OO7 films.

[Mahatma]

Can't believe I read through this!Can't still believe I even replied.Must be bored today

[Phil92]

By studio, then alphabetical.

[FrontRowHoe]

I used to have them all in then alphabetical order, no matter what the format was - now that I have a dedicated room for my movie collection, I have seperated the formats (although Cinema Sickness has me questioning this choice.) All titles are still in alphabetical order, otherwise I would never be able to find ANYTHING.

[bhampton]

I like by studio the best.

However, Here's what really happens...

I put all the kids movies in one place. The kids know where to look and also people trying to put a movie on for the kids know where to look.

Next, Box sets and other clumsy packaging all goes togeather.

I also like to put horror movies all in one place to the kids know where not to look.

Otherwise,... it's sort of a free for all.

-Brian

[nametag]

Originally Posted by DanFan

Put them in alphabetical order, with the exception of sequels. The sequels should follow the first movie, which is in alphabetical order. Then pick up with the next movie alphabetically.

Example:

"Dr. No" comes after "Donnie Darko", then "From Russia With Love" through "Quantum of Solace". Then pick up with the next "D" title in alphabetical order. Which in my case would be "Dude Where's My Car".

This is what I do, but if it's sequels then I put it under the title of the franchise regardless of whether that's the title of the first film, then chronologically. So the Bond movies come under 'B' (which is how I see them in stores). If I was a massive Bond fan and intended to buy them all, then I might just separate them out, but I'm not (because some of them are rubbish), so I wont. The Dollars trilogy is under D (it's just called 'The Spaghetti Western trilogy' here in the UK but there's no way I'm sanctioning that title by putting it under S!).

I have a few different sections though:

BD Films: by alphabetical order
BD Disney Animated Classics: Films by original release date
BD Pixar: Films by original release date
BD Criterion Collection: Films by spine number
BD TV: shows in alphabetical order (then seasons)

DVD Films: all in alphabetical order
DVD TV: shows in alphabetical order (then seasons)

This is the only way that makes sense to me, dividing up into more sections based on packaging would just be silly, and I don't really get listing it by studio either... I want a way that makes sense to anyone, not just me, and one that makes it easy to find things. I don't want to have to remember what studio or packaging the film is in. No idea why, I'm not making a public library or something! But that means digibooks, steelbooks, slipcases, boxsets, amarays and elites, are all packaged together. And I even have 2 BDs which I've put in their DVD cases because the packaging was nicer (Assassination of Jesse James and Lost Highway), but of course still packaged with the BD films.

[Deciazulado]

I divide by categories
Horror: Vampires: Dracula (Dracula's are by filmmaking order: 1922 first, and Dracula goes before other Vampi movies)

or history (Starts with STAR WARS series and ends with DUNE series )

and things can be ordered by alphabetical/chrono/sequels/year made depending on the subject, my mood and the whiskers of a cat listening to jazz in the cold

for some reason I like chrono bigtime

Hard to maintain (specially that couple of times when about a 1000 titles fell down when the shelf system under gave)

[slimdude]

I categorize my blu-ray, and DVD collection in alphabetical order. It's much easier to find the title I want.

[cas18844]

Originally Posted by nametag

This is what I do, but if it's sequels then I put it under the title of the franchise regardless of whether that's the title of the first film, then chronologically. So the Bond movies come under 'B' (which is how I see them in stores). If I was a massive Bond fan and intended to buy them all, then I might just separate them out, but I'm not (because some of them are rubbish), so I wont. The Dollars trilogy is under D (it's just called 'The Spaghetti Western trilogy' here in the UK but there's no way I'm sanctioning that title by putting it under S!).

I have a few different sections though:

BD Films: by alphabetical order
BD Disney Animated Classics: Films by original release date
BD Pixar: Films by original release date
BD Criterion Collection: Films by spine number
BD TV: shows in alphabetical order (then seasons)

DVD Films: all in alphabetical order
DVD TV: shows in alphabetical order (then seasons)

This is the only way that makes sense to me, dividing up into more sections based on packaging would just be silly, and I don't really get listing it by studio either... I want a way that makes sense to anyone, not just me, and one that makes it easy to find things. I don't want to have to remember what studio or packaging the film is in. No idea why, I'm not making a public library or something! But that means digibooks, steelbooks, slipcases, boxsets, amarays and elites, are all packaged together. And I even have 2 BDs which I've put in their DVD cases because the packaging was nicer (Assassination of Jesse James and Lost Highway), but of course still packaged with the BD films.

This is exactly how I arrange mine also. It is easier to keep track of the 966 DVD/BLU/TV Shows that I have.

[Anthony P]

Originally Posted by DanFan

Back to the Bond movies...

I put Never Say Never Again after Quantum of Solace.

Why?

Because it's not an "official" Bond title, but I still think it should be grouped with the others. I just put it at the end rather than next to Octo*****. It doesn't seem right to put it in the "N"s all by itself.

Thoughts?

same here

[blg]

For my Blu-Rays:

Criterions are first, organized by spine #.
DigiBooks
Everything else is alphabetically by studio.

All the kids movies are also together on a different shelf that is easy for my 3 year old to get to.

With a few exceptions, I don't understand the fascination with slipcovers and usually end up tossing them. It's not like collecting rare books where the dust jacket is 70% of the value of the book.

[Sky_Captain]

All my hi-def discs are in alphabetical order, with foreign language, animated and TV in their own sections.

DVDs are kept separate.

[iam1bearcat]

i've said it before in this thread (god knows where though lol) this is how my collection goes. and it will never change. i've tried dozens of different ways, and this is what works best for me and what, in my opinion, is best

Numbers

1.A - "time" titles: the first title in my collection is 3:10 to Yuma. only way a film will come before this will be if a film is titled something 3:09 or lower. so, because i own 3:10 to Yuma, and then 8 1/2, which is NOT time, if / when the film 11:14 comes to blu that will come AFTER 3:10 to Yuma and BEFORE 8 1/2 because it is a TIME title.

2.A - numerical order: all numbered titles go in order of numerical value. so, as it is in my shelf, it goes 8 1/2, 12 Monkeys, The 40 Year-Old Virgin, (500) Days of Summer and then 2001: A Space Odyssey.

now, whenever i get around to buying 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later, let's say a film comes out that is called, "28 Moments in Sunshine" or something like that. now, while yes, the "M" from that comes between the "D" for Days and "W" for Weeks, it will come AFTER both because franchises / trilogies stay together. NO MATTER WHAT. this is why 2 Fast 2 Furious is in the "F" section because it is a sequel to The Fast and the Furious. just because it starts with a "2" doesn't mean it goes with the numbers. which is why i created my custom collection on this site because i ABSOLUTELY HATE how half of the films get placed.

alphabetical order: like i said before though, trilogies / franchises stay together. Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace will be together in the "C" section of my collection. Batman Begins and The Dark Knight will be together in the "B" section of my collection.

and yes, A Bug's Life goes in the "A" section. as does A Nightmare on Elm Street. i don't care what anyone says, that's where it belongs. if it wasn't supposed to, then they shouldn't have put an "A" there to begin with

of course, i do skip the "THE" portion of a title, and if a Director's name is in front of the title. their name is not an actual part of the film, so it doesn't get put in that (so like others have said, Halloween goes in the "H" section, The Thing goes in the "T" section, and so on...)

and sequels all go together in ORDER OF RELEASE YEAR. i don't care if they make something that comes before The Terminator, it would come after Salvation. no exceptions! don't care if the title is alphabetically before it or not, it goes in order of release year.

now, for films like Blow and Blow Out. Blow comes first and then comes Blow Out. if i ever buy something like, Monster House, that will come before Monster's, Inc. because of alphabetical order.

what about Criterions, TV seasons, special editions, digibooks, steelbooks and other oddities?!

Criterion Collection - go in alphabetical order. they're a film like everything else, no special treatment.

TV seasons - alphabetical order. i used to keep them together before the films, but decided against that. they're mixed in with films.

special editions - only real special editions i have are the season 5 Dharma Kit of LOST and the Complete Collection of LOST. those go on a separate shelf because they're too bulky and don't fit on my shelf with the actual blus. if they did, believe me, they would be there.

digibooks, steelbooks... - i have digibooks, they go in alphabetical order. and if i ever buy a steelbook, same for that. no special treatment.

concerts - alphabetical as well. my two concerts (Kings of Leon and The Killers) go in the "K" section, but if there is a concert that starts with the event and THEN the band name... not sure what i'd do then... but luckily i don't have to worry about that yet

WHAT ABOUT SLIPCOVERS?!

had some discussion on this when i posted a pic of my collection, so i'll mention it here. slipcovers go in my footlocker / truck / safe deal so they don't get all beat up. i'm not a collector of slips, if i get one i get one, but they don't get kept on the case.

that's my collection

[Sky_Captain]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

A Bug's Life goes in the "A" section. as does A Nightmare on Elm Street. i don't care what anyone says, that's where it belongs. if it wasn't supposed to, then they shouldn't have put an "A" there to begin with

of course, i do skip the "THE" portion of a title, and if a Director's name is in front of the title. their name is not an actual part of the film, so it doesn't get put in that (so like others have said, Halloween goes in the "H" section, The Thing goes in the "T" section, and so on...)

and sequels all go together in ORDER OF RELEASE YEAR. i don't care if they make something that comes before The Terminator, it would come after Salvation. no exceptions! don't care if the title is alphabetically before it or not, it goes in order of release year.

Same here, but I do have the El Mariachi/Desperado set under 'R' for Robert Rodriguez. My OCD wouldn't let me put it under foreign language or 'D' for Desperado, lol

12 Monkeys is the 1st title on my shelf.
I have Batman Begins with the previous four Warner Batman tiles, but not The Dark Knight, that's under 'D'. As much as I tried to put it with the rest, I couldn't leave it there.

I do deliberate over certain foreign titles. For instance, the French The Brotherhood Of The Wolf disc. Do I put it under 'B'? Or do I put it according to the French title on the case, which is Le Pacte des loups? In the end, I went with the English title. However, with 22 Bullets, which I also have the French release, I went with the French title of L'immortel and filed it under 'L'. 22 Bullets sounds like a crap US re-titling.

The Japanese release of Equilibrium is filed under 'E', as per normal, despite the film being called Rebellion on the front cover. The spine is in Japanese, so it doesn't matter to me.

12 Monkeys is the 1st title on my shelf.