Why does anyone buy new release blu-rays?

[Coenskubrick]

I mean I guess I know why the average Joe does; because they're clueless and don't think about it and just think "Oh a movie I liked recently, I'll grab that". But the informed users here, why do some of you buy new releases? Why do you pay $30 or more when you can wait 6 months and get it for essentially $10.66 in a JB hi fi "Buy 2 get one free" sale?

Don't you feel like you're wasting money and limiting what you can get for your collection elsewhere? That $20 you save could go towards costly special editions which will have good resell value and/or give you something special for your collection, or it could get you 2 more movies. Regular releases don't become any less special or good 6 months later.

Is it really nothing more than impatience?

[ZeTi]

Why does anyone buy anything .... what a bunch of losers spending their cash however they want.

[LordCrumb]

Is it kind of annoying buying a new release, only to see it sometimes up to half the price a few months later..

That's why I tend to have a $NZ25 limit when it comes to New Releases. It's cheaper than going to the movies to see it, so it works out ok imo.

I have been holding off a few of the latest ones these days, until they go down. Bridge of Spies, Martian and Mockingjay P2.

[Bumblefeet]

Because I'm filthy rich.

[joie]

Originally Posted by Coenskubrick

I mean I guess I know why the average Joe does; because they're clueless and don't think about it and just think "Oh a movie I liked recently, I'll grab that". But the informed users here, why do some of you buy new releases? Why do you pay $30 or more when you can wait 6 months and get it for essentially $10.66 in a JB hi fi "Buy 2 get one free" sale?

Don't you feel like you're wasting money and limiting what you can get for your collection elsewhere? That $20 you save could go towards costly special editions which will have good resell value and/or give you something special for your collection, or it could get you 2 more movies. Regular releases don't become any less special or good 6 months later.

Is it really nothing more than impatience?

I don't know, but do believe that most movies do best when they're released. After that they're lucky if they are steady sellers. 50? A 100 copies a month?

[Hucksta G]

I get new releases because I want to see them again as soon as I can, so yes impatience.

[Caustic]

It depends really

an Umbrella, Monster Pictures or Glass Doll films release @ $20 price point will get preordered for day one release

a new indie or mainstream horror (think Gallows, Krampus, Paranormal Activity, Rec etc) @$25-$35 will be mocked and may get watched on numerous streaming services if sheer boredom allows

an Mainstream blockbuster @$38-$42 will be mocked excessively resulting in a bemused rage and a shake of the head. The waiting game starts (for B2G1F or the price point to drop generally) or alternatively, a 2nd hand copy for a fiver will be picked up

There are some international labels I will preorder most things from straight away like Arrow Video and Mondo Macabro

[Dorklord]

I buy only the new releases of films I simply can't wait to get in my hands... films I personally love and just can't wait to add to my collection and watch again right away. I don't really care that they might be cheaper down the road... the collector and rabid fan in me acts first.

[Cevolution]

You are on a movie/Blu-ray enthusiast site, so naturally the demographic are going to want to watch some new releases sooner rather than later, in the best quality available.

I barely go to the cinemas anymore, I only went a few times last year. I purposely wait for the home release. For the new releases that I choose to purchase, I'm not prepared to wait an additional several months when I have already waited months to see them. If I go to the cinemas, I'm not just purchasing for one, therefore regardless whether I spend $25-$35 on a new release Blu-ray, I'm spending the same or less than what it would have cost to go to the cinemas.

A collection the size of mine costs tens of thousands of dollars (I'm not interested in what the resell value is, it has a certain sentimental value). $30 here or there for a new release doesn't mean a lot to me in the grand scheme of things, it's cheap entertainment. Sure, I could save money in the long run, however if I waited to purchase everything I wanted, the amount of titles I want would quickly accumulate, and would amount to thousands of dollars having to be spent in one hit. This would deter me from wanting to purchase them, because if my bank account was to drop by larger amounts at a time, I would probably prefer to keep the money.

[gettodamoofies]

Put simply, I'll buy a new release if there's something special about it (an additional disc etc) or if I was a huge fan of the film. I'll also buy it if I didn't go to the cinemas which with kids is fairly often now. I have no problem paying $20-$30 for a film when I would have paid that just for two tickets at the movies and I get to keep it forever.

If it doesn't meet one of those criteria then it doesn't get bought.

[shireguy]

each to their own .......


given the ongoing deals at JB - whether it be 20% off, B1G1F, B2G1F etc - there has never been a better time to be a Blu buyer !!

I don't buy new releases locally 99% of the time. Like others, if the title is going to be limited, then maybe I'll consider a purchase. (With 3D titles - it's now a case of just grabbing them from overseas - especially with Disney's attitude of removing the 2D disc from the set quickly after initial release)

But - with titles in many instances being on 'deals' quickly after release, and with SO MANY titles un-watched, for me it's just the waiting game til it hits a great price. No - I don't need to something immediately - there's plenty of things to watch at my place (even going thru the '000s of DVDs that have never made it to Blu !)

Doing the combo of 20% and a B1/2G1F sale is my purchasing time when you can get something for around $8.

[paulski]

Originally Posted by ZeTi

Why does anyone buy anything .... what a bunch of losers spending their cash however they want.

That's NOT what he was asking. The poster was simply wondering why someone would buy a DVD at full price immediately rather than waiting a short while to get it at a reduced price.

And that's what I tend to do myself, unless the DVD/Blu is released at a special price - I've pretty much got a price cap of $20 for a new release. God knows I've got a big enough backlog to watch that I don't need to go out and buy Age of Ultron on Blu-Ray for $40 yet. I wish it would come down in price soon, but there's always something else to buy in the meantime.

[Coenskubrick]

Yeah not trying to judge guys. I may not necessarily get it that much, but to each his own. It just doesn't make much sense to me. Even with the "Buy them as they come out rather than all at once" argument, movies rarely come down in price all at once, it's usually a roughly similar amount of time since they get released, and distributed fairly evenly. The "Instead of a movie ticket" thing makes a bit of sense I guess, but I think of going to the theatre as a wholly different experience (Unless you've got a fantastic home theatre) and that's where the value in theatrical viewing lies.

[PT Ryan]

Depends on the title and how soon I want it. Also, if it's a smaller label like Umbrella, Monster or Glass Doll, I usually want to support them by picking it up full price.

[g12345567]

I'd probably just rent if it was a new release movie id really want to watch. Then wait for a price drop If I wanted to have it in my collection. Don't see the point in paying premium to buy on release date for any new or new releases of older titles on blu-ray.

May be different with TV shows. Some prefer to wait and buy on blu-ray rather than watch in lower quality on TV.

Some people just like having the latest and greatest in there collection. I for one wait. Have many blu-ray titles in my collection I purchased for around $5 and up.

[Cevolution]

We all tend to wait for many new releases to drop in price before picking them up. If you keep up with the last bought/watched thread, whenever JB starts a new promotion, or has a 20% off sale, there are plenty of new/recent releases amongst members purchases. It's only a select handful of new release titles that get purchased at higher prices by regulars here, for the reasons that have been explained. For some titles, waiting for a price drop isn't a short wait.

I generally don't have much of a backlog of unseen movies (I watch a lot more than what I post on here in the last watched thread), I don't really watch much else other than Blu-ray's (and the occasional DVD). I'm not massively into watching sport and don't watch the news unless something major has happened, which isn't often. I dislike pretty much everything on free to air and Foxtel etc, the majority of shows are nonsense IMO. I do have Netflix, Stan, Presto etc, they don't get watched much either. I prefer to watch my content in higher quality on Blu-ray. With the missus and I not having kids, we have plenty of spare time after work and on weekends to watch movies as well as plenty of other leisure activities that we enjoy. We certainly don't struggle to find the time to get content watched.

[Cevolution]

Originally Posted by Coenskubrick

Yeah not trying to judge guys. I may not necessarily get it that much, but to each his own. It just doesn't make much sense to me. Even with the "Buy them as they come out rather than all at once" argument, movies rarely come down in price all at once, it's usually a roughly similar amount of time since they get released, and distributed fairly evenly. The "Instead of a movie ticket" thing makes a bit of sense I guess, but I think of going to the theatre as a wholly different experience (Unless you've got a fantastic home theatre) and that's where the value in theatrical viewing lies.

Your collection is quite small compared to some members, the amount you purchase is not in proportion with others here, so if you allow your want list to build up a little it doesn't have the same massive impact on your wallet.

[L.J.]

Usually the new releases I get are more of me being impatient or wanting a slip with the film. The steelbooks on release day come into effect to. Like The Hateful Eight I picked up today later it will be hard to get and probably more expensive.

[shireguy]

Originally Posted by L.J.

Usually the new releases I get are more of me being impatient or wanting a slip with the film. The steelbooks on release day come into effect to. Like The Hateful Eight I picked up today later it will be hard to get and probably more expensive.

see - and noting that our fellow Blu member is from South Carolina - we don't get 'this' here (the cardboard slips or steelbooks (generally they are 'rare' here - unlike the US store deals (eg Target / Best Buy / Walmart)).

The 'slips' thing is a unique US invention (I recall even when CDs came in long cardboard boxes).

eg - The Hunger Games Part 2 comes out ... nothing 'special' for us locals, give it a few months, and the same product / case will be eventually in a deal.

[Cevolution]

Originally Posted by shireguy

see - and noting that our fellow Blu member is from South Carolina - we don't get 'this' here (the cardboard slips or steelbooks (generally they are 'rare' here - unlike the US store deals (eg Target / Best Buy / Walmart)).

The 'slips' thing is a unique US invention (I recall even when CDs came in long cardboard boxes).

eg - The Hunger Games Part 2 comes out ... nothing 'special' for us locals, give it a few months, and the same product / case will be eventually in a deal.

It depends on what you value, me, I'd rather have the Mockingjay part 2 3D disc that the U.S. didn't get, it makes our edition more special than theirs IMO.

Why is it that you see the discs themselves to be of less value than the packaging? Packaging just sits on a shelf and does nothing, the disc is what entertains you for hours. This threads is about wasting money in the OP's eyes, however he obviously doesn't think packaging is waste, because he specifically mentioned saving money on new releases so that you can use that money to buy other releases with nicer packaging. Packaging is the biggest waste of money within this hobby IMO, however I don't start threads about it to tell those that do value packaging the most, that it's a waste, and that I don't understand why they spend their money on it, when they can spend less if they were purchase the title in standard packaging.