How many times have you bought the same movie titles?

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How many times have you rebought the same movie titles? Probably more than you think. Fortunately, I only had 7 VHS movies to my name in the 16+ years I owned a VHS. (Talk about picky.) 2 of those were gifts. There were some other odd ball videos that will never see DVD, let alone High Def anything. Those will never be purchased again.

So, I end up buying those 7 titles on DVD. In time, I'll buy them on blu-ray. Essentially, buying the same movie 3 times.

Case in point, Forbidden Planet. How can any sci-fi fan NOT love this 1956 classic? I believe I owned the VHS in full screen. Not the theatrical experience you want, but you had it. Then I bought it on DVD. Still not great, but now it was widescreen. WOO HOO. Then I bought the 50th Anniversary tin case. Movie was cleaned up and I think the sound improved. So I ALREADY bought this thing 3 times and blu-ray will be a 4th, if that happens.

The nice thing about this MGM film is the copyright is expired. It DOES copy over to VHS via a dual player. Same as Metropolis. Not that anyone wants that anymore.