Do you watch your new movies the same day you buy them? - Page 5 - Blu-ray Forum

The WB · 09-20-2019, 01:52 PM

For the most part YES.

Fluid · 09-20-2019, 02:09 PM

Rarely.

fighthefutureofhd · 09-20-2019, 02:14 PM

I tend to wait to watch my movies, but it's usually within the same month or so that I've bought it. This gives me a nice built-up collection of movies to watch so I don't go out and spend more money on more movies. Though I have tons, and I mean TONS, of "special interest" DVDs/Blu-rays that I haven't watched yet and I've had them for quite a while. It's very difficult to get through or finish a "special interest" movie right away. As for my viewing habits, well that's another story.

I tend to watch movies nightly. I have no life and this helps ease the pain. It helps to get my mind off of things by watching a movie or The X-Files (I generally don't watch much regular tv or current tv shows). But even when I do want to watch something right away it may take a while to get through. It took me a year to watch The X-Files all the way through on Blu-ray. Not much of a binge-watcher. The only movie on 4k/Blu-ray that I have not watched yet is Schindler's List. I ended up giving the Blu-ray away that I never watched once I bought the 4K. And now the 4K sits on my shelf collecting dust as well. The thing is I never actually saw the movie all the way through. My fiancee and I had it on VHS and got through the first tape, but never got around to the second tape. Now that they're gone (fiancee) it's very difficult for me to want to put that movie in. But I can't not have it in my collection.

amory87 · 09-20-2019, 04:11 PM

Depends. Usually I won't watch them the same day. Sometimes I do if it's a title I've really been looking forward to.

I buy a lot of movies these days (too many movies...) and have developed a backlog.

HeavyHitter · 09-20-2019, 04:13 PM

Most of the time, yes.

stigdu · 09-20-2019, 05:41 PM

Very rarely.

veritas · 09-20-2019, 05:58 PM

Depends on the price I pay. If I buy somthing day 1 without much of a sale I probably intend to watch it that day or that week. If I buy something at a heavy sale or in a group like on craigslist for a couple of dollars it could be a really long time before I get around to watching it (i have stuff i have had for years that i never got around to watching but i bought because the deal was to good to pass up).

D00mM4r1n3 · 09-20-2019, 08:06 PM

Typically it will take me a month or two to watch recent purchases. I am buying mainly to add films to my collection that I already saw in theaters or owned on other formats. In many cases I am just upgrading from a previous release. At most 1 out of every 100 movies is something I have never seen before. Those few new-to-me movies I will watch within 2 weeks (usually.)

InuYashaCrusade · 09-21-2019, 02:39 AM

I try to. If I can't on the same day then I will get around to it on my next day off from work.

DandyDancing · 09-21-2019, 02:42 AM

If they were pre orders

Bobbyjoe766 · 09-21-2019, 07:19 AM

Most of the time.

Optimus-Prime-Rox · 09-21-2019, 09:35 AM

Most times I will watch them as soon as possible. If they end up being glitchy or appear defective in some way I can return them as soon as possible for a replacement. With the exception of some Marvel & DC comic book movies, I don't usually stock pile a lot of 4K UHD Blurays at a time without watching them first because of the above fact.

mysticwaterfall · 09-21-2019, 01:18 PM

Sometimes I dont even get to watch things the same year I get them.

Nothing371 · 09-22-2019, 06:08 AM

I will say one thing. I'm at about 2/3s or 3/4s viewed rate with my UHD discs and it was anything close to resembling that with my BD collection.

09-20-2019, 01:52 PM	#81
The WB Active Member Member since:Jun 2012 Location:Las Vegas, NV 4K collection:87 Blu-ray collection:1047 DVD collection:445 Digital collection:131	For the most part YES.

09-20-2019, 02:09 PM	#82
Fluid Active Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2009 Location:United Kingdom 4K collection:195 Blu-ray collection:723 DVD collection:15 Blu-ray reviews: 71	Rarely.

09-20-2019, 02:14 PM	#83
fighthefutureofhd Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Dry County	I tend to wait to watch my movies, but it's usually within the same month or so that I've bought it. This gives me a nice built-up collection of movies to watch so I don't go out and spend more money on more movies. Though I have tons, and I mean TONS, of "special interest" DVDs/Blu-rays that I haven't watched yet and I've had them for quite a while. It's very difficult to get through or finish a "special interest" movie right away. As for my viewing habits, well that's another story. I tend to watch movies nightly. I have no life and this helps ease the pain. It helps to get my mind off of things by watching a movie or The X-Files (I generally don't watch much regular tv or current tv shows). But even when I do want to watch something right away it may take a while to get through. It took me a year to watch The X-Files all the way through on Blu-ray. Not much of a binge-watcher. The only movie on 4k/Blu-ray that I have not watched yet is Schindler's List. I ended up giving the Blu-ray away that I never watched once I bought the 4K. And now the 4K sits on my shelf collecting dust as well. The thing is I never actually saw the movie all the way through. My fiancee and I had it on VHS and got through the first tape, but never got around to the second tape. Now that they're gone (fiancee) it's very difficult for me to want to put that movie in. But I can't not have it in my collection.

09-20-2019, 04:11 PM	#84
amory87 Active Member Member since:May 2018 4K collection:529 Blu-ray collection:741 DVD collection:51	Depends. Usually I won't watch them the same day. Sometimes I do if it's a title I've really been looking forward to. I buy a lot of movies these days (too many movies...) and have developed a backlog.

09-20-2019, 04:13 PM	#85
HeavyHitter Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jul 2007 Home Theater Gallery:4 Trading Score:154	Most of the time, yes.

09-20-2019, 05:41 PM	#86
stigdu Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Surrey, UK 4K collection:784 Blu-ray collection:1308 DVD collection:260 Trading Score:5	Very rarely.

09-20-2019, 05:58 PM	#87
veritas Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2015 4K collection:233 Blu-ray collection:1764 Trading Score:9	Depends on the price I pay. If I buy somthing day 1 without much of a sale I probably intend to watch it that day or that week. If I buy something at a heavy sale or in a group like on craigslist for a couple of dollars it could be a really long time before I get around to watching it (i have stuff i have had for years that i never got around to watching but i bought because the deal was to good to pass up).

09-20-2019, 08:06 PM	#88
D00mM4r1n3 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jan 2012 4K collection:404 Blu-ray collection:2554 DVD collection:281 Trading Score:12	Typically it will take me a month or two to watch recent purchases. I am buying mainly to add films to my collection that I already saw in theaters or owned on other formats. In many cases I am just upgrading from a previous release. At most 1 out of every 100 movies is something I have never seen before. Those few new-to-me movies I will watch within 2 weeks (usually.)

09-21-2019, 02:39 AM	#89
InuYashaCrusade Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jun 2013 Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Trading Score:17	I try to. If I can't on the same day then I will get around to it on my next day off from work.

09-21-2019, 02:42 AM	#90
DandyDancing Expert Member Member since:Oct 2018 4K collection:263 Blu-ray collection:4058 DVD collection:603 Digital collection:14	If they were pre orders

09-21-2019, 07:19 AM	#91
Bobbyjoe766 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2016	Most of the time.

09-21-2019, 09:35 AM	#92
Optimus-Prime-Rox Blu-ray Knight Member since:May 2011 Location:Crossville, TN Trading Score:270	Most times I will watch them as soon as possible. If they end up being glitchy or appear defective in some way I can return them as soon as possible for a replacement. With the exception of some Marvel & DC comic book movies, I don't usually stock pile a lot of 4K UHD Blurays at a time without watching them first because of the above fact.

09-21-2019, 01:18 PM	#93
mysticwaterfall Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Oct 2013 Location:Right Behind You 4K collection:768 Blu-ray collection:2443 DVD collection:267 Trading Score:164	Sometimes I dont even get to watch things the same year I get them.

09-22-2019, 06:08 AM	#94
Nothing371 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2015 Location:Minneapolis 4K collection:526 Blu-ray collection:1047 Trading Score:11	I will say one thing. I'm at about 2/3s or 3/4s viewed rate with my UHD discs and it was anything close to resembling that with my BD collection.

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