Post Pictures of Your Blu-ray Collection

[hidef al]

Originally Posted by Redliner17k

This is about a week old...

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EDIT: Will show new pics after I get Sherlock Holmes!

Looking good Redliner!!

I see you have some empty shelves.

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[daysgoby]

first time posting pics so I hope this works..
pictures of my general collections that still needs some work in organizing and few missing from the pic cuz they are at some where else.. (Billy Wilder boxset at gf's place). I put Criterions at separate location along with 'Battleship potemkim' from Kino and 'Cinema Paradiso LE' copy.

plus picture of my only poster I have..

Edit: oh yea.. I have two copies of CC edition Gomorrah because the first copy Amazon sent me was damaged (case damage) and they sent me another copy.. Thank you Amazon

[csdot]

Originally Posted by MrHT

Why do people think that though? My friends think the same way and that's why they keep nagging at me that I'm wasting money. I watch my movies all the time. I rarely watch anything on TV. I know it sounds stupid, but when I watch a movie I love, I MUST see it again and again. That's the way I am and that's why I buy movies. When I rent a movie and like it, it breaks my heart to have to return it because I know I'll want to watch it again someday.

thats a bingo. also im definitely a collecter at heart as well. i also collect books and records.

[MrHT]

As much as I would love to cut down on buying BDs, I'm tempted to get WALL-E next. I really shouldn't tho. Must...be...strong...

[toef]

Originally Posted by MrHT

Why do people think that though? My friends think the same way and that's why they keep nagging at me that I'm wasting money. I watch my movies all the time. I rarely watch anything on TV. I know it sounds stupid, but when I watch a movie I love, I MUST see it again and again. That's the way I am and that's why I buy movies. When I rent a movie and like it, it breaks my heart to have to return it because I know I'll want to watch it again someday.

Well I'm not telling people not to buy movies, I just don't think it's for me.

In general though, to answer your questions... most people probably don't watch their movies as much as they think. I'm sure some people count "watching" a movie as putting it on while they're vacuuming or surfing the 'net. But I don't.

If someone owns 300 movies, how many times have they seen each one?

I know within my own collection (which, keep in mind, is rather small compared to others here), the breakdown is something like...

1+ views -- 100% of the movies
2+ views -- 60% of the movies
3+ views -- no idea, but small.. maybe like 25-30%
10+ views -- maybe 1-2%

If you pay $25 for a movie to watch it twice, it's not really a great idea to buy it. If you bought it for $10, then sure, maybe it was cheaper. But did you really want to see it again, or did you just watch it because it was sitting around?

I know some people argue that there is a convenience involved in owning movies, so you can watch whatever you want whenever you want... but since when is having no control over impulses a good thing?

I can count on a single hand the number of times I was in the middle of doing something else and thought "F this, I'M ABOUT TO GO WATCH BLADE RUNNER!!!!!" and then ran to my TV and threw it in, because it's happened a whopping 0 times.

There are movies I make exceptions for, but that's only for my favorite movies. I don't buy everything I liked or even everything I really liked. I now only buy movies I know I'll watch again and again.

I'll also buy any of the animated Disney classics and Pixar movies (except for A Bug's Life, because I hate it), because they're good movies, and they'll have value in the future, if/when I have kids, who can watch them over and over.

I think collecting movies is no different than buying name brand clothes, or driving a "fancy" car, in that, for most people, it's more about "hey, look at me" than about any practical purpose.

[Chaotic]

Originally Posted by madlost1

Wow just wow go buy another shelf or organize them or something.



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Dont have any room for any more shelfs. probably going to have to start putting them in boxes.

[MrHT]

Originally Posted by toef

Well I'm not telling people not to buy movies, I just don't think it's for me.

Well to quote what you said earlier.

I think I own about 60-70 BDs now, and about 150 DVDs.

I have exactly 42 BDs and about 148 titles on DVD. So you're more of a movie collector than me.

But I sold a bunch of my DVDs within the past few years, so I cheated.
I'll probably sell the few that I double-dipped on Blu-ray.

I don't think my Blu-ray collection will grow that much more, to be honest. In the first few months I went Blu, I used to buy 1-2 new movies every week. Now, I buy like 1-2 a month. I'm slowly cutting down. Like I said, I don't want to end up like many of the people here. I'm not saying it's a bad thing...I'm just saying that it's not the kinda thing I want to do. I really don't want to see my self owning 300+ Blu-rays in the next few years.

[kelvin555]

Originally Posted by daysgoby

first time posting pics so I hope this works..
pictures of my general collections that still needs some work in organizing and few missing from the pic cuz they are at some where else.. (Billy Wilder boxset at gf's place). I put Criterions at separate location along with 'Battleship potemkim' from Kino and 'Cinema Paradiso LE' copy.

plus picture of my only poster I have..

Edit: oh yea.. I have two copies of CC edition Gomorrah because the first copy Amazon sent me was damaged (case damage) and they sent me another copy.. Thank you Amazon

Nice Collection. Its good to see another futurama and sergio leone fan.

[daysgoby]

Originally Posted by kelvin555

Nice Collection. Its good to see another futurama and sergio leone fan.

I love that Leone boxset. also have 'once upon a time in America' in the below single dvd pile. Futurama boxset bought at Costco and I love that one too.. but the one that I like the most is probably my Almodovar boxset.

[The_Basterd]

I have the most gigantic TV on DVD Collection..... So many!
I just started my Blu-Ray Collection (Blu-Ray's, Blu-Ray's with Slipcovers, Steelbooks, Digibooks)
Before November or December.... I had probably seven Blu-Ray's.

Now I have 98 Blu-Rays! Which is like nothing compared to the people on this forum. I will post a picture once I get to "NUMBER 100!" This will probably happen by next Tuesday.

I am a gigantic Movie and TV buff. I only put TV Shows and Movies I love in my collection. I don't buy anything just to have them, but I sure do love a lot of them though!

[toef]

Originally Posted by MrHT

Well to quote what you said earlier.



I have exactly 42 BDs and about 148 titles on DVD. So you're more of a movie collector than me.

Haha. I got hooked on buying DVDs in college, because it was a cheap way to see movies I wanted to see (I'd check the $5 movies each week in the BestBuy and Circuit City ads, and see if there was anything worth seeing). Not much I can do with those now.

BDs are a bit different. A good amount have been gifts, and about 12-15 were received for free (either through contests, or when I got 10 free for buying a PS3). I also picked up about 20 for $5 each, from the Hollywood Video sale, most of which were movies I actually wanted though (there were a couple I bought out of curiosity, just because they were cheap).

Never again!

I'd post a picture, of my shelf, but I don't feel like taking one. I keep all my movies in my basement, because I think they'd look tacky in a living room. The ceiling in my basement is unfinished, so I built a shelf that "hangs" from the beams in the ceiling, along the top of one of the walls, and have all my DVDs and BDs stored there (there are 2 rows to the shelf, and it's quite long).

[The_Basterd]

Originally Posted by daysgoby

Have you ever taken your Bender Head/Futurama Collection out of the box?

The attachable antenna is great and all, but once it's on, it is very hard to get off........ So after a couple times taking it off, I was afraid the plastic on the bottom of the antenna was going to tear/rip, leaving me unable to put it back on. So now I keep the Bender head with the Antenna and the Box separate. I do miss seeing Bender in the box though.

[owa]

Originally Posted by BobbyB

My collection. Still a few DVD stragglers in my left-side cabinet!

I like the tabs and have been thinking about organizing my collection based on categories/genres as well.

[EPHiCS]

I would hardly call this a collection. LOL. I only collect anime and tv series. expecting a few more like chick and fringe soon.

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[daysgoby]

Originally Posted by The_Basterd

Have you ever taken your Bender Head/Futurama Collection out of the box?

The attachable antenna is great and all, but once it's on, it is very hard to get off........ So after a couple times taking it off, I was afraid the plastic on the bottom of the antenna was going to tear/rip, leaving me unable to put it back on. So now I keep the Bender head with the Antenna and the Box separate. I do miss seeing Bender in the box though.

yea when i first bought it I took it out to see how it all looks and while i was watching the dvds I had it outside but never attached the antenna. like you mentioned it seemed bit scary taking it off so I tried once and just left it in the box. After finished watching them i put them back in the box so it doesn't collect dust. the included letter written by Matt Groening was pretty funny too.

[SteelPen]

Originally Posted by hidef al

Looking good Redliner!!

I see you have some empty shelves.

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Thanks! Where are your pics?

[MrHT]

Oh man! I’m not doing very well cutting down on Blu-ray. The Spider-Man trilogy went down at Amazon UK and is only $29 total shipped when converted to USD. I just had to grab it. Now, my collection will grow from 42 BDs to 45. And you know what’s worse. I already have these on DVD. Sorry, I just love these movies that I’m dying to have them in HD.

Ok, this is my last BD purchase. I promise.

[Bishop_99]

I have a crappy cam and a small collection of BD's when compared to the other members of this forum, but I'll post a few pics either way. Hopefully I can catch up with you all in the coming years . I lent Law Abiding Citizen and I'm still waiting for my shipment of Last Action Hero and The King Of Queens Season 3 BD.

[King_Spade]

OK let me turn on my camera and I shall be posting pix of my DVD/Blu Ray collection

[Mr. J]

Originally Posted by Bishop_99

I have a crappy cam and a small collection of BD's when compared to the other members of this forum, but I'll post a few pics either way. Hopefully I can catch up with you all in the coming years . I lent Law Abiding Citizen and I'm still waiting for my shipment of Last Action Hero and The King Of Queens Season 3 BD.

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Dude, why the hell is your Terminator SCC case so damn long?