The struggle of New Vs Old - Blu-ray Forum

ArchieMiley · 06-02-2013, 09:06 AM

I just wanted to see if anyone else shares the same affliction i do. I currently have around maybe 10-12 Blu-Rays that i haven't seen in my collection.

But every time, meaning well, i walk over to my collection to pick out one of these titles, i end up either watching a title that i've already seen and love, or i stand there for 10 minutes battling to not do that! It's just so much easier to pick up Point Break, Adventureland or for some reason Hot Tub Time Machine (I'm in the minority who love this movie).

It would be ok if i get a lot of time to watch movies, but i have a young son and a daughter on the way so time is sparse for movie watching, therefore i should be picking carefully.

So i hereby make a pledge that from now on, i won't rewatch any Blu in my collection until i've watched all of my unseen titles! You're welcome to join me.

On that note i watched Crazy Heart today for the first time, what a phenomenal film.

RedCellUK · 06-02-2013, 09:29 AM

I have this problem too.... And I actually like HTTM! How odd lol Doomsday and Armageddon are two more I keep rewatching.

ArchieMiley · 06-02-2013, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by RedCellUK

I have this problem too.... And I actually like HTTM! How odd lol Doomsday and Armageddon are two more I keep rewatching.

I suppose its just easier to choose familiarity and something you know you'll enjoy over an unknown quantity.

HTTM is just so enjoyable to watch! Love the setting and love the performances. Actually really looking forward to the sequel, shame it looks like Cusack won't be returning.

YoreLore · 06-02-2013, 10:17 AM

Yeah this does happen a lot. Was doing some work at home yesterday and wanted to put a film on that I hadn't watched in my collection. Ended up watching The Godfather and The Fellowship of the Ring, both of which I've seen at least 20 times

Sometimes it's just the mood you are in. Got some horror titles I've not watched yet but sometimes you just aren't in the mood for that so throw on an old classic instead.

88thCrazy · 06-02-2013, 10:30 AM

Always have this problem! I have a fair amount of Blu's that need watching, some I've never seen - but I'll end up watching an old favourite I've seen a bunch of times!

spearce8 · 06-02-2013, 11:41 AM

Yeah, me too, my collection isn't vast, 80 or so, and approximately 15 of those are still shrink-wrapped and I've never even seen before, but find myself usually putting on Dirty Harry, or Jaws

Melodious Thunk · 06-02-2013, 12:09 PM

I set myself a challenge in January to only watch films I'd never seen before. It worked out quite well - some things I watched were disappointing, but I got to see some gems I might have missed if I let myself just watch an old favourite again. I recommend it, if you have the will power to stick to it.

ArchieMiley · 06-02-2013, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Melodious Thunk

I set myself a challenge in January to only watch films I'd never seen before. It worked out quite well - some things I watched were disappointing, but I got to see some gems I might have missed if I let myself just watch an old favourite again. I recommend it, if you have the will power to stick to it.

I'm really going to try, my only allowance is that a couple are christmas movies so i'll leave them will November. Apart from that it's all first times. Crazy Heart and Rampart today. One i loved, one i'm nearly finished with and the other i haven't really enjoyed (Rampart)

mattyl149 · 06-02-2013, 12:23 PM

As I'm trying to watch the equivalent of a film a day for every day of the year (I fell quite a bit short of my target last year), I have a good excuse to watch ones I haven't seen before, and if I have seen them before, it was on DVD. I'm also watching DVDs I've got but not seen as well, where there is no Blu-ray release

Even though I own a lot more DVDs than Blu-rays, I still think that my percentage of unwatched DVDs is slightly more

tenia · 06-02-2013, 02:59 PM

Currently, that's my main problem. I buy (honestly) too many stuff (or, as my father would say "more hours of video per day than there actually are hours in a day !"). I would say, at some point, the best is just not to care, and watch them anyway.

My worst problem currently is actually spending too much time choosing a movie.

"Ok, so I have about 2 hours, let's check for a movie about 2 hr long, so there are this one and this one, hmmm, no maybe this one instead, not sure, melodrama ? Action ? Let's find some Asian stuff, hmmm, OK let's go for this. Shout ! Now I only have 1h30 left and the movie is 1h55 ! Now, let's find a movie 1h30 long..."

And in the end, I'm like "Screw it, let's just watch an episode of Star Trek TNG"...

Toscaclarinet · 06-02-2013, 10:50 PM

I don't have this problem because I make it a rule that I watch any new discs I pick up before anything else in my collection. Stuff doesn't get to go on the shelf until it has been watched, and since I don''t enjoy having my floor cluttered with film cases, it tends to get watched quite quickly. Plus, since I categorise my films by genre, I can't work out which films a new one is most closely related to until I've seen it.

jamesdl · 06-03-2013, 12:29 AM

Was going to watch The Silence Of The Lambs tonight, until I saw this post. Watched "Exam" instead. You know, it wasn't half bad

blaze_macleod · 06-03-2013, 01:11 AM

I do this most of the time,tonight is the first time in ages I've selected a new film and that was because it was finding nemo

Dickieduvet · 06-03-2013, 01:13 AM

I'm actually pretty close to getting my unwatched titles to under 100 for the first time in about 4 years or so, Actually been watching anything new I have the same day or the next.

It's a struggle.......

dunndrx · 06-03-2013, 02:39 AM

How odd lol Doomsday and Armageddon are two more I keep rewatching.

chip75 · 06-03-2013, 02:53 AM

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Originally Posted by jamesdl

Was going to watch The Silence Of The Lambs tonight, until I saw this post. Watched "Exam" instead. You know, it wasn't half bad

It wasn't as good as The Silence of the Lambs though was it?

In all seriousness I think everyone has this problem in varying degrees. Plus we've been burned too many times by glowing reviews for things which turn out to be a load of shit. I'm a bit hesitant watching blind-buys or things I want to love. I'm even reluctant to watch Skyfall and I haven't gone near Captain America, The Avengers or The Dark Knight Rises.

seabterry · 06-03-2013, 03:04 AM

Yes! I stand there and just look at all of them. Did this the other night. I could have picked anything and I took the plastic off of my Big Lebowski steelbook and put that in. I have seen it plenty of times, but something drives me to rewatch my favorites. To be fair though, there are not too many unwatched movies on my shelves.

sukraj · 06-03-2013, 08:11 AM

Happens to me all the time.

beadelf · 06-03-2013, 08:34 AM

never happens to me , I don't buy blu's im not gona watch...with dvd I did that lots. But with blu im being very selective.

my only impulse buy was Anuva Hood....I learnt my lesson from that lol it was terrible

sukraj · 06-03-2013, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by beadelf

never happens to me , I don't buy blu's im not gona watch...with dvd I did that lots. But with blu im being very selective.

my only impulse buy was Anuva Hood....I learnt my lesson from that lol it was terrible

I wish i had ur will power.

06-02-2013, 09:06 AM	#1
ArchieMiley Banned Member since:May 2013 Location:UK Blu-ray collection:140 DVD collection:1	The struggle of New Vs Old I just wanted to see if anyone else shares the same affliction i do. I currently have around maybe 10-12 Blu-Rays that i haven't seen in my collection. But every time, meaning well, i walk over to my collection to pick out one of these titles, i end up either watching a title that i've already seen and love, or i stand there for 10 minutes battling to not do that! It's just so much easier to pick up Point Break, Adventureland or for some reason Hot Tub Time Machine (I'm in the minority who love this movie). It would be ok if i get a lot of time to watch movies, but i have a young son and a daughter on the way so time is sparse for movie watching, therefore i should be picking carefully. So i hereby make a pledge that from now on, i won't rewatch any Blu in my collection until i've watched all of my unseen titles! You're welcome to join me. On that note i watched Crazy Heart today for the first time, what a phenomenal film.

06-03-2013, 02:39 AM	#15
dunndrx Junior Member Member since:Jun 2013	How odd lol Doomsday and Armageddon are two more I keep rewatching. Last edited by dunndrx; 06-03-2013 at 02:42 AM.

06-03-2013, 08:34 AM	#19
beadelf Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:London 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 64	never happens to me , I don't buy blu's im not gona watch...with dvd I did that lots. But with blu im being very selective. my only impulse buy was Anuva Hood....I learnt my lesson from that lol it was terrible Last edited by beadelf; 06-03-2013 at 08:42 AM.

06-02-2013, 09:29 AM	#2
RedCellUK Senior Member Member since:Oct 2011 Location:Nottingham, England. Blu-ray collection:331 DVD collection:6 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	I have this problem too.... And I actually like HTTM! How odd lol Doomsday and Armageddon are two more I keep rewatching.

06-02-2013, 10:17 AM	#4
YoreLore Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2013 Location:Dundee, Scotland 4K collection:129 Blu-ray collection:270 Trading Score:4	Yeah this does happen a lot. Was doing some work at home yesterday and wanted to put a film on that I hadn't watched in my collection. Ended up watching The Godfather and The Fellowship of the Ring, both of which I've seen at least 20 times Sometimes it's just the mood you are in. Got some horror titles I've not watched yet but sometimes you just aren't in the mood for that so throw on an old classic instead.

06-02-2013, 10:30 AM	#5
88thCrazy Expert Member Member since:Nov 2011 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:631 DVD collection:69 Trading Score:6	Always have this problem! I have a fair amount of Blu's that need watching, some I've never seen - but I'll end up watching an old favourite I've seen a bunch of times!

06-02-2013, 11:41 AM	#6
spearce8 Active Member Member since:Feb 2009 Location:United Kingdom	Yeah, me too, my collection isn't vast, 80 or so, and approximately 15 of those are still shrink-wrapped and I've never even seen before, but find myself usually putting on Dirty Harry, or Jaws

06-02-2013, 12:09 PM	#7
Melodious Thunk Senior Member Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Oxfordshire 4K collection:12 Blu-ray collection:558 Blu-ray reviews:1	I set myself a challenge in January to only watch films I'd never seen before. It worked out quite well - some things I watched were disappointing, but I got to see some gems I might have missed if I let myself just watch an old favourite again. I recommend it, if you have the will power to stick to it.

06-02-2013, 12:23 PM	#9
mattyl149 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Oct 2011 Location:Old Hill, West Midlands 4K collection:494 Blu-ray collection:8413 DVD collection:1045 Digital collection:133 Blu-ray reviews:1	As I'm trying to watch the equivalent of a film a day for every day of the year (I fell quite a bit short of my target last year), I have a good excuse to watch ones I haven't seen before, and if I have seen them before, it was on DVD. I'm also watching DVDs I've got but not seen as well, where there is no Blu-ray release Even though I own a lot more DVDs than Blu-rays, I still think that my percentage of unwatched DVDs is slightly more

06-02-2013, 02:59 PM	#10
tenia Banned Top contributor Member since:Sep 2010 Location:France 4K collection:251 Blu-ray collection:4012 Blu-ray reviews: 103	Currently, that's my main problem. I buy (honestly) too many stuff (or, as my father would say "more hours of video per day than there actually are hours in a day !"). I would say, at some point, the best is just not to care, and watch them anyway. My worst problem currently is actually spending too much time choosing a movie. "Ok, so I have about 2 hours, let's check for a movie about 2 hr long, so there are this one and this one, hmmm, no maybe this one instead, not sure, melodrama ? Action ? Let's find some Asian stuff, hmmm, OK let's go for this. Shout ! Now I only have 1h30 left and the movie is 1h55 ! Now, let's find a movie 1h30 long..." And in the end, I'm like "Screw it, let's just watch an episode of Star Trek TNG"...

06-02-2013, 10:50 PM	#11
Toscaclarinet Active Member Top contributor Member since:May 2011 Location:Cornwall, UK 4K collection:250 Blu-ray collection:886	I don't have this problem because I make it a rule that I watch any new discs I pick up before anything else in my collection. Stuff doesn't get to go on the shelf until it has been watched, and since I don''t enjoy having my floor cluttered with film cases, it tends to get watched quite quickly. Plus, since I categorise my films by genre, I can't work out which films a new one is most closely related to until I've seen it.

06-03-2013, 12:29 AM	#12
jamesdl Active Member Member since:Sep 2012 Location:England Blu-ray collection:363 DVD collection:2	Was going to watch The Silence Of The Lambs tonight, until I saw this post. Watched "Exam" instead. You know, it wasn't half bad

06-03-2013, 01:11 AM	#13
blaze_macleod Active Member Member since:Feb 2008 Trading Score:3	I do this most of the time,tonight is the first time in ages I've selected a new film and that was because it was finding nemo

06-03-2013, 01:13 AM	#14
Dickieduvet Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Sep 2008 Location:England 4K collection:638 Blu-ray collection:3909 DVD collection:90 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:7	I'm actually pretty close to getting my unwatched titles to under 100 for the first time in about 4 years or so, Actually been watching anything new I have the same day or the next. It's a struggle.......

06-03-2013, 03:04 AM	#17
seabterry Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Columbus, OH 4K collection:267 Blu-ray collection:914 DVD collection:17 iTunes collection:2	Yes! I stand there and just look at all of them. Did this the other night. I could have picked anything and I took the plastic off of my Big Lebowski steelbook and put that in. I have seen it plenty of times, but something drives me to rewatch my favorites. To be fair though, there are not too many unwatched movies on my shelves.

06-03-2013, 08:11 AM	#18
sukraj Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jul 2011 Location:UK 4K collection:19 Blu-ray collection:154 DVD collection:18	Happens to me all the time.

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