How long does it take you to pick a Blu-ray to watch?

[eatbear]

Hilarious thread.

I do this almost every time I watch a movie. I think it's because almost all my films are equally worthwhile to watch, so it's often hard to pick. Once the movie is in, I am generally completely satisfied with the decision, but getting there can take quite a while. I think it also has to do with "saving" certain films for special occasions -- such as sharing it with a friend who may not have seen it yet.

[3Stooges]

Originally Posted by eatbear

I think it also has to do with "saving" certain films for special occasions -- such as sharing it with a friend who may not have seen it yet.

Same here. But never get around to sharing those movies. Because by the time they come over, there's usually some new BD from Netflix neither of us have seen so we watch that. I have a whole stack of "classics" I've been "saving" for a couple of years, just for those friends occasions.

I can't believe I'm so ridiculous.

[NorCo_1806]

Hello, my name is NorCO and I'm a decision-struggler.
(hi NorCO)
I just wanted to say this support group has made me realize that while we may not like acknowledging our decision making problems. At least we know we're not alone.

I think this is why I've watched Death Race and The Incredible Hulk so many times. They've both got action, good picture, good surround and aren't 'deep' movies. I can just turn it on and be satisfied.

Sometimes, even with a new movie (or new to me) I don't watch it right away. Then there are the times when I buy too many at once. Deciding which to watch can be rather silly. It shouldn't be that hard.

[MrHT]

Usually takes a while, but tonight I have my heart set on watching Iron Man, so today it won't take so long to pick.

[recS-12]

There are certain movies I watch on the same day every year. i.e. Braveheart my B-day. Dumb & Dumber the day that appears on the bathroom stall scene (coming up) Fargo (the Hottest day of the year) Mood oriented. Yes I know I'm weird, thank you.

[eco10530]

Originally Posted by YodasFootPowder

I do the same thing. I only have about 100 Blu-rays and I sit and stare a long time. Sometimes I give up and end up playing a video game. LOL!

haha i've done this too!

[halimali]

I use DVD Profile to choose randomly the movie and sometimes I pick a movie I want to watch badly myself

[dcowboy7]

37 seconds.

[brewp13]

Too long.

[stobbart]

Either Ill know what movie I want to watch and just pick it out.

Ill choose one of my netflix titles that are sitting at home

Or I have people come over and they pick a movie. The only time I have trouble is when I have a desire to watch a long movie late at night eventhough I know I wont stay awake. I try and choose a shorter movie, that can take about 10 min

[surfdude12]

we should start a "what should i watch from my collection tonight?" thread

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by surfdude12

we should start a "what should i watch from my collection tonight?" thread

Why not we have tons of "what should I buy next?" threads

[ArmyOfDarknessAW]

Originally Posted by surfdude12

we should start a "what should i watch from my collection tonight?" thread

Great idea you should do the honors of creating it. I know i would use it a decent amount.

[Nightshade]

about 20 sec.and if i want to watch a few i will

[MrFattBill]

It takes longer then I care to admit

I would love a feature on the site to randomly pick from my entire collection...being able to filter movies that are marked as "watched" or those that haven't been watched would be double sweet

Bill

[styl3s]

The most maybe 2 minutes.. 90% of the time i want to watch a DVD or BR i already know what i want to watch the other 10% i have an idea of what i want to watch

[AutomaticDriver]

it can take me 30+ mins to figure out what blu to watch and sometimes after I decide what one then I think nevermind and then I dont watch it or any movie. Pretty much the reason I take so long to choose a movie is because if I just pick one fast and I am not in the mood to watch that one, I wont get into the movie and then I would have wasted 2hrs. Then I will say that movie wasnt good at all but if I watched it when I was in the mood then it could have been great.

[Lucy Diamond]

Honestly...it's ABOUT TIME someone addressed this situation.

Between Blu and DvD (and what's left of VHS), I have a little over 2500 movies and the worst moment is feeling like watching "something" and then the hour and a half stare.

Honestly, I was looking at my blu collection on this site about a month ago and I was like "Cool...I want that...I want that...oh wait" I was shopping for new movies...IN MY OWN COLLECTION!!!!

The other day I was on this strange Rebecca Romijn kick and I went looking for Rollerball (cringe...I know) and couldn't find it...then I went home and it was on my shelf next to Roadhouse. I'm like "Oh Sh!t I have it!?!? Wait...I have Roadhouse!??!"

It's bad...I know.

I have been contemplating this for a while, because it has never been like this for me and I think the reason is because the Blu-ray SPINES are soooooo thin.

From a distance, you can't tell what you have off the bat and so I don't think the whole collection is absorbed like it used to be. I honestly do watch all my movies and now that I think about it, I DID test Rollerball and Roadhouse when I bought them.

I think they might have slipped through the cracks in my memory with a 12 disc Christmas haul, but I definitely think it is the low-profile of the Blu-ray case that is the culprit.

[Arkitect76]

I just watch anything that is still sealed, for obvious reasons

BTW, the strangest thing happened to me, I bought the Harry potter set from columbia house from one of there specials....and about 8 months later a decide to pop one of them in...and to my surprise...there was no movie inside and the bluray case was sealed with the sticker and everything....I was pissed!!! Obviously I couldnt complain since it was opened already and too much time had passed....has anyone else had something like this happen to them from Columbiahouse?

[borninusa]

Since my blu's are mixed in with the regular ole dvds...I use the resource that is called "blu-ray.com" to look at my collection. I then look...relook..and look some more over my collection...then pick one out