Buying Too Much!

[djluis2k6]

I never think about whether or not I'm buying too much, I just buy.

[PoloMan]

Originally Posted by Quilty

Its understandable if you're new to the game, thousands of releases are just waiting for you to view them in HD. Whenever I view a film I've seen numerous times, it feels like watching it for the first time when I pop it in on blu-ray.

Blade runner, for instance - simply amazing.

That's a very good point. But do you actually watch the movies you buy multiple times? Back in my high school days I could watch the same movie over and over on a weekly basis but it seems like I am less interested/entertained with them now. I only own them for that brief WOW factor.

[tama]

I need to curve myself. There are still several I want to pick up and several coming out that are in my sights....*sigh*

[Canada]

Yeah I know I should stop but I can't!

[Quilty]

Originally Posted by PoloMan

That's a very good point. But do you actually watch the movies you buy multiple times? Back in my high school days I could watch the same movie over and over on a weekly basis but it seems like I am less interested/entertained with them now. I only own them for that brief WOW factor.

I wouldn't venture to say I watch any film enough times to warrant a purchase, but for me, if a film has a certain quality to it that really moved me or entertained me enough I like to feel as though I'm supporting it with a purchase. Kind of like how people still buy CD's despite how ridiculously easy it is to find it online.

A lot of times I'll watch a movie and research about it afterwards and find that I missed a few things then go back and rewatch it. I really like to have the luxury to do so. I get netflix 3 dvds at a time too, but that 3 day turnaround really doesnt cut it for me

[Travis]

If you ask my wife, she will say I am spending too much. This month got:

Transporter
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Rain Man
Let Me In
Wall Street
Taxi Driver
The Breakfast Club
Lethal Weapon Collection
Poltergeist
Contact
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Se7en
Spartacus
Life
Elton 60 - Live at Madison Square Garden
The Town
Stand By Me
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Iron Man 2
Speed
Bambi

It took me about 15 months to get 99 BDs. In the last 15 months, I have got 216. Prices have been so great, and in the beginning I wasn't replacing a lot of my DVDs. As I watched more and more BDs, I became less tolerant towards the PQ and AQ from DVDs. So, what can a guy do? Had to replace a lot of the DVDs.

[msansoucie]

I told myself I was going to stop buying older movies and stick to just new releases until I get caught up on watching them. But then I go to the store and it seems like one just ends up in my hands.

[aturner18]

I'm 22 male and still liiwth grandparents who think I spend way to much on blu ray/dvds. I'm trying to cut back so when I do have to live on my own its just to damn hard. I always loved when they got me movies growing up as a kid and I just haven't seemed to stop collecting movies. I do get few the olders titles as I haven't upgrade them to DVD. So I get the blu ray that way I don't have to repurchase it since they are alot less to getting scratched as my dvds do.

[blufellas]

Originally Posted by djluis2k6

I never think about whether or not I'm buying too much, I just buy.

Same here!

[JimShaw]

in the last five days:

The Kings Speech
Tron: Classic
Bed Time Stories
Alice In Wonderland
Bolt
Princess and the Frog
Haunted Mansion
Race to Witch Mountain
Snow White
Search for South Paws
Space Buddies
Miracle
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Bambi
James and the Giant Peach
Morning Light
Nightmare Before Christmas
Pinocchio
The Bible

Yes, I guess I am. I have got to stop

[ungood]

That's all? I think the correct would be, "I am not buying enough!"

[gregmasciola]

Once in awhile I buy a bit too much. But now I try to set a rule for myself that I won't buy a movie unless I'm in the mood to watch it. Why spend the money if the disc is just going to sit on the shelf for a month or two before I even watch it? I also try to remind myself that just because a movie is coming out on a certain day doesn't mean I have to purchase it that day. It's hard sometimes, though, especially now that I work at WalMart. Whenever I'm at WalMart, Target or Best Buy, it's hard to walk out empty handed.

[AFightingPanda]

so far this year I have bought....

se7en (digibook)
Lost in translation
Alice in wonderland (animated)
Avatar (collectors edition)
Easy A
The nightmare before Christmas
Bambi
Nausicaa of the valley of the wind
Horton hears a who
the venture brothers season 4
planet earth
Tangled
Cloudy with a chance of meatballs
the duchess
the Incredibles
Megamind

That isn't that bad I don't think for almost four months. It is about 4-5 each month which I am OK with. I only buy things on sale so I can manage to pick up more titles. The most I spent on all of those titles was $25 for the venture brothers season 4. Thankfully, looking at the release calendar there really isn't much coming out in the next couple of months that I am interested in picking up. I figure I will just wind up looking for titles I haven't picked up yet instead of new releases.

[chmajcriterion]

I have same problem here. I still dont know how to stop buying blu ray titles.
here is the list that I bought this month.

Tron classic
Tron legacy
Incredibles
Harry Potter Deadly Hallow Steelbook FYE Sold out everywhere
Harry Potter Deadly Halllow BB (tales of three brothers) Sold out everywhere
Benny and Joon
Gone in 60 seconds
Seven Pound
In pursuit of happyness
black pirate
Against all Odds
King of Kings
Bible the beginning
Our Hospitality
Gamera
Inferno
Mikado (criterion)
Topsy Turvy (criterion)
Times of Harvey Milk (criterion)
Ip Man 2
Arthur 1-2
Taxi Driver
Little Focker
AI
Batman Beyond
People v Larry Flynt
Peter pan
And justice for all
Jawbreaker
scooby doo aloha
tom and jerry fast n fury
black swan Target red slipover (sold out everywhere)
Tangled
Ten Commandments box set (lucky me, box set is in perfect condition.)
Scream 1-3
Soylent Green
Sherlock Holmes Complete set MPI

I saw 6 dollars blu ray titles at wal mart this week and I had to buy these.
See no Evil
Cutthroat Island
The Arrival
Drop Zone
Way of the Gun
I plan to buy Blow out and Fear n Loathing in Las Vegas Criterion edition next week. I might will get BBC Human Planet as well.
I am looking for 1,500 club heh
I might be the only one who have 1500 blu rays plus 500 of criterion dvds

[Quilty]

Originally Posted by chmajcriterion

I have same problem here. I still dont know how to stop buying blu ray titles.
here is the list that I bought this month.

Tron classic
Tron legacy
Incredibles
Harry Potter Deadly Hallow Steelbook FYE Sold out everywhere
Harry Potter Deadly Halllow BB (tales of three brothers) Sold out everywhere
Benny and Joon
Gone in 60 seconds
Seven Pound
In pursuit of happyness
black pirate
Against all Odds
King of Kings
Bible the beginning
Our Hospitality
Gamera
Inferno
Mikado (criterion)
Topsy Turvy (criterion)
Times of Harvey Milk (criterion)
Ip Man 2
Arthur 1-2
Taxi Driver
Little Focker
AI
Batman Beyond
People v Larry Flynt
Peter pan
And justice for all
Jawbreaker
scooby doo aloha
tom and jerry fast n fury
black swan Target red slipover (sold out everywhere)
Tangled
Ten Commandments box set (lucky me, box set is in perfect condition.)
Scream 1-3
Soylent Green
Sherlock Holmes Complete set MPI

I saw 6 dollars blu ray titles at wal mart this week and I had to buy these.
See no Evil
Cutthroat Island
The Arrival
Drop Zone
Way of the Gun
I plan to buy Blow out and Fear n Loathing in Las Vegas Criterion edition next week. I might will get BBC Human Planet as well.
I am looking for 1,500 club heh
I might be the only one who have 1500 blu rays plus 500 of criterion dvds

How much do you typically spend on criterions? I am very tempted to buy fear and loating for 32 bucks next week but I also wouldn't mind waiting for a half off sale from one of the book stores.

[frogmort]

Originally Posted by djluis2k6

I never think about whether or not I'm buying too much, I just buy.

Me too!

[DeeEmEcks]

I don't buy movies just to buy movies, or cause they are a great deal, but if I liked enough about a movie I can usually justify supporting it and like to.

I do blind buy plenty, but I'm usually pretty good at knowing the genres and movies I will be interested in watching, even if I have odd taste in movies.

You won't catch me blind buying some deep sad emotional drama on any occasion, it's not my style really, but I might scoop up some random new action movie I wanted to see and hope for the best.

[emac213]

If you ask my wife im buying to much,If you ask me im not buying enough.P.S. I have a problem Lol.

[chmajcriterion]

I tend buy criterion blu rays from amazon, average cost 27.99-23.99. Not bad but sometimes best buy has them in stock. I just checked best buy and they will have fear and loathing in LV and blow out criterion edition at best buy store. They started to have blu ray criterion edition at store. They would have thin red line, black Orpheus, merry Christmas mr lawerence, stagecoach, and crumb, 29.99 each.
I can get it Price match from Wal mart. Wal mart have criterion blu ray but online only. Wal Mart have price same as amazon. Good thing that best buy will be able to pm. sometimes i waited for barnes and noble's buy one get one free

[aardvark77]

Probably, I'm going to Vegas Sunday and I'm sure I'll spend way more time in stores buying new (and used) blus. Anybody know any good flea markets there?