Whats the point off owning blu rays or dvds?

[Fonejackerjon]

Was thinking about this the other day, honestly take a look at your DVD and blu ray collection how many times have you re-watched something?

I hardly ever re-watch films only usually comedy shows.

So why do you buy something that likley to sit on the shelf for the rest of your life?

 

[Adam Jensen_v1legacy]

I don't buy the DVD unless I know it's one of the things I'd like to watch again in the future. And I often do. Just because you don't do it doesn't mean others don't.

 

[Twinrehz]

For me, it's this weird feeling of ownership, probably some primal thought of proving my own wealth. I like owning physical copies of stuff. Not just any old stuff though, it must be something I feel is worth shelling out cash for. True, I could pirate it all, but if I feel it's worth my money, a digital, or preferably physical, copy of a movie/series/game (or even books) is not something I would consider a poor investment.

It also sits there as a reminder of something that I could consider watching again someday.

 

[Fonejackerjon]

For me, it's this weird feeling of ownership, probably some primal thought of proving my own wealth. I like owning physical copies of stuff. Not just any old stuff though, it must be something I feel is worth shelling out cash for. True, I could pirate it all, but if I feel it's worth my money, a digital, or preferably physical, copy of a movie/series/game (or even books) is not something I would consider a poor investment.

It also sits there as a reminder of something that I could consider watching again someday.

True but you know deep down, you wont. I have hundreds of DVDs so does my friends and some, even still in wrapping, There are so any films you know you wont watch again.

Its not even like games either, as the resale value for dvds are a joke

about 10-25p at CEX!

 

[Fonejackerjon]

I think it also comes down to the quality of films lately too, I cant think of a single films released in the ladt couple of years actually worth buying.

 

[Twinrehz]

For me, it's this weird feeling of ownership, probably some primal thought of proving my own wealth. I like owning physical copies of stuff. Not just any old stuff though, it must be something I feel is worth shelling out cash for. True, I could pirate it all, but if I feel it's worth my money, a digital, or preferably physical, copy of a movie/series/game (or even books) is not something I would consider a poor investment.

It also sits there as a reminder of something that I could consider watching again someday.

True but you know deep down, you wont. I have hundreds of DVDs so does my friends and some, even still in wrapping, There are so any films you know you wont watch again.

Its not even like games either, as the resale value for dvds are a joke

about 10-25p at CEX!

While I have a bunch of DVDs lying around from earlier, I've meted out quite heavy restrictions in more recent time on what I purchase, whether or not it might have some replay value, and if I like it enough to buy it.

 

[Casual Shinji]

honestly take a look at your DVD and blu ray collection how many times have you re-watched something?

Uhmm, a lot. The amount of movies I bought and only watched once I can count on one hand, and those were usually the ones I knew nothing about and bought on impulse.

 

[Lilani]

At this point, buying digital doesn't get you a lot of extra features that DVDs and Blu Rays have, like audio commentaries, concept art, making-of documentaries, interviews and such. My 12-disc set of The Lord of the Rings collection has 4 different commentaries: cast, directors/writers, special effects," department, and set design/miniature artists. They're all really cool and I've listened through all of them more than once.

 

[tippy2k2]

Generally, I buy blu-rays for movies I really like. It's not always about me re-watching though; a lot of the times their movies that I need to force down all of my friends/families throat!

Everyone wins!

Now granted, I USED to agree with you when I bought movies all the time. It's just that now, I buy maybe a dozen movies throughout the entire year.

 

[masticina]

Was thinking about this the other day, honestly take a look at your DVD and blu ray collection how many times have you re-watched something?

I hardly ever re-watch films only usually comedy shows.

So why do you buy something that likley to sit on the shelf for the rest of your life?

The point is OWNING it

I have netflix and even though it is dutch netflix and it will make you americans be like "pfff that is all" but I like watching its content.

Yet if I really like a movie or series then I buy the DVD/Blu-ray. Because I can be offline and play it at better quality then netflix can offer me.

Usually it are big titles like Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Cosmos but also some smaller titles like Akira, Ghost in the Shell and so on. Movies that I really feel like I shown own. Being able to play it on a player somewhere even if there is no internet.

I mean cosmos 4 blu-rays each having 4 episodes or the likes. In 1080p, in 4-5Mbit audio.. you don't get that with netflix.

So yeah that is why. Because I care and want quality if I really like the title. If I like a movie but not that much then I stick with online.

Another great with with dvd's and blu-rays is the extras. Not all are good but at least we get to see a bit about how the movie was shot or an interview with the people who shot the movie, wrote the movie etc.

Ah some movies... not all movies are worth buying I agree. Some are rentals and then using services like netflix is awesome. But you WANT to OWN a movie like Lord of the Rings. You want to be able to take it to a cabin in the woods that might have a television and a dvd player but shitty internet.

 

[ultratog1028]

For me, it's this weird feeling of ownership, probably some primal thought of proving my own wealth. I like owning physical copies of stuff. Not just any old stuff though, it must be something I feel is worth shelling out cash for. True, I could pirate it all, but if I feel it's worth my money, a digital, or preferably physical, copy of a movie/series/game (or even books) is not something I would consider a poor investment.

It also sits there as a reminder of something that I could consider watching again someday.

All of this. Though I've learned not to trust digital copies of media (thank you EA for teaching me EXACTLY how publishers of content can abuse a system). It's permanent rental for digital. Not everywhere has internet (Seriously most of the United States doesn't have reliable fast speed internet outside of cities) and Amazon and other digital distributors have been known to pull content due to losing the rights to distribute it. Until internet gets better and more widespread and copyright law gets fixed, I'll stick with physical copies.

And am I the only one who rewatches stuff?

 

[Darth Rosenberg]

I hardly ever re-watch films only usually comedy shows.

So why do you buy something that likley to sit on the shelf for the rest of your life?

That may be true for you, but not for me. I buy things because I'm going to enjoy them for years.

And am I the only one who rewatches stuff?

Not even close, I should imagine. A film is just like an album for me; it's there to be enjoyed repeatedly over the years. At a guess I'd say I've watched every film in my collection at least, I dunno, three or four times? Okay, not Transformers Revenge Of The Fallen, for obvious reasons...

Hell, I bought The Winter Soldier a few days ago and have already seen it 1.5 times... With a full second viewing (my third after the cinema release) later in the week with someone else who's not seen it yet.

 

[Twinrehz]

Plus there's nothing like sitting down after a hard days work, you've got a beer in your hand and the next day off, you glance across to your shelf full of DVD's/Blu Rays looking for something to watch, giving the title written on the spine of each case careful consideration before moving on to the next one in line. In the end you've finished your beer, no closer to deciding what to watch and it's getting late and your tired, turn on Netflix and fall asleep watching Top Gear.

Top Gear is this weird low-key entertainment that I can watch no matter what mood I'm in. Mostly unsubstantiated mush, with a few witty british comments here and there, and some nice cars with a parade of numbers following them, about BHP, torque and the likes. As long as it's the proper top gear, the rest can go hang themselves, imo.

And am I the only one who rewatches stuff?

No, I tend to watch stuff over again at least a few times. Like I mentioned further up in my post, Top Gear gets special mention for being the kind of program I can just watch over and over and over again, mostly when I'm bored and got lots of better things to do but no will or interest to pursue them. I got 18 seasons of it lying on my hard drive, and I just can't make myself delete it.

Akira

I bought Akira in a tin, with blu-ray and dvd in the same box. Right after I bought it a friend told me that it wasn't worth watching, I should read the manga instead, on grounds of it being better, and the story is too long to have it all in one feature-length film. So I've never gotten around to seeing it. Maybe I should do that soon.

Another great with with dvd's and blu-rays is the extras. Not all are good but at least we get to see a bit about how the movie was shot or an interview with the people who shot the movie, wrote the movie etc.

I've grown more and more fond of extra material lately, a look at some of it for Lord of the Rings have given me a new and kinder look at the movies, even if I still don't particularly favour Elijah Wood as Frodo. However, if you're a discerning person, forget about watching FOX's "documentary" of the movies, if you want to call it that. It's more like a 30 minute long, really bad and lame trailer for the movie. First of all doing it no justice, second of all shitting all over itself by using an annoying, overly dramatic presenter to tell the story. Rounding of with an "oh so exclusive sneak peek at a part in the movie", it's really, really not worth the time.

On that note, I don't know why at least some american presenters annoy me so much. I like the european narrator of Mythbusters a lot, but I was treated to the american narrator once, and it was just terrible to listen to. I've also seen some of those police documentary things, and that narrator is both hilariously over-dramatic and annoying as fuck at the same time. It's like every word coming out of his mouth is scolding his daughter's new and questionable boyfriend.

It's not that I don't like americans talking either, I'm no stranger to a lot of american sit-com and movies.

 

[Vendor-Lazarus]

For me, it's this weird feeling of ownership, probably some primal thought of proving my own wealth. I like owning physical copies of stuff. Not just any old stuff though, it must be something I feel is worth shelling out cash for. True, I could pirate it all, but if I feel it's worth my money, a digital, or preferably physical, copy of a movie/series/game (or even books) is not something I would consider a poor investment.

It also sits there as a reminder of something that I could consider watching again someday.

All of this. Though I've learned not to trust digital copies of media (thank you EA for teaching me EXACTLY how publishers of content can abuse a system). It's permanent rental for digital. Not everywhere has internet (Seriously most of the United States doesn't have reliable fast speed internet outside of cities) and Amazon and other digital distributors have been known to pull content due to losing the rights to distribute it. Until internet gets better and more widespread and copyright law gets fixed, I'll stick with physical copies.

And am I the only one who rewatches stuff?

Thank you. This, many times this!

I don't know how many times I've re-watched my own material dvd's.
And that's something I can do, whenever I chose and in mostly whatever viewer I want whether I have internet or not.
(Granted, I only own a computer but I could watch it on the TV or some consoles that have that function.)
The only risk dvd's are exposed to are scratches. Digital? Computer/HDD crash/virus and "rental" removal.

 

[Sniper Team 4]

Because having every single box set of Naruto and Naruto: Shippuden (out so far) displayed in order up on my bookshelf looks freaking awesome. Same goes with my Disney movies and the vast number of TV shows that I own. I'm a collector I'm afraid. I like to own stuff that I like, and then I like to display that stuff. It's always nice when someone walks in and they let out that little gasp of awe when they see my stuff.

 

[Savagezion]

I find it odd you only rewatch comedy. I find most comedy good for only a once through as a joke gets less funny with each telling. I have a very small movie collection of movies I love to watch. I still haven't filled up one of these:

That is identical to the DVD shelf I own and I have filled 3 of the 5 shelves with 2 empty. It has taken me 15 years to get the movies I own. (I have sold about a shelves worth back as it turned out that I never watched those movies after 1 or 2 views.) I don't watch many movies as gaming is my primary hobby. I identified tropes very young and got bored with cinema very quickly. I don't like that it is passive and most of the time it is watching the same story over and over again just with different characters. I got my favorites. Gaming uses tropes as well but the interactivity allows me to iinfluence my own experience in the setting and they are only getting better at that.

So I am the complete opposite. You come to my house and see my dvd rack, those are the movies I watch a lot. It isn't everything I have seen, but you can automatically tell my taste in movies. The rest of my family has bookcases and shelves full of DVDs. In gaming I am more accepting of digital games because seriously, I would clutter my house with them. (Kinda do already)

 

[Jason Rayes]

Like others above I really only buy things on DVD or Blu Ray that I know I will watch more than once, It would simply be a waste of money otherwise. So I'm just selective, I don't have a movie on my shelf that I haven't watched several times at least, barring some new acquisitions.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

Honestly most of the ones I own are gifts. The ones I do buy myself are usually purchased AFTER I've actually seen the movie already and decided it's something amazing that I would love to see again and again and maybe even share the screening. Most DVDs are on sale at this point and the difference between buying one or paying-per-view is usually non-existant, at least in my neck of the world. It helps that I'm not a big fan of digital distribution. There's also a component of greedy collectionism as well. I dunno, the list goes on.