Does anyone here collect movies on Blu-ray and DVD?

No. I usually take them out of the library. It's not a thing I can see spending money on.

I do prefer looking at them, though, OP.

I had about 2000 plus DVDs and Blu-rays that i had collected since DVD was first introduced in 1997. I just moved to new apartment and sold them all (except about 30 I couldn't part with) on Declutter. I made a few thousand dollars and now have a lot more room in my new place. I enjoyed them while I had them. If I had a big house with a media room, I'd still be doing it.

There is definitely a lack of movies I care to watch on Netflix and some of the other streaming services. Mostly just TV shows. Anything obscure I would have to watch on DVD.

R3 is Decluttr a better place to sell DVDs than eBay?

So many of the films I like are not available streaming that I still buy a fair amount of them. I keep hearing that "everything is available streaming" but a lot of silent, 30s, 40s, and foreign films as well as more recent independent films are only found on DVD.

Out-of-print DVD collections of TV series are insanely priced now!

And many of those shows are not on YouTube or in poor quality.

I collect them, but I have no idea why I do since I never watch them. I usually only buy movies Ive seen before, and then I donlt want to watch them again.

And I collect dinnerware for parties I'm never going to have, R8. Everyone's got something.

I'm like you OP. I prefer the physical dvd rather than streaming.

To R5 you might get better prices on Ebay but I needed to get rid of these in hurry. Nothing easier then using Decluttr on your phone to scan the bar-codes, pack them in a box ( UPS paid by Declutter) and see the money in your bank account a few days later. You don't have to accept the price they offer you by the way.

I use DVD from Netflix, you get a better choice, you just have to wait. I like the old way, I am slow to change.

Decluttr "lost" some of the CDs I sent them. And I bought something from them marked "very good" that was in very bad condition.

Me too. I don't want to have to deal with studios pulling movies and making them unavailable. Here's a story from a few years back about a guy who bought a digital copy of a Disney Christmas movie for his kids from Amazon and when his family went to watch it at Christmas, he found out Disney/Amazon had pulled it, leaving him unable to watch what he had bought:

I remember when my massive DVD collection made me feel like a sophisticated guy. Now it feels a little old-personish.

I recently cancelled the last of my streaming services, and started buying DVDs again. I mostly get them at thrift stores for $2-$3.

I have a collection of about 1200 DVD/Blu Rays, a year ago I got rid of the cases and transferred them all to some sleek black binders that fit in the bottom of the book cases in the media room, it’s nice to have the choices of rare and unavailable films and tv.

I have too many DVDs and Blu-rays... just not enough shelves.

This guy...

Love mine. Huge bookshelves devoted to Criterion Collection, others to Oscar nominated films which is always growing, a complete Woody Allen bookcase too...

I still buy cds and will as long as they are available. I'm a 20th century guy and always will be.

I no longer enjoy movies as much as I used to which is strange because I used to be passionate about them but I enjoy streaming Netflix for documentaries which I love.

R14- That's exactly why I own DVDs. I want to know that when I pay money for something, The Company isn't going to decide to "remove it" for whatever reason and whenever they feel like it.

It's a good time to be a collector of these as the prices come down and they are practically giving them away in some cases (while still producing new titles). I am finding amazing deals on ebay, even for more rare titles (that former collectors like me are parting with). Nothing like getting an out of print "Forbidden Games" on Criterion for 10 bucks.

OP. you'd probably enjoy the forums at hometheaterforum.com and blu-ray.com. And their are some niche forums, like nitrateville.com, devoted to silent films, and others devoted to horror films.

R24 I check blu-ray.com for discounts. Just ordered the Night of the Living Dead Criterion which just dropped in price.

It is strange how unsatisfying streaming services are to some collectors like me. I finally caved and got NETFLIX (mostly because I acted on a couple of its shows and wanted to see them) and it's been okay -- but I still treat it like a preview in most cases. If I see a movie I like on there, I still find myself ordering a DVD copy of it so I can "have" it forever. And it does allow me to wait for a good bargain price -- and eliminates the desire to buy a few things I didn't get into, of course.

Watched "Tangerine" dozens of times on NETFLIX, even if on in background, while the DVD remains unopened. But I am still glad I have it.

I'm just discovering "Streaming" now, funnily enough. But still, there are so many movies I want to see that aren't available to stream.

I'm watching "Brooklyn" right now. Incredibly cheap to stream and very glad I didn't buy it.

What's "Tangerine"?

I still collect movies and probably always will until I am forced to stop. Streaming I only use for TV shows or movies a I plan to watch just once, but if I like a movie a lot I feel I have to own it. Something about streaming just feels empty to me. The way I see it, why change something if it already works fine as it is?

Owning discs is a good option for me as I favor trashy and long-forgotten B-movies of yesteryear that never show up on streaming services, especially schlocky comedies & teen cult classics.

It’s also easier to get out the disc and throw it in the player than navigate the frustrating search functions of Netflix and the like. And reassuring to know that no creepy algorithm is stalking what I’m watching.

R28k first movie shot on Iphones, directed by Sean Baker who went on to "The Florida Project" this year. Surprisingly effective movie, "Tangerine". One I might never have really found (or risked seeing) were it not for NETFLIX so it is good for that.

Many of you seem to believe in a binary - streaming or collecting "physical media."

I ditched music and DVDs 15 years ago. My collection is all digitised and also 100% duplicated and stored offsite. If my house burns down, I still have my music collection, movie collection and photos, too.

Yeah but you don't have the artwork and exquisite packaging especially of anniversary and Criterion editions. That is no small thing to me.

I agree with r23. It's a great time to be a collector. Blu-rays never really took off so I find many, many deals in thrift shops, dollar stores and even major music/film retailers (which are far and few between) because they don't appear to sell. In Canada, I bought both the recent Cinderella and Finding Dory from Best Buy for $5 (some clearance sale). Our dollar store chain Dollarama has had some cool Blu-ray finds like My Bloody Valentine (1981 and out of print) and Inside Llewyn Davis. Also, many people are getting rid of their collections so it's worth checking out thrift shops.

The niche blu-rays from labels like Arrow, Shout/Scream Factory and Criterion are still expensive but worth buying.

I really want to get the new Blu-ray of Suspiria but it's very, very expensive.

Best Buy is ditching DVDs and Blu-rays so there might be some good deals coming soon.

[quote] I really want to get the new Blu-ray of Suspiria but it's very, very expensive.

The 2-disc version that's to be released in March is available for preorder on Amazon.

Wow, I hadn't heard that, r35. I know they are going to stop selling CDs this summer.

As long as they're selling 4K UHD TVs Best Buy wont be discontinuing DVDs and Blu-rays. The only way to fully utilize the capabilities of their TVs is by watching a film pressed on disc. And now just about every new release is also pressed on 4K. You won't get the same quality picture and sound from streaming services.

I think Best Buy will continue to sell DVDs and Blu-rays as r38 mentioned. Here in Canada, BB has not been selling CDs for years.

Thanks, r36 for that update about Suspiria.

I do. They're nice to look at on the bookshelf. I enjoy commentaries, deleted scenes etc that you can't get with streaming and like many have said, I don't want to have to worry about it being taken away from Netflix. Plus I like several older movies and series that Netflix etc.. doesn't have. Until there's a day when there's a system that has every movie and tv show ever made that will never go away and all the extra materials they had when released, then I will continue to buy physical media. CDs on the other hand...

I have over 200 movies on DVD, plus a few complete television series. Around 500 books, only 50 or so CDs, a few hundred LPs and 45s. I love walking over to the shelf and browsing for something.

I agree, DVDs and CDs are dirt cheap now, even titles and cuts that were once fairly expensive.

Sadly I've been poor for the past 2-3 years and have probably only bought about a dozen or so DVD/Blu's over that time. I do have a very nice collection that I will one day resume collecting for. Hopefully.

I am definitely getting the Night of the Living Dead Criterion, though.

As for CDs, I haven't bought a new one of those in at least 5 years.

My music collection is digitized (not streaming). I only kept physical CDs/LPs of Stevie Nicks and Kate Bush. The rest are gone.

But DVDs remain in my physical collection. They just can't be duplicated in streaming form.

The Halloween DVD-set from a few years ago is just incredible with all kinds of alternate full cuts of different movies in the series, plus deleted scenes and more extras that can't be found on streaming sites.

Another example is 2005's 'Monster-In-Law' - the deleted scenes enhance the movie tremendously! In the regular cut of the film, you have no idea why that dress JLo wears to the party is so significant, but the extra scene on the DVD adds so much.

Also, 2004's 'The Forgotten' is much better in its alternate cut - which is on the DVD.

While we're at it: the original 'Friends' (I know ugh!) DVD collection sequenced in extras scenes and jokes not in the aired episodes - and later DVD collections did not include those extras! What a cool thing to have!

The many Criterion Collection DVD’s I own are some of my most cherished possessions, they are priceless.

I love having a dvd collection. I think it's insane to pay monthly for streaming when over 90 % of what is offered holds no interest for me. I concentrate on collecting gay and foreign films and favorites from yesteryear up to now. I buy things that I know I will want to see more than once. I also have a porn collection. It's fun to watch some of the really good films from the seventies and eighties when I was first coming of age as a gay man.

The couple of Criterions I've gotten have been disappointing. I've seen much better prints at Film Forum.

I have the Halloween box set too R43. Best thing in my collection.

I'm glad I picked up the blu-ray box sets for Halloween, Friday the 13th and Phantasm. All now out of print going for insane amounts.

You should save them because after you watch it for the 199th time, Ethel LIKES her hostess pants.

R24 OP, you will only enjoy those forums if you are a straight white male. Blu-ray.com, in particular, is EXTREMELY racist and homophobic (which isn't much different from this forum). One simply has to look at their Oscar thread from last year to get a good picture of the members over there.

As far as Blu-ray/DVD collections, they are a waste of money. I had over 1000 Blu-rays easily, and ended up selling half of them on eBay. I rarely re-watch movies and many of my favorite movies are available on streaming services that I already pay for. The rest of my collection, between 400-500 titles, currently sits in boxes in my closet. I might try that Declutter site, though. So, thanks for that R3.

In any case, the format will become obsolete at some point. Or, the players will be impossible to find/repair. But, if you want to spend your money on little blue discs...more power to you!

I love my collection. I have over 4000 DVDs/Blurays. Will I ever watch most of them again, probably not. But I love having them. I have 5 book cases where I display the movies I really love. The rest are in these great binders I get on Amazon. You can display the art work and everything. Sometimes I just flip through them like I'm looking through a photo album. I love the fact that I can watch them whenever I want. They other day I read a book on the making of "The Lost Boys". Once I was done I really wanted to rewatch the movie so I just took it off the shelf. I also love to get my collection autographed. I have about 500 of them.

For the collectors - do you organize alphabetically? by genre? by director? haphazardly?

I used to, not anymore. I stopped after moving house some years ago, for purely pragmatic reasons. I do make exceptions when I love a film very, very much.

I do it by decade. Each decade has it own binders. On my shelves, I have a sections for favorites from each decade. I also have 2 cases full of 70s/80s horror, my favorite. I also have sections for Alfred Hitchcock, Disney/Pixar, and blockbusters like Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter.

For R6 : Many movies from those eras are available on YouTube in their entirety. If you live outside of the US, I'm not sure you would have access, though.

[quote] One simply has to look at their Oscar thread from last year to get a good picture of the members over there.

do you have a link? I cannot find it.

R39 As many times I've seen Suspiria, I have never seen it look this good. It's almost like watching a completely different film.

R57 That's exactly why I prefer to watch the movies on blu-ray. It's amazing how much detail you can actually see when these films are upgraded. When I watched the blu of Wizard of Oz for the first time after only seeing it on network TV and VHS, it was like being on drugs.

"As many times I've seen..." in R5 sums up the difference between most of us and, say, R50. If it's a favorite -- and there are many -- I have watched it over and over and often put those on in background when I have other things to do and don't want to pay rapt attention. We are collectors and film buffs (and often in the industry) for a reason. No shame about that.

R51, are these the binders you have? I do need something. Oscar films are all on huge shelves (since that's mostly all I buy these days), TV on the back rows of those shelves, Woody has his own, Criterion has its own -- but there are still tons of discs that don't fit any of those categories and I need a cool way to store them. I took most of them out of their plastic cases to make it easier to make a big move from a house and what a mess... they're in boxes and alphabetized because I got sick of not being able to find anything but they slide around and get scratched, awful.

Nothing is obsolete as long as the original technology that supports it is still available, R50. I still have working VHS players, even have an old 78 rpm player upstairs I inherited, which works fine. There are tons of things not available on streaming, an example of which is one of my favorite bizarre Japanese crime spoofs "Black Lizard", the villainess is played by a man, and Yukio Mishima appears in it at the end. Curiously as I was rewatching it I only just noticed during the opening credits that his name appears just as the Beardsley drawing of John the Baptist's head is shown. Was that deliberate or just a curious coincidence. The only place the movie is available is Youtube.

R60 That's it. I love them.

R60 Just be advised, the only ones that don't fit are the old cardboard case DVD's. I cut the front part off and display that.

Thanks. Hard to believe they hold over 200 DVDs. Will go grab one.

As for streaming... sounds great for those who will watch whatever is on. But I want to watch, say, Kathleen in "Crimes of Passion". I go through all dozen streaming sites to see if it is there? (Unlikely anyway). Or go to my shelf, grab the disc and put it on? Disc technology with its scratches and skips and sticking pissed me off along the way but no way I would give it up now (but I also, as Rita Rudner once said, want it in writing that they won't invent anything else. So no 4k or any of that. How many times can I buy "... Virginia Woolf?"

(Those clambox DVDs that Warner Brother used for years were always a pain, even on a shelf.)

(Ditto their oversized ugly plastic VHS cases in those days. Why could Warner Brothers ever just go along with the program? I knew a girl who worked on the cover designs there and she said it took forever to get the cheapskates to let them use animated menus on the discs. Not sure if it ever happened actually).

R60’s binders will be a great way to hide my porn!

R56 See link below.

R61 Tell me, where can I find 'Call Me By Your Name' on VHS, LaserDisc, or HD DVD? Or, better yet, when was the last time you watched 'Moonlight' on Betamax? Don't be ridiculous! 4K/Blu-ray has superseded all the formats before it. And, soon enough, it too will become obsolete.

But, again, like I said. If you choose to collect movies on 4K/Blu-ray/DVD, then more power to you. But, I personally find it to be a waste of time and money.

[quote] The other day I read a book on the making of "The Lost Boys". Once I was done I really wanted to rewatch the movie so I just took it off the shelf.

R51 dude, I am obsessed with THE LOST BOYS, it might be my favourite movie...and I’ve never heard of a ‘making of’ book. I think I will need to get my hands on it. Is it available to buy a copy at a reasonable price, from a vendor that isn’t Amazon?

I still have my Laer Discs. They were bit of a strange format. Beautiful looking vinyl-size discs and album-style packaging but flipping the disc hallway through was irritating. But, at the time when they became somewhat popular (1991), they looked great. Many music compilations and concerts never made the transition from LD to DVD. Case in point: Madonna's Blond Ambition concert which never made it to DVD.

r57 I saw Suspiria during its run in cinemas before the Blu-ray release and you're completely right - it looks stunning. The only thing was at my screening, the soundtrack was loud but it added to the experience.

r46 I find Criterion slightly overrated. However they do have some great DVDs and Blu-rays. The Hoop Dreams one was excellent. But in recent years, they have been challenged by other labels like Shout/Scream Factory and Arrow. Twilight Time is another excellent label but their films are extremely limited in pressings.

R69 I don't believe it's available on Amazon. It was released in England. The link is below. It cost me about $50 to buy and ship. If you love the movie it's worth it. They have interviews with everyone.

My dad still has a ton of laser discs. And i'm glad he still has the original Star Wars trilogy (without the unnecessary special effects).

Yeah, the flipping over like an album mid-movie turned me off to Laser discs, one of the few fads I skipped. The packaging on those discs was often amazing though, especially the one for "The Doors".

Although I believe physical media is a dead format, I will occasionally buy a BRD, used, at a reasonable price.

If you go to those sites mentioned above where collectors talk about their purchases, some of those people are nuts.

I'm sorry, but those people are the gullible people whom the studios prey upon to repurchase titles over and over again just because it's an "Anniversary Edition", or something like that. They refer to "double-dipping" (buying a title twice or more times due to it being a "special edition", or something). They talk about "having to have" a particular title, AGAIN, trying to justify it somehow. Ridiculous. I have to wonder how empty their lives are or how much money they have to piss away on shit like his.

[quote] Twilight Time is another excellent label but their films are extremely limited in pressings.

They have good deals from time to time where they sell their titles for under $10.

You type bitter, R74. Did your boyfriend dump you for his DVD collection?

I love this thread! My partner and I just got into an argument about what he considers a very wasteful habit!

Dump him.

Yes, I do collect them, but I tend to buy DVDs rather than Blu-ray, although I do have a Blu-ray player. If I really want something and the DVD is not available or can only be had in pan-and-scan, I will buy the widescreen Blu-Ray.

I don't update from DVD to Blu-Ray, but I have updated my VHS copies to DVD.

I've always loved older movies from the 1930s - 1950s. Film Noir. And those glossy dramas from the 1950s in CinemaScope.

Like most collectors, I focus on films I have already seen. There are a couple exceptions for an actor I like, but I love being to just take it off the shelf and put it on.

I have one whole shelf of British TV mysteries (many of which are mentioned on the thread here on DL) and some of those sets are now either unavailable or very, very expensive.

I also have boxes of DVDs I copied from my old VHS tapes, including some never been released copies of things from Masterpiece Theatre. For example, the 1982 version of "On Approval" starring Penelope Keith and Jeremy Brett. I also have "Mother Love" starring the diabolical Diana Rigg which to my knowledge has never been released in the US.

I used to try to have things organized by type, but then I went back to alphabetized. All on bookshelves, 2 rows per shelf, and also a front and back row. Not ideal, but I'm not going to buy new furniture.

Right now, the ones I most recently purchased, still unopened, are in the front, with a lower shelf of those I've just watched and need to refile.

I received a package yesterday of some newly ordered ones: The Beatrice Lillie version of "On Approval" (Thanks Dataloungers for mentioning this on the "One Great Film Performance" thread). Also William Wellman's "Westward the Women".

To have things materially is not a waste. I do not consider a book on a Kindle to be a book, it is a picture of a book, and if the media fails, you don't even have that.

I agreed with you on the value of Kindle, r80, when they stopped making books whose font size I could embiggen.

Yes, and I am concentrating on getting all of the older films I will want. I am not a fan of most current films; so it helps me to focus my collection on a specific era.

God, the last thing I want is yet another lighted device to stare into at close range. My eyes, my eyes... We are all guinea pigs for this shit anyway.

Give me a nice hardcover book to hold in my hands and pages to flip. I don't even like softcover or paperback anymore (though I am not so particular to need a First Edition or whatever).

I wonder what it would have cost to assemble the collection in the OP. I've spent lots on CDs and LPs, but I use those, or used to use them, over and over again. I have seen very few movies a second time. I've never felt the need to buy movies.

I've kept most of my thousands of DVDs and CDs...but I'm still fuming about how they edit scenes out for DVDs for some weird reason I've never figured out.

I don't know anyone who still buys DVD's in The UK?

I'd just think that anyone who had a big collection was a Poundland addict!

R85 give examples

no i don't . but i buy CDs.

Does the LP wear out? LP is the record right? it's so expensive.

LPs last if you treat them right. I've never been as anal as a lot of audiophile "vinyl" collectors, but I don't like scratches or surface noise. Nowadays, LPs can look perfect and have a ton of surface noise. I gave up the hobby as a result. Plus, I spend so much time at my computer, that's where I listen to most music. I have ripped all my CDs to my computer (and an external hard drive). I don't even own "real" speakers anymore.

yes, i have also ripped my cds to itunes. i listen to them on ipod. I don't like downloading music. i prefer to have the CDs.

Same here, r91. I sold some of my CDs, but kept most. I store them in these dedicated white cardboard cases. Maybe someday I'll play them again as CDs. And if somehow, I ever had to rip them again, well, I hope I never have to do that. I'm thinking about the apple cloud, as maybe I'll buy that new Apple speaker. Cloud storage is $25/year. I think that will play on the speaker.

i will never get rid of my CDs, i spent most of my pocket money on CDs while growing up. I have some records that were left to be by friends who passed.

I have a few DVDs but they are music related ones, concerts, performances and documentaries about groups I like.

R87, just off the top of my head, they cut several scenes from the DVD version of Dolores Claiborne. Such as when she's describing the hell of working for Vera, scene of her hanging wet laundry on the line by the lake in 40 degree weather. Why cut?

They seem to have cut some of the nudity from some of the films of the 70s like the Harrad Experiment(which I assume included a lot) and some of the Charlton Heston movies who praise be to God liked to be naked on screen or just wearing a posing pouch.

R95 All the nudity seems intact on the DVD I have.

I'd love to get a copy of the expanded copy of Stephen King's "Needful Things".

I saw it once on TV and the added scenes added a lot to the story.

OP, I do buy the physical version if I love the movie. I make sure to check it out first on amazon video, netflix, youtube, etc.

R31 the steelbook edition of Suspiria very pricey, but next month they're releasing it in a regular Blu-ray packaging that's much cheaper.

That should have said R34, but autocorrect changed it.^

What exactly is steelbook?

OK, for those of you (like myself) who still have Blu-ray/DVD collections, how do you store them?

On shelves,? In boxes? In cabinets?

It's when DVDs or Blu-rays are released in a metal cases instead of the usual plastic ones. They tend to be pricier.

I have the same issue, R102, lol.

My Blu-ray and DVD collection outgrew the very few shelves that I have.

A steel case for more $$$? Outrageous!

Many film collectors are picky about casing and packaging (I am, too). Steelbooks are gorgeous but like r103 said, they're pricey.

Over the years, DVD packaging became really cheap, with cheap, thin plastic which gets dented easily. Blu-ray packaging is also a bit cheap. I like it when a Blu-ray comes with a slipcover. It looks better. Some people are OCD and will only seek out DVDs/Blu-rays with slipcovers.

I am only up to R8 and I already love this thread. I have THOUSANDS of films (porn included) and I love having them................however now that I am unemployed I selling some - especially Disney titles because they bring in $50 to $200 per dvd. I don't care though, my Silly Symphony and Disney at War collections I love so I won't be selling them.

[quote]They seem to have cut some of the nudity from some of the films of the 70s like the Harrad Experiment(which I assume included a lot) and some of the Charlton Heston movies who praise be to God liked to be naked on screen or just wearing a posing pouch.

There is no legitimate "The Harrad Experiment" DVD, it went into public domain so the DVD is really just a TV version. There are a lot of Cinerama Releasing films still not on DVD.

A Steelcase or Steelbook is like the hold Clam shell cases Disney used to release their VHS tapes in except that are really made of metal. Best Buy sells a lot of exclusives.

I tend to steer clear of steelbook editions of dvd/bluray releases, but I couldn't resist buying the Italian horror film called Demons, because it came with a "Collectible Reproduction of the Original Metropol Theatre Ticket seen in the Film."

Years ago I bought wooden shelves at Gothic Cabinets, I think it was called. I had them stained olive green and they hold so much!

I have so many now, I have them in large Rite-Aide bags lol in front of the shelves. I rarely "double-dip" anymore unless there are significant extras or improvements in picture quality. When I do I send them to EBAY.

I also stopped buying every new movie I missed in the theaters that I wanted to see. So no Girl ON A Train bluray......and when I saw the film on HBO, I was like Thank God I did not waste my money.

Anyone going to share pics of their collections?

I don't get this whole "steel case" thing.

Why are you acquiescing to the studios marketing ploys? Of what benefit is the steel case? Isn't it just the same BRD but in a different box?

What kind of satisfaction does one derive from purchasing a title in a steel case? And to whom is it going to be "collectible" in the future?

Just keep streaming, r114. Move along...

Steelbooks really aren't that expensive once they've been out for awhile. Best Buy and Target have a lot for only $10.

steelbooks are waterproof, so i suppose it's sorta useful lol...

The steelbooks usually feature exclusive art which is attractive to collectors. Sometimes they have exclusive extra features not available on other editions. I think the initial appeal/selling point was they were more durable than regular plastic cases with paper sleeves. But they are easy to dent and the artwork can scratch off. I'm not a steelbook collector but I do have a few. Like r116 said, sometimes they're as cheap or even cheaper than the regular edition of a movie.

I always buy Blu-rays on Black Friday but I don't even know why I do it. I have stacks of them unopened just sitting there. I never even feel like opening one since it's just so much easier to stream something. I guest I should stop buying them and sell them on eBay.

What I don’t like about streaming is that you pay. And pay, and pay and pay, and pay.

You have nothing to show for your purchases. When the company goes out of business, you’d have to pay relentlessly somewhere else for the same things you should’ve been able to own years ago.

And I really don’t understand why people buy the latest greatest TVs, then play shitty quality DVDs on them. It makes the tv purchase ludicrous.

[quote] And I really don’t understand why people buy the latest greatest TVs, then play shitty quality DVDs on them. It makes the tv purchase ludicrous.

Depending on your player a lot of the DVDs are upscaled and look much better than what is offered on streaming services.

Those steel cases Disney put out were very classy but they dinged as someone said very easily.

So if you were buying them to sell at outrageous prices(not me, I'm a collector) you had to be pretty careful. But even a collector who watches the stuff doesn't want dings.

[quote]What I don’t like about streaming is that you pay. And pay, and pay and pay, and pay. You have nothing to show for your purchases.

Not necessarily. There are programs that will allow you to stream them directly to a computer hard drive, in which case you can hang onto them as long as you want.

I buy Blu-Ray discs of the ones I really want. I then rip high-quality versions of the movies and place them on my media server for those times when I want to watch them remotely or I'm too lazy to go find the disc.

[quote]Depending on your player a lot of the DVDs are upscaled and look much better than what is offered on streaming services.

This. I was contrasting an HD version of a movie that I streamed from Amazon vs. my own rip and it was no contest. All too often, I find that Amazon does a sloppy job of ripping their streaming content. Note that this wasn't the case of the streaming process itself getting in the way since I have ample bandwidth and this was during an off-peak time.

People are always saying physical media is dead, but they've also been predicting the end of vinyl for decades yet records are very popular again and have been for a few years. You can buy classic albums on vinyl in most supermarkets, these days (in the UK), alongside DVDs and blu-rays.

In my experience, the vast majority of those who really argue against owning physical media (and claim it's an "old" thing to do) are actually old people who have themselves ditched physical media and become crushing bores whenever the subject is broached. Most people who are interested in film and music, young and old, buy physical media and stream/download.

I have a collection of more than 4.1 million items, including DVDs, CDs, books, magazines, and more. My place is not large, so for convenience's sake I keep my collection stored in various branches of my local public library system, one of the largest in the country. I don't need to worry about ordering new titles; the Acquisitions department does all the ordering and payment for me. What they can't get, the Interlibrary Loan department will borrow for me.

The pubic library system also pays for my streaming privileges on Kanopy and Access Video, along with other premium streaming and database services. It's great.

You sound like a blast, r126.

Yes, I still buy DVDs and Blu-Rays. But almost always of something I've already seen and want to have a copy of.

All others I reserve through my public library. We have a large system of connected libraries for loans and they can also request loans from other libraries through the WorldCat database.

I get catalogs at home for new Acorn and PBS releases and if I find something of interest, I put a hold on it through the library. (Frequently, but not always, the library has pre-ordered the item.)

When the hold comes it, I get an email to come pick it up. And, all I need is my library card.

It's not as if there is anything that must be seen immediately.

Not as much as I used to. I still buy some of my favourite movies on Blu Ray, usually Criterion Editions. Also, some of the old favorite shows since they are either not available to stream here in Canada or not widely shown in reruns. The thing with streaming is that digital licences get revoked, what was on Netflix or iTunes last year may not always be there later (I had that experience with Amazon Prime), you are basically at the mercy of the streaming company not to restrict your access to it. The entire model of leasing everything in your life and having it on some cloud storage has its good sides (portability, decluttering) but can also turn out to be an inconvenience in some other ways.

I miss the fact that I can no longer afford to buy DVD, I would love to buy Bodyheat.

Leave R126 alone, he is still getting over the flu from touching all of the physical media used by the cheap and common.

"Depending on your player a lot of the DVDs are upscaled and look much better than what is offered on streaming services."

It really depends on the DVD. After years of bluray I watched my old DVD of Capote after the death of Phillip Seymour Hoffman and I was shocked at the poor quality. It was almost VHS-like.

I'm an eldergay and though I enjoy Netflix and you tube I love my cds, dvds and lps. Also love books and I cannot even begin to imagine using kindle.

What I did not collect was vhs because even when they first came out they seemed obsolete to me.

In terms of sound though the best are the reel to reel tapes that were sold until the 60s.

Just don't have the money or the space to provide for that. But what I heard at an audiophile's house was astounding.

[quote]I'm an eldergay and though I enjoy Netflix and you tube I love my cds, dvds and lps. Also love books and I cannot even begin to imagine using kindle.

That's what I thought. Then I got used to being able to embiggen the font and now, for all-text books, I don't want to read the book version ever.

I've recorded hundreds of movies off TCM and keep them in binders. One shelf - 600 movies.

I also enjoy the "extra" content on discs that you rarely get online. Commentary tracks, behind-the-scenes footage or set walk-throughs, deleted scenes and bloopers.

Kindle is fine for novels or straightforward text, but if you read history or technical books the notes and other references need to be quickly accessible and you just cannot flip quickly around a digital copy if you are doing research.

A friend of mine many years ago used to tape TCM and AMC movies for me, I have about 600 stored on about 150 VHS tapes, most of which are not on dvd or streaming.

The DVDs that look really bad tend to be the really old ones that aren't anamorphic (mostly from the 90s or very early 2000s). But DVDs upscaled to HD can look surprisingly great. Still probably not as great as a Blu Ray (though there are some shitty Blu Rays out there) but at some point you wonder how hi-def you really need to go.

Most of the TVs now are all have 4K capabilities. Mine is 4K, but I don't know if I'll buy a 4K player or 4K discs. I'm happy enough with the way the blu-rays look.

yeah, I will never buy a kindle. I love books.

Some of Best Buy steelbooks have crappy new artwork but some companies produce beautiful ones. Some steelbooks are gorgeous such as "The Creature From The Black Lagoon".

As I wrote before, I love movies and love collecting them. It brings me joy. The other day my new "Silence of the Lambs" Criterion Collection bluray arrived. So happy. It made me realize how movies have changed over the years. I still love them but I can't think of a single one over the last 10 years that would make me happy to get almost 30 years later. Time will tell.

R140, come and get my books. Except for reference and picture books, I'm never going to read any of them again. They exist as decor only now.

I buy all my "must have" movies on DVD. I rent the rest from RedBox one time or stream on Netflix, though their movie selection is not the best. I don't like to rely on streaming. Just last night I was trying to stream something and the internet kept going in and out.

I should be receiving my Criterion blu-ray of Night of the Living Dead today. Looking forward to watching.

Just picked up the Criterion Collection 2 disc Beastie Boys video anthology today. There's a used bookstore close by that has a huge, wide selection of used media. Only $4.99 and the discs were in perfect condition.

For the poster above who asked where we keep the movies, I lucked out and found a handmade 1950s pine bookshelf. It was obviously meant for paperbacks, because the shelves are only 8 inches tall. Conveniently, a DVD case is only 7.5 inches. The whole thing is 6'x4', so all DVDs fit on there no problem.

There are a few sites that aggregate free and low-princed e-books, like BookBub.com, that make a Kindle worthwhile. BookBub lets you choose genres for its e-newsletter, including gay & lesbian titles. Plus you can "borrow" e-books from your local library.

I used to buy tons of movies but then I realized I only ever want to watch a movie once. There are no movies I watch over and over. The only times you need to buy a movie is if you have kids and they need to watch Frozen 10 times a day.

Many of you purists will already know this but -- 24 hour flash sale at Criterion. 50% off everything. Kick ass and don't have to wait months for Barnes and Nobel's sale. I ordered "Election", "Breakfast Club", "Young Mr. Lincoln" and "Silence of the Lambs", all $14.95 or so each and free shipping. 20 hours left as of this posting.

$14.95 is not a deal.

R150, for Criterion films it is.

Criterion is having a 50% off flash sale until noon (ET) Wednesday at their website.

Everyone in this thread should look at this one—

Any guys here with big movie collection who want to invite a young gayling like me to their house and ply them with movies, movies, movies :P

Mine came in yesterday R144, and you won't be disappointed.

Meant R145 ^

As r75 said, Twilight is having a sale right now. Got Summer Lovers for $10. Guilty pleasure but I'm sure it will look great in hi-def.

R157 I'm glad I wasn't the only one who broke down and purchased that. I also ordered The Believers and Audrey Rose, both of which were on sale for $6.95.

Speaking of Paul Zindel's estate suing del Toro and "Shape of Water"... I have wanted to see this one since I was a boy (loved the play). Will wait until it's on sale though. Thanks for sending me to that site.

I stopped buying DVDs 8 years ago, but this year has been spectacular with gay cinema so I am buying at least three DVDs these year: Call Me Buy You Name, God's Own Country, and 120 Beats Per Minute.

Daddy says come on over, r154.

I ordered some Scream Factory titles and some of them arrived without slipcovers.

r158 haha don't be ashamed! I almost bought it at full price! I had no idea Twilight has such good sales. I'm Canadian so the shipping is a bit expensive but still worth it. And I have to say TT does a nice job packaging their stuff. I'm picky about stuff like that.

r162 which films? I admit I am OCD about slipcovers. I will always go for the slipcover if there is one. I think with Scream Factory, initial pressings have slipcovers but I may be wrong. I want to get Cat People (1982) but I don't think the slipcover version is available anymore.

With Scream Factory some slip covers are easier to get than others. Not sure about Cat People. I like having the slips but some people get crazy about them, paying more for just the slipcover than the actual movie. I’m OCD but not that OCD

Why do I equate people who still buy physical media as people who also still have a delivered subscription to their town's local newspaper??

R165, I would absolutely still get a physical paper delivered if I had time to read it. I’ll resubscribe when I retire if that’s still an option.

The difference between a digital chair and an actual chair is quite substantial.

R161 I'm game!! Where do I have to go?

R163 Dolls, They Live, Shocker, People Under the Stairs, Texas Chainsaw 2 to name a few.

r169 I'm pretty sure I remember seeing They Live with a slipcase. I believe there's a limited edition steelbook as well.

Summer Lovers is now sold out so I'm glad I picked one up. My DVD is full screen so it'll be nice to see all that beautiful cinematography of the Greek Isles in HD widescreen. Daryl Hannah, too.

I bought LETTER FROM AN UNKNOWN WOMAN on DVD yesterday for £1.50 ($2.10). So happy. I collect DVDs and blu-rays in the 'Masters of Cinema' collection, which are mostly great. They're releasing King Hu's LEGEND OF THE MOUNTAIN in about three weeks time, which I'm excited about. They already released DRAGON INN and A TOUCH OF ZEN, both of which are great.

r171 wow, didn't know about Summer Lovers selling out. I just bought it, too. Sadly, I missed out on buying Mississippi Burning on the last Twilight Time sale and now it's out of print. One of my favourite films of the late '80s.

I enjoy watching blu-rays on my big screen TV. So many look so good it's like watching them for the first time.

Has anyone bought the Criterion Silence of the Lambs? Worth getting?

I plan to buy Call Me By Your Name on blu-ray when it comes out. Such a beautiful film and I cannot get enough of Tim and Armie.

We don't have cable at our country house - too expensive - so we've slowly created a collection of movies on DVD. Friends tend to give us their collections and we weed out the ones we don't want. There's something fun about having a collection of movies to watch again and again.

I have over 2,000 DVD/BR. I have all of them in CaseLogic media books. It's awesome!

r176 It's supposed to come out on the 13th but it seems CMBYN is already out on Blu-ray in some stores.

..............

I'm shocked at how many films I'm interested in are only available to rent or buy on digital. A lot of releases that would have gone straight to DVD now get HD transfers and a lot of older films that were only on DVD have been available in HD for a long time digitally. Sure, sometimes I miss the special features but Itunes and Movies Anywhere have been including a lot of extras lately. I also like the convenience of being able to watch a film as soon as it becomes available. As a fan of movies, I welcome the digital revolution. With that said, I still have trouble letting go of my blu ray and dvd collection.

I also feel that digital is a better long term option as BDs of older films regularly go out of print or become hard to find. I guess tracking down these titles is part of the fun for collectors but I care mostly about the movies.

[quote] This. I was contrasting an HD version of a movie that I streamed from Amazon vs. my own rip and it was no contest. All too often, I find that Amazon does a sloppy job of ripping their streaming content. Note that this wasn't the case of the streaming process itself getting in the way since I have ample bandwidth and this was during an off-peak time.

First, I want to say how much I've enjoyed this thread. It's great to know there are still so many fervent collectors and those who enjoy the extras.

Second, I can attest to the poster above who has noticed Amazon streaming issues. I am a film director (no one famous) and when my sub-distributor had to deliver the digital versions of one of my films to the various streaming services, Amazon totally fucked up the sound. You have to deliver with all the different mixes (5.1, 2.0 and LC RC) and they somehow put in LC RC and only had LC enabled so the film was only able to be heard out of one speaker and half the audio was gone. Certain sound effects wouldn't play, music was in mono. On one song (the singer couldn't even be heard and the song sounded like it was an instrumental). Dialogue was inaudible in some places. We contacted Amazon several times to tell them and ask them to fix it, but they never bothered and finally I just asked my sub distributors to pull it. It pissed me off because it was a lost revenue stream, but I'd rather lose money than have anyone see my work like that. I've subsequently heard that a lot of other filmmakers have had issues with them.

I stream a shit ton, and I love it, but you can never be sure you're going to get to see the film the way it was meant. HBOGo, CinemaxGo and Starz all stream their movies in the same aspect ratio, 1.85 16x9 so that it fills the whole screen. If you want to see a film that was shot 2.35 or wider, forget it. Only Showtime Anytime is preserving the OAR of the big four pay channels. And Netflix is moving further and further away from other people's work. I anticipate that within five years it will announce it's going to become a full fledged original network with only its own product being shown on the service. I've also had wifi issues now and then that will cause my streaming to come in at a less than optimum bit rate. It doesn't happen often, but it happens.

There's definitely a strong case for physical media for people who love movies. (I also love the extras and always insist on doing them for any film of mine that is released on disc.)

R183 I never trust any of the streaming services plus I like to collect the discs with all the artwork and such. The majority of the films I buy are horror and B-movies, but I also like collecting some of the newer films as well. I always wait for sale though.

I collect special edition BluRays of movies I really like.

I'm going to pick up Shape of Water and Call Me By Your Name today.

R173 There is a region free version available on ebay

I'm on Best Buys site and they have The Silence Of The Lambs. Blu-ray is $7.99. The Criterion Blu-ray is $27.99. Is there a reason someone would buy The Criterion edition over the regular Blu-ray?

Not at full price or even that small of a discount. Wait for 50% off sale at Barnes and Nobel and then you get it for $15 or so. Worth it for three discs or whatever it is and new extras if you are a diehard SOTL fan ( like I am).

B&N sale happens twice a year. Also have flash sales at Criterion though I can;t order from there anymore since they insist on using goddam UPS which is worthless in my area (and I am in the middle of a major city).

The next Barnes and Noble 50% Criterion sale is scheduled for July 1.

I am not sure if Criterion will have another flash sale until after July; they just had one about 2 weeks ago.

I love special features so that's why I still buy movies on Blu-ray.

The B&N sale sounds far away but it also gives some time for more New Releases including "The Awful Truth" which I want a lot (Cary Grant and Irene Dunne at their best). It also makes me wait and anticipate a bit which makes the savings even better later. I never ever pay full price for a Criterion disc and I have a ton of 'em.

[quote] The next Barnes and Noble 50% Criterion sale is scheduled for July 1.

Yes. Unless Criterion has a flash sale on their website, B&N sales are the best deal for Criterion films. I'm keeping a list of new releases I want in anticipation for the next sale. I did, however, purchase Night of the Living Dead off Amazon as the price was very low. It may still be on sale.

[quote] I'm going to pick up Shape of Water and Call Me By Your Name today.

I went to Best Buy to pick up CMBYN, but none of them had slipcovers. I ended up finding it a Target with a slipcover.

That's funny, kindred spirit at R194, I would SO do the same thing. In fact, you just kept me from driving over to Best Buy (a pretty pointless place these days save for phone issues). How much was it at Target? $15? I need to grab "I, Tonya" too. AND "The Disaster Artist" assuming it is out.

R195 Target had it at the same price ($19.95) though there weren't many copies.

BREAKING: John Waters' "Female Trouble" is coming to Criterion in June.

i'm also like r194 that I would only buy Call Me By Your Name with the slip cover. It's OCD but damn, it looks so much better.

I do hope, though, that Criterion or another label will reissue CMBYN in a special edition. There's not many special features, and you know they're holding onto those deleted scenes for a possible future sequel.

"There's definitely a strong case for physical media for people who love movies"

Yes, but my store bought DVDs of Sorry Wrong Number and All About Eve have a shittier quality picture than what I recorded to DVD-R off TCM.

I only collect the blu-ray classics, everything else is digital download on iTunes.

I really want the deluxe edition of Dario Argento's Suspiria but 80.00 dollars for a single Blu-ray is a bit steep for me.

....

I like donating those to the animal shelter thrift shop.

Great time to be a collector of this stuff. You can find almost everything for a song.

A few days ago I found a box full of old, and many rare, Criterion Collection DVD’s on the street! Was like Christmas in June.

Oh, that really is cool. Criterion, no less!

(Indulge us with some titles, please).

I was shocked R206, it most likely was a “move dump” as other items were strewn about as well, including a great IKEA lamp, ok, for a few titles R207, there was the first release of Silence of the Lambs, Rushmore, All The Jazz, Being There, The Seven Samurai, Tootsie, The Third Man, original Breathless, Women In Love, there was also The Godfather films. A nice suprise!

meh!

Criterion is over rated for the prices, definitely wait until B&N. And when they get the rights they usually don't get the original advertising and most of their custom covers are horrible.

The prices are too high, which is why finding some for free was nice. The Toosie is a solid release.

TOOTSIE! ^

July is first 50% off sale at B&N. So coming soon... I have a long list.

I live in a city with a big film library. They program at least 2 films a day, on celluloid, classics of world cinema. There is a retro house as well. Can buy books of tickets at a reasonable cost. Or mostly or yearly passes. Also can meet people and discuss. How many times do I need to see the same classics?

One of my favorite horror films is finally coming to Blu-ray.

No, I learned my lesson with VHS tapes, they became useless after a few years because of planned obsolescence.

No more paying for a library of something that will become unplayable or obsolete!

Yes. Dvds. Some blu ray. Streaming sucks if the wifi goes out. It has to buffer. Worst part is you can't slow mo and pause during nude sex scenes. Technology is making everything worse. Apple TV to replace the cable box sounds terrible. My apple tv acts up all the time.

R217 I don't know why none of the streaming giants can create a user interface as good as a dvd remote. They've only had over 10 years to get it right.

[quote] July is first 50% off sale at B&N. So coming soon... I have a long list.

if you buy the B&N membership it's an extra 10% off on top of the 50%. I was going to pass on it, but I bought enough Criterion releases in Nov to pay itself off, and I'll be using it again in July. It's only $25 for the year.

Yeah, it's tempting but I fear B&N are on their last legs. I'll buy the membership (again since I had it long ago when bookstores were having better days) and then they'll go bankrupt the next day, I fear. But might be worth it for the Criterion sale alone. I have a long list I am waiting to buy. Like waiting for Christmas.

Yes.

Anything I want to re-watch, I prefer to have a Blu Ray disc of.

Thanks, r215. I saw the print in theatres and it looks good.

How about 8-tracks?

I bet lots of you have 8-tracks

Me too r220. One more month to go..

And no 8-tracks r223 (even for you r223, that is a bizarre but once again dull post.)

R218 right! I don't get it. I also still have vhs and player i still use for films that never went to dvd or did go to dvd but was edited.

I made a big haul of Criterion Blu-rays at Barnes & Noble 50% off sale.

You bought many Blu-rays at Barnes & Nobel.

I want to get some but I will wait until after I move.

Kino Lorber is having a sale

Kino could teach the other labels what a sale really is.

I have a extensive collection of DVDs, OP. I rent streaming now and then, but sometimes I'm in the mood for a certain movie or a certain type of movie, and I have a difficult time finding it on a streaming service. especially some of the older ones.

I'm looking forward to getting The Night Stalker, The Night Strangler and Trilogy of Terror on Blu-ray.

Absolutely a great Kino sale.

I am getting the rare I Walk Alone, among others.

I have not seen I Walk Alone. but will check it out. This is what I picked up:

Consenting Adults (Special Edition)

The Day After (2-Disc Special Edition)

The Hotel New Hampshire

The Inkwell

Jack the Giant Killer (Special Edition)

The Island of Dr. Moreau

The Jericho Mile

The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (Special Edition)

Smashing Time

Spetters

Table For Five

Tiger by the Tail

Transformations

I literally never touched a DVD. Or a CD.

They are a waste of space, never mind having to buy a player for each.

No thank you.

R232 I cannot wait for those. Especially Trilogy in HD.

Thanks for the Kino link! Some deep discounts there. Straight Talk!

Nope, I've stopped collecting any physical media. At this point less stuff is better.

R57 I got the chance to see it in a theater last year; unfortunately, it was part of an all-night horror festival, and the audience was only there to be rowdy and talk throughout the movie. Boo! It was one of the first movies I ever bought when I first got a DVD, btw.

I have long collected physical media. I still add a few titles annually but times are changing. With the advent of 4K UHD, services like iTunes etc. have more 4K HDR inventory. Blu Ray 4K HDR discs are expensive. iTunes has many 4K titles. Plus they have upgraded many previously purchased HD movies to 4K HDR without charge. So I can see the writing on the wall. Physical media will eventually go the route of Vinyl LPs.

[quote] Physical media will eventually go the route of Vinyl LPs.

I see vinyl LPs everywhere now.

Cable will end soon too. A couple of years or less, only apps on streaming sticks or the like will be available.

R240 most of the 4K titles are crap like Deadpool and Fifty Shades of Grey. The obscure movies I prefer are never available on those streaming services.

None of those Kino Lorber titles are available on iTunes.

r241... My point exactly. DVDs and physical media will live on. Just like LPs.

The Kino Lorber site is a bit tedious with pop ups that are far too easily triggered and relatively slow loading pages (the films on sale are spread across 75 separate pages).

So much for my complaints. On the good side I scored a total of 6 films including 2 Blu rays. Titles included are Pauline at the Beach, Strike a Pose, I Killed My Mother, Big Joy: the Adventures of James Broughton, Dorm, and The Son of Joseph. Total price: $77.12 with free shipping. I take my sweet time watching them and I'm sure I'll have several left over to ward off boredom during the long New England winter. Thanks to all who mentioned the sale.

Just got the giallo, Eyeball, on blu-ray! Looking forward to the next Criterion sale.

who wants to come over and watch my HD-DVD collection? on one of two HD-DVD players?

I copy and store all my dvds to a 5tb server and stream them to all my devices, but still hold on to the hard copies.

Great article on collecting blu-rays.

I enjoy having the physical media. Of course I've got thousands of CDs and DVD's, so space is at a premium. But, man, I love being surrounded by the "tangible" beauty they represent and having them at my fingertips at all times.

No but I still buy CDs and box sets and vinyls

[quote] Does anyone here collect movies on Blu-ray and DVD?

LOLOLOZ only the Olds do that

R253 obviously you didn't read the article.

READING is for the OLDZ

Lots of great blu ray titles coming out on Criterion.

Hate Blu-Ray. Makes every movie look like you're watching it through a Viewmaster.

Picked up the complete Twilight Zone series on blu-ray. It looks stunning.

R258 I just found great copies of the Twilight Zone on line, but the prints appear to be backwards (based on the credits and a few scenes with signs), and watched the entire first season over the long holiday weekend.

R259 were they bootlegs from ioffer?

I'm admittedly one of those middle aged old fogies who grew up in the day of VHS. I even had a Beta machine when I first started collecting. After transferring my Beta collection onto VHS, I got a DVD recorder and transferred as much as I could over. It was an endless chore, and I had dreams of doing it over and over. I still do. I broke down and got a laptop and burner last year. I had moved from L.A. to New York and lost much of my collection. I had found private collectors, joined Amazon prime and got rare titles I wanted to replace off of E-Bay. With the burner now I am able to copy films from the internet within 30 minutes to an hour, depending on the size of the file, and have gotten everything from obscure classics to modern cinema to rare TV and even mixed clip DVD's of live performances I want.

I tried watching movies on my phone and my laptop, but just couldn't. I have a big screen TV and a small room to blacken out the light from outside, so it's like being in my own private cinema. Working 8-5 daily gives me all evening during the week to catch up, as when I was younger, I had the ambition to start the collection, but not the drive or time to watch what I wanted (as well as review them on the IMDb). It created a balance in my life to maintain my social existence, go to the theater, go hiking and spend time with people I enjoy, but when I need an escape from the world, it's nice to just decide what genre I want to focus on, what era, and sit back and relax and watch it.

Like others here have mentioned, I categorize certain genre's, having cases of various major stars, film noir, musicals, science fiction/horror, and westerns. The others are perfectly alphabetized. I got my collection back after moving coast to coast and losing almost everything, and it only cost me a teeny tiny amount compared to what I would have spent had I shipped everything.

I am hoping one day to find somebody younger than me who is interested in film history to simply pass them on to. I don't want my collection to go to waste, even after I'm dead. Of my younger friends (some even in their early 20's), I've found that they are interested in certain genres from the past, and much of what I have will NEVER be released commercially.

It's also a good idea to have physical copies in case the SJW's go to far and want to censor everything released before 2010.

R260 No. I found them on an internet search on-line just by accident. I've bought from I-Offer before and quality of titles and quality of service/delivery/packing is mixed, depending on the individual seller.

I have a vast collection or DVDs and Blu-rays and find watching a film (that I choose, not Netflix) is much more an escape than flipping through cable channels.

R261 are these store-bought DVDs or ones that you burned yourself?

R263 Half and half. Burning is very easy. A good majority of these titles are all in the public domain.

To those who love older movies as I do...

I've found many, many older movies on Youtube. Many of them British.

Just watched "Obsession" also known as "The Hidden Room" from 1949. Starred Robert Newton. Very imaginative.

In addition to all the documentaries of Youtube, the old movies are a bonus.

Lots of movies I remember from seeing on NBC's Saturday Night at the Movies (started in 1960) when they showed a bunch of 20th Century Fox Movies from the '50s. (It's where I learned to love Richard Widmark as he was in a lot of those movies.)

Red Skies of Montana about the smoke jumpers (Richard Widmark)

White Witch Doctor (Susan Hayward and Robert Mitchum)

Diplomatic Courier (Tyrone Power and Patricia Neal)

The Night People (Gregory Peck, Broderick Crawford)

etc.

Thanks for the tip, r265. I learned to love Richard Widmark after [italic]Road House[/italic].

***Anyone have The Jackal (1997) on Laser Disc? Will buy. Also Buck Rogers in the 25th Century(1978), the one with the Glenn Larson opening sequence?***

Looking for them for nephew.

For picture and sound quality, the best way to get a movie is still to stroll down to your local Blu-Ray store, even more so now with 4K. If only there were any left!

Forcertain movies, maybe two or three a year, I will get the DVD/Blueray. Even though I have Cable, Netflix, Amazon Prime, there are times I'm in the mood for a particular kind of movie or a specific movie, and it is not being offered. Even for rent. So I have my own library. And I never ay much. ALways under $10. Most of the time under $7 to own it.

I have bought some of my favorites. If I like it, I will watch it again and again.

Purchased a few blu-rays from the Vinegar Syndrome sale. Looking forward to watching this..

I have a dvd rack and they are in chronological order.#OCD

I have tons of DVD. Almost every kind you can think of. Categorized by decade and genre. I collect lots of VHS too. Was just watching one yesterday. Love it. No blu ray. only a handful. I have SHOWGIRLS on dvd, vhs, and blu ray. The blu ray is the worst copy. That's when I stopped. No thanks.

R261 You can pass some to me dude. I'll appreciate it. You are so right about the SJW's. Amazon has already started censoring movies. Putting a black box over images and bleeping out and changing curse words. Some movies even got edited from VHS to DVD. I have noticed with films I have both versions of.

Why would a person crap up there space with these relics? Streaming /free movie apps and apple tv has anything you need if you need to purchase ANY movie.I don't get it.My father has that crap and it collects dust and the machines are incredibly bulky (DVD player).

*their

R275 WRONG. "My own private idaho" and "The In Crowd" are two films not available at all right now on streaming along with others I've searched for. "In Crowd" was never put on DVD either nor was one of my favorite movies "SING" from 1989 so I have the VHS and love it. You are part of the problem. The movies on streaming are EDITED. Cropped and censored.

Donated mine library to Housing Works when I moved. Wish I hadn’t.

R 277, you can buy both on itunes for less than 10 bux.And, to say I am "part of the problem" sounds ridiculous-you are part of a problem that is prevalent in this society.Unwillingness to adapt is why we are suffering with many issues. Top: POTUS. ADAPT. Its healthy.

Most of the movies I own are obscure titles from the 60s and 70s and not on any streaming services. All streaming is good for is binge watching stuff like Game of Thrones.

^^^STOP ✋You cannot buy "The In Crowd" from 1988 ANYWHERE. Netflix had it on streaming 10 years ago. "My own private idaho" was not available at ALL on firestick along with other films I've searched for from the 90s that are rare. I've found dvd's and vhs from all over the country that are nowhere to be found on the internet. I also have a VHS of the very rare gay tv movie "AS IS". NOBODY has that. I just checked firestick for "Idaho" and of course now they have it. Haha. That was just added. It's been gone for at least a year. And I bought it! It was unavilable. Google it. It happens. That would never happen with physical media. Once you have it, you have it. And SING 1989 is nowhere. So stop it. There is a bootleg dvd running around. The studio never released it. I also collect vintage 80s/90s porn gay and straight on VHS. In those big awesome boxes! what a time. Where is "He's My Girl" on streaming? Please tell me. And like I keep saying, the movies get edited going to streaming. Robbie Benson's bulge/VPL in white underwear is missing from the streaming version but is on the DVD. Do you understand? CENSORSHIP and OWNERSHIP.

R281 is obviously for the smart adapting one at R279 You keep watching the same old subpar cuts of films and the same stuff gurl 👍. As for me, I'm an old soul and I love traveling back in time with vinyl and VHS. R280 I agree. Streaming is good for what it is. You also won't be able to EVER slow motion on Streaming with your remote. Haha. No way. TERRIBLE. I am so glad my dvd and Vhs can never get updates. I see how apple put the charger and heaphone jack in the same spot on the new iphone. lmbo. That battery really gonna die now. haha! Gonna need to get that new one real soon, ain't cha? 💋 CHA CHING!! 💰💵💴💵

Alrighty then.

[quote] Robbie Benson's bulge/VPL in white underwear is missing from the streaming version but is on the DVD.

Has anyone seen Ice Castles in theaters? Was the VPL there? I think the streaming version has the wrong aspect ratio. IMDb says the film was exhibited at 1.66 : 1 but the streaming version is ultra widescreen. I like the option of viewing certain films in open matte too even though it offends film purists, however most DVDs are either in their original aspect ratio or cropped. Most open matte films exist only on VHS.

Itunes allows you to advance frame by frame (at least with downloaded copies) but the other streaming services don't allow that or give you the option to adjust playback speed. Sucks for certain movies.

[R79]: I love Westward the Women, a true underrated classic, whose cast includes a number of actresses from Broadway plays of the time. Holds up beautifully. Love that last shot of Taylor’s sidekick, forlorn as he watches his buddy get hitched.

I did a big purge of my physical media a few years ago. I'm now buying DVDs again because so many things are going out-of-print.

Yes, material goods can get overwhelming, but my goal is to get organized. One bookcase of favorite DVDs, organized in a way I can access them.

Part of me just doesn't trust digital will always be around and it doesn't always work as fast as I'd like.

Knowing a handful of favorite flicks and TV shows can be watched anytime is a nice feeling.

I buy DVD’s of indie gay films, because they’re really not available elsewhere. Only a few get show theatrically, for often only a week, at best. There’s a local gay and lesbian film festival, but the hassle if driving and parking iften isn’t worth it.

So I prefer to check out titles online, buy them and see them at my leisure. There’s even a gay thrift store nearby that occasionally offers gay indies cheap, some of which have gotten pretty rare over the years.

If you want physical media but want to save space you can always get one of these book binders with disc sleeves. I, personally, like the covers, but for those of you that don't care about packaging this is the way to go.

Criterion sale at Barnes and Noble is a month away.

I have a huge collection of DVDs because like others have said, it's nice to be able to watch a specific movie whenever I want without having to go searching for it only to find it's not available anywhere.

My fear is that they will stop making DVD players so I actually went out an bought a DVD player/recorder in case at some point, they stop making them. It's still unopened in the box but at least I've got it on hand in case I need it.

I'm also starting to record more from TCM so that I will always have a good stockpile of old films for the future.

I have about 25 of these storage binders. Love that you can display the artwork

R292 I'm afraid they will stop making DVD players too. Makes me so angry. I already see stuff online with the idiot generation saying they are dated. Acting like DVD players were around decades ago. Calling them nostalgic. DVD players basically had last decade in operation and now being phased out when nothing is wrong with them. So stupid. Some progress really is the root of all evil.

Up until about 5 years ago I made it a fun project to take movies out of the library or rent them from Netflix and make copies of them onto blank dvds. I must've had 300 of them, but I threw them all out a few months ago because I realize I don't have time to watch any of them, and someday if/when I do have more time I probably won't even own a machine that will play them!

[quote]My fear is that they will stop making DVD players so I actually went out an bought a DVD player/recorder in case at some point, they stop making them. It's still unopened in the box but at least I've got it on hand in case I need it.

I did that, too, with a Samsung multi-region player I use for Region 2 PAL discs - based on comments I'd seen regarding the short lifespan of Samsung products. So far, though, the original player is still working fine. (It's five years old.)

I'm now considering the purchase of a backup for my main player - a Sony that has the features I like and has been chugging along for over a decade. Surprisingly, the same model still seems to be available on Amazon.

I'm hoping that DVD players will be like vinyl and turntables. For a long time, you couldn't find a turntable or vinyl record anywhere but now I'm seeing turntables for sale all over the place and local bookstores are stocking vinyl records - granted, it's a very small selection, but it shows there is still a market there.

I'm thinking that DVD and DVD players won't go the way of cassette tapes and things like that because there are still enough people around who want physical copies of movies and want to be able to access them immediately instead of hoping that Netflix etc, has it available.

One thing that does surprise me is that while you can't find a VHS player for sale anymore, I was recently able to buy a brand new DVD/VHS combo player and recorder.

R294 They are making 4K and blu-ray players which play DVDs as well. There is still a market for them because they are the only format to give you the most out of your TV. You are not going to get 4K quality from streaming movies.

I have a huge collection, most of them boxed up in the garage when I moved from another state. Admittedly, I mostly watch from streaming services as it’s less hassle than going through the boxes to look for a movie lol. Same with music. I just listen from my Echo device. I’ll probably sell them eventually but I do cherish my collection. I have exclusive, limited edition packaging of movies including steelbooks, digibooks, and deluxe editions of classic films.

I still buy DVDs, probably about 10 a year and mostly of classic or foreign or indie stuff that won't stream.

I actually own 2 operational VHS players. I have about 30 or so tapes I have kept of irreplaceable old movies, TV episodes and documentaries.

[quote] I have about 30 or so tapes I have kept of irreplaceable old movies, TV episodes and documentaries.

What exactly do you have? I've been looking for some old movies and TV episodes.

What brand of DVD recorder system is most recommended?

I used to have a great Panasonic DVD/VHS machine that could transfer VHS to DVD and vice versa. But it blew out after a lightning strike.

I don’t seem to be able to find anything similar on Amazon for less than $500. Yikes!

R302- Well, I just got a shock. The Phillips combo DVD/VHS recorder that I bought well over a year ago at Best Buy for about $600 now costs over $1,000. However they do seem to have a ton of plain DVD players by Sony and Samsung for sale. But recorders now seem to be hard to come by.

Now I'm thinking of making back up copies of my DVD movies that I recorded in case a disc gets damaged and I'll eventually have no working machine to record it again.

I bought a VHS/DVD Recorder years ago and use it occasionally.

I think TPTB don't want people to be recording things. They want people to PAY. And PAY again, etc.

I use it to record something when I won't be home, but this is only sometimes.

The same unit, used, goes now for lots of money.

Apparently the answer isn't a lack of supply because a lack of demand for DVD recorders.

It seems that movie studios might be the culprit.

This site gives a list of the 9 best DVD/VHS recorders still available.

Some of you may remember Universal, Disney and others sued Sony over the introduction of the Betamax, back in the 70s, over concerns of copyright infringement. Technology has changed but the economics remain.

R307: The irony of that trial is that in Disney's case, home video saved their bacon.

Yes, R307, I remember.

Just like the short sighted movie execs in the late 1940s and early 1950s who failed to see the new "television" as an outlet for their old movies. Those execs who were too stupid to see the value in their old movies.

That court cast you mention was before the huge market of video. Originally VHS tapes of movies were very expensive, leading to the video rental stores. It took a while before movie execs understood that people might actually want to OWN a copy of a movie.

I could be wrong, but I seem to remember one of the first videos priced to own (rather than high priced for rental outlets) was either "Return of the Jedi" or "Raiders of the Lost Ark".

What a pot of gold the selling of videos and later DVDs was.

Even now, they want to use streaming to be able to control how and where it is used.

Just buy a program and hook the VHS player to your computer. This is what I've used. There are even less expensive VHS to DVD converters on Amazon. No need to spend $500.

I know people who work for the school district and they throw the VCR's in the garbage. Breaks my heart. They can get in big trouble if they give it away to someone. SO STUPID. I own two VCR's. One has the remote. Like someone else said, I want more in case one breaks. I looked online and they are hundreds of dollars. Crazy!

For those who have a Half Price Books in their town (Austin and Atlanta, to name two), I was happy to find a great Criterion section at the one in Decatur. Have grabbed tons of titles, always in good shape (your average household that uses dvds as coasters do not tend to own Criterion) and at great prices. A lot of out of print stuff too. Just grabbed a cool "Three Penny Opera" from Germany and a nice 2 cd set by the Indian woman who did "Salaam Bombay" (Nair, I think, but spacing right now).

Like several of you, I bought not one but two dvd/vhs player/recorders. I'm still using the one I bought 10 years ago and it works fine. The other two are still in their boxes and ready for when I need a new one. I miss all the great movies for sale on iOffer. They also used to have tons of old variety shows. I bought a dozen old Miss America pageants from the 60s-80s. So cheesy and funny/. I wish there was another place that sold all of this stuff.

I love collecting older media. I still collect music cassettes, laser discs, some VHS and vinyl and of course, DVDs and Blu-rays.

Picked up a sealed copy of Spirited Away since even on DVD it's very expensive but was able to get it for $4.

A few years ago, I walked by the trash and a company was moving out of building and trashing everything, computer screens, keyboards and what I thought were DVD players. Since I was in the market for one, I picked it up, turns out it's a Magavox HDD DVD recorder. I am not tech savy...it says 1080 converter, HDMI etc. I don't have the cables or remote that goes with it. I googled, it's worth a few coins. I don't even know what it's for.

yes, I still buy CDs. Hey have you heard the news, apple gonna get rid of Itunes!

My songs used to disappear on ipods. I prefer CDs.

[Quote] Hey have you heard the news, apple gonna get rid of Itunes!

Why??

R317 I never understood why they kept the Itunes branding after adding books, movies, and tv shows. Wouldn't it make more sense to keep Itunes but make it for music only? Or is that why they are doing anyway and are just calling something else?

Something else I can't confirm is whether or not they will continue to sell music or allow you to upload your music onto their software. Amazon discontinued their uploading service nearly a year ago, and the only way I know of to add music to Google play is to upload to Itunes first. The whole thing is a clusterfuck.

[R317] I never understood why they kept the Itunes branding after adding books, movies, and tv shows. Wouldn't it make more sense to keep Itunes but make it for music only? Or is that what they are doing anyway and are just calling it something else?

Something else I can't confirm is whether or not they will continue to sell music or allow you to upload your music onto their software. Amazon discontinued their uploading service nearly a year ago, and the only way I know of to add music to Google play is to upload to Itunes first. The whole thing is a clusterfuck.

I am a lifelong cinephile and have collected DVDs/Blu-rays for years; mainly horror and arthouse stuff, as that's what I tend to watch. I have a pretty large collection of movies. I think the benefit (for me at least) is having access to the bonus features, such interviews, commentaries, etc., which you don't get on streaming services. For people who are really interested in film history and how individual movies were made, having access to those things is nice.

I would be concerned if Apple announced they were switching to a subscription only model for music and what that could mean for digital ownership in general. With subscription based services, there is no guarantee that a digital product will remain available.

They just can't leave well enough alone. I just picture them in meetings harassing the employees to come up with something new all the time. To reinvent. Then under pressure the idiot says, "I think we should get rid of itunes". "Interesting, go on..."

I'm also scared they'll discontinue DVD players. I had to learn how to repair my iPod.

To 316. It's a brick and unfortunately worthless. HDD was the competing format with Blu-ray for High Definition DVD in the mid 2000's. Blu-ray won. You wouldn't even be able to find media for it these days.

Apple will introduce new apps to replace Itunes. Not sure what, it will be revealed this week, I think Monday (tomorrow) at some conference. Ipods are the only apple products I use. They got rid of it and so I had to buy Ipod touch but the damn thing keeps breaking and songs disappearing...it's really terrible. My partner uses Sony.

here is the article:

Apple is phasing out its content download and streaming service, Bloomberg reports. CEO Tim Cook will unveil a spread of new features geared to move the company’s focus away from the iPhone starting Monday at the tech giant’s Worldwide Developers Conference.

One of these changes is getting rid of iTunes, which has served since 2001 as the home for users’ music, television and podcast libraries. Going forward, three new desktop apps will be unveiled — Music, TV and Podcasts — to house and manage the data. This will match the format already used on iPhones and iPads.

Bloomberg’s report did not specify the fate of the iTunes store.

[quote] Bloomberg’s report did not specify the fate of the iTunes store.

They wouldn't dare go after our purchased content would they?

R328, I don't think so, we will find out more tomorrow.

I don't know why they won't just bring back the classic iPod. They were perfect. Alas, I finally dropped mine one too many times and it's kaput.

I love the iPod Classic, too r330. Although I do like the touch because you can use wifi. I like having my music separate from my phone.

Not necessarily true, r325. HD DVDs can still be found on ebay and in thrift shops. I saw a whole bunch of HD DVDs at Value Village.

This is exactly why I want physical copies that I can own forever. I'm tired of these multinational corps tell me what I can watch and listen to and then decide when they're going to pull the plug on it. I don't know why the public puts up with it.

I'm thinking this is one reason why obsolete things like record players have come back in fashion. No matter how scratchy a record sounds, at least you've always got it to listen to. Same with CDs. I still have favorite songs on CDs along with favorite movies and TV shows on DVDs. I also agree with the comment about backstage content on DVDs. I enjoy listening to how a film got cast or how certain shots were set up. You can get all kinds of interviews and interesting behind the scenes content on DVDs.

I've noticed more and more DVD commentaries from people who are dead. It's a valuable archive. All four Monkees did a Head commentary for Criterion several years back. Two of them are gone now.

R332 A lot of stuff is being repressed on vinyl because the sound quality is better. I just can't get into paying almost $20-25 for a single record nowadays. I'm glad I kept my old vinyl.

R333 It's all about preservation nowadays. The old 35mm films are deteriorating so it's great that companies like Criterion can preserve them in the best possible format. There are companies that seek out film elements for rare and obscure titles and release them on blu-ray and, in some cases, 4k.

I'm looking forward to seeing The Shining in 4K

R330 R331 Yup I love the ipod classic too and orginal iTunes. Perfection. I do like the wifi too on the touch. But the battery dies quicker because you can't lock the screen like on the classic. I don't want my phone mixed with my music either. They have to be stopped. Why can't people see what they're doing. I aslo noticed songs disappearing or ones I deleted are still there. Weird.

Ha r336 I was wondering why my iPod touch battery gets low quickly. I forgot about the lock screen on the Classic. My Classic is on its last leg. The headphone jack doesn't work properly since the sound only comes through one side of the headphones, and I can only select one playlist at a time for some odd reason.

I LOATHE how Apple does business. I hate how you can only transfer your purchase to something like 5 different accounts. I bought it - it should be mine. I have had songs, movies and videos gone missing. Once I buy a CD, DVD or Blu-ray, it's mine, unless I lose it or damage it.

I also hate visiting the Apple store now. It's so cultish and the "experts" are so condescending. I scheduled an appointment to get my iPod touch fixed and every "expert" was busy so I waited at the bench. When I finally got someone who was free, he barked at me that "you weren't here, we moved on". They don't even have cashiers anymore. They bring you the debit machine.

When they got rid of the iPod Classic, I knew that I didn't fit in the Apple world anymore. I still don't understand that decision. I bet it they brought out a new version of the Classic it would enjoy excellent sales.

^^^I agree. I bet I loathe Apple more.

I still haven't forgiven Apple for dumbing down Final Cut Studio from a professional-grade video editing and mastering suite to a glorified version of iMovie. This never would have happened if Steve Jobs hadn't died.

So Apple chickened out of going after people's purchased content. Even they aren't that stupid. Good, if I like something I'll continue to buy and download it from iTunes (soon just Apple Music) instead of streaming which really's never been my thing.

I'm a victim of the Apple ecosystem. Macs, iPhones and iPads, but I've never owned an iPod touch because my 80gb iPod Classic, bought in 2008, still works perfectly and serves all my music-to-go needs. I LOVE that device and will never give it up.

I had about 4000, but I've since sold off many, the ones I would never watch again.

I collect special editions of movies I like or movies I really want to see on Blueray.

More pressing question, how do you organize them?

It's folly to depend for your reading and viewing needs on corporate-owned technology and shared space. The marketplace means that the technology keeps changing and it becomes a game of catch-up that you waste all your time and money on. A book on a shelf or a family photo album handed down from your grandmother is always available for perusal; a digital file could disappear with the next commercial iteration. Even storage objects that you own like cd's, dvd's, and external drives (reliant on USB ports) are vulnerable. Print out your photos and journals, guys, and hope for the best.

Some terrific films coming to Blu-ray in the next few months.

Mississippi Burning from Kino Lorber this month, as well as Hedwig from Criterion later this month.

Criterion has some fantastic releases next month: Do The Right Thing (was previously on DVD from Criterion, but is getting a new release on Blu-ray), Europa, Europa and - finally - Klute.

Just in time for the 50% off sale at Barnes and Nobel which usually happens circa July 7. Have a HUGE list for this one, especially "Klute" and "Hedwig...." but also "Blue Velvet", "Heiress", "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" and more.

Oh, yeah r346 totally forgot about Blue Velvet. Need to pick that up.

I bought I Wanna Hold Your Hand. I adore that film and was pleasantly surprised to learn Criterion was releasing it.

Yeah me too, the kind of thing I wish Criterion would do even more of. Out of print titles that are hard to find ("Wonderland" aka "Fruit Machine", "A Sinful Life", etc.)

There is also the 5 hour "War and Peace" coming which I will grab -- even though it sounds like homework. Ir won Best Foreign Language Film for Russia and is one that has eluded me for years so am happy. The same way i FINALLY got to see "The Emigrants" when Criterion released it (I'd been wanting to since I was 12 or so).

Europa Europa! Marco was one hot naked twink.

[quote] Print out your photos and journals, guys, and hope for the best.

Ridiculous advice. As long as you keep up with it, I don't see why you can't continue to update your existing digital files for use with current technology.

R52, strictly alphabetical. I keep them all in DVD/Blu-Ray cases or CD jewel cases because the nature of the center spindle protects the bottom of the disc from touching surface below, unlike slipcover binders where the disc touches surface below - not as safe, sanitary. Also they are all in lockable media cabinets for cool protection from sun, dust, other elements.

R52 I go by genre. 80s, 90s, Superman (with Supergirl) section, Erotic thrillers, Adult, Horror, Vampire, Action, Classic, Black Cinema, Gay Cinema, Animated, TV Series, Documentary, Christian/Jesus/Inspirational, Musicals/Musical Theatre has a whole room to itself with lots of memorabilia and Playbills. If I wasn't so lazy I would alphabetize them in Genre. VHS are everywhere in the house. Mostly in the basement which is like a time warp the way it is decorated.

R343, I organize by genre, then alphabetically.

Another person here who like their music separate from their phone. I have too many songs and too many photos for my phone's memory anyway. I really wish they would bring back a simpler iPod than the phone-looking one that still remains.

Last few trips to Apple have been unpleasant - condescendence, incompetence, no air conditioning. And they give those classes smack dab in the middle of the store with all that noise surrounding them?

R353, I am the same way. I separate my movies by genre, then alphabetically; I also do not keep any music on my phone, and still have the iPod I had when I was in college.

It's nice to know I'm not alone.

R354 My Ipod classic finally died today. I'm surprised these things are still selling on Ebay. Don't buy these things used. If you do, don't pay that much for it. If you want a dedicated music player that will last you a long time, just get the Fiio, it supports more file formats including lossless, you don't have to set up any software, just plug in via usb and drag and drop. They still make them. They have an internal battery so will probably die eventually, but at least you can get them new or like new. It's ridiculous how much money these used music players go for when they are not even meant to last.

R356 I meant used ipods. Microsoft Zunes also go for a shit ton of money even though their later models were basically just IPod clones. The original Zunes have external batteries I believe. Still, you're better off with a Fiio unless you don't want to spend anything. In that case your'e better off with a generic knockoff than with a used IPod.

Keep in mind some of those older iPods have an actual mini hard drive in them, not solid-state memory, so they will wear out especially if banged/dropped. And older batteries eventually don’t charge any more but the mechanical hard drive is the most likely culprit.

I used to. I now have a full bookcase of dvds and blu-rays collecting dust.

Just received Can You Ever Forgive Me BR/DVD combo from Amazon. The only purchase I made for all of the 2018 movies. Sad...I usually buy 2 or 3.

...also, I refuse to replace my Sony Vaio laptop until I can replace it with a laptop w/ an internal optical drive.

I hate that Paramount doesn't seem to be interested in releasing their catalogue on bluray. So many great films I need in my collection. Wih they would cut a deal with Kino

This entire thread is exactly why mother nature found it crucial that we live only so long. Otherwise we would still be living in caves because, well....they are good enough,

I almost bought the collector set of Night of The Creeps from Shout Factory including the Tom Atkins action figure but after I pre-ordered it they delayed it so I panicked and canceled the order, it was way too much money to spend anyway, just the Blueray alone is still $30.00 on Amazon.

Paramount sucks. They were one of the last studios to get on the DVD train. Their DVD releases were mostly bare bones with no extras. Warner Brother was a close second, especially with the shitty cardboard cases.

I have started a new thread for those of us here discussing iPod classics and their substitutes.

https://www.datalounge.com/thread/24119606-this-thread-is-for-fans-of-ipod-classics-and-similar-devices

r365 yes, Paramount sucks. So many movies not on Blu-ray. Ordinary People, Reds, Mommie Dearest, Looking for Mr. Goodbar, Top Secret, etc.

Some good releases in addition to the upcoming Criterion releases (ie. Klue, Do the Right Thing). Hedwig was just issued on Criterion. Kino reissued Mississippi Burning which was out of print.

Mill Creek issued The Eyes of Laura Mars in May. Not many extras (like the OOP Indicator).

Paramount and Warner are both trash when it comes to home media. Warner was slightly better and at least gave select titles a handful of extras, but the shitty Paramount "widescreen collection" DVDs of yore almost always had nothing on them; scene selection, subtitles and menus were considered bonus material. Anchor Bay had great releases of lots of cult flicks and horror movies that were usually adequately stacked. Criterion has always been fantastic, and there are a handful of boutique labels like Vinegar Syndrome, Arrow Films, and Scream Factory that do justice to lesser-loved horror flicks. I've noticed that that genre specifically gets the better releases of films simply because the fans tend to be so fanatical. I'm a hardcore horror fan, and there are even people who are much more culty about it than I ever would be.

Yeah, horror films have actually been lovingly restored and reissued on Blu-ray. Last summer there were TWO releases of The Changeling (1980). Both great releases. And I am betting they sold well.

What is Paramount and Warner's problem? Do they just not see the benefit in releasing on Blu-ray?

Warner has those cheap-ass "Warner Archive" releases with covers that look like they were copied from Xerox. Horrible.

Diary of a Mad Housewife is coming from Kino Lorber.

I rarely buy any new releases any more. Most of what I kept are stuff that's not available for streaming such as low budget horror, foreign, arthouse, or independent.

OP, start a new thread if you want current opinions. This old shit sucks.

I do of my favorites. I’m not a big movie person so I have a small collection that doesn’t take up much space (I do prefer physical media).

For the longest time, I was convinced the studios were going to stop releasing films on physical media (DVD, Blu-ray, 4K), so I just continued buying the discs. And now in the age of COVID, with movie theaters nearly everywhere still shuttered, it looks like my fears were unfounded. Hollywood needs the physical home movie format to stay solvent.

I have been a collector since the days when movies on VHS were a thing. In fact, I was an early adopter of a VCR, a machine so big and expensive, I had to get a loan from a bank. I think in the early 80s I paid a whopping $1400, and that was when few movies were even available on tape.

Then came laserdiscs. I bought a player and a guy in my city owned a rental store, where I could pick up laserdiscs at half off, a few weeks after they debuted. But they were damn expensive at the time--usually $30-40. And I still have the player.

Then I switched to DVDs, then Blu-ray discs, and now I try to purchase Blu-ray 4K discs, because they usually offer a two-fer with conventional Blu-ray, and thanks to my 4K TV, the picture quality is amazing..

I never have trusted streaming services because I have heard too many stories about poor quality and system glitches. And customers are watching movies and TV shows on the schedules set by, say, Netflix. In my case, I have hundreds of movies and TV shows I can return to whenever I want.

Sometimes, as a serious movie fan, I like to watch a few just for the opening titles, or to re-watch a favorite scene. And Criterion discs offer so many extras, they can take up an afternoon. I know, I am obsessed. But I don't drink or smoke, so Blu-rays are my vice.