Then there's the movies which were good, but one doesn't feel compelled to rewatch.
Cornelius1047
10-11-04, 11:37 PM
At the show? What show? Do you mean at the movie theatre? If so, no. I've seen too much crap for that.
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calhoun07
10-12-04, 12:39 AM
Often, I am satisfied seeing it for eight bucks. If it's something I like, I've seen it already so there is no rush to buy it right away, and I can wait until it shows up for ten bucks at some place like Target rather than paying twenty for it right away. Other titles, the rare few, that I like so much, I will buy right away unless I know there is a better edition that will eventually be released.
Most of my purchases lately have been TV shows on DVD.
TheKing
10-12-04, 04:04 AM
I've actually tried doing this...it's hard to remember all the movies that I actually have seen in the theatre, but I've done a pretty good job of collecting the ones I have seen.
I won't be buying *every* movie I've ever seen in theatres (I've seen a few real stinkers), and there are some that I can't even buy because they haven't been released.
Jackskeleton
10-12-04, 04:58 AM
I will go with the 9 out of 10 times.
I know what movies I'm going to like before going to the theater. 9 out of those 10 times I will like it. there is always that one time I'm surprised on how bad it sucked and wont touch it again.
bigrederik
10-12-04, 05:07 AM
Only if i liked it quite a bit. I usually save movies to watch on DVD. I only go to the cinema if my friends want to go, or I just cant find anything else to do
slowcloud
10-12-04, 05:38 AM
I'd say I buy a DVD for 1 out 10 movies-- or less. There aren't many movies I feel are worth owning and seeing again.
jdslater
10-12-04, 05:52 AM
I bought the Man on fire DVD due to the fact that I didn't have the time to go to the theater and the good features on the Disc. But I saw The Punisher yesterday and thought it sucked big time and I was thinking of buying that, but glad I didn't. But I find myself getting more TV series on DVD these days.
Over in the UK we are on the 3rd episode of arrested devolpment and i got the boxset delivered yesterday for £18! I've also got alot of cartoons and comedies that I've either missed,never will be released or shown in the UK, like Triumph, sealab 2021, The Ben Stiller show, Dinner for Five or the SNL best of Christopher Walken. I'm hoping that Fox will bring out Fastlane (I'm not kidding, I like that show).
marty888
10-12-04, 07:33 AM
There are many movies I've seen in the theater that I don't bother buying on DVD.
Sometimes, I specifically go to see a movie in the theater suspecting that I probably won't want to own it - <i>The Day After Tomorrow</i> is a perfect example. The perfect movie to see on a big screen (great F/X) and never see again.
John-In-VA
10-12-04, 07:42 AM
Originally posted by dvd-4-life
: Do you always buy the DVD of the movie you watched at the show?
I have never watched a movie at the show.
Yakuza Bengoshi
10-12-04, 08:37 AM
I buy only those that I'm anxious to rewatch or that have compelling extras -- about 1/3.
matome
10-12-04, 08:57 AM
Originally posted by Jackskeleton
I will go with the 9 out of 10 times.
I know what movies I'm going to like before going to the theater. 9 out of those 10 times I will like it. there is always that one time I'm surprised on how bad it sucked and wont touch it again.
Same here.
renaldow
10-12-04, 09:11 AM
I usually don't buy a DVD of a movie that I've already seen. Occasionally it might happen, but that's it. I will sometimes go to the theater to see a movie I already have on DVD though. After seeing 28 Days Later on UK DVD I went to go see it during it's US release. Same with Crouching Tiger and a few others.
RKillgore
10-12-04, 09:20 AM
I'm in the 90% range too. But I only see 5 or 6 movies in the theatre in a year. And more movies are being deferred to waiting until they come out on DVD.
brooke789
10-12-04, 09:26 AM
we never see movies in the theatre. in the last year we've seen 4 kill bill 2, eternal sunshine, fahrenheit 9/11 and the village. we do have/will have all of those on dvd though...
Maxflier
10-12-04, 09:54 AM
Majority of the time i do,becuase i generally only go to the movies to see something i pretty much know i am going to like.
Groucho
10-12-04, 10:04 AM
Maybe, if I knew what "at the show" meant.
RDYoung
10-12-04, 10:10 AM
I'm suprised more people don't know where the "show" is. I never go to the movies. I always go to the show. Hmmmmm...
If I liked it at the theater, I'll usually buy it. If I didn't like it, then more than likely I'll just deal with having blown the cash to see it.
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Ginwen
10-12-04, 11:25 AM
Hardly ever. So far for 2004 movies, I've seen about 30 movies in a theater and I think the only ones I bought were Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Kill Bill V. 2. I've seen lots of movies that were worth seeing, but those are the only ones I wanted to own.
majorjoe23
10-12-04, 12:38 PM
Danol?
bboisvert
10-12-04, 12:53 PM
"at the show"?
How do you use that in context? That is, if you are going to the movies, do you tell people you're going to "the show"?
And how do you deal with the 90% of people who respond with "The show? What the hell is that?" What show?"
I've lived many years in many different places in the country and have seen many movies in those places. Never once have I heard that phrase. Where do they use that?
And in answer to what I think your question is... the answer's obvious. If I really liked the movie and plan to rewatch, I'll buy the DVD. If I didn't, I won't. ;)
johnbook
10-12-04, 01:04 PM
Originally posted by slowcloud
I'd say I buy a DVD for 1 out 10 movies-- or less. There aren't many movies I feel are worth owning and seeing again.
Ditto.
taa455
10-12-04, 01:09 PM
Of course not. Radiculous question!
steebo777
10-12-04, 01:13 PM
I don't know what everyone else is talking about, but I hear the cinema or theater referred to as "the show" all the time, just as people refer to concerts as "the show". It is a show to entertain you after all :)
As for buying the films, I'm a whore for DVDs, so I buy what I like (which is alot). I see a ton of films at the cinema, so I couldn't possibly buy all of the films I see.
pagansoul
10-12-04, 01:55 PM
Most of the DVDs that I own I had already seen in one venue or another but in no way will everything I've seen (that is or will be on DVD format) end up in my collection. I'm one of those kids that watched way too much TV and saw a weekly double feature at the theatre growing up. As an adult I cut down on the TV but still went to the movies weekly. Most of the stuff I have no desire to see again, once is enough :) .
nodeerforamonth
10-12-04, 02:32 PM
Depends on the extras
Josh H
10-12-04, 02:44 PM
Not always. I don't see a ton of movies, and I'm a pretty good judge of whether or not I'll like a movie before I go, so I do buy a good bit of movies I see in theaters.
But it has to be something I know I'll want to watch again and again over the years for me to buy it.
Numanoid
10-12-04, 02:49 PM
When I was younger (Chicago area), going to the movies was always referred to as "going to the show". We'd ask, "What's at the show this week?", etc. I haven't used that expression for a long time and it brought a smile when I read the thread title.
fumanstan
10-12-04, 02:50 PM
Never heard of movies referred to as "the show" but i'd say i only buy about half the movies i watch.
Big Worms
10-12-04, 02:54 PM
I would say always and that is because lately I don't go to the theater that much (newborn). But what I have been doing is that if I would have gone to the theater to see the movie than I buy it on DVD. In my case it is turning out to be cheaper this way. :)
antennaball
10-12-04, 03:00 PM
My sister-in-law runs the local 2-dollar theater, so since everything is free, my wife and i tend to see everything that we possibly can. I do wind up buying quite a bit of them because I'm easy to please, but I definitely wouldn't get all of them.
BigDan
10-12-04, 11:21 PM
I used to buy a lot of stuff I saw at the theater on DVD, but I haven't been as compelled to go to the theater nearly as much recently. I've probably only seen two movies in the theater this year, compared to an average of at least two a month in past years. This really hasn't been my year as far as content I'm interested in.
As for the term "the show", my older, Southern relatives refer to the movies as "the show" (one aunt even refers to it as "the picture show")
PopcornTreeCt
10-12-04, 11:40 PM
I've heard 'The Picture Show' but never heard the reference 'The Show'. Anyway the answer is no. I would say its about 50-50 split. I go to the movies a lot and see a lot of crap I wouldn't buy on DVD.
me12321
10-13-04, 12:06 AM
Only the films I see AND like, of course, otherwise most of my DVDs are blind buys (or ones I rented, but never saw at the "show" or theater.)
If I really liked a movie at the theater I'm always excited to get the DVD so I can watch it whenever I want (that's why I'm so much looking forward to getting next month's "Harry Potter," "Hero," and "Spider-Man 2" discs.)
Bill Needle
10-13-04, 12:11 AM
Originally posted by BigDan
I used to buy a lot of stuff I saw at the theater on DVD, but I haven't been as compelled to go to the theater nearly as much recently. I've probably only seen two movies in the theater this year, compared to an average of at least two a month in past years. This really hasn't been my year as far as content I'm interested in.
Sounds like me. Combine that with the backlog of blind buys I already have and haven't seen, and by the time I catch up the movies in the theater I might see now will be on DVD by then. For the price of two movie tickets or less (not counting the confiscatory concessions fees) I can own most films on DVD. All it takes is some patience and in the long run I am way ahead.
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