View Poll Results: AM I A COMPLETIST?
COMPLETIST
26
19.55%
whatever I fancy
60
45.11%
discerning buyer
38
28.57%
hardcore collector
9
6.77%
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Are YOU a COMPLETIST?
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Are YOU a COMPLETIST?
Looking thru the threads(or sepcifically the thread with pictures!), i begin to wonder if the majority are just DVD collectors or film collectors(of course im sure many are both). However, I see a very wide disparity of tastes in a single collection and that made me wonder. Now onto the fun poll!
1. Are you one to buy whatever's out(not that there's anything wrong with it)?
--"completist", "archive", "library", "different versions", "more the merrier", "spine numbers" ....
2. One who buys whatever catches your fancy?
--"open", "whatever I like", more "mainstream", no specific preferences, on a whim ....
3. One who is a specific buyer?
--"director-oriented", "genre-specific", "good reviews", more "academic", "discerning buyer", "A Big collection not necessarily = Good", "consolidation"....
4. Hardcore collector?
--"I HAVE TO HAVE THAT", "thronging eBay", "MINT condition", "white ring", will pay more than $100 for ONE dvd ....
Feel free to add more descriptions on these 4 categories....
Choose a Side!
1. Are you one to buy whatever's out(not that there's anything wrong with it)?
--"completist", "archive", "library", "different versions", "more the merrier", "spine numbers" ....
2. One who buys whatever catches your fancy?
--"open", "whatever I like", more "mainstream", no specific preferences, on a whim ....
3. One who is a specific buyer?
--"director-oriented", "genre-specific", "good reviews", more "academic", "discerning buyer", "A Big collection not necessarily = Good", "consolidation"....
4. Hardcore collector?
--"I HAVE TO HAVE THAT", "thronging eBay", "MINT condition", "white ring", will pay more than $100 for ONE dvd ....
Feel free to add more descriptions on these 4 categories....
Choose a Side!
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I used to be a COMPLETIST. Then I realized I had a bunch of stuff I did not like. I still try to get complete series however, like the whole Bevely Hills Cop, Matrix, BTF, etc. Hell, I even got Speed 2.
I don't get hung up on what others like anymore. I think 95% of Criterions are rentals at best and thus stopped collecting them. I will keep watching and enjoying my mainstream, horror and action movies.
Oh, I voted whatever I fancy
I don't get hung up on what others like anymore. I think 95% of Criterions are rentals at best and thus stopped collecting them. I will keep watching and enjoying my mainstream, horror and action movies.
Oh, I voted whatever I fancy
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I'm usually a completist, but I tend to collect only the DVDs that have repeatability for me. There are plenty of good and classic films out there, but if I don't feel I'll watch them more than once or twice I don't add them to my collection. I have a little over 300 DVDs and have only had to sell a handful on eBay.
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Back when CDs first came out and I was buying a lot of those I was a completist... one day I realized I had a TON of JUNK that I really didn't want/like/need. So now (for both CDs and DVDs) I just buy whatever is interesting or if it happens to be in a set (such as Alien4) and I really don't have any choice.
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Well shoot...I voted before I read your descriptions.
I voted COMPLETIST because I tend to want to complete series of movies. ie. Mummy, Mummy Returns, Scorpion King; Bad Boys, Bad Boys II; El Mariachi, Desperado, Once Upon a Time in Mexico
But as for buying just anything and everything that's out there...hell no. First, ain't got that kind of money, secondly, only a select few genres interest me. For instance, what speedyray said about Criterions...99% of Criterion titles I haven't even heard of. So I don't have any Criterions in my collection.
I tend to buy (and like) titles that fall into the Sci-Fi, Historical Action Epics, General mainstream action, Westerns, War/Military, and CG animation genres. I'd say about 40% of my collection, by title count is TV shows. And even them are mostly completed collections. I don't understand those who will only buy a select few seasons of a show. What's the difference between Friends S4 and Friends S7? A lot of the times I'll see someone's collection and they'll only have the first season or so of say, Star Trek: TNG. What's up with that? S3-S7 weren't good enough, or part of the story?
I voted COMPLETIST because I tend to want to complete series of movies. ie. Mummy, Mummy Returns, Scorpion King; Bad Boys, Bad Boys II; El Mariachi, Desperado, Once Upon a Time in Mexico
But as for buying just anything and everything that's out there...hell no. First, ain't got that kind of money, secondly, only a select few genres interest me. For instance, what speedyray said about Criterions...99% of Criterion titles I haven't even heard of. So I don't have any Criterions in my collection.
I tend to buy (and like) titles that fall into the Sci-Fi, Historical Action Epics, General mainstream action, Westerns, War/Military, and CG animation genres. I'd say about 40% of my collection, by title count is TV shows. And even them are mostly completed collections. I don't understand those who will only buy a select few seasons of a show. What's the difference between Friends S4 and Friends S7? A lot of the times I'll see someone's collection and they'll only have the first season or so of say, Star Trek: TNG. What's up with that? S3-S7 weren't good enough, or part of the story?
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I am a discerning buyer. When it comes to series flicks like X-Files, Star Trek, Star Gate, Babylon 5, Farscape, and Doctor Who, I try to get everything there is on them.
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Whatever I fancy is the closest to me...however, I have two problems...
#1: Many things I fancy do not yet exist on DVD and perhaps never will.
#2: Many things that do exist on DVD are wanted in my collection but I can't find the funds needed to purchase them yet (if ever).
sigh.
#1: Many things I fancy do not yet exist on DVD and perhaps never will.
#2: Many things that do exist on DVD are wanted in my collection but I can't find the funds needed to purchase them yet (if ever).
sigh.
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I am a completist when it comes to certain series. I love my Alien Quad set, and will pick up AVP to sit alongside my Predator and predator 2 movies. I hate Alien 4, Predator 2 is mediocre and so is AVP. But hey, I'm a completist so I have them.
Same as how I have the Star Trek SE 1-7. of course, I'm not diehard, so I don't collect criterion or brands, and I won't be buying Star Trek 9 or 10.
Same as how I have the Star Trek SE 1-7. of course, I'm not diehard, so I don't collect criterion or brands, and I won't be buying Star Trek 9 or 10.
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I used to be a completionist and buy EVERYTHING but I realized that I have stuff that I'll NEVER watch cuz I just don't have the time to watch everything. Plus DVDs for the most part depreciate in value pretty quickly so rather than buying everything right when it comes out, I can usually wait for a price drop or to get it from Columbia House.
I plan on renting more down the line too.
I plan on renting more down the line too.
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I simply want to make sure that my collection consists COMPLETELY of movies/misc that I enjoy a lot.
If_that means there are about 80 Criterions that will always be missing because I don't particularly like those movies, or that I jump from Nightmare On Elm Street 3 to A New Nightmare or that one or two very early (and totally boring) Hitchcocks have escaped my clutches, that's fine with me.
If_that means there are about 80 Criterions that will always be missing because I don't particularly like those movies, or that I jump from Nightmare On Elm Street 3 to A New Nightmare or that one or two very early (and totally boring) Hitchcocks have escaped my clutches, that's fine with me.
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If it's a series I like I am a completist, otherwise I buy what catches my fancy or am genre specific. It's too expensive a habit to be hardcore per your description.....hell, it's downright decadent.
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Depends. I am a completist when it comes to TV series like MST3K, South Park, Simpsons, etc. I will get anything that comes out for shows that I like.
For films I focus on what I like, but I do want a complete Hitchcock DVD set if ever possible and have all the James Bond DVDs.
Overall I seem to fit the whatever I fancy category.
For films I focus on what I like, but I do want a complete Hitchcock DVD set if ever possible and have all the James Bond DVDs.
Overall I seem to fit the whatever I fancy category.
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I'm a completist where I feel I must have all the seasons of a TV series. I can't just start in the middle of a series without starting with season 1. If I don't have season 1, I'll find a way to buy it somehow.
As for movies, I let it slide a little because the re-releases are non stop and sometimes unforeseen. How many different versions of Army of Darkness do I really need when the movie is the same every time? Just a little tired knowing that these companies are doing it to make my hard earned money.
As for movies, I let it slide a little because the re-releases are non stop and sometimes unforeseen. How many different versions of Army of Darkness do I really need when the movie is the same every time? Just a little tired knowing that these companies are doing it to make my hard earned money.
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Originally posted by Jackskeleton
YES, I am A completist. AND what do YOU think of THAT?
YES, I am A completist. AND what do YOU think of THAT?
Pathetic, just PATHETIC
As for me, only what I fancy.