What's your usual wait time between viewings of the same DVD?
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What's your usual wait time between viewings of the same DVD?
With me-90 days.That way you don't get tired or burned out of a favorite disc.
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Sometimes I'll wait months... sometimes days. It just depends on my mood. There are a few movies I'd never get burned out on. One of the beauties of DVD is that you don't have to worry about quality loss with each viewing like with VHS.
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I usually watch the DVD when I get it, then wait 6 months or so. Although I have broken that rule a few times. Then after that, it's what ever I'm in the mood for.
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3 hours to 2 years, favorites Hackers, THEM, Coyote Ugly, Sum of All Fears, and Cutaway~sky diving~Tom Beringer. All of the above movies have been watched between 55 and 350 times+, the highest being THEM 1954 (Giant Ants); the lowest being 'Sum' for it's still newish.
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for me it's a matter of priority. I also have a schedule and I rotate older dvds only because it's the only way to check for delamination, mistakenly called rot. other than that....it's a mood thing.
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For me, it depends upon the movie. Some like Fight Club, LOTR, Gladiator, T2, Die Hard, Tombstone, Pulp Fiction, Shrek, and Braveheart I watch all the time. Others I watch less frequently. Also, some films just have a much better replay value than others.
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I've thought about this a lot myself; It's probably in the months range; there's only a few DVDs I have watched more than 2 or 3 times. Having said that, isn't it more economically sound to rent instead or purchase? I figure unless you're going to watch it more than 3 times, it's better off to rent, ESPECIALLY if the disc cost you more than $16-17 (which is most DVDs). I guess I REALLY need to start downsizing and buying less....but I can't!
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Originally posted by UKingdom
isn't it more economically sound to rent instead or purchase? I figure unless you're going to watch it more than 3 times, it's better off to rent
isn't it more economically sound to rent instead or purchase? I figure unless you're going to watch it more than 3 times, it's better off to rent
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Originally posted by Skank
I've watched a movie then watched it again straight away with a commentary on. It's all a matter of mood.
I've watched a movie then watched it again straight away with a commentary on. It's all a matter of mood.
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Depends on the film...some I've only watched once, but there's DVDs I own that I've watched many times. Hell, I watched Rules of Attraction 4 times in two weeks. I hated the movie the first time I saw it, gave it another chance and then developed a minor obsession with it...
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Years...
I watch the movie and all the extras when I first buy the DVD. And then I wait years to watch it again.
Bought my player over two years ago. Last month was the first time I watched a disk again. This weekend I increased that number to two rewatching the Matrix.
Bought my player over two years ago. Last month was the first time I watched a disk again. This weekend I increased that number to two rewatching the Matrix.
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it really depends on my mood. I used to watch a movie over and over, but mostly now I watch a movie once and put it away for a while. I have so many choices and such limited time, I feel the urge to move on to another movie.
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1. Watch new DVD
2. Watch most extras/commentaries within a week
3. Try to watch each one I decide to keep every 6 months or so. Even keep a spreadsheet to remind me which titles I've been neglecting.
4. ???
5. Profit
2. Watch most extras/commentaries within a week
3. Try to watch each one I decide to keep every 6 months or so. Even keep a spreadsheet to remind me which titles I've been neglecting.
4. ???
5. Profit
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It depends if it`s a box set like say Band Of Brothers then your not gonna watch that once a month..I have to get into that "war" mode to want to sit through the whole set concurrently..I saw it when it first came out in November but I probably won`t get back to it until the fall again..
I find that`s my view of war movies (which I love btw) in general there not something you can just pop in when your bored..You really have to be in that angry revengeful mood..
Other films like Jaws,French Connection,Dirty Harry I can watch every 2-3 months no problem
I find that`s my view of war movies (which I love btw) in general there not something you can just pop in when your bored..You really have to be in that angry revengeful mood..
Other films like Jaws,French Connection,Dirty Harry I can watch every 2-3 months no problem
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It really depends for me as well. I watched Mulholland Drive when I first bought it 4 or 5 times over a 2 day period (it was that good). Usually though, I wait for a long time because the ratio of buying movies to being able to watch them is much greater in the buying direction. I still have about 20-30 movies I still haven't watched yet that I bought.l