"I keep it because of my wife" DVDs
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Originally posted by rfduncan
How about "We keep it because of our DAD/husband/boyfriend"?!?!
Did you ever stop to consider how much crap your partner thinks YOU have? All things considered, I think the people being discussed in this thread are far more patient and acception that those posting in it.
How about "We keep it because of our DAD/husband/boyfriend"?!?!
Did you ever stop to consider how much crap your partner thinks YOU have? All things considered, I think the people being discussed in this thread are far more patient and acception that those posting in it.
This is probably more like it.
My wife's not into DVD's that much, so I'm sure she's being VERY patient with my crack-like addiction to them.
She's pretty open-minded when it comes to movies, and we like a lot of the same stuff - but let's just say I watch stuff like I Drink Your Blood alone!
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Pretty Woman
The Anne of Green Gables Trilogy
Sense and Sensibility
Pride and Prejudice
and that ice skating one with Moira Kelly that I can't even remember the title of...
The Anne of Green Gables Trilogy
Sense and Sensibility
Pride and Prejudice
and that ice skating one with Moira Kelly that I can't even remember the title of...
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In order to keep the peace and continue feeding my addiction, I take the Sunday ads and read them to the Mrs. to see if their anything she might like. So I end up with things like Cat in the Hat and Blue Collar Comedy Tour, but can still buy things like Schizopolis and Bullshit!
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In my house, it's definitely the Charlie's Angels movies. I wouldn't have purchased them without her urging (although, I actually, sort of like the first one).
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I'm glad Im not alone.....
If it has Julia Roberts, Julia Stiles, Sandra Bullock, Kirstin Dunst, or Reese Witherspoon in it......my wife wants it.......
With three of the five Mona Lisa Smile may be wife's favorite movie of all time.....
If it has Julia Roberts, Julia Stiles, Sandra Bullock, Kirstin Dunst, or Reese Witherspoon in it......my wife wants it.......
With three of the five Mona Lisa Smile may be wife's favorite movie of all time.....
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My wife was kinda into the whole dvd collecting for a while - back when she realized I was serious about it and it's going to be an ongoing thing. I also told her that part of the collecting is winnowing down those that she didn't feel too strongly after a while. So now the only ones that I really can't care about are a couple of madonna and mariah carey music vids. There are probably around 50 titles that we consider as shared collection but those are not separated out.
Overall, it's not too bad. We both dislike cliches strongly so that ruled out most chick flicks. When we watch movies, most of the time, we do it together - which is not easy since we watch around 10 movies/week (we have tivo and we don't watch tv that much). Our tastes have somehow converged, I guess
Overall, it's not too bad. We both dislike cliches strongly so that ruled out most chick flicks. When we watch movies, most of the time, we do it together - which is not easy since we watch around 10 movies/week (we have tivo and we don't watch tv that much). Our tastes have somehow converged, I guess
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My wife thinks buying DVDs is stupid (she just rents), so I have none of those (so all the chick flicks I have, like 4 Weddings and a Funeral and Notting Hill, are there because I like them). I don't even buy her DVDs as gifts, because it would be like I was buying it for me.
I do have a few I got free from my mom that I'm kind of embarrassed by:
The Mexican
Osbornes 1 and 2 (which I haven't put in my collection yet, due to it being so embarrassing)
The Man in the Moon
The Last Time I Saw Paris (whatever that is) and
Bloodwork (only a problem because it's Full Screen)
Of course, I could just get rid of them, but I'm much too compulsive for that.
I do have a few I got free from my mom that I'm kind of embarrassed by:
The Mexican
Osbornes 1 and 2 (which I haven't put in my collection yet, due to it being so embarrassing)
The Man in the Moon
The Last Time I Saw Paris (whatever that is) and
Bloodwork (only a problem because it's Full Screen)
Of course, I could just get rid of them, but I'm much too compulsive for that.
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The title of this thread seems to suggest that your wife is not capable of having her own collection of films and that you must keep them for her like you would a small child.
But I don't think it's unfair to assume that if a person who comes to a site to discuss DVDs is married to somebody, that person won't be nearly as obsessed (since most people aren't) and, further, that the person -- thus a casual movie fan -- would be likely to have movies which a more hardcore collector would scoff at. The title says nothing about "keeping the movies for her", the point is, if you get married, your stuff becomes each others stuff and, thus, your household owns things which you yourself -- as a DVD collector, ignoring being a husband for a moment -- wouldn't have bought. It's a pretty simple question, and I think it's funny how much you twisted the language around to make it remotely sexist.
Sure, it'd be more PC to say "my spouse", but who wants to be PC?
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My Wife's DVDs:
Annie (1982)
Devdas
Enough
Fried Green Tomatoes
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham
Much Ado About Nothing
Norma Rae
Secret Garden
Steel Magnolias
Stuart Little
Thelma & Louise
I don't necessarily hate all of these... I just wouldn't own them if it weren't for her.
Annie (1982)
Devdas
Enough
Fried Green Tomatoes
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham
Much Ado About Nothing
Norma Rae
Secret Garden
Steel Magnolias
Stuart Little
Thelma & Louise
I don't necessarily hate all of these... I just wouldn't own them if it weren't for her.
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Denial is not just a river in Africa. I wonder how many people here "claim" those are my wifes dvds but deep down we all know the real truth. Come on now, Admitting it is the first step to recovery
Denial is not just a river in Africa. I wonder how many people here "claim" those are my wifes dvds but deep down we all know the real truth. Come on now, Admitting it is the first step to recovery
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Originally posted by Kinyo
Like I've said before....Chicks and dvds just don't mix.
Like I've said before....Chicks and dvds just don't mix.
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Originally posted by Kinyo
Like I've said before....Chicks and dvds just don't mix.
Like I've said before....Chicks and dvds just don't mix.
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Originally posted by ThatGuamGuy
and I think it's funny how much you twisted the language around to make it remotely sexist.
and I think it's funny how much you twisted the language around to make it remotely sexist.
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Originally posted by LiquidSky
I twisted nothing around. The title of the thread and the posts speak for themselves. As another poster mentioned, I'm sure you guys have "questionable" titles in your collection as well. Hell, we all do.
I twisted nothing around. The title of the thread and the posts speak for themselves. As another poster mentioned, I'm sure you guys have "questionable" titles in your collection as well. Hell, we all do.
Not only do I think that my wife wouldn't be offended with my post, I think she would agree with it. And you know what? She'd have a list of her own (about me). So what?
Does that mean she's treating me like a little kid, keeping my DVDs?
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I was hasty in my comments. The films on some of these lists are pretty bad. There is no way I would have some of these in my collection....unless, of course, my partner wanted them
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Here's a link to my wife's collection. She has a couple of things that I would likely have bought for me if she didn't already have them, but this collection is very distinctly her own which is why it is not catalogued as part of mine.
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Originally posted by SoSpacey
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-Joe
MyDvdList
For my entertainment pleasures...
TV - 36" ProScan Analog
Receiver - Yamaha 595a
DVD Player - Pioneer 525
Speakers Sony (From my old Pro-Logic System)
Subwoofer - HSU Research VTF-2 (Find me a better sub below 1k)
CD Player - Denon DCM 370
Console - Sony Playstation 2
Tivo Series 2 80-hour
Onkyo Turntable
Apple Ipod 15gig
VCR - Zenith Hi-Fi (can someone tell me what this is used for?)
Remote - One 4 All Producer 8
Basement:
2 Technics 1210 M5G TTs
Numark Matrix 3 Mixer
Numark Axis 8 CD Player