Do you keep tabs on what DVDs you watch?
 

I do.I keep a calander book and write down everything I watch on DVD.I have an unwritten rule that nothing can be watched again until 90 days have passed.

That's....

ridiculous.

wow, if you see a movie you REALLY like you wont watch it for another 3 months? if this is how hardcore DVD collectors are I can see why they spend so much money on them......

btw no I don't, I watch whatever movie I'm in the mood for. This week it's been Fight Club. I've watched it about 2-3 times this week (and getting ready to watch it now).

:thumbsup: Agreed!

Sometimes I sort of keep a mental record and try to watch a disc that I haven't watched in a while, but a calendar book? Wow.

I'd like to see this guy at home.

If he's single :

To his new "date" : No I'm sorry we can't watch Casablanca tonite. I watched that in May, it's only July, I can't watch it again til September

Her : ....

Him : Hey where are you going!

:lol:

Nope...

nope.

nah, I dont have time to do that.

Just curious why you have a 90 day limit ?

Ever broken it for a film you really like ? c'mon admit it... :)

I keep track of what I watch, when I watched it, and a rating from 1 to 10, plus any comments. I track it on a spreadsheet I get by exporting from DVD Profiler.

I don't have a 90 day limit, but since I got really really behind on watching stuff, I haven't been rewatching anything lately--it's not really a rule, but I just don't like having all these unwatched DVDs.

Adult movies don't have the 90-day rule.

The closest thing I have to this is my unwatched stack(s).

That's as close as I get to keepint tabs on which ones i watch.

I keep track with DVD Profiler (which will hopefully expand this feature with its next update so that it's searchable: e.g. a list of Westerns I haven't watched in 6 months, or a French comedy I've never seen). Also, I have a good friend who comes over a lot to watch movies & I keep track of the ones we've watched together. Helpful to those of us with large collections.

For those who haven't explored this option in DVD Profiler:

Highlight a DVD.
Right Click
Select "Watched By"
Select user(s) & date


You can also see a list of what you've watched:
Tools---> Edit Users
Select user
Click the "History" tab

I find this function very convenient.

I keep track of what I watch but no 90 day rule.

no rules here. however...I do have a system that nobody else uses and it serves two purposes. first...I have a small label on the back of my protective baggies, and on this, I date when I watch it. it's not my fault...it's the idiots at quality control. I feel better knowing that a disc from 5 years ago still plays without a hint of delamination or other aging defects. the only way to know, is if you watch the disc. with over 1,600 titles in my library, a title may go ignored for quite a length of time. if I pull out a dvd and see it has not been watched for a long while ...in the player it goes and enjoyment and testing begins. rotating the titles is important to me, worthless to others. I dont always stick to the routine...but it keeps me in line.:D

I also use Chad's "What Are You Watching This Week" thread to aid what I buy and watch for the week.

since I buy 7 to 10 a week, my viddey schedule usually includes 1 or 2 new discs a night....plus a moldie oldie. it all works for me.

I have a shelf for movies I haven't watch the DVD for yet. Other than that, I sort them by decade. That is the only sorting or keeping track I do.

Why would you <i><b>censor</b></i> your re-viewing of DVDs with a 90 day rule?

I'm not as bad as the OP but I do have almost a pathological preference to watch things in the order I get them. I'm around #250 right now and have 600+ total. For every one I watch I try to acquire two. Odd thing is that when I break the rule it's almost always for cheaper stuff that I only have mild interest in. This has the benefit of waiting for the really good things making them that much better (or that much worse for blind buys that disappoint).

he he. 90 day rule seems tough. are you still master of your domain? lol

Wow, some people's routines never fail to amaze me.

To answer your question, I don't keep track of what I watch.

If I did this, I'd slash my wrists.







Stew

I only keep tabs on DVD I haven't watched.

Thanks, gutwrencher, for making me feel normal by comparison.

I keep track in Excel of every movie I watch, as well as what format it was on. I have only watched 100 movies so far this year though. :( School was rough in the spring, so hopefully it will get better in the fall.

Well, last school year, I watched a DVD every week. Once I watched one, I would not watch it for the rest of the year as part of that regement, but I would watch it on the weekend if I was so inclined.

watching movies is fun


gut what you're proposing is madness. madness i tells ya!

I rate the movies I see the same as above at the sites in my sig and will write a note or two on what I thought of it but that is the extent of it.

About the closest I come is the rating I give it on Netflix. Although like many others I do have a "to watch" stack of new stuff. I also usually put the DVDs I've seen but haven't seen all the features/commentaries on upside down on the DVD rack but that's it.

I watch what I want, when I want. I think I would have to be insane to tally or write down what I watch and wait a certain period to watch something again!

What happens if you forget about Daylight savings and put a disc in at the 89d 23h mark...do you like penalize yourself and not let yourself watch anything for a month? "no dvd for you!"

I keep track on DVD Profiler Notes section. Some DVDs I've had for years but haven't felt like watching - yet there are other favourite discs I like racking up the viewings as many times as possible. I wish I could get as enthusiastic about watching each one as I am about buying them.

I tried to, but I never keep up with it and eventually forget about it.

I track the movies I watch on this thread at the DVDManiacs forum. Pretty cool to see other peoples lists.

this is why my new theater room is to be walled with rubber.:D

Good for not hurting yourself, bad for acoustics.

I watch everything as I get it, and rewatch it anytime I'm in the mood for it. I don't really have a schedule.....

I do the same thing. All movies are in alphabetical order, with a seperate shelf for those I haven't watched yet.

The reason I do this is because I rarely ever buy a movie that I've never seen before, so if just got mixed in, I'd forget that I haven't watched it. Also, I tend to buy in batches (CH accounts, DDD deals, ect.) so I have to do less rearranging this way.
This is more of a system to remind me "hey dummy, you bought this, why haven't you watched it yet? You've got 20 movies you haven't watched , why are you joining CH again?" :)

I don't keep track of movies I've watched but I would like to. I have just asked the developer of my DVD cataloging software to add this kind of capability. When I first started using iTunes, I didn't really think that being able to track which songs I had listened to would be important, but it turns out that it is a killer feature. Now I can have iTunes automatically make lists of songs that I have never heard, or songs that I haven't heard recently, as well as telling me which ones I listen to most often, etc. This means that I can expose myself to good music that, for whatever reason, wasn't getting listened to before. Before I started doing this, I found that I would listen to the same stuff over and over without really realizing it, which was a shame since I had lots of other good stuff. I think the same could be said for movies.

Limiting yourself to not watching a particular movie again in 90 days is silly, though.

:lol:

I always send myself an email when I watch a title. Then I print it out so I have a paper record. Then in the upper right corner I code each sheet and then I file them in a file cabinet. This way I can pretty much remember when I watched something. I dont re-watch much, except for High Plains Drifter and double dippers.

You don't also happen to drive a cab, have newspapers stacked to the roof in your apartment, and an unknowing desire to purchase copies of Catcher in the Rye do you ?