When Do You Consider a DVD Watched?
 

I'm wondering what the census on this is, since I think opinions may vary. Like most people on the board, I've got quite a few titles that I've yet to watch; quite a few that I've yet to open, in fact. I'm trying to cut down on my unwatched titles in the next few weeks before I head back for classes and was wondering the subject question: when do you consider a DVD watched?

Is it just watching the feature; the feature and some of the extras, or EVERYTHING on the DVD, right down to the smallest featurette? I'm more in the state of mind that you at least need to watch the feature. Some of the extras, too, but not all of them. I feel that way since I've got a lot of DVDs that have extras that appeal to me in no way. I'll watch the ones that hold an interest for me, but as for the ones that don't, I really don't waste my time.

So what's it for you? Some or all, before you consider the DVD truly watched?

just when I've watched the movie itself. Too many film in my library aren't ones I feel compelled to listen to every commentary, watch the bts features, etc.

I'm a "watch every single feature, including every commentary track in full, or it isn't complete" person. I guess that's why I have so many DVDs left on my "to watch" list.

Meh, I don't even bother with special features any more about 8 times out of 10. I'll watch deleted scenes usually, but other than that I either really have to like the movie or it has to have some really facinating looking special features and even then sometimes I don't bother. It's been a while since I've listened to a commentary.

It's "watched" when I say so. :)

I consider a DVD "watched" when I have looked at the movie, and any supplemental material of interest. Usually I don't listen to commentary tracks, but otherwise I do go through most of the extras included on the disc(s).

as long as i've seen the main feature itself, i consider the disc 'watched'. since the extra features are just icing on the cake, i take my time watching those.

in fact, i take my own sweet time watching my collection...

Movie itself.

Movie itself*

*Unless I specifically bought it for commentary, such as the Joe Bob Briggs presents DVDs, but then I watch first time with commentary on, so it comes out the same.

For me a movie is considered watched when I've seen the feature and watched/listened to any special features/commentary I am interested in.

I am the same way. I keep my DVDs in my computer room (third floor). When I decide on the next DVD to watch, I will take it down to the basement where the home theater is set up. My rule is that I don't take it back upstairs until I've gone through the whole thing. I do allow myself to take a new one or two down before finishing the first, based on my movie-watching mood at the time, but I am committed to finishing them off. So, at times I will have three or four DVDs sitting on top of the TV.

Really, the only exception has been the Lord of the Rings 4-DVD sets. Those take forever to go through!

This is not as onerous as it may sound. Most of the DVDs I purchase are from Hong Kong (not many extras) and Korea (no subtitles on the extras). So, even if these have commentaries, it doesn't do me any good to listen to them.

I am very selective when it comes to U.S. movies. I don't go on too many buying sprees picking up marginal titles. The DVDs I do decide to get are for films I like very much, and for which a SE with commentaries and such is the major reason for purcahse.

Fully watched when I'm done w/ the moive and all the features I'm interesting in (usually including commentaries), these are stored on the shelf right side up. If I've just watched the movie but not the features or commentary I put it on the shelf upside down so I remember there is still something left to see on it. If I haven't seen anything on it yet it goes on a different shelf.

I'll also have to say that I consider it watched after I've watched the film itself.

If it's a movie that's in my top 10 right after I've watched the movie I'll watch the extras. If I ever want to have something to listen to while I work on my computer I usually pop in a movie and listen to the commentary.

I count a DVD as done when I've watched everything on it.

It's considered watched when I finish the movie itself. I rarely watch any extras on any of my discs.

I do the same, i.e. ignore the commentary tracks for the most part but try to watch the movie and the other extras.

However, I consider a DVD watched if I just watch the movie itself.

As long as I have watched the movie itself,i consider the disc watched.

considered watched when the entire movie or all episodes are seen. I don't care about the features as much.

The movie and all extras not counting DVD-rom content.

I consider it watched when i watch the movie. Not really much for extras...if i really like the movie i'll watch the deleted scenes and/or featurettes.

Only really listen to the commentary if its a movie that i really want to know more about, or catch things i missed (one commentary i've listened to is the Usual Suspects). I dont really bother watching movie trailers.

Usually when the film itself is watched, along with a couple extras. I usually try to go back and finish up extras later on.

The movie, along with any particular features that stand out or was anticipating.

I usually don't think about it one way or another, unless it's a disc I want to dump. Then I'll make sure I at least scan the extras before trading/selling.

Hehe, man DVD collectors are obsessed!

If I watch the film I can sleep at night putting it on my shelf afterwards as watched. Though if it comes with a whole 'nother extras disc I'll want to check that out.

I've gotta be the most anal-retentive: on ALL my DVDs, I have to play them all one time with ALL of the audio tracks and subtitles. That means watching with Audio 1 and subs off, then Audio 2 with Subtitle 1, and so on. If the disc has closed-captions I watch it once with those on too. At the very least, I'll let it play with subtitles while I'm cleaning up or doing something else around the house, I don't have to read every subtitle but I at least have to have displayed them all.
I dare anybody to beat that!!

When I've seen the movie, heard one of the commentaries, and watched all the making of documentaries.

Film itself

Oh, man. That's just sick! -wink-

When I watch everything on it that I want to watch.

For most DVDs, that's just the movie. I have to really like a movie, somthing like LOTR, to watch all the extras. Even then I still skip the commentaries.

you win. you are :editking:

Just when I've watched the movie. Too many in the collection to worry about seeing all the extras, etc.

Only the movie itself as thats why i bought it. A lot of times I never watch commentaries.

That's not anal, that just plain ridiculous. Especially the example of not watching it (while cleaning) with the subtitles on. Hello? McFly? Isn't the whole purpose of subtitles is because you might be hard of hearing?

I consider a DVD watched when I watch the movie, and perhaps check out a couple extras.

I enjoy commentaries, but I must admit, I rarely watch/listen to them. I consider an extra that's a great added bonus, but not necessarily a necessity to watch/listen to. In fact, I have several discs that I wished had commentaries that don't.

Making-of documentaries are fun, but again, not always a necessity.

Now for completely useless extras in my book are the story boards. I'd rather watch paint dry than to look at a bunch of black and white scribblings that are nearly impossible to make out. But then again, I'm not a student of film, nor do I want to be.

It's a little like going to a restaurant ..... just because I didn't eat the bread and butter, or nibble on the free bowl of olives/pickles/whatever doesn't mean I didn't have dinner.

Extras are extras ..... the movie is the thing.

I'm not done till the movie is watched, the commentaries listened to and the bonus stuff (all of it) gone through.

I make two exceptions. I don't have a DVD-ROM, so I skip that stuff. And I don't do scripts or anything else that is hundreds of pages of static text.

It may be a bit anal and I'm the first to admit I probably have a touch of OCD, but on the plus side, it helps me to pace my purchases out to a comfortable level. That's why I have about 250 movies and a happy marriage rather than 2000 movies and divorce. :D Actually my wife doesn't care what I buy as long as the family is taken care of first. But it does help to keep things under control.

After i've seen the film and listened to the commentaries along with most of the extras (I dont read any of the on screen scripts and cant be bothered to scroll through the photos)

Once I've watched the feature, I consider it watched. I then enter a movie rating in dvd profiler. I'm then able to sort by those that are not rated, so I can see the 100+ movies I own that are still unwatched......

"Isn't the whole purpose of subtitles is because you might be hard of hearing?"

Well, the captions are. Those assume that you can't hear anything, so sound effects are pointed out, and if it's someone offscreen talking it'll indicate who it is. Regular subtitles assume you can hear but can't understand the language (in the case of English subs on an English movie, they assume you can hear the sound but can't make out the dialogue, but can read English.) Those only show the dialogue, nothing else.
I mostly like to see the different fonts and colors that are used on different discs. I studied Spanish in school so checking out the Spanish dubs or subtitles lets me keep up with that language. Since I've been getting DVDs I've been learning a bit of French also, though the French on most Region 1 discs is Canadian French, which is supposedly different from traditional French. There's at least one laugh-out-loud moment in every dubbed track I've listened to though. On the movies I have with Asian languages, it's fun just to look at the characters but don't think I could ever learn one of those languages.

I consider it 'watched' when I've seen everything on it that I intend to watch.