I've got a problem and I'm gonna fix it- Way too many of my DVDs haven't been watched
11-07-05, 07:10 AM
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Im usually good in that if they are blind buys, I pretty much watch them immediately to make sure I just didnt waste my money. Its usually the ones I have seen before that go unwatched for a while until the moment grabs and Im like, "yeah I think I want to watch that now."
11-07-05, 07:29 AM
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Around 20% of my 1000 are unwatched - at least by me that is - I buy a lot of used. I have been actively working to reduce it and it is slowly helping. By summer I hope to have it down to just TV series.
11-07-05, 07:51 AM
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Well I was at 75 and I just going through the Hs. And I have a wishlist of maybe 50 DVDs set up for the Sale We Must Not Mention.
I think what I will do is have a stand for unwatched DVDs and I can only pick movies out of those.
I think what I will do is have a stand for unwatched DVDs and I can only pick movies out of those.
11-07-05, 07:59 AM
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I've got a fever!
And the only prescription is...
More Cowbell!!!
BTW, I have about 15 sealed DVDs that need to be watched, so welcome to the club.
That 2 disc Color Purple & Amadues sure looked like great deals, too bad I have no interest in watching them!
And the only prescription is...
More Cowbell!!!
BTW, I have about 15 sealed DVDs that need to be watched, so welcome to the club.
That 2 disc Color Purple & Amadues sure looked like great deals, too bad I have no interest in watching them!
11-07-05, 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by FantasticVSDoom
Im usually good in that if they are blind buys, I pretty much watch them immediately to make sure I just didnt waste my money. Its usually the ones I have seen before that go unwatched for a while until the moment grabs and Im like, "yeah I think I want to watch that now."
Any blind buy gets watched within a few days of purchase, whereas something I saw in the theater only, say, three months ago will end up on the shelf for a later time -- which is precisely why I don't buy many new releases these days. Why spend the full price to have it go unwatched when I can wait until I do want to see it again and pay substantially less?Having a region-free player is a bit of a two-eged sword. I find myself ordering a good number of overseas titles as blind buys, which can get kind of pricey, so I've been considering a Nicheflix or GreenCine subscription as an alternative. Too bad the "need" to own these cool things not available in the US tends to overpower any rational thought process!
11-07-05, 08:17 AM
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I have about 40-50 of unwatched dvds. That number has dropped over the last week or so.
With all of the talk about how retail stores are going to be aggressive this year and offering cheap prices on dvds, especially recent titles like "Kingdom of Heaven", etc., there's no way I'll be slowing down my spending. Also, the next 2 months have too many must have releases coming out: Seinfeld 5 & 6, War of the Worlds, 40 Year Old Virgin, King Kong Collection, Sin City: SE, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Frighteners: SE, Andy Griffith 4, plus several more.
With all of the talk about how retail stores are going to be aggressive this year and offering cheap prices on dvds, especially recent titles like "Kingdom of Heaven", etc., there's no way I'll be slowing down my spending. Also, the next 2 months have too many must have releases coming out: Seinfeld 5 & 6, War of the Worlds, 40 Year Old Virgin, King Kong Collection, Sin City: SE, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Frighteners: SE, Andy Griffith 4, plus several more.
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11-07-05, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Shagrath
I also use DVDProfiler to track my watched/unwatched/etc. Here's the breakdown.
Total: 1403
Unwatched Total: 137
Completed (all features watched): 363
Total: 1403
Unwatched Total: 137
Completed (all features watched): 363
11-07-05, 09:57 AM
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Personally I find myself with way too many tv box sets that have not been watched. Example is Three's Company. I own the first 4 seasons and I watched one episode which was the unseen pilot. I know for a fact I have seen all the Three's Company episodes so why do I bother buying the dvd sets? I love to buy multiple disk sets, from movies and tv shows, but I have just too many dvd's to watch and not enough time to watch them!
11-07-05, 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Lunatikk
I am all caught up now, ready to buy some more. While catching up I realized that I've purchased some really shitty movies. 
11-07-05, 10:12 AM
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How do you track this with DVDProfiler?
It's a little extra work, but it's the only way I could keep track of everything I've seen and need to see, and what features are still left on the plate.
11-07-05, 10:29 AM
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I've got 20 unwatched out of 512. The majority of those are movies from box sets I haven't completed watching like the Hammer Horror, 9-disc Billy Wilder Collection, Astair/Rogers, etc a few are purchases made within the last couple of weeks. I tend to watch newly purchased stuff first and fill in with the box sets as the mood strikes me. No longer having a Netflix subscription really helped bring my unwatched list down. This weekend, I went to Ameoba records in Hollywood and bought 7 LD and 3 dvds so the list just got a little longer.
11-07-05, 10:35 AM
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OMG! You folks make me feel so... sane..LOL!!
I have (only?) 318 DVDs... No "blind-buys"... but two that were recommended by my 22yr. old Boy (are those actually "blind-buys?).
One of those two,"Hostage", was my only unwatched.. until this past week.
The second, "Alone In The Dark" was watched, right-away, and has since served to keep my coffee cup drippings off my Computer Desk.
I have (only?) 318 DVDs... No "blind-buys"... but two that were recommended by my 22yr. old Boy (are those actually "blind-buys?).
One of those two,"Hostage", was my only unwatched.. until this past week.
The second, "Alone In The Dark" was watched, right-away, and has since served to keep my coffee cup drippings off my Computer Desk.
11-07-05, 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Billyspunk
Do you buy alot of movies you have never seen? I find myself buying 99% movies & tv shows I have seen. If there is something I am not sure of I rent first or borrow from a friend. There's just too many dvd's out there and not enough time/money to buy them all!
11-07-05, 10:41 AM
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Yes sir, there are definitely some crack pots (like myself) out there who buy more than we need. Maybe as I get oder I will get wiser..I was going to buy the movie Crash last week. Over the weekend a friend let me borrow it. I watched it and returned it to my friend. I enjoyed the movie very much but then I realized I would probably never watch the movie again so why buy it? I must own about 50-75 movies I bought, watched and never watched again. That to me is a waste of money...
11-07-05, 10:59 AM
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I used to have over 500 that I hadn't watched. I started watching while I was playing games (like World of Warcraft which only requires half attention anyway) while turning the sound off on the game. I also slowed way down on buying. I'm down to about 80 I have yet to watch--they're all either foreign language or silent so I can't watch them while playing. Now I can't stand to play WoW without a movie on.
As far as blind buys I have tons of them--not new movies generally, since I go to a movie almost every week, but older ones that the only way to see them is on DVD/home video.
As far as blind buys I have tons of them--not new movies generally, since I go to a movie almost every week, but older ones that the only way to see them is on DVD/home video.
11-07-05, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by mattressman
Way too many of my DVD's haven't been watched. I'm starting to take part in so many blind buys that I'm becoming overwhelmed by the amount of unseen DVD's I own. There hasn't been a thread on this in awhile so I thought I'd revive the topic. Seriously, how many unwatched DVD's do you own?
I'm thinking about temporarily canceling my Netflix and holding off on buying any DVD's I haven't seen(unless of course, there's an unbeatable deal, haha) until I've watched all of my unwatched DVD's. I've got a major problem. I just keep buying and buying. I spend way too much of the little money I make on DVD's and I'm sure many of you guys can relate to that. I try to think of myself less of a consumer whore and more of just a big film dork. I've gotta hold off until I watch all of these movies. If I don't make it by the end of December it will be my New Year's resolution.
I just came back from Hollywood Video where I bought Nobody Knows, Layer Cake and Hotel Rwanda. I haven't seen any of 'em. I'll see if that'll be the last for a little while.
I'm thinking about temporarily canceling my Netflix and holding off on buying any DVD's I haven't seen(unless of course, there's an unbeatable deal, haha) until I've watched all of my unwatched DVD's. I've got a major problem. I just keep buying and buying. I spend way too much of the little money I make on DVD's and I'm sure many of you guys can relate to that. I try to think of myself less of a consumer whore and more of just a big film dork. I've gotta hold off until I watch all of these movies. If I don't make it by the end of December it will be my New Year's resolution.
I just came back from Hollywood Video where I bought Nobody Knows, Layer Cake and Hotel Rwanda. I haven't seen any of 'em. I'll see if that'll be the last for a little while.
-JP
11-07-05, 12:37 PM
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God, I don't even want to think about how many unwatched discs I have. It's gotten progressively worse over the past couple of years as I started getting into TV-on-DVD.
11-07-05, 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Doug Schiller
I've got a fever!
And the only prescription is...
More Cowbell!!!
And the only prescription is...
More Cowbell!!!
I'd say I probably have a good 50 DVDs I haven't watched yet.
11-07-05, 01:39 PM
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I almost never blind buy, but I do blind trade. I have a large stack of unwatched DVDs, but most of them are from trades and DVDs that I got for review and am interested in, but I knew wouldn't be running.
Right now I do have some DVDs that I paid for that I haven't watched, thanks to the cheap Warner Bros TV sets. Every once in awhile a friend loans me a DVD set. I appreciate it, but at the same time I want to tell them "you're not helping!"
Right now I do have some DVDs that I paid for that I haven't watched, thanks to the cheap Warner Bros TV sets. Every once in awhile a friend loans me a DVD set. I appreciate it, but at the same time I want to tell them "you're not helping!"
11-07-05, 01:49 PM
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I actually love people who blind buy films.. because most times you end up finding their films at FYE or Media Play used.
So if anyone has a used Salo:CC from about 6 years ago unwatched for sale I'm interested! lol
So if anyone has a used Salo:CC from about 6 years ago unwatched for sale I'm interested! lol
11-07-05, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by The Bus
I think what I will do is have a stand for unwatched DVDs and I can only pick movies out of those.