calhoun07

I went with Best Buy with a buddy of mine and he asked if I bought Sweeny Todd yet. Now, don't get me wrong, I loved Sweeny Todd and I love Tim Burton's movies, for the most part...and I have every intention of owning this movie at some point. But my buddy is fanatical about movies he loves. He watches them three times or more in the theater, buys them the day they come out, watches them again on DVD...and I really don't see where people find the time.

My unwatched pile is HUGE. My buddy knows I have an unwatched pile that rivals most, and knows I just don't have time to watch movies all the time like I would like to do. So for me to buy a DVD I just saw in the theater a few months ago means I spent twenty bucks to throw another DVD on an already huge pile of unwatched DVDs.

Yet he seems to get pissed off when I remind him I just saw the movie so I didn't buy it on DVD yet.

And, let's face it...some movies are fine only being seen once. I might get an urge to watch Sweeny Todd at some point in the future. I can either pick it up for cheap at Wal Mart or go and rent it. In the mean time, I just don't see a reason to buy everything that comes to mind.

And I am much, much less likely to buy DVDs of movies I recently saw in the theater. I can't think of a single movie I just needed to watch immediately when it comes out if I saw it only a few months ago in the theater. Unless it's an expanded cut or something...but even then I can usually wait.

PopcornTreeCt

Depends if I really liked it. Usually if I saw it in the theatre I'm likely to hold off on buying the DVD. I loved Juno in the theatre bought the Blu-ray when it came out but still haven't watched it. While films like The Assassination of Jesse James, Gone Baby Gone, and I'm Not There, I didn't see in the theatre, I watched them as soon as I got the wrapper off the package.

kstublen

Depends on a variety of factors. If there is any promotional item or slipcover, I am more inclined to buy it, as those sorts of things tend to go OOP rather quickly. If it is an actor or director I collect, then more than likely I saw it in theaters and will purchase it as well. There are other movies that I see in theaters and don't immediately purchase, but will likely purchase at some point down the line.

hitman tommy

I used to purchase movies that I had just seen in theatre as soon as they came out if I liked them. However a variety of factors contributed to me not purchasing them as fast now. Firstly years ago I used to work in the electronic department at Wal-mart so seeing everything come in and putting stuff out on the release date it wasn't uncommon for me to leave work on tuesday having purchased a few titles. After leaving retail the temptation definately subsided. Also with places like Rogers and Blockbuster flipping their new releases into previously viewed titles alot faster than they used to I find it hard to justify buying something brand new unless theres some bonus or special packaging or something.

Paddy963

That's my biggest reason for not buying DVDs when they are first released anymore. With the 2/$20 sale Rogers Video seems to always have on previously viewed DVDs I can wait 3-4 extra weeks to get two movies for cheaper than one would cost on release day.

RobCA

Depends on the movie.

If it's one I liked, then yes. If it's one I didn't, then no.

I don't go to the movies very often though; the last time I went was five months ago, to see Sweeney Todd. Which I then bought on DVD the day it came out.

Rob

gotrice487

I actually don't go to the theatres much anymore so my answer is no...I blind-buy mostly everything since I find it to be cheaper than going with many added advantages of being able to watch it in the comfort of my own home

Living Dead

If I want to buy it, I get it when it comes out. Except BD's... I often wait for those to go on sale.

TomOpus

Wouldn't a DVD of a movie you JUST saw in the theater be a bootleg?

lcnickell

That's where i thought this thread was going.

Last movie i saw in theater was Indiana Jones.
I'm sure i could go to the flea market and find a DVD copy though.

marty888

I usually wait either for a used copy or a good sale price when it comes to buying a movie I saw theatrically and want to own. There's enough other stuff (Criterions, box sets, TV sets, classic films) to satisfy my buying urges!

islandclaws

I used to but lately, with all the deluxe edition double dips, I wait unless it's something I really want. I buy everything I really liked in theaters the day it comes out but for other titles, like AVP:R or Death Sentence, I can wait until the price comes down in a couple months. Those are titles I'd like to add, but don't really need right now.