DJariya

Simple question. Do you blind buy movies? Physical media or digital

I see many here say that they never rent and just "buy it" even if they've never seen it.

So do you or not?

MrRound2

I do all the time, I buy based on whos in the cast not what its about and I tend to never watch trailers so I kinda go in blind with mostly everything still.

b2net

Depends on the cost and if it was something we wanted to watch.

davidh777

milo bloom

Cheap or used stuff, sure, if it's something I've at least heard about.

But I don't buy much media anymore anyways.

Trevor

Often. Since my price point has stayed a consistent $1-$10, blindbuys that fail don’t hurt too much.

Adam Tyner

The Cow

Yes, most of the purchases are blind buys. I don't see near as many movies in the theater any more. And I already have most of the ones that I've seen that I would re-watch.

Mike86

JeffTheAlpaca

No since I have been burned in the past and there are not a lot of movies I think I might want to own these days plus most blu-rays are over $20 during the first week of release.

Maybe Dumbo 2019 was the last blind buy

GoldenJCJ

The last Blu-ray I blind bought was a Aquaman. I needed up really like it. Overall, my blind buys have dropped dramatically, to the point of being almost non-existent.

Nowadays it’s a lot easier to drop $3-$5 to stream a new release through Amazon than it is to pay $15-$20 for a Blu-ray.

IDrinkMolson

>90% of the ones I buy from Dollar Tree are blind buys. And since I don't see a lot of movies in the theater anymore most of the others I buy are blind too.
I mostly buy digital now including buying a second hand code.

And besides no one has time to watch old movies anymore either...

mrhan

Only foreign movies that I have read good reviews on that won't be available in the U.S. until later.

DeanoBKN

Only for older or foreign films that might not be available to stream anywhere.

davidlynchfan

Josh Z

Poll needs an option for "Some, but not as many as I used to."

Why So Blu?

b2net

Trevor

The more I think about this, I imagine more than 99% of my film purchases have been blind buys.

urrutiap

yeah i still blind buy movies for DVD releases along with movies for blu ray.

Past few days ago I pretty much blind bought Bone Tomahawk for DVD from Walmart.

Never seen it before

PhantomStranger

I still make many blind buys. Depends on how much interest I have in the premise and/or cast, though these days I can usually wait for a move to hit some streaming service I subscribe to.

davidlynchfan

melasnus

This.

When DVDs dropped, I was a voracious collector and a lot were blind buys.
After massive donating 10 years ago, I still have mountains of the things...
With a few exceptions, I doubt I will ever again watch any of them again.

Almost the same scenario is playing out with BDs.
The difference being I am keeping most of them.
I have been replacing some of my catalog with 4K releases.
However, I am only doing so with my super-duper fav movies that I can't resist upgrading.
The rest will be with me for the long haul.

rocket1312

I would say blind buys (mostly from boutique labels) still make up the majority of my purchases. I tend to primarily buy catalog releases and at this point have a pretty good sense of what I will or will not like. I certainly don't bat 1.000, but I still get a thrill out of seeing and living something new. It would probably be much cheaper to stream, but I just can't get over the hurdle of 'buying' something that I don't actually own and that must exist in a specific digital ecosystem. Renting probably makes sense, but I prefer the freedom to watch whenever I feel moved and not be tied to a limited rental window.

orangerunner

Most of my blind buys are cheap, used movies. In the early 2000s I remember being faced with the decision of renting a new release for $5 or just buying it for $20.

What if I rent it, like it and want to buy it? In a sense, it ends up costing $25. That logic served-up several regrettable blind buys.