DVD collection pictures

[sandstone]

I know, this is going to come off sounding like I'm bragging, but most movie fan sites have a thread dedicated to pictures of their DVD collections, there is one in my favorite movie website Joeblow.com . After all, don't we all love DVDs. Geekdrome is, was, and always will be highly movie oriented, so it is only just that we have a thread dedicated to our DVDs and for once in my entire life. I can actually tell another man. Mine is bigger than yours ha ha

seriously though, post up your pictures show everybody what you got. I'm sure Jonathan will have his Men in Black Men and Fudge Pack Mountain.










There it is folks... 1,190

[sevenduffs]

I salute you.

[point5o]

Originally Posted by sandstone

There it is folks... 1,190

Boy, you're picky

[kevmann16]

I was going to post mine, but after seing those pictures mine will look pretty shameful.

[tokenuser]

[masherscf]

Originally Posted by sandstone

I know, this is going to come off sounding like I'm bragging...

You have over 1,100 DVDS!

It does sound like bragging.

Personally, I think the drive toward massive DVD collecting is pretty insane. I own about 50 DVDs of movies that a like to watch often. However, I just can't condone collecting thousands of DVDs. I do not have the room to store such a huge collection and even if I shopped from the $10 DVD bargin bin at Walmart I would spent over $10,000 on DVDs. That's at least 50 years of Netflix.

With 1,100 DVDs I could...

...watch DVD movies continuously for three months not counting special features or stopping to eat and shit.

or

... have time to watch about 2 DVDs per week. I would take over 10 years to watch all of them.




Owning that many DVDs is just... insane.... my complements.



Nice TV ... BTW

[losojosdemuerte]

There it is folks... 1,190

I tip my hat off to you sir. I only have half of that collection, and people think that I am crazy. It's not crazy, it's the love of the cinema that runs in our veins.

[sandstone]

Originally Posted by LosOjosdeMuerte

I tip my hat off to you sir. I only have half of that collection, and people think that I am crazy. It's not crazy, it's the love of the cinema that runs in our veins.

Yeah, i got a lot i only like and a few i hate but the more the merrier... liike STD's

[diela]

Originally Posted by masherscf

Owning that many DVDs is just... insane.... my complements.

For those of you who hadn't seen the geek den yet... http://www.hullion.com/images/GeekDen/100_0109.jpg

I think my collection is nearing the 450 point, because I was thinking about getting one of those DVD carousel players that holds 400 DVDs and didn't know how I'd pare my collection back that far. I have shelved that idea for now, because a lot of my titles are 7-disc TV series seasons, which makes my disc count MUCH higher than 400.

Honestly, I'd rather spend $14.95 on a DVD than hire a babysitter, spend $14 on two tickets, $10 on snacks, and sit in a sticky, stinky movie theater. If I don't like the movie, I ebay it, Barterbee it, or whatever. Yeah, I'm a bad movie geek, but you try finding someone you trust with your 8 year old in a new city.

Plus, there's archival factor. Assuming society doesn't fall apart in the next zombie apocalypse, my daughter is one day going to wonder about classic movies like "Footloose" or "My Dad Married an Alien". This way, she can view any movie she likes, just about, for her Thesis on ancient films when she's working on her master's degree. :P

[masherscf]

Originally Posted by diela

Honestly, I'd rather spend $14.95 on a DVD than hire a babysitter, spend $14 on two tickets, $10 on snacks, and sit in a sticky, stinky movie theater.

I don't have time for either of these pastimes anymore. However, I'd gladly pay the $17 on tickets $50 on dinner and $30 on baby sitting just to see a movie in the theater.

However, the choice is not between ownership and movies. The choice is between ownership and renting.

For a movie that you'll only watch once in five years, owning just doesn't make fiscal sense. It's about the act of collecting, not saving money.

I DO have a collection of about 50 videos that I really like on a regular basis. I compress them to DiVX and watch again and again while I commute on the train.

Plus, there's archival factor. Assuming society doesn't fall apart in the next zombie apocalypse, my daughter is one day going to wonder about classic movies like "Footloose" or "My Dad Married an Alien".

Nevertheless, I can't really understand the need to invest thousands of dollars on media that will be obsolete in less than ten years. Your daughter will be able get the super-platinum ultimate directors cut super special absolutely final edition of "My Dad Married an Alien" in superior extended HD. She'll rent the thing.

I think collecting a thousand DVD videos is awesome. However, can only be justified as an irrational passion.