No, it doesn't burn when I eat peas. I hate peas.
At what point in movie-collecting do you stop? Between the DVDs I’ve bought, movies I’ve recorded off of cable, movies people have given me, and movies I’ve downloaded (all unavailable through any other means, of course), I have more films than I will be able to watch in a lifetime. And then there’s all the films available for streaming. And all the movies I’ve never heard of or have yet to come out. I have broken all these titles down into these categories: the movies I can’t wait to watch, the movies I am too excited about to watch*, the movies that I dread watching, and the movies that I know I’m never going to watch. So if I quit my job or get laid off (and never work again), I might have time to at least get through the first two categories. I may have to consult with my wife about those options.
Obviously, I am a compulsive collector when it comes to films. Instead of buying myself horror figurines, posters, or other memorabilia, I put it all towards getting more titles. Hmm, I guess I buy a lot of books about horror movies but that’s just another way to find out about more titles. Oh shit, I just remembered. There are all those TV shows I own and all those Anime series. Man, I hope I live for 200 years.
*Do any of you have this problem? I get a movie in the mail and my feelings of excitement and anticipation are almost unbearable. And yet, I put the movie in its new home on my shelf and watch something else.
That sounds a lot like me!
ReplyDelete@Prof - I'm not throwing any numbers up because I'm self conscious about it. Like what if I say how many I have and then someone comes along and goes "Well, ever since I sent my kid off to college, I finally got the space for my sci-fi collection 1978-1983. Now if only my wife will agree to give up the kitchen..." I just feel like I have a lot. You know what I mean?
ReplyDeleteI guess we can call this a "First World Problem" or at the very least, a "Nerd Apprehension Disorder". Maybe I need to buy a whiteboard and start planning my next 6 months of movie watching or something.
ReplyDeleteYeah, this does happen to me. Actually, I have a bunch of movies on my shelf and sometimes I dont even know what the hell to watch! But I do keep asking myself when will I stop collecting movies.
ReplyDeleteAlso, the change of format pisses me off. Who knows what other format theyll think off in the next ten years that will be even more perfect then dvd was when they tried to sell it to me, and now blue ray which is supposed to be even more perfect. I hope you get the sarcasm in my comments.
Ultimately, what I care about is watching and enjoying films with my friends and family, and I dont think I'll ever stop collecting them, but will I have thousands of dvds when I hit sixty? I dont know! Im pretty sure I will! What the hell, we aint going to live forever, some kid will inherit my collection and think its gold.
@TFC - They say that the more choices you have, the more unhappy you are. I am resisting Bluray big time. I'm from the VHS generation and DVD still blows my mind. Obviously, I still love VHS. Anyway, I'll hold off on Blu until I have a home theater or something. I just don't need that much detail right now. As for croaking, I hope I win the lottery so I can pay some library to maintain my movie collection after I'm gone.
ReplyDeleteI currently own over 1000 movies that I haven't had the chance to see yet. So yeah, I know what you're talking about.
ReplyDeleteI really don't plan on ever stopping, be it books or movies.
ReplyDeleteYou know, I was once the same way regarding movies ... one morning I looked at my collection and realized that it wasn't worth adding to or keeping. Don't get me wrong, I looooooove movies as much as any one person can but sometimes you have to recognize when it's just stuff. I gave away everything I could and the rest I donated to a thrift store and I couldn't have been happier afterwards. It's now digital only copies for me and I much prefer it ... it's funny how you can have such an attachment to an old VHS tape and case. The second it's gone, you realize that attachment still remains in yourself and not in the physical object.
ReplyDeleteThe Blu/format change doesn't appear as a problem to me: I can now play all my DVDs upscaled and thus enjoy them all over again. I'm a child of the VHS era, but it holds no appeal for me up against digital.
ReplyDeleteAnd DVD/Blu being my emphasis, the space issue of VHS never rears its ugly head...
@Anonymous - You are the zen master!
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