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BuddyHinton · 03-08-2007, 11:36 AM

I don't. $20 for an hour and a half movie when I can get 24 eps of my favorite shows for $30-40? Hours more entertainment of stuff I LOVE; guaranteed? I buy MAYBE two movies a year.

Chocolate Moose · 03-08-2007, 12:04 PM

I do, if I’ve rented it and absolutelylove it….oh, and if I can get it for 75 cents on ebgay!

AB · 03-08-2007, 04:40 PM

I do, some movies I want to keep and rewatch and I like some of the extras
you get with them.

BuddyHinton · 03-08-2007, 05:08 PM

Maybe I shouldn't have been so extreme, what I meant was it's such a low priority vs TV Boxsets it isn't funny.

Lets See: The Rockford Files Season 3, $27, 22 hours+ of CLASSIC Jim Garner... or $19.99 for 95 minutes for the Pick of Destiny..? Hmm...

Mr. Television · 03-08-2007, 05:23 PM

I buy movies all the time. I find quite a few of them for $10 or less.

AB · 03-08-2007, 05:23 PM

Yes I see what you mean. Value wise you get more for your money with the
box-set, right?

Superstar · 03-08-2007, 05:39 PM

I do. I haven't bought many movies lately because there hasn't been many that I've been interested in. But if a movie I liked/wanted to see comes out, I'll buy it.

BuddyHinton · 03-08-2007, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by annball1957

Yes I see what you mean. Value wise you get more for your money with the
box-set, right?

Uh......YAAAA!!

But it's beyond that, it's completely a lopsided benefit for the boxset.

Eric Paddon · 03-08-2007, 06:38 PM

Not as much as I used to because TV on DVD nowadays rates a higher priority but I still keep my eyes open. Most of my favorite films have DVD releases now, but I still want to see certain titles I still have the Laser Disc of finally get out (Samson And Delilah, 1936 Show Boat etc.)

mlingerfelt · 03-08-2007, 10:39 PM

I have all my favorite movies TV shows are my priority.

BuddyHinton · 03-09-2007, 02:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mlingerfelt

I have all my favorite movies TV shows are my priority.

ditto.

TJL · 03-09-2007, 06:51 AM

Over the past few years I have probably bought more TV DVDs than movie DVDs.

I guess some TV shows have more "rewatchability" than movies.

storrs19 · 03-09-2007, 09:14 AM

I do, but only classics (Bogart, Cagney, Jimmy Stewart, etc.)
As with my television I only like the good movies most of which are black and white. Warner Brothers has done a great job in creating "Warner Night At The Movies" which recreates a night at the movie theater in showing a short, a cartoon, a newsreel, and a trailer along with the movie. Other studios need to take note of this and start doing so. Also the multi-disc sets of movies like "The Maltese Falcon", "Casablanca" and "Yankee Doodle Dandy" are packed with nice extras.

Robert 13 · 03-09-2007, 11:19 AM

I don't buy many movies anymore unless it's something from that past that gets released for the first time. Other than that, I do agree it is worth it to get a dvd set since there is more for you to watch. But, then again, I enjoy watching 30-minute shows. It might just be a personal preference.

Ant-Lox · 03-09-2007, 03:10 PM

I haven't bought a movie in a while. I either record them off cable or rent them.

03-08-2007, 11:36 AM	#1
BuddyHinton Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 31, 2006 Location: CA Posts: 441	Do you even buy "movies" anymore? I don't. $20 for an hour and a half movie when I can get 24 eps of my favorite shows for $30-40? Hours more entertainment of stuff I LOVE; guaranteed? I buy MAYBE two movies a year.

03-08-2007, 12:04 PM	#2
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03-08-2007, 04:40 PM	#3
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,429	I do, some movies I want to keep and rewatch and I like some of the extras you get with them.

03-08-2007, 05:08 PM	#4
BuddyHinton Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 31, 2006 Location: CA Posts: 441	Maybe I shouldn't have been so extreme, what I meant was it's such a low priority vs TV Boxsets it isn't funny. Lets See: The Rockford Files Season 3, $27, 22 hours+ of CLASSIC Jim Garner... or $19.99 for 95 minutes for the Pick of Destiny..? Hmm...

03-08-2007, 05:39 PM	#7
Superstar Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 08, 2003 Posts: 63,316	I do. I haven't bought many movies lately because there hasn't been many that I've been interested in. But if a movie I liked/wanted to see comes out, I'll buy it.

03-08-2007, 06:38 PM	#9
Eric Paddon Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 22, 2006 Posts: 164	Not as much as I used to because TV on DVD nowadays rates a higher priority but I still keep my eyes open. Most of my favorite films have DVD releases now, but I still want to see certain titles I still have the Laser Disc of finally get out (Samson And Delilah, 1936 Show Boat etc.)

03-08-2007, 10:39 PM	#10
mlingerfelt Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 16, 2005 Posts: 549	I have all my favorite movies TV shows are my priority.

03-09-2007, 11:19 AM	#14
Robert 13 Member Senior Member Join Date: May 10, 2006 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,521	I don't buy many movies anymore unless it's something from that past that gets released for the first time. Other than that, I do agree it is worth it to get a dvd set since there is more for you to watch. But, then again, I enjoy watching 30-minute shows. It might just be a personal preference.

03-09-2007, 03:10 PM	#15
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