Do you like movies, or do you like just owning dvds?

Chaos Muffin · 11-03-2007, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by smkspy

All my dvds are opened, but a few are unwatched. My WWII documentary, The Mothman Prophecies, Enter the Dragon to man a few.

And speaking of Without a Paddle... a few years ago when it released onto DVD, I was WM toy hunting for Alternators and spotted that very movie ripped opened with the dvd stolen. I, being a decent person, told a WM employee about the opened dvd as I was leaving the toy department. To make a long story short, that bitch employee got it into her head that I had stolen the dvds, and had the undercover WM cops detain me outside. I told them if I were ever to steal it'd be a better movie than Without a Paddle.

Damn , that's messed up.

What thief would actually steal a disc, then take the cover to an employee?

I hate when dumb people assume too much.

RabidYak · 11-03-2007, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Jiggles

I've got a buddy who has just about zero taste as far as I'm concerned, and sometimes it really pisses me off. Like, one time we were in a Movie Gallery looking through the used dvds and I came across a copy of 'La Dolce Vita' for about 6 bucks. I couldn't believe my good luck and called him over. He snurled his nose up and said "That's not even in English."

I looked down in his hand and he was buying 'Without a Paddle'. I said "You're gonna pre-judge what is widely considered a classic while you stand there with that piece of shit? I watched your movie and it sucked. Why not try mine?"

He replied with "I don't wanna read a movie. And this might be funny. It's only ten bucks."

"Yeah, ten bucks you could spend on a movie that doesn't suck balls." He just shrugged. I turned around and walked off.

I'm convinced that at least 75% of all people are like this, not actually knowing anything about movies or even caring what they watch as long as it keeps them ticking over for a couple of hours without any effort. It makes me want to hit people in the face when I try to have a discussion about films and all I get is how great the latest Eddie Murphy cackfest or identikit faux-horror gore movie is.

KA · 11-04-2007, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Jiggles

"That's not even in English."

suck it up dude, its just movies.

i know what youre talking abt dude, i dont think its just with dvd's, even with toy collecting i dont like some o these guys who just collect to collect, na'mean?

also, i heart without a paddle. screw you guys. even if its a lame version of stand by me.

KA · 11-04-2007, 02:11 AM

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Originally Posted by domientius

Take Terminator 2. The extended special edition which was a hidden bonus on the Ultimate Edition was a more solid film. We get the scene where they reprogram his CPU to learn(explaining his sudden human mannerisms later on) and the better ending- Sarah in 2029 with John the senator. They won, Skynet was never built, everyone's sacrifices mattered.

whatwhatwhat?

im all for making t3 irrelevant, but thats a bullshit ending.

OmegaScourge · 11-04-2007, 03:20 AM

i've bought DVDs that i havent played it...though i did watch it before (wheter it be at someone's place or at the theatres)....and the reason is usually the price at that time (sales when it first comes out).

as for special features and extras....never do watch those...i buy the DVDs just for the movie.

RabidYak · 11-04-2007, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by KA

whatwhatwhat?

im all for making t3 irrelevant, but thats a bullshit ending.

Don't worry, he's getting his versions mixed up. The actuall T2:SE that Cameron cut himself doesn't have that ending, its just tacked on to it if you use an easter egg on the ultimate edition disc.

Commander_V · 11-04-2007, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by RabidYak

I'm convinced that at least 75% of all people are like this, not actually knowing anything about movies or even caring what they watch as long as it keeps them ticking over for a couple of hours without any effort. It makes me want to hit people in the face when I try to have a discussion about films and all I get is how great the latest Eddie Murphy cackfest or identikit faux-horror gore movie is.

Omg preach on brutha!
We had this discussion not long ago on another board regarding Pan's Labyrinth, which I thought was an excellent movie (a lot darker than I was expecting, but loved it nonetheless). I'd say that a good 1/2 of the people in the discussion were yapping about "I dun wanna read subtitles! That's st00pid" and refused to watch it even just once to see if they'd like it.

*TWHACK TWHACK TWHACK*

Meh...

kronos · 11-04-2007, 08:54 AM

I buy movies to watch. I will buy movies for all sorts of all reasons. But i NEVER take a critics review for anything more than it being just their opinion. If I buy a movie and it sucks, it still stays in my collection. I have over 500 movies!