dvd 's WHY buy

[tartanhaggis7]

i recently helped a neighbour clear out a family house ( died ) there was alot of paintings and she was a v/ good piano player and there was alot of music!!! the thing that got me was OVER 200 dvd's of films which we took to the local charity shop !!! WHY buy films surely once uve scene it u KNOW the story i buy a film from charity shop watch it and either let sumone watch but ULTIMATRLY give it bak to shop currently i own 4 dvd's Edinburgh tatoo jaws les miserabelles and david Attenborough's lifestory THATS it i may add i love watching films of ALL genres also libary's i believe rent out films CHARITY shops are great treasure troves and you can find some brill stuff🤗!!!

The OP's writing style reminds me of Richard Griffiths' character in the Vicar of Dibley who used to shout a word every so often.

Vicar of Dibley is a series I've watched over and again. It's lovely to have favourite shows or films you can watch again and again when you need comforting, cheering up, to unwind or just to enjoy watching with someone who hasn't seen them before.

Same as books, surely. You can go to the library, after all, but plenty of people still buy books.

It's just an odd thread.

i have some films that I would never get tired of watching over and over. And some very much invoke memories for me. Remembering watching them with my grandmother for example.

some films are a watch once and that's it for me too.

depends on my mood too. If I want a good feel good movie etc I know what will fit the bill.

I also don't agree that once you have seen it once you know everything about it. Sometimes it makes much more sense on second or third viewing as you see things you didn't notice before.

I will also reread some favourite books over and over. It's the same thing.

its just one of these things that's an individual thing really

I find watching films I love multiple times brings back memories, depending on your emotion at the time it can bring joy calm or sadness and MANY more emotions.

Why listen to the same song, you know what the lyrics are?
We eat spaghetti bol.again ( or your favourite thing)
You know what it tastes like.
Why go on the same walk more than once. You know whats there?

DVD's often have directors commentary, which I enjoy watching as much as the film sometimes.
Also deleted scenes and behind the scenes footage.
I love all of that.
Braveheart had Mel Gibson's commentary and is really interesting 😀

I like rewatching films and TV series and they arent always available on streaming. Same as rereading books.

We've been away a couple of times this year to UK destination and both had dvd players - one place was quite remote with no streaming or wifi and the TV was patchy so dvds were all we had. We have played dvds through the laptop before when we've been on holiday.

I lost it at your list of the DVDs you do own @tartanhaggis7.

You're quite right, those are the only four films worth watching more than once.

Maybe they bought them all before there were multiple streaming services and before you could pick dvds up for £1 in charity shops…. perhaps there’s some correlation between people having had large personal dvd collections and lots of dvds being available now in charity shops? It wasn’t always like that - you’d only get old vhs in there, and before that, nothing.
Plus if you have plenty you might wait years before rewatching one.

Yes, the same thing happened with CDs. A win for people like me!

Foyles War
Bouquet of Barbed Wire
Harold & Maude
The Help
We'll meet again
The House of Elliot
Gimme Gimme
The League of Gentlemen

All watched more than twice on owned DVDs. I could never part with them. Those are just some of them. Spend a rainy afternoon REWATCHING Jungle Book is lovely. WHY not try it????

OP, go and watch Tenet and then tell me you completely understand and remember everything (and then explain it to me 😀)
Also, what about books, do you feel the same way about those?
I used to be an usherette so there are some films I've seen more than 50 times, sounds like that would be your absolute worst job ever!

Is that you DONALD?

It was the 30 year anniversary of Braveheart last week, the Premiere was in our town Dh was working at one of the venues that were holding the vip.cinema guests, it was all very exciting, again 30.YEARS!!

We have a holiday house abroad with no internet. DVDs work well.

Ah Tenet! I feel that is a film that is a tiny bit too clever for its own good...

yeah saw that MANY moons ago !!! 😁 BRILL film with GREAT songs !!!! obvisously know the story BUT if i see it in charity shop i'l get watch it THEN donate it back. tell me what's the cost of a NEW dvd say £10 not better to give that to charity of YOUR choice🤔🤔🤔

NO I worked hard to earn my money and if I WANT a new DVD, I’ll bloody well BUY one. I DONATE plenty of items to charity shops and because I buy NEW and look AFTER my possessions, the charity shop gets SOMETHING really lovely to sell on.

I find many streaming platforms put a film on and then you can never find it again once removed, or its never on any streaming platforms (28 days/weeks later is a good example) or you have to pay money to watch it.
So in this house, yes we have a collection of dvds and we watch them more than once. Occasionally will cull them if we no longer enjoy them but dont see the issue. Many people seem to be going back to dvds than streaming platforms and the best part NO ADS!

I wanted to watch a film I bought on Amazon a while back the other day, but apparently, even though I paid for it, it is not available for me to watch.

There aren't that many films I like enough to know I'll rewatch them from time to time, but I'm back to picking them up on DVD.

Nobody can decide to take them away on a whim, or decide they are offended about whatever random thing is offensive now and edit bits out of the film once I have the DVD at home.

I only watch one film a week and I want to choose films that will never have ads put in them, or not be available when I want to watch them.

I e got hundreds. I like world cinema and art house and you can’t always find them on streaming. Streaming also tends to cut films to pieces so if you want to see them as intended, DVDs are often the way to go. I do like to watch my favourites again from time to time. Don’t see the problem.

Not all films can be found on Netflix which is why Dvds are useful to have. I have the blu ray of the Peter Sellers classic Dr Stranglove which isn't currently avaliable to see on Netflix.

I’ve just watched 28 days later on Now Cinema, and 28 weeks later is currently on Netflix so I’m going to watch it at the weekend, if I’m feeling brave enough that is. 😬

Omg. Just googled what was cut from Crocodile Dundee. Even the 'that's not a knife' scene fgs 😮. That's all the reason anyone will need to buy a favourite film on dvd!

Also OP, you'll get well stressed that some of us still buy CDs. Sound quality is much better than streaming and it's annoying when a favourite track being withdrawn from streaming services

The blu ray of Tora Tora Tora is the extended version and has documentarys about the making of the film.