tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825798.post1876682801439121516..comments2023-06-30T05:06:42.335-04:00Comments on My Life, at 24 Frames Per Second: Inside the Mind of a DVD/Blu-ray Collector...Or, At Least, This OneKenji Fujishimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635553450551818306noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825798.post-11492334712901700492011-11-11T11:32:34.376-05:002011-11-11T11:32:34.376-05:00Anonymous:
Actually, notwithstanding the occasion...Anonymous:<br /><br />Actually, notwithstanding the occasional Barnes & Noble-enabled Criterion splurge, since I moved to Brooklyn, I've mostly cut down on my DVD collecting—partly because I have access to a wider array of theatrical experiences in New York, partly because I was running out of space on my one big shelf of DVDs. Maybe all one needs is a big move (short of falling in love and getting married, perhaps) to rearrange one's priorities!Kenji Fujishimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10635553450551818306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825798.post-29155297712348908332011-11-11T11:21:26.778-05:002011-11-11T11:21:26.778-05:00I've seen video collections that number in the...I've seen video collections that number in the thousands, so my collection of 1,000 DVDs and 100 VHS seemed "small" in comparison. I opened an Afficionado account to list my collection, but it'd take too long and I'm too lazy to devote time to listing things. Hell, I have over 200 Criterion Collection and Eclipse DVDs alone (if I was to count each video in a box set). Oddly enough, I do not buy Blu-Rays because the players are not easily made region-free (for imports from Europe and Asia). Suffice to say, one section of a wall is all video. It's bad and I realise it.<br /><br />I saw the photograph of your video collection and thought it was a decent-sized collection not to worry about. It only becomes worrisome if you were married and had to share the space (and expenditures). It's one of the things I think about sometimes: if I were to get married, I'd have to get rid of my collection (probably give it to the local libraries or my university's video collection - if they will take them). Anyway, if I were to describe your collection, it would be as "focused" and "concentrated" since it's the best of what you like and you see these more than once (hopefully). Man, your mother might see me as an enabler, so you can also take my words as a warning to not expand your collection and remain focused and concentrated.<br /><br />Lastly, I think other people may view this sort of thing as a huge/crazy waste of money. However, I make sure to budget everything to include essential things such as living expenses, savings, retirement, emergency funds, etc. before I decide to binge on something such as the Barnes & Noble Criterion Collection sale. It IS wasteful, but it is measured and controlled.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825798.post-84521387122453967612010-07-28T12:54:31.960-04:002010-07-28T12:54:31.960-04:00Thanks, Jake; I will have to peruse your apparentl...Thanks, Jake; I will have to peruse your apparently vast home-video collection in my spare time! (I like to think my sparse-by-comparison library achieves a similar mix of popular and art-house fare...but what do I know?)Kenji Fujishimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10635553450551818306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825798.post-46235772024489792552010-07-28T00:04:29.392-04:002010-07-28T00:04:29.392-04:00I'm less choosy about my own stuff, but I'...I'm less choosy about my own stuff, but I've actually sold off or donated at least 100 titles in the last year or so because they were all movies I'd gotten as a kid and young teen that I just had no interest in ever watching again. On the whole, though, I'm easier to please and I tend to rewatch all the movies in my collection. With the exception of some Blu-Rays I only got recently, I've watched everything in my massive collection at least twice, so I still feel justified in getting them. Plus, I usually get bargains that shave off the price (this B&N sale is so good I'll end up overspending). I broke up my own collection by DVDs, TV box sets (on standard only), and Blu-Rays because it was getting too unwieldy. You can see the goofball mix of art lover and populism over <a href="http://jpc0712.dvdaf.com/owned" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078001374402400232noreply@blogger.com