Why do you buy movies?

The only reason to buy a film is because you love it so that you want to see it over and over again.I own 100's of films because when i saw it the first time I thought I think I am going to need my own copy.Suggestion. If your friend lives near a F.Y. E. store he can sell his used DVDs. The F.Y.E. near me buys and sells used DVDs and CDs.

I buy a lot of the really cheap movies. :D I buy movies on Half.com and from the $5.00 table at Wal Mart. If I don't like them, then I sell them on Half.com or eBay. But, when I buy them so cheaply, it doesn't cost as much as renting them. And, it costs a lot less than going to see them at the theater.

Yes my husband and I are like you we usually by the movie after we've seen it and if we liked it. There are times when I am like your friend though and buy one because well the title sounds good or something and not really like it and it will sit on the shelf...lol

I'll buy a movie if I KNOW I love it and will want to watch it over and over again. IN the meantime, we have netflix, so we can watch a bunch of movies in one month for the price of seeing one at the theatre. if we really like something, we might buy it, but it has to be fabulous. I also have a friend that buys movies at the store, you know, that bin of $9.99 movies. He has NO idea if they are good or bad or whatever, but just buys them if he thinks they might be good. And yeah, he has a pile of movies he will never watch again!

Hello! Before we used to buy original DVDs, but my stepson only breaks them and it was just a waste of money. So we decided not to buy original ones anymore. There's a DVD shop close to your house and they make copies from original DVDs and sells them in a very cheap price. I know it's kinda illegal but it's normal here and the quality is really good. Now, we buy DVDs every weekend at least 5, we buy those movies that we haven't seen yet. I actually don't like watching movies again and again, well, unless it's my fave and I really like it. In Philippines I do have some collections of VCDs and DVDs of movies that I really like and watch them again whenever I fancy it. Thanks for sharing *smile* ciao! =)

lol, i got an uncle who does that. its funny, but i guess he likes his movie collection that builds up.

I tend to rent the movie first then if I like it buy it. We have a pretty big selection at our house. The only movies I would buy without renting first are parts of series (like harry potter) or a sequel to a movie I already own.

I feel the same way. I just can't buy and collect movies. I use a rental service for DVDs anyway, so if there is a movie I want to see I will just rent it. And later on, if I feel like I want to see it again, I will rent it again. There is really no point in buying movies as far as I can see. Because once you watch it, you just put it on your shelf, and there it sits, unused and just basically collects dust. I tried to start a movie collection once, but I ended up just selling everything. It is really just a waste of time for me. I'm the type of person that once I have watched a movie once, I really don't want to see it again, so having a movie coleection would not make any sense for me. Good post!

sometimes, i do buy movies that im not familiar with. sometimes the cover picture would interest me and sometimes the title. i'd surely buy it if both the cover picture and title are interesting. ^__^ but if i buy it together with a movie i've been waiting for, i wouldnt watch it immediately. i'd reserve it for another day and i'd watch first the movie that i've waited for. ^__^

I only buy movies that I really like. In fact if it's a new movie I'll rent it first and then if I like it I'll buy it. The one time I broke that movie was with fear.com I bought it b/c it looked like a good movie...I hate that movie. Hubby will watch it every once in awhile but otherwise it just sits on the shelf. **AT PEACE WITHIN** ~~STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS~~

I do the same thing too. I don't buy that much of movie cuz I have cable so I can watch them all after they release from the theater. I like to college scary move the most, but only the good scary one tho.

I buy movies that I really liked and know that I will watch again. I also have a friend that is movie crazy. He pretty much buys whatever new dvds came out every week. His collection is enormous and he hasn't even watched them all. He even buys movies that everyone has told him are not good, then he gets them, watches them and agrees that the movie wasn't any good. I guess it's like any other collector's addiction though.

We mostly buy movies because we are not good at returning rentals and it ends up costing us more when we don't return them for weeks on end! Sounds slack, I know. So we built ourselves up a huge amount of movies until we got pay tv - now we don't buy or borrow anymore movies. We are too busy watching our favourite shows on tv. I love Chronicles of Narnia too!

I usually only buy movies that I have seen and know I will watch over and over again. The exception is a movie I really wanted to see and missed so I wait until it's in the bargin bin of $5.00 or so and will take the chance and buy it. I figure I couldn't go to a movie for that price and if I only watch it once I won't be out much. I can always sell it too. I've been really cutting back on buying movies lately to only one I will really, really use a lot. Otherwise it seems a waste to buy something you only watch once.

i personaly buy a tons and tons of movie, but i do that because i resell them for a few extra bucks, other than that i only buy movies that i like, and watch them over and over again.

I buy a lot movie as i see many and i really like many of them and i always try to make a good collection of different kind of movies categorically---like comedy (from very old age to recent one), horror (same), Romance same, Family movies....this way or sometime collection of artists, I really like to get the good collection but i see the olds sometime or the relatively new sometime as i love seeing movie and its a good weekend work for me, I love seeing the once seen movies too

ya i will also buy dvd's. suppose i like some movies and they are so good that i can see them for every one week. only such typeof movie dvd's i will buy

For the most part, I buy the movie only after I've seen it. Nothing worse than putting money out on a movie that stinks. Like yourself, I do make exceptions: Resident Evil.

see i buy because you can get rid of the viruses on the net,and also i buy only family watchable movies.also if it is a original i can give it to my friends who will see them and return backif it is downlaoded one also they will see byt they will think twice becaus eof the viruses. this is what i feel.

I'm just like your friend. I buys movies because the dvd store is closer than the rent store, and we didn't have the time limit.