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I moved house recently and decided I needed to slim down my DVD collection due to space restrictions in new place. Going through all my DVDs I was actually surprised how many there were that I'd only watched once and really had no intention of ever watching again (half of which I'd forgotten I even owned), and also how many were films that I actually don't like, and was racking my brain to remember how or why I even ended up with them in my possession.

It was no problem at all to sell off at least 50% (maybe closer to 60%) of my collection with no regrets at all. But, the weird thing is when it came to downsizing my CD collection (which is about 3 times as large as my DVD one) I only managed to get rid of about 10% of them, and even some of those I had to convince myself I didn't need them.

So the question is-  how much of your current DVD collection could you lose with no real qualms?

All of it.

I try not to be married to my possessions, especially those that are not "tools" of some kind. 

A DVD won't help me hunt for food or build a shelter.  At best it's barter material, but not really worth much as that.  DVD's are luxury items, and as such, they are not needed or won't be missed if gone.

good answer. I aspire to this kind of thinking, but I'm just too attatched to my creature comforts it seems...

-  technically you could build a shelter out of dvd cases  :teddyr:

Most of my movies are on VHS...

I'd say around 70% of the dvd's I have just sit here. I did at one point have a larger collection, with some unopened, that I sold at the local used CD/DVD/Video Game Outlet.

I have watched most of these alot. Past year or so I've grown disinterested in them to a degree.

I want to change that.

I could live without everything except my LOTR Extended Edition Box Set.


And, of course, SUCKER PUNCH!!!  :teddyr:

I pretty much have a little mini-section of movies I only own because they're rare, not because I ever want to watch them again (Terrorvision, Jaws of Satan, Aberration).

I could pretty much lose all of mine except the DVDs I've received as gifts, some precious VHS tapes like Baffled and To Heal A Nation and the box set of the chilling BBC series The Omega Factor which still makes me go  :buggedout: :buggedout: after nearly thirty years.

I just did a search of Baffled and it seems it will be coming to DVD soon.  :cheers: +  :buggedout: :buggedout: My parents let me watch it because Leonard Nimoy was in it.

I don't think I've got too many DVD's that I'd just get rid of, maybe 10% or so.  I like having a big collection because no matter how weird of a mood I'm in, there's usually something in there to fit it.   A movie might be the last thing in the world I'd want to watch tonight, but some night 4 months from now it might be just the perfect one.

But of course I've got some junk that must have looked good in the trailer and then turned out to be horrible.  Oddly enough I'm kind of drawn to those - on rare occasions.  Surely there must be some redeeming quality in that thing?  Well probably not but I'll give it another try anyway  :teddyr:

Hate it when this happens! Probably why you can get DVDs full of Grindhouse trailers for films that don't even exist on DVD, they know only the trailer is worth watching

Just remembered that in my clean out I somehow had not one but 2 different horror films about the Loch Ness Monster, neither of which was set in Scotland lol

If the collection is big enough.  These days, mine is so small as to maybe cover my lower legs.   :wink: :teddyr:

Roughly 50%, I'd say.  I rarely buy anything new; I go for the "3 for $20" type sales at my local rental place (yeah, there are still a few in existence) and I'll usually watch them a couple times then resell them.  There's a few I own just to own and watch maybe once a year (like the Bourne movies, LOTR, Band of Brothers) but I wouldn't get rid of. 

The most "essential" ones are probably my MST3K and Newsradio collections   
 - and 300  :wink:

Interesting question. Alan has our DVDs divided up into "his" and "mine". Of mine,I could probably lose a third and never really miss them. You know....you're glad when you first get them then some just sit there after one or two viewings.

I only buy DVDs when they're super cheap, so my collection is probably pretty piddly compared to most of y'all. Last I checked, I owned around 100 DVDs, tops... and of that 100, I could probably lose about half without feeling like I'm missing anything.

Most movies are a "one spin and done" thing for me. I generally prefer to watch movies I've never seen before rather than watching the same ones over and over again, so every time the wife and I have a garage sale (which is every other year or so) I can easily bid farewell to 20 or 30 DVDs at a time, easy. We're probably due for another purging this coming year, now that I think about it. 

I do make exceptions for certain favorites, though. For example, I want my 20th anniversary 2-DVD edition of "RoboCop" (in the totally cool metal case) and my "Star Crash" DVD buried with me when I die.  :teddyr:

Now, music CDs, that's a whole 'nother ball of wax. I'm a total mental case/borderline hoarder when it comes to my music. You can have my CDs when you pry'em from my cold dead fingers.  :twirl:

I have thought about this recently as I have well over 500 movies on dvd at this point not including mill creek sets and blu ray. Fortunately I bought the majority of them recently at extreme low prices. I have gotten deals of craigslist where I got 40 plus top quality dvd's for 1$ each and I frequent game center where dvds are 5$ and buy one get the next half off so the price is incredibly low on average. Obviously I don't rewatch all of my dvd's and there are probably 100 plus that I haven't even seen yet.

I agree with Jack that although I might not feel like watching a title now that does not mean I will not feel like watching it months from now. The only thing's I instantly remove from my collections are bad comedies. Movies like Hangover 2 and Lets go to Prison I threw right in the garbage after watching them without even trying to sell them. Bad horror movies bring them on, bad action also good, but bad comedy has no place in my collection. Thankfully I have a good sense of what I will enjoy and nearly always get some enjoyment out of my blind buys (which are the majority).

lol yeah I know what you mean... one factor I noticed is this: would I keep hold of a poor/mediocre CD that had a couple of great tracks? Yes. would I keep hold of a poor/mediocre movie that had a couple of great scenes? probably not... Hence it being more difficult to discard albums

All of them. I invested in a couple of Popcorn Hour A-110a, built a server and bought some ripping software. Life is good.

no idea what any of that means but fair enough, whatever makes you happy!  :teddyr:

Probably most of them, but then again I am a nutter for movies so its not a big deal.

I do need to go through and get rid of ones I know I don't need though and make room for more potential acquisitions.

I'd be interested in hearing about Burgo's collection though.  Last count I remember him mentioning was quite a lot of DVDs.  Maybe he is suffering under the weight of their enormity.

I have over 1,100 movies.  About 1/3 of them are on VHS and 2/3 on DVD.  I have so many that I very rarely buy them anymore (maybe 3 or 4 a year, if that). Yes, most of them are collecting dust at any given moment, but nearly all of them are movies that I love and feel are worth watching more than once, and I like having so many to choose from whenever I am able to watch one.  If I were to go through them, I would probably end up getting rid of fewer than 25, so it wouldn't be worth the effort.

I have well over 3,000 titles.  If I watched one per day, it would take me at least 9 or 10 years to watch them all.  So, I'd say most of them are gathering dust.  Not because I don't like them . . . I just don't have time to watch them all.

I haven't watched most of the movies I own...

I need to work on that.  :wink:

Popcorn Hour = a device you connect to your entertainment system and your network. It allows one to stream video files from the server and watch them on your TV. I turn on my TV and I get a menu showing different folders containing movies, and I just browse to whichever I want, or I simply hit 'shuffle' and it picks for me. Multiple Popcorn Hours means all my movies are available at any TV I have. 

Welcome back, Brother G: been a while.  :teddyr:

98%, but not entirely by choice. I'm in my last year of university, and since I'm an out-of-town student, I had to prioritize what I could bring with me so we wouldn't have to do two trips to move me out here. Absolute favorite movies came with me, and the rest are sitting at my parents' place. Thankfully, Netflix Canada is starting to suck less (I finally got to watch "They Live!" on it!)

I probably own around 300 dvds, and a bunch of old VHS tapes. They're mostly cult, exploitation, and cheesy bad stuff, and for the most part, I stay away from mainstream stuff that I can catch on TV from time to time.
I enjoy most of them, but there are some that I took a chance on and didn't care for. But hey, that's part of the fun of collecting. I also like DVRing obscure stuff that TCM and THIS TV show every now and then. Lester mentioned in another thread that THE TWONKY is on TCM this weekend. That's a definite watch and dvr recording for me.

98%, I don't have time to watch movies much any more with kids around.

      Of mine, especially if I count duplicate titles in compilations, I'd have to say at least 50%. Most of the movies I really want I haven't been able to find, or couldn't find at a price I would willingly pay ($75.00 for THE BLACK SCORPION-PLEASE!)

I have THE BLACK SCORPION.  I didn't pay anywhere near $75 for it and YOU CAN'T HAVE IT.  HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!!!!!!!!   :teddyr:

 :buggedout: +  :teddyr: :teddyr: :teddyr:

cool... sounds like a nifty device

After using the system for a while, the old method, even using a DVD jukebox, seems antiquated. No FBI warnings, no trailers, menus or any other BS. With the right ripping software, one could choose to keep the trailers, menus and crap, but I personally don't.

I could easily loose 99% and never miss them. I'd keep a few gems and rarities and that would be about it.