Comments on: Movies that Suck: Keeping Up with Our Joneses http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/movies-that-suck/movies-that-suck-keeping-up-with-our-joneses.php The latest movie news, movie trailers, interviews, rumors, celebrity news, photos and attitude from Film School Rejects the essential online movie magazine. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:23:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michelle Graham http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/movies-that-suck/movies-that-suck-keeping-up-with-our-joneses.php/comment-page-1#comment-91181 Michelle Graham Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:21:04 +0000 http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/?p=6245#comment-91181 If I ever calculate how much I've spent on DVDs in the last 8 years (seeing as how I bought my first one at 16), I think I will realise that sitting on those bookcases and in stacks around my room, I have a nice little car/house deposit/amazing holiday. But I don't care, they look purdy, not to mention all the entertainment! Of course, what with living here (Ireland), a fave dvd store would be difficult, we mostly have chains like Virgin (HMV mainly though) and it just doesn't have the same appeal! So, I choose instead to not get gouged and to shop online, thus preserving my fair skin for later on in life, when I must leave the computer and go into the big bad world. Of course, if there was a second hand store around, I'd be quite content to fry to a crisp, there really is something about poking around the bargain bin and coming up with a real find, makes it feel like you've really earned the movie, somehow. 790: I thought it was just me that would buy em and leave them in a pile, never getting to the watching, or getting to it after months! I have a stack of about 15-20 movies which I have been keeping outside the main collection in order to make myself watch them. They vary in age, some are 3 years old, others are a month or two, but still, can't quite get around to it. Oh, and Danny - is that your room in the picture? C'mon, you can 'fess up, it's ok. You're among friends... *snigger* If I ever calculate how much I’ve spent on DVDs in the last 8 years (seeing as how I bought my first one at 16), I think I will realise that sitting on those bookcases and in stacks around my room, I have a nice little car/house deposit/amazing holiday. But I don’t care, they look purdy, not to mention all the entertainment!

Of course, what with living here (Ireland), a fave dvd store would be difficult, we mostly have chains like Virgin (HMV mainly though) and it just doesn’t have the same appeal! So, I choose instead to not get gouged and to shop online, thus preserving my fair skin for later on in life, when I must leave the computer and go into the big bad world. Of course, if there was a second hand store around, I’d be quite content to fry to a crisp, there really is something about poking around the bargain bin and coming up with a real find, makes it feel like you’ve really earned the movie, somehow.

790: I thought it was just me that would buy em and leave them in a pile, never getting to the watching, or getting to it after months! I have a stack of about 15-20 movies which I have been keeping outside the main collection in order to make myself watch them. They vary in age, some are 3 years old, others are a month or two, but still, can’t quite get around to it.

Oh, and Danny – is that your room in the picture? C’mon, you can ‘fess up, it’s ok. You’re among friends… *snigger*

]]> By: 790 http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/movies-that-suck/movies-that-suck-keeping-up-with-our-joneses.php/comment-page-1#comment-91127 790 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:20:46 +0000 http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/?p=6245#comment-91127 Very funny read Danny. I'm the same way. I'm very lucky that I live in LA area and there's a few used dvd/cd stores that really kick ass when it comes to getting a used dvd cheap. Amoeba is one of the biggest of them. Its a huge store in downtown Hellywood. They have really high prices on New dvds but there used stuff is rock bottom. They even have a section of dvds that have minor scratches and those go for 4.99. I just recently grabbed Doc Strangelove collectors edition for 5 bucks. They also have lots of promotional stuff and that can also save you money. This is real bad because I'm addicted. I'm so hooked on dvds that I buy them and never get around to watching them. There like a fine wine I can always goto when I want to watch a film. Just yesterday I picked up "Cloverfield" for 14.99 at Frys. That one I did watch last night until the beer finnaly dragged me down. So I have to rewatch that tonight. Also have to agree with your assesment of Curcuit City & Blockbuster merging. Poop meet puke..... I'm going to cheer when Blockbuster finnally goes chap 11. Screw them and their family editied films. Blaah! So Danny your not alone. Very funny read Danny. I’m the same way. I’m very lucky that I live in LA area and there’s a few used dvd/cd stores that really kick ass when it comes to getting a used dvd cheap.
Amoeba is one of the biggest of them. Its a huge store in downtown Hellywood. They have really high prices on New dvds but there used stuff is rock bottom.
They even have a section of dvds that have minor scratches and those go for 4.99. I just recently grabbed Doc Strangelove collectors edition for 5 bucks. They also have lots of promotional stuff and that can also save you money.
This is real bad because I’m addicted. I’m so hooked on dvds that I buy them and never get around to watching them.
There like a fine wine I can always goto when I want to watch a film.

Just yesterday I picked up “Cloverfield” for 14.99 at Frys. That one I did watch last night until the beer finnaly dragged me down. So I have to rewatch that tonight.

Also have to agree with your assesment of Curcuit City & Blockbuster merging.
Poop meet puke…..
I’m going to cheer when Blockbuster finnally goes chap 11. Screw them and their family editied films. Blaah!

So Danny your not alone.

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