The 'No More Buying DVDs Until I Have Watched the Ones I Already Own' Thread

mrs-moneypenny

Watched a few more recently, some that can be let go.
Black Sea - really good based on sub full of nazi gold going down in WWII and treasure hunters looking for it.
The Call - wow really tense a police call handler gets a call from someone who's being kidnapped and tries to keep them on the line long enough to give them help and get them free.
Remember me - nice enough but found the ending really powerful so stick with this one. It does make you realise that if you want to do or say something, don't wait go for it.
Closer - a bit weird in places
The women - enjoyed but one watch.
Broken city - good strong film, DD1 recommended this as it a dog in it she liked. American pit bull. I know they are a band breed but dd is of the opinion there a no bad dogs just bad owners.

Think that's about it on the recent clear out, CS will be getting a visit from me at the weekend to off load a pile that have built up in the hall.

mrs-moneypenny

Still slowly working through the stash.
Watched return to me last night, a lovely film which I enjoyed - quite a sad story to begin with as starts with a young woman who is awaiting a heart transplant and a happily married couple the wife of which is involved in a hit and run. Won't spoil it incase anyone wants to watch it.
This morning
Notes on a scandal really good strong story about a teacher who wmbarks on an affair with one of her pupils
Both were great but one watches do notes will go to the CS and return to me after lending to grown up kids will go to my mum.
Recently watched shutter island, found that a bit too creepy and confusing another CS donation.
Loved still Alice and the new Cinderella but they were loans so won't be staying as they have now been returned

Next year I plan to watch far more than we buy, and donate or pass on the one watchers

Dreamnine

I stream HD movies - don't even have a DVD player since around 2008. Nor do I have Freeview HD,(won't pay the licence) cable or any kind of terestrial broadcast, set top box or other - just 4 apps on my TV.

Happygreen

Dreamnine wrote: »

I stream HD movies - don't even have a DVD player since around 2008. Nor do I have Freeview HD,(won't pay the licence) cable or any kind of terestrial broadcast, set top box or other - just 4 apps on my TV.

Hi Dreamnine - brilliant, one day we'll get to where you are . Except that it might not be exactly legal not to have a license if you own a TV I think. Has that changed?
In case you feel like sharing what you have watched, there are 2 good threads on here.

Have you seen any good films lately? and

Have you enjoyed any good boxed sets or series lately?

mrs-moneypenny

On the plus side of getting rid we found a CS that would accept the video tapes so they took 800 off our hands. We do have some left that Dh didn't want to part with but it's a much more manageable amount which fits into one box.


Happy new year all and I hope we get lots watched and less in during the new year.

mrs-moneypenny

Watched Bronson the other night, it's been given away to someone Dh world with -quite a strange film.
Watched heaven tonight subtitled Italian film in the CS bag.

hedgesparrow

If this challenge is still going, I'd like to join please. I'm far too cowardly to join the no buying books thread because books are my joy for living! But DVDs I think I could manage.

I'm gonna list my dvds unwatched here so I have it somewhere!

Films

Diehard 4.0
American Hustle
The Color of Money
Sin City
Northanger Abbey (70s version)
Emma (70s version)
Mansfield Park (70s version)
Thomas Crown Affair
The Birds
The Rookie
Four Lions
Eddie Izzard Force Majeure
West Side Story
Miami Vice
It Happened One Night
The Lady Eve
Night of the Hunter
Steam Boat Bill J
Speak Easily
The Rink
The Immigrant
Tillie's Punctured Romance
The Vagabond
The Men Who Stared at Goats
The Thin Man
Coach Carter
Invisible Man 2
The Warriors
Training Day
Bull Durham
300 (though not sure I want to see this!! Belongs to Mr Hedgesparrow)
Lucky Number Slevin
Remember the Titans
Million Dollar Baby
Father Goose
Bringing up Baby
Holiday with Cary Grant
The Postman always rings Twice
24 hour Party People
The Girl Who Played with Fire
The Girl Who kicked the Hornets Nest (still traumatised after watching the first movie!)

Boxsets not fully watched

Round the Twist
Star Trek Next Generation
Darling Buds of May
Satellite City
Moral Orel
Flight of the Concords
Jeeves and Wooster

I think it will be a good challenge for me to try to watch all these before buying anymore. I'm still gonna record stuff from telly though!!!

mrs-moneypenny

Welcome hedgesparrow,
I'm still plodding through our DVD stash
Last night watched an inconvenient truth -al gore documentary on global warming. Interesting but a one watch.
Night before watched the night listener, Robin Williams in a suspense film he was a night radio dj, who may be in a phone friendship with an abused child or it could have been a hoax made up my a woman claiming to be the child's foster mum.
Both are in the CS box.

Happygreen

Welcome, hedgesparrow!
I'm still on my last month with lovefilm but I am actually looking forward to this ending because of the 60 % price hike by amazon. I have too many dvds to list and also still own vhs movies. I've now rearranged my tv set-up so I can plug the old player back in. I'll be back on here soon with a progress report, can't wait to shift the old stuff!

blindtoast

Not been on here for ages - sounds like everyone is doing well. Am working thru my DVDs pretty well since the new year. Watched 9.
Some are one watch films and are going to the cs:
Life and lyrics
Nights at Rodanthe
Remember Me
It's complicated
My super ex girlfriend

There are a few to keep:
One day
Sixty six
Eat, Pray, Love

And Looking for Eric is in limbo at the moment - I'm not sure whether I'll watch it again or not so its staying at the moment.

To clear space I put all my DVDs in folders and the boxes are in the loft so when i went on holiday I filled a small folder with unwatched films - these are what I'm working through. When everything in the folder has been watched I'll find the boxes of the discard pile and restock the folder. Its making it much easier to pick a film to watch!