"Movie Night" ..

Queenie

... following on from sureeks thread on her "night at the movies at home" with HM popcorn ...

... would you all like to list your "must see" DVD's?

We've dropped our Sky Movies channels (which almost halved our subs!) and joined Blockbusters so we can enjoy "nights at the movies at home" I'm no film buff so it would be nice to have a list of films worth watching.

moggins

Pirates of the Carribbean - nothing like a bit of Johnny Depp

Trow

I'm so far away from civilization and really only see movies when they have been out for ages, so I'm not really able to help - just want to say that we did the same - cut out movies - have you thought about becoming a DVD tart and using the free fortnights etc that the online rental places offer

Queenie

DVD tart? Free!!!? Wot? Where? How? Educaaaaaate me (I'm a willing victim )

elona

Did you know that you can hire videos and dvds from your local library for a week for the price of hiring them for 1 day from a rental shop? :):)

Queenie

No elona - I didn't realise that , thank you. (I'm normally soooo busy with my nose stuck in the books that I've never noticed them).

Just call me Queen MaGoo! LOL.

Trow

There is a thread on DVD tarting here: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=22132

You need to be organised and know when to cancel - good luck

Queenie

Thank you kindly, Trow - I shall take a peek .... ooooh, do you think my family will be ashamed of having a tart as a Mother?

chardonnay_2

problem i have is that i have done most of the trials with the bigger companies who now seemed to have merged with the smaller ones. i seem to have run out of options.

i was actually thinking about getting rid of the movies and subscribing to a service the other day. lol

Trow

chardonnay - I thought about the same thing - haven't done it yet (OH is not keen) but I reckon that we would at least get movies that we wanted to watch on a regular basis *and* far sooner after release - for cheaper.. can that be a bad thing?

Austin_Allegro

Forget hiring DVDs from Blockbuster! You can have 'movie night' much cheaper, (assuming you're not bothered about the latest blockbusters) eg:

- Most people are switching to DVDs so are getting rid of their old video cassettes, hence they are available dirt cheap at charity shops, boot sales etc. Just buy a stack and then donate them to a charity shop when you've seen them.

- Most public libraries have DVDs/videos to hire for very cheap, usually about £1-£2.

- The sunday papers and some magazines occasionally give away free DVDs, I've got Brief Encounter, The Ipcress File and Howards' End all free this way.

- Cheapest of all, keep an eye on the TV schedules, as good films often come on at non peak times, ie late at night or during the daytime. Just tape these and store them up for later viewing when there's nothing on.