| NiKKoM said: Consumers changed over time.. Average joe doesn't need to own a movie anymore.. They watch it 1 time and are fine with that.. Price and quality for dvd and streaming is prefectly suited for that.. And with streaming it adds the advantage of no need to have space to store them.. There is no need for them to have an infinite playable superior picture and sound version lying around in the living room when you watch it 1 time... It doesn't change the story of the movie |
I don't know if consumers changed that much over time. Sure rental has been replaced by streaming, which also took away the sell through of new and used dvds at rental stores. Yet the number of actual movie collectors, I doubt that has changed. Blu-ray sales are still growing. If more people nowadays don't care about owning movies, then shouldn't it be declining in line with dvd sales?
I didn't start collecting until I was into my twenties. I didn't see the point back then either. You can always rent it again, make a copy, or watch on tv. Nowadays I like to get the experience as close to how it was intended in the cinema (well apart from 3D yuck) Unfortunately my local cinema doesn't play any movie I want at my convenience, my home theater does.
I like to watch a movie multiple times. Your understanding and interpretation of the story does change (well maybe not for your average blockbuster superhero flick). Extras and audio commentary are a nice bonus too for great movies. I watched the whole 13 hour audio commentary of lotr extended cut, very cool insight in how the movie came together. But yes, I know I'm not a casual movie watcher.
And really how much space does it take. The average bookshelf holds 60 to 100 blu-rays.
