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[@manvfilm]

Seems to be a problem with the audio here, apologies.

[@blabla7752]

Well it's a man cave innit 😉

[@manvfilm]

Ahem. I have a man cupboard.

[@NoirFan84]

Because it's awesome. 🙂 I think there's just something special about owning physical-media for those who aren't just casual movie watchers but are fanatical about cinema. By very favourite films I just want on my shelf in the best quality possible with all the trimmings, though I don't consider the special features a huge deal tbh, it's a nice extra but if they aren't included then I don't sweat it so long as the quality of the restoration/transfer is high. I haven't bought many releases this year so far tbh, money has been a bit short & there's not been much that's interested me, but I just preordered the Drive Limited Edition 4k & the June Indicator releases (Columbia Noir #5 & Pastor Hall) & am looking forward to getting them.

[@rhymeandreasoning]

I agree👍👍

[@manvfilm]

I’ve had a crazy year so far, 88 films and indicator have been taking all my money.

[@darrenblizzard3851]

Don't sweat it .. my spending power for physical also took a hit this year after some pretty good ones. I've had to let a lot of things I'd normally blind but through you the keeper. But I think it's a blessing in disguise given my current storage issues and re-vamping of my setup. I'm really focusing more on things I really want (quality) over things I think MIGHT be great.... Agree that Columbia Noir 5 Bogart set is a must have. As are the most recent Second Sight titles. I really want to get Drive, The Witch and Dog Soldiers but will see how we go. I have yet to pre-order but certainly hope to do so soon. Eureka and 88 have also been the labels stealing most of my money was well as grabbing some of these nice recent Kino Lorber 4k releases.

[@AntZombie121]

Recently a friend was complaining to me that the lighthouse isn’t on Netflix anymore and at that point I felt good that I own all the movies I like to watch

[@manvfilm]

Oh I’ve been there. You instantly feel invincible

[@NathanSimmonsSworn]

For me, I never had cable as a kid, so any movie was always on VHS by the time we saw it. So I got so used to collecting VHS as a kid so I could watch my movie/show anytime I wanted. I do the same today, I rarely go to movies, but wait fo the physical 4K or Blu-Ray before watching the movie. Plus, I love special features, and you don't get those at the movies.

[@darrenblizzard3851]

You explained the same reason why I am obsessed with books and having them physically. Spent hours exploring libraries as a kid and as you said.. endless possibilities, adventures... Tales... Worlds... Characters... Information and learning. But yeah I think for me the same thing then translated to music and films also. Like you I was a regular frequenter of the video store in the 80s heyday and beyond. They were very special and important places in those days ... They had launch events for certain films etc. Not things they did in the twilight of the vid store. I remember when my local Movieland first got it's copies of Return of the Jedi on VHS and they had a guy dressed like Darth Vader at the store giving away signed ROTJ posters (signed by the fake Darth ..lol). Sadly I've long since lost that but the wonderful memories remain. Our local Milk Bar also had a small collection of videos and the owner looked like Michael Caine... Lol. He had lots of obscure titles which was great and he let us get whatever we wanted. Never asked us to show ID. Was great! Of course there are other reasons you touched on for having physical media but I can't wait to get my collection cleaned up and shelved and accessible again because I love that feeling of browsing and picking up a book... CD/Vinyl. . Or DVD/ Blu ray when the mood hits and seeing what that particular one has to offer and deciding if that's the right adventure for my current mood. Streaming just doesn't do that for me as much as the physical experience of this does. Maybe I'm a dinosaur but that's how I grew up. Maybe the post Millennials who grew up on digital won't care too much in the future about physical media but there are so many other risks and dangers of just entrusting custodianship of our content to big corporates that this doesn't sit comfortably with me and never will. And of course.... Movies are the closest things the human race currently has to a the machine. So that's also cool! Holding a physical copy to me only amplifies that feeling.

[@jamespotter3660]

There is no need to justify your hobby. Those people that ask why you do it, why you spend your money when you can stream, well they are missing the point. Next time you get asked that, ask the person what they spend their money on and get them to justify it. I bet they can't articulate it as well as you just did. Your point at around the 5 minute mark, collection as personification , is spot on Graham. It's the thrill of the hunt partly - I used to collect records, in the past when it was a more meaningful pastime and you actually had to traipse around record fairs hoping to find hidden gems (usurped by, of course, the internet, where almost instantaneously, you could find most records or just download the tunes) and I still recall the thrill of finding long sought after items - anthropological studies suggest that men collect stuff as a way of organising a chaotic world around them, systematising a world, and even as a way of displaying to the female of the species their ability to gather i.e. security, strength, survival...hahaha but maybe that's too profound and dour. Personally I think films are a thing of beauty and I derive pleasure from the hobby. Since when has pleasure been a bad thing? Nobody should begrudge you a passion - life is tough enough without having to forgo any pleasure or passion.

[@GedH-316]

Most people don't get it, and that's okay. I get it, you get it, lots of others like us get it. I love looking at my shelf seeing my movies. I can pull anything off the shelf to watch and I dont have to pay loads of subscriptions to look and see if its even available when I want to watch it. I just picked up "Return Of The Living Dead" myself. I remember watching it one night in '99 after I came home from working in a pub, I was 16, and it brings me right back to those times when I put it on. It's fantastic, good luck trying to get that movie on streaming. Physical is so so good. Streaming is good too but the rise of all the different services is going to make people selective (due to price) which will limit options and if like me you want to watch specific movies, collecting physical media is a must.

[@Gort67]

I love having a collection, I've had one since early eighties, first it was VHS, then DVD, Now bluray and I still own lots of dvd....Its never ending happiness!!

[@manvfilm]

Never ending happiness, completely agree.

[@MattBloggs]

I find people either get physical media or they dont. If they dont it seems to be impossible for them to grasp the arguments. They just wont get it

[@manvfilm]

Now that is the truth.

[@spfilmviewers5629]

There's just something more sentimental about owning physical media, and you never have to worry about it being on a streaming platform for a limited period of time. For example, The Game was on Netflix for a while, and I thought "I'll get round to watching that at some point" only to find that they removed it :(

[@manvfilm]

That has happened to me so many times.

[@DungeonStudio]

I collect for 'accountability'. Buying Criterion or Vinegar Syndrome and the like, I know they are going to do a bang up job in presenting the movie without bias. Plus some great insight and extras for them as well. Streaming is just too vulnerable to mishaps, misrepresentation, discontinuation, and possible 'censorship' depending on the service, parent company, investors, etc. Which company is supplying what transfer to which channel? How reliable is the cable company? Is full baud rate coming through if one's in a apartment or condo sharing? 9 out of 10 times when I'm checking out new movies I really don't care. As long as I can see it and hear it I'm happy. But there's always that 10th movie that blows me away, haunts me, makes me want to see it again as clear or better than before. And physical media I hope will ALWAYS be there to ensure that 10th one is a KEEPER!

[@manvfilm]

I’m more than happy to watch new movies on streaming, I know that if I like them I can buy them in 6 months time at a fraction of the price.

[@davidjbarnes07]

Hi Graham. I have just watched your post. Found myself agreeing with everything you said. So good to have a fellow collector with all my love for physical media. Thanks again 👍

[@manvfilm]

I always find it reassuring to know I’m not the only one.

[@paulrose319]

Have around 26/2700 films 🎥 myself

[@manvfilm]

Good amount 👍

[@TheSilencedKill]

I used to avidly collect DVD's and had over 3 and a half thousand. When I moved 10 years ago I just had to let them go. On holiday I was once asked which dvd I regretted letting go.... My answer was... Every single one of them..... I totally agree with all you say.

[@manvfilm]

That was a tale with a twist ending right there.

[@TheSilencedKill]

@@manvfilm I just kept a couple of bookcases full with the ones I couldn't let go,

[@21stcenturyMoments]

Bonus of having physical media is that the picture quality is better than a digital copy of the movie.

[@manvfilm]

Thats for sure

[@joelwoods7149]

Really great vid pal. I like how you are passing your love of physical media down to your kids. They get that discs are always going to beat streaming and that gladdens my heart. So, Harry Potter today and the Forgotten Gialli Vol. 4 Tomorrow! It's a beautiful thing.

[@manvfilm]

Start em young and force them to embrace my passions.

[@joelwoods7149]

@@manvfilm The Killer is Still Among Us kids... Check this one out!

[@paulconway384]

How many films do you own in total? I have approximately 2100. Let's say they average about £10 each at a modest estimate. Thats about £21000 spent so far 😭

[@manvfilm]

Don’t talk about money. 2000 approx DVD’s and around 2500-3000 Blu-ray and about 100 4K

[@paulconway384]

@@manvfilm I have a bit of a way to go yet 😲

[@markchadwick636]

will never stop collecting been doing it since I was a kid starting from vhs and 4k just hooe it lasts from years to come

[@manvfilm]

So do I, think I’d be lost if it stopped.

[@markchadwick636]

@@manvfilm me too pal nothing gets me excited like package in the post of a film or a new buy from hmv

[@ScantSquad]

Speaking of love…i would love a review on one of my favourite movies ‘the jacket’. Also partially filmed in the lothians, for the hospital scenes.👍🏻❤️

[@manvfilm]

I’ll add it to my list of films to get to.

[@ScantSquad]

@@manvfilm #justsaying lol, you do enough for us viewers already lol 👍🏻❤️

[@mattymac1399]

80s video stores ruled. A cavalcade of amazing, alluring artwork. I had some video stores near me that were basically illegal and in folks' houses. We also had a lady who would rent vids out of her car boot. Happy days. Nostalgia aside I of course prefer great transfers on Blu n 4K!

[@manvfilm]

The ice cream van at my childhood home rented films. That’s where I saw prayer of the roller boys and salute of the jugger.

[@mattymac1399]

N'ice. I recall seeing Jugger when it came out on VHS and finding it a bit grim and boring,

[@cinemaniac78]

@@manvfilm Yes, but did they rent Assault on Precinct 13?

[@cnfuzz]

You could also think how much of a goldmine video renting was , typically equivalent of 170 euro purchase per film and being loaned at 5 for one evening , you can think if it got loaned 300 to 500 times in it's cycle if it was a popular rent

[@cinemaniac78]

These are some good reasons for collecting films, for sure! I like to have favorites that I will want to watch multiple times. I will collect from a series or director or genre (but mostly ones that I at least like, so I am not a completist by any means). I really do enjoy sorting, rearranging, and browsing the shelves of my collections. When I was younger I used to love going to any kind of media rental place or store or library, and I have always loved books, movies, music, and games--for a long while I used to hope to open my own shop, although I would have had a fit using my own items especially for rentals as I have a hard time getting loaners back that have a slight speck of dirt, let alone a scratch or scuff! Now, I can have my own library or video store, of a sort, and I like to be able to access my own copy of something, and also sometimes it is hard to find things streaming, and in the correct version. Yesterday I was not feeling well and not having the best day, and I needed a pick me up, so I went for Jackie Chan's Mr. Nice Guy which I had seen a few years back, but only in the shorter cut. Since then, I bought it from Warner Archive, so I was able to see the original version, I could rest in bed and watch it projected in giant size up on the wall, and by the end I was feeling a bit better. When I could get out and about in the past, I used to do a lot more culling of titles, trading in, selling, and such, but now I am a lot more careful about what I purchase. I do think that a lot of the stuff I collect reflects something about me, although there are titles I was given which would not have made it in otherwise (I'm looking at you, Booty Call!--though I did have fun watching that with a buddy many years ago, so that has good memories, too). Also, there are so many that remind me of watching with my dad (who passed away eleven years ago), and even those that I have now that I had given him over the years, including going all the way back to some VHS tapes such as From Russia with Love and Dances with Wolves from the early '90s, to the Conan two-movie set, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, and The Transporter on DVD, to something like the first version of The Godfather trilogy on Blu-ray that he gave me way back when I first got a PS3 and could start collecting Blu-rays. These and more, I'm sure, are reasons why I also love to collect physical media.

[@Gothic55]

Thanks

[@manvfilm]

Thanks Paul, my first ever Super Thanks!

[@paulrose319]

mic seems very echoey

[@elusivegluejeff4980]

Collecting movies gives me great pleasure. That's simplistic but at my core it's also true. I've tried a streaming service, you pay your money watch what interests you but I found it to be a hollow experience. You don't actually get anything to keep. I love the smell of new physical media, especially the booklets. The covers often are fantastic and as you stated, a lot of movies have memories attached to them. Many of the movies I collect will never be on a streaming service ever. Some releases are rare and numbered out of a possible 50/100/150 and when they sell out it will never be released by anyone again. It really is for everything that falls under pleasure.

[@standinsilence]

I love that "freshly printed" smell of brand new booklets and slipcovers too.

[@elusivegluejeff4980]

@@standinsilence 100% and I used to love the smell of new magazines too.

[@manvfilm]

It’s one of those things that people who aren’t into it, just don’t understand it. My wife somewhat accepts it, but she doesn’t understand it.

[@standinsilence]

@@manvfilm Im still waiting for your wife to appear on your videos. Master Chaos wife is on some of his and its always very funny when hes excusing/explaining his large Vinegar Syndrome orders and stuff like that to her.

[@manvfilm]

That will never happen!

[@MovieMad1]

I think there is something special about having your own movie library, when were young only having 4 channels and a small selection of vhs, some taped of the tv maybe 20 or 30 and they were so expensive. I think thats why I collect

[@manvfilm]

Ah 4 channels! Those were the days. Remember when 5 came along and it was huge news!

[@mandroid51]

I had a long reply but realized my OCD was taking over so in short: the reasons I collect are summed up nicely by you as well. May I recommend re-watching Body Double to those that didn’t enjoy their first watch/es. Also, you don’t hear from me often because I actually agree with most of what you say. Sometimes it’s hard to say why you like something that is may be off-putting to others. Doesn’t make us freaks does it?! Better than being a bank robber or some (I.e. drugs or booze) habit that takes all your money and you have nothing to show for it. 4k is the latest addiction (I’d be interested in suggestions on reselling and trading from your community). I’m still on the lookout for a decent soundbar with Dolby atmos at a decent price... btw, love your new release videos. Keeps me in the know because I don’t do social media as I get older. Cheers Graham! Keep them coming...

[@manvfilm]

I enjoy doing the announcement videos. Gets me all excited for future releases, plus getting feedback really helps as well.

[@Coastlinefx]

Exterminate! Exterminate! excellent audio bro 😁

[@manvfilm]

You win, you got the reference!

[@karlleibfacher5367]

I couldn't say it better myself, my friend. I have the collectors mentality. I've been collecting one thing or another since I was a kid. Likewise I've been obsessed with movies since I was a kid. I don't know that I valued physical media like I do now. Maybe it's because it was everywhere then and now it's become more niche. But i love having it all at my fingertips and all of the art and beautiful restorations.

[@manvfilm]

I’ve lost hours just sitting there going through movies just looking.

[@karlleibfacher5367]

@@manvfilm me too. I just love looking at them and sizing them up in different ways. I sit back and sometimes just take it all in for the thing of beauty that it is.

[@shamrockballs1066]

I've never been a fan of streaming. I've always liked having my favourite films on something physical, that I can touch and look at. And now I don't like being at the mercy of streaming platforms, that can pull a movie off or edit it. Plus as you say I love the special features on a physical release that you can get more involved with the movie and learn about the making of process.

[@manvfilm]

Exactly, I also feel that with streaming movies that your not that invested. You haven’t really paid for it so sometimes I don’t give it the attention.

[@blabla7752]

I tend to buy physical as the streaming services are not quite there yet with content. Soon as they are where paramount and hbo max are in the UK, I'll be selling mainly. Think a lot of Disney fans have done this already as they're physical films use to be so expensive but are so much cheaper and always on offer. I will of course keep a few that will very likely never be on a streaming service, basically a film not made by a big film company like WB, Comcast and Disney etc. I also feel quality on streaming will beat physical at some point. IMAX enhanced is already a big start and I've noticed sound has improved greatly on new films on services. I'm really not bothered by owning something. But I think there is a big growth in this because other things in life are out of people's dream. A great example is owning home which is now considered a luxury, when before soon as you start working you had a mortgage. I think this is why physical items which are luxuries have gone through the roof money wise, because it's the closest people can get to having something with some kind of feeling of ownership of that film or album.

[@manvfilm]

I never really consider how hard it is for people starting on the property market. I can not wait to get rid of my mortgage, I feel like that’s the moment I can breath and somewhat relax.

[@blabla7752]

@@manvfilm oh yeah definitely! Doesn't help I just added to my mortgage by buying another one 🤣

[@jordanmoran1983]

Definitely a compulsion element to it. I sold off my entire dvd collection about 6 years ago which was hard. In a little over a year I've bought an eye watering amount of titles from arrow, indicator etc. Same as yourself I still love all the movies from my childhood and I have multiple copies of the same film in different formats but I also constantly want to discover more stuff I've missed over the years.

[@manvfilm]

Best not to add up what you’ve spent! You’ll only cry

[@jordanmoran1983]

@@manvfilm I was in HMV again yesterday 😬

[@cnfuzz]

@@jordanmoran1983 the question is , is a physical store more of a death trap than a virtual one for the compulsivist , maybe i got a theme for a video here mr man VS film

[@manvfilm]

Bloody hell! What did you get?

[@Gothic55]

My reasons for collecting physical media is very similar to yours. I love collecting films and looking at supporting packaging. I have sent you a deserved super thanks.

[@manvfilm]

That’s amazing, thanks Paul. You have just given me my first ever super thanks!

[@cnfuzz]

Candy - gram for mongo ,candy -gram for mongo ,sign please