The Importance of Curating a Collection | The Films At Home Podcast
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Whether you collect movies, rocks, sports cards, or snow globes, curating a collection is a big part of maintaining a healthy relationship with your hobby. In this episode I’ll talk about my thoughts on curating and purging a collection, the psychology behind this, and the way I have gone about curating my own movie collection to make myself happier!
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Yeah I put my movies in drawers safety first with a defense lock
When people call me movie hoarder I called them peasants LOL 😆😆😆😆💯🔪😎
I'm only 17 and I already have almost 200 including my vhs collection
Films At Home - I already posted a comment, but wanted to add a comment here too. My movie / music room looks like your room in this video. I'm willing to bet you could really purge your collection. I have stuff I "love" that's on the floor.....ON THE FLOOR. That's not where things go that mean something to you. I think videos of people purging their collection should be more of a thing on TH-cam. Again, I'm in the process of going through my collection, and like you, I feel WAY BETTER about my collection! Watching you talk about this subject is infectious, and has me wanting to go through my other collections. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this subject of buying what you love, and nothing else, because it (collecting) is a stressful thing that effects our lives & health, and we don't realize it until we're sitting in a room with stacks of things "we love", but it's more of a stress on our life than we maybe want to admit. I hope to see more on this topic on this channel, because I can DEFINITELY relate, and it's nice to know I'm not alone in how I feel about the purchases I've made, and now regret.
I love, horror movies, I love Western movies, and I love anything that Denzel Washington is in !!!!!
Good to hear someone talking openly about the damage that serious film collecting can cause. As I was walking down the road last week, a vagrant scuttled out from a nearby alleyway and offered me a lightly used copy of Shrek 2 on VHS. Due to the shackles of my habit, I had no money left, and I’m ashamed to say that I offered him my body.
OK this actually made me laugh out loud
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And... he kept the VHS instead.
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This video is FANTASTIC. You've covered so much of what we struggle with, including lack of space, lack of time, and lack of funds. FOMO is a huge factor for us because we don't want to feel left out. Even the struggle of wanting to support physical media and feeling a responsibility as a fan. I also appreciate that you addressed that we, as TH-camrs, are driving certain collecting trends and that transparency is important. Do we keep all of the review materials that we are sent? I don't. Like you, I've given away hundreds of discs, and will give away hundreds more. I don't want or need to own everything. The ultimate question underlying this entire conversation is this: do we love movies, or do we love buying things? Major props, and thanks for the shout out!
This is a loaded topic lol I do think collecting for most people stems from a love for movies over just buying things. It is very easy to get addicted to the “high of the buy” and these new boutique exclusives certainly do not help the FOMO feeling. There’s just so many factors in play now. I think people are panic buying much more often than they did in the past, due to a fear of physical media going away or films being pulled due to censorship issues.
In my opinion, once you have a collection of anything that grows past a bookshelf or two, then you really need to evaluate why you are purchasing more of that hobby or holding onto what you already have. Does it bring joy or are you collecting these things for another reason.
I really like your curation video too!
Since I started upgrading some of my movies to 4K, I've been donating their older blu-ray version to my local library. Those blu-rays are now free to borrow: anybody can have access to that small movie collection. I hope that will help younger kids develop a passion for cinema and incourage people who are still stuck on dvds to upgrade and get a much better video experience.
You're the GOAT
Assuming your local library can, will be able to loan them out.
Last I checked around SE Michigan, donated books, discs are sold for fundraising vs added to their collection for loaning.
Don't know if it's their preference and,bor a copyright, licence issue.
Of course small town libraries or community sharing depot's wouldn't care
This is exactly what got me into film as well was through my local library as a kid. Thank you 🙏🏽
Great advice, I’m 20 years old with a collection of about 100 movies that I love. I feel a healthy collection is a reflection of you and what you love to watch. Collecting isn’t the hobby- for me it’s watching movies I enjoy. The collection shelf is the access to the hobby.
Traded in 95 Blu-ray’s a few months ago by doing exactly what you said and I don’t miss them at all. I had no room left and it’s honestly such a relief to purge sometimes. I stopped buying anything and everything from FYE, dollar general, etc. Took me over a year to change my mindset for the better. Thanks for sharing this important side of collecting.
I encourage purging as well. I would say exercise caution when doing so as well.
I let go of some things 5 years ago that are now out of print, not available for streaming, or digital purchases.
And now I'm paying the price for it... trying to buy it back. Basically a $300-$900 dollar mistake.
Perfectly said man! I’m sure we all went through the phase of being that hardcore collector trying to just buy everything, but a lot of people in this community take it to a whole new level, literally buying movies they don’t like just because of the package, or keeping multiple editions of everything, it’s a waste of space and money, I’ve seen people literally say “I didn’t like this movie but I’m still keeping it” turns into a addiction like you said!
I see that all the time as well. People ask me what movie do I hate in my collection and my answer is always, “Why would I buy a movie I hate? I enjoy all my movies.” Now that said, if I was highly recommended a movie and it was a blind buy, which I don’t do a lot of, and I didn’t like that, then technically I would then have a movie I don’t like in my collection but it will make the sell back pile quickly.
@@HucksPopCultureCafe ^ I only collect what I've seen or I know what I like.
I rarely blind buy movies as well... espcially in the age of streaming. I treat streaming as a digital blockbuster.
It’s definitely a dangerous game you play as a physical media collector. You can’t be a slave to your hobby and put yourself in financial risk, put the hobby before responsibilities and family or become dependant on “the high of the buy” like a drug addict. Purging regularly is always recommended. Check yourself while purchasing and only keep films you love.
The biggest factor for me is the fear of movies going OOP. Until the rise of streaming and the disappearance of physical media in stores I never really had that fear
Movies going OOP is bad enough. I find it even worse for gaming as a lot of games on older generation consoles are stuck there unless they've had a remaster and the hardware to play them on becomes harder and harder to find in working condition. There was a huge backlash to Sony announcing they're closing down the PS3 store so they decided not to. But there are several digital only PS3 games which would basically be impossible to access legally if the PS3 digital store was shut down. That would be a terrible shame because some of them are very good.
This is such an important conversation to be having as collectors. I’m not gonna judge anyone, if you can afford it and you have the room more power to you, but I feel like a lot of people could benefit from what you’re saying here.
Regardless of how many views this gets, I can assure you that this is one of the best videos you'll ever make. This is a topic that's often overlooked but it's extremely important to discuss and some of the ideas you bring up really resonated with me on a more personal level. Although I haven't collected movies in years, I'm holding on to a video game collection that doesn't give me that much joy these days. What you say regarding anxiety and feeling happy when you let go is absolutely true. We have to develop a healthier relationship with physical media, collections, and what we allow into our lives in general and few people ever bring it up, especially someone like you who clearly loves collecting movies. There's a fine line between collecting and hoarding things. I'm glad you addressed this and I can't wait to take a look at your curated collection!
Do you have a list of your games? Maybe I could buy some of them from you. 😅Haha but I agree, sometimes I tell myself I should get rid of part of my collection, too. I curated my movies and board games some time ago, but I find it harder to do with video games.
Im glad someone else has said this : because I have about 710 Blu/4Ks - which is small to some of the reviewers on youtube : BUT I can say I love every movie I own & if I wont revisit it - I get rid of it. I think this is something everyone should think about.
Agreed... My number one criteria for adding a movie to the collection is its degree of rewatchability.
@@MaxRockatansky853 I’ve been collecting for about 12 yrs & 8yrs ago I set 2 rules : Gotta be re-watchable & buy the exact version i’m gonna be happy with. Ever since then : No Problems : but he is right sometimes you just caught up in collecting & lose sight of why you’re doing it. 😎
I'm 51 so I get to see all my movies for the first time. AGAIN. I've gotten to enjoy each new format.
The most satisfying part of collecting is finding your niche. Yours seems to be horror movies. I've found over the years I absolutely love old monster movies and Asian horror. I am very proud of those specific sections of my collection. My favorite thing is curating specifically for me. I love seeing Gorgo, 20 Million Miles to Earth, Ringu, Dark Water, etc. on my shelf more than any other title even though most people I interact with in my daily life don't know or care about any of these movies. It's even worse when you talk to other collectors online who say your collection is lacking in certain areas. It's not. It's your own specific collection. Collect for you. Don't collect for others' opinions of you
In college I shifted my collecting habits to reflect what I was "lacking" in film school. All classes and experience were pure practical and no theory was ever really discussed so I would go to Barnes & Noble, find "film school" movies or films I could learn from, and watch them to round out my skills. As a filmmaker, my collection remains the same: curate a collection of filmmaking education. Naturally, this gravitates me towards award-winning films, Criterion, Arrow, etc. Not to say Barbie 4: The Mermaid Kingdom doesn't make it on the shelf due to my daughter's movie tastes lol.
man that's crazy to have no film theory in film school. I'm not even studying film in college but my university has a "cinema and media studies" minor you can get and you're required to take a class on analysis and interpretation. There's also a dedicated class on film theory
@@artirony410 My university in particular wasn't really warm towards the film industry but rather geared towards broadcast and commercial videography. It was nice to have practicality but awful no one seemed to know why we were making these creative choices.
well done on curating a better collection. It should boil down to "will I watch this multiple times?" When I moved house I think I gave away half my collection. I knew I was not going to revisit the films/TV shows.
Incredible timing on this video with the B&N Criterion sale starting today. I needed to hear this. Let's see if I can hold off.
The way you talk about improving the quality of your collection rather than the quantity I agree with completely, great video!
I as a collector with a collection over 12k movie and over 300 vinyls. I'm constantly getting rid of titles that have no rewatchably an I don't do the keep up with the Jones or because of mofo. This year alone I sold off over 2k titles. It's a constant eb and flow . To have a collection thats your personality and your perfect taste
I am right there with you on the size of collection. Somewhere around 13K movies. And another 2K video games. Like you, I never collected to keep up with anyone. It is purely something I enjoy doing. But I am in a strange place, where I don’t honestly care if I have movies in my collection I watch or not. Not even sure why. I just truly enjoy having the massive film archive that I do. Perhaps a day will come where I decide to dump the entire collection? Or a massive part of it. Until then, I have really slowed down on my purchases the last two years. Maybe buying 100 movies a year now. Max. Where before, there were years where I might purchase 1K plus movies. 🤷♂️
I’m glad I found this, I’m primarily a horror, science fiction collector, Kaiju, tokusatsu, and anime so it’s definitely nice when you have a more focused collection and when everything you own feels more special because while you don’t have every movie ever but the movies you do own are your movies
I had a couple hundred dvds/blu rays. Trimmed it down to about 10. Gave the rest to charity! Now I’m concentrating simply on my favourite movies of all time only in 4k.
I have 500 blu rays I can’t let go of my collection i appreciate the honest and insight you are a better man then me
Thank you so much for making this video. I’ve been collecting for a very long time now but it has gotten to the point where the collection has started to become more of an obsession than a passion and something has to be done.
Very good thoughts. I'm not a big movie collector, own under 400 movies on DVD/BD/4K, but recentlty went through my shelves and weeded out a bunch that got donated (aka "meh" movies). Also pulled out a lot of movies I've owned for a long time but not yet watched - put them on the shelf next to the TV and actually got around to taking the shrink wrap off and watching them.
This is the coolest video I've seen about this topic , me and my wife got rid of a lot of Blu rays lately, when you start rechecking what you have, you realize that there's a lot of stuff you don't really need, we started to sacrifice unneeded stuff and focusing on stuff we really want, thank you for this video, it shows that we are not alone in this kind of collecting habit.
For the most part I’ve been pretty good at keeping my collection to only my favorites, but recently I started noticing I’d buy movies that aren’t favorites or that I’ve never seen when I’m at a thrift store just because my brain tells me if I don’t buy it then I’ll regret it when it’s gone (since it’s not sold new anywhere in stores). Perfect time for this video to get me back to being more strict with what I add
A great video, which raises some great points. I collect retro video games and physical media (pretty much 4k only now) and have been at the point where I have just bought stuff to have it. Some video games I have in PAL, NTSC US, NTSC Japan and it all gets a bit crazy. These days I have switched more to just buying things that I want. It has to give me enjoyment in some way. Now that enjoyment can come from the artwork on the box, nostalgic value or simply because I love watching the film/playing the game. There’s always tempting stuff to buy, but what I also love about collecting is that it can open up new experiences. I’d never got into Argento in the past and bought the recent Arrow special edition of Tenebrae a few months back. Absolutely loved it and that will inspire me to buy more Argento in future. I also find that I have really expanded my enjoyment and scope when it comes to cinema, as I have got older. I really agree though, that when anything becomes an addiction, it’s never good. I suppose it’s like with betting and the same saying applies - when the fun stops, stop.
Thank you for this. I'm currently organizing my collection and I very much appreciate this.
This video is so real. Thank you for your passion and honesty, Jeff. No one can call it hypocritical if they truly listen.
I sold 6 Criterion movies at a local bookstore for $35. Yeah I spent $120 for them retail, but I don't look at it as an $85 loss. I no longer have to look at them on the shelf as a reminder of a bad movie I bought or something I'll never watch. It's a great feeling
@Whirling I've sold on ebay before. Went well most of the time, but a package got crushed in transit once and they got their money back. I got the items back but they were broken. So not worth it to me for double the money
I sold 2 Criterion DVD’s for $15 store credit and got a $20 book for $6 at a used bookstore. Making a transaction like that is far more efficient than trying to sell them online. Unfortunately, mainstream DVD’s and Blu Rays are practically worthless in resale value so it was actually about clearing space.
Great show Jeff! I live in a rather small apartment, & I lost my job during Covid. I only have a couple hundred movies, but I still experienced anxiety about too less space & money for the movies. Discs kept piling up on the floor & I really felt miserable. About a year ago I got a new job, I renovated my apartment & in the process got rid of a ton of stuff - movies, clothes, CDs, vinyl, books… everything I didn’t feel I really need or use. I have a lot more space now to breathe, & I enjoy life much much more now.
I haven't been feeling proud of my collection for awhile basically ignoring them until I watched this video and realize my collection is filled with 80% of movies I don't really care about. When I hav the time I'm gonna sort through all my movies definitely needed the advice.
I needed it to hear this episode, I’m actually in that same situation right now. I got 2 daughters in collage, I had a pay cut in my job do to lack of work in the company, so I need to be really conscious about what movies I buy and also need to curate my collection which I know there’s movies I won’t watch in a long time plus movies that i have that I know for sure I’ve own for over 2 to 3 years an hadn’t watch yet. Great advice and I will definitely be selling a bunch of movies and get what I know I love and don’t have yet.
I have put all my movies on my Plex server. Curated my physical media from 1700 to 285 presently. DVDs and BluRay, but mostly DVDs. Donated most of the movies and sold a few on Amazon. I still can watch all on Plex.
I have 5,000 dvd and blu-rays having collected since 1998. I have many on shelves but many more in CD wallets. I've started to curate based on the new Tarantino book, 'Cinema Speculation', although I've noticed I have most of those QT mentions, but it's nice to revisit as I read the book. Being more cine-literate is how you expand your knowledge and collection- one leads to another to another and so on. It's all about your voyage of discovery and you put no limits on genres and you just keep going. Looking at rep programmes of cinemas such as The New Beverly and then buying those I've not heard of and increasing one of the most diverse collections in the physical media community.
I've been collecting since 2015 but at a much slower level than most. I have 396 films and hopefully I'll get to 400 by the new year.
The rewatch, upgrade & complete set rules are how I buy my physical media.
Not sure I entirely agree with the Rewatch rule, although I of course understand the logic. There are important films with low rewatch value though - I watch Come & See, The Usual Suspects & The Sixth Sense extraordinarily rarely, but I don’t think I could honestly part with such great films.
I started collecting by purchasing box sets that were curated already by the studios. "100 Years of Universal", "100 Years of Warner Brothers", "Fox Searchlight" collection, "50 Years of Bond" collection, "Shaw Brothers Box set", etc. These sets were "budget worthy". fast, easy, and a great way to get started.
I just want to say for the first time I traded in a box of doubles or one i did not want got in store credit. I turned 44 Blu-ray into two DVD and 4 Blu-ray. It felt so amazing to have more space.
Great video. I am definitely in this world. I have collected since 1997 when the first dvds came out. Have bought and rebought movies. I have sold off around 1,000 movies through the last 20 years but still have 3,000 or more. Money and space is not so much the issue but the time to watch and appreciate the collection is just now difficult. I took my first pause at the beginning of COVID when we sold our house and the movies sat in storage for a year. I had purchased every Criterion up to that point and then all of a sudden a year went by and I didn’t buy any. I have almost 1,000 criterion’s and viewed that collection as a piece of growing art. But I realized I would never stay on top of watching it all. So I try and only buy my favorite reissues or releases that have a 5 star 4k transfer. I built a rack that holds 2,200 and it certainly gives me aspiration to try and curate my collection down to that. I never hoard just to buy, but with 25 years of buying it just turns into a lot. But again, great video. Inspiring to trim out even more because we are in a great era of amazing catalog quality rereleases.
Tips on how to save money when collecting physical media:
1. Only buy Kino, Criterion and Shout when they have sales.
2. Avoid the Buy X for $X, unless you really want every film, because you usually only have one film you want and you end having to pick the rest that you don't really want just to make it to that number. The same goes with needing to buy $50 worth or whatever for free shipping like with Kino. I have spent less than $50 and paid for shipping just because I couldn't find anything else I liked.
3. Don't buy anything from pretty much July to October as everything will go on sale starting in October.
4. Use price drop monitoring services like Honey to keep an eye on sudden price drops, especially during the holiday seasons.
5. Even if you don't like Amazon, still buy from them from October to the end of the year because their return window is extended to Jan. 31. That way, if you find the same disc for cheaper somewhere else, or even on Amazon, buy it again, then return your original purchase with the new disc that just arrived. I did this multiple times in 2020. Just make sure that your return nets you more money than you spent on the discounted disc. Don't go off of the original sale price, as Amazon doesn't always refund you that amount.
I try to curate at the buying stage. I really only buy films that I consider "must owns" and ones I want in my collection to re-watch, enjoy with family, enjoy with friends, show off my TV or my sound system to enjoy both. Movie and TV discs depreciate in value so quickly too, there's no reason for me in most cases to not wait until a movie is $10-$15 or less, then purchase, and add it to the collection. So many good points in this video Jeff.
Totally agree Jeff. My philosophy is "I am happy to not watch this again in my life? If the answer is Yes, it goes, if not it stays".
Thanks for the shout out.
Thank you 😊
Nice! I was hoping there would be a link or something to your channel! When Jeff mentioned you I was like there's another one I need to check out. On my phone I clicked your picture, subscribed, and can go right on scrolling through the comments on this video!
Films At Home - First of all, this is a great video! For me, this video comes at a time when I'm looking through my own movie collection, and everything you said in this video hits the nail on the head on the subject of collecting movies. On a Tuesday you feel the need to buy because you don't want to miss out, and that is NOT the way to buy, but that doesn't occur to you in the moment when you're holding a new release in your hands. The thought, or feeling of buying regret hits you later when you're making room for all those new purchases. I'm in the process of purging my collection, and like you, Films At Home, I feel MUCH, MUCH, BETTER about my collection. It's depressing to see the amount of movies I'm purging....think of $20 - 30 per movie and multiply that times 40, or 50 discs....that's a LOT OF MONEY. Buy what you love...NOT what you want in the moment. I'd love to see videos of people really purging their collection. Trust me, you feel better about your collection when you really go through the collection. Your collection is putting stress in your life, and you don't realize it until you've spent hundreds & hundreds of dollars on it, but you're not really enjoying it. Take care guys!
as someone who collects action figures, dolls, mini backpacks thank you so much for this video. sincerely. my collecting has gone out of control and was negatively affecting my life. i agree with everything you said and am working to curate my collection of only the crème de la crème, not trying to play the impossible rat race of having every thing ever
Major kudos to you for bringing this topic up and for being so detailed, honest and transparent, Jeff. Like most collectors, this has been something I have struggled with. Like you, I recently moved and took that opportunity to begin getting rid of things in my collection that I no longer wanted or needed. There was a lot. Not just Blu-rays, but also records, comic books and even laserdiscs. I got rid of about 100 laserdiscs (am I really going to watch Reservoir Dogs on LD when the 4K is coming out? Probably not.)
Another thing I have sometimes done if I really want to hang onto a prior edition is to just take the older disc (usually the Blu-ray if upgrade to 4K) and turn it into my own custom 4K/Blu-ray combo pack. You get to keep both editions but you have less packaging and space to worry about.
Glad to see you again
I've done exactly the same thing recently, for space reasons mainly, but I now only have films in my collection that I really enjoy. It's great because when I'm looking for something to watch, it feels like a bounty of riches for me -- I love everything.
This was a great video. I needed to hear all of this because our collection needs some curating for sure. I do have this anxiety of getting rid of something that down the line I’ll wish I didn’t get rid of but I know it has to be done. I did it with my Pops a few years ago so I know I can do it. After watching this I’m excited to dive in and work on slimming down our collection to what we really love so thanks!
I caught the collecting bug around late 2020/early 2021, trying to limit my streaming service subscription and for watching with groups of friends on video chats because it was easier to share using the physical disc and a disc drive. One turned into 50-60 blurays really quickly, and I was starting to get less curated with films I myself wouldn't watch more than once. Even though my collection is small, I've started selling the ones that I didn't want to keep for myself. It made a huge difference in my mentality and I made me happy to know that people were excited about buying it from me because they loved that movie so much and wanted to have it for themselves at a more affordable price point (i.e. Disney movies than I had from the DMC 5 movie promo). I've slowed down my purchasing a lot, and a lot of the things you said even helped a newbie like me! Really good stuff.
Thanks for your honesty Jeff. I will reevaluate my collection and be more selective when purchasing.
This video inspired me to take another look at my collection and get rid of hundreds of titles.
"Collect movies you like and don't collect movies you don't like." WOW!! Such a smart and unique advice! AMAZING!
He's talking about the psychology of collecting. Might sound straightforward but it's worth saying that collecting for the sake of collecting can be financially and mentally draining.
@@jnicholls21 Exacly! People are stupid and cannot think for themselves so they need a youtuber to open their eyes and teach them. I AGREE WITH YOU 100%
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Me, 4 minutes later: Oh.
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Watching this podcast as I transfer my collection to my media server, seeing how many duplicates I have (DVD/Bluray/4K), seeing discs where I cant remember the movie, then wonder if it was any good or just a gem that has been hidden under others. Its probably time for me to re-watch my collection, work out what I really enjoy and will watch again, and what I can sell to buy what I really love. Great video, it came at the right time :)
Same here…. I bought the Zappiti Media Server…. “Collection problem solved”….
Thanks Jeff for making this video. I was seriously becoming a blu-ray movie horder and running out of room for all my movies. That scared me. So I had to ask myself if I was collecting movies for myself or just collecting for no reason or for others to give me recognition and say, " Wow you have a big collection. Cool!" I thought long and hard and fnally realized I should be collecting for myself and what I like and not for anybody else. So I went through my movies and realized I had over $200 worth of movies on blu-ray I wasn't gonna watch and I don't know why I bought them. And many of them were never opened and unwrapped and a few I watched only once and didn't like or lost interest in them. Like you said I had to decide which movies were important to me, meant something to me, and were ones I would want to watch more than just once or twice. Now I am happy with my collection and I owe it all to you Jeff for giving me the idea of cleaning out unimportant films and films that I just wasn't gonna watch or even open. I was collecting anything and almost everything and doing that is not healthy collecting. If you want to share my story go right ahead. Your advice helped me a lot. Thank you and long live physical media!
I here you Jeff I started collecting blurays in 2009 when I got my first 1080p TV 40" Samsung and bluray player just because I loved movies and thought blurays were stunning coming from 480p TVs. I loved Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez and Stanley Kubrick I also started watching movies from the 70s I never saw when I was younger. Got about 100 blurays and 50 Dvds from 2009 to 2011 then stopped for many years cause I didn't make enough money then started back up again in 2020. In 2021 started watching your channel and other collectors on TH-cam definitely beefed up my collection to about 500 blurays 60 4ks and 150 dvds. However certainly guilty of owning movies I haven't watched but most of them I have and enjoy.
Thank you Jeff so much for this video. This is something I really needed to hear and start curating my physical media.
Agreed, it is hard to manage. As you likely remember Jeff, I have over 13K Blu Rays and DVDs. And to be honest, there is no way I could shelve all of the movies with cases in my film room. So the movies have had to be removed from the cases, with the cases stored downstairs in storage. And the movies are in those cd cases that hold 540 discs. Even then I have like 21 of those. And don’t have enough for all of my discs.
To be honest, I am not sure what my plan is with my collection. Perhaps to have a collection for the purposes of preserving some of these films. Since a good number have gone out of print. And may never get an upgraded physical release.
I am a huge movie buff. But obviously you can’t watch all of these films in a lifetime. I don’t collect for status. It has never mattered to me about that. Otherwise I would have started a channel for my physical media. Honestly as long as I have the room, it doesn’t bother me to collect films like I do. I don’t build classic cars. I don’t travel lot anymore. I don’t have bad habits like cigarettes or alcohol to waste money on. So I guess this is my hobby or passion, second only to music. 🤷♂️
I think this was a good video. Good topic.
i have about 700 movies on blu-ray, and i can honestly say that i love watching every single one of them, with maybe a handful of exceptions that i only own because i bought a set, like BLADE: TRINITY or ROBOCOP 3. i've actually reached the point where i'm "struggling" to find any more movies that i want to own :D of course i'm waiting for THE ABYSS and TRUE LIES, like everyone else on the planet :D but of the movies that exist on blu-ray, i think i'm actually done. i'm gonna save so much money now :D
I agree, you can’t keep everything. I don’t keep a lot of duplicates either. Criterions are the only ones that I would have a hard time parting with, but so far I’ve been lucky to collect titles that I’ve liked.
I really appreciate you making this video. A mark of good youtube content creators is a willingness to address the potential pitfalls of collecting - especially the mental health aspect. Thank you for being a responsible voice in this realm.
Solid video with lots of very healthy and practical advice, haha. Honestly, I think the entire discussion came down to that point about "hoarder vs. collector" - so well done pointing out the important difference there. Surprised myself and listened to the whole video!
And great timing with the Helix ad - my wife and I were planning to pull the trigger on a new mattress for our daughter, and were thinking of a Helix Twin, so I'll be using your code! Hope it helps you out. Good luck on unpacking, and good luck getting that Silver Play Button this month 🙂
Love the episode man! I have been doing THE EXACT same thing with my collection. Filled up over 3 IKEA shelves and started having shit pile up. Stopped accepting review copies of movies that didn’t interest me. Sold a ton of movies I bought personally. Also was able to buy a laptop or fund vacation by selling movies I didn’t care about anymore. Excited to see how the season goes! Keep up the good work.
I perform an audit every year on what I have. Eases the stress that a collection can cause on ones mind.
This summer I had like 20 dvd's in the basement that I hadn't watched for years. And then I just got into my head that I wanted to start collection physical media. I've always loved movies and tv. Now I'm almost at 700 titles. Mostly blurays and 4k's. I've spent too much money on this on this short amount of time. But when I set my mind at doing something, I go all in. I'm only buying titles that I really want though. Not buying just to get a bigger collection. But it is an addiction, that's for sure =) Just ordered The A-team bluray collection. Really looking forward to rewatching one of my favourite childhood tv-series. Love your content on your channel! Keep it up =)
That must be a lot of money for sure,already a big collection in a short time.
I ran out of shelf and room space a couple of years back.I collect music and movies. I have tonnes of stuff in boxes and tubs stored away or hidden in closets and wherever i can fit them. Been collecting for 30 years. Part of me finds it hard to let go and the other half is just a bit lazy on going through it. This was a great video and a topic it seems many are very happy is getting talked about more. 😀
I love it. Very informative. I myself have been curating since I started around 2001 (before that I was curating my huge VHS collection - that went out the window when DVD came in) because one, I'm a very picky person and I only wanted to get movies/TV that I remember enjoying. I don't have as many discs as a lot of TH-camrs/collectors have but I'm constantly curating to keep it a lean mean collection.
Great video, and so important to remember WHY we’re collecting, and not to be afraid to get rid of movies that just sit on a shelf. Everything we own in the collection should bring us joy and happiness to pull off the shelf. I know I’m guilty of keeping too much and need to get rid of the titles that I’m not passionate about. Thank you for speaking out and encouraging curation!
Well said Jeff. I suffer from amassing collectibles. You have inspired me to curate my stuff.
Truth here. Oftentimes the movies I want the most just aren't coming out on 4k fast enough. I bought a 4k tv naively believing that mostly all of my faves wouldve been released already (Eyes Wide Shut, JFK, Pleasantville, Jackie Brown, There Will Be Blood, Fight Club, etc). I own the blurays of these but many of them don't look that great, having gotten used to how incredible some newer blurays look. So I find myself being in the mood to buy "substitutes" to scratch the itch of what I'm waiting for.
I don't have a huge collection, but what drives my buying is often 1) getting increasingly annoyed with streaming, 2) viewing a disc holds my attention far more than streaming does, 3) beautiful packaging, 4) limited time offers, and 5) blind buys are actually exciting because when it works out it feels amazing..yet if it doesn't I'm not hurting.
There's movies I don't love that I'm nonetheless happy to own because I have an "academic" appreciation for elements of it. If I only bought what I absolutely adored then I'd only have like 10 movies lol
We have a young guy come around delivering a local newspaper containing the grocery store flyers etc. One day, he also gave us a note about other things that he collects (either to sell or for himself) if we are looking to get rid of it. One of the items was used dvds etc. Now, when I have duplicates or am curating stuff, I give them to him for his collection.
This video is so real, Thanks for speaking on this because it is true us physical media are always talking about issues we are having with collecting.
One quote I’ve learned in therapy and I think it applies to the current landscape of physical media: Choice is the enemy of happiness. There are so many choices out there today with physical media, it’s very overwhelming as you described. How do we decide what to buy, what can wait, and what not to buy at all?
I also think studios aren’t helping with certain films only being released for a certain period of time before they go out of print and then you will get gouged on eBay by a flipper.
Another thing that affects mental health is the condition of slipcovers, cases, and artwork. As a collector with diagnosed OCD, I’ve felt very depressed and anxious when a movie arrives in bad shape. This is especially true with Amazon. If we are spending a lot of money on a movie, it doesn’t need to be pristine but I don’t think asking for good condition on a box set or important film is too much to ask. Yes, you can order a replacement but it often ends up being more of the same.
I don’t fall into the category of it being a status symbol for me. It’s more my identity, my passion, and what is important to me. However, it is not more important than my wife, bills, or day to day tasks. I’m more of the FOMO category.
I think moderation is key. One thing I’ve done is check out movies on DVD or Blu-Ray from the library first when I hear they are coming to 4K to see how much I like it. I’d recommend that people rent or stream a film first to make sure it’s something they are excited to buy and want to own.
I’m an online film reviewer and just like you, I won’t review just anything. I get criticized for giving mostly positive reviews, but it’s because I only answer a press release on a film I’ve already seen or a film I’m fairly confident I’ll enjoy. It’s a way to spread the word on a great release and save money at the same time.
I could go on forever, but this video you made is important and it reached me and made me think. I hope it does for a lot of other people as well.
Thanks, Jeff!
The key thing is to ask yourself why? Just collecting to have everything, films you love, genres. Unless you're a film museum I'd say just buy what you'll rewatch. If you buy watch and don't enjoy it get rid and make space for the good stuff 😉
Really love this video. I started collecting blurays/4k blurays about 3-4 years ago when i realised we are probably at the final step in what physical movies have to offer in terms of video and audio but even till this day i only have about 12.
I am extremely picky on what to buy to the point where I'll only buy if i absolutely love the movie where i would happy watch over and over in order for it to be in my collection and if the 4k version if its worth it at that. As a result i try to buy the best version possible and all are at the very least steelbook. I dont even own a 4k setup as of yet but very thankful that 4k versions still include the bluray so im set there.
All have been bought off ebay and I've only bought Air Force One brand new on 4k which is an extremely good transfer and amazing audio.
A curated collection also makes for a great conversation starter and shows that this is me!
I'm sad I missed this upload when it was new. This is a topic I find myself figuring out, as a movie and video game collector.
I really enjoyed the video. I've been going through this myself for the past 1.5 years, and I'm happy about where I'm at now compared to back then. I was that person that got up to spending $400 on movies each month on average. I watch a ton of movies, but I could never keep ahead of the watch pile when adding 20+ every month. So sometimes years passed before I finally watched a title I bought.
The big change in my life was moving a year ago. It was such a stressful and time consuming experience having to box up and move 2,000 titles. It would have been so much easier if I had a smaller curated collection. My movies filled up about 1/4 of the space in the moving truck. I spent ages boxing them up, then unboxing at the new place. It was crazy. Some of the releases I was looking at for the first time in years, realizing it wasn't that important to me anymore (or it never was as I bought it on deep sale or whatever).
It's November 2022 now and I'm at under $600 spent for the year so far. Huge change from the $400 a month I used to regularly spend. I've reduced my collection by around 150 titles so far too. I rarely get any package deliveries throughout the week where before it would be a deluge of them coming in to unbox and catalog and find shelf or storage space for. I instead focus more on curating and enjoying what I have, and watching more streaming and theater releases rather than defaulting to buying everything disc.
The funny thing is I now have more time to watch more movies. I'm not trawling message boards and social media at the rate I used to for all the sales and upcoming releases and user content, and I'm not dealing with 20+ releases added to my collection every month. I'm being much more intentional about my buying this year. No more bulk sale orders, no more FOMO panic, but instead buying something because I want to watch it now.
👍. Sage advice Clutter does bum me out. Right now, my world is crammed with movies and music. Recently, I have become much more selective and I am more than content. With Barnes and Noble Criterion sale, I am setting a limited budget and sticking to it. 😊. Thanks! - Heather
Totally get what your saying on the whole "fear of missing out".
Especially true when I watch videos labeled "Top 10 videos of 202X".
Like man if those are the top 10 releases of the year then they HAVE to be in my collection!
Then my wife turns around and is the voice of reason, and instead of buying all 10 I might only get 4 or so because like you said, is this a movie I'll watch again.
I too have a flow chart, first is like yours;
1: will I watch this again?
2: Is this something I went to the movies to see (The blu-ray is a physical representation of what I went to the theatre to watch)?
3: Is this sci-fi (Like you with horror, I'm a sci-fi aficionado, It's my niche, it's what I know and can talk about all day/all night)?
4: Is this on my personal top 100 list of movies of all time?
5: Is this on my personal top 100 list of sci-fi movies of all time?
If not I don't grab it.
Example the latest 4k Elvis movie, I skipped, but you better be certain I bought Bohemian Rhapsody on release day. same genre just different tastes in bands...Not an Elvis fan but Love Queen, similar example was I skipped Rocketman on 4k but bought the 3 disc set of the Beatles Get back day it released on blu.
Comes down to you should be buying what speaks to you personally, not the Fear of missing out, gotta collect it all. First you need to be rich as frak not just to collect it all, but a house to store it all. Comes a point where you gotta ask, am I collecting this for me, or just to impress someone when they walk in, and if it's just to impress. well .....that's just not passion that's attention seeking poser shit.
I collect because I love movies, I love sci-fi and to reflect what I went and saw at the theatre. If it's on my wall, it's a true representation of my likes, not OMG pokemon collect them all syndrome.
You can point to anything on my wall and I can review it in full for you and have a great one on one with you about it. If I can't talk about it and I get stumped, Ill just give you the movie.....(hint: there isn't).
Is my collection the largest? Hells no, I just broke 800 with my Maverick 4k purchase, but those 800 movies are movies I enjoy and can and would watch again.
10,000 movies, holy shit, I can't even imagine the space required lol. mine takes up one whole wall already.
I always check out reviews on the stuff I collect. I def go for quality over quantity. Also, try to keep purchases if 4k discs under $15 where possible. If the price is higher I wait
What's interesting is I did the same thing for board games. I started buying games in 2016 and by 2019, I'd already spent $10K. I started selling them and made over $1K back in profit since most of my games had gone out-of-print. The realization for me was that I didn't have time to play many of those games, didn't even like some of them anymore, and by the time my kids could play games, new editions or better games would be out. So I sold a big chunk. My collection today is full, but anytime I buy a new game, I take out something from my collection and sell it.
Hey Jeff you should get ‘mid level media’ on your podcast, as well as ‘movie collector’ both fun and different perspective on 4K and collecting. Thanks for the podcast!
For me a "collection" does not strictly consist only of movies I would watch. For example I am aiming at a complete collection of Hammer-movies. This does not mean I would ever watch something like "creatures that the world forgot".
To me though this sounds like the perfect way to collect. If you were that interested in Hammer movies chances are you might pop that one in someday
Ha!!..I'm the same dr..mad on hammer obviously love the gothic horrors..but they did so much more 👍..Gazzlovesbray...!
@@JeffRauseo Besides my collection habits (full Hammer set etc.) I just scanned my (comparably small) collection and immediately found 43 Blu-Rays that were doubles, stinkers etc. I will sell them tomorrow...
@@dr-gorgo see! Always worth doing a scan!
This to me is one of your top 5 videos. This is a subject that every collector will face at sometime. I myself have a weakness for CE ‘s and Limited Editions. Studios know this and exploit our weakness . Paramount knows every Trekkie will buy anything they release. I myself have purchased every Star Trek movie at least 5 times . I have so many formats of the same movie. It’s embarrassing. I’m going to re-watch this video again because this is an important topic every collector has faced . Thank you Jeff.
With my video game collection, I sat down and made a list of what I wanted.
Top 100 Best games on a system + Nostalgic titles + Infamously bad (only a few made it on this) + Games that had an impact on the industry
I stuck to that list. A few got added here and there for various reasons, but I never fell into the "I want every game on ___ system" or "every game from ___ publisher" because a lot of game collectors do that and I just couldn't understand why you'd want a lot of junk on your shelf.
Even with this, I've run out of room. I picked up the 2 Sega Genesis minis that came out and will be pruning down the Sega collection a lot.
As I play games, I'm coming across some that I didn't like, so they get pruned out as well.
Same thing with movies - I made a list of what I wanted and try not to just add to it regularly. It's more of a watch list, some I will watch streaming once and be done. I still fall into the Black Friday traps for $9.99 4K releases, but I'm tapering off how much I pick up and starting to shift into curation mode for more and more of my collections.
I was always picky and focused on my taste. Since I am into 4K I have an "in-section" on my shelf, where all new UHD/BD go and stay sealed until we have watched it. Then I decide if it is going to make it into the alphabetically shelf... or if it's going to be sold again. ONLY exception from the rule is: swapping an already watched movie from DVD/BD to a new UHD or a BD/UHD I always was looking for because I saw it in the movie theatre or streaming before and it was not available. So these ones sit sealed on the definite alphabetically shelf section because they are the ones I really love and will watch again.
My cent.
Anyway great content again! Congratiulations!
Keep up the good stuff!
Cheers
I'm developing a curated movie collection, and I've been doing it delibsrately for about the last year or two, though I've gotten the stray movie here and there since I was a kid. So far, I have a solid 76 movies with a few of my favorite shows and don't intend to have more than what I absolutely want. I'm definitely not falling into the trap of getting literally everything, though. I have no intention of giving up streaming completely, but when it comes to the movies I love and don't want to be dependent upon licensing availability on streaming, I'm getting physical media copies so I can watch those particular movies whenever I feel like it. If I like them but don't mind waiting until streaming availabulity, I'll pass them over. Perhaps with very rare exception if it's something I know I'll like from a trusted director (and there aren't many), I also won't get anything I haven't seen first as a general rule, which is why I still find streaming worthwhile. The issue I find myself having is whether or not i should continue to get Blu-rays, saving 4K for my absolute favorites, or if I should just try to get everything in 4K moving forward, and if I should replace my existing Blu-rays with 4K, which ones. That, I find, is a much tougher dilemma. Should I limit my 4K's to my absolute favorites and get everything else on Blu-ray, or should I just get 4K moving forward and replace every Blu-ray in my collection?
I created an excel sheet of all my DVDs, that I have on my phone via the cloud. I can search by director, main actor, genre, etc. Super handy when out and about to avoid purchasing duplicates.
Very well said, Jeff. I actually found I was struggling with fear of missing out and was overspending each month. I have now cut down to only buying movies that I love, or would love to see.
That was why my first blu ray collection sort of failed. I was just buying movies that the mainstream liked, instead of picking movies I would genuinely be interested in. It was about 30 movies and I sold all of them eventually because after a while, they never left my shelf, and I never cared to watch again. Now my collection is a lot more intentional. It's still small at around 115 movies, but I actually care about each one and am proud of owning every single one I have :)
This was an IMPORTANT concept to share with your followers. I have the space, I have the passion, but can say I have bought on impulse and I too have movies still in the shrink wrap, unopened for years. I will work through your curation advice and step by step whittle it down to those that are aligned with my passion. 2023…Let’s Curate!
Excellent episode! I will be returning to this video/podcast as I curate my collection! Cereal at Midnight has an amazing collection curation video that I have probably watched 10 times. I really like what you said about creating content around what you like. I have been making reviews on my channel and I'm trying to stick with what interests me. When I review something obligatorily, I definitely feel like it's a chore. I've had fun reviewing things I'm passionate about (even if no one watches them🤣). Thanks for your content and I hope all is well with the move and with your family.
Name of the cereal midnight video?
@@Largestmanintheuniverse th-cam.com/video/Lam3ZBzvNDA/w-d-xo.html
@@Largestmanintheuniverse I provided the link, can you see it?
I guess I'm just different as I have always done it this way. If I'm not going to watch it more than once, I don't buy it. Now that films are getting upgraded, I only buy upgrades for my all time favorites and for some that absolutely need an upgrade. Any time I end up with extras, I give them away. Lately, I've been bringing them in batches of 40-50 to my work and letting my coworkers take them. At least that way I have people that I can talk to about those films. If I'm ever unsure of a movie's quality, I'll try to find a way to watch it digitally first so I can tell if it's worth buying. I also started collecting when I was 15 and had a very limited income so being picky was super important. That and my best friend had the unlimited Blockbuster pass so we rented 2-3 movies every week and I was able to watch a lot of things that I may never have seen otherwise.
I started curating my collection when I started collecting physical media. I only buy what I like and don't spend to much a month. The most that I spend is 70 a month and I always first watch what I buy before buying more movies. I also don't buy new releases, I always wait until the price drops.
I like to rent before I buy , see if I have an emotional connection with that movie then make a purchase. Great video mate.
Throwing movies into my Amazon cart and letting them sit there for a while was one of the ways I beat impulse purchasing. Being able to put them in and take them out in different combinations does all my pruning before I spend a dime.
And I hate finding duplicates, but cataloging my entire collection and condensing formats (I like to put the DVD & Blu-ray into the 4K box so I have all 3 formats in one box) has given me many. So I re-purpose them: the duplicates become my casual viewing copies. Same way you might have a first edition of a book that has become valuable, you buy a cheap copy and read that so you can re-read a copy that won't depreciate. But since i developed my pre-purchase system, I rarely have them anymore. It's stuff from like, 5-10 years ago that I have to deal with.
I set limits for both my movie collection and my game collection. I can only have 100 movies in my collection and 100 games in my collection. If I go over 100 then I have to get rid of my least favorite from the collection to make room for the better movie/game. This ensures that my collection is always representative of the movies and games that I truly care the most about; kind of like my personal Hall of Fame. And realistically I don't have enough time to rewatch/replay more than that and I'm unlikely to ever choose my #101 favorite movie or game over something from that top 100, so this keeps my collection honest about what I will actually rewatch/replay again.
When are we getting the C2 review?? Great video
Just finished my 2nd watch through of this episode. Thanks! See you next time