View Full Version : What films have you bought but can't be arsed to watch?
I have loads but:
Moulin Rouge R1- Just can't, dunno if it's the musicalness or Nicole Kidman.
Audition R3 - saw the piano wire bit and kinda haven't got the guts to watch it.
Perfect Blue R2 - One look at the animation and it put me off.
Bone Collector R1- LOL. Had this since release date and STILL can't get the entusiam to watch it.
If this keeps happening they will end up on TV before I get to see them:)
Moulin Rouge seen on a plane to florida and cant be bother watching it since i got it on DVD
Traffic
Girl Interupped
Patriot (Mel Gibson) had this about a year and still not watched it
you should give Perfect Blue another chance :) and Audition when you're feeling brave, they are both really good films..
i have Cyborg and Cyborg 2 which will probably be sitting there a long time before i watch them!
I've had Carltitos Way for ages. I really liked Scarface but I just have never been able to get around to watch it:(
That free carnival of souls DVD that came with the DVD mag, only flippin reason i bought the mag. Still, i've been having more fun with the Godfathers and Almost Famous Bottleg to worry about it.
Oooh and Rush Hour 2 soon. It'll just have to wait.:D
Watch Audition R3 - if only for the hilarious subtitles http://thedvdforums.com/forums/images/icons/icon10.gif
pompeyfan
29-12-2001, 22:34
Logun's Run - bought it cheap, but had just seen it on TV
Alien 3/Alien Resurrection - Part of a cheap Aliens B/S,but only really wanted the first two:)
The Abyss - yet another cheap purchase;)
The Planets/Walking With Dinosaurs - not cheap purchase's but free ones:D
I will get around to seeing them eventually though:) Probably;)
Wow!! Some of you guy's really surprised me, when i buy a DVD the first thing i do when it pops through the letter box is to stick it in the player, If anything then to just check that the disc isn't faulty.
I'm the same Roberto. 99% of the time i will watch a new DVD within the first two days. (Don't really buy that many so i usually have the time) I've never bought a disc and left it unwrapped.
I tried the Carnival of Souls DVD but switched off after watching the trailers on it. I will get round to watching it sometime though.
Erin Brokovich and The Gift
Actually, come to think of it I haven't watched Blade Runner or Shawshank Redemption yet, mainly because they're to replace VHS copies.
Usually I watch discs the morning I get them.
Originally posted by kcxdev
and The Gift
You MUST have seen the bit where our Katie gets her tits out for the boys?!:eek:
Originally posted by Roberto
Wow!! Some of you guy's really surprised me, when i buy a DVD the first thing i do when it pops through the letter box is to stick it in the player, If anything then to just check that the disc isn't faulty.
Some were just purchased at a time when I got lots of others at the same time. I would have watched the others, but some get kinda forgotten.
Except Moulin Rouge which came on its own. And having seen Nicole on Top of the Pops with Robbie hasn't helped much either.:rolleyes:
deftone666
30-12-2001, 00:12
I've only one title in my collection I haven't watched and thats City Of Angels.
Silence of the Lambs - Got it for £15 in a Woolies sale, watched all the extras but can't be arsed to watch the film.
Alien Resurection - Got the cheapo boxset from Woolies, mainly for Alien and Aliens though I like Alien 3. Such a **** pointless film, can't be bothered with it.
Dogma SE - Dead chuffed about getting it as all the other KS films have great DVDs, lent it to a mate got it back and couldn't be bothered to watch it now I know it ain't dodgy.
Apocalypse Now - Got the original deleted cut from the PC World sale, banged on the Helicopter attack and haven't looked at it since last week.
Always check 'em to see if their dodgy but these are the types of films that I've gotta be in the right mood to watch. Apoc Now is pretty deep for a Saturday night, Alien 4 is crap, SOTL is pretty depressing at best and Dogma is on Sky so often it hurts.
The Godfather Boxset (R2)
Watched Forrest Gump (R2) last night, rather good film. Going to watch Raging Bull (R2) now actually. ;)
mikegray
30-12-2001, 00:38
There's just so many of 'em that I bought and never got round to - best intentions and all that... I tend to try and take just the ones I haven't watched to Uni with me to stop me re-watching my favourites... but the ones I haven't watched (despite having owned for at least a few months):
Silence Of The Lambs (both Criterion and new version are unwatched!)
Halloween (UK 2 Disc)
Hellraiser
Batman & Robin [grabbed all the Batman films from Play because they were cheap]
Gia (a friend said it was good, so I picked it up in the US, made her a VHS [it wasn't out to buy in Australia where she lives] and it's been gathering dust ever since!)
Bone Collector (saw it at the cinema, picked it up ex-rental at a Blockbuster in the US for next to nothing)
Cecil B Demented
Apocalypse Now Redux (watched an hour of it then never got round to the rest! D'oh!)
Girl, Interrupted (saw it at the cinema but never got round to the film itself on the DVD, just the extras)
Sleepy Hollow (picked it up cheap second hand)
Godfather 2 & 3 (one day I'll have the time)
Monty Python and The Holy Grail SE (time again!)
American Beauty (saw it three times at the cinema but never got the urge to watch the DVD!)
Blackadder Season 1 (never get past Episode 1)
Sleeping With The Enemy
Taxi Driver
Titanic (in a 2 for £20 deal)
Elm Street 4, 5 and 6... tried for a marathon section watching 1,2,3 and then never wanted to see the rest!
Damn! That's nearly 10% of my collection remaining unwatched! Need more hours in the day!
Joe Pasquale
30-12-2001, 00:40
Natural Born Killers R4, been sealed since April. Seen it a couple of times before.
Spinal Tap SE R1 has sat unwatched for quite a few months now, never seen this one... will go in before NBK I think. :)
Toy Story- I bought the ultimate box set because I wanted Toy Story 2 (hadn't seen it) & Toy Story 1 to replace my VHS & Laserdisc versions, watched 2 never got round to watching 1 again.
Magnolia- Had heard good things about this dvd, saw it going cheap at HMV, never been in the mood to watch a 3 hour film.:confused:
Once Upon A Time In China & New Dragon Gate Inn- I've started watching both, got interrupted, & never got round to finishing them (always a newer DVD arrived)
These will probably stay unwatched for a while yet, I just got Godfather Trilogy, Alien Legacy, MASH TV season 1, Babylon 5, Halloween, Forrest Gump, & The Shawshank Redemption. Its going to take me a while to get through these, plus others on pre-order for January. :D
gazman999
30-12-2001, 04:22
You guys have too much money, buying DVD's that you don't really want to watch straight away. What's the point in that?
:D ;) :p
mikegray
30-12-2001, 10:59
Originally posted by gazman999
You guys have too much money, buying DVD's that you don't really want to watch straight away. What's the point in that?
:D ;) :p
Certainly for me (don't know about anyone else) it's a case of pre-ordering things and then when they get released either I don't have time to watch them and then something else is released which I want to watch more, or I pick it up cheap thinking I'll watch it sometime and never do!
GAmbrose
30-12-2001, 11:14
I've got to watch:
2000 AD
Being John Malkovich
Empire of the Sun (Seen it on TV before though)
Full Metal Jacket (Seen it on TV before though)
Magnolia (bought in HMV Sale ages ago, haven't got round to it)
Moulin Rouge
Once Upon a time in China 2 (The first one bored me)
Requiem For a Dream (Just got it)
Way of the Gun (Just got it)
Gary A
GinSoakedBoy
30-12-2001, 14:00
I bought the Bond box set, but can't bring myself to watch For Your Eyes Only or Octopussy... surely the most dreadful inclusions in the franchise.
Oh, and I've still only seen half of Traffic. Should probably get moving on that...
The only DVD I have that I don't want to watch (and probably never will) was that freebie copy of Little Shop of Horrors from Bensons World.
Still, at least it's solved that wonky leg problem on my computer desk! :D
As Good As It Gets - £10 @ Play but saw it on Film Four a couple of nights before.
&
Gandhi - Got in a WHSmith sale (£9) but not my style of film...
I'll be watching these in the coming nights though.:)
Generally I watch all DVDs when they arrive but Crimbo has been tough what with all the sales.;)
jroadley
30-12-2001, 15:58
Purchased but yet to watch:
Ghandi (R1)
Moulin Rouge (R4) - might watch tonight
Rebecca (Criterion)
Notorious (Criterion)
Holy Grail (R1)
Been watching M*A*S*H Season 1 last 2 days :eek:
I got Twister in HMV's BOGOF Sale about 4 months ago and I just can't be bothered to watch it. Got it to test out my surround sound but just couldn't be bothered at all.
Man On The Moon
Me,Myself & Irene
Hannibal
Young Frankenstein
Swordfish
Sitting on my shelf waiting to be seen are:
POTA film boxset.
POTA TV series boxset.
The Godfather Trilogy
Nightmare On Elm Street boxset.
Lock Stock...TV series.
League Of Gentlemen Live at Drury Lane.
Story OF Ricky.
Ebola Syndrome VCD.
hmm interesting topic and good timing also - I had some time off work over Christmas (moving jobs) so decided to go back revisit my collection - found a few I never bothered watching................and most I still havent :nuts:
Most were bought in offers or because my card wanted to come out of my wallet and play (it does that sometimes)
Blade Runner DC
Hamlet
Moulin Rouge R4 (watched on plane on way home from Florida)
Silence of the Lambs (bought with Hannibal as part of R4 pack)
Holy Grail SE
The Mummy Returns R4 (its crap :))
There are more but cant remember
One I did watch though was The Big Lebowski, on 2nd viewing I really 'got it' and though it was funny as hell.
Originally posted by GinSoakedBoy
I bought the Bond box set, but can't bring myself to watch For Your Eyes Only or Octopussy... surely the most dreadful inclusions in the franchise.
:eek:
I've still not watched my copies of:
Eastern Condors
Armour of God 2
Little Shop of Horrors
Alien
Vertigo
Saviour of the soul
Anna Magdalena
DeadKenny
30-12-2001, 21:37
Loads to watch but the one I really can't be arsed to watch is Amistad. Was in a 3 for £30 or something like that.
KeyserSoze
30-12-2001, 21:56
this is the first time ever that i havent watched my DVD within the first few days of buying, cos i normally by one at a time.
Godfather Boxset
Fist of Fury
Taxi Driver
Gulp - I've currently got 187 DVDs I haven't watched (got it down from 240 in October last year). I get a lot through to review though, and do tend to preorder and buy things when they're cheap, and then they go on a list to watch. New Years' Resolution is to get it right down before the end of the year....
Well,
El Cid, put it in and it was Pan & Scan
Dreamscape (print quality)
Das Boot/U571(?) waiting for time to view one after the other.
A few I just haven't had time to watch in one go.
Originally posted by simonb
Gulp - I've currently got 187 DVDs I haven't watched...
TRUCKING SMELL!!!!
You really need to get stranded on a desert island with your collection and a DVD player here don't you!?
It might help :D
That's after I purged all the rubbish out of my collection too. Hope to watch Women on the Verge of Nervous Breakdown tonight - that'll get it down by one.
S
None whatsoever; what the bloody hell's the point in spending your cash on something you're not going to enjoy to the upmost? Every single purchase I've made has been something I know I'm going to watch, and it always amuses me that I get lambasted for owning "only" 50 odd DVDs by peeps with twice that amount sitting around untouched!
Originally posted by simonb
Gulp - I've currently got 187 DVDs I haven't watched (got it down from 240 in October last year). I get a lot through to review though, and do tend to preorder and buy things when they're cheap, and then they go on a list to watch. New Years' Resolution is to get it right down before the end of the year....
Well holy copious unwatched discs batman!
Originally posted by Byron
None whatsoever; what the bloody hell's the point in spending your cash on something you're not going to enjoy to the upmost? Every single purchase I've made has been something I know I'm going to watch, and it always amuses me that I get lambasted for owning "only" 50 odd DVDs by peeps with twice that amount sitting around untouched!
Hey, I'll enjoy them and watch them all. For me, it's just cheaper to get a disc in to watch than taking the two of us to the pictures to watch a film accompanied by the sound of rustling sweet papers and people nattering through the film. Plus many of my discs were accrued for very little cost through sales, review copies etc, and if I don't want to keep a film I can just trade it on, and it effectively works out at the cost of a rental.
And I'm not lambasting you at all - each to their own, I say. Just enjoy 'em!
DeadKenny
04-01-2002, 13:31
It's that trap of ending up buying DVDs because they're a bargain rather than because you really want to own it. The bargain forum doesn't help :D.
Everything I've got I really do want to watch, but I do buy more frequently than I have time to watch them (plus I find I put off some films if I'm not in the mood for watching that particular film). I like buying films I've never seen before but might be interested in, but then I get into the habbit of putting it off because I've not seen it and just watch something I know instead.
Originally posted by deftone666
I've only one title in my collection I haven't watched and thats City Of Angels.
I've got that and don't blame you. Free with a Sony Dvd player by any chance? That's how i got it and what a load of pants. Saw it because at the time it was the only DVD in my collection i hadn't seen.
Since then i have had less time and the collection has grown and the fact my ws tv is being fixed at the mo isn't helping. I'm not watching any ws dvds i have on my 14" portable. Shrek, American Psycho, blackadder back and forth and all the dvds i want (but haven't ordered cos i know i won't be able to watch them) are waiting to be watched. Boy when my tv is back i'm gonna spend a fortune on dvds. :brickwall I must resist.
Originally posted by simonb
Hey, I'll enjoy them and watch them all. For me, it's just cheaper to get a disc in to watch than taking the two of us to the pictures to watch a film accompanied by the sound of rustling sweet papers and people nattering through the film. Plus many of my discs were accrued for very little cost through sales, review copies etc, and if I don't want to keep a film I can just trade it on, and it effectively works out at the cost of a rental.
And I'm not lambasting you at all - each to their own, I say. Just enjoy 'em!
Heh, my post was aimed squarely at the "jeez, I've got 100 discs I just can't find the time for and another 10 on order, isn't life a bitch" crowd. Nothing wrong with buying before you've watched, then selling on if you don't like; it's good economics most of the time.:) But I just can't understand how some peeps can waste their cash (hunderd odd dics = must be at least a couple of hundred quid) so readily on something that just sits around doing no good ... and then blowing yet more cash to get more clutter!
Ones i've had for a while are the Serial Experiments Lain box set which ive never got around to finishing off, then theres Haunted Junction (another anime) which has the whole series aswell, i got the 10th Kingdom set, and the newly aquired (thanks to a certain sale) Godfather Set and Aliens set, ive seen all the alien films before but seeing them in high quality i havn't, maybe one day.
And its not just a matter of finding time to watch all these, its a matter of where do i find the bloody money to finance this madness?
Damage Inc
04-01-2002, 17:25
Can't see myself ever watching Star Wars PM, still shrinkwrapped and in it's woolworths carrier bag, been there ever since its release date.
dlintheuk
04-01-2002, 17:37
American Psycho - got it for £4 about 6 months ago. Is it worth bothering with ? None of my mates liked it which is why I probably haven't bothered.
Dear Mr Echo
04-01-2002, 18:08
Well I thought I was bad until I saw Simonb's post:eek:
Sound like you need to go on a DVD diet m8 :)
I have shocked myself slightly by just having a look through my collection to find 37 films unwatched. To be fair most of these are favourite films that are replacing VHS so its not like they'll never get watched. Having said that I have had Pee Wee's Big Adventure for nearly 2 years now and it hasn't seen the inside of a DVD player... hope its not faulty... do you think Reel.com will take it back?
Andrew
IHATELIFE
01-01-2003, 15:22
Bound
The Ninth Gate
The Stepford Wives
Small Time Crooks
:oh-hum: :oh-hum: :oh-hum:
Legendary
01-01-2003, 16:26
I haven't seen Godfather II & III Yet, as it is very difficult to find 3-4 hour to watch the film as my Dad sleep in the afternoon nap and after 9.00pm and I hate watching films in mornings. Weekend is difficult as I love Spanish football.
I also haven't seen Harry Potter DVD yet even I own it for a fortnight as I want to read the book before watching the film.
I haven't watched the extras on Spiderman, Star Wars Attack of clone or Lord of the Rings extended cut or Pearl Harbor's director cut.
I recently seen Tora Tora Tora on vdeo which I tapped off TV. It is not nice to watch films without using speakers and amps :(
WOOOH :eek:
Thanks for resurrecting this thread. :thumbs:
Just an update on my first post - I have now seen Moulin Rouge.
Perfect Blue was sold unwatched.
Bone Collector is still unwatched :lol:
Audition - still scared to finish it.:(
There are loads and loads of unwatched now - over 40.:brickwall
mine would have to be appleseed, bought it the other day and cant dont fancy it much
Tony Keats
01-01-2003, 17:29
I don't own any discs that I've never tried to play (i.e even if its just to have a nose around the menus), but I've got some that I've tried to watch but switched them off.
Like Blade Runner (the Warner 'DC'), having never seen it before I was surprised at how uninspiring I found it (well, the first 30 minutes anyway) so ejected it. Same with The Godfather and Legend as both bored me early on. I've actually grown quite fond of the 'switch-off' practice, as I just can't afford to waste my spare-time on films I'm not enjoying. I've started renting a couple of discs at a time, as that way I can reject one if it's not doing anything for me.
I'll probably give the three I mentioned earlier another go sometime though (seeing as I own them)...
I haven't got round to watching
Insomnia
Sum of all Fears
Scorpian King
:)
Vinyl-Pants
01-01-2003, 17:50
Ive had Malcolm X sitting on my to-watch pile longer than any other DVD, its an interesting subject matter but at 3hrs 20 minutes I just never seem to be in the right frame of mind.
I've got
Minority Report
Starship Troopers
Around 10 episodes of Stargate S2 to watch
XXX
Had these for 2-12 weeks but haven't quite got round to watching them yet.
We Were Soldiers
North by Northwest
Keeping the Faith
9/11 French Doc
Originally posted by Bish
POTA TV series boxset.
Snap,also
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest.
The Hustler.
Twilight.
French Connection 1+2.
Oh Brother Where Art THou?.
And a few more I can't remember,they're mainly films I've already seen but have been picked up in sales or through ipoints.
probably going to get my ass kicked for this but i got seven samurai about 6 months ago and have'nt watched it yet
also dune because it was £4.99, not watched it yet
Windtalkers, may watch it tommorow
also the below that I havent opened.
Crying Freeman
Kiss of the Dragon
Usual Suspects
Joyride
bouncingjohn
01-01-2003, 22:58
A few people have mentioned the Godfather trilogy - I got it ages ago when MVC were doing it for about £25 and have never got round to watching it. I know it's supposed to be one of the greatest film(s) of all time (and I've never seen any of them before), but I just can't be bothered.
'Robocop: Dark Justice'. Bought it for £1.50 from Prism Direct, just because it was £1.50 basically. Really can't be arsed to watch it and haven't even taken it out of the wrapper.
Have seen at one point but not watched the DVD, just waiting for the mood to take me:
The Killer, Betty Blue, Twin Town, Ghost Dog and the Way of the Samurai, Bad Boys, Bachelor Party, Shawshank Redemption, 10 Things I Hate About You, Beautiful Creatures, Pulp Fiction, Girl Interrupted, Hackers, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Escape From New York, Wild Things, Dusk Till Dawn, Tremors 2, Cruel Intentions, both the Conan films, Big Trouble in Little China, The Godfather collection, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Fight Club, The Hidden Fortress, The Rock, The 5th Element, Usual Suspects.
Never seen:
Requiem for a Dream, Donnie Darko, No Man's Land, Monster's Ball, The Others, Romeo Must Die, Proof of Life
Will get around to them soon, not that i can't be arsed just that there is usually something on TV that i want to watch or i just don't have the time - it's the forums fault.
coolsurfer
01-01-2003, 23:36
Bone Collector R1 - had it for ages but don't feel like watching it.
What Lies Beneath - Freebie from Fox
The Cleaner
02-01-2003, 00:20
Platoon, over a year ago I bought it. Actually watched a bit of it on BBC2 tonight.
unrealnils
02-01-2003, 01:15
Ono you big baby :lol: :D
Just watch the rest of audition. trust me it has to be seen.
A must watch thats for sure. :eek: :norty: :rocker:
Oh and that coment about you liking small asian woman with stright black hair......................
I bet you find the one in audition a bit :norty: but at the same time a bit :eek:
:rocker:
Mandrill
02-01-2003, 01:25
Se7en got it for £6 from Choices direct just havent been in right state of mind to watch it
SW-TPM -got it with AOTC in a box set watched AOTC around 5 times and all the extra's will get round to watching it eventually.
LOTR .E.E watched the movie but havent gone near the extra's yet
Originally posted by Thomasd
I've had Carltitos Way for ages. I really liked Scarface but I just have never been able to get around to watch it:(
Watch it NOW!!
This is a classic. One of the best endings ever recorded on film. :notworthy
Of the 50 odd discs still not seen, only the following have not already been viewed by either video of TV:
Angel S2, BHD, LOTR EE, JFK, JP3, Mummy Returns, Pearl Harbour, Romeo Must Die, Terms of Endearment, Usual Suspects & What Lies Beneath.
Having said that 5 of the above were Christmas presents or free with the new DVD player and 1 is for the wife - betcha can guess which one!!:)
Andrew70
02-01-2003, 09:43
I have a few, but the one that springs most to mind is the very first DVD I bought - Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
Over two years on and I still haven't found myself in the right mood to watch it.
A.
Originally posted by Ono
TRUCKING SMELL!!!!
You really need to get stranded on a desert island with your collection and a DVD player here don't you!?
What and no TV! You cruel b'stard ;->
My unwatched list - however I have seen all of these either at the cinema or on DVD at some time.
Aliens - Special Edition (watched someone else ages ago and got this on a trade)
Almost Famous - The Bootleg Edition
Babylon 5: The Gathering / In The Beginning
Betty Blue (37°2 Le Matin): Director's Cut
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (dodgy bootleg!)
Fight Club: Special Edition (seen many times and THEN I bought it)
Fist of Fury: Special Edition (only one I have NEVER seen)
Godfather, The: Trilogy - 5 Disc Box Set (just bought it!)
Halloween
Highlander: Director's Cut
Monsters Inc (seen bits with the kids but not all the way through!)
Star Wars: Episode II - (as above!)
Starship Troopers
This Is Spinal Tap: Special Edition
A few there to keep me busy. I will get round to seeing them but its finding the time. And what about all those extras!
Crikey. 12 months since I originally answered the question, and the number has risen... :eek:
DeadKenny
02-01-2003, 14:38
Originally posted by DeadKenny
Loads to watch but the one I really can't be arsed to watch is Amistad. Was in a 3 for £30 or something like that.
A year later and I still haven't watched it.
Now I've got loads more on top of those I had before.
Another I can never be bothered with is Magnolia which I've had for ages. It's a bit like the Godfather trilogy (also had for ages and not watched), the length puts me off. It's nothing to do with not liking long films, it's just when I get home from work a 3 hour film is a bit long. At the weekend I'm too busy being completely lazy and can't be bothered anyway :D.
Bellaggio
02-01-2003, 14:47
Bought Platoon when it was re-released and I just can't seem to place the disc in the player. Dunno why.
It's funny because when it was on pre-order I was really looking forward to getting it. It just never seems the right time to watch it.
:(
Other than parts of Complete series (3disks of TNG season 1, all of season 2, etc) of the films I havnt watched and had for ages is Interview with a Vampire Sale item that replaced a VHS.
Also got the Ealing Comedy Box set, only watched Kind Hearts and Coronets, just havnt had time to watch the others. Although i started watching The Lavender Hill Mob in bed last night....and fell asleep:zzz:
Originally posted by bouncingjohn
A few people have mentioned the Godfather trilogy - I got it ages ago when MVC were doing it for about £25 and have never got round to watching it. I know it's supposed to be one of the greatest film(s) of all time (and I've never seen any of them before), but I just can't be bothered.
I've had it since October 2001 when it first came out and I still haven't watched it! It's not because I can't be bothered - I want to watch them all in order so it;s difficult to find 3 free three hour tomeslots al close to each other, especially as I've got a soap addict girlfriend.
Niceguygeoff
02-01-2003, 17:14
Yep - Godfather set for me too. I've had it for months and only managed to get through the extras disc, but the movies are a no-no. I've convinced myself that I just haven't got three hours to spare that often, although I've managed to watch FOTR:EE about five times since I bought it, and Titanic was viewed this very afternoon. I guess it's because the Godfather series are films that I grew up with, and they're so familiar that I can't be bothered to watch them again. Much like my R1 SE Gremlins 1 & 2 dvds - I've had these since they were released and I still haven't watched them because I know them inside out, I guess.
Mine are -
Demolition Man - had a dodgy surround amp when I bought the disc and always ended up switching it off. Never got round to watching it since I replaced the amp ... over two years ago!
The Shawshank Redemption - had a free copy from MVC when I bought my first player, but it had to go back with the player when it wouldn't play The Matrix when it came out. Bought another copy cheaply about 7-8 months ago.
Pulp Fiction - Bought a R4 copy over 2 years ago but the clip which holds the disc in the box managed to get caught between the two layers and I had to replace it. Still unwatched, and will remain so if I decide to replace that with the R2 2-disc DTS edition.
The X-Files Season 5 - Christmas pressie that I was going to start watching from Monday, but will have to go on hold whilst I'm moving house.
Originally posted by Sonick
Moulin Rouge seen on a plane to florida and cant be bother watching it since i got it on DVD
Traffic
Girl Interupted
Patriot (Mel Gibson) had this about a year and still not watched it
Updated
Watch them all excepted Traffic
Godfather Trilogy Had it Xmas 2001,watched it month ago excepted the crappy third one
Films that have been sat on my DVD player for ages waiting to be watch are
Traffic
Pulp Fiction SE
True Romance SE
ALI
Spiderman
Lord of Rings Extended cut
Requiem for a dream
We were Soldiers
Imposter
Trilogy of the Dead
Batman boxset
SarahByte
03-01-2003, 14:06
I bought The Majestic recently and I can't be bothered to watch it, it's on too long.
bruce-leroy
20-03-2003, 11:30
Originally posted by Thomasd
I've had Carltitos Way for ages. I really liked Scarface but I just have never been able to get around to watch it:(
I just watched it last night (after having the dvd for well over a year)! :D I think Carlito's Way is a much superior movie. :smokin: I don't think Scarface is as good as the likes of the Godfather movies or Goodfellas.
The scene in Scarface where the drug deal with the Colombians doesn't go as planned is classic De Palma though. :eek:
new forms
20-03-2003, 11:48
in dddhouse's weekly cheap sale tried to order a film called running out of time but clicked on the wrong button and didnt notice until the film arrived that i had incorrectly ordered a film called 3 against the world.............had it for awhile but have not watched it..........................will do at some point though as it does have andy lau and rosamund khan in it - altho the cover makes the film look terrible
East is East - Just can't get round to watching it.
Summerisle
20-03-2003, 12:17
Project A; Police Story 1 & 2; Armour of God; Snake in Eagle's Shadow; Magnificent Seven (gift). There's no rationale explanation to explain the non-viewing of these discs; just doesn't seem to be the right time.
:confused:
sidebog7
20-03-2003, 13:35
Lagaan. Watch the first ten minutes but can't be bothered to watch the whole thing. (I'm probably missing a great film but from the beginning it seemed very predictable).
A Life Less Ordinary. I have lots (60i-70sh) that I haven't seen but I got this in 2000!
charlie angel
20-03-2003, 13:39
Last House On The Left - bought it ages ago & can't be arsed - looks ***** too; no idea why I bought it.
balstino
20-03-2003, 13:47
Once upon a time in America uncut - Haven't found a 4 hour slot yet! :gag: :D
American Beauty, the DVD has been on my shelf for ages I didnt even get round to watching it on TV!
Black Hawk Down
Full Metal Jacket
Tigerland
Deer Hunter
Halloween
8 Mile
Shawshank Redemption
Aliens
Saving Private Ryan
The Fast and the Furious
Top Gun
Thin Red Line
Lost Boys
just the few that I can think of at work that I've bought but haven't watched yet. Only had the player 4 months and still in the process of building up the collection but buying them faster than I can watch them.
Cirrus888
20-03-2003, 16:08
In The Realm of Senses - had it for like 4-5 years still haven't watched it ...
bruce-leroy
20-03-2003, 16:31
At last count, I have 160 dvds that I haven't watched yet (regardless of whether or not I'd seen them before on another medium) :eek: I have decided to cut down drastically on new purchases, and concentrate on reducing that unwatched figure. I started doing this last week, but its going to be a long slog, and I'm going to have to resist the temptation of buying new releases. :D Its been fun though, revisiting older movies such as Scarface and Starman etc.
Cirrus888
20-03-2003, 16:44
160 sounds like a bloody lot but I can understand how you manage to get up to such a figure because I myself is approaching the 20 - 30 mark ... something I wouldn't have dreamed of doing a year ago ...
bruce-leroy
20-03-2003, 16:46
Originally posted by Cirrus888
160 sounds like a bloody lot but I can understand how you manage to get up to such a figure because I myself is approaching the 20 - 30 mark ... something I wouldn't have dreamed of doing a year ago ...
20 - 30 is a walk in the park. ;) I feel like selling them all, and starting afresh or something. :D
Only a few.
Here are the main ones I can think of...
Asoka - Picked this up cheap. Got 20 minutes in and it bored me to death. I haven't bothered trying again.
The Lawnmower Man
snow patrol
20-03-2003, 19:34
I have a bigger list than most...I'm waiting for my girlfriend to move over here in the summer, then we'll just spend all night laying in bed watching films :norty: :norty:
- Unbearable Lightness of being
- Traffic
- Withnail and I
- Kwaidan
- In the Mood for Love
- Playtime
- M.Hulot's Holiday
- Stand by Me
- It's a wonderful Life
- Kalifornia
- Fiddler on the Roof
- Chasing Amy
- The Breakfast Club
- One Flew over the cookoo's nest
- Midnight Cowboy
- Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
- Seven Samurai
- Pygmalion
- Blair Witch Project
- To Kill a mocking bird
- The last temptation of christ#
- Poltergeist
- M
- Branded to Kill
- Ratcatcher
- The Seventh Seal
Bloody hell! Didn't realise it was quite that many :lol: :nuts:
snow patrol
20-03-2003, 19:37
In fact, I've even gone so far as to have discs for 6 months, and then sell them or trade them without even bothering to watch them! :brickwall
be careful i bought godfather boxset and didnt watch it for a year when i came to watch it godather part 2 second disc was godfather the first film, had a job to swap it but sent a copy of citizens advice to mvc.co.uk and they soon swapped it
Originally posted by unrealnils
Ono you big baby :lol: :D
Just watch the rest of audition. trust me it has to be seen.
Eh?
I found that film totally unscarifying! What the hell was so scary? Watching Trisha and/or The Wright Stuff in the mornings is SCARIFYING! :nuts:
bouncingjohn
21-03-2003, 03:52
Originally posted by GAS
be careful i bought godfather boxset and didnt watch it for a year when i came to watch it godather part 2 second disc was godfather the first film, had a job to swap it but sent a copy of citizens advice to mvc.co.uk and they soon swapped it Had me worried for a minute there: I also got this from MVC over a year ago and haven't got round to watching it, but I've just checked and my discs seem okay *whew*.
Solidstate
21-03-2003, 08:51
Its amazing how long it takes to catch up.
My problem is that I could only possibly watch one film a night after I get in from work and some of my more esoteric films are not the kind of the thing my missus wants to watch. She definately won't watch anything with subtitles (probably 30% of everything I buy).
I'm in the second day of two days off work to catch up on a few and figured out I can watch 4 a day if I really go at it - but then they stop being fun. So far have only seen 3 and need to go and watch another one now before lunch.
Probably still leave 15 or so unwatched - so near yet so far.
DeadKenny
21-03-2003, 09:49
Originally posted by Solidstate
Its amazing how long it takes to catch up.
My problem is that I could only possibly watch one film a night after I get in from work and some of my more esoteric films are not the kind of the thing my missus wants to watch. She definately won't watch anything with subtitles (probably 30% of everything I buy).
I'm in the second day of two days off work to catch up on a few and figured out I can watch 4 a day if I really go at it - but then they stop being fun. So far have only seen 3 and need to go and watch another one now before lunch.
Probably still leave 15 or so unwatched - so near yet so far.
My problem is I keep buying DVDs at a rate faster than I watch them.
The main problem I've got at the moment is I get in from work fairly late, eat and watch a bit of TV, then it's getting a bit late to watch a 2 hour film, especially with the volume wacked up (neighbours go to bed at about 10 it seems, though when they're awake they can wack up their stereo very load).
TiVo's made things worse as I've got loads of stuff to watch that it records too. :oh-hum: :D
Solidstate
21-03-2003, 14:29
Originally posted by DeadKenny
TiVo's made things worse as I've got loads of stuff to watch that it records too. :oh-hum: :D
I think we've got the same problems - I forgot to mention my Sky+ as well.
Got to be honest though - the relatively small storage space in the Sky+ forces me to keep on top of it. In the bad old days of tape - I'd also have a stack of unwatched 240 min tapes to wade through.
DeadKenny
21-03-2003, 15:58
Originally posted by Solidstate
Got to be honest though - the relatively small storage space in the Sky+ forces me to keep on top of it. In the bad old days of tape - I'd also have a stack of unwatched 240 min tapes to wade through.
I better not upgrade my TiVo hard disc then as I'll have even more stuff to watch! (especially as TiVo goes away and records all kinds of stuff it thinks you'll like) :eek: :D
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