How Many Of You Buy Things Without Seeing It?

*Spitfire* · 09-15-2007, 03:28 PM

Just wondering, personally I never buy a DVD unless I've seen it first and I know I'm going to like it. On a very rare occasion I will but that's either off recommendation from another trusted movie watcher or if the DVD is really cheap.

My Mom on the other hand is a DVD nut and buys everything that comes out, even if she's never seen it. She has so many DVDs she doesn't even watch them all. Half of them are still unopened, and some only because she lent them to people.

*Cure* · 09-15-2007, 03:30 PM

Nah, I only buy DVD's I like, and to like them I have to have seen them first. One time, though, I bought the Arrested Development season 3 set with seeing only one episode because I LOVED the first 2 seasons.

*Spitfire* · 09-15-2007, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by TheCure

Nah, I only buy DVD's I like, and to like them I have to have seen them first. One time, though, I bought the Arrested Development season 3 set with seeing only one episode because I LOVED the first 2 seasons.

I did that too, I bought the 2nd season of The Brak Show cause I liked the first one, in my case though big mistake...

Peanut · 09-15-2007, 03:54 PM

A buy a lot of my random DVD's used at Blockbuster, so in most cases I haven't seen them.

Jon · 09-15-2007, 04:06 PM

I do a bit of both.

Getting some shows/movies I've seen before, as well as others that I haven't. Many times it's been fun getting to see something that's basically new to me.

*Mecha Cow* · 09-15-2007, 05:06 PM

Pretty much never, only when it's a movie I've been interested in and I've heard good things about. The only completely blind buys I make are random Jackie Chan movies.

**Jester** · 09-15-2007, 05:07 PM

I also do both. I buy movies I've seen and loved, movies with actors I love (I bought Cadillac Man (Robin Williams and Tim Robins) and Rubberface (Jim Carrey) from the $5.00 bin at Wal-mart, cause I love those (at least Robin and Jim) actors.), and movies that are a $1 or less (I recently bought 2 20 movies for $6.00 sets, Vampires and More and Cult Classics, which comes to $.30 each...some are not even worth that little) based on the advice of Wes from Scary Crayon who has reviewed quite a few Dollar DVD offerings.

Time Mistress · 09-15-2007, 06:58 PM

Depends. Most of of time I do buy "what I know" but sometimes I'll take a chance if it involves an actor or a franchise I like. For example would you buy a new TMNT DVD even if you hadn't see the episodes on it, or if it was an entirely new take on the TMNT? I most likely would if the description on the back sounded good enough. Price is always an issue too, sometimes you find hidden gems in the dollar bin.

*Spitfire* · 09-15-2007, 07:00 PM

Yeah I did that a lot actually because I always missed it on weekends so I'd just wait for the DVDs.

I know in the past I made some bad purchases, like the Lady Death movie...when I was a kid I'd just buy stuff if I thought the cover looked cool. Yeah huge mistake. I also did that with the Hellsing anime, the old one. I still have the Hellsing DVDs but I never watch them. Then again I don't watch the new series either.

Can't go wrong with awesome dialog like "I'm so f***ing hard right now!"

Time Mistress · 09-15-2007, 07:12 PM

My worst blind buy was an anime that I can't even remember the name of now. All I remember was that it was about some girl who fought in tournaments, traveled witth a doll/robot, and it was set on Mars. It was really boring.

Peanut · 09-15-2007, 07:17 PM

My one and only anime buy ever was completely blind. I mean completely. I hadn't seen anything on it at all, and I didn't even know what it was about. That was Afro Samurai, something I'm not one bit disappointed with.

**Barkworm** · 09-16-2007, 02:13 AM

I do it a lot. I actually buy a lot less films I already watched than ones I haven't seen yet.

Zog the Equalizer · 09-16-2007, 02:46 PM

The only movies I blind buy are Arnie movies from the five dollar bin. Who doesn't love bad Schwarzenegger one liners and explosions. Also I'll be buying Superman: Doomsday, Justice League: New Frontier, and Teen Titans: The Judas Contract when they come out, but thats just because it trust Bruce Timm

*Drtooth* · 09-16-2007, 03:49 PM

I pretty much do buy things I do have a feeling I will like. The only time I ever really got a DVD of something I wasn't sure of, it was a present. And I wound up liking it (It was ATHF if you wanna know). Sometimes I will go for something if it's marked down cheap.

The one regret I ever had was buying a 1 dollar disk called "Wacky and Packy" a horrible little Filmation piece of crap from the 70's. I watched like 3 cartoons there and tossed the disk out.

*cowabunga14* · 09-16-2007, 03:57 PM

My dad and I do a bit of both. I mean, for me I have a couple cult horror films on DVD like Eraserhead, The Thing, The Toxic Avenger, and Bubba Ho-Tep, which I didn't see before I bought 'em, but I knew they were gonna be good because of my interest. I watched Reservoir Dogs on the tube last night, but that doesn't mean I'm gonna get it on DVD anytime soon.

In my dad's case, it depends because, for example, he likes James Bond movies a lot and I'm sure he's seen most of 'em before he got 'em on DVD, but he sometimes buy movies that he hasn't seen before.

Janus Prospero · 09-16-2007, 04:51 PM

Mostly I only buy DVDs after seeing them first, but there are a few exceptions:

If I've heard a lot of good things about it, and the risk is worth it
If t's really cheap
If I'm desperate to see it and I wanted to rent it, but they've all been rented out.

*Warhorse* · 09-16-2007, 04:53 PM

I do it all the time. Mostly when it comes to kids stuff. I watch a lot of little kids in my spare time, so I'll buy films that seem like it will be appealing to the kids, and sometimes not.

Some of the ones I have bought without seeing first.
Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone
Cars
Finding Nemo
The Mummy
The Mummy Returns
POTC DMC
Saving Private Ryan
Pearl Harbour
Forrest Gump
Romeo and Juliet
The Quick and the Dead
LA Confidential
Ghost Ship
Armegeddon
And I bought all of my Sopranos without seeing them first, and what a good buy that was!

*Brodie* · 09-16-2007, 05:11 PM

I do sometimes, like The Host, and Monster Squad.

It really depends.

*gobo* · 09-16-2007, 05:11 PM

If it's related to a collection I'm working on, the completist in me won't let me have a moment's peace until I look into acquiring a copy whether I've seen it or not. Such is the case with TMNT, Peanuts (Charlie Brown & Snoopy), DC characters (with a lean towards animation), ViewAskew (Kevin Smith) releases, Highlander & Street Fighter II. While there are parts of some of these collections that suck horribly (probably the majority of it in Highlander ^_^), I just have to complete the set. I'm OCD like that... suckaz. O_o

Mandi-chan · 09-16-2007, 05:12 PM

It's a bit of both for me...

Most of the dvds I buy are movies or shows I've already seen.

I also tend to buy movies or shows that I've seen trailers for but never got a chance to see, if they look like something I'd love...then there's a good chance it'll wind up on my shelf.

99% of the time, I love what I buy...if I don't like it, then it can be sold.

09-15-2007, 03:28 PM	#1
Spitfire Writer • Director Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 12,035	How Many Of You Buy Things Without Seeing It? Just wondering, personally I never buy a DVD unless I've seen it first and I know I'm going to like it. On a very rare occasion I will but that's either off recommendation from another trusted movie watcher or if the DVD is really cheap. My Mom on the other hand is a DVD nut and buys everything that comes out, even if she's never seen it. She has so many DVDs she doesn't even watch them all. Half of them are still unopened, and some only because she lent them to people. __________________ Check out my online portfolio http://www.christopherpelletier.com/

09-15-2007, 03:30 PM	#2
Cure Y'all need Jesus Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8,938	Nah, I only buy DVD's I like, and to like them I have to have seen them first. One time, though, I bought the Arrested Development season 3 set with seeing only one episode because I LOVED the first 2 seasons. __________________

09-15-2007, 05:06 PM	#6
Mecha Cow Gorgeous and modest too Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 3,699	Pretty much never, only when it's a movie I've been interested in and I've heard good things about. The only completely blind buys I make are random Jackie Chan movies. __________________

09-15-2007, 05:07 PM	#7
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,301	I also do both. I buy movies I've seen and loved, movies with actors I love (I bought Cadillac Man (Robin Williams and Tim Robins) and Rubberface (Jim Carrey) from the $5.00 bin at Wal-mart, cause I love those (at least Robin and Jim) actors.), and movies that are a $1 or less (I recently bought 2 20 movies for $6.00 sets, Vampires and More and Cult Classics, which comes to $.30 each...some are not even worth that little) based on the advice of Wes from Scary Crayon who has reviewed quite a few Dollar DVD offerings. __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

09-15-2007, 06:58 PM	#8
Time Mistress Stone Warrior Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pennshellvania, or the 79th level of Null-Time Posts: 710	Depends. Most of of time I do buy "what I know" but sometimes I'll take a chance if it involves an actor or a franchise I like. For example would you buy a new TMNT DVD even if you hadn't see the episodes on it, or if it was an entirely new take on the TMNT? I most likely would if the description on the back sounded good enough. Price is always an issue too, sometimes you find hidden gems in the dollar bin. __________________ AKA the Edwardian Adventuress and Fairlady_Z "You just made your last mistake, Bugeyes -- 'cuz nobody beats up my best buddy and gets away with it -- Nobody! Got that?!" Raphael about Michaelangelo, TMNT Volume 1

09-15-2007, 03:54 PM	#4
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	A buy a lot of my random DVD's used at Blockbuster, so in most cases I haven't seen them.

09-15-2007, 04:06 PM	#5
Jon Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,356	I do a bit of both. Getting some shows/movies I've seen before, as well as others that I haven't. Many times it's been fun getting to see something that's basically new to me.

09-15-2007, 07:00 PM	#9
Spitfire Writer • Director Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 12,035	Yeah I did that a lot actually because I always missed it on weekends so I'd just wait for the DVDs. I know in the past I made some bad purchases, like the Lady Death movie...when I was a kid I'd just buy stuff if I thought the cover looked cool. Yeah huge mistake. I also did that with the Hellsing anime, the old one. I still have the Hellsing DVDs but I never watch them. Then again I don't watch the new series either. Can't go wrong with awesome dialog like "I'm so f*ing hard right now!" __________________ Check out my online portfolio** http://www.christopherpelletier.com/

09-15-2007, 07:12 PM	#10
Time Mistress Stone Warrior Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pennshellvania, or the 79th level of Null-Time Posts: 710	My worst blind buy was an anime that I can't even remember the name of now. All I remember was that it was about some girl who fought in tournaments, traveled witth a doll/robot, and it was set on Mars. It was really boring. __________________ AKA the Edwardian Adventuress and Fairlady_Z "You just made your last mistake, Bugeyes -- 'cuz nobody beats up my best buddy and gets away with it -- Nobody! Got that?!" Raphael about Michaelangelo, TMNT Volume 1

09-15-2007, 07:17 PM	#11
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	My one and only anime buy ever was completely blind. I mean completely. I hadn't seen anything on it at all, and I didn't even know what it was about. That was Afro Samurai, something I'm not one bit disappointed with.

09-16-2007, 02:13 AM	#12
Barkworm Draconian leftist ruler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 6,758	I do it a lot. I actually buy a lot less films I already watched than ones I haven't seen yet. __________________ Make ****, not kill!

09-16-2007, 02:46 PM	#13
Zog the Equalizer Stone Warrior Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Corpus Christi, Texas Posts: 534	The only movies I blind buy are Arnie movies from the five dollar bin. Who doesn't love bad Schwarzenegger one liners and explosions. Also I'll be buying Superman: Doomsday, Justice League: New Frontier, and Teen Titans: The Judas Contract when they come out, but thats just because it trust Bruce Timm __________________ "Pork rind?" "Pork rind!"

09-16-2007, 03:49 PM	#14
Drtooth Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,439	I pretty much do buy things I do have a feeling I will like. The only time I ever really got a DVD of something I wasn't sure of, it was a present. And I wound up liking it (It was ATHF if you wanna know). Sometimes I will go for something if it's marked down cheap. The one regret I ever had was buying a 1 dollar disk called "Wacky and Packy" a horrible little Filmation piece of crap from the 70's. I watched like 3 cartoons there and tossed the disk out. __________________ [Insert mildly amusing banner here]

09-16-2007, 03:57 PM	#15
cowabunga14 Lover of Weird Things Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: CA Posts: 4,014	My dad and I do a bit of both. I mean, for me I have a couple cult horror films on DVD like Eraserhead, The Thing, The Toxic Avenger, and Bubba Ho-Tep, which I didn't see before I bought 'em, but I knew they were gonna be good because of my interest. I watched Reservoir Dogs on the tube last night, but that doesn't mean I'm gonna get it on DVD anytime soon. In my dad's case, it depends because, for example, he likes James Bond movies a lot and I'm sure he's seen most of 'em before he got 'em on DVD, but he sometimes buy movies that he hasn't seen before. __________________ How can something so beautiful shine on something so dreadful?

09-16-2007, 04:51 PM	#16
Janus Prospero Hench Mutant Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 477	Mostly I only buy DVDs after seeing them first, but there are a few exceptions: If I've heard a lot of good things about it, and the risk is worth it If t's really cheap If I'm desperate to see it and I wanted to rent it, but they've all been rented out. __________________

09-16-2007, 04:53 PM	#17
Warhorse Emperor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 5,544	I do it all the time. Mostly when it comes to kids stuff. I watch a lot of little kids in my spare time, so I'll buy films that seem like it will be appealing to the kids, and sometimes not. Some of the ones I have bought without seeing first. Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone Cars Finding Nemo The Mummy The Mummy Returns POTC DMC Saving Private Ryan Pearl Harbour Forrest Gump Romeo and Juliet The Quick and the Dead LA Confidential Ghost Ship Armegeddon And I bought all of my Sopranos without seeing them first, and what a good buy that was!

09-16-2007, 05:11 PM	#18
Brodie Certified Teacher Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bizarro Metropolis Posts: 6,495	I do sometimes, like The Host, and Monster Squad. It really depends. __________________ Stupendous Monster

09-16-2007, 05:11 PM	#19
gobo Wacky Action Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: on Earth Posts: 12,784	If it's related to a collection I'm working on, the completist in me won't let me have a moment's peace until I look into acquiring a copy whether I've seen it or not. Such is the case with TMNT, Peanuts (Charlie Brown & Snoopy), DC characters (with a lean towards animation), ViewAskew (Kevin Smith) releases, Highlander & Street Fighter II. While there are parts of some of these collections that suck horribly (probably the majority of it in Highlander ^_^), I just have to complete the set. I'm OCD like that... suckaz. O_o __________________ Live and let live... or go to hell.

09-16-2007, 05:12 PM	#20
Mandi-chan Stone Warrior Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 932	It's a bit of both for me... Most of the dvds I buy are movies or shows I've already seen. I also tend to buy movies or shows that I've seen trailers for but never got a chance to see, if they look like something I'd love...then there's a good chance it'll wind up on my shelf. 99% of the time, I love what I buy...if I don't like it, then it can be sold.