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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 RUclips. 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.
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.
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 RUclipsrs, 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.
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.
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.
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
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.
Great job covering Collecting psychology and issues, whether video media, audio media, toys, cars, cards, etc. Bears similarities to gambling problems. Gotta know your limits, whether time, financial, space, etc. Collecting can turn to hoarding if left unchecked If it ain't fun anymore, you've exceeded your limits. Definitely an OCD type issue, but also a hobby if managed well. If curating a large physical collection of anything isn't relaxing or enjoyable to you anymore, then time to pare down or get out
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.
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
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.
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.
I started buying dvds around 2 years ago. I picked them all up so cheap (10 dvds for 1 pound) in charity shops. What I've realised it even from being a kid to a now 36 year old man there's around 50 or 60 movies I'll revisit. Which ius crazy low but it's the truth.
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 RUclipsrs/collectors have but I'm constantly curating to keep it a lean mean collection.
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.
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.
@@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. 😎
Lmao I only have about 50 movies, talk about a small collection. I mean I've only been a film fan for 5 years so there's so many movies I still have to watch. But I like having a very contained collection: I only own my favorite movies.
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.
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 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.
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.
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
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 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 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.
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
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. 😀
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.
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.
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.
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.
Found and been enjoying to watch some of your videos ! I did this when i started collecting comicbooks, going crazy but now i always have that same mentality. If i'm not gonna re-read a story, it''s not a keeper. Same for my blu-rays (starting to upgrade on 4k), i have around a hundred but they are only absolute best and rewatch for me, it keeps the collection small but all favorites.
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 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 collect vintage and modern toys and I was buying new toys that I really didn't care about for the FOMO and now I mainly purchase Toys that I love not kinda want. 💪🤓
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.
You can buy some double disc blu-ray cases, and if you have a dvd and a blu-ray of the same movie, change the case out and put the dvd in with the blu-ray. That way you can still have dvd if for some reason you need it
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!
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 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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
Well damn. My movie collection has been sitting in plastic totes for a few years due to personal situations over the past few years. Finally getting things back under control and organized haha. My wife surprised me with a media shelf today, most of ours in the past have been destroyed due to moving and such, so I’m going to finally be able to get our collection back into shelves and see everything at once and not have to dig through bings of totes to figure out what I want to watch, let alone doubles haha. Now to go movie by movie to figure out where everything is and what I truly have again. Everything has been cataloged and I’ve been doing my best to keep up, but I’ve already found like 10 doubles 🤦🏻♂️ At the end of the day you’re talking about, swedish death cleaning. 😊 Question for you. What about movies you keep around for friends or family you know enjoy those movies that you may not care for too much, but keep them around for others? What is your opinion on that type of collecting? *Ive had to edit my post like 5 times because you keep bringing up fantastic points! Haha* Yes, I hate getting rid of movies. It’s been a while since I’ve just looked through and truly said, this needs to go, and did something about it. Glad my wife got the media shelf for us. That will help me so much to be able to see what we have. Everyone’s collection is different and at the end of the day, if people done like the movies they have, then why own them? Ha
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
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.
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!
I had the same issue with my collection as well! There were a bunch of TV shows that I bought just because it was a cheap price or had collector's value. For example, that one time when Walmart out of the blue sold some Cartoon Network DVDs that were out of print for years like Ed, Edd n Eddy and The Powerpuff Girls with new slipcovers. Of course, I immediately snagged them at the first chance I got out of fear this would be a once in a lifetime chance to own them for a great deal. I also bought The Proud Family just in case the slipcover became rare. Other shows like Friday Night Lights I bought because it was $2 at Big Lots and Ducktales was $7 at Walmart. Come to a few years later and I still haven't even watched any of them. Now, I am contemplating whether I should've just ignored my collector impulses at the time.
Great topic Jeff. Number 1 rule for me. Wait. Release days always have the movies $10 - $20 higher than what it is worth. Number 2 if you never watched the film, rent it first. Blind buys never seem to be worth the money. Number 3 As a working father, I will never have enough time to watch everything. I keep my collection under 100. Very small but so is life.
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.
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.
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!
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!
Personally, at the base, I only keep films I enjoyed for a reason or another that I think I would like to rewatch it later or present it to someone else when its a personal classic. Anyway, I've been curating my collection for years. It's a pastime at this point lol and I obligate myself to rewatch all the films that did not went direct to my personal classic films patheon. Then from the second viewing I decide if I keep it or not depending on how the movie made me feel. Works pretty good, but its long. For new movies I watch on Netflix only.
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.
I'm going to heed your advice about spending more money on individual valuable items rather than bulk "value" items. A small collection of nice items is better than a wide collection of "stuff..." I think.
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 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 RUclips 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.
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 :)
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
I totally agree with your comments on collecting. I got rid of so many books and videos to hone down to a specific theme. I have also applied to my Tiki mugs which I only collect ones that hit my aesthetic and give me joy
This was a great topic, as others have said! I've toned down my collecting a notch or two (the inflation has helped in that for sure) but indeed there have been times where I thought I have to watch this and this and this classic, just so I can rate it on imdb - OR "if someone comes up and asks me about movie x, I can talk about it!" Crazy, but maybe that's just me. These days I have four Ikea dvd towers and my rule for me is that I have to fit my movies in those - no slipping allowed. If something comes in, something has to go and over time the collection is refined. Season boxes have their own place. It's a good thing all of us here own or have seen Fight Club (right?) so the danger of "the things you own end up owning you" is definitely a real reminder.
Great video, it's something I try to do and want to do better, really deep dive into my collection and purge as much as I can that I don't feel passionate about, I went through a phase where I was blind buying, buying arrow blu rays of movies I'd never seen because they were on offer in hmv in the uk, 2 for £20 or buy one get one free, so id grab a bunch...some like you I've still never watched yet so I think to myself, I should watch them and really analyse them if they should be 'on the shelf' or not. I try to offload other formats too, so if I have a blu ray I'd get shot of the dvd, if I've upgraded to the 4k, I'd get rid of the bluray, however like you, I feel like I want to keep various formats of a hand full of my faves like vhs dvd blu ray, movies like ghostbusters, stand by me, the crow, the thing, they live, the warriors just a handful that I can display with my memorabilia from that film, then the 4k version stays on the shelf. It is hard, but you truly think get to know how much you love certain movies. My best friend is a big movie head, and he has a much smaller collection than me,m because he's more selective and generally goes for 1 or 2 criterion releases instead of 5 or 6 regular releases so that's what I need to be more like going forward.
Thank you for this. I reached about 1,000 DVD/Blu-Rays/4K Discs at one point and I completed a decent purge of about 200+ at the start of 2020. I definitely held back a lot at that time and it would be safe to say that at least half of what remains in my collection probably doesn't "Spark Joy". Around the same time I got really deep into collecting all sizes of graphic novels. Having more than one collecting passion is taking a toll. It will feel good to sell and reinvest in things that bring me joy today (...and hopefully into the future as well).
Watching this video now and I’m having that struggle right now after our move. I’m so stressed over finding the right DVD storage and downsizing. Thank you for making this video. That rotating storage looks perfect. May I ask where you got it?
Problem with weaning down older formats like Dvd or Blu-ray vs 4k is possible edits to a film on a later format and or special features or extra discs removed from later formats. Your same rules apply, ie you don't plan to watch it or the features again, so off it goes. Or a rare, known valuable edition regardless of format, though that could be sold vs given away. Another option to handle your give aways is Halloween. I've given away stacks, matched for the kid, teen as they arrive, ie a g rated toon for a toddler or kid, pg stuff for teens. One older teen thought it was awesome he got a John Wick Dvd 😝 Also gifts for birthdays, Christmas if you know recipient likes the material and would still use, like discs like my parents, siblings, most niece's, nephews
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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 RUclips. 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 RUclipsrs, 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!
I'm 51 so I get to see all my movies for the first time. AGAIN. I've gotten to enjoy each new format.
This 100000%! I curated over the last few years and it's been a god send. Hope all is well Jeff
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.
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 🙏🏽
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.
Great job covering Collecting psychology and issues, whether video media, audio media, toys, cars, cards, etc.
Bears similarities to gambling problems.
Gotta know your limits, whether time, financial, space, etc.
Collecting can turn to hoarding if left unchecked
If it ain't fun anymore, you've exceeded your limits.
Definitely an OCD type issue, but also a hobby if managed well.
If curating a large physical collection of anything isn't relaxing or enjoyable to you anymore, then time to pare down or get out
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.
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
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.
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
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.
I started buying dvds around 2 years ago. I picked them all up so cheap (10 dvds for 1 pound) in charity shops. What I've realised it even from being a kid to a now 36 year old man there's around 50 or 60 movies I'll revisit. Which ius crazy low but it's the truth.
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 RUclipsrs/collectors have but I'm constantly curating to keep it a lean mean collection.
The way you talk about improving the quality of your collection rather than the quantity I agree with completely, great video!
Thanks!
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.
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. 😎
Lmao I only have about 50 movies, talk about a small collection. I mean I've only been a film fan for 5 years so there's so many movies I still have to watch. But I like having a very contained collection: I only own my favorite movies.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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
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'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 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 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.
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
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. 😀
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.
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.
This video is so real. Thank you for your passion and honesty, Jeff. No one can call it hypocritical if they truly listen.
One of the very best videos on RUclips.
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.
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.
Found and been enjoying to watch some of your videos ! I did this when i started collecting comicbooks, going crazy but now i always have that same mentality. If i'm not gonna re-read a story, it''s not a keeper. Same for my blu-rays (starting to upgrade on 4k), i have around a hundred but they are only absolute best and rewatch for me, it keeps the collection small but all favorites.
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 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.
Thank you for this. I'm currently organizing my collection and I very much appreciate this.
Great video, I collect vintage and modern toys and I was buying new toys that I really didn't care about for the FOMO and now I mainly purchase Toys that I love not kinda want. 💪🤓
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.
You can buy some double disc blu-ray cases, and if you have a dvd and a blu-ray of the same movie, change the case out and put the dvd in with the blu-ray. That way you can still have dvd if for some reason you need it
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!
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.
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".
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.
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.
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 video inspired me to take another look at my collection and get rid of hundreds of titles.
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!
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.
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.
Well damn.
My movie collection has been sitting in plastic totes for a few years due to personal situations over the past few years. Finally getting things back under control and organized haha.
My wife surprised me with a media shelf today, most of ours in the past have been destroyed due to moving and such, so I’m going to finally be able to get our collection back into shelves and see everything at once and not have to dig through bings of totes to figure out what I want to watch, let alone doubles haha.
Now to go movie by movie to figure out where everything is and what I truly have again.
Everything has been cataloged and I’ve been doing my best to keep up, but I’ve already found like 10 doubles 🤦🏻♂️
At the end of the day you’re talking about, swedish death cleaning. 😊
Question for you.
What about movies you keep around for friends or family you know enjoy those movies that you may not care for too much, but keep them around for others? What is your opinion on that type of collecting?
*Ive had to edit my post like 5 times because you keep bringing up fantastic points! Haha*
Yes, I hate getting rid of movies. It’s been a while since I’ve just looked through and truly said, this needs to go, and did something about it. Glad my wife got the media shelf for us. That will help me so much to be able to see what we have.
Everyone’s collection is different and at the end of the day, if people done like the movies they have, then why own them? Ha
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
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 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!
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.
I'm just now getting around to watching my Criterions from the last sale. Too many things need watching.
I had the same issue with my collection as well! There were a bunch of TV shows that I bought just because it was a cheap price or had collector's value. For example, that one time when Walmart out of the blue sold some Cartoon Network DVDs that were out of print for years like Ed, Edd n Eddy and The Powerpuff Girls with new slipcovers. Of course, I immediately snagged them at the first chance I got out of fear this would be a once in a lifetime chance to own them for a great deal. I also bought The Proud Family just in case the slipcover became rare. Other shows like Friday Night Lights I bought because it was $2 at Big Lots and Ducktales was $7 at Walmart.
Come to a few years later and I still haven't even watched any of them. Now, I am contemplating whether I should've just ignored my collector impulses at the time.
Great topic Jeff. Number 1 rule for me. Wait. Release days always have the movies $10 - $20 higher than what it is worth. Number 2 if you never watched the film, rent it first. Blind buys never seem to be worth the money. Number 3 As a working father, I will never have enough time to watch everything. I keep my collection under 100. Very small but so is life.
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.
I like to rent before I buy , see if I have an emotional connection with that movie then make a purchase. Great video mate.
Glad to see you again
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.
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.
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!
Thanks for your honesty Jeff. I will reevaluate my collection and be more selective when purchasing.
Personally, at the base, I only keep films I enjoyed for a reason or another that I think I would like to rewatch it later or present it to someone else when its a personal classic. Anyway, I've been curating my collection for years. It's a pastime at this point lol and I obligate myself to rewatch all the films that did not went direct to my personal classic films patheon. Then from the second viewing I decide if I keep it or not depending on how the movie made me feel. Works pretty good, but its long. For new movies I watch on Netflix only.
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.
I'm going to heed your advice about spending more money on individual valuable items rather than bulk "value" items. A small collection of nice items is better than a wide collection of "stuff..." I think.
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.
Quality over quantity. Absolutely, brother.
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 RUclips 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.
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”….
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.
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.
Great and brave video!! Definitely hits home and a lot of RUclipsrs should take note.
I really appreciate your sincere advice. You're one of the best on RUclips.
Best 40 miutes I've spent since collecting. Thank's for all the advice. Great video!! Now it's time for me to curate!
Sometimes collecting can lead to hoarding. Be careful out there and get help if you feel you can't stop.
Thank you Jeff so much for this video. This is something I really needed to hear and start curating my physical media.
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!
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.
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.
Thank you for this. Seriously.
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.
I totally agree with your comments on collecting. I got rid of so many books and videos to hone down to a specific theme. I have also applied to my Tiki mugs which I only collect ones that hit my aesthetic and give me joy
This was a great topic, as others have said! I've toned down my collecting a notch or two (the inflation has helped in that for sure) but indeed there have been times where I thought I have to watch this and this and this classic, just so I can rate it on imdb - OR "if someone comes up and asks me about movie x, I can talk about it!" Crazy, but maybe that's just me.
These days I have four Ikea dvd towers and my rule for me is that I have to fit my movies in those - no slipping allowed. If something comes in, something has to go and over time the collection is refined. Season boxes have their own place.
It's a good thing all of us here own or have seen Fight Club (right?) so the danger of "the things you own end up owning you" is definitely a real reminder.
Good episode, Jeff. Lots of different angles to discuss and you tackled many. Collecting goes from fun to complicated when your collection gets large!
Great video, it's something I try to do and want to do better, really deep dive into my collection and purge as much as I can that I don't feel passionate about, I went through a phase where I was blind buying, buying arrow blu rays of movies I'd never seen because they were on offer in hmv in the uk, 2 for £20 or buy one get one free, so id grab a bunch...some like you I've still never watched yet so I think to myself, I should watch them and really analyse them if they should be 'on the shelf' or not. I try to offload other formats too, so if I have a blu ray I'd get shot of the dvd, if I've upgraded to the 4k, I'd get rid of the bluray, however like you, I feel like I want to keep various formats of a hand full of my faves like vhs dvd blu ray, movies like ghostbusters, stand by me, the crow, the thing, they live, the warriors just a handful that I can display with my memorabilia from that film, then the 4k version stays on the shelf. It is hard, but you truly think get to know how much you love certain movies.
My best friend is a big movie head, and he has a much smaller collection than me,m because he's more selective and generally goes for 1 or 2 criterion releases instead of 5 or 6 regular releases so that's what I need to be more like going forward.
Thank you for this. I reached about 1,000 DVD/Blu-Rays/4K Discs at one point and I completed a decent purge of about 200+ at the start of 2020. I definitely held back a lot at that time and it would be safe to say that at least half of what remains in my collection probably doesn't "Spark Joy". Around the same time I got really deep into collecting all sizes of graphic novels. Having more than one collecting passion is taking a toll. It will feel good to sell and reinvest in things that bring me joy today (...and hopefully into the future as well).
Me: What does the bed in the preview gif have to do with curating a collection?
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Watching this video now and I’m having that struggle right now after our move. I’m so stressed over finding the right DVD storage and downsizing. Thank you for making this video. That rotating storage looks perfect. May I ask where you got it?
When are we getting the C2 review?? Great video
Problem with weaning down older formats like Dvd or Blu-ray vs 4k is possible edits to a film on a later format and or special features or extra discs removed from later formats. Your same rules apply, ie you don't plan to watch it or the features again, so off it goes. Or a rare, known valuable edition regardless of format, though that could be sold vs given away.
Another option to handle your give aways is Halloween.
I've given away stacks, matched for the kid, teen as they arrive, ie a g rated toon for a toddler or kid, pg stuff for teens.
One older teen thought it was awesome he got a John Wick Dvd 😝
Also gifts for birthdays, Christmas if you know recipient likes the material and would still use, like discs like my parents, siblings, most niece's, nephews