I think people who manage to avoid the mainstream titles that "everyone" has often have more interesting collections.

Quoting Kinoniki:

Quote:
I think people who manage to avoid the mainstream titles that "everyone" has often have more interesting collections.

Very True

Quoting DJ Doena:

Quote:
Maybe, maybe not. When I was a teenager I knew a group of "mainstream avoiders". When anything became to close to mainstream they abandoned it.

For me that's also some form of mainstream, namely the anti-mainstream.

Then you should avoid it. 

I think the keyword here is interesting. If you're the millionth buyer who owns Titanic and The Matrix, you might feel good about that, but you're not going to impress me. Show me something I don't already know, I want to explore everything that's out there!

Quoting Kinoniki:

Quote:

If you're the millionth buyer who owns Titanic and The Matrix, you might feel good about that, but you're not going to impress me.

I have the one copy where the Titanic avoids the ice berg. Impressed? 

Quoting DJ Doena:

Quote:
Quoting Kinoniki:

Quote:

If you're the millionth buyer who owns Titanic and The Matrix, you might feel good about that, but you're not going to impress me.

I have the one copy where the Titanic avoids the ice berg. Impressed? 

Yes, definitely!!! 

It's funny how many people claim they don't care what other people think, and then they go out and do exactly like everyone else. 

I could care less if someone is or isn't impressed with my collection. I have lots of rare stuff, other regions, fancy packages and all that, but all were bought by me because I liked them or thought it was cool in packaging cases.

I have to admit that I do get a little extra kick watching my super-rare discs. Just knowing that most can't makes me feel a little bit better inside.

Quoting Unicus69:

Quote:
Quoting Kinoniki:

Quote:
It's funny how many people claim they don't care what other people think, and then they go out and do exactly like everyone else. 

So let me see if I understand what you are saying here...if people buy mainstream films it's because they care what other people think?  I am sorry, but that just doesn't make any sense to me. 

It's certainly true though. Some of the more important newspapers in Germany have their own line of DVDS (critics choice if you want). You can buy full boxsets of these. The releases are at least as expensive as the standard release, but lack any extras. Still a lot of people buy them. Why? Because they put them on the shelf to show how intellectual they are, just like they do with the literary classics. Similar behavior can be seen among younger buyers. They need to have what everyone else in their class (or similar) has.

And I agree, the more stuff you own that I don't see in every other collection the more interesting it is. I also prefer collections that are spread among different types of movies, whereas I dislike collections too heavily focused on something (splatter, martial arts, etc.)