Page 1 of How often do you go to the cinema/rent DVDs?

I`m bored, so forgive me for such a boring topic ;)

I`m at the cinema, roughly, 150-200 times a year. This may sound a lot, but thanks to UGC it only costs me £120 annually.

The first DVD I rented this year was Femme Fatale (at the beginning of September), because it was straight to Video/DVD in the UK. That was a week where I had nothing to do and I rented about 15 DVDs out in one week of films I hadn`t seen (obviously). I doubt I`ll rent any more this year since I`ve seen most releases in the cinema and tend to buy the ones I want to see again.

I`m just curious to what other people do. Do you go to the cinema a lot, rent them out or just buy them blindly based on reviews?

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Everyone is entitled to an opinion, no matter how wrong it is ;-)

with both my wife and my self working very long hours we sort of go to the cinema in fits and starts. sometimes months will go by and then we will see three or more in a week. the same with renting dvd`s. none for months and then 20 or more in a few weeks.

not like we don`t have a load or discs, tapes, etc to watch at home at any given time.

as to buying blindly, i`d really like to say no, but that is not the case. Got City of God the other week, partly because it was part of a 5 for £40 from blockbuster, partly because i saw a trailer and enjoy non-hollywood films and partly from comments off my peers, on sites such as this one.

i don`t get the chance to go to the cinema that much, usually about once a month, (underworld was the last thing i saw) but i buy around 3 to 5 dvd`s a week the most recent (today) is city of god not had the chance to watch it yet tho :D

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general nobody @ www.dvdreviewer.co.uk

Yeah, City Of God is an immense film, one of the best released this year. I`m not sure which DVD to go for, the R3 with DTS or the UK R2?

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Everyone is entitled to an opinion, no matter how wrong it is ;-)

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This may sound a lot, but thanks to UGC it only costs me £120 annually

Hehe. Please make that your signature Chewie!

I only goto the cinema when its a film I REALLY want to see on the big screen. ie. Pirates of the Carribean, Matrix Reloaded, Hulk, T3, Kill Bill (soon)

I`ve got a Liteon DivX player, and so watch a lot of films on that. Its quite good cos I stick 6 films on one DVD and then watch them on that. If there`s anything old or new, I just get hold of it in a relevant ways (ahem), and then if I really like them I`ll buy them on DVD. I mean I`ve got about 10 DVD`s this week, and have about 10 on pre-order. So I feel that I can justify the DivX usage!

So now I never actually rent DVD`s anymore, cos I`ve seen everything thats in the video shop (after from the odd few straight to video howlers). I sometimes wish I hadn`t, being that I live right by a large Blockbuster video store, I mean it`s so convenient. Still, DivX are free. :p

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Hehe. Please make that your signature Chewie!

Eh, no. I prefer me present signature. And then if it were my signature, I couldn`t justify mentioning it in every second post (slight exageration ;) ). But I have come across people who live near to a UGC yet haven`t got a clue about the pass. It saves me about £1000 a year, and considering I`m a student that`s like gold dust :D

And shame on you for downloading pirate movies. Unless it`s porn, of course :p

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Everyone is entitled to an opinion, no matter how wrong it is ;-)

did`nt someone once bet you that you could`nt go one month without mentioning "the pass" just wondering how that worked out ? :D

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I AM NOT A LEMON, I AM A CABBAGE.

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general nobody @ www.dvdreviewer.co.uk

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And shame on you for downloading pirate movies.
They aren`t always pirate movies, the other day I downloaded Hollywood Homicide which is more of a cop comedy.

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Unless it`s porn, of course
Oh yeah, I download that as well. I mean christ, its the internet; thats what it was invented for right?

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"The Internet is a communication device that allows people the world over to bitch about movies and share pornography with one another."

This item was edited on Saturday, 4th October 2003, 22:33

Cinema - once in a blue moon (Charlie`s Angels in 2000 was the last).
Rentals - never used to until I got a book of coupons in an offer and now I rent roughly one a week. Unless it`s something I know I`ll like in which case I buy (but not from Blockies who are at the bottom of the street).
Downloads - never. Crap quality and I`m too much of a coward to risk my ISP ratting on me to the Copyright Nazis.

J Mark Oates

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I have an open mind - everything goes in one ear and out the other.

Cinema - never
Rentals - 2 a week from DVDs on Tap
Downloads - never

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