I like to stock up on DVDs and watch movies at home at my leisure and as many times as I desire. Being able to take various breaks in the middle, among other conveniences, certainly makes my private "cinema" more attractive, and less expensive, than going to the movies. And now, I'm a member of a "movie club" here in Shiloh.
Another neighbor's brother has been buying us more movies for our collection. Most movies cost $10 and less, but recently, he reported back that some of them cost more than ten times as much!
I had been looking forward to seeing The Turning Point, but it's so over our budget that it would only pay if we were a "for profit" cinema group with a hundred or more members. Another movie in the "much too expensive" category is Separate But Equal. Another movie classic which is hard to find in DVD at a reasonable price is The African Queen.
We're just a dozen or so neighbors who get together.
I don't have a DVD player and had no idea DVDs were that expensive.
ReplyDeleteMaybe your group could sign up for Netflix--an online service for about $4.99 a month you can rent DVDs--they're mailed to you--and you can keep them as long as you want. When you want to rent more DVDs you just send back the DVDs you have. The provide pre-paid envelopes to return them.
My sister uses Netflix and it's pretty cool and very reliable. I don't know if they mail DVDs outside of the US, though. It might be worth looking into.
www.netflix.com
Also, I read about an Israeli type Netflix online home delivery unlimited DVD rental service here:
http://dvdyashir.co.il/
From what I read in an English blog it's about 19 skekels for the first month and 59 after that. But it's for an unlimited amount of DVDs, I think.
Unlike Netflix it's mostly older movies not more current releases.
As for me? I don't have cable or satellite TV and going to the movies is outside my budget and I haven't gotten a DVD player yet. My VCR is still in working condition. The local BlockBluster video closed so now if I want to watch movies I rent older ones from the library--for free.
keli, I usually buy movies on DVD for $10 or less, both here and New York. I must weed through our videos, since old videos can damage the vcr. And they take up much more space.
ReplyDeleteI also lend and borrow from friends. On occassion it seems like I lose track and a dvd seems to be missing, but compared the the expense of a one-time cinema ticket... it's a bargain.
Our movie club is a good way to socialize. It was the initiative of an older man who moved into an apartment in his son's home.