So, as many know, I collect movies. It began with my husband and I, so the collection has been going on for nearly 30 years. That said, you can imagine how many I have. At last count, it was close to 6,000. As you can also imagine, it's a bitch to move all those movies each time I switch homes. :)
Most of them are in VHS form, hence the heavy, heavy boxes. I have decided, they need to go. At least the VHS ones. I will miss the covers, of course, but they take up sooooo much room. I plan on buying one of those VHS to DVD burners. I may be giving up the physical movies themselves, but could never give up the actual films.
There are a handful that I won't be relinquishing. The John Wayne movies that were my husband's. He was huge fan of The Duke. A few of the cult movies, like Rocky Horror Picture Show and Little Shop of Horrors (both versions). Maybe a few of the series ones (I have every Elm Street, Halloween, and Friday the 13th, go Freddy, Michael and Jason!! lol). And a couple of the old classics, like The Ten Commandments and The Robe, along with Psycho and Vertigo.
Now see? There I go again, putting off getting rid of the excess baggage. *sighs* It's not easy letting go. Every movie I have, I have watched at least twice, if not more times. My poor LOTR's Extended Version set barely sees the inside of it's box. But then, that's in DVD, so no panicking over getting rid of those. But I will do this! All I have to do is remind myself about carting those boxes around. Right now? They are stacked in my walk-in closet for lack of a better place to put them.
As I said, I'll miss the covers, but it will be so worth not having to lug those things around anymore. Once transferred to DVD, I need to figure out what I'm going to do with them. I thought about giving them to a Pawn Shop, but I'm selfish and greedy. We paid good money year after year for these movies and most of them are in pristine condition. So, sell them? But where? Then, the guilt sets in and I think, wouldn't it be nice to give them to some organization that could use them for children (I have almost every Disney movie made). But I can't do that with the R rated ones. *sighs again* Decisions, decisions.
This is something I've mulled over for the last three years or so. Now just to decide what I want to do besides transfer them to DVD. And, of course, then I have to decide what to do with all the DVD's. I have all of them on a bookshelf in my bedroom...all four shelves...two deep. Sheesh! But any new ones aren't going to fit and the rest of my bookshelves are cover, two and three deep, with books. I heart my books! So, it will be off to Walmart for another put-together book shelf. :)
Life is never boring....
Most of them are in VHS form, hence the heavy, heavy boxes. I have decided, they need to go. At least the VHS ones. I will miss the covers, of course, but they take up sooooo much room. I plan on buying one of those VHS to DVD burners. I may be giving up the physical movies themselves, but could never give up the actual films.
There are a handful that I won't be relinquishing. The John Wayne movies that were my husband's. He was huge fan of The Duke. A few of the cult movies, like Rocky Horror Picture Show and Little Shop of Horrors (both versions). Maybe a few of the series ones (I have every Elm Street, Halloween, and Friday the 13th, go Freddy, Michael and Jason!! lol). And a couple of the old classics, like The Ten Commandments and The Robe, along with Psycho and Vertigo.
Now see? There I go again, putting off getting rid of the excess baggage. *sighs* It's not easy letting go. Every movie I have, I have watched at least twice, if not more times. My poor LOTR's Extended Version set barely sees the inside of it's box. But then, that's in DVD, so no panicking over getting rid of those. But I will do this! All I have to do is remind myself about carting those boxes around. Right now? They are stacked in my walk-in closet for lack of a better place to put them.
As I said, I'll miss the covers, but it will be so worth not having to lug those things around anymore. Once transferred to DVD, I need to figure out what I'm going to do with them. I thought about giving them to a Pawn Shop, but I'm selfish and greedy. We paid good money year after year for these movies and most of them are in pristine condition. So, sell them? But where? Then, the guilt sets in and I think, wouldn't it be nice to give them to some organization that could use them for children (I have almost every Disney movie made). But I can't do that with the R rated ones. *sighs again* Decisions, decisions.
This is something I've mulled over for the last three years or so. Now just to decide what I want to do besides transfer them to DVD. And, of course, then I have to decide what to do with all the DVD's. I have all of them on a bookshelf in my bedroom...all four shelves...two deep. Sheesh! But any new ones aren't going to fit and the rest of my bookshelves are cover, two and three deep, with books. I heart my books! So, it will be off to Walmart for another put-together book shelf. :)
Life is never boring....
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