Re: Can you guys explain something to me?

Johnny Carwash wrote:
> Moses Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > Krusty wrote:
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> > > "Mark van Pelt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
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> > > > First, why single out DVDs?  The same argument can be made for music
> > > > CDs or cassettes, books, pictures, works of art, etc.  One can ask
> > > > whether one needs to "own" any of these things as long as there are
> > > > rental services, libraries, museums, etc.
> > >
> > >
> > > Art is an investment. Art will most likely appreciate. Art costs
> > > significantly more, and is geared towards an entirely different audience.
> > > You con't honestly compare owning a $3 million Rembrandt to owning a copy of
> > > the Special Platinum Edition Animal House DVD.
> >
> >
> > that $3 million Rembrandt isn't worth jack shit until someone pays you 
> > $3 million for it. Until then, it is just a fuckin' painting on the 
> > wall, yo.
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> And nobody knew you were an idiot, until you opened your mouth, Yo.


doesn't change the fact that a $3 million dollar painting isn't worth $3 
million if you don't have anyone to buy it. Until then, you only have 
it's "prestige" which won't buy you one damn thing.
> > > > Second, perhaps a better question is to ask why does a person watch
> > > > a video/DVD, listen to a CD/cassette/vinyl record, read a book, etc.?
> > > > If all a person wants is a temporary diversion or amusement, then, yes,
> > > > I agree, it doesn't make a lot of sense for a person to actually own
> > > > a copy of a movie, a song, a symphony, etc.  This is especially true
> > > > if one isn't too particular about the content and will take whatever
> > > > is currently popular or readily accessible.  However, if a person has
> > > > a somewhat more "serious" attitude towards the material or has somewhat
> > > > "eccentric" tastes, I think that it makes sense to own copies of the
> > > > works.  For example, I'm a fan of Japanese movies, especially films
> > > > by Akira Kurosawa and samurai movies.  I haven't used Netflix or any
> > > > other rental service but I have to wonder how good their coverage is
> > > > of these areas (e.g., do they have the Zatoichi "Blind Swordsman"
> > > > series?).  Another example is silent films, such as Charlie Chaplin's
> > > > and Buster Keaton.  About 15 years or so ago most of Chaplin's films
> > > > were cleaned up and re-released to celebrate the centennial of his birth.
> > > > I picked them up and have watched each (about a dozen of them) several
> > > > times, sometimes to just enjoy them, sometimes to study what Chaplin
> > > > was doing in the film (since he usually not only acted but wrote,
> > >
> > > directed,
> > >
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> > > > edited, and provided the music).  A comparable set of movies have just
> > > > been released on DVD in the past few months which I plan on getting.
> > > > Perhaps Netflix and other services might have these movies but I have
> > > > a feeling that they may not or, if they do, have long waits associated
> > > > with getting them.  Some of these films may also no longer be available
> > > > (e.g., some of Chaplin's short films were available on video but I
> > > > haven't seen them on DVD yet).
> > >
> > >
> > > So rent them. And watch them. And enjoy them. If you feel the need to buy
> > > them, so be it. Don't ask me to understand why.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Finally, there is an issue of convenience.  I like having copies of
> > > > classic films, books, etc., because I like being able to watch/read/etc
> > > > something at a moment's notice.  For example, if I'm reading a review
> > > > or an analysis about a movie, such as Orson Welles' "A Touch of Evil",
> > > > I may want to watch it immediately to check how the review/analysis
> > > > jibes with the film ("A Touch of Evil" is significant in this regard
> > > > because it was seriously edited/butchered in its original release [which
> > > > is the commonly available version] and only recently was restored to
> > > > a form that more closely follows Welles' notes for the movie).  Another
> > > > example which is more relevant to RSPW, having wrestling shows readily
> > > > available allows me to check and review things that I might read in the
> > > > Observer, Torch, or elsewhere.  Having something like Meltzer and
> > >
> > > Cornette's
> > >
> > >
> > > > "Before They Were Famous" allows me to see the early work of a number
> > > > of wrestlers which allows me to better see what they were like at
> > >
> > > different
> > >
> > >
> > > > points of their career.
> > >
> > >
> > > Movies on Demand say hi, and there isn't a single "classic" movie or film
> > > that I need to see so badly I can't wait the requisite half hour to drive to
> > > the rental store and rent it fot the one time I might watch it this year.
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> VTY,
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> Johnny Carwash
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