time for an intervention?
Recently, my movie collection has gotten... let's say... a little out of control?
The shelf I bought at the beginning of the last academic year was intended to hold 92 DVDs, and could hold most of my tv series collections as well with a little room to grow. That... is no longer the case. I can't put all of my single DVDs that shelf, and Joseph was kind enough to give me a shelf that he had which he wasn't using. It has 4 shelves and should hold 300 some odd DVDs. Well, I have nearly filled 2 shelves of that just with single DVDs, and the bottom shelf is nearly full with all of the tv series. See for yourself:
Yeah, that's pretty crazy. If you're wondering, the top shelf is full of some of my paperback books and my favorite CDs (but you probably weren't wondering that, I'm just volunteering information). In an odd way, I find this sort of thing lovely... my lovely little collection :-)
So, how did it get so big? Well, I have added quite a few movies since my last post about movies. Here are just a few of those that I have added to my collection:
[In order (left to right): Anna and The King, The Painted Veil, Little Miss Sunshine, The Queen, The Night Listener, Babel, The Shawshank Redemption, I Am Legend, Mr. Brooks, Romeo + Juliet, American Gangster, Silence of the Lambs]
Again, this is merely a sampling. And to top this all off, I've discovered a lovely little website:
www.watch-movies.net
I mean seriously, the world is fueling my addiction. I have used this to actually view movies that I always meant to see but never did (Schindler's List and Sophie's Choice, for example).
In terms of my DVDs, the most recent one I have watched was The Painted Veil, which was an absolutely beautiful movie that captures the complexities of love and portrays a likely scenario between a man and a woman (despite the fact the movie is set in 1920s China). Definitely worth the view.
Now, as for movies in theaters, I could gush about Sex And The City, but that seems unnecessary. So rather... let's talk about WALL-E.
Wow! What a movie! If you can get past all of the horrendous kiddie previews (go to the concession stand when the Chihuahua one comes on... it's for your own good), the movie itself is a beautiful work of art with some very simple and tender messages. The two main characters are endearing, even if they are robots limited to less than 5 words (WALL-E may be limited to two... not counting the "whoa" sounds). The "awww" factor is ever-present, and the message is... not so subtle, but the movie overall captures something that recent films have really been lacking. It's Pixar. It's amazing. Just see it.
Well, this wraps up my movie update. I'm currently standing at 114 (titles, not DVDs - some are double features), and it will be interesting to see how many more I get hold of before I graduate next May. Hopefully it will be a while before I say "I need a bigger shelf"
;-)
The shelf I bought at the beginning of the last academic year was intended to hold 92 DVDs, and could hold most of my tv series collections as well with a little room to grow. That... is no longer the case. I can't put all of my single DVDs that shelf, and Joseph was kind enough to give me a shelf that he had which he wasn't using. It has 4 shelves and should hold 300 some odd DVDs. Well, I have nearly filled 2 shelves of that just with single DVDs, and the bottom shelf is nearly full with all of the tv series. See for yourself:
Yeah, that's pretty crazy. If you're wondering, the top shelf is full of some of my paperback books and my favorite CDs (but you probably weren't wondering that, I'm just volunteering information). In an odd way, I find this sort of thing lovely... my lovely little collection :-)
So, how did it get so big? Well, I have added quite a few movies since my last post about movies. Here are just a few of those that I have added to my collection:
[In order (left to right): Anna and The King, The Painted Veil, Little Miss Sunshine, The Queen, The Night Listener, Babel, The Shawshank Redemption, I Am Legend, Mr. Brooks, Romeo + Juliet, American Gangster, Silence of the Lambs]
Again, this is merely a sampling. And to top this all off, I've discovered a lovely little website:
www.watch-movies.net
I mean seriously, the world is fueling my addiction. I have used this to actually view movies that I always meant to see but never did (Schindler's List and Sophie's Choice, for example).
In terms of my DVDs, the most recent one I have watched was The Painted Veil, which was an absolutely beautiful movie that captures the complexities of love and portrays a likely scenario between a man and a woman (despite the fact the movie is set in 1920s China). Definitely worth the view.
Now, as for movies in theaters, I could gush about Sex And The City, but that seems unnecessary. So rather... let's talk about WALL-E.
Wow! What a movie! If you can get past all of the horrendous kiddie previews (go to the concession stand when the Chihuahua one comes on... it's for your own good), the movie itself is a beautiful work of art with some very simple and tender messages. The two main characters are endearing, even if they are robots limited to less than 5 words (WALL-E may be limited to two... not counting the "whoa" sounds). The "awww" factor is ever-present, and the message is... not so subtle, but the movie overall captures something that recent films have really been lacking. It's Pixar. It's amazing. Just see it.
Well, this wraps up my movie update. I'm currently standing at 114 (titles, not DVDs - some are double features), and it will be interesting to see how many more I get hold of before I graduate next May. Hopefully it will be a while before I say "I need a bigger shelf"
;-)