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Posted: 10/25/2004 7:29:19 PM EDT

I love shooting.

I love precision shooting with a great bolt gun at 100-700m.

I love shooting handguns at the local pistol range.

I love rifles shooting (HKs, ARs, AKMs, FALs, etc.)

I love shooting subguns anywhere.

And I love tearing the hell out of things with a belt fed.

But I also love movies. Give me a bowl of popcorn, some nachos, a pepperoni pizza and some cold cokes and about a half dozen interesting DVDs and there is my Saturday.

Snacks, movies, the couch, my dogs and my wife and I have a weekend.

I collect things but with movies I can really go overboard. I will stay awake till 4am if a really good one is coming on TCM or AMC.

So anyone else also a movie nut?

Posted: 10/25/2004 7:30:35 PM EDT

[#1]

Im not, but I know someone who makes your stash look slack.

Posted: 10/25/2004 7:31:15 PM EDT

[#2]

I've been known to watch a few movies in my day.

At least all the really good ones.

Eric The(MovieBuff)Hun

Posted: 10/25/2004 7:31:33 PM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:
Im not, but I know someone who makes your stash look slack.

LOL. That hardly all of them.

Posted: 10/25/2004 7:39:34 PM EDT

[#4]

video and audio phile here. I love my home theater, nothing better than reference level Black Hawk Down, Band of Brothers, Lord of the Rings and Joe Satriani, Live in San Francisco. Ahh, good stuff.

Posted: 10/25/2004 7:40:20 PM EDT

[#5]

I love movies too! I only have about 75 DVDs and VHS tapes, but I have watched them all at least a dozen times each.

I like the classic horror films, but my favorite is Sci Fi from any era.

Posted: 10/25/2004 7:43:21 PM EDT

[#6]

I got a DVD burner about a year ago, then signed up with Netflixht Life Is Really Good. Oh Don't call the FBI on me.

Posted: 10/25/2004 7:43:32 PM EDT

[#7]

I love movies but I am too cheap to buy them.

Posted: 10/25/2004 7:45:15 PM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Im not, but I know someone who makes your stash look slack.

LOL. That hardly all of them.

Well if you name it this guy probaly has it on tape and DVD, plus most TV shows to go with it.

Posted: 10/25/2004 7:45:15 PM EDT

[#9]

Got any gun camera video of memorable federal flights you've filmed?
www.globalresearch.ca/articles/APA401A.html

Railgun....

Posted: 10/25/2004 7:45:52 PM EDT

[#10]

Couple of years ago I was told by one of my coworker that the company VP has collection of over 2,000 movies. Last year I was over at the VP's house for a party and learned that he has over 3,000 movies on DVD and another 2,000 on VHS/Beta. Oh, he also had a bunch (over 100) laser disc and few on CD. He had a large den converted to a tv room and 2 and 1/2 walls were completely covered with movies.

Posted: 10/25/2004 7:46:01 PM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:
I love movies but I am too cheap to buy them.

I dont love them but I am too cheap to buy, I borrow.

Posted: 10/25/2004 7:47:32 PM EDT

[#12]

Yeah, I have a few as well (and there's about the same number again on my Wish List too)

DVD collection:

Laserdisc collection:

Posted: 10/25/2004 7:48:17 PM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
I got a DVD burner about a year ago, then signed up with Netflix 8 Movies out at a time so at least 16 movies a week So right now I have 469 DVDs Life Is Really Good. Oh Don't call the FBI on me.

Merry Christmas.

www.cdcovers.cc/covers.php

And don't forget to support the Republicans.

www.bushdvd.com/intro.asp

Posted: 10/25/2004 7:50:58 PM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:
I got a DVD burner about a year ago, then signed up with Netflix 8 Movies out at a time so at least 16 movies a week So right now I have 469 DVDs Life Is Really Good. Oh Don't call the FBI on me.

You can do that in 3 days with the Blockbuster movie pass..

Posted: 10/25/2004 7:53:49 PM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
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I got a DVD burner about a year ago, then signed up with Netflix 8 Movies out at a time so at least 16 movies a week So right now I have 469 DVDs Life Is Really Good. Oh Don't call the FBI on me.

You can do that in 3 days with the Blockbuster movie pass..

Local Blockbuster is usually picked over and selection sucks.

Posted: 10/25/2004 7:56:12 PM EDT

[#16]

I'm a videophile, I shot a lot wih my Canon XL-1. Beautiful camera even if it is the "older" model

Posted: 10/25/2004 8:02:24 PM EDT

[#17]

I would be but I cant afford the equipment. I am however a mobile audiophile.

Posted: 10/25/2004 8:03:55 PM EDT

[#18]

Quoted:
I would be but I cant afford the equipment. I am however a mobile audiophile.

I used to have that, I got more trunk space now though.

Posted: 10/25/2004 8:05:58 PM EDT

[#19]

Videophile? Sorry bro, not with a TV like that

Dolby 6.1 and 50"+ or nuthin, baby

Posted: 10/25/2004 8:19:15 PM EDT

[#20]

Quoted:

So anyone else also a movie nut?

I've been called that

I sold off my VHS collection and have been replacing it with DVD's .
I’m up to 900 or so I think , since there are probably a 100+ out on loan
between my kids and GF .

If the Photo server comes back before the thread dies I'll edit in some pics
Of my Projector setup .

Posted: 10/25/2004 8:24:14 PM EDT

[#21]

Quoted:
Quoted:
I would be but I cant afford the equipment. I am however a mobile audiophile.

I used to have that, I got more trunk space now though.

Infinite Baffle installation. Best of both worlds.

Posted: 10/25/2004 8:25:07 PM EDT

[#22]

I'm sorry you said VIDIOPHILE I was thinkimg Natalie Portman!!

Bob

Posted: 10/25/2004 8:35:55 PM EDT

[#23]

Quoted:
Videophile? Sorry bro, not with a TV like that

Dolby 6.1 and 50"+ or nuthin, baby

Yeah, I'm waiting till the price of Hi Def drops before going apeshit.

Posted: 10/25/2004 8:40:38 PM EDT

[#24]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Videophile? Sorry bro, not with a TV like that

Dolby 6.1 and 50"+ or nuthin, baby

Yeah, I'm waiting till the price of Hi Def drops before going apeshit.

Word.. my wife wants one of the new DLP HD sets, but they all seem to have a really funky "rainbow" effect to me. We may end up going with a projector setup in the media room.

Posted: 10/25/2004 8:41:52 PM EDT

[#25]

After working for the cable company I hate TVs and thier setups.

If you ever buy it please know how to use it

Posted: 10/25/2004 8:48:18 PM EDT

[#26]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
Videophile? Sorry bro, not with a TV like that

Dolby 6.1 and 50"+ or nuthin, baby

Yeah, I'm waiting till the price of Hi Def drops before going apeshit.

Word.. my wife wants one of the new DLP HD sets, but they all seem to have a really funky "rainbow" effect to me. We may end up going with a projector setup in the media room.

Dedicated theater is what I'll be doing in the coming years. First I should probably buy a house.

It's kind of hard to compromise when it comes to home theater. Either have a "family room" or a "home theater" room, it's hard to have the best of both worlds.

Posted: 10/25/2004 8:48:50 PM EDT

[#27]

Pretty selective on films. Like to understand the language of film. Don't have that many DVDs yet but the wife has nearly every Disney item, some DVD and most VHS. Rear projection Sony LCD, High Definition service from Time Warner (incl. INHD1 and INHD2 and HDNET and HDMovie, decent Panasonic DVD Player and Rotel 5.1 AV unit @90 real watts plus a 250 watt Hsu sub-woofer. Axiom speakers from Canada.

Glad to see old B&W movies coming out in high quality format and older movies re-done for good sound and PQ.

Posted: 10/25/2004 8:50:10 PM EDT

[#28]

We went 2 or 3 weeks before someone noticed that the cat had turned off the power strip for the TV.

And if it doesn't come in on the rabbit ears, we don't watch it. Do I qualify?

Posted: 10/25/2004 10:51:59 PM EDT

[#29]

Quoted:
After working for the cable company I hate TVs and thier setups.

If you ever buy it please know how to use it

Is there anything you don't hate?

I have around 200 movies or so. 34" direct view HDTV and a decent surround setup. I love watching good (OK some not so good) movies. Hell, I can watch LOTR over and over just cause it looks and sounds so good.

Posted: 10/26/2004 7:03:19 AM EDT

[#30]

I've got about 120 DVDs. My room mate's buddy has about 1500, so we get a steady supply of stuff to watch.

I bought a 55" Mitsubishi Hi def tv about 4 years ago...that same TV today is about 1/3 the price of what I paid, but between the DVDs and the Xbox, I've enjoyed every second of that damn thing. Been kicking myself for not buying the 65" lol.

Only real weak link in my setup is my sub...it's a cheesy Radio Shack (gasp). I have been meaning to upgrade the damn thing, but I always seem to spend the $$ on other stuff. One of these days...

Posted: 10/26/2004 10:47:30 AM EDT

[#31]

McCall, that funky rainbow effect is caused by the color wheel that is used to enhance DLP projectors,( front and rear) . The rainbow effect only bothers a small percentage of viewers- sorry. I love movies also and just set up a BENQ front projector with a 84" screen. The movies never looked better and the cable HI DEF is great! The screen is 4x3, when widescreen shows are displayed the screen shrinks to 74"hooked!

Posted: 10/26/2004 10:58:47 AM EDT

[#32]

I can answer the question "Do I love movies?" a resounding yes!

However, I don't collect them as I have 7 HBO channels, 5 or 6 showtime channels, 5 or 6 Cinemax channels.....well, basically about every movie channel offered by Dish Network, and we rent videos pretty often.

I recognize the shot on your screen from the original "Mummy" also.

So, yeah, I like em. I rarely go out to the movies though as I have a 21 foot dark stained wood den with a 60 inch big screen, surroundsound etc... Free food, free booze, pause when I want.... what's not to like?

Posted: 10/26/2004 11:05:10 AM EDT

[#33]

Besides movies, the other thing I've been getting into are TV series on DVD: Sopranos, Band of Brothers, Siz Feet Under, etc.

Posted: 10/26/2004 11:06:18 AM EDT

[#34]

Count me in.

Posted: 10/26/2004 11:11:20 AM EDT

[#35]

i have a 19" tv that i sometimes watch the news on.

i have about 50 vhs tapes, but i haven't watched them in several years.

i'm a definite a take it or leave it sort.

nice collection steyr!

Posted: 10/26/2004 11:12:37 AM EDT

[#36]

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