I've been a WTM member back in good old days, and actually quite active on the website. Some 7-8 years ago I became increasingly frustrated with direction the cinematography is heading (sequels, prequels, remakes, frivolous plots and scripts & general lack of creativity industry tried to replace with CGI, raise of digital media, etc). So I kinda moved away from the scene, forgot about my WTM account and continued with my life. The years flew by, I got the kid, didn't manage to turn around and he already grew up, and all of the sudden he got interested in movies (making me extra proud!).
Long story short, I realized kids nowadays grow up on likes of Netflix and Disney+, having served limited selection of movies (most of them being pure crap, and they are missing so many classics...), and no incentive whatsoever to investigate and try to educate themselves somewhere else. Comparing to my youth where I browsed the forums for top & underrated European or Asian movies & cult classics, or searching through watchlists on rotten tomatoes and imdb. This alone extended my interest in cinematography so much, while today it seems this is not the case anymore.
So, during the last year I've decided to dust off my old DVD collection and extend it with new 4k/blu ray editions of variety quality movies and create a physical Netflix for my kid to feed his curiosity. This turned into a project where I ended buying 5-10 movies each month and the collection is steadily growing.
All of this kinda ignited a spark in me again, I remembered how good the community was here and decided to check back to the site. Unfortunately couldn't revive my old account as it seems there is some issue with the email confirmations to reset the pwd, so I've created a new account with kind help of moderators here.
Anyhow, finally coming to the point of this thread. :)
Does anyone know a good supplier for physical movies preferably within the EU borders?? By good I mean fair price, reliable delivery, good selection and editions on english (kinda hard for me to own/see a cover in any other language, feel free to call me a misogynist :P ) My experience is that the competition is second to none, most of the vendors being in the UK or the US. Currently using GoldenDiscs.ie and they are great, would just prefer a bit better price range and selection.
Hi Ichi! Yes there are still old geezers like me who buy quite a lot of physical copies. Alas, I don’t know much about good suppliers in the US, since I live in France. However, I don’t know if it applies there but for a few years I’ve been buying loads of Blu-ray’s and dvds in garage sales and charity shops for virtually nothing. Of course the quality is sometimes poor (discs being scratched), the offer is most of the time blockbusters but on the whole I always have good surprises, including some rarities. Hope it can help you.
I know some good suppliers in the US (both stores and distributors like Criterion or Arrow). I'd rather like to find something within the EU (to avoid paying the import duties).
Also thought about buying second hands, thanks for the good advice. Unfortunately living in Croatia means that at best I'll find a selection of Marvel & DC movies, and similar. So I have to focus on ordering abroad.
I think the time of physical media will return, similar as how it happened with the vinyl. Until then, I won't be saving on the duties ;)
Hi Ich! Criterion and Arrow are fantastic as to quality, but quite expensive. Besides my all-zones dvd player is out and I can’t find a cheap one. Good luck to you then. But when you see a garage sale just cast an eye. You can really be surprised sometimes. Have a nice day.