Movie Collection part 2: Collecting
After the family got the DVD player in 1997, DVDs were purchased on a fairly regular basis. I was always on the lookout, as it wasn’t easy. As you could imagine, the selection was poor, at best. Warner Bros did the best job of releasing a good variety of movies, and as such my collection reflected many Warner titles. Nearly every birthday and Christmas, DVDs were given and received as gifts, and we built up a decent collection. I would borrow DVDs from a friend, and rental stores began offering them. The VHS collection was neglected, and gradually discarded over time. The last tapes to be given away were a collection of Disney movies, in their “collectible” oversize white plastic tombs. THE MATRIX stood out as a pivotal DVD upon initial release. The movie was all the rage, especially in my circle (who wasn’t in love with it?) and it seemed to be the perfect fit for the digital format. My guess is that it was the first movie for many people to go out and purchase. At the time,…