subconscious cruelty

[Metapher]

Blind buys are awesome. Have made some amazing finds that way. I actually prefer it to blind downloads.

bitch: Yeah I know what you mean, downloading first is often a very good way to go. However, don't tell Ron you downloaded his film I've helped him get rid of his films on sites.

[bitchslicer]

Blind buys are awesome. Have made some amazing finds that way. I actually prefer it to blind downloads.

bitch: Yeah I know what you mean, downloading first is often a very good way to go. However, don't tell Ron you downloaded his film I've helped him get rid of his films on sites.

yeah i did notice all the comments on CG and i get where hes coming from, but like i said i wouldn't have bought it if i hadn't of watched it first! to me downloading is like renting but you can find cooler stuff

[Metapher]

Renting except you don't pay.
There are alot of great films I wouldn't have owned if it wasn't for downloading, but nowadays I buy most films I wanna see. If I can't find them or if I'm entirely out of money to spend on films, then I might download and get it as soon as I can.

[ReptilianPig]

I can throw you the names of real pieces of shit I own through blind buys, but it's time to bed myself. It'd be a different story if the sort of films we seek and enjoy were played at local theaters far and wide, but 'tis not the case : x

Several Years ago, Geek Maggot Bingo sounded promising... I fondled Bloodfreak in my hands for a while before deciding on GMB. Now BloodFreak has risen up to damn near 60 dollars in price(new - $45, used). I just want to avoid situations like that in the future.

It's true that I've been pretty satisfied with a few BBs, but the risk isn't one I can take anymore.

But that's what makes us individuals. I respect that you can do that, FB.

[Metapher]

I guess I'm just a pretty good blind buyer then :mhehe:

[bitchslicer]

you must be! the last blind buy i did i got skinwalkers

[cataclysm vol.2]

Well that was a movie that came out of Hollywood, so that's your problem right there.

I feel indifferent about the whole thing. I've been watching obscure/underground movies for years, where the only way you could get them was from buying VHS bootlegs. So pretty much my early viewing experiences were blind buys, which includes Subconscious Cruelty (which took me a year to track down a copy).

I download as well, especially because I have tight budget because of school. I still buy movies and still do blind buys as well, The Gateway Meat was a blind buy for me. I hadn't seen any of Ron's earlier work, but I took shot on it when he was taking pre-orders and it has become a favorite movie of mine.

Worst blind buy goes to that fucking Strawberry Estates movie.

[Metapher]

TrashHouse was a pretty bad blind buy for me, so was The Undertow, but I found plenty of cool stuff through blind buying. Like Cinéma Abattoir, The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms, Beyond The Limits, Bio-Zombie, Crypt Of Terror (Cemetery of Terror / Grave Robbers), etc.

[ReptilianPig]

Crypt Of Terror (Cemetery of Terror / Grave Robbers)

Cementerio del Terror Y Ladrones de Tumbas FTW! Those were awesome cheesefests, easily overlooked - the best double feature out of the whole Mexican CoT lot. I don't think I've ever seen any other slasher with zombies...

OK, so I still Blind Buy to this day. Singapore Sling, for instance. It wasn't available for DL and being the arthouse freak that I am - had to see it. It was probably FilmBiz that ultimately leaked word out to me through WoodenHeart so : tips hats:

I only blind buy if I cannot screen the bitch, it's generally cheap(my tastes often times include the pricier types), or it is part of a special die-rector's filmography.

[arnez]

Good, dark and terrorizing film. I will never jerk off again

[bitchslicer]

Well that was a movie that came out of Hollywood, so that's your problem right there.

it was £2 on ebay so i didnt loose out too much and id never heard of it oh well

[XArsenicx]

I'm downloading this movie now.

[bitchslicer]

awesome hope you like it

[jabbawockee]

good luck persuading people not to download things, that is the personification of the phrase "you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube". Being a pirate is way too easy and falling into the mindset of "this one little download won't hurt anyone" is even easier.

[bitchslicer]

i dont see downloading as a problem, most films i like are so hard to get hold of and its a great way to see if something is worth buying

and i always do if i liked it

[Metapher]

good luck persuading people not to download things, that is the personification of the phrase "you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube". Being a pirate is way too easy and falling into the mindset of "this one little download won't hurt anyone" is even easier.

I download myself, all I'm trying to do is to get underground fans to buy more films than they do, because it's a "genre" that needs more help than mainstream. And no, I'm not gonna debate about that.

[ReptilianPig]

There's nothing to debate about. Some people are cheap asses and some people, such as myself, buy the movies they enjoy. I really don't want to pay for a bad experience, only to repeat it - not if I can help it.

For instance, I just bought Bare Behind Bars from the 'zon for 30 bucks. Yeah, I liked it that much to stretch the dollar out. I've a DVDAF list I should put into my sig.

If you'd like to see forgotten about films like Dr Caligari, Hausu, or Terrorvision(the list goes on and on) - or even a foreign film that never had subtitles(fans/ users often times make subtitles on the PT we speak of), most likely you'll hafta resort to becoming a pirate arrrr.

[bitchslicer]

i download a lot of films but i buy i shitload aswel in the last month ive spent anout £350 on films all of which i wouldn't of if i hadn't of downloaded them and watched them first.

the only blind buy ive done is with the 3 cinema abattoir films and its only because metapher has given them really good reviews and he knows his shit

[jabbawockee]

I wasn't looking for a debate metapher, that would be an exercise in futility. You made a point and then so did I. Someone recommended a movie and it was you who made this a discussion about downloading so stop acting like anyone is challenging you.

[Metapher]

I never acted like someone challenged me, I just said the last part of that post so that no 100% anti-downloader would come to me and say that mainstream needs the money just as much as underground does. Calm down, take a chill pill and get out :mhehe: