You complete me.

So I've been told that I'm pretty crazy and silly when it comes to my obsession with collecting movie DVDs. Everyone always has almost identical responses 'You can just watch everything online! Why spend money on things that just collect dust on your shelf and are gonna be obsolete sooner than you think?'

Well you know what, screw you guys.

If you like watching movies online, by all means, do as you please. I have done it before too, thinking I was a hot shot, getting to watch movies for free ! But now personally I like to appreciate the time, effort and talent that goes into making a movie. Sure DVDs take up space and how many times are you really gonna watch one movie? 

My comeback is, if you watch a movie on DVD and end up not liking it at all, you can always donate it/sell it/give it away as a present to someone you don't like at all. Genius!

By watching movies online, sure it may be convenient and free! But I'm here to be devil's advocate and try to inspire you to buy the original ;)

1. You get questionable quality when you watch movies online. Sometimes the audio is shit and special effects don't have the same, well, effect on you.

2. Movies don't load all the time. If you're the kind of person that's very impatient like me, then waiting for a movie to load/buffer can kill you! Especially if it's an exciting movie that you need to pay attention to. And right at the pivotal moment, it freezes and you curse the computer gods and throw your wireless keyboard against the wall and your mouse out the window. Okay maybe that was just me.

Everyone remember
this guy? --->

3. You lose out on special features.
On DVDs you get outtakes, deleted scenes, subtitles, commentary and all sorts of goodies. Online movies unfortunately don't provide any of that. So suck it.

4. You can't rewind movies online. Well not easily at least. Refer to point no. 2 and buffering time will make you tear your hair out and forget why you wanted to re-watch that scene in the first place.

5. Sources for movies online change constantly. So you might not have the chance to watch that movie again should you feel the need to. Or it might take you a million years to even find a reliable source that works.

Now some of you might be thinking, well if you want quality, why not Blu-ray Discs instead of DVDs? Good question. Here's why.

Blu-ray players can only play Blu-ray Discs and they are ri-goddamn-diculously expensive. Also Blu-ray Discs are not cheap either. Sure, they might take over from DVDs  eventually. Just like LDs took over VHS and VCDs took over LDs. I'll  cross that bridge when I come to it.

As far as I know, my DVDs are my best friends. 

It might sound pretty pathetic but I wouldn't have it any other way. Of course I have human friends too but deep down I have never really trusted anyone enough to say that they will never let me down. But I know my movies will always be there for me any time of the day or night. I believe there is a perfect movie out there to help you overcome a personal obstacle, share your anger and frustration if you're having a shitty day, inspire you to be a better person or just heighten your happy feelings if you've found a new love. Here are just 3 of my picks for 3 different emotions/scenarios. I tried to think of the most common situations that people experience.

1. A break up/Major PMS/A fight with your significant other/Not being invited to an outing with your friends
*special 'too-close-to-home' scenario: If for some reason the people you trusted most in your life suddenly decided they wanted to kill you by any means necessary.
- Kill Bill Vol 1 or 2 
Pretty much anything by QT works quite well for these situations. In the 2 Kill Bills, you feel for Beatrix Kiddo because everyone's turned against her and she's just having the worst day in history. You want her to get even so much that you tend to forget about your itty bitty problems in the real world. Tarantino's dialogue also never fails to entertain and his over the top style always leaves you wanting more.

2. Falling in love/Making a new friend
*special 'too-close-to-home' scenario: If you have lost your significant other or if you don't spend enough time with your kids
- Up 
Pixar is known for their positive messages and all-round warm and fuzzy feelings that come with their fantastic movies. If a film that has two sweet people growing old together, a cute helpful Asian 'wilderness explorer', a multilingual dog with ADD and a bird named Kevin doesn't bring a sentimental tear to your eye then you should probably get yourself checked for a pulse. Oh and did I mention the hundreds and thousands of beautiful balloons?

3. A shitty day at work/Skipping work/Hating Work/Getting a scolding from your boss
*special 'too-close-to-home' scenario: If you are male and you have daddy issues
 - The Pursuit of Happyness
I've always been a fan of Will Smith and this is probably my favourite movie of his. True story bro. I mean, this is a true story. About Chris Gardner and the struggles he faced with his young son. From start to finish it has you rooting for Gardner because you can see how hard he's working and how much he wants to provide a better life for his family. The most touching part is the bathroom scene (as much as that sounds dubious) and after you watch it you feel so much more grateful for what you have and motivated to be better at what you do. 

To sum it all up, the lists and potential scenarios could go on but one thing that I know is, my DVDs are not going anywhere. They'll always be there to share my laughter, sorrow, anger, insanity, frustration, joy and tears.