+Warwagon MVC Posted July 31, 2014 MVC Share Posted July 31, 2014 Did you know that the first movie to be released onto DVD was Twister? What was the 1st movie you ever saw or sampled on DVD? When you first saw something on DVD what was your reaction? What was the first movie you ever purchased on DVD. 1) The 1st movie I saw a sample of on DVD was legends of The Falls. I saw it at a very well known electronic store in Sioux City Iowa for my Birthday one year. 2) The Quality had me in shock. up until that point all I had ever seen is broadcast TV or VHS.... no rewinding? ZOMG!!!! 3) The first movie I ever owned And played in my Gateway G6 333 that had a DVD drive in 1998 was Sphere. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1223899-what-was-the-first-movie-you-purchased-on-dvd/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Norris Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Not 100% sure.. I remember Twister being shown off at Circuit City, I think it was Armageddon back in 98 or so that I bought first, on the PC it would be Tex Murphy - Overseer, still got the disc somewhere, also sometime around 98. Don't think I bought any VHS tapes after that. And I still have some here.. wonder if my Star Wars Trilogy still.. ah who cares, it's VHS. Looks like ass nowadays. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1223899-what-was-the-first-movie-you-purchased-on-dvd/#findComment-596513997 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted July 31, 2014 Author MVC Share Posted July 31, 2014 Not 100% sure.. I remember Twister being shown off at Circuit City, I think it was Armageddon back in 98 or so that I bought first, on the PC it would be Tex Murphy - Overseer, still go the disc somewhere, also sometime around 98. Don't think I bought any VHS tapes after that. And I still have some here.. wonder if my Star Wars Trilogy still.. ah who cares, it's VHS. Looks like ass nowadays. ya and the Special edition star wars you had to fast forward through the make of just to get to the god damn movie! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1223899-what-was-the-first-movie-you-purchased-on-dvd/#findComment-596513999 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Norris Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 ya and the Special edition star wars you had to fast forward through the make of just to get to the god damn movie!Sounds like you weren't the "be kind, rewind" type of person ;D Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1223899-what-was-the-first-movie-you-purchased-on-dvd/#findComment-596514001 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xplatinum Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Gladiator. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1223899-what-was-the-first-movie-you-purchased-on-dvd/#findComment-596514003 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cork1958 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 FWIW and not even what you're looking for, but believe it or not, I have NEVER bought a dvd!! TV/movies, for the most part, are boring as heck to me. Many better thing to do than set in front of an idiot box! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1223899-what-was-the-first-movie-you-purchased-on-dvd/#findComment-596514005 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charisma Veteran Posted July 31, 2014 Veteran Share Posted July 31, 2014 the Back to the Future trilogy. Was on sale at Target--$16 for the whole set if I recall :D wasn't even that long ago, relatively. I don't watch TV or movies that much and most of the few DVDs I have were given to me. But I had to have BttF! xrobwx71 and binaryzero 2 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1223899-what-was-the-first-movie-you-purchased-on-dvd/#findComment-596514019 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mps69 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 First DVD I saw was Star Trek: Generations, my mate sat me down just to watch my face as it started, I was blown away with the picture quality, compared to VHS. The first DVD I bought was Contact, in fact I still have it, up there as one of my favorite movies of all time. xrobwx71 and +Warwagon 2 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1223899-what-was-the-first-movie-you-purchased-on-dvd/#findComment-596514205 Share on other sites More sharing options...
binaryzero Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Think it was Vertical Limit - and too this day I still haven't watched it, ha. I've even seen it on tv and flicked past it, have no idea why I bought it. Followed it up with Mallrats though, lol. (BTTF all the way! I remember the first print of the trilogy chopped off some of the image, so they re-released it. Have most editions on DVD, as well as limited edition blu ray. And of course, my Mattel Hoverboard.) Charisma 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1223899-what-was-the-first-movie-you-purchased-on-dvd/#findComment-596514219 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Frank B. Subscriber² Posted July 31, 2014 Subscriber² Share Posted July 31, 2014 Monty Python's Life of Brian. Bought it via eBay, ended up with a Scandinavian version - i.e. English audio with subtitles in Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1223899-what-was-the-first-movie-you-purchased-on-dvd/#findComment-596514799 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandor Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Purchasing DVDs? Cool story :shiftyninja: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1223899-what-was-the-first-movie-you-purchased-on-dvd/#findComment-596514829 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAZMINATOR Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Purchasing DVDs? Cool story :shiftyninja: Risky Business! :laugh: I have it on DVD. :D Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1223899-what-was-the-first-movie-you-purchased-on-dvd/#findComment-596514833 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted July 31, 2014 Author MVC Share Posted July 31, 2014 The first DVD I bought was Contact, in fact I still have it, up there as one of my favorite movies of all time. OMG ... ME TOO!!!! In fact Contact is ranked as my #1 favorite movie. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1223899-what-was-the-first-movie-you-purchased-on-dvd/#findComment-596514845 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Raze Subscriber² Posted July 31, 2014 Subscriber² Share Posted July 31, 2014 Debbie Does Dallas or The Devil in Mrs. Jones, not sure which I bought first. The close-ups were...incredible! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1223899-what-was-the-first-movie-you-purchased-on-dvd/#findComment-596514875 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buttus Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 i remember watching twister when DVD's first came out (i worked in a music/movie retail store) and thought that DVD's would never take off because the quality of the video was horrible! they must have used WAY too much compression on the video, it was pixelated through a bunch of the action scenes. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1223899-what-was-the-first-movie-you-purchased-on-dvd/#findComment-596514887 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vambo Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I think my first DVD purchase was 12 Monkeys, but it was a lonnng time ago :s thejohnnyq 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1223899-what-was-the-first-movie-you-purchased-on-dvd/#findComment-596514903 Share on other sites More sharing options...
freak180 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Spiderman lol Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1223899-what-was-the-first-movie-you-purchased-on-dvd/#findComment-596514911 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showan Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 First movie I ever saw on DVD was Twister at a Circuit City. The store was packed. Everyone just standing there in awwwww of the quality of the movie. My first DVD player was a Panasonic (From the very same Circuit City).... Man was that thing huge (gave it to my mom once the PS2 hit store shelves not to long later) My first DVD purchase was Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (Still got the movie) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1223899-what-was-the-first-movie-you-purchased-on-dvd/#findComment-596514913 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyMutz Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 the first dvd i bought was the matrix in september 1999, will never forget that :) -andy- +Warwagon 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1223899-what-was-the-first-movie-you-purchased-on-dvd/#findComment-596514923 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejohnnyq Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 First DVD was 'The 5th Element'. I saw it at a computer show (Dayton Computer Show), and the quality was unbelievable. I thought I was watching it at the movie theater. Bought the DVD player and DVD that day, took it home and we watched it and were very happy we did it. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1223899-what-was-the-first-movie-you-purchased-on-dvd/#findComment-596514955 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krome Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 My first movie was not on DVD :/ It was on VHS tape... Jurassic Park :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1223899-what-was-the-first-movie-you-purchased-on-dvd/#findComment-596514957 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted July 31, 2014 Author MVC Share Posted July 31, 2014 I remember the final scene Sphere where the one thing blew up under water. I would crank up my Boston Acoustic speakers and was in Awww of the quality of that scene. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1223899-what-was-the-first-movie-you-purchased-on-dvd/#findComment-596514969 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerzdawg Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I wish I could remember. I know I bought way too many, when I finally sold them at a garage sale saying how I would never make the same mistake twice (I sold plenty that were still sealed). Here I am years later with 200+ blurays... and plenty of them sealed.. yet to be watched :angry: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1223899-what-was-the-first-movie-you-purchased-on-dvd/#findComment-596514971 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steffan Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 The first Matrix. I had the DVD player in my computer and had to use a daughter card just to watch it. AndyMutz 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1223899-what-was-the-first-movie-you-purchased-on-dvd/#findComment-596514979 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAZMINATOR Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I wish I could remember. I know I bought way too many, when I finally sold them at a garage sale saying how I would never make the same mistake twice (I sold plenty that were still sealed). Here I am years later with 200+ blurays... and plenty of them sealed.. yet to be watched :angry: Damn.. why? Open them up and start watching them! :laugh: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1223899-what-was-the-first-movie-you-purchased-on-dvd/#findComment-596514981 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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