Rethinking My Postition

As some of you may have noticed (specifically my beloved brother Andrew), I often have difficulty getting rid of movies—even movies I don't like very much.

Here's what a commenter (Andrew) had to say recently when I decided to keep A Christmas Wedding:

You're getting weak! Don't let the collection stop you from getting rid of an uninteresting movie! You could microwave the disk! You could have a tiny shiny frisbee! You could etch Dean Cane's face into it and have a shiny portait of Superman!

Putting aside the fact that he doesn't know how to spell "Cain," I can admit that he makes a good point. Why hang onto a movie I know I will never willingly watch again? That's just ridiculous!

I also realized that my own rules (see the blog header) are causing me to keep movies on my shelf that should be long gone, simply because I haven't gotten to them in this never-ending project.

No more! If I'm breaking the rules, so what? They're my own rules to begin with!

I recently went through my DVD shelves and pulled off about 10 movies. I gave my sister Blendy first pick, and then I listed the rest on half.com. Some are movies I'd previously decided to keep (Christmas Lodge, Deliver Us from Eva, Far & Away). Some are movies I hadn't yet reached in my rewatch project (Kiss the Girls, The Matrix Collection, Romancing the Bride, Something New, Stealing Home.) Some are TV seasons (Bones Seasons 1-3). All are DVDs that, for one reason or another, I no longer want to own.

Going forward, I'm going to try to be less hesitant to get rid of movies. And if I decide I no longer want a movie, whether I've reviewed it or not, it will be gone.

I'm sure I'll still have moments of weakness ... and, dear brother, here's the first: I'm keeping A Christmas Wedding.