Jason EganA Digital Fetish
July 16th 2008 16:57
Ok, i have to make a confession! It's something thats been plaguing my conscience for a long time and i don't know how to stop it. I have a fetish. I'm not talking about whips and chains, glass tables or even mechanical love, i'm talking about dvd's. Those round, shiny, conveyors of escapism are everywhere and every time i pass some kind of display or shop that sells them, i am always checking them out. It's taking over my life!!
I don't know what it is but it has been going on since the late 90's. They say when it comes to addiction, the softer drugs always leads to harder stuff. I must admit a had a video addiction spanning back to the early 80's when my folks bought their first VCR. I was captivated. The ability to watch spectacles that were once only available in theatres and drive-ins, in my very own home was too much of a temptation to resist. It began with basic fluff such as Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal, and i was quickly relegated to my bedroom when my folks wanted to watch something a bit more 'Adult'. That is something like Jaws or The Exorcist, PG rated stuff these days. But it didn't take long for me to become curious about all those movies that were deemed too mature for my young self.
I took every chance that i could get to watch NRC or R rated movies when the folks were out. Back then it wasn't so difficult to 'borrow' the parents' video card and hire myself some horrific pleasures. That was my joy and as i got older and eventually got my own VCR in my bedroom, i found myself hiring horror movies adnauseum. No matter how old or how bad they were, i just had some drive to see them, just because i could. Back then i was not so desensitized that i remember having some genuine fears raised from some of the most bizarre and graphic movies i had ever laid my young eyes on. And i must admit i've never felt the urge to butcher another human being, yet!!
As i got older and started earning my own money, i found myself buying ex-rentals and later many new releases because i felt i shouldn't pay $5 rental fee when i could just buy the video for $50. How stupid was that? Now they are lucky to be worth 5c.
And then, with the advent of dvd and an adult cash flow, i was able to buy all my favorites for only $30, with crisp and clear vision. Sure, with the advent of Blu-Ray( i'm not even going to mention HD-DVD) the price of dvd's have come down ridiculously, but that only seems to drive my 600 collection upwards as i browse everytime i get that chance. When i see a movie for sale that i haven't seen for a long time, i just say 'what the hell' and i buy it, even if it's crap. If i see a movie i haven't seen and i'm curious about, i still just buy it. I can't help myself, it's a compulsion - every time i go out shopping with the other half, i can't spend valuable time shopping with her for clothes because i always head straight for the dvd department. Is this an illness, are there other sufferers out there who bleed from the same affliction? Perhaps there's a support group for people who would rather buy Empire Magazine every month instead of Zoo Weekly! I don't think i'm the only one, after all dvd sales are a billion dollar industry, but still there must be something out there that can quell this compulsion and allow me to shop without the constant allure and impending expenditure. Perhaps i can try hypnotism to try and swap that addiction for say, apples, something that's healthy for me in many ways.
Ultimately i think the only true way to stop my dvd addiction is to replace it with, oh, i don't know...Blu-Ray. That makes sense to me, what do you think?
I don't know what it is but it has been going on since the late 90's. They say when it comes to addiction, the softer drugs always leads to harder stuff. I must admit a had a video addiction spanning back to the early 80's when my folks bought their first VCR. I was captivated. The ability to watch spectacles that were once only available in theatres and drive-ins, in my very own home was too much of a temptation to resist. It began with basic fluff such as Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal, and i was quickly relegated to my bedroom when my folks wanted to watch something a bit more 'Adult'. That is something like Jaws or The Exorcist, PG rated stuff these days. But it didn't take long for me to become curious about all those movies that were deemed too mature for my young self.
And then, with the advent of dvd and an adult cash flow, i was able to buy all my favorites for only $30, with crisp and clear vision. Sure, with the advent of Blu-Ray( i'm not even going to mention HD-DVD) the price of dvd's have come down ridiculously, but that only seems to drive my 600 collection upwards as i browse everytime i get that chance. When i see a movie for sale that i haven't seen for a long time, i just say 'what the hell' and i buy it, even if it's crap. If i see a movie i haven't seen and i'm curious about, i still just buy it. I can't help myself, it's a compulsion - every time i go out shopping with the other half, i can't spend valuable time shopping with her for clothes because i always head straight for the dvd department. Is this an illness, are there other sufferers out there who bleed from the same affliction? Perhaps there's a support group for people who would rather buy Empire Magazine every month instead of Zoo Weekly! I don't think i'm the only one, after all dvd sales are a billion dollar industry, but still there must be something out there that can quell this compulsion and allow me to shop without the constant allure and impending expenditure. Perhaps i can try hypnotism to try and swap that addiction for say, apples, something that's healthy for me in many ways.
Ultimately i think the only true way to stop my dvd addiction is to replace it with, oh, i don't know...Blu-Ray. That makes sense to me, what do you think?
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