Bob McLaughlin
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I currently have my DVD collection arranged alphabetically, but this system never really worked to my satisfaction. A significant number of my DVDs are sets that contain multiple movie titles, so there is no accurate way to arrange them alphabetically. Also I hate having to move around all my movies so I can squeeze in another letter "S" or "A", you get the idea.
I thought about the pros and cons of different categorization methods:
Chronological
MPAA Rating
Language
Genre
I realized that when I look for a movie to watch, I am usually in a mood for a particular genre at the time, so I am going to take a stab at sorting them by genre. Originally I thought of going with the broadest categories, such as what you would find in a video rental store, but somehow this turned into about 20 categories.
Comedy
Drama
Horror
Sci Fi
Fantasy
Silent
Film Noir
Animated
Television
Action/Adventure
Music
Musicals
Sports
War
Westerns
Documentary
Shorts
Children
Suspense/Thriller
The problem is that a lot of these movies can overlap into other categories. This is also part of the fun. For example, Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas could be considered a Musical, Animated, Children's, Fantasy, or Horror. I'd have to make a decision that I would remember later when looking for the movie.
Has anyone tried this? What categories did you use? Should I have less categories or more? Did I leave out any obvious categories? I'd like to hear from anyone who has arranged their DVDs non-alphabetically.
I thought about the pros and cons of different categorization methods:
Chronological
MPAA Rating
Language
Genre
I realized that when I look for a movie to watch, I am usually in a mood for a particular genre at the time, so I am going to take a stab at sorting them by genre. Originally I thought of going with the broadest categories, such as what you would find in a video rental store, but somehow this turned into about 20 categories.
Comedy
Drama
Horror
Sci Fi
Fantasy
Silent
Film Noir
Animated
Television
Action/Adventure
Music
Musicals
Sports
War
Westerns
Documentary
Shorts
Children
Suspense/Thriller
The problem is that a lot of these movies can overlap into other categories. This is also part of the fun. For example, Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas could be considered a Musical, Animated, Children's, Fantasy, or Horror. I'd have to make a decision that I would remember later when looking for the movie.
Has anyone tried this? What categories did you use? Should I have less categories or more? Did I leave out any obvious categories? I'd like to hear from anyone who has arranged their DVDs non-alphabetically.