Have you ever not bought a movie cause you were embarassed? (1 Viewer)

[Eric Fisher]

"Mary Poppins" and "Bedknobs and Broomsticks"

 

[Jason_Els]

Salo.

And now I could now myself for not buying out the whole store!

 

[David C Lin]

If a few years ago, you ask me this question. My answer would be 'yes'. But now I've develop a thicker skin and no longer care if people think the DVD I buy is gay.

 

[MatthewLouwrens]

No, never.
I have bought movies for other people as presents and been embarrassed by that, but if I'm buying a film, I'll be sufficiently proud of my interest in it to not be ashamed.

This is a funny story.

 

[Jason Seaver]

No single movie has embarassed me, but combinations have. I think I bought Audition and Disney's Beauty And The Beast the same day, for example.

 

[StevenFC]

Nope. Not that I can recall. I have however returned many a movie to the shelf because I just didn't think I could afford it at the time.

If you're embarrassed about buying a certain movie, maybe you shouldn't buy it.

 

[Hans M.]

If you're embarassed by it, isn't that some sort of psychological signal you should maybe pay attention to? If you are not... more power to you and enjoy your taste. Just be true to your tastes and desires, and you shouldn't be embarrassed.

I can tell you something I am embarassed by: my signature does not have a hotlink. If anyone can tell me how to do that PM me please!

 

[RobertCharlotte]

Does Star Trek V count?

 

[Mark Zimmer]

No. I have no shame. But I do get some weird looks when I have Disney cartoons in the same pile as Something Weird 60s nudie cuties and gore films.

 

[Chris Bardon]

I remember having a hard time getting the Hustler when it came out, since nobody seemed to have it around, and most of the people working at the bigger chain stores had never heard of the movie, and thought I was looking for Porn. This also became a problem when I was trying to find out whether the film was available online...searching google for "Hustler DVD" brought up some interesting results...

 

[Jack Briggs]

No one should ever feel embarrassed when purchasing the Warner release of Stanley Kubrick's masterful Lolita. My goodness, it's one of the great films of the 1960s -- a groundbreaking piece, the making of which convinced the director to vacate Hollywood and the studio system altogether.

 

[Robert_eb]

I'm just the opposite.

Whenever I buy something sexually explicit or prevocative, I'll go up to the hottest cashier I can find and watch her reaction as she scans it. Every once in a while, I get a quick glance and that's when I know she's liken' my purchase. That when I engage her in brief conversation. I've picked up two Best Buy cashiers with this method and one Circuit City cashier.

I'm working on a cashier from Media Play, but there's nothing out that I want to purchase, that will send her a little message.

 

[Francois Caron]

I do! I once bought a porno because it had a DD 5.1 soundtrack!

These days, hardly any of the discs I buy would embarass me. And I've asked for some really risky titles! I've even written reviews of Caligula and Cool Devices for my Web site!

 

[Brian Thibodeau]

You've gotta hand it to the pornographers: right from the start they seemed to appreciate the capabilities of the medium! Dolby Digital 5.1, actual multiple-angle viewing, games, tonnes of trailers and clips...

It almost seemed like that adult store had more discs in 5.1 Dolby Digital than the mainstream CD and DVD place right across the street! They definitely had as many titles! Then again, it was 1997...

 

[Will_B]

Sometimes I try to balance out a questionable film with something... so, for example, balance out Summer Lovers with Lawrence of Arabia.

That said I've still never gotten up the nerve to get Showgirls. Though with the announcement for a special edition, looks like my shynesss worked in my favor.



sicko! Reminds me of the song "Female Friend" by Stuart Davis....

"the grocery girl bags my food /
and I imagine her nude"

Here's the chorus:

"I make a female friend and the moment it occurs /
the adrenaline flows and the boundaries blur /
They keep it all platonic and I wish I could /
but her hair's too soft and she smells so good /
If I act decent, that's pretend /
I really wanna sleep with my female friends."

 

[Brian_L_Kleis]

A few minorly embarassing moments...

Purchasing a $4.99 copy of "From Justin to Kelly" as a gag X-mas gift for a friend... He had actually paid a full $9.50 to see it in the theatre and is still one of the most insane things he's ever done... I spoke loudly while at the register of how it was 'a GIFT', just for my personal satisfaction of hoping people wouldn't think it was really mine...



Then, I once purchased the SuperBowl I-X set, Sword in the Stone, Old Yeller, and 20,000 Leagues at Best Buy. The three Disney movies were first to be purchased, then a portable CD player, blank CD-Rs, then the SuperBowl set... When the clerk finally picked up the SBowl set, he remarked, "Oh, nice set... Huh, and I thought you were probably gay..."

Yeesh.....

 

[Nathan_R]

My wife purchased "The Real Cancun" at Best Buy across town, as she was too embarrassed to rent it from our "regular" Hollywood Video.

 

[PerryD]

Just today, I was too embarrassed to trade-in Spice World at Blockbuster for their $12.99 dvd trade-in deal for School of Rock. Traded in Pi instead. Maybe next time.

 

[Bryan_Sth]

I'm usually not embarrassed to purchase, but I do try to walk around with the "cooler" of my titles on the outside as I browse through the sections.

Picked up Killing Me Softly the other day (Heather Graham, guilty pleasure) sandwiched between 12 Monkeys and The Hustler. Bad thing is, it was a conscious effort to carry it around that way. Is that stupid or what?

 

[Stu Rosen]

I must say, I never get embarassed by what I buy. If for no other reason than why should I care what the checkout person thinks?

Now, I've had to justify some purchases to my friends, but that's a whole other ring of hell.