Do you wait to collect / buy a movie on physical media until the time is right?

This might be a bit of a tricky question, but it’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. I’ve been collecting movies since I was a kid (I’m 30 now), and back when I was a teenager, I had this mindset where I felt like I *had* to own every movie I saw in the cinema. It almost felt like an obligation, like if I experienced it in theaters, it deserved a spot in my collection. So whenever something I liked came out on DVD or Blu-ray, I’d buy it immediately, usually at full price, and often rewatch it right away, even if I had just seen it a few months earlier. Over time, though, my collection has grown massively. And now that I’m older, I sometimes sit back and look at it and think, “There’s no way I’m ever going to rewatch all of this.” Don’t get me wrong, I’m still happy that I own these films. They represent different moments in my life, and there’s definitely value in that. But it has made me much more hesitant about buying new movies or TV shows on physical media. It also doesn’t help that so many newer films and series, especially streaming exclusives, aren’t even available on physical formats. That’s frustrating in its own way, because there are quite a few streaming titles I genuinely love and would absolutely buy if they were released on Blu-ray or DVD. But since that’s often not an option, it’s kind of forced me to rethink my whole approach to collecting. At some point, I had to let go of that old mentality of needing to own everything I enjoyed with the idea that I’d revisit it someday. Realistically, that’s just not going to happen. Instead, I’ve started to take a much more relaxed and intentional approach. These days, if I really like a film, I don’t rush out to buy it right away. I wait. Sometimes a year or even two. If I still feel like rewatching it after that time, and I come across it at a good price on Blu-ray, that’s when I’ll pick it up. And honestly, that change has made a big difference. The rewatch feels more meaningful, more like something I’m choosing to experience again rather than something I’m doing out of habit. Plus, it’s surprising how much prices drop over time, you can get some great deals if you’re patient. Overall, it’s been a shift from collecting out of obligation to collecting with intention, and it’s made the whole hobby feel a lot more enjoyable again.