The main reasons why I bought DVDs from Amazon.com
1. Cost of moviehouse ticket in Tokyo is 1,800 yen per person. 5,400 yen for my dear wife, daughter and I. That's $50 ticket palang. But sometimes, they show movies in 4K Pure Cinema (like Harry Potter and Pirates 3). Wala nang isipan yon kahit dalawang beses pa panoorin. Sana yung TDK ganon din
2. Japan is so strict in following the rules of Hollywood as regards keeping the mimimum number of months from local roadshow date before releasing DVD. I think it is 6 months unless they've already changed that. So kung hindi makahintay ng release sa rental shop, buy na agad sa Amazon.
3. It's totally uninteresting watching comedy films in Japanese moviehouses because kami lang family ang tumatawa ng malakas. Most everybody else is reading the Japanese subtitles which probably are nuanced or, American jokes are simple not funny to the Japanese.
4. I bought DVDs because I bought a nice home theater set-up first. Useless yung HT kung walang bagong contents to play.
5. My favorite TV series are usually 2-3 seasons late sa Japanese TVs, 1 season late sa rental shops. Hollywood is really making a lot of killing not only in Japanese moviehouses but also in syndication of old TV series.
In other words, I bought DVDs mainly out of personal necessity.
The main reason why I dont buy DVDs anymore.
1. I'm badly addicted to downloadable high def contents. Nanginginig at talamak.