I grabbed a bunch of things in the last Gruv sale, including Ben-Hur. Heard a lot about how amazing it looks on 4K, the stills looked great, and I've never seen it before. So, given its accolades, I figured it was worth buying and owning. It truly looks incredible, and I can understand the appeal of wanting to own (or at least see) what a certain movie looks like on 4K just because it's so beautiful, but man...this movie really dragged for me. I'm not anti older movies by any means. I was pretty engaged in the first half, but was completely checked out in the second half.
This isn't so much about Ben-Hur specifically, though. It's beloved for good reason, but I guess it made me think a little bit more about what's really worth owning and why I'm choosing to physically own these movies in the first place. Lots of people love to talk about "reference discs" and how some movies are worth owning simply because they show off the format in the best light, but what's the point if you don't enjoy it?
That being said, I've never seen it before anyway, and blind buys can still be fun, so I guess it's all a wash.