New DVDs

[jamesglewisf]

I just bought three new DVDs last night: Toy Story 2
Shanghai Noon
The Patriot

Have you gotten any new ones lately?

These are three of my favorite movies in each genre. Not the favorites, but I like them anyway. My wife and I really like Jackie Chan movies.

[OG-]

I just bought Pitch Black the Directors Cut, and Mortal Kombat. Both are pretty damn good.

[ryanpaige]

I got Shanghai Noon, Arsenic & Old Lace and Blue Streak last week.

[Laurie L]

Just bought American Beauty, Jurassic Park, Lost World, Pitch Black, U-571, Patriot, the Scream Trilogy with bonus 4th disc and the Toy Story 1 and 2 box set with bonus 3rd disc today. Frequency and Return to Me come out on Tuesday...looking forward to those.

[OG-]

Hey Laurie L, do you know any of those eggs for Pitch Black? It say's it is the directors cut, but I didn't see anything to graphic in it?

[Yoda]

Pitch Black - now that's a movie with a cool concept...I wasn't satisfied with it overall though. Looked a lot cooler to me than it ended up being.

[OG-]

When I saw it in the Theater I thought it was only ok. But when I bought it on Friday, I've watched it like 3 times since then, and I can't get over what a cool movie it is.

[jamesglewisf]

I'm looking forward to Frequency and Return to Me also.

[Laurie L]

Doesn't look like Pitch Black has any Easter Eggs on it. Kind of odd since it's a Universal release. Universal/MCA loves to put the films score in the language section has an egg. Considering the disc has DTS encoded on it, there probably wasn't enough space for the score or any other eggs. Shanghai Noon should have eggs on it though.

[OG-]

That sucks. I just bought Sleepy Hollow on DVD for 8 dollars. Anything on that??

[Yoda]

8 bucks? Whoa! Where'd you but it from?

[OG-]

The local video store by my house sells the DVD's that no one rents anymore for cheap prices.

[Laurie L]

Nope, sorry. No eggs on Sleepy Hollow. By the way, Frequency and Return to Me are terrific. If you get a chance, I highly recommend watching IMAX DVDs. I finally bought the Dolphin IMAX DVD to complete my collection. The quality is just as good as IMAX theater, with the exception of the 80 foot by 110 foot screen. :)

[Yoda]

Just saw Frequency - highly 'confoosin, and some of it was a bit odd (I'm not sure if it all really fits together), but it was still fun to watch, and definitely had some cool moments.

Any features on the Frequency DVD? :) How about "Saving Private Ryan"? :D

[Laurie L]

None on Saving Private Ryan. Still checking for Frequency, but nothing so far.

[ryanpaige]

Well, they aren't "new", but I did buy three more DVDs at the Wal-Mart last night. I picked up Galaxy Quest, Midnight Run and Weird Science. The Midnight Run and Weird Science were only $9.98 each at the Wal-Mart. (They also had Sixteen Candles and The Meaning of Life and some others in the $9.98 bin), so I couldn't pass those up. They don't have any extras or anything, but they're both funny movies.

[sunfrog]

Hey,
Is there a place on this board where people post coupons and codes for the different Dvd stores online?

[ryanpaige]

Well, I went back to the Wal-Mart and picked up John Carpenter's They Live! on DVD yesterday. I couldn't resist.

By the way, the movie itself isn't any better on DVD. :)

[Yoda]

Isn't that one of those old 1950's movies where some city is eaten by giant ants, or something of the sort? I'd heard of that in a book I was skimming through a couple weeks ago. Any good? Or am I thinking of something else?

[ryanpaige]

THe Giant Ant movie is called Them!, I believe.

They Live is from the '80s. It stars Rowdy Roddy Piper (a former pro wrestler) as a homeless guy who gets hold of some special sunglasses that allow him to see that there are aliens living among us and controling the world. It's a silly movie, but among some, it's considered a cult classic (I assume that's a small "some", though).

[Yoda]

Definitely sounds like it could be a good movie, in an odd Men-In-Black sort of way. Ahhhh "Them!", that's right. Thanks for correcting me there. Havn't seen it: just read about it in a book.

The book was "Monsters From the Id" - ever hear of it?

[ryanpaige]

I've heard a little about that book. It appears to be too highbrow for me.

[Yoda]

:laugh: - at least you can admit it! It's not that rough - I've read about one chapter, and I find it quite interesting. If I were you I would definitely take the time to read it...it's interesting to go back and watch movies again, taking note of all the instances of implied sexuality and such.

[OG-]

I just bought Final Destination on DVD for another $8. The DVD has a fair amount of extra features, including an alternate ending.

[Yoda]

Do tell! I must hear of this alternate ending! Spill it!

[OG-]

It's a pretty lame alternate ending. I first saw it when I rented the DVD a month ago, but now I went out and bought it. So if this is spoiling anything for you, turn away now.

===Alternate Ending===
When Devon Sawa grabs the wire off of the car, he dies. He catches on fire and you watch him burn to death. Well there was a scene that they cut from the movie thats in the DVD where Sawa and Larter get-it-on on the beach (you don't actually see anything, but its implied.) Well she gets pregnant and has their baby, and then theres a scene where shes at the grave with the other remaining guy, can't think of his name, and they have a conversation about death. It's a very bad ending and they made the right choice to change it to the ending in Paris. Although the DVD does have a segment where they show their screen tests on people, and some people liked the other ending better, but more people did like the Paris ending alot better. As did I.
[Edited by OG- on 11-07-2000]

[Yoda]

Has the baby? When? I'm confused.

I thought he was going to die and end it there - would have made sense to me.

[OG-]

Ok do you remember the scene where hes on the beach, and she finds him and talks to him? We'll they had sex on the beach, and she became pregant. Theres a scene on the DVD where you see her taking pregnancy test, which turns out positive. Well he dies, but she lives because he pulled the wire off of the car. It says 9 months later on the bottom, and you see her in the hospital giving birth to their child. The "their" being Devon Sawa's character, and Ali Larter's character. Following the birth scene, you see her in a park with the remaining jock guy, Carter, and they have a conversation about how death is and such. It's pretty stupid and doesn't fit the movie like the Paris ending did.

[OG-]

I just got done watching the commentary on Final Destination. The commentary itself makes this DVD worth buying. Its awesome. It explains everything in the movie, and points out a ton of stuff that you never noticed before. The first 3 times I watched this movie I never noticed the pictures behind everyone in the airport. Those pictures all had pictures of how everyone was going to die in the movie. I love that kind of stuff that you never notice the first time, and the commentary points out all that stuff.

[jamesglewisf]

I got some new DVDs Clueless
The Conversation
Dick
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Edward Scissorhands
The Game
G.I. Jane
Godzilla
Groundhog Day
Hunt for the Red October
Lost Horizon
The Man Who Knew Too Little
My Fellow Americans
Mystery Men
The Net
North by Northwest
Peacemaker
Saving Private Ryan
Silverado
Speed
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
Uncle Buck
What About Bob?

[ryanpaige]

Wow, makes my purchases of Clerks and Charade today seem a little shabby by comparison. :)

[sunfrog]

Hey! I like Them. :)
It gave me an idea to make sunglasses that make the world look black and white with no colors at all. Why would you want sunglasses that do that? I don't know, but it might be neat. :)

[jamesglewisf]

I love Uncle Buck. We watched it tonight. I'm at the end of Speed right now. It's a nail-biter.

[ryanpaige]

I went and bought two more DVDs yesterday. I got Blazing Saddles and Scary Movie.

The Blazing Saddles has a weird feature. They have an interview with Mel Brooks on there, and it plays over the movie, but it's not really a director's commentary as he's obviously not watching the movie and commenting on it, he's just making general comments about his experiences making the movie, etc. The weirder thing is that it's only 55 minutes long, so in the middle of Lilli Von Schtupp's "I'm Tired" routine, it goes from Mel Brooks talking to Lilli singing.

I'm glad the feature is one there (there was some interesting stuff that Mel talked about), but it was sort of an odd way to do it.

[Laurie L]

Yeah I've seen that too. It is kind of strange to do it that way, but whatever works I guess. Spaceballs is kind of the same way with a behind-the-scenes featurette that was done in a way that seems strange, but it is still funny and informative.

[sunfrog]

I joined a dvd club. Laurie knows which one. I don't want to advertise. Anyway, I picked Saving Ryan's.., Lol, sorry. Couldn't help it. :D Ahem, Saving Private Ryan, The Thing(Yes!) War of the Worlds and 12 Monkeys, Last week I bought Sleepy Hollow and Hollow Man came in the mail. I had preordered it. :)

I'm a happy camper!

[ryanpaige]

I just ordered the Buffy The Vampire Slayer First Season set, and I ordered Wallace & Gromit's first three adventures DVD (but I'm a little concerned that said DVD won't reach me. Amazon.com says it's out of print, and the suckers sell on eBay for upwards of $55. It just seems unlikely that I could buy a new copy for $20. If it turns out the disc comes with no problems, I may start selling them myself on eBay.)

[OG-]

I just got Hollow Man and Scary Movie the other day.

[Laurie L]

You'll enjoy it Sun. It's a good club with a huge selection.

Ryan - There are more Wallace and Gromit DVDs coming to the market in the next 6 weeks. Can't remember which ones right now, but I can find it for you if you need the info.

I need to get on Amazon.com and order the Carl Sagan Cosmos 7 DVD set. They finally put the entire series to DVD, but it's only available at carlsagan.com and Amazon. I don't care though. I've been waiting for this series for "billions and billions" of months...lol.

[ryanpaige]

No need to go out of your way for me. I'm sure I'll see it when it's released if this current company doesn't come through for me.

[sunfrog]

Just got:

Girl Interupted
Life is Beautiful
Mission to Mars
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Deep Rising. I never saw this but I know a guy who wants to trade for it. I'm trying to get Tremors 1 or 2

[OG-]

The Silence of the Lambs- The Criterion Collection

[ryanpaige]

I just got:

Clerks: The Animated Series
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle
North By Northwest
There's Something About Mary
Soul of the Game

[jamesglewisf]

Keeping the Faith
Arsenic and Old Lace
The Man in the Moon
Loser
Sleepy Hollow
French Kiss
That Touch of Mink
The Kid
When Harry Met Sally
10 Things I Hate About You

[sunfrog]

Tremors 1 :)
Patriot
Frequency
The Messenger
Toy Story 2 pack
Yeah! :)

[OG-]

Alright shut up! I was all happy about getting 1 new DVD but NO!! You punks had to go ruin that by talking about all these new DVD's you got!!

BAHUMBUG!:furious:

[Laurie L]

LOL. I was going to post mine, but now I'm thinking better of it. hehe.

[OG-]

Yea you better!

[Laurie L]

:P Would you feel better if I posted one a day for the next 3 weeks? lol

[OG-]

Now your just rubbing it in my face.

[ryanpaige]

Originally posted by OG-
Alright shut up! I was all happy about getting 1 new DVD but NO!! You punks had to go ruin that by talking about all these new DVD's you got!!

BAHUMBUG!:furious:

Since I usually get my DVDs online, I tend to wait until there are at least two or three that I want before placing an order (usually it means lower shipping costs per disc when ordering more than one at a time). If I were buying more frequently (and in a local retail store), I'd likely buy them one at a time.

[Laurie L]

Originally posted by OG-
Now your just rubbing it in my face.

Hehe. Not at all <add evil grin here> lol

[OG-]

Got Ravenous last night.

[sunfrog]

I got:

Perfect Storm
The Green Mile

[OG-]

Just bought The Frighteners.

[ryanpaige]

Went on a smallish shopping spree yesterday and picked up:

The Tao of Steve
Return of the Pink Panther
Tin Cup
The Usual Suspects

Probably going to go today and get The Music Man (They didn't have it at Best Buy, but they have it at a different store locally).

I also ordered Bowfinger, but it hasn't gotten to me yet.

[OG-]

Bought Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels today.

[Steve]

bought Leaving Las Vegas, Fargo, and the Discreet Charm of the Bourgeiose criterion today

[ryanpaige]

I did go back and buy The Music Man the other day. And I got my Bowfinger in the mail. I also got Election and Goldfinger (since that one is going OOP, I thought I should pick it up. It's one of the few Bond movies I really cared to own when it came down to it).

[OG-]

Ninja Scroll.

[ryanpaige]

I picked up Back to School, Some Like it Hot: SE, Kingpin, City Slickers, Ghostbusters and Austin Powers last week. I also ordered El Mariachi/Desperado, Boiler Room, Charlie's Angels and The Firm.

[OG-]

Se7en Collectors Edition.

[Arthur Dent]

I just got a DVD player last week, and bought the following DVDs:

Spartacus
L.A. Confidential
Best of Friends Vols. 1 and 2
High Noon
Ben-Hur
Heat
The Maltese Falcon
Cool Hand Luke
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Othello
Lawrence of Arabia
2001: A Space Odyssey
Se7en

[ryanpaige]

I finally broke down and ordered Rated X. I wanted to see it, but didn't have Showtime when it was on and the copy at the video store is ALWAYS checked out (give your movie a title like that, and it will always be checked out). Since the DVD was only $14.99, I decided I'd just buy a copy since that's apparently the only way I'll ever get to see the movie.

[mightymose]

Just bought Fight Club, Emperor's New Groove, Big Hit, and Crouching Tiger.

[Steve]

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

[mightymose]

Just got a refund check from the University for a dropped class and decided to blow a lot of it on some DVD's.

We just picked up

Some Like It Hot
Final Destination (on recommendation from the board)
O Brother Where Art Thou?
The Killer.
Night of the Living Dead.

[mightymose]

Just picked up Pitch Black and Carnival of Souls on my way back from The Fast and Furious. I can't wait to watch them tonight when it gets dark!

[Arthur Dent]

I just ordered Fight Club, Richard III (Ian McKellen version), and Being John Malkovich from Amazon.com.

I also ordered Wilde, but that was on VHS (because there is no DVD, dammit! :(

[Mercury Satin]

The Exorcist (the version you've never seen)
Terminator (collectors edition)

Z¥GG¥

X - ZZ - X

[DoomsDay]

I think if I get any DVD at all, it will be either be MANGA or Animation. Still waiting for Hayao Miyazaki's work to be DVD'ed.

[ryanpaige]

I bought "A Fish Called Wanda" at Wal-Mart last night.

I also ordered the following online (but not at Wal-Mart):

A Simple Plan
O Brother Where Art Though
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Dog Day Afternoon
Dudley Do-Right (mostly for the kids, though I enjoyed the movie, too, for some reason)
Fletch
In The Line of Fire: SE
The Jerk
Primary Colors (which I almost bought at Wal-Mart in a package with Erin Brockovich, but the thing didn't have a price on it)
Westworld

And I preordered Wayne's World 1 and 2.

I just heard that Fawlty Towers is being released on DVD in October, and Memento is being released on Sept 4th, so I'm certainly going to be placing orders for those.

[ryanpaige]

Picked up All the President's Men and Zero Effect today.

[mightymose]

Just picked up Rosemary's Baby and Texas Chainsaw Massacre

[Steve]

Yesterday I bought Shawshank and Manhattan

[Yoda]

Gone In 60 Seconds
Big Daddy
Mission: Impossible
Jurassic Park

...more coming in the mail soon! :)

[OG-]

Wish I had my DVD coming in the mail soon...HINT HINT! :D

[Yoda]

Oh yeah. I'll try to get that out soon (funny, I said that last time, didn't I?). Got some packaging ready and all that. Anyway, I got 4 more DVDs in the mail today:

The Usual Suspects
The Shawshank Redemption
Unbreakable
Monty Python and the Holy Grail

[OG-]

lol, no rush!

[Arthur Dent]

While vacationing in Seattle, I picked up Chaplin and All About Eve. I also bought The Importance of Being Earnest on VHS (since there is no DVD).

Oh, and the Manhunter VHS was on sale for $6.99 at Suncoast so I bought that as well.

[jrs]

Just bought the new Die Hard DVD Box Set. All three are SE and are really cool. The one that stands out the most is Die Hard. It's a 5 Star edition with discs and loads of material. You can even make your own version of the film by using its edit section built on the disc. Cool :cool:

[OG-]

How much did that cost? I keep looking for that, but I can't find it anywhere.

[jrs]

For me, around $70.00

[Arthur Dent]

Last Friday I bought:

Henry V (Branagh version)
Much Ado About Nothing
Elizabeth
GoodFellas
Almost Famous
Man on the Moon

[OG-]

Die Hard Ultimate Edition Box Set

[Laurie L]

Dream is Alive (IMAX)
Blue Planet (IMAX)
Sweet November
Clan of the Cave Bear, The
Snatch
Mexican, The
Chocolat
3000 Miles to Graceland
American Pie Ultimate Edition

[jrs]

Monkeybone:Special Edition

[OG-]

Unbreakable. It was an impulse buy.

[mightymose]

The Jerk
Flet
Clerks (animated series)
The Mexican
When Harry Met Sally
Jurassic Park

Next on my list is the Die Hard Box Set... just have to get the bills paid :)

[jrs]

good choice for your next pick! :cool:

[OG-]

Yes, GREAT pick for your next DVD set. You will be very happy with it.

[sunfrog]

I won a movie!

Congratulations!
You are the winner of an AFI Top 100
Most Heart-Pounding Movie

It just came in the mail! It's Rocky!
Best Picture 1976 Woohoo! Yo Rockee! :D

[OG-]

Yea I won a DVD once too...:D

[jrs]

Me too.....I won Batman on Video. But that was a long time ago.

[OG-]

One Night at McCools

[spudracer]

I strongly suggest that everyone purchase Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs, get it for the movie, but enjoy all the special features.

[OG-]

Swordfish

[OG-]

Planet of the Apes Special Edition- One of the best DVD's out there. Oozes features.

Requiem for a Dream. I almost wet myself when I saw the $14.99 pricetag!!!

[jungerpants]

Friday I bought Shrek, Episode 1, and POTA. All cheap and all 2 disc special editions... awesome stuff. Episode 1 was a lot better movie than I remembered it to be.

[spudracer]

Hyper, Episode 1 just sounds so much better than it did on VHS (of course), especially the added footage makes the movie a tad bit more enjoyable. Wonder which version they'll show on FOX.

I bought Mortal Kombat and the weaker sequel, Annihilation, in a two pack for 14.95. Tomb Raider, being a Paramount disc, amazed me being only 19.95 instead of the usual 21.95.

POTA, I'm with OG- on this one, the features are so fulfilling its almost unbearable.

The Grinch, the features on this are alright, but not fully satisfying.

visit www.movieforums.com/dvd for the specs on these discs as well as some not yet released.

[jrs]

Originally posted by spudracer
Hyper, Episode 1 just sounds so much better than it did on VHS (of course), especially the added footage makes the movie a tad bit more enjoyable. Wonder which version they'll show on FOX.

I bought Mortal Kombat and the weaker sequel, Annihilation, in a two pack for 14.95. Tomb Raider, being a Paramount disc, amazed me being only 19.95 instead of the usual 21.95.

POTA, I'm with OG- on this one, the features are so fulfilling its almost unbearable.

The Grinch, the features on this are alright, but not fully satisfying.

visit www.movieforums.com/dvd for the specs on these discs as well as some not yet released.



I own the SW EP 1 DVD and it is reeeeeeealllllly outstanding . Unlike other people for some reason (except for Jar jar) I liked Phantom. With the DVD's sound and picture and bonus features makes it as you say "more" enjoyable.

Movies based on video games seem to just well.......not do well for me mostly. Though the only one that really caught my eye as being well, worth it, is Tomb Raider. I have seen it like so many times. Hollywood makes movies based on video games at least 99% of em all kiddy.

POTA - - AWESOME

Grinch - -Good / Could have been better

[spudracer]

I got mad when I got The Grinch simply because I grabbed the wrong version(I was in a hurry), but I have no plans on exchanging it for the Widescreen version. I'm not going to watch it much anyways...just my nephews and nieces are going to watch it. :D

[jrs]

Originally posted by spudracer
I got mad when I got The Grinch simply because I grabbed the wrong version(I was in a hurry), but I have no plans on exchanging it for the Widescreen version. I'm not going to watch it much anyways...just my nephews and nieces. :D


You too???? LOL I went to Kmart and picked it up along w/POTA. I brought it home to watch and check for glitches and etc... and noticed the same. :( It is for me so I was kinda upset .

[spudracer]

I would say that a movie like that I don't really care if it's Widescreen or not. I mean I have a few Disney DVDs and I'm used to it being Widescreen or Full Frame.

I only really gripe about not being Widescreen if its a movie that really needs to be Widescreen...i.e. I put Willy Wonka back because it was Full Frame.

[jrs]

true.

[L .B . Jeffries]

I bought 4 DVD's today

The Stunt Man Special Edition - Richard Rush

Dirty Harry Special Edition

The Messenger - Luc Besson

The Nightmare Before Christmas Special Edition

plus a couple I bought a week or two ago
Magnolia
Sydney (Hard Eight)
The Great Escape
Dressed To Kill
________
GLASS BUBBLERS (http://bubblers.net/)

[Holden Pike]

I got the whole Dirty Harry boxed set a few weeks back when it streeted, and The Stunt Man too. The documentary, "The Sinister Saga of making The Stunt Man" is worth the extra price of the S.E., and the commentary track is decent.

This week I picked up Untiltled, Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous director's cut. I liked the movie OK when it was released, but I didn't consider it top ten material from that year (top twenty anyway). I actually appreciate the longer cut more, I think it's a better film. That doesn't always hold true, but in this case it's definitely worth seeing, even if you weren't a raging fan of the original theatrical cut.

The second best thing about Untitled, other than the longer cut of the flick, is the commentary track with Cameron and his Mother. Great stuff!


I'm glad this was a relatively light week, release-wise, because next week is a real bear for me. I may have to put a couple on a X-mas wish list: Topkapi, The Elephant Man, Medium Cool and The Following (Chris Memento Nolan's first feature) all street next Tuesday. Gotsta have all four of those puppies.

[Yoda]

Got "The Grinch" in the mail, and it's good enough that I won't return it. Nothing else new, really.

[spudracer]

Holden, how much did Untitled sell for? I was wanting to get it, but I'm short on the dough right now. I'm too lazy to go out and look too. :D

[Holden Pike]

The retail tag for Untitled is $34.99, but Suncoast had it for around $28 or so (I've already forgotten).

Put it on your holiday wish list if you liked the movie or are a fan of Crowe's.

[spudracer]

Actually, haven't seen it. I have liked some of Crowe's previous work so I just thought about buying this thing without seeing it.

[OG-]

Series 7: The Contenders
Wild Things so sue me =/

[mecurdius]

got jurassic park for 25$ today because i couldnt find fight club, i already have jp on vhs but good enough!

[spudracer]

Why not get the whole set?

OG-, you lucky bastard. I can't find Series 7 anywhere. :furious: I can't find Lost & Delirious either.

[OG-]

It's at Suncoast but grossely overpriced, so I went to Borders and picked it up.

[spudracer]

Well, that's the thing. The closest thing I have to me that involves hard to get DVDs, is Hastings. Other than that, I have the mall 40 minutes away with no Suncoast, or a mall an hour and a half away with a Suncoast. It's very frustrating.

[mecurdius]

i really like hollywood or blockbuster's used dvd's hollywood video was just haing a 2 dvd for 20$ a week ago and i go o brother where art thou and mememto. :)

[spudracer]

That's a really good deal, and usually, if the customers know how to treat the discs, you can get them with minimal scratches. :)

[ryanpaige]

Originally posted by spudracer
Well, that's the thing. The closest thing I have to me that involves hard to get DVDs, is Hastings.

You should always support Hasting's. The Marmadukes (the family who started the chain) are family friends. And the chain is based in the town where I grew up (and one of the Marmaduke daughters is incredibly hot, especially in the chestal region).

I picked up a few DVDs recently. I got:

The Magnificent Seven
Finding Forrester
Wonder Boys
Dogma
State & Main

That makes 103 DVDs in toto for me, though I do have two copies of Monty Python and the Holy Grail (SE and non-SE) and two copies of Charade (Criterion and non-Criterion).

[mecurdius]

wow!:eek: 103 dvd's!!! I have 21 and i thought that was a lot.

[spudracer]

Oh yeah, well I have 149. :D

Ryan, you outta catalog your DVDs online. Then we can all see what you have. :)

[jrs]

oh yeah................I got 192! :p

[spudracer]

I've seen yours, I still can't understand why you have some of the DVDs you do. :laugh:

I found Resevoir Dogs for 9.99 on DVD today. But like an idiot, I didn't get it. STUPID STUPID STUPID!!!

[Holden Pike]

Oh YEAH, well I've got about 400 DVDs, and another 600 on LD. :p

[jrs]

COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:
Could you let us know at least part of your list?

[Yoda]

I think I've seen LD once or twice. Is it any good? (stupid question to ask you, seeing as how you just said you owned 600 of them.)

[Holden Pike]

No, how and where would I begin to list all the flicks I have on DVD & LD?...and that's not even counting another hundred or so on VHS. I've got a lot of stuff, all different genres, eras, and languages.

Perhaps this will be easier? I can give you a sampling of what is definitely NOT in my collection: any movies with Adam Sandler or Freddie Prinze Jr., any movies with Jean Claude Van Damme or Steven Seagal, and any movies starring Herbie the Love Bug or Travolta and talking babies/animals. Other than that, I've probably got a little bit of just about everything, and a lot of many things.



And yes, LDs are plenty good, of course. Until DVDs further enhanced what LDs had already been doing for over a decade, LaserDiscs were the only way for real film fans to enjoy the best possible presentation on home video. The format invented audio commentary tracks. It was more expensive than DVD, but I kind of enjoyed the fact that it was a brotherhood of true film enthusiasts, a fanbase that insisted upon things like correct aspect ratios and a wealth of supplemental materials. Now you can get DVDs at Wal-Mart or the supermarket, and even complete hunks of unartistic trash like Dude, Where's My Car? have commentary tracks. Frankly, I love my LDs and miss the good ol' days.

[mecurdius]

LD isnt half as good as dvd. Just because more movies are out on dvd doesnt mean its worse it means its better!

And u dont have any steven seagals? why he is one of the the greatest actors of all time. Everyone should own such great movies as under siege and fire down below! (JK!)

but actually i really like adam sandler's earlier stuff and bought the 3 dvd collection happy gilmore, billy madison, and Bulletproof and i love it

[L .B . Jeffries]

M*A*S*H

Mean Streets

For a Few Dollars More

Salvador

Dr.Strangelove

[jungerpants]

Batman (Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson)
Masters of the Universe (Dulph Lundgren)
Mr. Holland's Opus (Richard Dreyfuss)
Stigmata (Patricia Arquette)
Young Frankenstein (Mel Brooks)

and tomorrow morning, when it goes on sale at Best Buy for $12.99... Airplane!

[spudracer]

Ew....Masters of the Universe!? :laugh:

Sorry, just heckling you before everyone else did. :)

[L .B . Jeffries]

MAD MAX

[henry hill]

Just got shawshank redemption and total recall in sale
woo!

(I only buy cheapie DVD's, it's more satisfying)

[spudracer]

Which version of Total Recall did you get?

They had a limited edition tin out, that's the one I got, just wondering which one you got. :)

[henry hill]

Cheapo normal one, doubt the limited edition would be in the bargain basket :D

[spudracer]

True, but it was considerably cheap when they released it a few months back.

[henry hill]

I've got the whole impulse thing running through my veins now, I'm holding my plastic friend he's saying it's monday, you're feeling down, BUY BUY BUY.

So as you're online, name me some decent DVD's :D
(quickity quick before it all pumps out of me again!)

[spudracer]

Hmmmm,

off the top of my head. Almost Famous - Untitled(that's an expensive one though)

I don't know. :laugh:

[henry hill]

That'll do :D

Bought the region1 too, more features :)

Hey it's an impulse buy, money doesn't matter here! :laugh:

[spudracer]

In that case, Die Hard Collection. :laugh: :D

[jrs]

I got the limited edition tin total Recall. Worth every penny ;D

[spudracer]

:yup: Sure was. :D

[jrs]

Bought Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai in the
5th Dimension : The Sp. Ed. .........COOOOL!!! Plus Fast and the Furious and The Glass House.
I got something else but I forgot! :bawling:

[henry hill]

Woo just ordered the Director's Edition of Almost Famous (features look cool too) I think I'm going to get the Godfather series too...(mouse hovering over the confirm order button)

Features:
Untitled: The Bootleg Cut - Cameron Crowe's Director's Edition with Over 30 Minutes of Never-Before-Seen Footage
Almost Famous: The Original Academy Award®-Winning Version of Cameron Crowe's Rock 'N' Roll Sensations
Music CD: 6 Never-Before-Released Stillwater Tracks
Director's Commentary
Deleted Scenes with Commentary
Cast Audition Tapes and Rock 'N' Roll Rehearsal Footage
Cameron Crowe's Top 10 Albums of 1973
Oscar®-Winning Shooting Script with Crowe's Notes
Stillwater's Cleveland Concert Featuring 6 Original Songs
Crowe's Original Rolling Stone Articles
Original DVD Menu Music Created by Nancy Wilson Trailer
Production Notes
Bios

[spudracer]

Yup, it's a pretty sweet 2 disc number. :)

Jason, may I ask what possessed you to buy Fast and the Furious?

[jrs]

Back off man ...... what's wrong with Fast and the Furious"? :furious: :furious: I happen to like it.

[jungerpants]

Originally posted by spudracer
Ew....Masters of the Universe!? :laugh:

Sorry, just heckling you before everyone else did. :)

Haha, I know what you mean. The movie wasn't as good as the last time I saw it, but hey, this is the stuff I grew up on. So it's gotta be great.

[spudracer]

Yeah, I like giving you guys a hard time for some of the movies you buy. I don't have room to talk really.

Jason, I was joking about Fast and the Furious. :goof:

[jrs]

BTTF Trillogy will be released late 2002 for sure!!!!!! :D

[henry hill]

Requiem for Dream
Halloween (only £8 for double disc set! cool!)
Romper Stomper

[spudracer]

Yeah, Back to the Future was believed to be held up simply because of ET, but that wasn't the case. As JRS said, it should be out later this year. Cross your fingers just in case. :D

[henry hill]

Battle Royale

[jrs]

Originally posted by spudracer
Yeah, Back to the Future was believed to be held up simply because of ET, but that wasn't the case. As JRS said, it should be out later this year. Cross your fingers just in case. :D

For those who have any worries on if there is any problems that might occur on the BTTF release late this year........... TRUST ME!!!!!! It's coming out!

[jrs]

I bought Beverly Hills Cop : Special Edition on DVD. The best part is , is that it gets released on Tues. Jan 29th. I was shocked to see it on the shelf. I brought it home , checked it out, and it's great! I suggest when it DOES come out ( or if someone else is lucky enough to pick it up earlier) to get it !!!

[ryanpaige]

I saw the Beverly Hills Cop: SE out at one of the local stores, too, but I didn't buy it. I picked up the Buffy: Season One disc, The Player and Harvey the other day. I was going to buy American Pie 2, but I didn't for some reason (I can't remember why).

[spudracer]

I find it funny when stores put a movie out that shouldn't be out until the following week, if you dislike someone there, buy it, call the studio and that store will get a spanking...so to speak. :)

My old boss told me that once.

I think I might know the reason you didn't get American Pie 2...uh...it's not that good. :D

[jrs]

American Pie 2 is uh......... wildly hysterical. I SUGGEST to pick it up !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ryanpaige]

I saw it (American Pie 2) in the theater, and I liked it then.

I think it was the fact that I knew it was cheaper at a place closer to home than it was at the store I was at (which had Buffy cheaper than the store closer to my house). I figured I could get AP2 later at the other store. Actually, I remember planning at one point to stop on the way home, but I forgot.

[L .B . Jeffries]

Dario Argento Inferno/Phenomenon

The Long Kiss Goodnight

Crimson Rivers

Unbreakable

[henry hill]

Mean Streets
The Big Lebowski (hell yeah!)
Dawn of the Dead
Evil Dead 2 (special edition!)

[jrs]

Evil Dead 2 (Special Edition) ---- Way to go !!!!

[Yoda]

Got a few: A Bugs' Life
Toy Story
Toy Story 2

[jrs]

:D

[henry hill]

TWT Excellent choice! I recommend Shrek too... I recently got the region 1 2 disc set, and I'm after Monster inc, it's most likely to be released on region 1 before it hits the cinemas here, any one know of the release dat?E

[Yoda]

Yep, got Shrek a few weeks ago. Nice disc.

[spudracer]

You mean nice DISCS...:D

I can't find the Tombstone Vista Series ANYWHERE!!!!

[ryanpaige]

Originally posted by henry hill
any one know of the release dat?E

Some time in the '80s, I suspect.

Seriously, though, I thought I heard something about mid-April, but I can't remember where, so don't count on that.

[spudracer]

No date yet on Monsters Inc., if you're meaning onto DVD. I'm going to get around to have all the dates and features up on some of the DVDs coming out in the months ahead. I know about, so far, Training Day, K-PAX, Bandits, Original Sin, Heist, Zoolander, Hearts in Atlantis, The One, The Musketeer, etc.,

So it'll be a lengthy report. I'll post a link when I have it done. :)

I'm also thinking of spawning a small site that deals with DVD releases, not too sure though if I'll be able to do it. :D

Got Predator for $14.96 today. Saw they had O Brother, Where Art Thou?, for $16.44.

[jrs]

Got Rockstar today.... $14 .95

[Guy]

Got From Russia with Love and Goldfinger special editions today for 20 bucks total from Blockbuster

;D

[jrs]

Originally posted by spudracer
I've seen yours, I still can't understand why you have some of the DVDs you do. :laugh:

What I got is what I prefer to own and what I like. i don't judge others choosings.

Finally got Moulin Rouge !!!! Awesome!!!!

[mecurdius]

pick up two dvd's the other day, fight club and Resivoir dogs, is resivoir dogs getting a special edition?

[spudracer]

I believe so.

That along with Pulp Fiction.

Laurie said something about it awhile back I believe. :D

[mightymose]

I'm not sure of a release date... but I do know that they are working on SE's for both films.

[mightymose]

Just ordered Sex and Zen and Ring from HKflix.com... What a great site Laurie!!!

[filmfreak]

Just went a bit credit card crazy and bought:

Futurama Series 1
Robocop Trilogy
Planet of the Apes
Almost Famous Untitled
Buffy Series 3
Angel Series 1

Ouch, ill be in trouble when the bill arrives next month!

[mightymose]

I know the feeling Freak. I was buying 5 or 6 DVD's a week and had to cut back, so I started visiting Blockbuster and picking up Pre-Viewed movies for $4.99. My only requirement is that it has to be a movie whose sound and picture are not critical to the enjoyment of the film (Yesterday I bought Ladies Man and Tailor of Panama, before that Tao of Steve and State and Main). So far I've been happy with them, though it did take awhile to get used to the video quality of tape.

[spudracer]

At my old job I had my boss order movies for me practically every other week. It got to the point where I had like 20 DVDs waiting for me...

Well when the store came to have to close, I got them ALL...for nothing...:laugh:

[mightymose]

LOL... sounds like a good deal to me ;)

My father-in-law used to rent movies through his appliance store and decided to sell everything off. I ended up getting about 150 movies for $2 each and $35 dvd's for about 5... was one of the happiest days of my life:D

[spudracer]

Just got

Tombstone: VISTA Series
Bram Stoker's Dracula - SUPERBIT

[mightymose]

Ohhhhh... post your opinion on the Superbit ASAP... I'm interested to hear what you think of them...

[spudracer]

I will..

I might watch it tonight, but as of now..don't know what I have planned.

[L .B . Jeffries]

Shaolin Soccer
Hana-Bi
Airport
Adventures in Babysitting
The Big Blue
Little Women
Thye Assignment
Geronimo: An American Legend
The Black
The Pit and the Pendulum
North by Northwest
The Gauntlet
The Getaway
They Shoot Horse Don't They?
American Beauty

[L .B . Jeffries]

I got some more today. I traded in 16 not so swift VHS for 15 bucks and Bought the Akira Special Edtion with the money at an Asain DVD store also I bought 2 Beat Takeshi Kitano's Brother (2000) 3-4x jugatsu (1990) an Akira Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress and Woo-ping Yuen's Iron Monkey: The Young Wong Fei Hong (1993)

[Aragorn]

Last Tuesday I just bought

Das Boot
Rules of Engagement
Idle Hands
Bad Boys
Backdraft

And today I plan on buying

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
The Musketter
Interview with the Vampire

:yup:

[spudracer]

Got Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and had no idea that it is a 2-DISC SET SWEET!!!!!!

[L .B . Jeffries]

Charade

Zombies

Three set DVD pack Kevin Smith
Chasing Amy
Clerks
Mallrats

[spudracer]

You lucky bastard...wish they had that around here...I would buy it for Mallrats and sell the other two. :D

[cinemark1013]

Jay and Silent Bob Strikes Back 2 Disc Set
Don't Say a Word
Soul Survivor :The Final Cut
Bones
Suspiria

[spudracer]

Check it out...my new DVD:

[Fez Wizardo]

I bought American Werewolf in London and its great :D

also bought blow but I thought it was absolute ****e...

[spudracer]

You thought Blow sucked? no pun intended. :rotfl:

IMO, I thought it was better than Traffic

[mightymose]

I am so proud of myself... It's been a week and I haven't been to BestBuy... and today was even Tuesday!

I think I bought 9 or 10 DVD's last week and a bunch the week before... the addiction is just too overpowering!

[Fez Wizardo]

mightymoose i know what you mean...I always walk in and think oooh ooh i'll get that one, oooh ooh and that and err might as well buy this and i suppose...maybe....

so now i've confiscated my spending facilities from myself.

Spudracer - I thought blow was really really bad...I was watching it and it seemed to take forever to start, but it never really did, and then it suddenly ends. Depp's accent really irritated me. Although watching the bloke in prison interview showed he had that kind of accent...

[spudracer]

Was a good movie. Ted Demme did a good job on it, IMO.

[Fez Wizardo]

I remember continually looking at the timer on my DVD player... thinking it's going to get good, it's going to get good, my friend depserately trying to convince me to change the dvd while i'm sitting there saying...don't worry my dear buddy it's going to get a whole lot better...

...he beat me afterwards :(

[jrs]

The Evil Dead : Book of the Dead .......... I Recommend it to everyone.
It is the best incarnation of the Evil Dead DVDs out there. One thing though, Sam Raimi's Within the Woods is not included. For me, it was upsetting at first but come on. As a true die-hard DVDPhile there is no way to pass this up in anyway whats so ever. It's must have to add to your collection......one of the best DVD packaging I have ever seen if you ask me.

[spudracer]

Yeah, the case looks awesome. I'll probably have to drive a distance to get it though.

I need to get Simpsons Season 1, before Season 2 comes out here in a couple months though.

[OG-]

Today I bought A.I. and put down $5 on the first Oz DVD for $18.25. WHOHA!! I love Suncoast and their replay cards.

[spudracer]

I wish a Suncoast was close. I would spend every waking minute there.

[jrs]

:rotfl:

[L .B . Jeffries]

Originally posted by jrs1013
:rotfl:

Nice DVD :p

[jrs]

haha:laugh:

[spudracer]

Anywho.

[mightymose]

Just picked up

Bride with White Hair
Chinese Ghost Story
Operation Condor
Session 9.

I finally got so fed up with Best Buy's lack of selection when it comes to non mainstream movies that I went over to Suncoast... sure the prices are a bit higher, but the selection is fantastic and with that little Replay card I already have 20 bucks coming back :)

Yeah baby!

[OG-]

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I didn't know Session 9 was out!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I know what I'm doing today!!!!

[spudracer]

I'm seriously debating whether or not to drive 40 miles to get Series 7. Anybody think I should. The cost on it was like $24.99 or something like that.

[mightymose]

I would... but I'm used to driving that far. I drove 50 miles each way to work for a couple of years... :)

[spudracer]

Well, I drive the 40 miles very often anyways, just wanting to know if I should be Series 7. Haven't heard too much on it.

[L .B . Jeffries]

Mario Bava Bio
Plan 9 From Outer Space
To Kill A Mockingbird

[Holden Pike]

"You see? You see?!? Your stupid minds! Stupid!! Stupid!!!" (http://www.lethargiclad.com/tor/plan9.gif)

- Eros (Dudley Manlove), Plan 9 From Outer Space

The movie that raises the unanswerable question: what were the first eight plans, and how could they have been any more inept than this one?

[L .B . Jeffries]

Originally posted by Holden Pike


The movie that raises the unanswerable question: what were the first eight plans, and how could they have been any more inept than this one?

So I take it, you don't like this movie







Peace

[Holden Pike]

Are you kidding? I LOVE Plan 9 From Outer Space. It is the prototypical definition of "so bad it's good". Ed Wood's anti-masterpiece is endlessly entertaining to me. I've probably seen it fifty times, easy. And I'm sure I'll watch it another fifty times more in the future..."for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember: future events such as these will effect you in the future."


No, man, I was talking about the ineptness of the actual Plan 9, dealing with the resurrection of the dead using long-distance electrodes shot into their pineal and pituitary glands. If this one failed so miserably, and if these alien beings are so ineffectual and incompetent, how much worse could Plans 1 through 8 have been? THAT is the question, Hamlet.

[The Silver Bullet]

Run Lola Run
Artificial Intelligence

[spudracer]

Braveheart
Tron

Tuesday i'll probably get Training Day and Simpsons Season 1

[mightymose]

American Psycho
Event Horizon
A Better Tomorrow
Heist

If you haven't seen "A Better Tomorrow" it's definitely worth checking out... It's an early John Woo piece that rates right up there with Killer and Hard-Boiled

[spudracer]

It was a tough one today. Didn't know whether to get the Alien 20th Anniversary 4 disc set or Simpsons Season 1. While the price was the only real factor, I wanted both, and almost got both. I ended up getting Simsons Season 1. :D

[mightymose]

Had some time to kill before my visit to the dr. so I went and picked up Tron 20th Anniversary and Bottle Rocket.

[mightymose]

Well, I managed to go one entire day without picking any DVD's up, but caved today and bought A Better Tomorrow II (Supposed to be better than the original) and Tai Chi II (no idea, but it sounded okay and was directed by Yuen Woo-ping so I figured it was worth a flyer).

[L .B . Jeffries]

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
Apollo 13
Backdraft
Sleuth

[spudracer]

As a result of some peer pressure, I bought the Alien Legacy.

[L .B . Jeffries]

:laugh: that's damn skippy

[mightymose]

Don't worry Kent... you won't regret it :)

[mightymose]

The Mrs. made me go to the mall today so I demanded DVD's as payment.

I picked up Chinatown and Ringo Lam's City on Fire. Unfortunately the Chinatown DVD was a damned floater so I had to take it back. Since Suncoast seems to only have one copy of each title I had to swap it for another movie and ended up with the Total Recall SE.

[spudracer]

Total Recall...good choice Mose, you'll like it. :D

Should've gotten the metal tin though. :D

[Yoda]

Memento. Me likey.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Just got K-PAX on Tuesday. Love Kevin Spacey's acting. Don't like the directing -- too choppy with the scenes. Great story. I haven't been through all of the extras, but the alternate ending sucks. There's hardly a difference from the film's ending.

[spudracer]

A friend talked me into buying Joy Ride, so I bought Joy Ride today.

[L .B . Jeffries]

Muhammad Ali
The Greatest Collection
(1964) "I shook up the World" Clay vs Liston
(1974) "Rumble in the Jungle" Ali vs Forman
(1975) "Thrilla in Manila" Ali vs Frazier
Plus
Hour Long Documentary

[mightymose]

I picked up Chinatown (and it works!), High Noon, Black Sabbath, and Training Day.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me

[L .B . Jeffries]

Chinatown
The Ninth Gate

[jungerpants]

I bought:

Memento
Meet the Parents
Matrix
Rounders
Good Will Hunting: Collector's Edition

[spudracer]

Thir13en Ghosts - a sucker for horror movies.

[The Silver Bullet]

Tropfest 2002

These are the sixteen short listed short films for the Tropfest Short Film Festival this year. My God. I loved the films this year.

I'm hoping on getting The Matrix Revisited and North by Northwest, and possibly, The Maltese Falcon within the next few weeks.

[jrs]

"National Lampoon's Vacation" - One of the best comedies of all time !!!

[filmfreak]

Studio Ghibli Archive Vol 1 and 3.

Contains 6 Hayao Miyazakis films. Cant wait to sit down and watch them all.

[spudracer]

Got Mulholland Dr. the other day and Mose was right, that card is very helpful in giving you the hints...:D

[jrs]

Got "Ali" today. Great movie. ............ has Spidey trailer! :cool:

[spudracer]

Great movie!? *shakes hand* OK movie. :D

[The Silver Bullet]

Finally, Pulp Fiction.

[spudracer]

Ahhh..

Welcome to the family.

[jrs]

Originally posted by The Silver Bullet
Finally, Pulp Fiction.


I am waiting for the two disc special edition which comes out August 20th.



http://www.dvdfile.com/images/box_art/packaging/pulpfiction_se.jpg

[jrs]

Oceans Eleven (Updated George Clooney version)

[spudracer]

EDIT YOUR POST MAN

Second time I've told you.

[jrs]

Originally posted by spudracer
EDIT YOUR POST MAN

Second time I've told you.


Edit what?

[The Silver Bullet]

Don't double post!
Just edit the first post and add the second message...

[jungerpants]

Ocean's Eleven
Not Another Teen Movie

[Ozma]

I could have sworn that I mentioned this. I bought my mom Young Guns and Ghostbuster 2. I was trying not to smile too much when I went up to the counter. I have no idea why I was smiling ;D

[spudracer]

Ocean's Eleven
Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone