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post #1 of 21
7/3/03 at 10:43am
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My meager collection is <a href="http://www.guzzlefish.com/collection.php?username=capteucalyptus&mediatype=D " target="_blank">here</a>. My birthday is on the 14th and I anticipate getting money to increase said collection. What are some must buys for any movie buff?
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post #2 of 21
7/3/03 at 10:47am
Dude...No collection is complete (or worth a damn) without the Criterion Brazil set.
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post #3 of 21
7/3/03 at 10:49am
Obviously it depends on whether or not you like the movie, but here some good DVDs:

Any of the Kevin Smith flicks
Boogie Nights
Fight Club
Edward Scissorhands
Pulp Fiction
Jackie Brown
Seven
The Ultimate Toy Box
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post #4 of 21
7/3/03 at 11:00am
Well you seem to be into animation, so I really wouldn't know of too many must haves in that department.
But, 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' might be a good one. Along with say 'Tron' for its early computer animation work. 'Beauty and the Beast' is another well featured animation disc.

Other than that, there are lots of good discs. Especially in Criterion, but by your owning the 'Seven Samurai' you probably already know that. It just depends on your which movies you like. Seven and Fight Club have great 2-disc sets(although the FC set is hard to find). Same with 'Boogie Nights' and 'Magnolia'. The 3-disc 'Black Hawk Down' DVD is loaded with good stuff. T2 - xtreme edition is another good disc if only for the Cameron commentary. True Romance 2-disc set is good too.

Ok before I start listing every movie I can think of, I would say stick mostly to buying the movies you want. Most of them will have good features regardless.

Man, hangovers suck. Thankfully, a nice pickme up of vodka and cranberry has brought me some clarity.
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post #5 of 21
7/3/03 at 11:28am
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What is presently on my list:
·Spider Man
·Blades I/II
·Ice Age
·Monster’s Inc.
·Star Wars Episode 2 : Attack of the Clones
·Dog Soldiers
·Eight Legged Freaks
·The Sum of All Fears
·Any James Bond or John Wayne Westerns on DVD

If there are any particular editions of these movies that you recommend this would also help.
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post #6 of 21
7/3/03 at 11:54am
I suggest picking up the Ghostbusters Special Edition DVD.
Because you don't have it.
And that's a shame.
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post #7 of 21
7/3/03 at 12:07pm
how old are you? anyways...

true romance, boondock saints, way of the gun, matrix, fight club, bottle rocket, kurosawa's dreams, killer, hard boiled cop, city of lost children, amores perros, outlaw josie wales (dvd?), miller's crossing, spanish prisoner, etc...
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post #8 of 21
7/3/03 at 12:16pm
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capteucalyptus:
What is presently on my list:
·Spider Man
·Blades I/II
·Ice Age
·Monster’s Inc.
·Star Wars Episode 2 : Attack of the Clones
·Dog Soldiers
·Eight Legged Freaks
·The Sum of All Fears
·Any James Bond or John Wayne Westerns on DVD

If there are any particular editions of these movies that you recommend this would also help.
Well, since as far as I know there are only one version for all the movies you listed, just go the ones you want at the best price. James Bond Movies, Dog Soldiers, and Blade should all be less than $15 at Circuit City or Best Buy. Most JW films will be too. The other films will be about $20, so you won't get as many.
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post #9 of 21
7/3/03 at 12:32pm
Balm for the soul:

Babette's Feast (you will LOVE this)
The Apostle (Robert Duvall)
The Passion of Joan of Arc
Criterion's Carl Th. Dreyer Collection (or, via VHS, Ordet alone-- Ordet's the one to definitely have)
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post #10 of 21
7/9/03 at 11:11am
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Quote:
_New__Order_:
how old are you? anyways...

true romance, boondock saints, way of the gun, matrix, fight club, bottle rocket, kurosawa's dreams, killer, hard boiled cop, city of lost children, amores perros, outlaw josie wales (dvd?), miller's crossing, spanish prisoner, etc...
I'll be 32.
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post #11 of 21
7/9/03 at 11:20am
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capteucalyptus:
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_New__Order_:
how old are you? anyways...

true romance, boondock saints, way of the gun, matrix, fight club, bottle rocket, kurosawa's dreams, killer, hard boiled cop, city of lost children, amores perros, outlaw josie wales (dvd?), miller's crossing, spanish prisoner, etc...
I'll be 32.
That your beards age pal or the whole Roche package?
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post #12 of 21
7/9/03 at 11:25am
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My beard is as old as the rocks and trees. Slightly younger than my soul, but older than my chin.
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post #13 of 21
7/9/03 at 12:39pm
I recommend:
Emmanuel and the Last cannibals
The Walking Tall Boxed set
Alligator (Region 0)
The Coffin Joe Boxed Set
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post #14 of 21
7/9/03 at 12:55pm
By the way my birthday is on the 13th.

have a good one.
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post #15 of 21
7/9/03 at 1:27pm
Quote:
Katanga:
Dude...No collection is complete (or worth a damn) without the Criterion Brazil set.
Ding ding ding.... you ar da winnar!
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post #16 of 21
7/9/03 at 2:58pm
Roche, you know the only logical choice here.

I Spit On Your Grave
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post #17 of 21
7/9/03 at 3:19pm
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Dunno how that didn't make my wish lisr. Thanks Fett!
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post #18 of 21
7/9/03 at 3:34pm
Fett, that's terrible! You know that I Spit On Your Corpse is the better film.

Anyway Scott, you will eventually need these films in your collection if you hope to achieve real happiness in life:

Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas Criterion
Magnolia
Punch-Drunk Love
Evil Dead/Evil Dead II (any incarnation is better than none)
Fight Club
Se7en
Session 9
Swingers
Lawrence of Arabia
Citizen Kane
Bottle Rocket
The Outlaw Josie Wales
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

Those selections are from my collection. All of them create pure joy. Have fun finding yours!
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post #19 of 21
7/9/03 at 4:07pm
A few of my favourite things (that haven't already been mentioned above):

A Fist Full Of Dollars
The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
The Abyss
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
This Is Spinal Tap
Big Trouble In Little China

and of course

The Thing
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post #20 of 21
7/9/03 at 5:01pm
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Thanks folks!! My wish list runneth over. I knew I'd get reminded of things I wanted.
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post #21 of 21
7/9/03 at 7:12pm
Capteucalyptus, you would like Antz , I think. My niece has my dvd right now, so I don't have the director in mind, but it is a good animated movie for adults and children. The main characters' voices include Woody Allen, Jennifer Lopez, Sylvester Stallone, and some others I can't think of right now. What happens, briefly, is that social misfit Woody Allen's ant changes the underlying social order of the ant colony with the help of some friends. I thought it was very creative.
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