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$50 burning a hole in my pocket; need DVD recommendations

post #1 of 23
3/24/04 at 6:09pm
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I've got some birthday money I'm itching to spend, but I don't have very many ideas. I was looking to see if any Chewers could recommend a film that is good or a DVD with good special features, so I can get ideas. I am seeking to pad out my lacking Horror and Action collections.

My collection isn't very big, so odds are any suggestions made will be new to me.
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post #2 of 23
3/24/04 at 6:26pm
that 100 list on the main page would be a great place to start.

That and finding a copy of The Rock Criterion edition.
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post #3 of 23
3/24/04 at 6:30pm
I have The Rock, Criterion. Neener.

I would recommend going to Target and/or the Wal-Mart armed with that Underrated 100 list. Lots of those titles are for cheap so you should be able to grab four or five discs with that cash.
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post #4 of 23
3/24/04 at 7:00pm
Get the international version of Leon: The Professional. Essential.

The Rundown is also a blast of an action movie if you haven't picked that up yet.
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post #5 of 23
3/24/04 at 7:11pm
I thought the new COMMITMENTS DVD was top notch.

Also, if you haven't bought it yet, you have to get THE OFFICE 1st Series.
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post #6 of 23
3/24/04 at 7:24pm
Quality TV: The Shield: The Complete First Season

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...s=dvd&n=507846

Only 13 eps, but worth every penny.
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post #7 of 23
3/24/04 at 7:31pm
If you have a good home theater that supports DTS 5.1, I would recommend getting Behind Enemy Lines. It's a good action flick, and the missle chase/plane crash scene is one of the greatest demo pieces I've seen for a high-end home theater.
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post #8 of 23
3/24/04 at 7:43pm
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Originally posted by jonvoight's car
Quality TV: The Shield: The Complete First Season

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...s=dvd&n=507846

Only 13 eps, but worth every penny.
I second this choice.
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post #9 of 23
3/25/04 at 1:07am
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Originally posted by gravedigger
I have The Rock, Criterion. Neener.
Awesome.



I would suggest The Devil's Backbone: atmospheric, scary, smart and important.
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post #10 of 23
3/25/04 at 2:09am
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gravedigger said:
I have The Rock, Criterion. Neener.
I have Fear & Loathing Criterion. Double Neener plus infinity.
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post #11 of 23
3/25/04 at 2:12am
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Originally posted by mongycore
I have Fear & Loathing Criterion. Double Neener plus infinity.
I have the Susperia S.E. with the soundtrack CD.

Quadruple neener times infinity.
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post #12 of 23
3/25/04 at 1:11pm
Showdown in Little Tokyo. I think you might like that one.
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post #13 of 23
3/25/04 at 1:24pm
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Originally posted by mongycore
I have Fear & Loathing Criterion. Double Neener plus infinity.
Ahhh, they sell that one at Best Buy.

Anyone have "Spinal Tap"? That'd be the biggest "Neener" in the Universe.
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post #14 of 23
3/25/04 at 1:27pm
Now I want to go get the criterion Spinal Tap just so I can torment you with the neener.
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post #15 of 23
3/25/04 at 2:07pm
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Oh yeah? Well, I'll go out and get that cancelled Ed Wood DVD, howzabout that for a neener, hmmm???
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post #16 of 23
3/25/04 at 3:55pm
Fuck Ed Wood, I ain't never seen it, nor do I want to. NEENER.
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post #17 of 23
3/25/04 at 4:19pm
HARD BOILED Criterion and LIL' SHOP OF HORRORS (the musical)with the downbeat bummer ending.

E = MC neener squared.
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post #18 of 23
3/25/04 at 7:30pm
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Originally posted by Gruber
Fuck Ed Wood, I ain't never seen it, nor do I want to. NEENER.
Fib!
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post #19 of 23
3/26/04 at 1:23am
Get something useful, like a good cooking knife or a bag of weed. New towels are nice as well.
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post #20 of 23
3/26/04 at 2:09am
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Originally posted by Adam Warren
Get something useful, like a good cooking knife or a bag of weed. New towels are nice as well.
That's just nonsense. Are you trying to make some sense?
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post #21 of 23
3/26/04 at 2:48am
Well, you have fifty dollars to spend, and you want to waste it DVD's. I say waste because you don't have a particular DVD in mind, and it seems like you're buying for the sake of buying. Which brings me to the following conclusion: If you're so intent on spending money, you'd be better off spending it on something useful.

There are too many useful items in this world to list in one thread, so I thought of the few purposeful things and named them; a good cooking knife is a useful luxury, and new towels are surprisingly pleasant (I'd buy both before I spendthrifted my hard-earned wages on a DVD, but that's me). A bag of weed to stash can be handy on those rainy days when you're broke.
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post #22 of 23
3/26/04 at 5:02am
If you have $50, then you should buy a DVD. Or go to the movies 5 times. It is your duty.
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post #23 of 23
3/26/04 at 11:31am
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Originally posted by Populationrob
If you have $50, then you should buy a DVD. Or go to the movies 5 times. It is your duty.
That's what I said! The money is birthday money, which I am REQUIRED to spend on luxuries I don't need.

There are plenty of movies I like that I don't yet own but would like to own. I just need a refresher on what's out there.
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