See my sig for a link to the list of DVDs I already own.

The last time I did this, you all came through with some great recommendations.

I am looking for recommendations of titles that I don't already have / that you recommend I pick up.

Since I live within a couple miles of Scarecrow Video, your recommendations can also include titles that aren't region 0 or region 1. (Special editions I may not be aware of that are only available in other countries, for instance... like the 2-DVD Region 3 special edition of "Malena.")

I have a want list on the dvdtracker link, but it's not completely up to date. I'm more interested at this point to hear your suggestions.

Thanks

and Count Duckula.

quality purchases.

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i've never heard of either of those titles...

hulk
frailty
zatoichi
shaun of the dead
menace 2 society
the quick and the dead

>hulk

i like ang lee, but not enough to buy that movie...

>frailty

i didn't like that movie... and i like bill paxton, normally.

>zatoichi

still haven't seen it... i was going to see it at the siff a couple of years ago, but i had to work. gave my ticket away on craigslist.

>shaun of the dead

saw it, it got old after a while. i'll have to watch it again though. maybe i wasn't into watching a movie at the time or something. seems a lot of people liked it.

>menace 2 society

never saw it...

>the quick and the dead

with sharon stone? never saw it... and i like raimi and westerns. i'll check it and "zatoichi" out. thanks

: )

<--- *licks lips*

i've got a fetish for tall men and deep voices.

somehow i keep overlooking that title.

"the hills are alive, with the sound, of mucus..." - prince, paris, 8/31/93.

<--- *licks lips*

i've got a fetish for tall men and deep voices.

has criterion re-released it yet? i was waiting for that, and then forgot about it... it has been on the wantlist

and it is an amazing disc

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i may have to just splurge on that instead.

thanks

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- Dwight

i did this about 2 1/2 years ago... a lot of my dvds came from recommendations in that thread. (of course it wasn't archived...)

anyways, the reason for posting the list is so people can hopefully get an idea of what i like, and don't like... (have/don't have, etc)

Cop 'em. Trust me. And I'm one who is hesitant in recommending anyone to buy a DVD...I feel better saying it's worth renting/seeing at the most. I'll try to browse your collection later as I just checked just to see if you had that trilogy.

The Region 1's are pretty cheap and have extensive extras for single discs. To top it off, they are great films.

Maybe preorder the November Criterion release of Kieslowski's "Double Life of Veronique."

The Kino Kieslowski collection gets great grades from DVDBeaver, here's a review for one of the films in that collection (2nd link below), one of the most powerful works one will come across. Then, you can check the other DVD reviews for the other ones in the collection. The graphic design blows though:

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDReviews17/a%20Krzysztof%20Kieslowski%20DVD%20Review/a%20Krzysztof%20Kieslowski%20The%20Scar%20Blizna%20DVD%20Review/cover-large%20kieslowski%20collection%20scar%20camera%20buff%20dvd%20review%20.JPG

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDReview/short-killing.htm

Then if Scarecrow has the Polish Warner Brothers DVD set of "Decalogue"...I'd consider copping that 'cause it blows away all other available editions.

And a question, are you looking for great films? Or great DVDs? Like, what about a lackluster DVD that is a great movie?

>Cop 'em. Trust me. And I'm one who is hesitant in
>recommending anyone to buy a DVD...I feel better saying it's
>worth renting/seeing at the most. I'll try to browse your
>collection later as I just checked just to see if you had that
>trilogy.

you responded to my last post... not sure if you remember, but it was mainly for foreign films... you helped that part of my collection immensely

i will pick up the trilogy. thank you for recommending it. i saw "blue" a long time ago... i am surprised i still haven't seen "white", given my love for julie delpy

>The Region 1's are pretty cheap and have extensive extras for single discs. To top it off, they are great films.

awesome, thanks

>Maybe preorder the November Criterion release of Kieslowski's "Double Life of Veronique."

i've heard of that before. will do so, blindly...

>The Kino Kieslowski collection gets great grades from DVDBeaver, here's a review for one of the films in that
>collection (2nd link below), one of the most powerful works one will come across. Then, you can check the other DVD
>reviews for the other ones in the collection. The graphic design blows though:
>
>http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDReviews17/a%20Krzysztof%20Kieslowski%20DVD%20Review/a%20Krzysztof%20Kieslowski%20The%20Scar%20Blizna%20DVD%20Review/cover-large%20kieslowski%20collection%20scar%20camera%20buff%20dvd%20review%20.JPG
>
>http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDReview/short-killing.htm

thanks again

>Then if Scarecrow has the Polish Warner Brothers DVD set of "Decalogue"...I'd consider copping that 'cause it blows away
>all other available editions.

i will look into that... thank you.

>And a question, are you looking for great films? Or great DVDs? Like, what about a lackluster DVD that is a great
>movie?

i know there are a lot of great movies i've never seen, so it's not necessary that it's a great transfer. i have the full frame version of "running on empty" because there is no other version for some reason. i have the crappy transfer of "dersu uzula" and "ran" masterworks. i need to upgrade to the criterion version for that. those are just 2 examples. i got tired of waiting on criterion to release "breathless"...

so to answer your question, mostly if the movie is good, that's all that matters. i love dvds because done right, they can be a wonder. case in point, season 2 of "the office." unbelievable. (for the amount of extras, etc.) i have some bad movies, that i bought mostly for the commentary tracks...

>>Then if Scarecrow has the Polish Warner Brothers DVD set of
>"Decalogue"...I'd consider copping that 'cause it blows away
>>all other available editions.
>
>i will look into that... thank you.

http://www.scarecrow.com/search/search_rental.asp?Search=Decalogue

do they have the one you're referring to?

Cop the Three Colors Trilogy and maybe Double Life of Veronique. I'd rent the other works (i.e. the Kino collection and Decalogue) first to see if they're a purchase to you b/c they are different.

RE: Scarecrow's Decalogue. No, that's not the one.

>you responded to my last post... not sure if you remember, but
>it was mainly for foreign films... you helped that part of my
>collection immensely

You've been away too long. Good to have you back for a bit. I'm really bad w/ remembering recommendations I gave.

>i will pick up the trilogy. thank you for recommending it. i
>saw "blue" a long time ago... i am surprised i still haven't
>seen "white", given my love for julie delpy

Interesting. Let me know what you think of her after "White." That has nothing to do w/ the quality of her performance; she was wonderful. "Red" seems to be the once most admired.

Knowing your love of Kurosawa, you pick up the Criterion Seven Samurai re-release?

If you're wondering if there are better DVDs of the movies you already own...hit up DVDBeaver comparisons, if you don't do so already.

>Cop the Three Colors Trilogy and maybe Double Life of Veronique. I'd rent the other works (i.e. the Kino collection
>and Decalogue) first to see if they're a purchase to you b/c they are different.
>
>RE: Scarecrow's Decalogue. No, that's not the one.

thanks

>You've been away too long. Good to have you back for a bit. I'm really bad w/ remembering recommendations I gave.

mostly it was more than just recommending titles... just a few words can sometimes hook someone into picking something up

>Interesting. Let me know what you think of her after "White." That has nothing to do w/ the quality of her performance; she was wonderful. "Red" seems to be the once most admired.

if i remember correctly, she played a not so likeable character in "white"... much different than her character in "before sunrise/sunset" heheh.

>Knowing your love of Kurosawa, you pick up the Criterion Seven Samurai re-release?

i am late next month when i have some extra funds. can't wait to see the new version. i've seen stills, but that's different...

>If you're wondering if there are better DVDs of the movies you already own...hit up DVDBeaver comparisons, if you don't do so already.

today was the first i've heard of that site. looks dangerous. (to the wallet

I didn't look at your list yet, but I'm willing to bet you don't have it.


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scarecrow has it, so i'll hit them up for it on wednesday (2 for 1)

thank you

Be sure to let me know what you think of it.

>scarecrow has it, so i'll hit them up for it on wednesday (2
>for 1)
>
>thank you


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>Be sure to let me know what you think of it.

is it one of your favorites, or just something you think i wouldn't have?

It's one of my top 3 films of last year. I saw it at SIFF and then again when it came to the Grand Illusion. I can't fathom why it hasn't been released on DVD here yet. I guess I'll have to break down and buy the Region 2 on ebay for $35ish.

>>Be sure to let me know what you think of it.
>
>is it one of your favorites, or just something you think i
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>It's one of my top 3 films of last year. I saw it at SIFF and then again when it came to the Grand Illusion. I can't fathom
>why it hasn't been released on DVD here yet. I guess I'll have to break down and buy the Region 2 on ebay for $35ish.

as soon as you do, they'll announce it the next day as coming out... then you'll buy that version too because it'll have a commentary track not on the pal version... then 2 weeks after you receive that version, they'll announce a special edition that is loaded.

one year later, a 3-dvd version will come out. haha i hate studios sometimes

>as soon as you do, they'll announce it the next day as coming
>out... then you'll buy that version too because it'll have
>a commentary track not on the pal version...

Yeah, and I hate it when extras aren't subtitled. :-/

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i still need to get it :\

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do you ever wish you put that shit into the bank or some shit?

im not talking shit, i have a collection of about 200, but i look at that shit, and i just think, goddammit, what am i thinking? but your collection is just fucking sick.

rick

pretend to be cats don't seem to know they limitations
exact replication and false representation

>do you ever wish you put that shit into the bank or some
>shit?

break it down over 9 years, and it's not that much money. people spend more on alcohol, etc over that time period.

and you get thousands upon thousands that you don't have here.

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mo' better blues
once upon a time in america

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>mo' better blues
>once upon a time in america

i have "ouatia"... no... i don't. i have once upon a time in the west, i think. lol

as for spike's earlier titles (other than do the right thing), i'm waiting for special editions. there are no bonus materials on "mo' better blues" or "jungle fever"... both great films

The Office (BBC) Series 1 & 2 & the specials (I got em all in one collection)
Home Movies Seasons 1, 2, 3 & 4

I know you're probably looking for films here, but since I have a pretty small collection, I looked and my shlf and those are ones I own that anyone with a collection like yours should, IMO.

>The Office (BBC) Series 1 & 2 & the specials (I got em all in one collection)

watched a few episodes, never got into it...

>Home Movies Seasons 1, 2, 3 & 4

that's from adult swim, right?

>I know you're probably looking for films here, but since I have a pretty small collection, I looked and my shlf and those
>are ones I own that anyone with a collection like yours should, IMO.

thanks

p.s. i have ad3 on pre-order i'm going to miss that show...

Than it went to Adult Swim with Flash animation. I absolutely love the show (even though it's not much like the other two I said) and I'd reccomend renting the second or third season from a rental site of your choosing.

And yeah, we're all gonna miss AD. Even the people who hated it will miss being able to call the fans pretentious every Monday night.

like get one

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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I came here to say this.
This reply is so on point.

Yeah, that's a shitload of DVDs, but I don't see much difference between collecting DVDs and collecting books, CDs, albums, postcards, baseball cards, comics, and so on.

A little respect, please.

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>A little respect, please.

he's kinda right though, i've never really had a life lol.

You're not supposed to admit that! ;-)

>>A little respect, please.
>
>he's kinda right though, i've never really had a life lol.
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>You're not supposed to admit that!

it's alright. at some point you have to embrace it

or deformed somehow?

or just a bit awkward?

>or deformed somehow?
>
>or just a bit awkward?

all of the above

house of sand and fog

mirrormask

cache (havent seen it yet but its on my list)

mountain patrol (same with this one)

Avatar: The Last Airbender (tv show)

>house of sand and fog

very good movie... thanks

>mirrormask
>cache (havent seen it yet but its on my list)
>mountain patrol (same with this one)
>Avatar: The Last Airbender (tv show)

i've never heard of these four...

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"I *always* quote myself. I'm the only reliable source on *most* subjects" - OKP's First Lady of Knowledge, Janey

tell me why

i've heard it's good, but have never investigated...

while youre at it check out Undeclared too

have it

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099902/ ?

i have it it's one of about 400 i haven't watched yet...

I don't consider this a collection.

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>I don't consider this a collection.

i had it. it was one of about 10 titles that i blind bought and didn't like enough to keep in the collection.

Get the Criterion replica (no english track on it though).

english audio tracks on foreign films shouldn't be allowed.

Start a movement, move a movement, bring the movement to the people.

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We would have been better off with an okaycivics board instead of an okayactivist board

thank you for this. had to stop it while watching it the other night and go to:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097202/movieconnections

i'd watched "le samurai" recently and noticed within a few moments the impression it left on woo...

then the colors and the beach house reminded me of deniro's place in "heat."

i'd like to see a further restoration though. this was one of criterion's first dvds and it deserves better.

le samourai or the killer?

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We would have been better off with an okaycivics board instead of an okayactivist board

without looking, i believe it's in the 30s.

yeah, the killer and hard boiled were early

of the two, i only have hardboiled

i should get the criterion replica

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A lot of you players ain't okay.

We would have been better off with an okaycivics board instead of an okayactivist board

....it's called 'Life' it is right outside your door. it's dope.

damn dude, 1,500 films that you own? have you seen all of them? I love movies as much as the next man, but damn.

you convert your house to a blockbuster.

i haven't checked your list.....but here is a random recomendation...'Brain Donors' made in the 90's with John Tuturro...it's pretty much a modern Marx Brothers film and has some classic moments...but then again, you prob'ly already have that

happy viewing
7c

dork

>dork

(no spm)

only when shows are in repeats.

Im too lazy to explain em:

Utu
Came a Hot Friday
Braindead
Meet the Feebles
Rain
In My Father's Den
Once Were Warriors
Footrot Flats: A Dog's Tale
Goodbye Pork Pie
Sione's Wedding
No. 2
Whale Rider
Ngati
World's Fastest Indian
Quiet Earth (I think, I may have this mixed up with another one)
Sleeping Dogs Lie

Just to name a few ; )

you take someone's advice and buy "whale rider", only to find out when you get home that you already have it.

...that's awesome

Definites:

"Yi Yi" Criterion Collection (Yang)

-One of the global masterworks of the 2000s thus far. And it's a Criterion.

"Late Spring" Criterion Collection (Ozu)

-Perhaps Ozu's finest work. Some of the finest characters and actors one will see.

"La Jetee" (Chris Marker)

-found on the out of print "Short 2: Dreams" or Region 2 France edition Noveaux Pictures of "La Jetee/San Soleil." Rec'd b/c it's the source for "12 Monkeys" (Gilliam). And it's one of those shorts that deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as great feature lengths. I dunno, rumor has it that Criterion's working on releasing it.

"Happy Together" (Wong Kar-wai)

-b/c you have other essential Wongs, but not this! Cinematographic exemplar. To me, vies w/ ITMFL for Wong's most emotionally engaging and satisfying film.

Maybe's (Rent first):

"Flowers of Shanghai" - gorgeous. Masterful direction and storytelling.

"Raising Victor Vargas"

"Harakiri"

-b/c you have some samurai movies

"Fallen Angels" (Wong)

-companion piece to Chungking Express, but quite different (darker) and stands on its own. The moments b/w Kitano's character and his father are among Wong's finest (lots of heart). Other than that, though, I watch it strictly for its style b/c it's quite an experience. Besides Kitano's character and his father, the characters are semi-interesting, but tedious.

DVD collector impulse:

"Apocalypse Now: Complete Dossier"

-b/c you have Redux in your collection. Contains both original and Redux and shitload of extras. Maybe someone can vouch for the set. It's a future purchase for me.

Will post more...but will just put this up before my session times out and stuff gets lost.

will check out all of your recommendations...

>"Apocalypse Now: Complete Dossier"

i almost bought this the other night but passed because eventually he'll include his wife's documentary in the release: "Apocalypse Now: Complete Dossier Redux" lol...

i mean, how can he call it complete without his wife's documentary? that's like "the shining" without kubrick's daughter's documentary, etc...

thanks again!

>will check out all of your recommendations...

Damn, I've rec'd a whole lot of "definites." I'd rent those ones to see, too, so that you know what to buy.

>i almost bought this the other night but passed because
>eventually he'll include his wife's documentary in the
>release: "Apocalypse Now: Complete Dossier Redux" lol...

LOL. I'm really disappointed that Hearts of Darkness isn't included.

Some more:

Definites:

“Spirit of the Beehive” Criterion (Erice)

-Wonderful. Wonderful. Wonderful.

“Angel At My Table” Criterion Collection (Campion)

-One of the best films of the 90’s. Unique. Lovely. Extremely interesting. Outstanding acting. A biopic done well. I don’t like biopics in general, run of the mill ones. Great DVD.

“Freaks and Geeks” (Yearbook Edition – on the show website)

-They might still have them. I ordered mine might quite late ?2? years after its release…on “while supplies last” status.

“L’eclisse” Criterion (Antonioni)

-if you like L’avventura and Antonioni. Perhaps his finest work. Worth seeing for the ending alone.

“Orpheus” Criterion (Cocteau)

Wow. Wow. Wow.

“Black Orpehus” Criterion (Camus)

Definitely.

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Maybe’s (rent first):

“Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter,…and Spring” (Kim)

-gorgeous. Interesting. To me, exciting. Quite a few PTP supporters, but not near-universal PTP acclaim like Yi Yi.

“3-iron” (Kim)

-Quirky. Romantic. Dreamy. I love films with “no” dialogue.

“Last Life in the Universe” (Ratanaruang)

-Doyle cinematography. Illusory. Ambiguous. Soul. Mood. Hey, if people listen to music for mood why can’t they do that w/ movies?

“Dumplings” (Chan)

-Doyle. Maybe, maybe…his best shot film. I certainly wouldn’t scoff at that notion. Horror. Extended and short versions on the “Three…Extremes” DVD.

“Onibaba” Criterion Collection (Shindo)

-b/c you have Ugetsu and Kwaidan and if you like them, you might like this.

“Playtime” Criterion (Tati)

-b/c you have M. Hulot and Mon Oncle and if you like them, you might like this. And because Tati is such a unique filmmaker.

“Badlands” (Malick)

-b/c you have…and you might like….

“Days of Heaven (Malick)

-definitely rent this, Region 1 transfer is average. Maybe someone like colonelk can speak on another region. I can’t find anything else on DVDBeaver.

Hope I rec'd some stuff you will like...we'll see. No problem.

>“Freaks and Geeks” (Yearbook Edition – on the show website)
>
>-They might still have them. I ordered mine might quite late
>?2? years after its release…on “while supplies last” status.

how are these different than the set available at amazon? thanks... love apatow

will def check out the rest of your rec's and maybe's too.

thank you!

>how are these different than the set available at amazon?
>thanks... love apatow

2 extra discs full of extras:
Disc 7
-1hr13min Q&A w/ creators and actors @ Museum of Television & Radio
-Table Read (of one of the eps)
-14 audition clips
-14 raw footage and deleted scenes
-music related clips
-2 more deleted scenes
-photo galleries

Disc 8
-2 more table reads of 2 more episodes
-~26 min worth of NBC promos/press stuff
-4 behind the scenes clips
-13 audition clips (actors auditioning for roles they didn't end up gettng)
-14 raw footage and deleted scenes
-1 more raw footage/montage
-2 behind the scenes of cast & crew (graduation & party)

-An entire script of an episode never made

Yearbook itself
-79 pages of info (Apatow production diary, LA weekly article, other creative/production info, countless funny stuff) and pics in yearbook fashion and format
-beautiful graphic design and packaging (love the comments on the inside of the covers!)

By far, a worthy purchase.

>thank you!
no problem.

>By far, a worthy purchase.

i had already ordered the regular version, but went to order the yearbook edition through the website... then they tried to add tax so i stopped.

i'll wait for that one to come on ebay. thanks again for the additional info

picked it up last week (still haven't watched it yet...)

and today:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/artsentertainment/2003450437_days28.html

http://www.criterionforum.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3412&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=550

Something to look forward to

Ichi
Ichi The Killer
Suicide Club
Old Boy
Buffalo 66
Honky
Whitewater Summer

http://www.flickr.com/photos/antix818/

http://stuffography.tumblr.com/

the wicker man (original)
citizen kane
on the waterfront
smoke
the joy luck club
network
east of eden

those are the best ones i own (except for the wicker man)

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Why do you choose to listen to R&B?

"There are obviously many things which we do not understand, and may never be able to." Leela

*puts emceeing in a box*

>the wicker man (original)
>citizen kane
>on the waterfront
>smoke
>the joy luck club
>network
>east of eden
>
>those are the best ones i own (except for the wicker man)

for some reason, i never got into "citizen kane"... i should probably see it again now that i'm older.

thank you for the recommendations

The White Shadow Seasons 1 and 2
Love Jones
Mind of a Married Man Season 1

>Mind of a Married Man Season 1
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