What's your favorite movie in your DVD collection?

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Dune by David Lynch

and

Neon Genesis Evangelion
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easily. it was cool back in the neoclassical days, but the fad's over.
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Pulp Fiction
The Shining
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Most have been listed but here is a few more

American History X
Fifth Element
Boondock Saints
Silence of the Lambs
Schindler’s List
The Pianist
Braveheart
Sixth Sense
Predator
Casino
Clockwork Orange
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Heat
Chocolate
Collateral
Pride & Prejudice
Hero
House of flying daggers
I hope Pirates parts II and III will be addable when released
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Post by Synergy »

My favorite is The Longest Day (an oldie).

But also..

Minority Report
Ocean's 11
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (old version)
The One
Heist
Willard
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Post by Chupacabra »

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
Chupacabra wrote:hm...

Otaku No Video or End of Evangelion
do you even watch other genres?
absolutely

but a couple of things:

(1) i tend not to buy many movies at all. i figure ill just rent them because (a) i wont watch the movies that much and (b) a better version on hd-dvd or blu-ray or whatever the next greatest thing will come out sometime or later if its a collection i am particularly interested in (like the LOTR series). (c) if i really want to watch something LOTR extended, i can just borrow it from my girlfriend. not really necessary to buy it for just myself.

(2) i dont really care too much about the difference between a movie at a theatre and a dvd. theres a group of people out there that are crazy about dvds...not simply movies...but dvds. me, i dont really care too much so the whole omg dvd kollektion stuff never appealled to me greatly.

(2) i very, very much enjoy Otaku No Video. i've only seen it in dvd form--never in theatres, computer files, vhs, or laser disc.

(3) i enjoy End of Evangelion because (a) it kicks ass (b) the dvd menu is beautifully well done (c) it was a gift from a good friend [and i tend to cherish gifts i get more than something i buy for myself]

So basically thats it. Now if the question were whats your favourite movie, that would be something else.
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Post by Duhard »

The Pink Panther
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+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
saturn wrote:You totally missed the numerous humerous jabs at fairytales then. Of course it's a boring story, cause it's farcical.

I dunno what movies you're referring to, but at that time Shrek was purdy good looking and maybe one of the best at that time.
no, i caught the fairytale bits, but other than Eddie Murphy, i found the movie unfunny. i'm in the minority on this i know, but that's my thought.
i agree with juggernaut.

well, i suppose Shrek was OK, but its by no means worthy of all the praise it gets IMO. besides the whole silly sidekick cliche deal, there were just way too many pop jokes and references. having a few are passable, but it was just too much [kind of reminds me of the later austin power movies].

one of the more interesting things about shrek is that its essentially a fairytale (but with a twist in that it deals not with some prince or whatever but some beastly thing). this i think most people agree is a pretty cool idea. but the nice thing about fairytales is that they have this timeless quality about them. i think the makers forgot about that by throwing in all the pop stuff. its possible to be funny without making a reference to the latest fad.

anyway, even if you ignore that bit, it wasnt all that funny. LOLOLOL THE PRINCESS IS DOING A MOVE FROM THE MATRIX ROFL. i guess once in a while something thats pulled from somewhere else can be funny, but when its done over and over again...?

also a lot of people admire something when it appeals to both children and adults. but i think sometimes theres too great of an emphasis. people tend to be too enamoured by that idea and sometimes fail to really evaluate the thing for itself. for example, regarding the penis and the tower jokes a lot of people are like: "hahahaha, thats brilliant. this movie is amazing, its funny for kids and adults." really though, havent we heard penis compensation jokes a million times over?

anyway, thats my two cents. if you like it, that's cool, but im not a fan of it.
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Post by plained »

eh i skipped shrek :shrug:
it is about time!
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Post by +JuggerNaut+ »

Chupacabra wrote:
+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
Chupacabra wrote:hm...

Otaku No Video or End of Evangelion
do you even watch other genres?
absolutely

but a couple of things:

(1) i tend not to buy many movies at all. i figure ill just rent them because (a) i wont watch the movies that much and (b) a better version on hd-dvd or blu-ray or whatever the next greatest thing will come out sometime or later if its a collection i am particularly interested in (like the LOTR series). (c) if i really want to watch something LOTR extended, i can just borrow it from my girlfriend. not really necessary to buy it for just myself.

(2) i dont really care too much about the difference between a movie at a theatre and a dvd. theres a group of people out there that are crazy about dvds...not simply movies...but dvds. me, i dont really care too much so the whole omg dvd kollektion stuff never appealled to me greatly.

(2) i very, very much enjoy Otaku No Video. i've only seen it in dvd form--never in theatres, computer files, vhs, or laser disc.

(3) i enjoy End of Evangelion because (a) it kicks ass (b) the dvd menu is beautifully well done (c) it was a gift from a good friend [and i tend to cherish gifts i get more than something i buy for myself]

So basically thats it. Now if the question were whats your favourite movie, that would be something else.
cool. i was merely asking if you watch non animated flicks. i know a couple of guys that are so into anime, they rarely watch a live action film. thanks for replying.
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my kids were freaked by shrek,
the idea of a beautiful princess turning in to a fat green ogre was outside their understanding of how those stories are meant to work. It was pretty funny to watch them sorting it out.
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Chupacabra wrote:
+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
saturn wrote:You totally missed the numerous humerous jabs at fairytales then. Of course it's a boring story, cause it's farcical.

I dunno what movies you're referring to, but at that time Shrek was purdy good looking and maybe one of the best at that time.
no, i caught the fairytale bits, but other than Eddie Murphy, i found the movie unfunny. i'm in the minority on this i know, but that's my thought.
also a lot of people admire something when it appeals to both children and adults. .
Pixar does this almost perfectly everytime.
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Synergy wrote:My favorite is The Longest Day (an oldie).

But also..

Minority Report
Ocean's 11
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (old version)
The One
Heist
Willard
yeah longest day was good (in its day) and minority report was okay for me, not super special though.
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Post by Grudge »

For me, I think it's the Lord of the Rings trilogy special editions, it's the ones that I have watched most times and that have the best extra materials.
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Post by +JuggerNaut+ »

riddla wrote:
seremtan wrote:
riddla wrote:RAN
:icon14:

one of the greatest movies ever made, and part of my collection
Guess I should also mention Seven Samurai then ;)
Criterion Edition, no doubt.
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Post by werldhed »

Duhard wrote:The Pink Panther
:icon14: Nice choice. It also reminded me of some other classics, like Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, for one.
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Clockwork Orange.
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riddla wrote:
seremtan wrote:
riddla wrote:RAN
:icon14:

one of the greatest movies ever made, and part of my collection
Guess I should also mention Seven Samurai then ;)
Kurosawa's other stuff never really grabbed me. Even Yojimbo didn't yank my crank like Fistful of Dollars.
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My Favs: The Big Lebowski and The Beastie Boys Anthology.
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life's too short to watch any movie more than twice so why buy
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The Big Lebowski
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i like that movie

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