Need DVD Advice!

[Dietrich]

OK, I've had a shitty day, I've had a shitty week actually.. I got fifty bucks to spend (Euro's doesn't sound that catchy..), and I wanna buy myself a DVD today!

Which one shall buy?? :confused:

Advize me guys! :) Anything! Thriller, drama, science fiction, good extra's.. Which movie would you buy today??

I'll check in later..

[Santa Clause]

Action: XXX

Horror: Halloween Resurrection

Comedy: Austin Powers in Goldmember

Sci-Fi: Signs

Kids: Like Mike

[Mick]

Unforgiven - 2 Disc SE

Widescreen 2.35:1 Anamorphic

Dolby Digital 5.1 Soundtrack

Special Features:
Audio commentary by Time Magazine film critic and Eastwood biographer Richard Schickel
Theatrical trailer
Behind-the-scenes documentary: 'Eastwood & Co. Making Unforgiven'
10th anniversary featurette: 'All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger'
Interviews with Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman and Richard Harris
Career retrospective: 'Eastwood on Eastwood' by Richard Schickel (67 mins)
Classic Maverick TV series episode 'Duel at Sundown' in which Eastwood plays a virtual younger incarnation of his Unforgiven role (47 mins)

Blade II -, 2 Discs, tons of special features and DTS.

Widescreen 1.85:1 Anamorphic

Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0, DTS ES 6.1 :cool:

Special Features:
2 Commentaries (Director Guillermo del Toro & writer David S. Goyer; Producer Peter Frankfurt & Wesley Snipes)
Deleted scenes with introductions
Isolated score
'Production Workshop' director's notebook with introduction
'A Pack In Blood' featurettes
Music video (Cypress Hill & Roni Size 'Child of The Wild West'); Trailers
Press kit

Family Guy Season 2, if you like that kind of thing (I do).

[The Delfonics]

Originally posted by Santa Clause
Action: XXX

Horror: Halloween Resurrection

Comedy: Austin Powers in Goldmember

Sci-Fi: Signs

Kids: Like Mike

Please noo!!

[EDsoulsurvive*]

get urself Charlies Angels, which i find to be the ULTIMATE guilty pleasure. Seriously, tho, it has kick ass action, kick ass soundtrack, and 3 (well, 2 1/2) leads that are hot as hell.

[PorcheRacer]

Originally posted by The Delfonics
Please noo!!

My thoughts exactly, except Signs.

[sirmatto]

Originally posted by PorcheRacer
My thoughts exactly, except Signs.

...and even then. Signs was like The Blair Witch Projet in that they both scared you shitless the first time, but the second time around, you were all but bored out your mind. Good movies, just not worth owning.

Matt

[Dietrich]

Thanks fot the (funny) replies guys :) I appreciate it.

OK, still haven't bought anything (except for the 'Tenacious D' cd) but I was thinking about 'What Lies Beneath'.. I know the reviews are pretty mixed, but I liked it.. Does anyone have it?

I actually had Charlie's Angels in my hand for awhile.. Maybe I should have just done it..
So many choices, so much confusion:rolleyes:

Any more advice? Anyone?

[KyleG]

DVD essentials

The Matrix
T2 - Judgement Day
Saving Private Ryan
Fight Club

[stevek46]

Originally posted by KyleG
DVD essentials

The Matrix
T2 - Judgement Day
Saving Private Ryan
Fight Club


My thoughts exactly............but with one addition: LOTR:EE :)

[bob]

I don't really know what to reccomend.

What kind of movies do you like?

[Rob Gordon]

Originally posted by KyleG
DVD essentials

The Matrix
T2 - Judgement Day
Saving Private Ryan
Fight Club

Yeah, but wait on The Matrix if you don't have it already. No need to get it now when a better edition is just around the bend.
Also:
Memento: Limited
Se7en: Platinum
Godfather Trilogy (don't know if you could find it for $50 though...)
and like stevek46, I'd recommend LOTR: Extended if you're into it.

[Mick]

What did you end up going for, Dietrich?

[Dietrich]

OK.

I always find it very difficult to choose from all those excellent movies out there.. Although I don't own a lot of DVD's (about 20-25) I have this huge VideoTape collection which needs about 50-75% re-buying on DVD.. To me it came down to this: Or I'm gonna buy myself one big fat expensive DVD with a lot of extra's and stuff, or I'm gonna go with a couple of 'smaller' DVD's..

And that's what I did. For fifty bucks I bought:
~Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
~Wonder Boys
~Starship Troopers
~Charlie's Angels

Good deal huh? :D Me happy now.
Thanks for the replies everyone, I really considered every one of them, THANKS!:)

[Buck Turgidson]

Originally posted by Dietrich
And that's what I did. For fifty bucks I bought:
~Wonder Boys


James: "That's a big trunk. It fits a suitcase, a tuba, a dead dog and a garment bag perfectly."

Tripp: "That's what the ads used to say..."

What a great film. Excellent buy. You made good use of your Euros. :cool:

[Sad man]

U are right Buck, Wonder Boys(8/10 or B+) is a great movie.

Other great movies/DVDs:

Almost Famous(10/10 or A+)
Pulp Fiction(8/10 or B+)
Lord of the rings(9/10 or A)
Fight Club(8/10 or A-)
A.I.(9/10 or A)

Those are GREAT dvds and movies too.

[Dietrich]

I already have 'Almost Famous', one of my fave's in my tiny collection..

'Your mom kinda freaked me out..' :D

It just occured to me that maybe I do need to buy 'Fargo' on DVD as well to kinda complete Frances McDormand's outstanding performances.. Does anyone have 'Fargo'? Any good extra's on it??

And to Buck Turgidson, the look on Douglas's face when McDormand says: 'The Police found your fingerprints everywhere!'
Douglas: 'Really? That's fast..'
McDormand: 'I'm joking. HELLO!'
Douglas:'Oh, right..' <----THAT LOOK, it's just priceless and always crackes me up..

[Mick]

Originally posted by Dietrich


It just occured to me that maybe I do need to buy 'Fargo' on DVD as well to kinda complete Frances McDormand's outstanding performances.. Does anyone have 'Fargo'? Any good extra's on it??



New Documentary: 'Minnesota Nice' - an insight into the peculiarities of the region
Interview with the Coen brothers
Audio Commentary 1 with Producers Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner
Audio Commentary 2 with Director of Photography Roger Deakins
The Coen brothers repertory company - interactive guide focusing on regular collaborators Turturro, Goodman, and McDormand
Photo Galleries with rare pictures from the set
Trivia Tracks
American Cinematographer article with detailed behind the scenes insights
Trailers & TV Spots

Screen Widescreen 16.9 Anamorphic ; Fullscreen
Languages English ; French ; Spanish - Dolby Digital (5.1)


:)

Not out until the 21st of April though :(

Worth waiting on I'd say! I think the only other DVD release of Fargo was a bare-bones crappy thing.

[Dietrich]

Holy cannoli Mick! :eek:
I go out for groceries and you already got the answer available! Thank you for the good tip! :)

[Devon_UK]

Just get yourself some cheesy comedy like Van Wilder or Heartbreakers or even Ferris Bueller's day off!

[Mick]

Originally posted by Devon_UK
Just get yourself some cheesy comedy like Van Wilder or Heartbreakers or even Ferris Bueller's day off!

He bought Starship Troopers and Charlie's Angels! There's only so much cheese a man can take! :D

[The Professional]

Originally posted by Mick

Worth waiting on I'd say! I think the only other DVD release of Fargo was a bare-bones crappy thing.

yeah, the one i just bought. oh well, im not upgrading, theres too much coming out in april and i don't care much for extras anyway.