DVD's you HAVE to own!

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A thread for film fans really. Despite the fact that you can literally download anything from Disney cartoons to hardcore pron these days, there are some things you must have that are original.
Which DVD(s) should be in your private collection, and why?

Being an Audi forum, Ronin is one that that comes to mind, everytime it's on TV, we all like to give a reminder, especially a mention of the carchase which introduces the Audi S8 as the star of the show.
 
Anchorman!!! It's the most random film ever and also one of the funniest.
 
heat, de niro n pacino
first blood
shawshank
the bourne collection
boat trip
gone in 60 seconds
house . season one and two
 
pulp fiction
three days of the condor
romper stomper
aliens
life of brian
blade runner
the godfather trilogy
 
Platoon
Layercake
Heat
Snatch
Kellys Heroes
Die Hard
Lethal Weapon
and finally Trading Places....
 
back to the future all 3
bad boys
lord of the rings all 3
fast and furious (but someone borrowed it and never got it back)
 
Apocalypse Now
Lock, Stock and Two Smokin' Barrells
Scarface
Taxi Driver
Quadrophenia
A Clockwork Orange
The Shining
Goodfellas

Absolute quaility flicks, a must have! IMO
 
American Beauty - best film of recent times, and you can watch it again & again, just brilliant concept, brilliant dialogue, oh and Mena Suvari getting her adolescent kit off of course.
Fight Club - just outstanding in every way
Betty Blue - the only sub titled film I would recommend, Beatrice Dalle is quality even when she pokes her own eye out.
 
A few for now, I'll probably have some more when I think about it!...

Monty Python and The Holy Grail (Life of Brian already sorted above! :thumbsup:)
Airplane
The Hunt for Red October
Crimson Tide
Full Metal Jacket
Dr Strangelove or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
The China Syndrome
Capricorn One
The Andromeda Strain
...
..

Regards,

Rob.
 
Anchorman
Superbad
Napoleon Dynamite
Blades of glory
Talladega nights
Transformers
Robin hood men in tights
The butterfly effect
Jurassic park

are a couple i'd watch..
 
Alien
Aliens
Lethal Weapon 1-4
Heat
Notting Hill
The Matrix
Hunt for Red October
Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back
Baseketball
Grosse Point Blank
Anchorman
Batman (the original Michael Keaton one!)



...............to name but a few of my favs. On the list of films i'd recommend you miss at all costs is Sunshine. Watched it last night and theres no other way to describe it other than total and utter *****!!! I think im gonna write to Fox and demand 90 mins of my life back! I'd rather of watched Garden Force reruns to be honest!!
 
In no particular order

Goodfellas
Rebecca
North by North West
Bullitt
Life of Brian
The Departed
Day of the Jackal

No doubt others will come to mind
 
Blade Runner
Silence of the Lambs
War of the Worlds (the original version!)
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
A Beautiful Mind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
 
blade
underworld
human traffic
swordfish ... if not just for the opening in 5.1
sin city
LOTR
stsr wars


and quite strangly the good the bad and the ugly
 
Pulp Fiction
True Romance
Natural born killers
Motorcycle Diaries
 
Cool thread

I will try and mention that have not been mentioned already and are a bit different but I can watch again and again

Traning Day
As good as it gets
Anger Management
Along came polly
Meet the parents // Fockers
Event Horizon
Seinfeld

Thats all that comes to mind
 
AndyMac said:
Schindlers List? Yes that's one you just have to watch again & again!
Powerful film, but you only really ever want to see it once, preferably back in 1993 at the cinema.
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Fair comment but that film should be shown again so that people do not forget what happened. Like wise with shooting dogs.

Also JoJo asked
Which DVD(s) should be in your private collection, and why?
so my answer above is why they should be in peoples collections
 
oh!
Event Horizon
Hellraiser
Debbie does Dallas
 
Being an avid DVD collector (I own 1400 DVD's) I thought I'd post my must haves' by genre.

Action
The Hitcher - A superb remake of a movie classic.
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Adventure
Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers
This is a great follow up to the first movie. The build up to the big battle scene is phenomenal the tension is amazing a must see but watch the fellowship of the ring first which is also great.


Animation
Wallace And Gromit - The Curse Of The Were Rabbit
The last film from Ardman Animation and a real beauty.
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Biography
The Queen 2006
Helen Mirren at her very best.
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Comedy
Freddy Got Fingered.
Astonishingly tasteless comedy. Watch out for the birth scene.
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Crime
True Romance
Very violent but totally absorbing.
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Documentary
Super Size Me
Shocking insight into McDonald's practices.
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Drama
Green Street
Fantastic performances from Elijah Wood and Charlie Hunnam. The energy of the film is great.Wicked soundtrack, great script and an overall very cool film.
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Family
Charlie & The Chocolate Factory
Johnny Depp is good at turning his hand to anything he applies himself to. He makes a wacky, fun Willy Wonka.
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Fantasy
Premonition
Storyline is a clever idea and there are some genuinely spooky moments in this film. It is also quite moving.
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Horror
Hostel
Classic Quentin Tarantino. Don't bother with Hostel II though.
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Mystery
Identity
Very underrated film. Complicated and diverse plot but totally engaging.
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Romance
Sleepless in Seattle
An old one but a good one. A warm and compelling love story.
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Sci-Fi
The Core
Get inside the earths core. Brilliant Sci-Fi Adventure. Just don't take it too seriously.
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Thriller
Number 23
Good plot, good storyline, good effects, great acting, excellent atmosphere, superb editing and great sound.
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Now I know a lot of people will disagree with the above choices. I have steered clear of the obvious normal choices and listed a few of my favorite films. I've deliberately chosen some obscure titles and I'm not saying that everyone should have these in their collection but ,if your renting a DVD and stuck for chose, then it might help you make a decision and pick something you might otherwise overlook.
 
Going off Big Time
I.D
Once were Warriors
New Jack City
Boyz in the Hood
White Men Can't Jump
Crash
Thomas Crown Affair
Star Wars
The Crow
Wolf Creek
Nightmare on Elm Street
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Indiana Jones
Last of the Mohicans
The Patriot
Gladiator
Braveheart
Terminator 1 & 2
Finding Nemo
Toy Story
ET
City of God

...just a few favourites
 
Memento is a good one to have on DVD so you can watch it through, get confused then watch the special feature that re-orders the scenes so it all makes sense. Great film.
 
Well I'm not going to re-post a load listed above, as I can see a lot of my collection above.

My fav all time film is Apollo 13 just love that film, could be as I have the book Lost Moon on which it is based.

A recent addition that I would recomend is The Wire. HBO American gritty drug cop series. Just watched Series 1 (Christmas pressent from Kate the Mrs) and I'm now looking for two and three box sets.

Paul
 
You've Got Mail.
Mr & Mrs Smith.
Tomb Raider.
Along came Polly.
Bridget Jones Diary.
American Pie
 
Goonies Can't help but love it "hey you guys"
 
watched brokeback mountain last nite, a movie i thought id never see, let alone buy, even pick up. a masterpiece, still think about it, very moving..
rip heath ledger.......................
 
Most of the classics have been mebtioned, but any Di niro fan needs to watch Awakenings, made a grown man cry (yep, me)

also in my collection
the last samurai
donnie brasco
carlito's way
and Battle royale
 
auditek said:
watched brokeback mountain last nite, a movie i thought id never see, let alone buy, even pick up. a masterpiece, still think about it, very moving..
rip heath ledger.......................
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Amen to that.
 
Both bad boys films
Transporter 1 and 2 ( with the A8)
Sliding doors
Enemy of the state
Italian Job 1969 version

Cant remember the rest the ex wife kept them all, thats what i was left ^^^
 
Lord of Rings Trilogy
Fifth Element
Dumb abd dumber
The Silence of the Lambs
Ronin
The Truman Show
Forrest Gump
Rain Man
The Godfather (esp 1)
Braveheart


and more...
 
Aliens
Terminator 2
Predator
Heat
Training Day
Shawshank Redemption
All the Bond's!
Naked Gun
Top Gun
Layer Cake
LOTR's Trilogy
Back to the Future Trilogy
The Lost Boys
 
American Psycho
Me, myself and irene
Pulp Fiction
300
Unleashed
Cannonball
Blood Diamond
Jarhead
Black hawk down
Flags of our fathers
Dave Chappelle standup ones
Wedding Crashers
American Gangester (when it comes out on DVD)
 
Another one I have remebered
Saving Private Ryan or was it shaving private ryan It was just a blur at the time
 
Haute Tension/Switchblade Romance

View it in French the American dub is pants and the language adds to the film although there is little dialogue in it.
 
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