thought we should start this topic to post every time we buy a DVD.

and maybe the prices too if it was a sale or just cheap :p


I just received the Seinfeld DVD Gift Set which I preorderer last week from BestBuy. it was 80 dollars and they gave me a $25 gift card to use at bestbuy.com :p so $65 was cheap :D

the set is awesome!!!

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0002UE1X0.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Today I bought:

- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- High Fidelity
- Big Trouble in Little China
- Dr. Strangelove

spent a total of €49 on them.

Purchases? What? (H)

I bought;

Silence of the lambs
The Terminator

yesterday, for a grand total of: AU$14 each, which is about 8euros, so pretty cheap for over here, most DVDs can be AU$30+

Hakeem, i shall be getting seinfeld boxsets for xmas, rather different to the one in the link you gave unless its a different cover to the ones here,.

I got the Box Set with Seasons 1, 2 and 3 with an original script, Salt & Pepper Shakers, and Playing Cards :D

not exactly recent, but the last DVD's I got were 'Lost in Translation' & 'Return to Paradise' back in early October. Ordered both online from Amazon.ca

Originally posted by Hakeem
I just received the Seinfeld DVD Gift Set which I preorderer last week from BestBuy. it was 80 dollars and they gave me a $25 gift card to use at bestbuy.com :p so $65 was cheap :D

the set is awesome!!! Good to hear, I'm going to buy the set for Christmas. :mrpimp:

The last DVD's I bought were Road Trip and Old School. :p

oh yeah, those were together for $20 at Target a few months ago when I bought it :D

Originally posted by Hakeem
oh yeah, those were together for $20 at Target a few months ago when I bought it :D Yep, that's the one I got. :mrpimp:

Just ordered Terminator 3 & Die Hard Trilogy.

I think the last one I bought was SNL: The Best of Will Ferrell. I plan on buying Elf in the next couple of days.

They've got this $5 DVD bin at Wal-Mart. Most of the stuff is crap, but if you're lucky enough you might find some quality ****.

I got Total Recall for $5 recently.

The last DVD's that I purchased were the Al Pacino Box set:

Sea of Love
Carlitos Way
Scent of a Woman

for only 28 Australian dollars!! Saves me like 25 bucks if I were to buy them all outright.

Also looking into getting:

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Alien 4 Pack
Star Was Box set
Indiana Box set
the new Private Ryan Box WWII box set
M Night Box set + Village (available Jan. 11 hopefully)
And some tarantino and PT Anderson stuff, like Boggie Nights and Jackie Brown
Oh, and from Dusk to Dawn

I hardly buy DVD's. I don't have the money:(



hint

Originally posted by Voltaic Borusse
They've got this $5 DVD bin at Wal-Mart. Most of the stuff is crap, but if you're lucky enough you might find some quality ****.
I once got really excited because I found the original Major League, in wide screen, in one of those bins, but my joy was soon turned to dismay, when I realized that I could hear the DVD in two pieces inside the case and it was the only copy I could find in the bin. :(

Originally posted by Voltaic Borusse
They've got this $5 DVD bin at Wal-Mart. Most of the stuff is crap, but if you're lucky enough you might find some quality ****.



yeah no kidding, I love those bargain bins! I haven't had too much luck looking for DVD's in them, but I usually find good music in the CD bargain bins, really cheap too. Especially if you're into retro, there's always lots there..

Originally posted by Voltaic Borusse
I got Total Recall for $5 recently.

I have been looking around for that, but i dont think its avaliable any longer in Australia.

just bought these 5 at Walmart with their Thanksgiving discounts :D

- Kill Bill vol 1 ($11 instead of the sale $22 everywhere and the retail $30)

- Kill Bill vol 2($11 instead of the sale $22 everywhere and the retail $30)

- Dawn of the Dead (2004): Unrated Director's Cut ($10 instead of the sale $22 everywhere and the retail $30)

- The Day After Tomorrow($10 instead of the sale $22 everywhere and the retail $30)

- Blade Runner: Director's Cut ($5.5 instead of the sale $9 and $15 retail)

good buys

(except the day after tomorrow of course :p )

Well, I went to Best Buy today and I bought Seinfeld (Seasons 1,2, & 3) and Training Day for $5. :D Too bad it took me two hours waiting in line to buy them. :kader:

Wow, you guys really like Seinfeld.:confused: :p

what do you mean? Seinfeld is by far the best TV show ever.

Originally posted by Hakeem

- Blade Runner: Director's Cut ($5.5 instead of the sale $9 and $15 retail)

nice buy! :mrpimp:

Originally posted by ManU2000
Too bad it took me two hours waiting in line to buy them. :kader:
That's why I decided to postpone my shopping trip until tomorrow (Saturday). I didn't want to deal with all the idiots that I knew would be out today.

The people weren't bad, it was the cashiers that pissed me off. I stood in a line (that wasn't all that long) for 2 hours while the two chicks at the cash register were laughing it up and sh*t. They were pretty cute though. :p

The people who shop at the mall/shopping center that is like 15 minutes from my house suck. It's a really, really nice place to shop, but the people are just really snobbish and rude. The Best Buy is awesome, though. There are a couple of cuties that work the registers. One always blushes when I go to her line. :D

I was in town today to buy some trainers and I saw HMV had a buy one get one free sale on, so I couldnt resist getting something. I bought the special edition of Easy Rider and Withnail and I for £19.99 the pair.

Well, I went and bought Elf this afternoon, and watched it with my family this evening. Damn, I forgot how freakin' cute Zooey Deschanel was. :p

Originally posted by bjmenge
Well, I went and bought Elf this afternoon, and watched it with my family this evening. Damn, I forgot how freakin' cute Zooey Deschanel was. :p Right, can you put me straight on this, when I saw the trailer and the initial reviews for Elf it looked like it was a really sh!te kiddy film, but now some people seem to be talking about it as a great comedy, and people like you are buying it (you dont seem the sort of person to watch kiddy films) and even some reviews seem good, whereas other people seem to keep thinking of it as crap. Is it actually a decent, funny film for adults?

Look what I found at Zeller's (Canadian Wal-Mart type store) while looking for Winnie the Pooh stuff for my niece today! For only $6.99 too on the bargain rack... :o

I always loved this story, awesome addition to the DVD collection...

Originally posted by CalumnCFC
Right, can you put me straight on this, when I saw the trailer and the initial reviews for Elf it looked like it was a really sh!te kiddy film, but now some people seem to be talking about it as a great comedy, and people like you are buying it (you dont seem the sort of person to watch kiddy films) and even some reviews seem good, whereas other people seem to keep thinking of it as crap. Is it actually a decent, funny film for adults?


it is definetly for kids, but If you like Will Ferrell (I do) you'll love this movie cause it has all these totally hilarious situations that are funnier cause he's in them :D

Originally posted by ManU2000
Well, I went to Best Buy today and I bought Seinfeld (Seasons 1,2, & 3) and Training Day for $5. :D Too bad it took me two hours waiting in line to buy them. :kader:


wait, what for 5 bucks? Training Day right?

and how much for Seinfeld?



btw, agree -> best comedy series ever (Y)

Yeah, Training Day was $5 and the Seinfeld Dvd's cost me $80 combined.

Originally posted by Hakeem
it is definetly for kids, but If you like Will Ferrell (I do) you'll love this movie cause it has all these totally hilarious situations that are funnier cause he's in them :D I've never seen Will Ferrel in anything, Saturday Night Live isnt shown over here and I missed Anchorman.

Ringu Quadrilogy Box
€ 23 (good buy :p )
Awesome stuff

Originally posted by CalumnCFC
I've never seen Will Ferrel in anything, Saturday Night Live isnt shown over here and I missed Anchorman.

uh, that sucks :(

how about Old School. easily in the top 10 of everybody best comedies ever list.

Old School is a classic....i was cracking up from beginning to end...btw this is where i first fell in love with elizabeth culthbert (great scene...when she wakes up after she slept with Luke Wilson and he finds out later that.....she's a senior.........in HIGH SCHOOL!!!!)

I havent seen Old School either :( I always thought it was a "teen" film and I avoid them like the plague, but if it's not I will try to see it.

Originally posted by CalumnCFC
I havent seen Old School either :( I always thought it was a "teen" film and I avoid them like the plague, but if it's not I will try to see it.

Naahh no way it's a teen movie dude, actually I'd even go as far as to say that the older you are the more you'll probably apprieciate it. I think the target audience for this movie is probably guys like me in the late 20's, early 30's crowd...

Teen movies these days are all pretty pathetic, they were cool back in the 80's though :D I grew up on flicks like Pretty in Pink, Somekind of Wonderful, Sixteen Candles, etc... I have to admit, I still watch them from time to time (it's my guilty pleasure, hehe)

I own The Breakfast Club on DVD. It's a great movie.

oh yeah, forgot that one! :)

Alright cool, I'll check it out, thanks (Y):)

I'm not old enough to remember the days of good teen films :(

another good one....the royal tenenbaums....very good story....and almost made me cry....i bought, but since its a very sad story...i've only watched it 2 times:(

I hated the Royal Tenenbaums, it is one of the few movies I can't stand. Can't connect to the plot, nor the way it is presented. I just hate it.

boooooooo[virgo]:kader:

:p

love it too (Y)

I have a DVD burner, so my purchases have gone down a lot from what they were. I only buy 'cream of the crop' movies. Last movie purchased, Goodfellas SE. I've been waiting for Anchorman DVD (Dec 28) for a Long time, and ill buy the collectors set which comes with bonus movie thats made from bloopers/extra and deleted scenes.

Just curious, how many DVD's would you all say you have?

I have about 35 bought movies and 70 (grows by the week) burnt ones:D

hey Hakeem, do you plan on buying every Seinfeld season? Thats why i steer clear of buying TV shows, its just too big a commitment especially for long running shows like Seinfeld and Simpsons. I burned Sopranos, Family Guy, Chappelle's show though. I just got first season of Arrested Development(Y)

I've got a little bit over 40 DVD's that I've bought.

I think I probably have about 30, unless you count the Sports Night Set I have as six, instead of one, then it's more like 35.

Originally posted by Mikey
I have a DVD burner, so my purchases have gone down a lot from what they were. I only buy 'cream of the crop' movies. Last movie purchased, Goodfellas SE. I've been waiting for Anchorman DVD (Dec 28) for a Long time, and ill buy the collectors set which comes with bonus movie thats made from bloopers/extra and deleted scenes.

Just curious, how many DVD's would you all say you have?

I have about 35 bought movies and 70 (grows by the week) burnt ones:D

hey Hakeem, do you plan on buying every Seinfeld season? Thats why i steer clear of buying TV shows, its just too big a commitment especially for long running shows like Seinfeld and Simpsons. I burned Sopranos, Family Guy, Chappelle's show though. I just got first season of Arrested Development(Y)

Ive my DVD collection up at DVDaficionado.com. 156 DVDs so far :p


and about TV series, yep, I do plan to buy all the Seinfeld seasons but I dont usually buy TV series, specially if they're still running.

the only ones I have are Band of Brother, Freaks and Geeks. oh, and I also bought Chappelle's Show but that cause I know its somethign precious :D

but Im changing, I didnt watch Arrested Development last year and now Im hooked with just 3 episodes so far (and I missed the last one :( ) so I might buy that one too.

other TV Shows Im about to buy for Christmas are:

- The Ben Stiller Show
- Upright Citizen Brigade
- Tour of Duty Season 1
- Tour of Duty Season 2
- Quantum Leap Season 1
- Quantum Leap Season 2

Originally posted by Hakeem
- Upright Citizen Brigade
I have a very, very vauge memory of that show being really funny.

Originally posted by bjmenge
I think I probably have about 30, unless you count the Sports Night Set I have as six, instead of one, then it's more like 35. If we count it like that, then I have about 54 DVDs. I'll probably ask for the Band of Brother DVDs for Christmas. Also, I plan on buying Dodgeball when it comes out on Tuesday. :mrpimp:

I was in the big record shop here downtown on Friday night, and they already had Dodgeball on the shelves. I would have gotten it, if it wasn't $25.99 there. :(

Originally posted by bjmenge
I was in the big record shop here downtown on Friday night, and they already had Dodgeball on the shelves. I would have gotten it, if it wasn't $25.99 there. :( Holy crap, $25.99?!?! :| I'm getting it for $15 at Circuit City Tuesday, they always sell newly released movies at that price.

Airplane 1 and 2 boxset with Hot Shots 1 and 2 in a good deal :D :D

"how are ya sir?"
"HAWAII! god damn it man im supposed to be in California!"

(H)

TROD.

Originally posted by ManU2000
Holy crap, $25.99?!?! :|
Yeah, that store's CDs are really cheap, but their DVDs are incredibly over-priced.

Originally posted by ManU2000
Holy crap, $25.99?!?! :| I'm getting it for $15 at Circuit City Tuesday, they always sell newly released movies at that price.

$14.87 @ Wal-Mart

Originally posted by bjmenge
I have a very, very vauge memory of that show being really funny.

http://www.uprightcitizens.org/

only season 1 is out for now (they had three).

a friend of showed it to me a few weeks ago cause I knew Amy Poehler was there and I loved it :D

13 cents doesn't make much difference BUT I'll look into it since Wal-Mart is closer to my place. :D

all you guys spending money on movies like suckers;)

I dont even pay to see them in theatres, just sneak in like a champ.

Anybody here seen the film 'sideways'? Conan O'brien seemed to love it and Paul Giamatti is awesome in everything.

check my blog :)

Problem Child - Tantrum pack(H)

Originally posted by Hakeem
check my blog :)

great site(Y). i posted a reply to your seed of chucky review.

About sideways, i really dislike Sandra Oh, so i think ill wait until it comes to DVD.

Sandra Oh plays a very small part. and he's funny in her scenes actually

btw, Dodgeball is coming out tomorrow, Im pretty sure Im going to buy it :p

Originally posted by Hakeem
btw, Dodgeball is coming out tomorrow, Im pretty sure Im going to buy it :p :jap:
Yep, I after I take my Spanish final, I'll stop by Wal-Mart to pick it up. :rockman:

God damn you bloody yanks getting everything so much before us :f***::f***::mad:

maybe u should move;)

Originally posted by ronnifan9
maybe u should move;) It's almost worth it. Apparantly the life expectancy in the US is 7 years more than the UK too :confused:

Black Sheep

the latest Ive bought:

Spider-man 2: Special Edition Gift Set
DareDevil: Director's Cut
GirlFight
Total Recall
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Dodgeball


and the superduper DVD of the year:

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: Extended Edition
:rockman: :rockman:

Blade Runner The Director's Cut


I got as a gift, ain't that nice?!, and it's not even christmas yet....:D

Originally posted by Hakeem

and the superduper DVD of the year:

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: Extended Edition
:rockman: :rockman:

I will have to add that to my list.:o

i wanna get Cold Creek manor (actualy my g/f wants me to) but i dont know if it's good :( Anyone here seen this movie?

the sharon stone - dennis quaid one? supposed to be one of the worst movies lat year (N)

yeah, lol. Good thing i asked first.

http://www.hundland.com/posters/s/Sleepers.jpg

I bought Eurotrip and Monsters Inc (for my little cousin) today.

Originally posted by Vagegast
http://www.hundland.com/posters/s/Sleepers.jpg

one of my favorites. totally awesome (Y)

I finally managed to get hold of a film I've been looking for for ages - Kaos by the Taviani brothers. Unfortunately it's only subtitled in french so I hope my GSCE French classes hold out. Anyway, I cant wait to see it.

I also picked up a copy of a really cool, witty American film called Diner, I saw it once before and thought the dialogues were Tarantino standard.

I then bought one of the old Ealing Comedies called Kind Hearts and Coronets, my dad assures me it's good and I want to see Alec Guiness in a role where he doesnt where a brown cloak or army uniform.

Finally I bought a film called How To Get Ahead in Advertising, starring Richard E Grant and by the director of the awesome Withnail & I. I'm really looking forward to this. Theres no region code on the box though so I hope it works on my player.

Ive heard about 'Diner' but never seen it. let me know how it goes :)

It's one of the greatest movies ever, man. I've got it on VHS (boy do I feel like a dinosaur saying VHS)


Anyway, you've definitely gotta see it, bro. I can only properly explain its many qualities in expletives and that won't help much since all you'll see will be *******************s. From the dialogue, to the setting and the actors, just mesmerizing stuff, man.


Rourke at his finest.....

Yeah I remember it being really good, but I saw it about 6 years ago so I dont remember it too well. From what Yossarian has said, I'm really looking forward to it.

PS: A third of my film collection is still VHS, you can pick them up so cheap now :p

i got the 10-dvd matrix box today (Y)

Caddyshack II

Originally posted by Parra Power
i got the 10-dvd matrix box today (Y)

you got the Neo head? looks awesome (Y)

btw, here are all the ones I got for Christmas :D

Arrested Development Season 1
Napoleon Dynamite
Badder Santa
Eurotrip: Unrated Version
Club Dread: Unrated Version
Forrest Gump: Special Collector's Edition
Dogma: Special Edition
Hellboy: Director's Cut
Dazed and Confused: Flashback Edition
Fast Times at Ridgemont High: Special Edition

I got Dodgeball and Remember The Titans for Christmas. Hopefully, I'll be getting Anchorman, when it comes out on Tuesday, and the Billy Madison/Happy Gilmore doublepack, when Best Buy gets more in, as late Christmas gifts.

Good batch Hakeem (Y)

Here are the ones I got:

Amadeus
The Draftsman's Contract
Blow-Up
Fanny and Alexander
The Leopard
The Wild Bunch
The Last Picture Show
American Grafitti
Rosencrantz and Guldstien are Dead

Sorry, just a quick off topic question...

Does anyone know where I can find a complete list of all the films released in 2004? (but not the IMDB list of about 13000 films).

released on DVD or theatres?
Ive seen a few lists of the movies released on DVD but I cant remember which site was it :(
for upcoming movies in theatres, www.comingsoon.net has a list of upcoming movies by date

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articles/miscgfx/covers/friendss1dvd.jpg

For my sis (H)

blade trinity, it sucked.:kader:

I got The Bourne Identity DVD for my dad for Christmas

Originally posted by king
blade trinity, it sucked.:kader:

I thought it was a good action flick, great punchlines but what does that have to do with this thread :confused:

Originally posted by Hakeem
btw, here are all the ones I got for Christmas :D


Club Dread: Unrated Version


When/why did that come out?

I actually liked this film, but considering it bombed so badly, im surprised they re-released it. Is that much better than original?

I HATE double dipping, it makes me glad i burn movies.

Gonna buy Anchorman gift set tommorow:) I buy movies rarely, but this is worth it.

havent seen it yet so I dont know. but yeah it sucks, specially cause the guys from Broken Lizard said, for the DVD release, that they werent going to release an Unrated Version cause they didnt have anything to add, and now they did! :(

its supposed to have more nudity probably and I only bought it cause it was on sale for 9.99 but now I tried to buy the original and its everywhere for 7 bucks so Im going to just give it to a friend or something.

Originally posted by $teauA
I thought it was a good action flick, great punchlines but what does that have to do with this thread :confused: Yeah I quite liked it too, it was surprising that the jokes were actually funny. A decent sequel IMO.

well, after Chrismas, more great DVD started coming out that I just to buy so today I got:

- Tour of Duty Seasons 1 and 2 (Vietnam war TV series from the 80s)

- Garden State (Y)

- Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundi: Gift Set with hours and hours of extras :D

I'm gettin Harold and Kumar once it comes out. One GREAT film.

I need to get some money soon, so that I can buy Anchorman. :(

Originally posted by SlayerDeuS
I'm gettin Harold and Kumar once it comes out. One GREAT film.

January 4 :D

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00068WOH8.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

I got the Anchorman "giftset" yesterday. Really disappointed with the set, when they say "gift set" i was expecting something special, but it was just to movies wrapped together in plastic rap.

Dont get me wrong, the actual product was as expected, spectacular, but paying the extra money, i thought id get some special casing or something.

Hakeem, did your come in same kind of casing?

I picked up Sergio Leone's 'Dollars' Trilogy today for £20 - A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - all brilliant films which I cant wait to watch again.

That chick in Harold and Kumar, from the elevator, is so damn hot. :hump:

I know this has nothing to do with DVD purchases, but I just wanted to mention it.

:$

Originally posted by bjmenge
That chick in Harold and Kumar, from the elevator, is so damn hot. :hump:

I know this has nothing to do with DVD purchases, but I just wanted to mention it.

:$
Lol yes! How awesome would it be to have a neighbour like that.. that makes out with you in the elevator :( :hump:

Originally posted by Mikey
I got the Anchorman "giftset" yesterday. Really disappointed with the set, when they say "gift set" i was expecting something special, but it was just to movies wrapped together in plastic rap.

Dont get me wrong, the actual product was as expected, spectacular, but paying the extra money, i thought id get some special casing or something.

Hakeem, did your come in same kind of casing?

nope, no special casing. I havent thought about it but yeah, they couldve done something different :(


also, where did you buy it? I got it at Best Buy and I got a third DVD with 30 exclusive minutes of footage. havent seen it yet

3rd dvd? WTF?

Mine was 2 DVD cases (one the movie, the other 'Wake Up Ron Burgundy' in a plastic wrapping.

I got it at Future Shop, which the Canadian equivalent of Circuit City/Best Buy.

EDIT: I posted a comment about Sideways on your site.

Cool :)

and yep, the third DVD didnt have a DVD case of its own, it was in a Best Buy envelope attached to the Anchorman pack.

Beverly Hills Ninja
Night at the Roxbury

I got the The Big Lebowski for $9 at Wal-Mart a couple of weeks ago.

This may be my final DVD purchase, ever.

why ever? :p

Originally posted by Voltaic Borusse
I got the The Big Lebowski for $9 at Wal-Mart a couple of weeks ago.

This may be my final DVD purchase, ever. Damn good film to end on if it is your last (Y)

I just got back from Circuit City and bought some movies:

- American Pie 2
- Major League
- Major League 2
- Fight Club (H)

I might buy Napoleon Dynamite when I get out of work since I work at Target now. :p

which version of the Fight Club DVD is it? the single disc or the 2 disc special edition?

Originally posted by Voltaic Borusse
I got the The Big Lebowski for $9 at Wal-Mart a couple of weeks ago.

This may be my final DVD purchase, ever.


Looks like someone just got a DVD burner

Originally posted by Hakeem
which version of the Fight Club DVD is it? the single disc or the 2 disc special edition? It was the single disc version, it was the only one they had. Anyway, I bought a couple of more movies after getting out of work:

- Napoleon Dynamite (haha, the movie is great (H))
- Field of Dreams (love those baseball movies :p)

jus bought

I Robot (it OK not that good)

Resident Evil (Sienna Guillory/Jill Valentine :hump: )

van Helsing :kader:

this movies I didn't saw them in theater so I bought them. the only good thing was Sienna Guillory(Jill Valentine) :hump:

Youre in for a disappointment. I,Robot was decent but they other two were (N).

Originally posted by Atlas


van Helsing :kader:



Oh man, this is one of the worst movies I've ever seen! Thankfully, it was my gf's dad that rented it and not me or else I'd seriously be ashamed of myself :D

Originally posted by Mikey
Youre in for a disappointment. I,Robot was decent but they other two were (N).

saw them
I'Robot was OK some funny parts and good actions.

Resident Evil I have to admit I bought just to see Sienna Guillory(Jill Valentine) and she was HOT.

as for van Helsing was the worst special effects sucked :kader:

------------------------------------------------
EDIT:
my bro rented Hero man worst movie I have seen in a LOOOOOOOOOOOONG time.

I can't belive I wasted 2 hours watching that **** :-puke: Hero

Ya, i havent seen Hero, but it seems to go both ways. The casual movie watcher hates it with a passion and the avid movie watcher loves it.

didn't like it for 3 resons

1- They were always speaking in Chines
with English subtitle

2- They were flying while fighting or danceing don't know what they were doing.

3- When somone dide it reapper agan and again and I lost the whole plot.

Originally posted by Atlas
didn't like it for 3 resons

1- They were always speaking in Chines
with English subtitle

2- They were flying while fighting or danceing don't know what they were doing.

3- When somone dide it reapper agan and again and I lost the whole plot.

Judging from the grammar and spelling in your post, im curious as to why you'd critisize a movie because it wasnt in english. I keed. ;)

Watch it with the voices dubbed.

thats what I meen I can bearly speak and understand english. now how am I going to understand a Chaines one :crazyboy:

it's a sledgehammer

Originally posted by Mikey
Ya, i havent seen Hero, but it seems to go both ways. The casual movie watcher hates it with a passion and the avid movie watcher loves it.

I go to the cinema two times a week at least (this week I went three times), guess you could say I am a movie geek and I didn't find Hero that great either. Amazing cinematography but that's about it.

I thought Hero was incredible, a really masterful piece of cinema. Everything about it was totally beautiful, I started to think about it recently and when you look back, you begin to see and realise how every possible storyline was uniquely 'colour-coded' within the film and how the colours reflect the storyline. I loved the uncertainty of it, and the fight scenes were out of the world. If you want something more fast paced with a more definate storyline, try House of Flying Daggers, which was better in that respect, but nowhere near as cinematographically (sp??) perfect as Hero. At anytime in it, you could have frozen the screen and it would be good enough to hang in an art gallery.

I do agree about the subtitles, I have got so used to them now that I hardly notice them in most films, but in Hero having to read the subtitles did mean less time looking at the scene which was a shame, but really, you could watch it without any subtitles or words at all and still really enjoy it, a pleasure to watch.

jsu got the Troy DVD. I had seen it already in theaters. didn't know it was the same.

I mght return it and trade it for another one.

I bought Troy too this week, the 2 disc special edition, and also bought Harold and Kumar go to White Castle, the extreme unrated version.
Im buying the Eternal Sunshine special edition tomorrow if I have time.

and today I got The Dreamers which I bought online a few weeks ago and I just got it. I didnt have a chance to see it on theatres so I cant wait for tonight to watch it.
I got the NC-17 Uncut Version :hump:

just saw you DVD collection, you have alot of them. I also have some altought not as much as you.

you should make an account at dvdaficionado.com. its pretty good :)

Originally posted by Hakeem
and today I got The Dreamers which I bought online a few weeks ago and I just got it. I didnt have a chance to see it on theatres so I cant wait for tonight to watch it.
I got the NC-17 Uncut Version :hump: Let me know what you thought of it... I thought it was a pretty perverted movie :$ :nape:

Originally posted by Hakeem
you should make an account at dvdaficionado.com. its pretty good :) I tried it but half the films I have arent on there (obscure foreign films) plus I cant remember all the DVDs I own, but I may give it another try.

they're really missing a lot? Ive heard they have pretty much everything. even really small films and asian movies.


to Vagegast: totally loved it (Y)(Y)(Y)

http://hakeemsmovies.blogspot.com/2005/01/dreamers.html

I suspect the one's they are missing are only available on VHS or something, but those are some of the best.

Hakeem how do we add the DVDs we have? I already register.

never mind. already know how. I couldn't find alot of them.

Okay, I've gotta question for you guys. I'm thinking about buying Napoleon Dynamite, never having seen it. Is it good enough to spend the $15-20 and get the DVD?

*Finally* got the Star Wars original trilogy, paid $50 for it though (DVDs are still quite expensive in Korea). Great, great stuff. They look so much cleaner on DVD, the times I saw the movies on TV they were of horrible quality...

I don't get why some people are kicking up a fuss over the added/deleted scenes, I mean, it's Lucas' work, he has a right to edit it, doesn't he?

I bought Trainspotting last week... I've already seen it twice but I just had to have it... and it was cheap :)

Originally posted by Panna
I bought Trainspotting last week... I've already seen it twice but I just had to have it... and it was cheap :) Good choice, sir (Y)

Brilliant film.

Originally posted by Atlas
never mind. already know how. I couldn't find alot of them.

you sure you're writing them right?

Originally posted by bjmenge
Okay, I've gotta question for you guys. I'm thinking about buying Napoleon Dynamite, never having seen it. Is it good enough to spend the $15-20 and get the DVD?

Walmart $17.87
Best Buy $17.99

definetly worthy. but be aware, its a stupid comedy, so if you dont like those kind of comedies then you could get to rate it really low

Originally posted by Frostwolf
*Finally* got the Star Wars original trilogy, paid $50 for it though (DVDs are still quite expensive in Korea). Great, great stuff. They look so much cleaner on DVD, the times I saw the movies on TV they were of horrible quality...

I don't get why some people are kicking up a fuss over the added/deleted scenes, I mean, it's Lucas' work, he has a right to edit it, doesn't he?

the cheapest here is $43 so thats fine :)

and no, fans have a right to complain. yes, its his creation, but the loved star wars are the original, with whatever mistake they have.

Originally posted by Hakeem
you sure you're writing them right?

I think I miss spell some when I get home I will chek the correct name.

how come you don't have any under 'Have Seen'?

Originally posted by Hakeem
Walmart $17.87
Best Buy $17.99

definetly worthy. but be aware, its a stupid comedy, so if you dont like those kind of comedies then you could get to rate it really low I agree with that, I would say its worth seeing even if you think you wont like it, and even if you dont like the stupid moments, there are still some awesome funny bits (like the cow shooting) which are worth seeing, and its less than an hour an a half long so its not too much to sit thru if you find yourself praying for the end.

Originally posted by Atlas
I think I miss spell some when I get home I will chek the correct name.

how come you don't have any under 'Have Seen'?

I havent even check the other options, I just use the owned and the wish list. Ill check that out :)

Thanks for the answers, Hakeem and Calumn. :)

I just got the Village on DVD. (H) :)

I love that film.

Bought The Party 2-disc Special Edition DVD. Contains quite a lot of extras, good buy!

Just got a copy of the Jean Vigo collection. It's got L'atlante on it which is a brilliant film, as well as one of his I've always wanted to see called Zero de Conduite, I cant wait to see it, it's rated really highly.

I decided to take advantage of the January sales to spend my left over Christmas gift vouchers (all my aunts seem to send me a £10 gift voucher and it soon mounts up).

I bought The Coen Brothers collection for £29.99 - it has The Big Lebowski and The Hudsucker Proxy which are both superb films aswell as Barton Fink and Blood Simple which I really want to see. I also got Traffic for £6.99 which seemed like a real bargain, The Untouchables for £9.99, just cos it seemed like it would be good light watching and Schindler's List for £9.99 - I've seen it many times but I thought I might aswell have it on DVD as it is so brilliant.

nice. I also bought The Untouchables a few months ago but havent been able to watch it yet :p

Apparantly it's not technically very good, but a good one to watch when you dont want to think too hard, which is most of the time for me :p

Originally posted by CalumnCFC
Schindler's List for £9.99 - I've seen it many times but I thought I might aswell have it on DVD as it is so brilliant. Definitely, I might buy it once I get my paycheck next week, great movie.

Hot Shots 1 and 2... cant beat them for a good solid laugh

TROD.

just bought home alone 1+2 for 10.49 quality funny films

Without a paddle, great funny film. (H)

Anybody here have the Back To The Future DVD set? I've always wanted it, but i heard the framing of the DVDs is messed up, and some of the picture is actually cut off. Im talking about Widescreen obviously.

I think I heard about that problem you mention, and yep, I have the Trilogy on DVD.

and if that you say its true, thank god my family is stupid cause I put it on my birthday list last year and I specified WIDESCREEN of ofcourse and the dumbasses got the full screen version :p

Got Goodfellas, great movie starring Liotta and DeNiro (along with all the fimiliar "mob movie actors").
Also got Scarface of which I've only seen a little bit so I'll probably watch it tonight, it's nearly 3 hours though!

Originally posted by PhiLLer
Got Goodfellas, great movie starring Liotta and DeNiro (along with all the fimiliar "mob movie actors").
Also got Scarface of which I've only seen a little bit so I'll probably watch it tonight, it's nearly 3 hours though! Nice, two great, solid gangster films (Y)

I'm too cheap to buy Goodfellas until the price comes down :(

Yep, Scarface is definetly one of the best Mafia movies ever. Awesome film with a great Al Pacino. That movie can only be beaten by The Godfather.

Originally posted by ::Hagi::
Yep, Scarface is definetly one of the best Mafia movies ever. Awesome film with a great Al Pacino. That movie can only be beaten by The Godfather. I personally think Pacino's best performance comes in a film he did when he was really young called Dog Day Afternoon. It's about two low-life criminals, Pacino and Cazale (Fredo in The Godfather), who attempt a small-time bank-robbery only to bungle it magnificantly and ending up as a nation event with half the army after them. It's a really superb acting performance from Pacino, far more complex then the relatively simple and repetitive mob-bosses he plays. It's a superb film too - it's on Barry Norman's must see list and I personally highly recommend it.

In my opinion Pacino's best movies were made when he was a bit younger. During the last years, especially after Godfather part 3, he's performing bad. Don't know, but he looks tired and bored. Only the one with him, Robert de Niro and Val Kilmer, forgot the name now, was ok.

Originally posted by ::Hagi::
In my opinion Pacino's best movies were made when he was a bit younger. During the last years, especially after Godfather part 3, he's performing bad. Don't know, but he looks tired and bored. Only the one with him, Robert de Niro and Val Kilmer, forgot the name now, was ok. I quite agree - with both DeNiro and Pacino, the standard of their acting is much higher in the films where they are younger. I guess it's complacency or something. Even in The Godfather, Pacino's acting was by far the best in the early part of GF1 when he was really young.

I think the film you are thinking of is Heat, though I thought it was pretty poor. Pacino was disappointing in The Recruit too, though he was good in The Merchant of Venice.

Yeah. I saw the Recruit as well and must say, that it was one of his worst actings ever. He seemed to be bored and was acting without any emotions for his character. Simply dissapointing

Something I've always wondered:

Does anybody here have a widescreen tv? if so, what happens when you play a 'full screen' DVD on it? Does it 'stretch the picture' or does it have black bars, but on the sides rather than the bottom?

Mine stretches the picture so it's in proportion with the whole TV - it doesnt look weird at all on DVDs, though some old VHS's do look a bit strange.

the last batch I bought:

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: Collector's Edition
Boris Karloff's The Veil
Playing by Heart
Wet Hot American Summer
Being John Malkovich: Special Edition
High Fidelity
About a Boy

Hakeem, do you get deals on DVDs?

You buy LOTS of them.

Originally posted by Hakeem
the last batch I bought:

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: Collector's Edition
Boris Karloff's The Veil
Playing by Heart
Wet Hot American Summer
Being John Malkovich: Special Edition
High Fidelity
About a Boy i am sure that u r a hell of a movie lover (H)
this many dvds :rockman: :rockman:

Always special editions too - rich bastard :(:p;)

Good call on Being John Malkovic - superb film (Y)

I just watched La Strada again - you just cant watch it too many times, an incredible film.

Originally posted by Mikey
Hakeem, do you get deals on DVDs?

You buy LOTS of them.

nah, no special deals for me. but Im very cheap, so I just check a million places finding the best prices. and I rarely buy new movies, unless its the ones I REALLY want like eternal sunshine or garden state.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: Collector's Edition

is that film any good??? i mean the trailer made it look kinda sucky but im not sure what to think, maybe rent in oneday:confused:

Yeah, if you check often enough there's nothing you cant get for under a tener.

Originally posted by x4dixont
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: Collector's Edition

is that film any good??? i mean the trailer made it look kinda sucky but im not sure what to think, maybe rent in oneday:confused:

Eternal Sunshine is most people's Best Movie of 2004. me included :D

http://www.imdb.com/features/rto/2005/poll/bestresults

It's also Empire Magazine's best film of 2004, and Film 2004's viewers poll runner-up, so I guess it's worth seeing :p

hakeem, what is the total number of dvd's u have?????(H)

He has a total of 191 different titles on 169 DVDs.

(Y) :p

191 different titles on 169 dvds:o
u must have a closet for that many.:p

Here's my collection:D

http://www.dvdaficionado.com/dvds.html?cat=1&id=mikey+b

170 listings/ 183 titles.

Not too shabby.

awesome collection there Mikey (Y) :D
are all those bought DVDs? or do you have VDCs and DivXs in there too?

I've put my collection up.

http://www.dvdaficionado.com/dvds.html?cat=1&id=bjmenge

Here's mine:

http://www.dvdaficionado.com/dvds.html?cat=1&id=chino_boy

Might buy a couple more later this week.

As we're doing this now, here's my collection:

http://www.dvdaficionado.com/dvds.html?cat=1&id=calumn%20h

I have alot of foriegn films, however, which arent available on DVD, just VHS, so there's about 15/20 missing.

Originally posted by Hakeem
awesome collection there Mikey (Y) :D
are all those bought DVDs? or do you have VDCs and DivXs in there too?

about half were bought, half were burnt from real copies. There's no way i could burn movies like Godfather, Scarface and Old School... and theres no way im gonna dish out $100 (per season) for the Sopranos.

ok :p

Originally posted by CalumnCFC
As we're doing this now, here's my collection:

http://www.dvdaficionado.com/dvds.html?cat=1&id=calumn%20h

I have alot of foriegn films, however, which arent available on DVD, just VHS, so there's about 15/20 missing.


just watched your collection and its awesome Calumn (Y)

love the Kill Bill, Vol. 1 & 2 - Limited Collector's Edition Box (Y)(Y) :clapwap:

Just got Friends Season 9, Funny stuff.

S.A.E Somewhere Anywhere Everywhere, surf film by globe, a good flick.

Originally posted by Hakeem
just watched your collection and its awesome Calumn (Y)

love the Kill Bill, Vol. 1 & 2 - Limited Collector's Edition Box (Y)(Y) :clapwap: Yeah, took me ages to find it. :p

You guys all have good/excellent collections, but you should look into getting some of the foriegn films on my list, there are some really awesome titles there.

I think I might buy "Friday Night Lights" tomorrow, saw it today and it's a damn good movie. I think its better than "Remember the Titans" for those who have seen that movie.

Remeber the Titans is class, Suitable rating for kids to. Haven't seen or heard of Friday Night Lights but im assuming its got the same Genre ?

I hated FNL (N)

Originally posted by SuRFy
Remeber the Titans is class, Suitable rating for kids to. Haven't seen or heard of Friday Night Lights but im assuming its got the same Genre ? Yep.

Why'd you hate it Hak? Its probably just me but I thought it was good. :confused:

Originally posted by ManU2000
I think I might buy "Friday Night Lights" tomorrow, saw it today and it's a damn good movie. I think its better than "Remember the Titans" for those who have seen that movie. That movie is shown here all the time because our school is featured in it for like 2 minutes :|

Originally posted by Vagegast
That movie is shown here all the time because our school is featured in it for like 2 minutes :| Which school is it?

Originally posted by ManU2000
Yep.

Why'd you hate it Hak? Its probably just me but I thought it was good. :confused:

well, I understand that the footpart of the wasnt important, that what the movie was showing was what happened in the towna nd all the obssession, etc. BUT I didnt like ANY of the kids, they were just zero characters. also, and I know this is based in a true story, they were horrible football players, and its imposible that they get to where they did. plus, we only see them play a few times in the first round, they play reall bad but somehow win, and suddenly they're in the finals. how did they get there?

SPOILER








and then when you learn at the end that after they lost, the next year, the coach took the team to the championship I got really mad. why the **** didnt they do the movie about that team then??? (N)

I liked Friday Nights as well. Judging by the trailors i didnt have too high hopes, but it was surprisingly good to me. Kind of like a serious version of Varsity Blues, another kick*ss movie.

But Hakeem makes a couple good points. I do agree the characters didnt have much depth, apart from Boobie Miles and son of Tim McGraw.

One of the reasons i liked FNL was because it wasnt such a happy ending, which it would have been had they used the following years story.

Originally posted by ManU2000
Which school is it? Herndon High School. TJ (the team that's the focus of the movie) used to be real good like 30 years ago. Now they play football games in the afternoons because their football fields have no lights. They got a bunch of money for the movie and they spent it on computers.

haha, yeah, I understand why you'd be upset Hak, especially the last part. :p

The Day Today. Niiiiiiice.

National Treasure
Ladder 49
Ocean's Twelve
White Chicks
Fahrenheit 9/11
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Kill Bill 2
Dodgeball
The Girl Next Door
Austin Powers: Goldmember
The OC: Entire Season One
School of Rock
The Phantom of the Opera
Bridget Jones' Diary 2
Finding Neverland
Meet the Fockers
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
The Rundown
Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle
Eurotrip
The Aviator
Million Dollar Baby
Reservoir Dogs
Supersize Me
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
The Terminal
Collateral
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
Closer
The Big Bounce
Being Julia
Saved
New York Minute
A Cinderella Story
You Stupid Man

Buy or download? :confused:

my collection
Prisoner of Azkaban
LOTR:The Return of the King
Blade Trinity
A-Team
He-Man-The Master of the Universe
Spider Man 1&2
X-Men 1&2
Matrix 1&2
Harold and Kumar
Ice Age
Monster Inc.
Scary Movie 1:(

and millions of indian movies :fluffy:

Wooooooooo! Bollywood musicals? Those buggers sure can dance.

Originally posted by Shindig
Wooooooooo! Bollywood musicals? Those buggers sure can dance. Thats right;) i love indian music:rockman:

end of days..

Originally posted by CalumnCFC
Buy or download? :confused:

Buy. For $1 australian dollar.

Off a guy at the pub named 'Steve'.

I recently bought the 3 disc Special 10th Anniversary Edition of the movie The Shawshank Redemption. Trully one of the best movies ever made. Tim Robbins and Morgan Freemans performances here are simply amazing.

nice. I want to get it soon too :)

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl: Special Edition 3-Disc Gift Set
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Leon: The Professional: Deluxe Edition
The Fifth Element: Ultimate Edition

I bought those today at wal-mart, and then I got home and some movie website said I won a contest last week and they sent me Gladiator: Signature Selection!!!!!!!! :o :| (Y)(Y)(Y)

what website?

Anyone here planning on getting new Karate Kid DVD set? ...... no? ....... just me?:)

www.moviejungle.com


and yes, I plan to get. I was going to buy it yesterday but then I saw the Leon DVD and I had to buy it.

Im also buying the Look Who's Talking Trilogy too :D

Look what I got in the mail today from amazon.ca... ahh yeah

http://www.dvdsource.co.uk/image/content/m/73909.JPG

awesome. Ive been trying to buy it since a long time ago but I always end up buying something else :( :p

Same here, I've never seen it but I hear it's very enjoyable. I will get round to buying it soon I swear.

Bought a couple of movies today:

Schindler's List
Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle
Troy (didn't buy it, got it from my uncle)

Braveheart SE - 14 AUD
Glengary Glenross - 7 AUD

Bargons my friend BAR GON.

Looking into getting:

Saving Private Ryan SE - 26 is the cheapest I can find it, everywhere else it's 40.
True Romance - Cheapest is 12, everywhere else it's 20.
Godfather Boxset - cheapest ATM is 88 but I'm waiting for specials.
Matrix B/S - Unsure of prices, I'm thinkin around 90 dollars MAX.
LOTR SE 12 disk trilogy - something like 150 AUD is looking good.
Unbreakable - cheapest is 18 dollars.
Reservoir Dogs - 18
Jackie Brown - 18.
Star Wars B/S - 64
Rear Window - 8
Goodfellas SE- 28
Rocky B/S - 44 or Rocky - 8
Evil Dead SE - 24
ACTION B/S (The Professional, Trainspotting, Scareface) - 44 Dollars
Shymalan B/S (Signs, SE Unbreakable/Sixth Sense - 60 (already have signs however)

Originally posted by Mikey
what website?

Anyone here planning on getting new Karate Kid DVD set? ...... no? ....... just me?:)

not new was out last year my friend

I picked up a few westerns today:

Red River £4.99
The Searchers £6.99
Pale Rider £5.99
The Outlaw Josey Wales £7.99
Unforgiven £5.99

All pretty cheap, and all damn good westerns too, among my favourites of the genre.

Originally posted by x4dixont
not new was out last year my friend

no, the boxed set came out last tuesday.

Hakeem, if you buy it tell me how the commentary with La Russo and Miyagi is.

I already have the original, wanna see if its worth it. I havent heard from Macchio/La Russo since 'My Cousin Vinny', and itd be interesting to hear what he has to say. Considering he's like 43, and im guessing about 15 times a day people ask him, "hey arent you the karate kid?'

(just thinking about it i wanna get it)

I have seen pictures of Ralph Macchio. Looks like an old fart now :p

Just bought "25th Hour" and "Van Helsing" (just had to see it).

Originally posted by s1260018
"Van Helsing" (just had to see it).

you'll wish you hadn't..

25th Hour is really good though

:D

It's worth seeing if only to see what one of the worst films of the year is like.

just bought The Notebook (for all you robots out there :f***: :p) and Malcolm X Special Edition which with much shame I admit Ive never seen :o :(

They showed Malcom X in our school.

I saw it on UPN :(

I've never seen it..... not a big Spike Lee fan, but I suppose I probably should.

I bought a couple of Kurisawa films today, Yojimbo and Kajimusho. I absolutely loved Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood and Ran so hopefully I will enjoy these as much.

just bought big fish on cd wow its the region 3 limited edition dvd!!! looks pretty special to me

Purchased:

Saving Private Ryan Special Edition
Ed Wood Special Edition
City of God (12 dollars :O)

just bought Gilligan's Island season 2 and Eternal Sunshine of the Spottless Mind SE :rockman:

Shrek 2 and The Incredibles.:rockman:

I just saw yesterday at Wal-Mart that you can get Different Strokes & Good Times DVD collections! My gf wouldn't let me get them though, cause she thinks those shows were stupid :(

I want to get this: http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00006JNBM/ref=cs_nav_top_2/ref=cm_mp_wli_/028-5475258-8842903

The entire series of Sharpe. I might buy it together with a friend, 'cause it costs €150. I think the English guys must know it.

is that Boromir? cool :D

Just purchased Spartacus, La Haine and Monty Python's Meaning of Life - all films I have already seen but all films I really enjoyed and want to watch again.

Punch Drunk Love, with 2 disks, for 10 dollars. :O

so good! (H)

Calumn is that the old Spartacus ? top movie i can't find it anywhere in aus though. :(

anybody getting I Heart Huckabees or the Special Edition of Heat today?

Im definetly getting huckabees but I want the special edition and it costs 28 bucks so Im not sure If Ill get Heat or not :(

I have the original HEAT, and ive heard theyre the same picture and audio quality, so i think ill just keep it.

Im gonna get the new special edition of Raging Bull.


Hakeem, did you get the karate kid new set?

nah I havent. and Im not buying Heat tonight either, just the I Heart Huckabees SP which is going to be 28 bucks and thats it.

these DVD buying is killing me :( :p

I bought the Shawshank Redemption last week
I've seen it only once, couple of years ago.
quite an impressive movie, has to be one of the greatest "prison"-movies

ok so my I Heart Huckabees dvd search continues as I went to wal-mart yesterday and it was sold out :| , and I didnt want to go Best Buy cause its 3 bucks more expensive there :p
anyway, I ended up ordering it from Amazon with free shipping so it was the same price as Walmart.


btw, since I wasnt buying anything at wal-mart, I stopped at the 5.50 bin and found The Italian Job (original from 1969 with Michael Caine), and The Talented Mr. Ripley :D

just bought the simpsons season 2 on dvd, and hot shots 1 and 2. the bastards cut out the scene from the second movie where they are about to get their groove on ( topper and michelle) and are making out in the limmo, and the driver keeps trying to watch, running alongside the car even, andthe also cut the scene where they are making love, which to my memory didn't show that much t 'n a.

what? they cut those scenes? you can barely see michelle's tits' shape in the love making scene and that was it. were the DVDs original? Ive never heard of DVDs cut down :confused: