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Re: What are the essentials for any dvd collection?
shawshank redemption
green mile
lost season 1 & 2 (and 3 next year)
taxi driver
ghostbusters
pulp fiction
goodfellas
lord of the rings trilogy
halloween
rocky
scarface
dumb and dumber
the shining (kubrick version)
one flew over the cuckoos next
alien quadrilogy
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06-11-2006, 2:07 PM
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Re: What are the essentials for any dvd collection?
Most of the above mentioned excluding satans essential viewing 
To add a couple... Life of Brian and Monty Python and the Holy Grail
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06-11-2006, 2:26 PM
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Re: What are the essentials for any dvd collection?
Gosh...people choices are soooo different to mine...
The Matrix trilogy
Kill Bill 1 and 2
Final Destination
Signs
Eternal Sunshine
The Truman Show
Blade Runner
Star Wars 4,5,6 (Without the computer graphics)
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06-11-2006, 2:31 PM
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Re: What are the essentials for any dvd collection?
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Most of the above mentioned excluding satans essential viewing
To add a couple... Life of Brian and Monty Python and the Holy Grail |
Ya'know what, I've never seen any monty python films. |
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06-11-2006, 2:41 PM
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Re: What are the essentials for any dvd collection?
As there seems to be a lack of foreign films in the recommendations, I would like to add:
Run Lola Run
Das Experiment
The Devils Backbone
Chronos
Nobody Knows
Pulse (Kairo)
Ringu
Ju-on
Anatomie
Old Boy
Amelie
Delicatessen
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06-11-2006, 2:57 PM
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Ya'know what, I've never seen any monty python films.
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Something for your Xmas shopping wishlist??? 
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06-11-2006, 3:14 PM
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Something for your Xmas shopping wishlist???
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Well... You love them or hate them really. |
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06-11-2006, 3:47 PM
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Most likely, all I've heard is how great they are. How many films in total do you know? Is there a boxset available? |
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Re: What are the essentials for any dvd collection?
Not enough older films in peoples lists. I've cheated a little as I've added a couple of trilogies in as one film:
The Godfather (parts one to three, although you could skip the third part)
The Shawshank Redemption
The Lord of the Rings (parts one to three)
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Schindler's List
Seven Samurai (and you could add in the "remake" Magnificent Seven)
Pulp Fiction
Star Wars (both triologies and the animated clone wars, but you could skip episodes I to III)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
North by Northwest
It's a Wonderful Life (there is no better Christmas movie)
Se7en
Chinatown
Alien (+ Aliens)
A Clockwork Orange
The Great Escape
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Re: What are the essentials for any dvd collection?
scarface
goodfellows
casino
carlitos way
godfather trilogy
matrix trilogy
star wars series
as a short list. too many other to choose from, it depends on taste etc, if you want great action flicks like bad boys 2, or OTT blockbusters that are good for showing off the setup like the day after tomorrow, or cool/cult classics like betty blue or dog day afternoon, you have great movies VS great discs. the main list is great movies that have pretty good dvds (if you get the right versions)
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06-11-2006, 5:49 PM
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Re: What are the essentials for any dvd collection?
Along with some excellent recommendations already done:
Fearless
Zathura - a space adventure
Midnight Run
My Cousin Vinny
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Master and Commander
Casper
Debbie Does Dallas
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Re: What are the essentials for any dvd collection?
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Most likely, all I've heard is how great they are. How many films in total do you know? Is there a boxset available?
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There are about four, but Life of Brian and Holy Grail are supposed to be their best - which I agree with
There seems to be a new boxset being released next week:
 http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/32296...t/Product.html
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Last edited by drunkenmaster; 06-11-2006 at 6:19 PM.
Reason: forgot to answer whole question oops!!
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06-11-2006, 9:38 PM
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theres an old boxset with meaning of life, life of brian, holy grail, and something different, that from time to time you can pickup in sales or amazon for peanuts. i think one of the movies is a 2 discer, so 5 discs in total. i think i got it for about £12 a couple of years ago. the shrink wrap is still on mine mind i'll maybe watch it one day |
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06-11-2006, 9:52 PM
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Re: What are the essentials for any dvd collection?
The Godfather Trilogy are probably the greatest mater pieces in the History of Cinema and are my favourite films
I agree though that i did find Part 3 rather weak compared to parts 1 and 2
For me personally, the Saw films are also essential to my collection
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Re: What are the essentials for any dvd collection?
Blade 1 & 2
Terminator trilogy
LOTR EE trilogy
Die hard Trilogy
Austin Powers Trilogy
Alien Quadrology
Spy Game
Kill Bill (Jap Vol 1...any Vol 2)
Matrix
Star wars - All 6 even though some are iffy
Hard Boiled
Full contact
The Killer
Pulp fiction
Desperado superbit
From dusk till dawn
Leon (NOT UK edit)
Hero
Kiss Of The Dragon
Rumble in the Bronx
Who Am I?
Repalcement Killers
Last boy Scout
Not movies but there are some essential TV sets too....
Space Above and Beyond 
Babylon 5
Buffy
Farscape
the Shied
Sleeper Cell
Xfiles
Firefly
Dark angel
Battlestar galactica 2004
Family guy
Game on
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