After amassing quite an extensive video collection, I have been
forced to slowly replace all my videos with their DVD counterparts.
However, I am happy to do so, since DVD has numerous advantages over
VHS tape, including:
- Digital media means no degradation. Ever.
- As a consumer that demands movies be released in
widescreen format,
nearly all DVDs come in their original aspect ratio.
Anamorphic (or Enhanced for Widescreen) DVDs are even better!
Just say "no!" to pan-and-scan. (That means you, Sheila!)
- I enjoy all the special features DVDs offer, such
as director's commentary, behind the scenes features,
isolated scores, etc. (Unfortunately, this means it can
sometimes take over eight hours to watch everything contained
on some DVDs)
I'm not a big fan of the "snapper" style DVD cases that certain
movies are released in (e.g. The Matrix,
The Road Warrior). There used to be a great web
site out there called DVD Cover Art,
that allowed you download high-resolution DVD cover images (some
were scanned from the actual cases; others were custom covers
created by altruistic PhotoShop artists). Sadly, they were
shut down by Disney morons who felt having downloadable covers
containing their precious Mickey Mouse and Company was a
heinous copyright infringement. Idiots. Anyway, I would take
these high quality images to any print shop (i.e. Kinko's), print
them out on a nice laser printer, and slip them into a spare
"keepsake" style DVD case.
My Current Collection of DVDs
THEATRICAL RELEASES
- 101 Dalmatians (animated)
- 12 Angry Men
- 13 Going On 30
- 2001: A Space Odyssey
- 2010: The Year We Make Contact
- 300
- A Bug's Life: Collector's Edition
- A Christmas Story - Special Edition
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
- A Knight's Tale - Special Edition
- A League Of Their Own
- A Time to Kill
- The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the 8th Dimension
- The Adventures of Robin Hood - Two-Disc Special Edition
- The African Queen
- Airplane!
- Akira - Special Collector's Tin Edition
- Aladdin - Platinum Edition
- Alice in Wonderland (2010)
- Alien - 20th Anniversary Edition
- Aliens - Collector's Edition
- Amélie
- American Beauty - Award's Edition
- An American Werewolf in London
- Anastasia (animated)
- Angel-A
- Animal House - Double Secret Probation Edition
- Apollo 13 - Collector's Edition
- Appleseed
- Army of Darkness - 2 Disc Boomstick Edition
- Army of Darkness - The Director's Cut: Official Bootleg Edition
- Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
- Avatar - 3 Disc Collector's Edition
- Babe - Special Edition
- Back to the Future
- Back to the Future II
- Back to the Future III
- Batman
- Batman Returns
- Batman Forever
- Batman & Robin
- Battle Beyond the Stars
- Battle Royale
- Beauty and the Beast - Platinum Edition
- Becket
- Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ - 4 Disc Collector's Edition
- Beneath the Planet of the Apes
- Benny & Joon
- Beowulf (1999 version with Christopher Lambert and Rhona Mitra)
- Better Off Dead
- Big
- Big Trouble in Little China
- Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
- Bitch Slap
- Black Swan
- Blade Runner: The Final Cut - 4 Disc Collector's Edition
- Blood: The Last Vampire (animated)
- The Blues Brothers: 25th Anniversary Edition
- The Boondock Saints
- Braveheart
- The Bride
- Bride & Prejudice
- Brotherhood of the Wolf - 3 Disc Collector's Edition
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
- The Butterfly Effect
- Caddyshack
- Camelot: Special Edition
- Capricorn One
- Cars
- Cashback
- The Changeling (1980 Thriller with George C. Scott)
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Charlie's Angels - Superbit Special Edition
- Charlotte's Web (animated)
- Chicago
- Chicken Run - Special Edition
- Chinatown
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Special Edition
- Chocolat
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
- City Slickers
- Clash of the Titans (original 1981 film)
- Clerks
- Cliffhanger - Superbit Edition
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind - Collector's Edition
- Closer
- Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs (animated)
- Clueless
- Conan the Barbarian
- Conan the Destroyer
- Constantine
- Coraline - Two Disc Collector's Edition w/3D
- Corpse Bride
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Superbit Edition
- Cube
- Dances With Wolves: Special Edition
- Dark City
- The Dark Crystal
- The Dark Knight
- Dawn of the Dead - Ultimate Edition
- Dead Again
- Death Race 2000
- The Deep
- Desperado - Special Edition
- Despicable Me
- The Devil Wears Prada
- Die Hard - Five Star Collection
- DOA: Dead or Alive
- Dogma - Two Disc Special Edition
- Doomsday
- Down With Love
- Dreamgirls
- Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God
- Edward Scissorhands
- Ed Wood - Special Edition
- El Cid - Two Disc Deluxe Edition
- El Mariachi - Special Edition
- The Emperor's New Groove (animated)
- Enchanted
- Equilibrium
- Erin Brockovich
- Escape From New York
- Escape From the Planet of the Apes
- Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn - Book of the Dead Edition
- Excalibur
- Fantastic Voyage
- Feast
- The Fifth Element
- Fight Club
- The Fighter
- Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within - Special Edition
- Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
- Finding Nemo - Collector's Edition
- Flash Gordon
- Flushed Away
- Forrest Gump - Special Collector's Edition
- The French Connection
- Fright Night
- The Frighteners - Director's Cut
- Galaxy Quest
- Garden State
- George of the Jungle (fullscreen only)
- Ghostbusters - Collector's Series
- Gilda
- Gladiator
- Glory - Special Edition
- The Godfather
- Godzilla (1998 remake with Matthew Broderick)
- The Golden Child
- The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
- Gone With the Wind
- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Two-Disc Collector's Edition
- The Goonies
- The Graduate - 40th Anniversary Collector's Edition
- The Great Escape - Two-Disc Special Edition
- The Great Mouse Detective (animated)
- Gremlins
- Groundhog Day
- Grumpy Old Men
- Grumpier Old Men
- Guys and Dolls - Deluxe Edition
- Hairspray (2007) - Shake & Shimmy Edition
- Hamlet (1996) - Two Disc Special Edition
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One
- Heathers
- Heavy Metal
- Hellboy
- High School Musical
- Highlander - Director's Cut
- Hollow Man - Special Edition
- Home Alone - Family Fun Edition
- Hot Fuzz
- House of Flying Daggers
- How To Steal A Million
- How To Train Your Dragon
- Howl's Moving Castle
- I, Robot
- The Illusionist
- Inception
- The Incredibles
- Incubus
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- Innocent Blood
- Inside Man
- Interview with the Vampire
- Iron Man - Two Disc Special Edition
- The Italian Job (2003)
- Jackie Brown
- James Bond: Goldfinger
- James Bond: Thunderball
- James Bond: The Spy Who Loved Me
- James Bond: For Your Eyes Only
- James Bond: Moonraker
- James Bond: Casino Royale (2006)
- Jaws - Collector's Edition
- Jeremiah Johnson
- John Carpenter's The Thing - Collector's Edition
- Julie & Julia
- Juno
- Jurassic Park - Collector's Edition
- The Kid (Disney)
- Kill Bill - Volume 1
- Kill Bill - Volume 2
- Kung Fu Panda
- Labyrinth
- Ladyhawke
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - Collector's Edition
- Lars and the Real Girl
- Laserblast
- The Last Dragon
- The Last Samurai - Two Disc Widescreen Edition
- The Last Starfighter
- Lawrence of Arabia - Two Disc Edition
- The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
- Legally Blonde
- The Legend of the Shadowless Sword
- Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
- Léon: The Professional - Deluxe Edition
- Lethal Weapon
- Lethal Weapon 2
- Lethal Weapon 3
- Lethal Weapon 4
- Life Is Beautiful
- The Lion King - Platinum Edition
- The Little Mermaid - Two Disc Platinum Edition
- The Long Ships
- Look Who's Talking Too
- The Lord of the Rings (animated)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Extended Edition)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Extended Edition)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Extended Edition)
- Mad Max
- Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
- Mad Max 3: Beyond Thunderdome
- The Magnificent Seven
- Manos: The Hands of Fate (Special Edition)
- Mary Poppins - 40th Anniversary Edition
- The Mask of Zorro - Superbit Edition
- Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
- The Matrix
- The Matrix Reloaded
- The Matrix Revolutions
- Mean Girls
- Meet Me In St. Louis
- Memento
- Memoirs Of A Geisha
- Men In Black - Deluxe Edition
- Minority Report
- MirrorMask
- Miss Congeniality
- Monsters, Inc. - Special Edition
- Monsters vs. Aliens
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail - Special Edition
- The Mothman Prophecies
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith
- Mulan - Special Edition
- The Mummy - Ultimate Edition
- Music and Lyrics
- My Big Fat Greek Wedding
- My Fair Lady
- Mysterious Island
- Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
- The Natural
- Night of the Living Dead - Millenium Edition
- The Nightmare Before Christmas - Special Edition
- Ninja Scroll - 10th Anniversary Special Edition
- The Ninth Gate
- North by Northwest
- O Brother, Where Are Thou?
- Ocean's Eleven (2001 remake)
- The Omen (original 1976 version)
- Once
- Once Upon A Time In Mexico
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Two Disc Special Edition
- Oscar
- The Others
- Pan's Labyrinth
- Paranormal Activity
- Parenthood - Special Edition
- The Passion of the Christ
- Patton - Two Disc Cinema Classics Collection
- Pi: Faith in Chaos
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
- Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
- Planet of the Apes - 35th Anniversary Edition
- Planet Terror
- Pleasantville
- The Polar Express
- Poltergeist
- Præy
- Predator - Collector's Edition
- The Prestige
- The Princess Bride - Special Edition
- The Producers (1968 original)
- The Producers (2005 remake)
- Psycho - Two Disc Special Edition
- Pulp Fiction - Collector's Edition
- The Quick and the Dead - Superbit Edition
- Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Ratatouille
- Ray
- Re-Animator - Millennium Edition
- Real Genius
- Rent
- Requiem For A Dream
- Reservoir Dogs - Special Edition
- Resident Evil - Special Edition
- Resident Evil: Degeneration
- The Return of the Living Dead
- The Ring
- The Road to El Dorado
- Robin Hood: Men in Tights
- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves - Two Disc Special Edition
- Robocop - 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition
- Rock-A-Doodle (animated)
- Rocky
- Romancing the Stone - Special Edition
- Runaway Jury
- Rush Hour 2
- The Sandlot
- Say Anything...
- Schindler's List
- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
- Se7en
- Serenity
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- Shakespeare in Love
- Shaun of the Dead
- The Shawshank Redemption - Special Edition
- She's Having A Baby
- Shrek - Special Edition
- The Silence of the Lambs - Special Edition
- Silverado
- The Simpsons Movie
- Sin City - Recut, Extended, and Unrated
- Singin' In the Rain - Two Disc Special Edition
- Sister Act
- The Sixth Sense - Vista Series
- Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
- Sky High
- Sleeping Beauty - 50th Anniversary Edition
- Sleepy Hollow
- The Social Network
- The Sound of Music - Five Star Collection
- Soylent Green
- Spartacus - Criterion Collection
- Speed - Collector's Edition
- Spellbound
- Spice World
- Spider-Man - Special Edition
- Spider-Man 2
- Spirited Away
- Stalag 17
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Director's Cut
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - The Director's Cut
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock - Special Collector's Edition
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - Special Collector's Edition
- Star Trek V: The Final Frontier - Special Collector's Edition
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country - Special Collector's Edition
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
- Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones
- Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
- Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope
- Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
- Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
- Starcrash
- Stargate
- Stick It
- The Sting
- The Story of Ricky
- Suck
- Sucker Punch
- Sunshine
- Superman: The Movie
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Two Disc Special Edition
- Swingers: Collector's Series
- The Sword in the Stone
- Tangled
- Tango & Cash
- That Thing You Do! - Tom Hanks' Extended Cut: Two Disc Edition
- The Ten Commandments - 50th Anniversary Collection
- The Terminator - Special Edition
- Terminator 2: Judgement Day - Extreme Edition
- Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
- This Is It
- This is Spinal Tap
- ¡Three Amigos!
- Titanic
- Tombstone - Vista Series: The Director's Cut
- Toy Story
- Toy Story 2
- Toy Story 3
- Tremors - Collector's Edition
- Tron - 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition
- Tron: Legacy
- Troy
- Twister
- UHF
- Ultraviolet - Unrated Extended Cut
- Underworld - Unrated Extended Version
- Up
- Up in the Air
- V for Vendetta - Two Disc Special Edition
- Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
- Van Helsing
- The Vikings
- Waking Ned Devine
- Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
- WALL-E
- The Warrior's Way
- Watchmen - 5 Disc: The Ultimate Cut
- Wayne's World
- Wayne's World 2
- West Side Story - Special Edition
- Westworld
- What's Eating Gilbert Grape
- When Harry Met Sally
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit - Vista Series
- Wicked City (fullscreen only)
- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
- The Wizard of Oz
- The Wizard of Speed and Time
- Wordplay
- X2: X-Men United
- X-Men: First Class
- Young Frankenstein: Special Edition
- Zombieland
TELEVISION/DOCUMENTARIES/CONCERTS/ETC.
- 61* (made for HBO original movie)
- The Avengers (Death's Door and Murdersville)
- The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. - boxed set
- Alien Apocalypse
- ÆON FLUX (original MTV "Liquid Television" shorts)
- Animusic
- Animusic 2
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Seasons 1-5
- Classic Albums: Elton John - The Making of "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
- Classic Albums: Pink Floyd - The Making of "Dark Side of the Moon"
- Classic Albums: Queen - The Making of "A Night at the Opera"
- Classic Albums: Steely Dan - The Making of "Aja"
- Classic Albums: The Who - The Making of "Who's Next"
- The Best of Chappelle's Uncensored Show
- Chuck - Season One
- The Corrs: Live In London
- Creature Comforts America - The Complete First Season
- The Dark Side of the Rainbow
- Doctor Who - the episode "Blink
- Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
- Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (animated)
- Dune - SciFi Channel miniseries
- Firefly - Four Disc Complete Series
- Fleetwood Mac: The Dance
- Futurama - Seasons One and Two
- Gia
- Glee - Seasons One and Two
- The Guild - Seasons 1-4
- The Hobbit (animated)
- Huey Lewis and the News: Live at 25
- Jack of All Trades: The Complete Series
- Jesus of Nazareth - (mini-series)
- Jonny Quest (The Robot Spy and The Invisible Monster)
- Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
- Little House on the Prairie (pilot episode)
- Looney Tunes (15 classic cartoons)
- Masada - (mini-series)
- Moonlighting (Atomic Shakespeare and The Bride of Tupperman)
- My Name Is Earl - Season One
- My Name Is Earl - Season Two
- Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Essentials
("Manos" The Hands of Fate and Santa Claus Conquers the Martians)
- Peanuts Holiday Classics: A Charlie Brown Christmas,
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, and It's the Great Pumpkin,
Charlie Brown
- Pixar Short Films Collection
- Pushing Daisies - Season One
- Pushing Daisies - Season Two
- Queen: Rock Montreal & Live Aid
- Rankin/Bass: The Little Drummer Boy
- Rankin/Bass: Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
- Rankin/Bass: Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
- Rankin/Bass: Santa Claus is Comin' to Town
- Rankin/Bass: The Year Without A Santa Claus
- Reaper - Season One
- ReBoot: Seasons 1 and 2
- ReBoot: Season 3 - Vol. 1
- ReBoot: Season 3 - Vol. 2
- ReBoot: Season 3 - Vol. 3
- ReBoot: Season 3 - Vol. 4
- ReBoot: Season 4 (Daemon Rising and My Two Bobs)
- Robin of Sherwood (Robin Hood and the Sorcerer and The Swords of Wayland)
- ROME: Season One
- Rush R30 (selected songs)
- Schoolhouse Rock - Special 30th Anniversary Edition
- The Simpson's Treehouse of Horror (I-VII and XII)
- Spartacus - Blood and Sand: Season One
- Speed Racer - The Complete Classic Collection (animated)
- Star Trek Fan Collective - Time Travel
- Star Trek (TOS): The Doomsday Machine/Mirror, Mirror/The Immunity Syndrome/A Piece of the Action
- Star Trek (TOS): The Squire of Gothos/Arena/The Devil in the Dark/Operation: Annihilate!
- Star Trek (TOS) 21: The Trouble with Tribbles/I, Mudd
- Star Wars Holiday Special
- Stripperella - Season One
- Strong Bad Emails (Discs 1-5)
- Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
- Supernatural - Season One
- Three's Company - Season One
- True Blood - Season One
- Twin Peaks (pilot episode)
- The Walking Dead - Season One
- Wallace and Gromit (A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers, and A Close Shave)
- "Weird Al" Yankovic Live!
- "Weird Al" Yankovic: The Ultimate Video Collection
- Will Vinton's Claymation