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
- 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 Knight's Tale - Special Edition
- A League Of Their Own
- The Adventures of Robin Hood - Two-Disc Special Edition
- Airplane!
- Akira - Special Collector's Tin Edition
- Aladdin - Platinum Edition
- Alien - 20th Anniversary Edition
- Aliens - Collector's Edition
- Amélie
- American Beauty - Award's Edition
- Anastasia
- 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
- Babe - Special Edition
- Back to the Future
- Back to the Future II
- Back to the Future III
- Beauty and the Beast - Platinum Edition
- Becket
- Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ - 4 Disc Collector's Edition
- Beowulf
- Better Off Dead
- Big
- Big Trouble in Little China
- Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
- Blade Runner: The Final Cut - 4 Disc Collector's Edition
- Blood: The Last Vampire
- The Blues Brothers: Collector's Edition
- The Boondock Saints
- Braveheart
- Bride & Prejudice
- Brotherhood of the Wolf - 3 Disc Collector's Edition
- Bubba Ho-tep
- Caddyshack
- Camelot: Special Edition
- Cars
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Charlie's Angels - Superbit Special Edition
- Charlotte's Web (animated)
- Chicago
- Chicken Run - Special Edition
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Special Edition
- Chocolat
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
- City Slickers
- Clash of the Titans
- Clerks
- Cliffhanger - Superbit Edition
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind - Collector's Edition
- Clueless
- Conan the Barbarian
- Conan the Destroyer
- Constantine
- Corpse Bride
- The Corrs: Live In London
- The Count of Monte Cristo
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- Cube
- Dances With Wolves: Special Edition
- Dark City
- The Dark Crystal
- Dawn of the Dead - Ultimate Edition
- Dead Again
- Death Race 2000
- Desperado - Special Edition
- The Devil Wears Prada
- Die Hard - Five Star Collection
- DOA: Dead or Alive
- Dreamgirls
- Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God
- Ed Wood - Special Edition
- Erin Brockovich
- El Cid - Two Disc Deluxe Edition
- El Mariachi - Special Edition
- The Emperor's New Groove
- Equilibrium
- Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn - Book of the Dead Edition
- Excalibur
- Fantastic Voyage
- Feast
- Fight Club
- Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within - Special Edition
- Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
- Finding Nemo - Collector's Edition
- Forrest Gump - Special Collector's Edition
- Fright Night
- The Frighteners - Director's Cut
- Galaxy Quest
- Garden State
- George of the Jungle (fullscreen only)
- Ghostbusters - Collector's Series
- Gladiator
- Glory - Special Edition
- The Godfather
- Godzilla (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
- The Great Mouse Detective
- Groundhog Day
- Guys and Dolls - Deluxe 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
- Heavy Metal
- Hellboy
- Highlander - Director's Cut
- Hollow Man - Special Edition
- House of Flying Daggers
- Howl's Moving Castle
- Huey Lewis and the News: Live at 25
- I, Robot
- The Illusionist
- The Incredibles
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- Inside Man
- Interview with the Vampire
- Iron Man - Two Disc Special Edition
- The Italian Job (2003)
- 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
- Juno
- Jurassic Park - Collector's Edition
- The Kid (Disney)
- Kill Bill - Volume 1
- Kill Bill - Volume 2
- Labyrinth
- Ladyhawke
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - Collector's Edition
- Laserblast
- The Last Dragon
- The Last Samurai - Two Disc Widescreen Edition
- Lawrence of Arabia - Two Disc Edition
- Legally Blonde
- Lemony Snicket's 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
- 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
- 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
- Memento
- Memoirs Of A Geisha
- Men In Black - Deluxe Edition
- Minority Report
- MirrorMask
- Monsters, Inc. - Special Edition
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail - Special Edition
- Moulin Rouge!
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith
- Mulan - Special Edition
- The Mummy - Ultimate Edition
- My Big Fat Greek Wedding
- My Fair Lady
- The Natural
- The Neverending Story
- Night of the Living Dead - Millenium Edition
- The Nightmare Before Christmas - Special Edition
- Ninja Scroll - 10th Anniversary Special Edition
- O Brother, Where Are Thou?
- Ocean's Eleven (2001 remake)
- The Omen
- Once Upon A Time In Mexico
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Two Disc Special Edition
- The Others
- Pan's Labyrinth
- 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
- Poltergeist
- Predator - Collector's Edition
- The Prestige
- The Princess Bride - Special Edition
- The Princess Diaries
- The Producers (2005 remake)
- Pulp Fiction - Collector's Edition
- The Quick and the Dead
- Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Ratatouille
- Ray
- Re-Animator - Millennium Edition
- Rent
- Requiem For A Dream
- Reservoir Dogs - Special Edition
- Resident Evil - Special Edition
- The Return of the Living Dead
- The Ring
- The Road to El Dorado
- The Road Warrior
- Robin Hood: Men in Tights
- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves - Two Disc Special Edition
- Robocop - 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition
- Rock-A-Doodle
- Romancing the Stone - Special Edition
- Rush Hour 2
- Say Anything...
- Schindler's List
- Se7en
- Serenity
- Shakespeare in Love
- The Shawshank Redemption - Special Edition
- Shaun of the Dead
- 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
- The Sixth Sense - Vista Series
- Sleeping Beauty
- Sleepy Hollow
- Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
- Sky High
- The Sound of Music - Five Star Collection
- Soylent Green
- Spartacus - Criterion Collection
- Speed - Collector's Edition
- Spellbound
- 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
- Stick It
- The Story of Ricky
- Superman: The Movie
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Two Disc Special Edition
- Swingers: Collector's Series
- The Sword in the Stone
- 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 Spinal Tap
- ¡Three Amigos!
- Titanic
- Tombstone
- Toy Story
- Toy Story 2
- Tremors - Collector's Edition
- Tron - 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition
- Troy
- Twister
- UHF
- Ultraviolet - Unrated Extended Cut
- Underworld - Unrated Extended Version
- V for Vendetta - Two Disc Special Edition
- Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
- The Vikings
- Waking Ned Devine
- Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
- West Side Story - Special Edition
- What's Eating Gilbert Grape
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit - Vista Series
- Wicked City (fullscreen only)
- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
- The Wizard of Speed and Time
- The Wizard of Oz
- Wordplay
- X2: X-Men United
- Young Frankenstein: Special Edition
TELEVISION/DOCUMENTARIES/CONCERTS/ETC.
- 61* (made for HBO original movie)
- The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. - boxed set
- 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
- The Dark Side of the Rainbow
- Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (animated)
- Dune - SciFi Channel miniseries
- Firefly - Four Disc Complete Series
- Futurama - Seasons One and Two
- Gia
- The Hobbit (animated)
- Jesus of Nazareth - (mini-series)
- Masada - (mini-series)
- My Name Is Earl - Season One
- My Name Is Earl - Season Two
- Peanuts Holiday Classics: A Charlie Brown Christmas,
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, and It's the Great Pumpkin,
Charlie Brown
- 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 fan-created DVD+R's
- 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)
- Schoolhouse Rock - Special 30th Anniversary Edition
- The Simpson's Treehouse of Horror (I-VII and XII)
- Speed Racer - Collector's Edition
- Star Trek Fan Collective - Time Travel
- Star Trek 21: The Trouble with Tribbles/I, Mudd
- Star Wars Holiday Special
- Stripperella - Season One
- Strong Bad Emails (Discs 1-5)
- 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