Recent DVD Purchases

[L.J.]

If your anything like me, you make a pit stop at the DVD section whenever you're at a local store. Here's a couple of DVD's I've picked up that have been on my wishlist for awhile.

Pirates of the Caribbean
Shawshank Redemption
Duma
Kingdom of Heaven
Firewall
One Million Years B.C.
Clash of the Titans
13th Warrior
Drumline
Planet of the Apes


Anyone else do any DVD shopping lately?

[bobsticks]

Whereas music is a weekly thing, I tend to binge-shop for DVDs. As the following list reveals, I also am capable of making some pretty geeky purchases:

--Crash
--Pride and Prejudice
--Spenser:The Movie Collection
--Hostel
--Jarhead
--Spartan
--Deep Blue Sea

[L.J.]

I'm a proud owner of Deep Blue Sea myself. I don't know why, but I like that movie.

[Smokey]

If your anything like me, you make a pit stop at the DVD section whenever you're at a local store.

How true. I was just in Sams club and Walmart Wednesday buying some DVDs.

Here are few picked up in last couple of weeks....

Who shot Liberty Valence
King of Comedy (Robert Deniro)
Gauntlet
Blue Streak (Martin Lawrence)
Rush Hour II
Grumpier Old men.
Three Amigos
Total Recall

[Sir Terrence the Terrible]

If your anything like me, you make a pit stop at the DVD section whenever you're at a local store. Here's a couple of DVD's I've picked up that have been on my wishlist for awhile.

Pirates of the Caribbean
Shawshank Redemption
Duma
Kingdom of Heaven
Firewall
One Million Years B.C.
Clash of the Titans
13th Warrior
Drumline
Planet of the Apes


Anyone else do any DVD shopping lately?

I already had Pirates, Kingdom, Clash, Planet, Hamshank oops I mean Shawshank, and One Million years, So I will raise you Nanny McPhee, Red Eye, Big Momma II, Sound of Thunder and Dark Waters. Got more just cannot remember what they are, damn living in two places at different times, can't keep either straight!

[L.J.]

I already had Pirates, Kingdom, Clash, Planet, Hamshank oops I mean Shawshank, and One Million years, So I will raise you Nanny McPhee, Red Eye, Big Momma II, Sound of Thunder and Dark Waters. Got more just cannot remember what they are, damn living in two places at different times, can't keep either straight!

Hmm, I don't have any of those. Dang, out done again by the terrible one

How's the Big Momma II, pretty funny or what?

[Sir Terrence the Terrible]

Hmm, I don't have any of those. Dang, out done again by the terrible one

How's the Big Momma II, pretty funny or what?

It wasn't that good so its going out in the next yard sale. I think Martin was better in Rebound which is another new purchase.

[Worf101]

Only one legit movie bought this month:

Kurasawa's "The Samurai Collection" I've been so busy being "little league dad" I've not had time to even see Superman.

Da Worsfter

[superpanavision70mm]

None of these are actually reallly good movies, which is why places like Walmart dump them off cheap....the ones that are good are most likely the ones in desperate need of a new DVD transfer.

[Smokey]

None of these are actually reallly good movies, which is why places like Walmart dump them off cheap.

You musts be talking about L.J. DVD collection

But really, your statement is not necessary true. It all depend on ones own interpretation of “good movies”.

To me, a movie that can stand repeated viewing is a good movie

[musicman1999]

I agree Smokey,movies are a very subjective thing.On e mans award winner is another mans coaster.
My recent purchases include Stargate sg1 seasons 1,2,3.
Walk the line,The Commitments and Doom(all bought used)

bill

[L.J.]

To me, a movie that can stand repeated viewing is a good movie

Bingo!!!!

[L.J.]

None of these are actually reallly good movies, which is why places like Walmart dump them off cheap....the ones that are good are most likely the ones in desperate need of a new DVD transfer.

Okay

[dean_martin]

The Jerk - on sale at Best Buy 2 for $15 I couldn't resist. The other 7.50 purchase was...
The Big Lebowski
Swingers - finally replaced the vhs copy
Attack of the Giant Leeches - again a vhs replacement. Yvette Vickers steals the show as a young wife of the town bar and general store owner. Unfortunately, she dies about a third of the way into it - killed by someone in a large rubber suit with suckers all over it.
White Zombie - always wanted this one. Bela Lugosi's dead, right?

I also put together a list of Japanese Samurai films to eventually aquire. In doing so, I ran across Onibaba - an interesting looking Japanese film from '64, I believe, that only tangentially involves samurai. A mother and daughter-in-law are left to fend for themselves during feudal wars in Japan. I haven't watched it yet but the insert from this Criterion Collection copy has intense imagery. Evidently it's filled with sexual symbolism as well. It's also supposed to be the precursor to the more recent popular Japanese horror films.

[L.J.]

The Jerk - on sale at Best Buy 2 for $15 I couldn't resist.

I may pick it up as well. I watch this whenever it's on cable. Very funny movie!

[dean_martin]

I may pick it up as well. I watch this whenever it's on cable. Very funny movie!

I've watched my copy once. It looks great, and I find new stuff to laugh at every time I see it but there was a scene missing, I think. I'm not sure if this was a scene that was added after the theatrical release and maybe included in the dvd special features. It's the scene where the guy with the airplane goes to Navin for cash to re-upholster his leather airplane seats. I've been meaning to go back and check to make sure I didn't miss it (I've been known to pass out for about 10mins at a time while on the sofa) or whether it's in the special features as a scene that was added later, but I've seen it on tv. Unfortunately I haven't had time to investigate further.

(BTW, The Jerk 26th Anniv. Ed. was one of the 2 for $15 dvds at Best Buy about 3 weeks ago. The Big Lebowski was also included --- JESUS!!....Yesssss - Tuturro cracks me up and repulses me at the same time in this flick!)

I picked up Attack of the Giant Leeches and White Zombie for $2.50 at a nearby Sam Goody's that was going out of business. You might check around to see if there's one closing in your area. We're about 45mi from both Pensacola FL and Mobile AL. The Sam Goody's in both places closed. All the good stuff was gone before I found out.

[superpanavision70mm]

ONIBABA is a really great film...if you liked that I would also recommend KWAIDAN.

[dean_martin]

ONIBABA is a really great film...if you liked that I would also recommend KWAIDAN.

I'm looking forward to watching it. Originally, I was trying to find samurai films with sword action when I stumbled upon it. Thanks for the recommendation too.

[Woochifer]

Ever since it was announced and withdrawn and then reannounced after the series began airing on Sci-Fi Channel, I'd been planning to get the new Doctor Who: Series One DVD set and I bought it last week when it came out. At the same time, Fry's Electronics had Jackie Chan's New Police Story on special for $13 and Beavis and Butthead: The Mike Judge Collection Volume 2 for $20, so I picked those up as well.

L.J. -
Drumline is a great demo soundtrack. Lot of big bass drums and excellent surround mixing with the marching bands and drumlines. Your system will have a field day with this one!

deano -
I was looking at that BB twofer sale as well, but I made a couple of impulse buys the last couple of weeks, so I should probably get around to actually watching what I've already purchased before stocking up on more!

Smokey -
Yep, you're right about "good movie" being a subjective term. And nowadays, the timeline between when a DVD gets released and when the prices gets reduced to prop up flagging demand seems to be getting shorter and shorter. I mean, it wouldn't sound right for world famous bargain hunter Smokey to buy a DVD before it had gone through two or three rounds of price reductions!

[likeitloud]

While cruising thru the neighborhood saw some speakers that caught my eye. They
turned out to be some wasted old kenwoods, but did pick up these flicks for $2.50
each;
Bullitt...Still 2nd best car chase put on film
Love Story...A tear jerker if there ever was one(my wife made me sit though it)
Hunt For Red October
Blue Collar Comedy Tour..Jeff Foxworthy, Larry The Cable Guy and those other two
guys(Seen better stand-up, but not bad).
Check Your area for yardsales, you'd be surprised what people want to get rid of.
There's alot of cool gear out there, for cheap. There's alot of junk too, but once in awhile
there's a good score.

[L.J.]

While cruising thru the neighborhood saw some speakers that caught my eye. They
turned out to be some wasted old kenwoods, but did pick up these flicks for $2.50
each;

That's what I've been doing. I haven't come across anything yet, but you never know what's out there.

[Kam]

Ever since it was announced and withdrawn and then reannounced after the series began airing on Sci-Fi Channel, I'd been planning to get the new Doctor Who: Series One DVD set and I bought it last week when it came out. At the same time, Fry's Electronics had Jackie Chan's New Police Story on special for $13 and Beavis and Butthead: The Mike Judge Collection Volume 2 for $20, so I picked those up as well.

jackie's new police story is really good! i think jackie's gone through some strides in his acting and has been able to tap into his emotions, almost a little TOO much, as he has several emotional scenes where the tears flow, to the point where he's almost showing off that he can cry. the fight sequences and stunts are still at the high level that you can expect. i got this last year, the foreign double disc version with all the behind the scenes specials on the second disc, i'm not sure if the american release was a 1 or 2 disc set, but watching the behind the scenes on the "building dive" stunt gave me the willies just watching what they did! wow! those guys have some serious balls.
and its a really enjoyable story too, good entertaining movie!

[Woochifer]

Well, I added another DVD today -- Ren & Stimpy: The Lost Episodes Uncensored. Just came out, and Fry's had it for $14. This features the infamous "Stimpy's Pregnant" and "Naked Beach Frenzy" episodes, which were apparently too tasteless and/or risque for TV -- I can't wait to see it!

jackie's new police story is really good! i think jackie's gone through some strides in his acting and has been able to tap into his emotions, almost a little TOO much, as he has several emotional scenes where the tears flow, to the point where he's almost showing off that he can cry. the fight sequences and stunts are still at the high level that you can expect. i got this last year, the foreign double disc version with all the behind the scenes specials on the second disc, i'm not sure if the american release was a 1 or 2 disc set, but watching the behind the scenes on the "building dive" stunt gave me the willies just watching what they did! wow! those guys have some serious balls.
and its a really enjoyable story too, good entertaining movie!

It's a one-disc set, but it comes with a few featurettes, including one featuring Jackie doing the English dubbing. But, it comes with a 5.1 Cantonese soundtrack, and while I despise dubbed soundtracks, at least the English soundtrack features Jackie doing his own voiceovers.

I am looking forward to seeing this one. Reviews I've read indicate that it's probably Jackie Chan's best movie since Drunken Master 2, and from the descriptions I've read it seems like his most serious movie since Crime Story (definitely a departure from the original Police Story quadrilogy). Jackie has tried doing the over-the-top melodramatic act before with Heart of the Dragon, and bits and pieces find their way into some of his other movies as well (even otherwise comedic ventures like Drunken Master 2 or Police Story 2).

I collected some of the other HK Jackie Chan DVDs before the American distribution rights for most of Jackie's best movies got pulled from Tai Seng and given over to Dimension Films. Up to this point, I'd been boycotting Dimension's atrocious U.S. releases for both Jackie Chan and Jet Li (which unfortunately cover many of their best movies) because they only include the dubbed English soundtrack with no extras, which is piss poor treatment of some classic genre pics. But, the drawback to the Asian DVDs is the often poor video and audio quality for a lot of the HK films I own.

Believe it or not, I haven’t paid over $7.50 (most of them $5.50) for any of DVDs I own. The only DVDs paid $10 for were double discs Star Trek special edition movies...and that was kind of too much

Coming from you, I DO believe it!

[L.J.]

L.J. -Drumline is a great demo soundtrack. Lot of big bass drums and excellent surround mixing with the marching bands and drumlines. Your system will have a field day with this one!

I've rented it a couple of times but have not had the pleasure of hearing it on my Energy's. I'm quite sure it will be a completely different movie.

[Smokey]

I mean, it wouldn't sound right for world famous bargain hunter Smokey to buy a DVD before it had gone through two or three rounds of price reductions!

Believe it or not, I haven’t paid over $7.50 (most of them $5.50) for any of DVDs I own. The only DVDs paid $10 for were double discs Star Trek special edition movies...and that was kind of too much