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"Essential DVDs"

Just a few of the DVDs that ARE just that good, ones that a lot of people should consider buying:

-Fight Club [2 disk]
-Leon [Look in bargain bins]
-28 days later [Availible 19th]
-Minority Report [Lots of extras]
-Gangs of New York [Out next month with billions of extra stuff]
-Matrix [Matrix Revisited package, whole big documentary & stuff. Good]

Well, thats my list - feel free to post your own essential DVDs and allow the whole forums to bask in cinematical glory. Uh, yeah.

I wouldn't say Godfather Trilogy is an essential DVD boxset the films are incredibly overated, Goodfellars however is probably THE best gangster movie, strong cast and gritty I'll be sure to buy that DVD as well.

Yeah I'll have to get Kevin and Perry Go Large on DVD sometime, 1st time that I saw it today which was on BBC1 Hillarious film.

The only real essentials I can think of are:

Pulp Fiction
Reservoir Dogs
True Romance
Clue
Back to the Future box set
Fight Club
Godfather box set
Goodfellas
Ghostbusters
The Usual Suspects
American Beauty
American History X
Indiana Jones box set
Battle Royale

All great films that one should own.
I dont think anyone can argue with any of the films on my list.

Out of my collection, I'd recommend:

2001: A Space Odyssey - classic, especially the monkey bit
24 Season 1 - everyone loves it
Airheads - underrated 90's slacker comedy
Assault on Precinct 13 - classic John Carpenter action
Beverly Hills Cop - Eddie Murphy in his foul-moth prime
The Big Lebowski - it's the dude man
Brotherhood of the Wolf - French period costume/kung-fu/werewolf madness
Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid - classic western with Newman and Redford
Cannonball Run - 80's screwball comedy
A Christmas Story - charming Christmas comedy
Dawn of the Dead - zombies wanting brainssss
Die Hard Trilogy Boxset - need I say anything?
Dirty Harry - one of the coolest films ever
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off - classic 80's film
Ghostbusters - again, classic 80's film
The Goonies - yet again, classic 80's film...Sloth love Chunk
The Great Escape - I always hope Steve McQueen will jump the fence
Hard Boiled - Cool John Woo action flick with lots of great shootouts
Honeymoon in Vegas - underrated comedy
It’s a Wonderful Life - brings a tear to my eye every time
Jaws - made me scared of going to the toilet
The Killer - more John Woo action
Lord of the Rings Extended Edition - Great epic film
Meet the Parents - another underrated comedy
National Lampoons Vacation - 80's crap, but I love it
Oceans Eleven (remake) - highly cool film
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest - crazy old Jack being cool in the nuthouse
The Persuaders complete series - best TV series ever made
Planet of the Apes (original) - GREAT movie
Pulp Fiction - kool with a capital K
Repo Man - strange 80's movie with Emilio Estevez
Reservoir Dogs - more Tarantino cool
The Rock - manly actioner
The Thing - more classic John Carpenter
Transformers The Movie - no 80's kid should be without it
Withnail & I - every other line's a classic quote
All Roger Moore 007 films - the man is God
Police Story - best Jackie Chan film and contender for best action film
Project A 1 & 2 - more classic Jackie Chan
Enter the Dragon - Bruce Lee with Nunchaku
Way of the Dragon - Bruce Lee with two Nunchaku
Predator - Arnie in the jungle with big guns RAH!!
The Terminator - a robot acting like a robot
T2 - best film of the 90's
Total Recall - Benny...SCREW YOU!!
Akira - sci-fi anime that messes with your mind
Castle of Cagliostro - Spielberg called it one of the best adventure movies ever
Castle in the Sky - amazing anime movie
Cowboy Bebop vol 1-6 - amazing, buy it!!
Kiki’s Delivery Service - another excellent anime film
Patlabor 1, 2, 3 - intelligent anime action dramas
Princess Mononoke - great anime film with some moral messages
Spirited Away - magical
Wings of Honneamise - stunning anime tale about man's first journey into space


There's quite a few there, and whilst some may not be classed as "great dvds" (i.e not having many extras), but all are good for their own particular reasons.

Everyone needs Akira.
Everyone should have The Princess Bride.
And, actually, the ones you mentioned are exactly what I was thinking from the topic's title.

Back To The Future trilogy is the most essential DVD I have. Not too many features, despite all the hype.

I can't recall seeing shawshank redeption...hmm


2pac guy - I ordered 28 days on Gold Card so if it is faulty I get full refund within 30 days of buying it.

Die Hard box set
Back to the Future Trilogy
Terminator
T2: Ultimate Edition
Fellowship of the Ring:Extended Edition (Replace with the Trilogy box set when it's out)
Indiana Jones Trilogy
The Usual Suspects
Shawshank Redemption
The Matrix
The Rock
The Great Escape
Gladiator

I recommend:

Robocop Trilogy (1st film is still great and violent after 16 odd years. 2nd film is OK, 3rd film is just ****)

8 Mile (A excellent drama, Marshall plays his role as Rabbit (Jimmy) well and some of the rap battles are real tight + DVD extras Superman video which you can only see on the DVD + 30 mins of rap battles cut from the film) *out May 26*

The Osbournes Series 1 (Hillarious, stupid + fun, great extras must have for anyone who a sence of humour)

Terminator 2 Judgement Day ( 2 disc Ultimate DVD)
(Awesome effects, great action with the occasion comedy moment from Arnie *remember that scene where he tries to smile?* great extras, fantastic intro menus *essential for fans of action flicks*

Kyz22 said:

"I was going to order it from Play for £11.99 but if it is cheaper then I may buy it off you"

I would but off Play anyway allow they have cheap prices doesn't mean there are good, I had to return a "Up In Smoke Tour" DVD twice back to them as it was faulty and I never got a reply back or a refund! so I basically wasted £17.99!

Pulp Fiction 2 Disk