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"DVD Collection...What's in yours?"

I've been a DVD'ist for about a year now and now have about 60 or so in my collection. Admittedly, not everyone a classic so i'll try to blame all the suspect discs on someone else. The first one I got was Men in Black, obtained some eight months before I got my DVD player. Try as I might, I couldn't get a decent picture using it on my CD player. Mind you I got an even worse result using it in my video recorder! No, not really, I just knew that I would buy a DVD player eventually and Men in Black was secured thanks to a winning bid on the old Coke Auctions site. I only had to drink forteen million gallons of fizzy drink to get it too. What a bargain! Top film and disc though. I also got Deep Blue Sea in the same Auction. When I eventually splashed out on my player, it came with two free films, namely X-Men and Erin Brokovich. Being a bit of a fan of weird mutant like creatures, I was happy to get a Julia Roberts film and X-Men is a favourite of mine too. Good old Filmaday has contributed some eight or nine films to my collection including High Fidelity, The World is Not Enough, Lake Placid and Charlie's Angels. I chose the latter of these having not previously seen the film and this was probably the first disappointing addition to my collection, but there were more to follow. Being a bit of an Internet competition fan, I have won several DVD's from various sites including the abysmal Duets ( Gwyneth Paltrow singing? ) and Space Cowboys ( begs the question, why? ).
Some of my favourites include Hollow Man, Terminator 2, What Lies Beneath, The Thing and Best in Show. Hollow Man is the perfect film for DVD, offering endless bonus material as well as brilliant special effects. Terminator 2 sits proudly atop my DVD stand in it's tin box. Mind you it wouldn't matter what film it was, I just love the tin box! What Lies Beneath wasn't a widely applauded film but I like it anyway. The Thing is an all time classic and when I saw it in the shops for next to nothing, I just had to have it. For an old film in DVD terms, it has a generous helping of extras. Best value for money DVD in my collection. Best in Show is one that not many will have heard of and is a documentary style film about a dog show and various odd characters involved in it. Very funny.
Before going any further, I have a confession to make. Amongst my collection is a Steps DVD...there, i've said it. It's my girlfriends, honest. If ever there was an argument to go back in time to the silent classics!
Since I discovered DVD my visits to the cinema have become almost non existent. As a result I do tend to buy DVD's before i've seen them, sometimes regrettably. I hadn't seen Tomb Raider before buying it and was very disappointed with the movie. Suffice to say I have only watched it once. The same goes for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, I just can't see the appeal.
Being a family man ( by the way, that's another title I won on this website) I have many family films. The brilliant Shrek, the impressive Harry Potter thingy, the for kids only Cats and Dogs and the terrible Grinch.
So what of the future then. I have a list as long as my arm of films i'm waiting for. The new Star Wars, Spider Man, The Others, Lord of the Rings ( not long to wait now ) and From Hell are just a few that will one day be added to my list. Just watch some jerk go and invent a new medium to view films on now and i'll have it all to do again.

Excellent collection there CTroy

Actually, a lot of people here have excellent collections. Everyone give yourself a pat on the back (unless you have Disney films in your collection)

No doubt I will miss some out
Face Off
Con Air
Terminator
Terminator 2
Swordfish
The Matrix
The Life Of Brian
The Simpsons (series1)
Futurama (series1)
Goodfellas - what a film
Casino
Enemy of the State
Three Kings
Goldeneye
The World Is Not Enough
Tommorow Never Dies
The Rock
Die Hard
Die Hard 2 Die Harder
Die Hard With A Vengence
Dr No
Goldfinger
The Spy Who Loved Me
Rush Hour 2
Pulp Fiction
Silence Of The Lambs
Speed

Does anyone know when Band of Brothers will be coming out on region 2 DVD

Mummy
Mummy Returns
Tomb raider
Matrix
X Men
Fast and Furious
Gone in 60 seconds
Romeo must die
Goldeneye
Tomorrow never dies
The world is not enough
Friday
Next friday
Gladiator
Jurassic Park 1
Jurassic park 3
Knights tale
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat conquest
Mortal Kombat Anhiliation
Crouching tiger hideen dragon

I have all of 3 DVD's, they are:

- Halloween (2 Disc SE)
- Kids
- Grand Theft Auto

Major Chip Hazard wrote:
> Here is my Dvd colection hope to get more in the future.
>
> Enemy At The Gates
> Pearl Harbour
> Evolution
> Face Off
> Gone In 60 Seconds
> Robocop Trilogy
> Die Hard 1+2
> Die Hard With A Vengeance
> Dawn Of The Dead
> Armageddon
> Tomb Raider
> The Rock

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Is it just me, or do I own every single one of them except Tomb Raider. They also seem to be in the same order I wrote mine. Strange. Actually, more like scary

As i'm bored and hungover I'm gonna attempt to remember all my DVD's, bare with m this may take some time. I'm sure most of you wont have heard of a lot of them anyway.

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (R1)
Ghostbusters
Evolution
Detroit Rock City
The Matrix Revisited
Fight Club
From Dusk Till Dawn
Total Recall
Terminator 2 : Ultimate Edition
Scary Movie
Lethal Weapon 4
Father Ted Series 1
Die Hard 1 + 2

And now we get on to the DVD's that mainly you wont have heard of, these are all uncut, not the gay BBFC sliced up versions

Woodoo a.k.a Zombie Flesh Eaters
City of the Living Dead (R1)
House by the Cemetary (R1)
The Beyond
House by the edge of the Park (R1)
Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue
Zombie Creeping Flesh
Zombie Holocaust
Zombie Flesh Eaters 2
Cannibal Holocaust - Blood Edition
Night of the living Dead 25th anniversary edition
Dawn of the Dead - 2 disc- Dutch edition
Day of the Dead
Return of the Living Dead
Return of the Living Dead 3
The Dorm that dripped Blood
The Dead Next Door
Evil Dead : Book of the Dead edition
Evil Dead 2 : Dead by Dawn
Bruce Campbell vs The Army of Darkness (R1)
Re-Animator
Re-Animator 2: Bride of Re-animator
Child's Play (R1)
Child's Play 2
Child's Play 3
The Bride of Chucky
Hellraiser
Hellraiser 2: hellbound
Hellraiser 3: Hell on Earth
Hellraiser 4 + 5 Double Feature(R1)
Cherry Falls
Nightmare on Elm Street - Boxset (R1)
The Maniac
The Madman
Demons

I think that's my lot, you may have guessed that I like Horror films, especially Zombie films.

Here is my Dvd colection hope to get more in the future.

Enemy At The Gates
Pearl Harbour
Evolution
Face Off
Gone In 60 Seconds
Robocop Trilogy
Die Hard 1+2
Die Hard With A Vengeance
Dawn Of The Dead
Armageddon
Tomb Raider
The Rock

I've got

Region 1

Tomb Raider
Final Fantasy Spirits Within
The Fast And The Furious
Shrek
Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back

Region 2

Harry Potter

Going to get Resident Evil, Blade 2 and Lord Of The Rings within the next month on Region 1.

Got it from Movietyme who usually ship Region 1 titles a couple weeks before US street date.

How'd you manage that?

I'm not intrested in the beardy film just wondering how you got it in advance.