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Sun 14/07/02 at 19:20
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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.
Mon 15/07/02 at 15:03
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Yep, I'm an absurdly, spontaneous and small-minded kinda guy! =)
Mon 15/07/02 at 14:37
"Darkness, always"
Posts: 9,603
Asparagus Man wrote:
> Hmmm however I am not statistically obsessed, on the contrary I was
> completely bored so It was one of those spur of the moment things.
> If ya get me?

So you're not just shallow, you're impulsive and irrational?
Mon 15/07/02 at 14:33
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"Well hit on me..."
Posts: 1,169
Here we go,

The Matrix
The Sixth Sense
The World Is Not Enough
Alien Resurrection
Jaws
Blue Streak
Stigmata
Ghostbusters
Men In Black
Gladiator
Kevin And Perry Go Large
Devils Advacate
American History X
Saving Private Ryan
Toy Story 2
Toy Story
Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels: The Directors Cut
Trainspotting
Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me
The Blair Witch Project
Candyman
Blade
Chicken Run
Reservoir Dogs
Braveheart
American Beauty
Mars Attacks
The Green Mile
Snatch
The League Of Gentlemen Series One
The Terminator
X - Men
Independence Day
The Mummy
Scary Movie
Road Trip
Dangermouse: Dangermouse Saves The World Again
Three Kings
Deep Blue Sea
The Shawshank Redeption
Dangermouse: Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
Frequency
Gone In Sixty Seconds
Full Metal Jacket
The League Of Gentlemen Series Two
Star Wars: Episode 1: The Phantom Menace
Unbreakable
Terminator 2: Judgement Day: Special Edition
Seven
The Frighteners
Shrek
American Pie
The Mummy Returns
Cats And Dogs
Goodfellas
The Crow
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Rock
The Usual Suspects (Special Edition)
Plunkett And Macleane
Mon 15/07/02 at 14:29
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Hmmm however I am not statistically obsessed, on the contrary I was completely bored so It was one of those spur of the moment things.
If ya get me?
Mon 15/07/02 at 14:18
"Darkness, always"
Posts: 9,603
Asparagus Man wrote:
> Hohoho indeed, I have witnessed large chunks being quoted before and
> it works, so why not? =)

Because statisctical obsession and depth of personality are negatively correlated.
Mon 15/07/02 at 14:15
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Insane Bartender wrote:
> Asparagus Man wrote:
> WOW that's alot 'o DVDs, I barely have 10. Oh what a poor boy I am!
> :OD
>
> I've thought of a fantastic way to get my word count up. I'll quote
> entire posts, and then make some tiny almost insignificant comment
> about it.
>
> hohoho, I'm so clever!!

Hohoho indeed, I have witnessed large chunks being quoted before and it works, so why not? =)
Mon 15/07/02 at 14:12
"Darkness, always"
Posts: 9,603
Asparagus Man wrote:
> WOW that's alot 'o DVDs, I barely have 10. Oh what a poor boy I am!
> :OD

I've thought of a fantastic way to get my word count up. I'll quote entire posts, and then make some tiny almost insignificant comment about it.

hohoho, I'm so clever!!
Mon 15/07/02 at 14:03
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"Wants Spymate on dv"
Posts: 3,025
I've been collecting for about three years, plus my brother buys some and we go halves on quite a few too.
Mon 15/07/02 at 13:58
Posts: 0
Totoro wrote:
> Well here's my little collection:
>
> 2001: A Space Odyssey
> 8MM
> Airheads (reg1)
> A Man Called Hero
> American Beauty
> American Psycho
> The A-Team vol 1 & 2
> Austin Powers 1 & 2 (reg1)
> Battle Royale (Hong Kong Version)
> Being John Malkovich
> Beverly Hills Cop (reg1)
> The Big Lebowski (reg1)
> The Blair Witch Project (reg1)
> Bringing out the Dead
> Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
> Cube
> Dawn of the Dead
> Die Hard Trilogy Boxset (reg1)
> Dirty Harry
> Drive
> The Emperors New Groove (reg1)
> Fawlty Towers 1 & 2
> Fight Club (reg1)
> G.I.Joe The Movie (reg1)
> The Goonies (reg1)
> The Great Muppet Caper (reg1)
> Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (reg1)
> Ghostbusters 1 & 2
> Ghost World (reg1)
> Gladiator (reg1)
> Gone in 60 Seconds (reg1)
> The Great Escape
> Hannibal (reg1)
> Hard Boiled
> Hollow Man
> House on Haunted Hill (reg1)
> It’s a Wonderful Life
> Jaws
> Leaving Las Vegas
> The Magnificent Seven
> Meet the Parents
> Miami Vice vol 1
> Minder on the Orient Express
> MI2 (reg1)
> The Mummy
> The Muppet Show best of
> Mystery Men (reg1)
> National Lampoons Vacation
> Night of the Living Dead (remake)
> O Brother, Where Art Thou?
> Oceans Eleven (new version) (reg 1)
> One Night at Mccools (reg1)
> The Persuaders vols 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
> Pitch Black (reg1)
> Planet of the Apes (1968 version) (reg1)
> Rainbow: Zippy Sets Them up
> Rainbow: Zip up Zippy
> The Road to Eldorado (reg1)
> The Rock Ultimate Edition (reg1)
> Romeo Must Die (reg1)
> The Royal Tenenbaums (reg 1)
> Se7en
> Shadow of the Vampire
> The Shawshank Redemption
> Shrek (reg1)
> Silence of the Lambs
> The Simpsons Series 1(reg1)
> The Sixth Sense (reg1)
> Sleepy Hollow
> Snake Eyes
> South Park The Movie
> Spaced series 1 & 2
> Spies Like Us (reg1)
> Star Wars Episode 1 (reg1)
> Stigmata (reg1)
> Stuart Little (reg1)
> Swordfish (reg1)
> Tarzan
> The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (reg1)
> The Thing
> The Thin Red Line
> Toy Story 1 & 2 (reg1)
> Traffic
> Transformers Season 1 boxset (reg 1)
> Transformers The Movie (reg1)
> Unbreakable (reg1)
> The Usual Suspects
> Way of the Gun
> X-Men (reg1)
> Kevin Smith-(I hate him but they’re my brothers dvds) Chasing Amy (reg
> 1)
> Clerks (reg 1)
> Clerks animated series (reg 1)
> Dogma S.E (reg 1)
> Mallrats (reg 1)
> Jackie Chan—Armour of God
> Gorgeous
> Jackie Chan: My Story, My Stunts
> Miracles
> Mr. Nice Guy
> Police Story 1 & 2
> Project A (reg1) & Project A UK Special Edition
> Rush Hour 2
> Supercop (Police Story 3) (reg1)
> Who Am I?
> BruceLee—The Big Boss
> Enter the Dragon
> Fist of Fury
> Game of Death
> Way of the Dragon
> Arnie—The 6th Day (reg1)
> Commando
> Conan The Barbarian (reg1)
> End of Days (reg1)
> Predator (reg1) & Predator UK Special Edition
> The Terminator
> T2 (reg1)
> Total Recall (reg1)
> Anime—Akira (reg1)
> Blood the Last Vampire (reg1)
> Castle of Cagliostro (reg1)
> Cowboy Bebop parts 1-6 (reg1)
> Cyber City Oedo 808
> Ghost in the Shell
> Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (reg 1)
> Lupin III: Secret of the Twilight Gemini (reg 1)
> Macross Plus Complete Edition (reg 1)
> Metropolis (reg 1)
> Panda Go Panda (reg1)
> Patlabor 1 & 2 (reg1)
> Patlabor tv series vol 1 & 2 (reg1)
> Powerstone vol 1 (reg1)
> Princess Mononoke
> Street Fighter Alpha
> Wings of Honneamise (reg1)
> 007-Dr. No
> Goldfinger
> Thunderball
> You Only Live Twice
> Diamonds Are Forever
> Live & Let Die
> The Man With The Golden Gun
> The Spy Who Loved Me
> Moonraker
> For Your Eyes Only
> Octopussy
> A View To A Kill
> The World Is Not Enough
>
> Plus I have Lord of the Rings & Collateral Damage on pre-order :)


WOW that's alot 'o DVDs, I barely have 10. Oh what a poor boy I am! :OD
Mon 15/07/02 at 13:55
Regular
"Wants Spymate on dv"
Posts: 3,025
Well here's my little collection:

2001: A Space Odyssey
8MM
Airheads (reg1)
A Man Called Hero
American Beauty
American Psycho
The A-Team vol 1 & 2
Austin Powers 1 & 2 (reg1)
Battle Royale (Hong Kong Version)
Being John Malkovich
Beverly Hills Cop (reg1)
The Big Lebowski (reg1)
The Blair Witch Project (reg1)
Bringing out the Dead
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Cube
Dawn of the Dead
Die Hard Trilogy Boxset (reg1)
Dirty Harry
Drive
The Emperors New Groove (reg1)
Fawlty Towers 1 & 2
Fight Club (reg1)
G.I.Joe The Movie (reg1)
The Goonies (reg1)
The Great Muppet Caper (reg1)
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (reg1)
Ghostbusters 1 & 2
Ghost World (reg1)
Gladiator (reg1)
Gone in 60 Seconds (reg1)
The Great Escape
Hannibal (reg1)
Hard Boiled
Hollow Man
House on Haunted Hill (reg1)
It’s a Wonderful Life
Jaws
Leaving Las Vegas
The Magnificent Seven
Meet the Parents
Miami Vice vol 1
Minder on the Orient Express
MI2 (reg1)
The Mummy
The Muppet Show best of
Mystery Men (reg1)
National Lampoons Vacation
Night of the Living Dead (remake)
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Oceans Eleven (new version) (reg 1)
One Night at Mccools (reg1)
The Persuaders vols 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Pitch Black (reg1)
Planet of the Apes (1968 version) (reg1)
Rainbow: Zippy Sets Them up
Rainbow: Zip up Zippy
The Road to Eldorado (reg1)
The Rock Ultimate Edition (reg1)
Romeo Must Die (reg1)
The Royal Tenenbaums (reg 1)
Se7en
Shadow of the Vampire
The Shawshank Redemption
Shrek (reg1)
Silence of the Lambs
The Simpsons Series 1(reg1)
The Sixth Sense (reg1)
Sleepy Hollow
Snake Eyes
South Park The Movie
Spaced series 1 & 2
Spies Like Us (reg1)
Star Wars Episode 1 (reg1)
Stigmata (reg1)
Stuart Little (reg1)
Swordfish (reg1)
Tarzan
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (reg1)
The Thing
The Thin Red Line
Toy Story 1 & 2 (reg1)
Traffic
Transformers Season 1 boxset (reg 1)
Transformers The Movie (reg1)
Unbreakable (reg1)
The Usual Suspects
Way of the Gun
X-Men (reg1)
Kevin Smith-(I hate him but they’re my brothers dvds) Chasing Amy (reg 1)
Clerks (reg 1)
Clerks animated series (reg 1)
Dogma S.E (reg 1)
Mallrats (reg 1)
Jackie Chan—Armour of God
Gorgeous
Jackie Chan: My Story, My Stunts
Miracles
Mr. Nice Guy
Police Story 1 & 2
Project A (reg1) & Project A UK Special Edition
Rush Hour 2
Supercop (Police Story 3) (reg1)
Who Am I?
BruceLee—The Big Boss
Enter the Dragon
Fist of Fury
Game of Death
Way of the Dragon
Arnie—The 6th Day (reg1)
Commando
Conan The Barbarian (reg1)
End of Days (reg1)
Predator (reg1) & Predator UK Special Edition
The Terminator
T2 (reg1)
Total Recall (reg1)
Anime—Akira (reg1)
Blood the Last Vampire (reg1)
Castle of Cagliostro (reg1)
Cowboy Bebop parts 1-6 (reg1)
Cyber City Oedo 808
Ghost in the Shell
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (reg 1)
Lupin III: Secret of the Twilight Gemini (reg 1)
Macross Plus Complete Edition (reg 1)
Metropolis (reg 1)
Panda Go Panda (reg1)
Patlabor 1 & 2 (reg1)
Patlabor tv series vol 1 & 2 (reg1)
Powerstone vol 1 (reg1)
Princess Mononoke
Street Fighter Alpha
Wings of Honneamise (reg1)
007-Dr. No
Goldfinger
Thunderball
You Only Live Twice
Diamonds Are Forever
Live & Let Die
The Man With The Golden Gun
The Spy Who Loved Me
Moonraker
For Your Eyes Only
Octopussy
A View To A Kill
The World Is Not Enough

Plus I have Lord of the Rings & Collateral Damage on pre-order :)

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