My DVDs
These are the DVDs I currently own. I bought most of them because I really liked the movie, and some simply on a whim. Many of these are my favorite movies but if I could do it all over again, I probably wouldn't buy some of them. Either way, it's nice to have access to movies that I really love, and at the very least, I can watch one of these if there's nothing else to do.
Clicking on the title will bring you to the movie's page on the Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com). Also, when you get a chance, go to www.dvdverdict.com. It's a really great site.
Last updated on July 30, 2004.
- A.I.: Artificial Intelligence The first two thirds of this movie were brilliant and visionary.
- Abyss, The - Special Edition Very good underwater scenes, and James Cameron's first use of liquid morphing effects.
- Akira - Special Edition Anime has come a long way since this movie, but Akira still looks great, and it has a good story.
- Ali - Director's Cut This is the one movie I loved that just about everyone else in the world hated.
- Alien Ridley Scott's breakthrough movie. This is quiet, meditative horror.
- Alien (part of the Quadrilogy set) The 2003 edit.
- Aliens - Special Edition James Cameron ups the ante, big time. Game over, man!
- Aliens (part of the Quadrilogy set) First time for the theatrical version on DVD.
- Alien 3 (part of the Quadrilogy set) David Fincher's descent into madness.
- Alien Resurrection (part of the Quadrilogy set) I love this cast.
- American History X Ed Norton's best performance so far. Ambitious and powerful.
- American Psycho - Unrated Version A very dark comedy about the vanity of men in the 1980's.
- Animatrix The world of the Matrix seen through the eyes of visionary anime directors.
- Apocalypse Now Redux Brilliant, hypnotic, and powerful. Maybe the most ambitious film ever made.
- Avventura, L' - Criterion Collection Antonioni-ennui
- Babe: Special Edition My favorite film of 1995.
- Babe: Pig in the City A great, but darker sequel.
- Back to the Future: The Trilogy After much waiting, this charming series is finally on DVD.
- Basketball Diaries Jim Carroll's troubled childhood brilliantly portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio.
- Benny and Joon Depp is amazing.
- Black Hawk Down - Deluxe Edition Makes up for Hannibal and Gladiator.
- Blade Good blend of comic book style, atmosphere, action, and horror.
- Blade II Not as haunting as the first, but much more fun.
- Bladerunner - Director's Cut Ridley Scott's amazing vision of the future. This is scifi/noir at its best.
- Bourne Identity - Extended Edition Surprisingly watchable. Good for you, Mr. Damon.
- Bowling for Columbine Thought-provoking. You will need to talk about this when you finish watching it.
- Braveheart My favorite epic. Freedom!!!!
- Brazil - Criterion Collection The most expensive single-movie DVD I own. Worth every penny, all 6000 of them.
- Brotherhood of the Wolf INTENSE fights, a very cool monster, and lovely ladies. God bless the French.
- Bug's Life, A Very cute and witty, but lacking the depth of the Toy Story movies.
- Cell, The The most intriguing and disturbing visuals I have ever seen.
- Chappelle's Show: Season 1 I'm rich, beeyatch!!!
- Chariots of Fire True story of Eric Lidell and and Harold Abrahams in the 1924 Olympics.
- Citizen Kane "More fun than any other great movie." - Pauline Kael
- City of Lost Children Charming and inspired. Aren't French movies great?
- Claim, The Peter Mullan plays a man struggling to overcome his guilt.
- Cliffhanger - Collector's Series Great action and suspense. Season's over, a**hole!
- Contact - Special Edition Robert Zemeckis' most ambitious work.
- Crimson Rivers Atmospheric, gory, and suspenseful French thriller, starring Vincent Cassel and Jean Reno.
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Poetry in motion.
- Crow, The - Collector's Edition Brandon Lee
- Dark City My favorite sci-fi movie.
- Dead Man Walking An unflinching look at murder, the death penalty, and all who are affected.
- Dead Zone, The A simple yet horrifying story by Stephen King, starring Christopher Walken.
- Deer Hunter, The Mr. Walken again, in a haunting film about the Vietnam War.
- Desperado The bar fight is to die for.
- Dog Day Afternoon Pacino in the 70's. Awesome.
- Dogma: Special Edition Probably the only Kevin Smith film I'll ever own.
- Donnie Brasco Pacino in the 90's. Still awesome. And, Johnny Depp of course.
- Double Impact Haha, what a stupid movie. But it's fun.
- Edward Scissorhands My favorite actor, Johnny Depp, at the beginning of his great career.
- Equilibrium I love these crazy sci-fi movies.
- Event Horizon Paul "The Hack" Anderson's best movie. Really.
- Face/Off This is still John Woo's best American movie. Travolta and Cage are very good.
- Falling Down A snapshot of the strange state of our country in the mid 1990's.
- Fargo - Special Edition I'm not sure I agree with you a hundred percent on your police work, there, Lou.
- Fast and the Furious Cool cars, Vin Diesel, and horrible supporting actors.
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Criterion Collection Johnny Depp. Benicio Del Toro. Terry Gilliam.
- Field of Dreams - Anniversary Edition The only movie that will make every man cry.
- Fight Club Maybe the most ambitious mainstream movie in recent history.
- Final Fantasy An important movie, technologically speaking. And the best special feature on any dvd so far.
- Finding Nemo This is a more simple and straightforward (but still poignant) Pixar production.
- Fist of Legend Jet Li's best fight scenes.
- Following Christopher Nolan's low budget, first feature.
- Frailty Bill Paxton's full length directorial debut. A low-key horror/thriller. Bravo.
- French Connection, The Gene Hackman during the last Golden Age of American cinema.
- From Hell Can the Hughes Bros (Menace II Society) direct a film set in 19th Century London? Most definitely.
- Gattaca Brave New World hits the silver screen. Watch the scene when Jude Law climbs the staircase.
- Ghost Dog The weirdest movie I've seen. Blend of urban ghetto life and eastern philosophy.
- Ghost in the Shell Bladerunner, Japanese style.
- Glengarry Glen Ross Perfect cast. Perfect script.
- Hannibal The worst of the trilogy, but not by too much. Brilliant cinematography.
- Heat Not Mann's best movie, but definitely an ambitious one.
- Heist One of my favorites. Gene Hackman's first time working with David Mamet.
- Hellboy Fun, cool, hilarious. Ron Perlman finally gets to shine.
- Hellraiser Clive Barker's disturbed mind. Pinhead rules!
- Hunt For Red October, The The best Tom Clancy adaptation so far.
- Hurricane, The Denzel should have won an Oscar for this role.
- Ice Storm, The Heartbreaking yet uplifting.
- In the Mood For Love - Criterion Collection Wong Kar Wai shows us the depths of heartbreak.
- In the Mouth of Madness A somewhat unknown John Carpenter horror/thriller. Very creepy.
- Insider, The Russell Crowe's best performance. And Christopher Plummer has an awesome scene.
- Insomnia - Criterion Collection The originial Norwegian version. Very subdued and chilling.
- Insomnia Christopher Nolan's American remake. More fleshed out than the original.
- Iron Giant, The My favorite animated movie. Such a moving story.
- Jesus I love how Jesus has a sense of humor in this movie.
- JFK - Director's Cut Another one of my favorites, especially for the powerfully effective editing by Pietro Scalia.
- JFK - Special Edition Finally, a commentary track by Oliver Stone.
- Joint Security Area Important Korean film.
- Kalifornia - Unrated Version A tamer, more introspective version of Natural Born Killers.
- Kiss of the Dragon Not sure why I bought this, but at least there are decent fight scenes.
- Kill Bill: Volume 1 When combined with Volume 2, this is one of the best movies I have ever seen.
- L.A. Confidential Neo-noir atmosphere, Mamet-like dialogue, and great action.
- Last of the Mohicans - Director's Cut Michael Mann's best work to date. Daniel Day Lewis and Madeleine Stowe have great chemistry.
- Last Samurai, The The most overlooked (seriously!) movie of 2003.
- Last Temptation of Christ - Criterion Collection The controversial, heretical, and deeply personal work of Nikos Kazantzakis.
- Legend of Drunken Master The BEST fight scenes ever filmed. Period.
- Leon: The Professional (Uncut Int'l Version) This version is deeper and more disturbing than the theatrical version.
- Lethal Weapon 4 Jet Li is very cool as a villain. Chris Rock and Joe Pesci together are hilarious.
- Liar Liar Jim Carrey's funniest moments.
- Life is Beautiful Uncontrollable laughter and tears.
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring The Star Wars of my generation. Magnificent storytelling. You shall not pass!
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Extended Edition Watch this version, and you'll never be able to sit through the theatrical cut again.
- Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers The adventure continues.
- Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Extended Edition This version is almost as good as Fellowship.
- Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King The Trilogy is now (almost) complete.
- Manhunter - Limited Edition Director's Cut The original Hannibal Lecter movie, with a very scary Tom Noonan.
- Matrix, The My first DVD. Changed the use of fx forever.
- Matrix Reloaded, The Ok, it's not as good as the first. But I still loved it.
- Matrix Revisited, The Lots of background stuff from the Matrix.
- Matrix Revolutions, The Better than the second installment. I loved it. I think I'm alone on this one.
- Memento My favorite movie. How am I supposed to heal if I can't feel time?
- Memento - Special Edition There's a hidden feature on this version that let's you watch the movie in chronological order. Nice.
- Metropolis I hope Criterion restores and releases this. Possibly the world's first sci--fi film.
- Michael Jordan to the Max Michael Jordan, matrix style.
- Miller's Crossing Gabriel Byrne is very cool.
- Minority Report The most entertaining film of 2002.
- Mission: Impossible 2 Great, operatic action.
- Mississippi Burning A respectful, balanced, and powerful movie about racism.
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail - Special Edition The classic Terry Gilliam comedy. I fart in your general direction!
- Mortal Kombat Decent video game to film conversion.
- Moulin Rouge! Wow! Baz does it again. Beautiful, tragic, and full of life.
- Mulholland Drive The quirky David Lynch strikes gold with this dreamlike masterpiece.
- Mystic River - Special Edition Penn, Robbins, Bacon, Fishburne, Harden, Linney, Eastwood, Helgeland. What a team.
- Narc A modern-day French Connection.
- Natural Born Killers - Director's Cut A drug-fueled look at serial killers and the media.
- Negotiator, The Two of the best "talkers" in the movies square off with each other.
- Ninth Gate, The Johnny Depp searches for the truth behind books that supposedly summon the devil.
- Nothing to Lose Great buddy movie.
- Office Space This is about more than me and my dream of doing nothing.
- One Eight Seven Pyrrhic Victory
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Special Edition Jack Nicholson at his best.
- Open Range Great western.
- Original Kings of Comedy Four of the better black comedians to come after Eddie Murphy.
- Panic Very dark but ultra-realistic movie about destroying generational sin.
- Panic Room - Special Edition Fincher's least ambitious movie. At least it looks gorgeous. So does Jodie Foster.
- Pi Darren Aronofsky's low budget, first film.
- Pirates of the Caribbean Johnny Depp goes mainstream.
- Pitch Black - Director's Cut B-movie that is very well crafted. Vin Diesel's best role so far.
- Poolhall Junkies Anyone who's spent a lot of time in poolhalls needs to see this.
- Predator A very memorable alien. You're one ugly mother�
- Pulp Fiction - Collector's Edition One of the best and most influential movies of the 90's.
- Punch-Drunk Love - Special Edition A strange and beautiful film.
- Remember the Titans Cheezy, moving, and inspiring. Denzel's speech at Gettysburg is powerful.
- Requiem For A Dream - Director's Cut I'm not sure if I'll actually watch this movie again any time soon, but it's too good not to own.
- Return to Me This is such a sweet movie.
- Robocop - Criterion Collection The uncut, X rated version. Violence galore, but with plenty of tongue-in-cheek social commentary.
- Rock, The - Criterion Collection Michael Bay's only great movie. How do you like how that s**t works?
- Ronin Great car chases in nice European settings. Plus, script work by David Mamet.
- Rundown, The Do you even understand�the CONCEPT�of the tooth fairy?!
- Salton Sea, The A lonely and emotional movie, injected with some crystal meth.
- Scarface - Anniversary Edition Say hello to my little friend.
- Se7en: New Line Platinum Series My favorite David Fincher movie.
- Sense and Sensibility Ang Lee directs an Emma Thompson adaptation of a Jane Austen novel.
- Session 9 Low budget thriller about the Danvers Mental Hospital in Massachusetts.
- Shawshank Redemption, The Perfect.
- Shiri Another important Korean film.
- Simple Plan, A If you ever wanted to see a movie about desperation, watch this.
- Signs Shyamalan's most ambitious work.
- Silence of the Lambs: Criterion Collection Amazing performances and a very creepy atmosphere. A modern classic.
- Simpsons: Season 4 The absolute BEST season of this great show.
- Sixth Sense - Vista Series M. Night Shyamalan's most balanced creation.
- Sleepy Hollow The most beautiful horror movie.
- Solaris (2002) Hopefully sci-fi film-makers will learn something from this film.
- Some Like It Hot Hilarious. Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe, and Tony Curtis are great.
- Spartan Possibly Mamet's best.
- Spawn (Live Action Version) Great fx for the most part, but terribly flawed.
- Spawn Animated Series - Ultimate Collection Now this is what Spawn is all about.
- Species Natasha Henstridge. Mmm.
- Star Wars: Episode 1 - Phantom Menace Darth Maul makes this DVD worthwhile.
- Star Wars: Episode 2 - Attack of the Clones A bit better than the first. Jango Fett is awesome.
- Straight Story, The A David Lynch movie that isn't weird? Now that's weird.
- Strange Days A very overlooked movie by Kathryn Bigelow. Script by James Cameron.
- Terminator: Special Edition Changed sci-fi movies forever, and launched Ahnuld's career.
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day - Ultimate Edition One sequel that may actually be better than the original.
- Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines A good action movie that isn't really a good sequel, until the final scene.
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) Horrifying.
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) Pretty good remake.
- Three Kings My favorite movie of 1999. Captures the essence of the Gulf War, with hindsight of course.
- Training Day Denzel is scary as hell.
- Transporter, The Guilty pleasure.
- 28 Days Later This just might be the best horror movie I've ever seen.
- Twelve Monkeys It's hard to describe this Terry Gilliam creation, but it's damn good.
- Twenty Four: Season One A very good concept that falls short at times, but really delivers for the most part.
- UHF Insane comedy, starring Weird Al Yankovic and Michael Richards (Kramer).
- Unbreakable Not Shyamalan's best, but my favorite. They called me Mr. Glass.
- Usual Suspects The twist-ending movie that started it all. Awesome dialogue, acting, editing, and music.
- Usual Suspects - Special Edition More special features, including a commentary track by John Ottman (editor and score composer).
- Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust Very similar to Blade II, but it's anime. A very cool movie.
- Vanishing, The - Criterion Collection Utterly disturbing and haunting. Oh, it's the European version.
- Vertigo My favorite Hitchcock film.
- Wallace and Gromit, The Incredible Adventures of Nick Park, prior to his success with Chicken Run. The Wrong Trousers episode is the best.
- Wedding Singer Drew Barrymore is adorable, and this movie rocks. Oh somebody kill me please!!!
- What Dreams May Come Visionary.
- What's Eating Gilbert Grape? Leonardo DiCaprio's best performance. Touching, painful, and sweet.
- X Files: Fight the Future X Files, in w i d e s c r e e n, and with a very big budget.
- X Files: Season One It all started right here baby!
- X Files: Season Two Even better than the first?
- X Men Could have been better. But at least Famke Janssen is in it.
- X2 Nightcrawler, Colossus, and one angry Wolverine. Now THIS is the X Men.
- You Can Count On Me Favorite from 2000. Awesome dialogue and acting.
- Zero Effect Very quirky movie. Bill Pullman is great.