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Marvin

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For comedy, off the top of my head, how about "Kentucky Fried Movie" (by the same people who made Airplane), "Blazing Saddles", "The Groove Tube".
 

george kaplan

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I'd recommend some more Billy Wilder. You've already got Double Indemnity and Sunset Blvd., but he did many other great movies that are out on dvd including:

The Apartment
Some Like It Hot
Stalag 17
The Seven Year Itch
Witness for the Prosecution
Sabrina
The Fortune Cookie
Irma La Douce
Kiss Me, Stupid
 

Rob Gardiner

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I saw DR. STRANGELOVE and THE SHINING on your list. You may also be interested in LOLITA, CLOCKWORK ORANGE, or 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (also directed by Kubrick). If you are interested in more Peter Sellers, try THE PARTY or BEING THERE.

I noticed AKIRA and PERFECT BLUE on your list, as well as a few more anime titles. You will probably enjoy PARANOIA AGENT, by the director of PERFECT BLUE (it is the best anime series I have seen in a long time). You may also enjoy the series COWBOY BEBOP and SAMURAI CHAMPLOO or the films MILLENNIUM ACTRESS or TOKYO GODFATHERS.

If you like BUFFY and sci-fi, you should give FIREFLY a try.

I saw a few oddball/weird films on your list. I would recommend SCHIZOPOLIS, Steven Soderberg's greatest film. Rent or Netflix it first, if you're not sure. Also, you may enjoy MEMENTO.

Your list includes lots of superheroes, including SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE, but SUPERMAN II, SPIDER-MAN 1 and 2, and X-MEN 1 were absent. You should give the Fleischer SUPERMAN CARTOONS (DIAMOND EDITION) a place in your collection. Also, if you liked GHOST WORLD, you may want to try CRUMB, FROM HELL, ROAD TO PERDITION, and AMERICAN SPLENDOR, all of which are excellent non-superhero comic book movies.

Since you are a gangster fan (GOODFELLAS, SOPRANOS, etc.) you may want to give CRIME STORY a try. The 2nd and final season was just released.

Also, you had several MONTY PYTHON films, but nowhere did I see MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS or FAWLTY TOWERS on your list.
 

Adam Sexton

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Quite a huge collection (double the size of mine) but you're lacking in the foreign film department.

I'd recommend some more Kurosawa titles (Rashomon, The Hidden Fortress, Kagemusha, Ikiru, Red Beard), Tokyo Story, A Story of Floating Weeds/Floating Weeds, The Rules of the Game, La Dolce Vita.

I've recently revisited John Woo's Honk Kong films so I've got his work on the brain. I noticed you've got Face/Off but I'd recommend these as well: A Better Tomorrow I & II, The Killer, Hard Boiled, Bullet In The Head.
 

JoeJ

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I think that you should get (from looking at your collection and wish list)...

The Simpsons (Seasons 1 to 4)
Although I have yet to pick up Season 2, these seasons are, as Disney would dub them if they owned them, animated classics.

Walt Disney Treasures: On the Front Lines
You may have to go on Amazon or another online store to get this (as it's a limited set), but this is a must have. It's a compilation of Disney war propaganda, and for that reason, is really interesting to watch.

Bambi: Special Edition
This is an animated classic and the DVD is just as good, with a lovely restored picture and interesting bonus features. Plus, Disney titles like this go in the vault a year after they come out...

Mulan: Special Edition
Ditto what I said about Bambi.

Mary Poppins: 40th Anniversary Edition
This is a classic Disney musical that can be used as a tool to say that Disney films aren't just for kids. Plus, restored to a beautiful state and with charming bonuses, you need this.

The Adventures of Robin Hood
Not perfect, but a fun film nonetheless. The bonus features are also pretty cool. I liked the documentary on Technicolor, the Looney Tunes shorts themed to Robin Hood and the Night at the Movies feature.
 

Peter M Fitzgerald

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Here's a list that'll keep you busy (and broke) for awhile :D ~~~

Action/Adventure:

THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME (1932)
THE FOUR FEATHERS (1939)
GUNGA DIN (1939)
TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948)
THE CRIMSON PIRATE (1952)
BEN-HUR (1959)
DAMN THE DEFIANT! (1962)
ZULU (1964)
BULLITT (1968)
PAPILLON (1973)
THE WIND & THE LION (1975)
ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 (1976)
THE BLACK STALLION (1979)
THE WARRIORS (1979) SE coming Oct '05
DEATH HUNT (1981)
48 HRS (1982)
LA FEMME NIKITA (1990)
LEON: THE PROFESSIONAL (1994)
BRAVEHEART (1995)
THE EDGE (1997)
RONIN (1998)
RUN LOLA RUN (1998)
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (2002)
MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (2003)
TOUCHING THE VOID (2003)
THE PUNISHER (2004)

Animation & Anime:

CARTOONS THAT TIME FORGOT VOL. 1 (Ub Iwerks)
CARTOONS THAT TIME FORGOT VOL. 2 (Ub Iwerks)
SOMEWHERE IN DREAMLAND (Max Fleischer ComiColor shorts)
PRIVATE SNAFU: COMPLETE & UNCENSORED
BEANY & CECIL: SPECIAL EDITION
YELLOW SUBMARINE (1968)
ALLEGRO NON TROPPO (1977)
URUSEI YATSURA MOVIE 2: BEAUTIFUL DREAMER (1984)
CASTLE IN THE SKY (1986)
PROJECT A-KO (1986)
WICKED CITY (1987)
JIN-RO: THE WOLF BRIGADE (1998)
THE INCREDIBLES (2004)

Comedy:

THE ART OF BUSTER KEATON:
* THE SAPHEAD (1920)
* THE THREE AGES (1923)
* OUR HOSPITALITY (1923)
* SHERLOCK, JR. (1924)
* THE NAVIGATOR (1924)
* THE SEVEN CHANCES (1925)
* GO WEST (1925)
* BATTLING BUTLER (1926)
* THE GENERAL (1927)
* COLLEGE (1927)
* STEAMBOAT BILL, JR. (1928)
+ his short films
THE W.C. FIELDS COLLECTION:
* INTERNATIONAL HOUSE (1933)
* IT'S A GIFT (1934)
* YOU CAN'T CHEAT AN HONEST MAN (1938)
* THE BANK DICK (1940)
* MY LITTLE CHICKADEE (1940)
MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN (1936)
HIS GIRL FRIDAY (1939)
MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)
THE LADY EVE (1941)
SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS (1941)
HEAVEN CAN WAIT (1943)
THE MORE THE MERRIER (1943)
THE MIRACLE OF MORGAN'S CREEK (1944)
KIND HEARTS & CORONETS (1949)
CHAMPAGNE FOR CAESAR (1950)
THE LAVENDER HILL MOB (1951)
THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT (1951)
THE QUIET MAN (1952)
THE LADYKILLERS (1955)
ONE TWO THREE (1961)
IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD (1963)
VIVA MARIA! (1965)
OUR MAN FLINT (1966)
IN LIKE FLINT (1967)
THE PRESIDENT'S ANALYST (1967)
MASH (1969)
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SHERIFF! (1971)
PAPER MOON (1973)
THE LONGEST YARD (1974)
1941 (1979)
MEATBALLS (1979)
MONTY PYTHON'S LIFE OF BRIAN (1979)
ROCK N' ROLL HIGH SCHOOL (1979)
THE BLUES BROTHERS (1980)
THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY (1980)
USED CARS (1980)
STRIPES (1981)
EASY MONEY (1983)
STRANGE BREW (1983)
THIS IS SPINAL TAP (1984)
REAL GENIUS (1985)
BACK TO SCHOOL (1986)
PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES (1987)
RAISING ARIZONA (1987)
MIDNIGHT RUN (1988)
DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (1989)
CRY-BABY (1990)
THE FRESHMAN (1990)
HOT SHOTS (1991)
GROUNDHOG DAY (1993)
THE HUDSUCKER PROXY (1994)
MAVERICK (1994)
COLD COMFORT FARM (1995)
SHALL WE DANCE? (1996)
WAITING FOR GUFFMAN (1996)
THE BIG LEBOWSKI (1998)
ELECTION (1999)
BEST IN SHOW (2000)
THE DISH (2000)
O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU? (2000)
AMELIE (2001)
A MIGHTY WIND (2003)
KUNG FU HUSTLE (2004)
MEAN GIRLS (2004)
NAPOLEON DYNAMITE (2004)

Crime Drama/Mystery/Film Noir:

M (1931)
FURY (1936)
THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (1939)
THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT (1940)
THIS GUN FOR HIRE (1942)
THE BIG SLEEP (1944)
FILM NOIR COLLECTION #1:
* MURDER MY SWEET (1944)
* OUT OF THE PAST (1947)
* GUN CRAZY (1949)
* THE SET-UP (1949)
* THE ASPHALT JUNGLE (1950)
DETOUR (1945)
THE KILLERS (1946) / THE KILLERS (1964)
THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (1946)
NIGHTMARE ALLEY (1947)
THE BIG CLOCK (1948)
HE WALKED BY NIGHT (1948, MGM's edition)
CRISS-CROSS (1949)
THIEVES' HIGHWAY (1949)
NIGHT & THE CITY (1950)
PANIC IN THE STREETS (1950)
KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL (1952)
THE NARROW MARGIN (1952)
THE BIG HEAT (1953)
PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET (1953)
BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK (1954)
KISS ME DEADLY (1955)
THE WRONG MAN (1957)
TOUCH OF EVIL (1958)
IN COLD BLOOD (1967)
POINT BLANK (1967)
THE BOSTON STRANGLER (1968)
KILL ME AGAIN (1989)
RED ROCK WEST (1992)
CROUPIER (1998)
A SIMPLE PLAN (1998)
THE LIMEY (1999)
PAYBACK (1999)
THE COOLER (2003)
I'LL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD (2004)

Drama:

THE LIFE & DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP (1943)
BLACK NARCISSUS (1947)
GREAT EXPECTATIONS (1946)
OLIVER TWIST (1948)
THE CAINE MUTINY (1954)
MARTY (1955)
THE SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (1957)
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION (1957)
SATURDAY NIGHT & SUNDAY MORNING (1960)
THE BIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZ (1962)
CLEO FROM 5 TO 7 (1962)
THE MIRACLE WORKER (1962)
COOL HAND LUKE (1967)
TO SIR WITH LOVE (1967)
THE SUGARLAND EXPRESS (1974)
HARD TIMES (1975)
CINEMA PARADISO (1989)
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (1992)
DINNER RUSH (2000)
SEABISCUIT (2003)
SECONDHAND LIONS (2003)

Fantasy:

THE THIEF OF BAGDAD (1940)
THE DEVIL & DANIEL WEBSTER (1941)
THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1958)
JASON & THE ARGONAUTS (1963)
DANGER: DIABOLIK (1968)
TIME BANDITS (1981)
THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN (1989)
THE HEROIC TRIO (1992)

Gangster Films:

HIGH SIERRA (1941)
WHITE HEAT (1949)
GET CARTER (1971)
DILLINGER (1973)
THE HIT (1984)
ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA (1984)
THE UNTOUCHABLES (1987)
MILLER'S CROSSING (1990)
CITY OF GOD (2002)

Heist & Con Artist Flicks:

THE KILLING (1956)
TOPKAPI (1964)
DEAD HEAT ON A MERRY-GO-ROUND (1966)
GRAND SLAM (1967)
THE HOT ROCK (1972)
THE STING (1973)
THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE (1974)
THUNDERBOLT & LIGHTFOOT (1974)
THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY (1979)
HOUSE OF GAMES (1987)
THE GRIFTERS (1990)
THE SPANISH PRISONER (1998)
DIAMOND MEN (2000)
HEIST (2001)
CONFIDENCE (2003)

Horror:

FRANKENSTEIN LEGACY COLLECTION:
* FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
* BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935)
* SON OF FRANKENSTEIN (1939)
* GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN (1942)
* HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1944)
DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE (1932 & 1941)
THE LUGOSI COLLECTION:
* MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE (1932)
* THE BLACK CAT (1934)
* THE RAVEN (1935)
* THE INVISIBLE RAY (1936)
* BLACK FRIDAY (1940)
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1939)
HOUSE OF WAX (1953 + MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM (1933))
CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1957)
CURSE OF THE DEMON (1957)
HORROR OF DRACULA (1958)
THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1958)
BLACK SUNDAY (1960)
CITY OF THE DEAD (1960)
THE INNOCENTS (1961)
THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER (1960) / THE PIT & THE PENDULUM (1961)
THE HAMMER HORROR COLLECTION:
* BRIDES OF DRACULA (1960)
* CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF (1961)
* NIGHT CREATURES (1962)
* PARANOIAC (1962)
* PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1962)
* KISS OF THE VAMPIRE (1963)
* EVIL OF FRANKENSTEIN (1964)
* NIGHTMARE (1964)
AT MIDNIGHT I'LL TAKE YOUR SOUL (1963)
BLACK SABBATH (1963)
THE HAUNTING (1963)
THE VIRGIN OF NUREMBERG (1963)
BLOOD & BLACK LACE (1964) Remastered DVD coming Oct '05
CASTLE OF BLOOD (1964)
SPIDER BABY (1964)
STRAIT-JACKET (1964)
THE FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS (1966)
THIS NIGHT I'LL POSSESS YOUR CORPSE (1966)
VIY, OR SPIRIT OF EVIL (1967)
DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE (1968)
FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED (1969)
TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA (1970)
THE ABOMINABLE DR. PHIBES (1971) / DR. PHIBES RISES AGAIN (1972)
THE BLIND DEAD COLLECTION:
* TOMBS OF THE BLIND DEAD (1971)
* RETURN OF THE BLIND DEAD (1973)
* THE GHOST GALLEON (1975)
* NIGHT OF THE SEAGULLS (1976)
BROTHERHOOD OF SATAN (1971)
BARON BLOOD (1972)
THE NIGHT STALKER (1971) / THE NIGHT STRANGLER (1972)
THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE (1973)
THEATRE OF BLOOD (1973)
THE CHANGELING (1979)
THE EVIL DEAD (1982)
MR. VAMPIRE (1986)
EVIL DEAD 2 (1987)
NEAR DARK (1987)
DEAD ALIVE (1992)
ARMY OF DARKNESS (1993)
STIR OF ECHOES (1999)
FRAILTY (2001)
28 DAYS LATER (2002)
DEAD END (2002)
SHAUN OF THE DEAD (2004)
SHALLOW GROUND (2005)

Samurai & Martial Arts Films:

THE HIDDEN FORTRESS (1958)
YOJIMBO (1961)
ZATOICHI 4: THE FUGITIVE (1963)
ZATOICHI 5: ON THE ROAD (1963)
ZATOICHI 6: ZATOICHI & THE CHEST OF GOLD (1964)
ZATOICHI 7: ZATOICHI'S FLASHING SWORD (1964)
ZATOICHI 8: FIGHT, ZATOICHI, FIGHT (1964)
LONE WOLF & CUB 1: SWORD OF VENGEANCE (1972)
LONE WOLF & CUB 2: BABY CART AT THE RIVER STYX (1972)
THE STREETFIGHTER (1974)
RETURN OF THE STREETFIGHTER (1974)
THE STREETFIGHTER'S LAST REVENGE (1974)
MASTER OF THE FLYING GUILLOTINE (1975)
THE IRON MONKEY (1993)

Sci-Fi:

METROPOLIS (1927)
THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951)
THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (1951)
THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS (1953)
INVADERS FROM MARS (1953)
IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE (1953)
WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953) SE coming 11/01/05
THE CREATURE LEGACY COLLECTION:
* THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954)
* REVENGE OF THE CREATURE (1955)
* THE CREATURE WALKS AMONG US (1956)
THEM (1954)
20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA (1954)
FORBIDDEN PLANET (1956)
INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956)
THE MYSTERIANS (1957)
QUATERMASS 2 (1957)
20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH (1957)
THE BLOB (1958)
I MARRIED A MONSTER FROM OUTER SPACE (1958)
JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH (1959)
4D MAN (1959)
THE TIME MACHINE (1960)
VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED (1960) / CHILDREN OF THE DAMNED (1963)
THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE (1961)
THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (1961)
PANIC IN YEAR ZERO (1962) / LAST MAN ON EARTH (1964)
MATANGO: ATTACK OF THE MUSHROOM PEOPLE (1963)
X THE MAN WITH X-RAY EYES (1963)
THE FIRST MEN IN THE MOON (1964)
QUATERMASS & THE PIT (1967)
CHARLY (1968)
PLANET OF THE APES (1968)
THE OMEGA MAN (1971)
SSSSSSSSS (1973)
THE THING (1982)
LIFEFORCE (1985)
THE PUPPET MASTERS (1994)
STARSHIP TROOPERS (1997)
DARK CITY (1998)
FREQUENCY (2000)

Spy Films:

FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT (1940)
THE MAN WHO NEVER WAS (1956)
THE COUNTERFEIT TRAITOR (1962)
THE IPCRESS FILE (1965)
FUNERAL IN BERLIN (1966)
BILLION DOLLAR BRAIN (1967) Coming 10/04/05
DAY OF THE JACKAL (1973)
SPARTAN (2004)

Suspense Thrillers:

THE 39 STEPS (1935)
THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE (1946)
STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951)
WITHOUT WARNING (1952)
THE HITCH-HIKER (1953)
NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955)
NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)
CAPE FEAR (1962)
EXPERIMENT IN TERROR (1962)
THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962)
CHARADE (1963)
LADY IN A CAGE (1964)
SEANCE ON A WET AFTERNOON (1964)
THE COLLECTOR (1965)
SECONDS (1966)
TARGETS (1968)
FIVE DOLLS FOR AN AUGUST MOON (1969)
AND SOON THE DARKNESS (1970)
DELIVERANCE (1972)
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO SOLANGE? (1972)
JUGGERNAUT (1974)
BLACK SUNDAY (1977)
ROAD GAMES (1981)
BLOOD SIMPLE (1985)
IN THE LINE OF FIRE (1993)
BREAKDOWN (1997)
INTACTO (2003)

TV:

THE OUTER LIMITS (ORIGINAL SERIES): SEASON 1
SECRET AGENT AKA DANGER MAN MEGA-SET
THE AVENGERS: EMMA PEEL MEGA-SET
MUPPETS MAGIC FROM THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW
MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS
RIPPING YARNS: COMPLETE COLLECTION
THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
MR. BEAN: THE WHOLE BEAN
GET A LIFE VOL. 1
DEAD LIKE ME: SEASON 1
DEADWOOD: SEASON 1
LOST: SEASON 1

War Movies:

WENT THE DAY WELL? (1942)
THEY WERE EXPENDABLE (1945)
THE DESERT FOX (1951)
THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE (1951)
THE CRUEL SEA (1953)
STALAG 17 (1953)
THE DAM BUSTERS (1954)
THE PURPLE PLAIN (1954)
BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957)
THE ENEMY BELOW (1957)
HEAVEN KNOWS MR. ALLISON (1957)
RUN SILENT RUN DEEP (1958)
THE GUNS OF NAVARONE (1961)
THE LONGEST DAY (1962)
THE GREAT ESCAPE (1963)
THE TRAIN (1965)
VON RYAN'S EXPRESS (1965)
BEACH RED (1967)
THE DIRTY DOZEN (1967)
HELL IN THE PACIFIC (1968)
THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN (1969)
WHERE EAGLES DARE (1969)
PATTON (1970)
MURPHY'S WAR (1971)
APOCALYPSE NOW (1979)
THE BIG RED ONE (1980)
EASTERN CONDORS (1986)
FULL METAL JACKET (1987)
DARK BLUE WORLD (2001)
NO MAN'S LAND (2001)
WE WERE SOLDIERS (2002)
TAE GUK GI: THE BROTHERHOOD OF WAR (2004)
A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT (2004)

Westerns:

RED RIVER (1948)
LUST FOR GOLD (1949)
WINCHESTER '73 (1950)
THE SEARCHERS (1956)
3:10 TO YUMA (1957)
THE BIG COUNTRY (1968)
RIO BRAVO (1959)
THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (1960)
THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE (1962)
A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS (1964)
FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE (1965)
THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY (1966)
THE PROFESSIONALS (1966)
HANG 'EM HIGH (1968)
RUN, MAN, RUN (1968)
THE SCALPHUNTERS (1968)
WILL PENNY (1968)
COMPANEROS (1970)
JEREMIAH JOHNSON (1972)
HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER (1973)
BITE THE BULLET (1975)
THE OUTLAW JOSIE WALES (1976)
QUIGLEY DOWN UNDER (1990)
UNFORGIVEN (1992)
RIDE WITH THE DEVIL (1999)
OPEN RANGE (2003)

Fun Schlock (MST3K fodder):

DEVIL GIRL FROM MARS (1954)
ATTACK OF THE PUPPET PEOPLE (1958)
THE BRAIN FROM PLANET AROUS (1958)
THE ALLIGATOR PEOPLE (1959)
THE ANGRY RED PLANET (1959)
THE TINGLER (1959)
DINOSAURUS! (1960)
HOMICIDAL (1961)
REPTILICUS (1962)
STARMAN VOL. 1: ATTACK FROM SPACE / EVIL BRAIN FROM OUTER SPACE (1964)
STARMAN VOL. 2: INVADERS FROM SPACE / ATOMIC RULERS (1964)
VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS (1965)
ONE MILLION YEARS BC (1966)
BARBARELLA (1968)
INCREDIBLE TWO-HEADED TRANSPLANT (1971) / THE THING WITH TWO HEADS (1972)
AT THE EARTH'S CORE (1976)
THE MIGHTY PEKING MAN (1977)
 

Kain_C

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I didn't read your entire list (no time) but from what was said, it seems you should really consider Takashi Miike. He's a damn good Japanese director who excels in horror. I'd definately recommend Audition and although not really horror, Ichi the Killer is a gory and very well made action film. I'm just starting to dive into his works now.
 

Jeff_HR

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From a quick glance your collection seems rather varied. Continue to buy based on what you like, & not what other people like. I've not let anyone influence my nearly 1300 purchases!
 

Ryan Wishton

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Jeff,

Believe me, I know. I used to blind buy in the late 90's. I have since stopped. I have the kind of taste that widely varies and is sometimes kind of random and even sometimes strange. I myself never even know what I will end up liking. I was disappointed more times than not with blind buying. Ending up getting rid of them and stopping that completely.

I was just looking for items to watch. I almost always rent first now (unless it's a tv show I know I like). Netflix is awesome. I just didn't have any ideas on what to watch which is why I started this thread.

Anyways, thank you guys for your help. I will check out several in the next week or so.
 

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