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[Stefan Pedersen]

1. Lord Of The Rings : FOTR Extended Edition
2. The Passion Of Joan Of Arc - Criterion
3. Stanley Kubrick Collection (new version)
4. The Wicker Man Special Edition R2
5. Se7en : Platinum Edition
6. Fight Club Special edition
7. In The Mood For Love - Criterion
8. The Last Temptation Of Christ - Criterion
9. Citizen Kane Special Edition
10. Seven Samurai - Criterion

 

[Ted Todorov]

1) Untitled (Almost Famous): The Bootleg Cut
2) MK2's François Truffaut 12 DVD boxed set (R2 - France)
3) The Matrix
4) LOTR: FOTR EE
5) Sullivan's Travels (Criterion)
6) The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Criterion)
7) Twin Peaks (Season 1 box)
8) Get Shorty
9) Diva (Anchor Bay)
10) Croupier (R2 - UK)
Honorable mention:
In The Mood For Love (R2 France)
The Thomas Crown Affair (Remake)
The Apartment (R2 - France) (not the Jack Lemmon film)
The Marquise of O
Ted

 

[Dome Vongvises]

1. Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring Extended Edition
2. The Ultimate Toy Box
3. Se7en: Platinum Series
4. Brazil: Criterion Collection
5. Fight Club: Special Edition
6. Citizen Kane
7. Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
8. A Bug's Life: Collector's Edition
9. Chasing Amy: Criterion Collection
10. The Godfather DVD Collection

 

[Tom Rags]

1. 24 Season 1
2. Star Wars Attack of the Clones
3. Star Wars The Phantom Menace
4. Lord of the Rings: FOTR EE (4disc)
5. E.T. Ultimate Giftset
6. Mummy Ultimate Edition
7. Saving Private Ryan DTS
8. Sopranos Season 2
9. X-Files Fight the Future DTS
10. Swingers SE

 

[Matthew Chmiel]

1. Almost Famous / Untitled: The Bootleg Cut
2. Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (Platinum Series Extended Edition)
3. Pearl Harbor - The Director's Cut: Vista Series
4. Brazil: The Criterion Collection
5. Fight Club: Special Edition
6. Star Wars - Episode II: Attack of the Clones (Widescreen)
7. Moulin Rouge: Special Edition
8. Donnie Darko
9. Mallrats: Collector's Edition
10. Pulp Fiction: Collector's Edition

 

[Rob Tomlin]

1. Lord of the Ring: Fellowship of the Ring (Extended Edition)
   Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
   Lawrence of Arabia: Limited Edition
   The Godfather Collection
   8 1/2 (Criterion Collection)
   Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Platinum Edition)
   Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Ultimate Edition)
   Pulp Fiction- Collector's Edition
   Doctor Zhivago-Two Disc Special Edition
   North by Northwest[/list=1]
   If I could add another, it would be Seven - Platinum Series

 

[Jacob_isham]

1. Annie
2. Street Fighter
3. Mortal kombat
4. Jaws 3
5. Maximum overdrive
6. plan 9 from outer space
7. blair witch project
8. scooby doo
9. blood beach
10. my fair lady

 

[Kevin Porter]

1. Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: EE

2. Moulin Rouge

3. The Royal Tenenbaums

4. Waking Life

5. Pleasantville

6. Mickey Mouse in Black and White

7. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: SE

8. Minority Report

9. As Good As It Gets

10. Monty Python and the Holy Grail: SE

 

[Rob Gardiner]

Fellowship of the Ring EE
Silly Symphonies
Fight Club SE
Singin in the Rain SE
2001 Restored
Amelie
Toy Story Box
Beastie Boys Criterion
Close Encounters SE
Moulin Rouge

 

[Paul-Gunther]

1. Fellowship of the Ring Extended Edition
2. Attack of the Clones
3. Almost Famous Bootleg
4. Toy Story Ultimate Box
5. Fight Club
6. Moulin Rouge
7. The Phantom Menace
8. Snow White Platinum Edition
9. The Godfather Trilogy
10. 24 Season One

 

[Steve_Knutzen]

1 Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings Extended Edition
2 Fight Club
3 Memento: Limited Edition
4 This Is Spinal Tap (MGM)
5 Donnie Darko
6 Requiem for a Dream: Director's Cut
7 Simpsons Season 2
8 Dogma: Special Edition
9 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2
10 Terminator 2: Ultimate Edition

 

[george kaplan]

1. Rear Window
2. The Godfather Trilogy
3. Citizen Kane
4. North By Northwest
5. Vertigo
6. 2001: A Space Odyssey
7. Toy Story Box Set
8. Psycho (1960)
9. Young Frankenstein
10. Back To The Future Trilogy

 

[Bob Black]

1. Lord Of The Rings (special edition)
2. Star War Episode 2 - Attack Of The Clones
3. Back To The Future Trilogy
5. Toy Story - Ultimate Toy Box
6. Terminator 2 Special Edition
7. Die Hard Ultimate Collection
8. Star Wars Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace
9. Beauty And The Beast (Disney)
10. Spiderman

 

[Matt Pelham]

1. Lord of the Rings: Extended edition
2. Toy Story: Ultimate Toy Box
3. Fight Club (2 disc)
4. Se7en: Platinum edition
5. Spartacus: Criterion collection
6. Memento: Limited edition
7. E.T. - ultimate gift set
8. Bridge on the River Kwai: Limited edition
9. Starship Troopers: Special 2-disc edition
10. Monsters, Inc

 

[Daniel Becker]

1. Episode 2: Clone Wars
2. Minority Report
3. Back to the Future: Trilogy
4. Fellowship of the Ring: Extended Version
5. Toy Story: Special Edition 3-discs
6. Episode 1: The Phantom Menace
7. Sixth Sense 2-disc set
8. Monsters Inc.
9. A Bug's Life
10. ET 2-disc set


Dan.b

 

[Adam_S]

1. Fellowship of the Ring - Extended Edition
2. Pollyanna - Vault Disney Collection
3. Fight Club - Original two disc version
4. Grand Illusion - Criterion Collection
5. Empire of the Sun
6. Lord of the Flies - Criterion Collection
7. Silly Symphonies - Walt Disney Treasures
8. The Complete Goofy - Walt Disney Treasures
9. Mickey Mouse in Living Color - Walt Disney Treasures
10. Almost Famous/Untitled: the Bootleg cut

First off I am only choosing DVDs I myself personally own, and consider the best dvds of quality content and presentation I have viewed everything or nearly everything on. That's why you won't find Spartacus, Brazil, or The ultimate Toy box on my list, despite that they're my three most wanted dvds. and it's also why there's no Moulin Rouge, because I've yet to view or listen to a single extra from the dvd, just the movie is excellent enough, I don't really want to spoil it (and I don't really have the time).
on to a few of my somewhat unusual choices
Pollyanna is at number two because it is simply one of the finest dvds I've yet encountered. The presentation of the film is specutacular, but the extras really vault this dvd to the top. Pollyanna is a film I equate with It's a Wonderful Life most people have never seen either, and wrongfully assume that the film is all sugar and sweet saccarine goodness, well a single viewing of the bleakness of IAWL should dispel all those doubts, and this should happen for Pollyanna too, but it doesn't--perhaps because people don't really watch the film instead they immediately reject it, seeing only what the adults IN the film blindly see as well. Anyway I find the film haunting and compelling, and when people see it with an open mind I think that they discover the film is much more than they give it credit for. I certainly think that it rises above all other disney live action I've seen, including my childhood favorites (pollyanna did not rank among those!).
As to the extras, well they are varied and outstanding in quality. There is a superb retrospecitive documentary that give you outstanding appreciation for the film, it's not deep and detailed about the filmmaking process, but neither are this a flipant EPK it's a very well executed documentary. There are also several other things I can't begin to list, from little touches for the Disney fan (the Disney Studios 1960 featurrette for instance) and Walt's tv introductions; to things that range outside the actual film, such as the fascinating information on the Pollyanna book phenomenon, and the collectibility of Pollyanna Memorabilia, or all the radio archive material. And of course this also has the most fascinating, comprehensive, detailed, breathtaking, and educational restoration documentary yet made. The only thing I haven't listened to is the audio commentary, but if it's like some of the other commentaries of the VD series then it's probably about 70-30 new material to rehashed material (from other extras), the commentaries are excellent, and closely related to the film, but they aren't of the same outstanding caliber the rest of the extras are, but it is still very nice to have them available!
Grand Illusion - Because it's one of the finest films ever made (2nd best in my opinion), presented absolutely beautifully on dvd. the extras that are here are outstanding, the crown jewel is the best commentary I've yet heard (seven samurai is the second best), and an excellent restoration demonstration.
Lord of the Flies - I adore this film, I think it's one of the most astonishing adaptations yet created. I love the source material and really enjoy the movie almost as much, there are some constraints to the film, but those are related to budget and equipment--I can forgive that. The presentation on dvd is simply spectacular, with an utterly beautiful transer, and a jaw dropping plethora of extras. Once again I find the commentary to be among the best I've heard, it's extremely informative and very well edited, it deepens your appreciation for the film immensely, but without ruining the actual film itself with burdensome knowledge. The other extras are fascinating and detailed, my only complaint is that there is not more deleted footage available since so much was shot, but that is a very minor thing, especially considering the wealth of material already on the disc.
Empire of the Sun - it's my favorite film of all time, and it's given a very fine dvd. The film itself is what ranks this so high, the visual and auditory presentation are excellent to my eyes and ears, I see no flaws, I would prefer a dts track but that's not available as this is warners. There is an excellent documentary available on the other side that is informative, however I would have enjoyed some new material as well. That this is a double sided disc also brings its ranking down.
The Treasures series: Goofy and Symphonies are actually neck and neck, but I've watched most of the symphonies so I give it the edge. MM I really love, but theres not quite as a high a ratio of superb cartoons to merely passing cartoons found on the other sets, I just enjoyed the other two sets more (despite having several mickey/donald/goofy cartoons I prefer to many if not most of the cartoons on the other sets), still I've not yet come across a stinker to equal the Noah's Ark Silly Symphony, but that's the only cartoon I've really disliked.
Adam

 

[Tom Ryan]

1. LOTR: FOTR EE
2. Fight Club
3. Terminator 2: Ultimate Edition
4. The Godfather Trilogy
5. The Back To The Future Trilogy
6. Lawrence Of Arabia: Limited Edition
7. Monty Python & The Holy Grail: SE
8. The Matrix
9. Band Of Brothers
10. Star Wars: Episode II

 

[MatS]

1) LOTR: FOTR-EE
2) Stanley Kubrick Collection (2nd edition)
3) Memento: LE
4) Fight Club - 2 disc set
5) Jackie Brown SE
6) Pulp Fiction SE
7) Rushmore - Criterion
8) A.I.
9) Mulholland Dr.
10) SW Episode 2: AOTC

 

[Dome Vongvises]

Oh yeah, a note to LukeB. You can opine all you want with the Top 100 DVD Census. I remember you getting some flack for that. I'm looking foward to your opinions on the results.

 

[Scott Leopold]

1. The Thin Man
2. Singin' in the Rain SE
3. Red Beard: Criterion Collection
4. LOTR: FOTR Extended Edition
5. Spider-Man SE
6. Evil Dead: Book of the Dead Edition
7. Reservoir Dogs SE
8. Pulp Fiction CE
9. Grease
10. Amelie