Post your blind DVD purchases here (2 Viewers)

[Scott Leopold]

I've made a ton of blind buys, but have cut back lately due to some really bad results. However, one of my most recent blind buy was Chicago, and I thought it was fantastic. Most of my foreign films have been blind buys, and most of them turned out well.

 

[JoeMKal]

The Boondock Saints :star: :star: :star: :star:
The Bridge on the River Kwai :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:
A Bridge Too Far :star: :star:
Citizen Kane :star: :star: :star: :star:
Donnie Darko :star: :star: :star: :star:
Killer Klowns From Outer Space :star: :star: :star:
Lawrence of Arabia :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:
The Man Who Wasn't There :star: :star: :star: :star:
Paths of Glory :star: :star: :star: :star:
Riki-Oh :star: :star: :star: :star:
Spriggan :star: :star: :star: :star:

I've been pretty satisfied so far, you usually can't go wrong if its a genre you like, and its on the AFI or IMDB top 100

 

[Chad A Wright]

I do a lot of blind buying. I tend to like most of them.

The Akira Kurosawa Collection (Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, Sanjuro, The Hidden Fortress.
Amelie
Bedazzled
Blade 2
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Brotherhood fo the Wolf
Cast Away
Chicken Run
Citizen Kane
Die Hard 2
Doctor Zhivago
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Evil Dead
Evil Dead 2
The Family Man
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Glengarry GlenRoss
The Godfather Trilogy
Jonah: A Veggietales Movie
Jurrasic Park 3
Kate and Leopold
Lawrence of Arabia
The Man with No Name Trilogy
Memento
Monsters, Inc.
The Mummy Returns
The Others
Planet of the Apes (Re-make)
Princess Mononoke
Punch-Drunk Love
The Ring
The Royal Tenenbaums
Scooby-Doo (Wasn't crazy about this, but my son love it)
Se7en
The Silence of the Lambs
Spy Game
Stir of Echos
Stuart Little 2
The Stunt Man
The Ten Commandments
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Thirteen Days
The Tigger Movie
Traffic
U-571
Undercover Brother
Unforgiven
xXx (My wife like this one)

My lastest one was Tigerland. I wasn't crazy about the first part of it, but it ended up being a very powerful film.

I bought a few blind buys that I didn't like, but I can't remember what they are, since I usually trade them.

 

[nolesrule]

Bridge On the River Kwai
The Frighteners
Futurama Season 1
The Godfather Trilogy
Jackie Brown
Jaws
L.A. Confidential
Lawrence of Arabia
Marilyn Monroe Diamond COllection 1 (except Seven Year Itch)
Rebecca
Secretary
The Shining
Spellbound
To Catch a Thief
War and Peace (Audrey Hepburn)

 

[JonZ]

A couple added:

-Once Were Warriors :star: :star: :star: 1/2.Excellent!(Temuera Morrison/Jango Fett is a abusive alcholic husband-from New Zealand)

-Spider :star: :star: :star:

-Solaris :star: :star: :star:

-The Pianist :star: :star: :star: :star:

-Frida :star: :star: :star:

-The Whole Wide World :star: :star: 3/4

 

[Vlad D]

Pi
Requiem For A Dream (just last week, haven't watched yet)
Y Tu Maman Tambien
Chicago
Donnie Darko (actually blind rental, then bought the next day )
Amelie

I'm sure there are more but I can't remember right now.

 

[Jeff Adams]

More recent ones are
Chicago
Cradle 2 The Grave
Requiem For A Dream
Legally Blonde

 

[Dave Poehlman]

Road to Perdition - I believe it got a good review here.
Tomb Raider - Loved the game... just had to have the movie.
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon - It won an oscar... although, I still haven't watched it. :b

and.. get these...
Lord Of The Rings - FOTR - never got around to seeing it in the theater... I knew it was a must-have.
Star Wars - Episode II - same as above.

 

[ChrisBEA]

Thought I'd resurrect this thread. I buy a lot of disks blindly and I am usually pleased.
Today I got one that I fell in love with: Six-String Samurai.
Totally weird off-beat movie that is a blast to watch.
What have you guys gotten recently?

 

[Paul_Scott]

DDDs 20% off sale was a good opportunity for me to pick up a lot of titles i was curious about but was hesitiating on.

Coup De Torchon (Criterion) turned out to be a film i really enjoyed, and will be hanging on to for at least one or two more viewings.

The Lady Vanishes was also very entertaining, which surprised me as i am not a big fan of Hitchcocks. This will be a keeper for a while also.

Solaris (soderbergh) was probably my favorite blind buy in 2003. the film just hit me the right way on every level.
great transfer as well.

Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter- Excellant in every respect!

Sweet Charity was a pleasant surprise, although a bit taxing.

Alias i had never watched before, but am enjoying on disc

The Omega Man enjoyed it much more than i expected.
it's a keeper.

The Two Towers EE I was a latecomer to the LOTR mania, and avoided this in the theater.


Blind purchases that i haven't got around to watching yet:

Sorry, Wrong Number
Beach Blanket Bingo
Written On The Wind
The Fassbinder BRD Trilogy
The Lon Chaney Collection (saw Laugh, Clown, Laugh- much more entertaining than i expected and the newly composed musical score was sublime- looks to have been a worthwhile purchase)
The Scarlet Claw
Calamity Jane
You'll Never Get Rich
Treasure Of The Sierra Madre
The Courtship Of Eddies Father
Whale Rider
Darling

upcoming Blind purchases i'm looking forward to;
The Wind & The Lion
Days Of Wine And Roses
Born To be Bad
Microcosom
Lost In Translation
American Splendor

 

[Jonathan Dagmar]

Only two:

Legend, which was severely disapointing.
Shogun, which I knew I would love, and did.

I do plan on buying The Usual Suspects, which I have not seen, Rockky Horror Picture Show, Creepshow, and a host of others, but first I need to pick up a couple Disney titles before they go out of print.

 

[ChrisBEA]

WOW!
And I thought I bought a lot blindly!
I can comment on a few of yours:
Solaris - Also a blind purchase for me, loved it. Now I want to see the original.
Captain Kronos - another blind buy, a lot of fun, I have been getting into a lot of Hammer stuff lately.
Alias - I've loved this since the first ep. I still need to pick up S2
Omega Man - I liked this too, I actually liked the first filmed version: The Last Man on Earth with Vincent Price.
LOTR: TT - Excellent choice I've seen all 3 opening night. Quite an experience

Treasure of the Sierra Madre, blind buy, haven't watched yet
Whale Rider - watched for the 1st time the other night, Beautiful.


I saw Lost in Translation and American Splendor on the big screen, Both are amazing, especially Translation.
I plan on Microcosm too.

Others that I have bought blind in '04 alone:
Lord of the Flies(Criterion)
Black Dragon (aka Miracles)
Wasabi
Six String Samurai
Body Melt
The Good Thief
Bark Blue
Simone
City by the Sea
Ballistic

 

[ChrisBEA]

I'd always been curious about Legend.
Shogun has me intertested.
Usual SUspects is brilliant
Rocky Horror is an experience. I would love to see this on the big screen.
Creepshow is pretty cool and can be found pretty cheaply too.

 

[Jonathan Dagmar]

Shogun is will worth picking up. I have read the book several times, and had been waiting years to see the mini series. I had seen the severely abridged two hours version, which was pitiful...

But the mini series is superb. TV production values, but a good cast (would have prefered someone like sean connery as blackthorn. The DVD release is of excellent quality too, right down to the packaging.

Anyway, sorry to take this off topic...

One more blind buy I just though of:

Never Say Never Agiain, which I have not yet watched.

 

[Chad A Wright]

I added a few more for Christmas, and loved them all.

Cleopatra
The French Connection
Spartacus: Criterion
Seabiscuit

I also got Band of Brothers, but I haven't had a chance to watch it yet. I'm pretty sure I'll love it, though.

 

[JavierS]

Today I got one that I fell in love with: Six-String Samurai.

Welcome to the club Did you know that the director is now doing the latest "Crow" movie? I wish him luck, hope it turns out as fun as SSS.

 

[PatW]

My blind buys:
Seabiscuit - love this movie
Matrix - I was worried at first but ended up loving the movie. I can't say the same for the sequels unfortunately.
The Mummy - a fun movie
The Mummy Returns - If I had rented it, I probably wouldn't have bought it.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - fun.
We Were Soldiers - love this movie
Underworld - so-so buy.

 

[ChrisBEA]

Welcome to the club Did you know that the director is now doing the latest "Crow" movie? I wish him luck, hope it turns out as fun as SSS.

I knew another Crow was being made, didn't know he was doing it, gives me more hope for the project! The Crow is my favorite movie and I have liked the 2nd and 3rd to varying degrees. I bought Salvation blind and thought they did a pretty good job with it.

currently 332 disks in my collection were blind buys.

 

[Joe Fisher]

Some of my favorite blind buys are.....

2001: A Space Odyssey-Never ever saw this movie until I bought it in 2001. Now I view it atleast once a year.
Ben-Hur-See above.
Dark City
Grave of the Fireflies--Caught wind of this over in one of the Anime threads in early March. Watched 3 times since.
Lawrence of Arabia--My 2nd favorite film behind the "Ten Commandments"
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring--I never understood what all the hoopla was about this film till I bought and watched it for the 1st time. Now I see why.
Me, Myself & Irene--Bought this used for $5 bucks. One of the funniest movies I've had the pleasure of watching.

And now for some I wished I had seen before I bought them.

Daredevil--What was I smoking?????
Star Wars Episode II--Only reason this sits in my collection is the awesome sound on this DVD, otherwise it would still be sitting in the store.
Dante's Peak--Another what was I smoking???

Joe

 

[ChrisBEA]

Dark City is an Amazing movie, as is Grave of the Fireflies.

Possibly my worst blind buy ever was Iron Monkey 2. I've tried a few times, but I can't make it all the way through it!