With half of 2006 almost gone, which official upcoming DVDs excite you the most?

Mario Gauci · 06-24-2006, 01:17 AM

The title of the thread speaks for itself, I guess, so here are the titles which make me drool

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07/11/06: Sir Arne's Treasure - Kino
07/11/06: Erotikon - Kino
07/11/06: The Saga Of Gosta Berling - Kino
07/11/06: The Black Swan - Fox
07/11/06: Grand Prix [2-Disc Set] - Warner
07/18/06: Some Like It Hot [2-Disc Set] - Sony *
07/18/06: Dr. Mabuse, The Gambler [Restored Version] - Kino *
07/18/06: "G" Men/Bullets or Ballots/San Quentin/A Slight Case of Murder/Each Dawn I Die/City for Conquest [6-Disc Set] - Warner
07/18/06: Lady In The Lake/Border Incident/His Kind Of Woman/On Dangerous Ground/The Racket [5-Disc Set] - Warner
07/18/06: Warning Shadows - Kino
07/25/06: A Canterbury Tale/Listen To Britain [2-Disc Set] - Criterion
07/25/06: Succubus - Blue Underground
07/25/06: Two Undercover Angels/Kiss Me, Monster - Blue Underground

08/08/06:The Girl Can't Help It/Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?/The Sheriff Of Fractured Jaw [3-Disc Set] - Fox
08/15/06: Apocalypse Now (1979 Theatrical and 2001 Redux Versions) [2-Disc Set] - Paramount *
08/15/06: The Stratton Story/The Naked Spur/The Spirit of St. Louis/The F.B.I. Story/Firecreek/The Cheyenne Social Club [5-Disc Set] -Warner
08/15/06: Knute Rocke, All-American/Kings Row/The Hasty Heart/Storm Warning/The Winning Team [5-Disc Set] - Warner
08/22/06: Red Angel - Fantoma
08/22/06: Hunger - New Yorker
08/29/06: The Black Pit Of Dr. M - Casanegra
08/29/06: The Brainiac - Casanegra
08/29/06: Double Indemnity [2-Disc Set] (1944 & 1973 Versions) - Universal
08/29/06: Fourteen Hours - Fox
08/29/06: This Island Earth - Universal
08/29/06: Trilogy Of Terror - Dark Sky
08/29/06: Let's Scare Jessica To Death - Paramount

09/05/06: Seven Samurai [3-Disc Set] - Criterion *
09/05/06: A Clockwork Orange [2-Disc Set] - Warner *
09/05/06: The Shining [2-Disc Set] - Warner *
09/05/06: Eyes Wide Shut [2-Disc Set] - Warner *
09/05/06: Jigoku - Criterion
09/05/06: Playtime [2-Disc Set] - Criterion
09/05/06: The Spirit Of The Beehive - Criterion
09/05/06: Amarcord [2-Disc Set] - Criterion
09/05/06: 2001: A Space Odyssey [2-Disc Set] - Warner
09/05/06: A-Haunting We Will Go/The Dancing Masters/The Bullfighters [3-Disc Set] - Fox
09/05/06: Jesse James - Fox
09/05/06: The Return Of Frank James - Fox
09/05/06: The True Story Of Jesse James - Fox
09/12/06: The Maltese Falcon (1931 and 1941 Versions) & Satan Met A Lady [3-Disc Set]/All Through The Night/Across The Pacific/Action In The North Atlantic/Passage To Marseille [7-Disc Set] - Warner *
09/12/06: Star Wars {Theatrical & Enhanced Versions} [2-Disc Set] - Fox
09/12/06: The Empire Strikes Back {Theatrical & Enhanced Versions} [2-Disc Set] - Fox
09/12/06: Return Of The Jedi {Theatrical & Enhanced Versions} [2-Disc Set] - Fox
09/19/06: Night Key/Tower Of London/The Climax/The Strange Door/The Black Castle - Universal

10/03/06: Doctor X/The Mask Of Fu Manchu/Mad Love/Mark Of The Vampire/The Devil Doll/The Return Of Doctor X [3-Disc Set] - Warner
10/03/06: Reds [2-Disc Set] - Paramount
10/03/06: The Little Mermaid [2-Disc Set] - Disney
10/24/06: Queen Of Atlantis/Crainquebille/Faces Of Children - Home Vision
10/31/06: The Vampire/The Vampire's Coffin [2-Disc Set] - Casanegra *
Oct-06: Ganja And Hess - All Day *

Dec-06: The Complete Pluto Vol. 2 [2-Disc Set] - Disney
Dec-06: Silly Symphonies Vol. 2 [2-Disc Set] - Disney

[* denotes double-dipping]

Some of these titles I've been eager to catch up with for ages - the Mauritz Stillers, the Jacques Feyders, some of the Karloffs, WARNING SHADOWS (1923), THE MALTESE FALCON (1931), LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH (1971), etc. - and some are relatively obscure even for me - THE BLACK PIT OF DR. M (1958), JIGOKU (1960), HUNGER (1966) and RED ANGEL (1966). PLAYTIME (1967), then, is something of an anomaly: a film of enormous reputation which I was very disappointed by but, despite its not being the (apparently lost) full-length version, I'm prepared to give it another chance by virtue of Criterion's supplement-stacked reissue.

Joseph Bolus · 06-24-2006, 03:24 AM

I'm most looking forward to:

1. The Little Mermaid Platinum Edition - I've owned the "Limited Issue" non-anamorphic bare bones version since January 2000. I'm more than ready to "double dip" on this title.

2. The African Queen - I know you said "Official" but we're still hearing that it may "sneak out" in the fourth quarter of this year. I sincerely hope so since, as far as I know, it's the *only* AFI Top 100 movie still not available on R1 DVD.

3. Star Wars Trilogy Theatrical Releases - Yeah, I know: These will be non-anamorphic and sourced from the same 1993 DVNR-filtered D1 tapes that were used for the '93 and '95 LD's. But I've never owned a LD player so I've got to have these. I'll just curse Lucas under my breath every time I play 'em!

4. Superman Mega-Box; Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest; Cars, Over the Hedge, Monster House, and all the other great Summer hits.

5. The James Bond Lowry-restored re-issues.

Although not officially announced, the Forbidden Planet SE has been rumored for release the last three years; hopefully this will be the year we'll *finally* get it!

Lucas Anderson · 06-24-2006, 06:13 AM

The Superman 14 disc set
The Paul Newman Collection (although the remaining titles are unknown)
The Bogie/Bacall Collection
The Stanley Kubrick Re-releases
Double Indemnity
The James Stewart Collection
The Henry Fonda Collection
Some Like it Hot 2 disc
Apocalypse Now 2 Disc
Burton/Taylor Collection (even though the titles are unknown)

Joel Vardy · 06-24-2006, 08:34 AM

[quote=Joseph Bolus]I'm most looking forward to:

2. The African Queen - I know you said "Official" but we're still hearing that it may "sneak out" in the fourth quarter of this year. I sincerely hope so since, as far as I know, it's the *only* AFI Top 100 movie still not available on R1 DVD.
/QUOTE]

I second this thought, though I doubt we will see it this year (perhaps '07). BTW, The Jazz Singer (1927) is the only other title not yet released in R1 from the AFI top 100 list.

I'm also hopeful for Reds and am wishing to see a rerelease of The Last Emperor (an abomination of a first release on this classic)...

My wishlist is fast dwindling. Though fast approaching 2000 titles I no longer have much of a wishlist left. This must surely be the tail end of the DVD craze, started in '97. It looks to have a 10 year run. I don't see much of a rush to jump on the HD bandwagon. That incremental format change seems to have been both highly overhyped and riddled with poor launch campaigns and buggy hardware woes.

Joel

Robert Crawford · 06-24-2006, 08:58 AM

It looks to have a 10 year run. I don't see much of a rush to jump on the HD bandwagon. That incremental format change seems to have been both highly overhyped and riddled with poor launch campaigns and buggy hardware woes.

Speak for yourself because I'm love what I've seen and heard with my HD players and this is coming from somebody with 3300 dvds.

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Travis Brashear · 06-24-2006, 09:28 AM

09/05/06: A Clockwork Orange [2-Disc Set] - Warner
09/05/06: The Shining [2-Disc Set] - Warner
09/05/06: Eyes Wide Shut [2-Disc Set] - Warner
09/05/06: 2001: A Space Odyssey [2-Disc Set] - Warner

Sexual chocolate right there...

Scott Temple · 06-24-2006, 09:28 AM

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) (2-Disc Ultimate Edition)
Black Christmas (1974) (16x9 enhanced rerelease)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Part 2 (20th Ann. 2-Disc SE)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2-Disc InfiniFilm)
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (DiviMax)
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (DiviMax)
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror (series documentary)
Final Destination 3
Grumpy Old Men/Grumpier Old Men (Double Feature, 16x9 enhanced Widescreen)
Eyes Wide Shut (16x9, uncensored)
The Shining (16x9)
She’s the Man
The Wizard
Ladybugs
Robin Hood: Men In Tights

Jim_K · 06-24-2006, 09:41 AM

Announced titles I'm most looking forward to:
1. Naked Spur - I've been waiting years for this. My favorite of the Mann/Stewart Westerns
2. The Black Swan - The best non-Flynn classic Technicolor Pirate flick.

3. Seven Samurai (redo) - An all time Top 10 of mine. Somewhat worried about the subtitle/translation controversy.
4. The Maltese Falcon (3-disc SE)
5. WB Legends of Horror Collection - All the films are great fun (well except for Return of Dr X which is kind of a stinker).
6. Double Indemnity (Legacy Collection) - Waiting years for a decent version.
7. Godzilla '54 and the 6-disc Box (un-cut OSL) - though I only really want 3 of the 6 films in the box.
8. Border Incident - the only film in the new Warner Noir set that I'd like to own.
9. Each Dawn I Die - Though I might opt for the entire Tough Guys Collection. dunno yet.
10. ?

The Jury is still out:
Apocalypse Now (complete dossier) - If this was the theatrical OAR I'd be jumping for joy. As it stands I'll be waiting for reviews to see if it's worth an upgrade.
A Fish called Wanda (SE) - The recent poor track record of MGM SE re-releases is going to make me wait and see on this one.
Superman (14-disc collection) - The first film and the Donner cut of II are must haves but I hated III and have no desire to see IV. I guess the deciding factor will be how much I like S Returns and what the bonus discs consist of.

Still waiting for an official announcement:
Blade Runner TUOE (tide us over edition) - If coming in Sept, an announcement should be here any day. right?

2001, A Space Odyssey (2-disc SE) - ditto
A Clockwork Orange (2-disc SE) - ditto
The Shining (2-disc SE) - ditto
Forbidden Planet (2-disc SE)
Duck You Sucker - A recent Glenn Erickson review mentions a fall release is planned. We'll see.
Bond Ultimate Collection - There are 14 I'd want to own. Hopefully the earlier films (1960's) will be a vast improvement transfer-wise.

seanOhara · 06-24-2006, 10:10 AM

Quote:

09/05/06: Seven Samurai [3-Disc Set] - Criterion *
09/05/06: A Clockwork Orange [2-Disc Set] - Warner *
09/05/06: The Shining [2-Disc Set] - Warner *
09/05/06: Eyes Wide Shut [2-Disc Set] - Warner *
09/05/06: Jigoku - Criterion
09/05/06: Playtime [2-Disc Set] - Criterion
09/05/06: The Spirit Of The Beehive - Criterion
09/05/06: Amarcord [2-Disc Set] - Criterion
09/05/06: 2001: A Space Odyssey [2-Disc Set] - Warner
09/05/06: A-Haunting We Will Go/The Dancing Masters/The Bullfighters [3-Disc Set] - Fox
09/05/06: Jesse James - Fox
09/05/06: The Return Of Frank James - Fox
09/05/06: The True Story Of Jesse James - Fox

Oh, ballz, one of those days. Better start saving pennies.

Walter Kittel · 06-24-2006, 11:15 AM

Shamelessly stealing from other lists already posted...

07/11/06: The Black Swan - Fox
07/18/06: Some Like It Hot [2-Disc Set] - Sony *
07/18/06: "G" Men/Bullets or Ballots/San Quentin/A Slight Case of Murder/Each Dawn I Die/City for Conquest [6-Disc Set] - Warner