I have a vast DVD collection that I'm mostly satisfied with, movies of all genres. I say mostly because there are still some movies that I either refuse to purchase or that I own but have set aside and treat like a reject because of the simple fact that they exist as a movie-only product with an inferior transfer or are just bare-bones but are movies that everybody knows deserves a lot better. We're all here because of our love of movies and, as film buffs, want to see these film get the appropriate treatment from the studios that own them. I've compiled a list of these no-frills DVDs and I invite everyone here to speculate on the reasons why you think these films haven't gotten good DVDs.
1. The Road Warrior/Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. A rumored SE awhile back obviously never materialized. Instead we got a nice-looking Blu-ray with an exclusive commentary but we all know these two films NEED full SE's, especially with a 4th entry on the way. Maybe now we'll get it.
2. The Lethal Weapon trilogy. I admit the director's cuts were nice but that's it? These movies are huge blockbusters - why has Warner treated them like flops? I know the DVD of the 4th film included a featurette that covered the previous films but c'mon!
3. Dead Alive aka Braindead. Peter Jackson became a god after the LOTR films and I assumed Lionsgate would cash in on that with at least a good upgrade of the awful Trimark disc but, here we are, still living with it. Makes no sense.
4. Warner again. A trio of classic films that I like to call the "Warner Hall-of-Shame Trilogy" because they've been relegated to bare-bones mediocrity. They are Papillon (great film), Where Eagles Dare (great WWII movie) and Ice Station Zebra.
There are dozens of others that deserve better DVDs: Runaway Train, Death Becomes Her, Scanners, Escape From Alcatraz, Breakdown, Iceman, Frantic, The NeverEnding Story, the list goes on.
1. The Road Warrior/Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. A rumored SE awhile back obviously never materialized. Instead we got a nice-looking Blu-ray with an exclusive commentary but we all know these two films NEED full SE's, especially with a 4th entry on the way. Maybe now we'll get it.
2. The Lethal Weapon trilogy. I admit the director's cuts were nice but that's it? These movies are huge blockbusters - why has Warner treated them like flops? I know the DVD of the 4th film included a featurette that covered the previous films but c'mon!
3. Dead Alive aka Braindead. Peter Jackson became a god after the LOTR films and I assumed Lionsgate would cash in on that with at least a good upgrade of the awful Trimark disc but, here we are, still living with it. Makes no sense.
4. Warner again. A trio of classic films that I like to call the "Warner Hall-of-Shame Trilogy" because they've been relegated to bare-bones mediocrity. They are Papillon (great film), Where Eagles Dare (great WWII movie) and Ice Station Zebra.
There are dozens of others that deserve better DVDs: Runaway Train, Death Becomes Her, Scanners, Escape From Alcatraz, Breakdown, Iceman, Frantic, The NeverEnding Story, the list goes on.
