argh, from August to December, our wallets will get crushed with all the releases (1 Viewer)

[Norm]

I'm pissed there aren't more releases!

Where the hell are these? Do I have to wait 4 more years!
The Thing From Another World (1951)(Warner)
Soylent Green (Warner)(Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson)
Demon Seed (Warner)(Julie Christie, Fritz Weaver)
Time after Time (Warner)(Malcolm McDowell, David Warner)
Countdown (Warner)(James Caan, Robert Duvall)
THX 1138 (Warner)(Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasence)
Illustrated Man (Warner)(Rod Steiger)
Omega Man (Warner)(Charlton Heston, Anthony Zerbe)
Straight Time (Warner)(Dustin Hoffman,Gary Busey, Theresa Russell)
Magnum Force (Warner) (Clint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook)
Rollover (Warner)(Jane Fonda, Chris Kristofferson)
Scarecrow (Warner)(Al Pacino,Gene Hackman)
Once upon a Time in America (Warner)(Robert De Niro, James Woods)
Fandango (Warner Bros)(Kevin Costner)
The Wind & The Lion (Warner)(John Milius)(Sean Connery,Candice Bergen)
Cruising (Warner)(William Friedkin)(Al Pacino)
Twilight Zone:The Movie (Warner)
Over the Edge (Matt Dillon, Vincent Spano)(Warner)
Big Wednesday (John Milius)(Jan Michael Vincent, Gary Busey)(Warner)
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Young Sherlock Holmes (Barry Levinson) (Paramount)
The Bad News Bears (Walter Matthau,Tatum O'Neal)(Paramount)
Fatman & Little Boy (Paul Newman) (Paramount)
1492:CONQUEST OF PARADISE (RidleyScott)(Gérard Depardieu,Sigourney Weaver) (Paramount)
The Naked Prey (Cornel Wilde)(Paramount)
Serpico (Sidney Lumet) (Al Pacino) (Paramount)
Indiana Jones Trilogy (Paramount)
Phase IV (1973) (1973 Paramount)
Robinson Crusoe on Mars (Paramount)
Hitler: The Last Ten Days (Alec Guiness) (Paramount)
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Coming Home (Jon Voight, Jane Fonda)(MGM)
Whose Life Is It Anyway (Ricard Dreyfuss) (MGM)
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UFO Incident, The (Jame Earl Jones) (Universal TV)
ET The Extraterrestrial (Universal Studios)
Collosus: The Forbin Project (Universal Studios)
Lorenzos Oil (Nick Nolte, Susan Sarandon, Peter Ustinov(Universal Studios)
Back to the Future Trilogy (Universal Studios)
Schindler's List (Universal Studios)
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The Day the Earth Stood Still (Fox)
The Hot Rock (Robert Redford)(Fox)
Panic In Needle Park (Al Pacino) (Fox)
Quest for Fire (Jean-Jacques Annaud) (Rae Dawn Chong, Ron Perlman) (Fox)
Predator 2 (Fox)
Wizards (Ralph Bakshi)(Fox)
Fire and Ice (Ralph Bakshi)(Fox)
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Earth vs. The Flying Saucers (Columbia/Tristar Studios)
Marooned (Gregory Peck, Richard Crenna)(Columbia/Tristar Studios)
The Anderson Tapes (Sean Connery, Christopher Walken) (Columbia/Tristar Studios)
Mysterious Island (Columbia/Tristar Studios)
March or Die (Gene Hackman) (Columbia/Tristar)
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1984 (John Hurt, Richard Burton)(USA home video)
20,000 Leagues under the Sea (Disney Studios)
Roswell (Showtime/Republic Studios)
The Day Time Ended/Timewarp(Full Moon)
End of the World
Flesh and Blood (Paul Verhoeven)
Grand Tour: Disaster in Time (Jeff Daniels)
Star Trek:The Next Generation:The Chase
Star Trek:The Next Generation/Reg Endicott Barclay III (1990-1994)
Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) playing "Q" in episode: "Tapestry" (episode # 6.15) 2/13/1993
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[Edited last by Norm on August 13, 2001 at 04:04 PM]
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[Lafe F]

By the end of this year, our collections will be plump. I can estimate that I'll be ahead by about 50 DVDs by New Years. That's a lot of money, but there'll won't be much more to buy.

 

[frank manrique]

Norm,
That is one heck of a movie list!
I too am waiting to see titles like Soylent Green and the rest of Chuck Heston's post-nuclear theme flicks, the other Dirty Harry movies (Magnum Force, et al), a brand spanking new HD anomorphic master (with its original directional stereo sound, just like the laserdisc version has) from a fully restored The Wind And The Lion (yeah, sure), and many others to be released on DVD.
Hope movie studios let up their lethargy and do these movies soon!...
-THTS

 

[Rob Gillespie]

I'm holding you all personally responsible for my credit card spending over the next few months.
You wait!

 

[Deepak Shenoy]

I am usually very picky when it comes to buying DVDs. I rarely find one or two must-haves each month. But I already have these titles on pre-order (thank God I am not a horror fan or DePalma fan).
A Place in the Sun (8/14)
Silence of the Lambs: SE (8/21)
Sullivan's Travels (8/21)
Marathon Man (8/28)
Memento (9/4)
The Vanishing (9/18)
Cape Fear - 1962 (9/18)
Blood Simple (9/18)
Citizen Kane (9/25)
French Connection (9/25)
Terminator: SE (10/02)
Godfather Collection (10/09)
Notorious (10/16)
Lady Eve, The (10/16)
On the Waterfront (10/23)
From Here To Eternity (10/23)
Doctor Zhivago (11/6)
Rebecca (11/13)
I am trying real hard to resist the temptation to pick up Forrest Gump, Cape Fear - 1991, Gandhi, Basic Instinct, Total Recall, French Connection II, etc. I would have picked these up without any hesitation if I already did not have so many titles on pre-order (nearly 20 titles in a 3 month period is a new record for me !).
[Edited last by Deepak Shenoy on August 13, 2001 at 07:52 PM]

 

[Kenneth Cummings]

Due to the fact I am a rather short on cash due to not having a job, but instead get an allowance, plus the added weight of building my collection that started recently, I am still going to be getting a lot these coming months. I am expecting getting Goonies and possible Fantasia Anthology next week(yes, that box set is old, but it is getting pulled off soon).
After that, I will get Silence of the Lambs, possible Hannibal, Godfather trilogy(even so I never watch it before, but know it good), Simpson box set, Wizard of Oz(yes, another old title coming back), Snow White, Phantom Menace, Tron SE, and various other titles that appear during that time, while dealing with buying new Playstation 2 and GBA titles, plus the Gamecube(probably going to Christmas for me).
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[Jeremy Illingworth]

Don't forget: The Simpsons second season hasn't had a date announced, but is expected before Christmas.
jeremy

 

[Randall Z]

Yeah, its gonna be rough. I think all I'm gonna do is pick up everything before november.
Gump
Princess Bride
Simpsons
Terminator:SE
Destiny in Space (IMAX)
Fiddler on the Roof:SE
SW: TPM
Snow White + my free Disney DVD
Then I'll just make out the longest Christmas list I've ever written and hope for the best. I just can't justify spending too much money on myself when I should be shopping for others this time of the year (that's my way of saying my wife wouldn't let me ).

 

[Carlo_M]

Remember back in 1997 when there were like 30 launch titles and a promise of over a 100 by the end of the year? And only 4 studios were supporting DVD? We all clamored for more studio support and more film releases on DVD.
This just illustrates the old proverb: Be careful what you wish for, you might just get it!
Woo-hoo, I may go broke, but damned if I won't be watching some great movies on the way down!

 

[David Lambert]

I CANNOT believe that nobody is listing Kramer vs. Kramer! Is there something wrong with it? I've been looking forward to that title for YEARS!!!
Anyway, here is my way-overblown list of "must-haves". I've even taken a few off that I'm not thinking are worth listing here...like kid's titles such as "Teletubbies" and "DragonTales", and music titles like the Queen re-issue. Well, I hope I get a bunch of cool stuff for Christmas!

Tue, 14-Aug-01_____Star Trek: The Original Series Volume 30_____1968
Tue, 21-Aug-01_____Batman: The Movie - Holy Special Edition Batman!_____1966
Tue, 21-Aug-01_____Goonies, The_____1985
Tue, 21-Aug-01_____Scooby-Doo's Spookiest Tales_____1969
Tue, 21-Aug-01_____Wicker Man, The - Limited International Edition_____1973
Tue, 28-Aug-01_____Blow Out_____1981
Tue, 28-Aug-01_____Dressed to Kill - Special Edition_____1980
Tue, 28-Aug-01_____Forrest Gump - Special Collector's Edition_____1994
Tue, 28-Aug-01_____Howling, The_____1980
Tue, 28-Aug-01_____Kramer vs. Kramer_____1979
Tue, 28-Aug-01_____Rock N' Roll High School_____1979
Tue, 28-Aug-01_____Scanners_____1981
Tue, 28-Aug-01_____Star Trek: The Original Series Volume 32_____1968
Tue, 04-Sep-01_____Buffy the Vampire Slayer_____1992
Tue, 04-Sep-01_____Legend of Hell House, The_____1973
Tue, 04-Sep-01_____NeverEnding Story I, The_____1984
Tue, 04-Sep-01_____Princess Bride, The - Special Edition_____1987
Tue, 11-Sep-01_____Dr. Who: Spearhead from Space_____1970
Tue, 11-Sep-01_____Dr. Who: The Five Doctors_____1983
Tue, 11-Sep-01_____Dr. Who: The Robots of Death_____1975
Tue, 11-Sep-01_____Hobbit, The_____1978
Tue, 11-Sep-01_____Return of the King, The_____1980
Tue, 18-Sep-01_____Cape Fear_____1962
Tue, 18-Sep-01_____Cape Fear_____1991
Tue, 18-Sep-01_____Crododile Dundee_____1986
Tue, 18-Sep-01_____Father Goose_____1964
Tue, 18-Sep-01_____Irma la Douce - Vintage Classics_____1963
Tue, 18-Sep-01_____Operation Petticoat_____1959
Tue, 18-Sep-01_____Star Trek: The Original Series Volume 33_____1968
Tue, 18-Sep-01_____Star Trek: The Original Series Volume 34_____1968
Tue, 25-Sep-01_____Citizen Kane - Special Edition_____1941
Tue, 25-Sep-01_____French Connection, The - Five Star Collection_____1971
Tue, 25-Sep-01_____Heathers - Limited Edition_____1989
Tue, 25-Sep-01_____Knight's Tale, A_____2001
Tue, 25-Sep-01_____Prisoner, The: Set 5_____1968
Tue, 25-Sep-01_____Simpsons: The Complete 1st Season, The_____1989
Tue, 25-Sep-01_____When Worlds Collide_____1951
Tue, 02-Oct-01_____Mummy Returns, The - Collector's Edition_____2001
Tue, 02-Oct-01_____Running Scared_____1986
Tue, 02-Oct-01_____Terminator, The - Special Edition_____1984
Tue, 09-Oct-01_____Bridget Jones's Diary_____2001
Tue, 09-Oct-01_____Godfather DVD Collection, The_____1972
Tue, 09-Oct-01_____Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase_____2001
Tue, 09-Oct-01_____Snow White and the Seven Dwarves - Platinum Edition_____1937
Tue, 09-Oct-01_____Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann - Limited Edition_____1983
Tue, 09-Oct-01_____When a Stranger Calls_____1979
Tue, 16-Oct-01_____Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace_____1999
Tue, 16-Oct-01_____TV Guide Looks at Science Fiction_____1997
Tue, 23-Oct-01_____Dumbo - 60th Anniversary Edition_____1941
Tue, 23-Oct-01_____From Here to Eternity_____1953
Tue, 23-Oct-01_____Funny Girl_____1968
Tue, 23-Oct-01_____On the Waterfront - Special Edition_____1954
Tue, 23-Oct-01_____Star Trek: The Original Series Volume 35_____1969
Tue, 23-Oct-01_____Star Trek: The Original Series Volume 36_____1969
Tue, 30-Oct-01_____Swordfish_____2001
Fri, 02-Nov-01_____Shrek_____2001
Tue, 06-Nov-01_____Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed In at the House of Mouse_____2001
Tue, 06-Nov-01_____Doctor Zhivago - Special Edition_____1965
Tue, 06-Nov-01_____Empire of the Sun_____1987
Tue, 06-Nov-01_____Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street_____2001
Tue, 06-Nov-01_____Sopranos: The Complete Second Season, The_____2000
Tue, 06-Nov-01_____Star Trek I: The Motion Picture - Special Director's Edition_____1979
Tue, 13-Nov-01_____X-Files: Season 4 Gift Pack, The_____1996
Tue, 20-Nov-01_____How the Grinch Stole Christmas - Collector's Edition_____2000
Tue, 20-Nov-01_____Invasion U.S.A._____1985
Tue, 20-Nov-01_____Strange Invaders_____1983
Tue, 27-Nov-01_____Willow_____1988
Tue, 04-Dec-01_____Davy Crockett - Walt Disney Treasures_____1955
Tue, 04-Dec-01_____Disneyland USA - Walt Disney Treasures_____2001
Tue, 04-Dec-01_____Mickey Mouse in Living Color - Walt Disney Treasures_____2001
Tue, 04-Dec-01_____Silly Symphonies - Walt Disney Treasures_____2001
Tue, 04-Dec-01_____Twin Peaks: Season 1_____1990
Tue, 11-Dec-01_____Jurassic Park III_____2001

Note that I have to add some newly announced titles to the above list. "The Toy", for instance. "Best of Friends Vol 3 & 4" will NOT end up on the list, though...nor will Lord of the Rings or, of course, Wonka. In fact, all WB titles on the above list are TBD, pending satisfaction over the various issues with their decisions regarding OAR and Season-by-season episodes vs. best-of sets.
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DAVE/Memphis
My 3-year-old enjoying Superman - The Movie in widescreen:

(Some of my DVD's are to the left side of the picture)

 

[Peter Overduin]

Am I the ONLY person thinking logically here?! I am going back to LD! There...that'll whittle down the bills somewhat! Maybe I'll see whats out on VHS...

 

[Don Myles]

I was actually going to post something on the forum last week about this.
I have recently come to realise that I cannot own all of the DVD's I would like to. It used to be the case that I could buy 3 or maybe 4 a week and those were all the ones I would want to buy.
Every now and then there would be a slow week and this would allow me to catch up with the things I had missed in the previous weeks - no longer!
There now seem to be 5 or 6 titles I would like to own almost every week. I can no longer keep up but still love it. Keep 'em coming please.
Don

 

[Jamie Cole]

Don't you guys find yourselves saying, "Dang, I have all the catalog titles I need now... I can just start buying the NEW movies I like"? I mean, when I got "Tootsie," I thought, "there, I have everything I need." Then, MGM does a new SOTL. The Carrie SE is announced. Fox suddenly releases two other Brian De Palma favorites that I honestly thought would forever live on LD. And then the damn Heathers SE. And wouldn't you know it, after I got the Godfather greens on LD for Christmas last year, they go and put those on DVD.
Not that I'm complaining, but how long can I keep promising my wife that "really, honey, after Christmas 2001 I should have all the catalog titles I need..."
I think she knows I'm just "wonk"ing her.
~Jamie

 

[Dean DeMass]

Yes, I do have the Criterion copy of Silence of the Lambs. That is why it can wait until Christmas.
-Dean-

 

[Bryan_ZZ]

I have modified my buying strategy to snap up the limited editions (Suspiria, Wicker Man, Maniac, Total Recall red ass-moon version) and chill out on the ones I can find at Best Buy. I am a huge Universal Monster fan and had all of the new double features on pre-order, but used what little control that remains to cancel it and buy one every week or two before Halloween.
Somehow, I slapped myself into remembering my priorities (and salary!): 15 mo. child, 2nd due 1/3/2002, new house closing next month, wife's maternity clothes, then movies!
Before kids, it was movies, movies, movies.
I guess I am finished

(Edited my sppellling error)
[Edited last by Bryan_ZZ on August 14, 2001 at 09:42 AM]

 

[David-alexander]

David Lambert: you're killing me!!!!! THAT's a list!

Peter: what?????? VHS??? vade retro satanas !!!

mmh, laserdiscs are cheap, sure are........ how can I fit these into my HTPC ?? mmhhhh .... LOL!
I remember those days of ntsc lds I bought, when they were at $40-50 ( here in Belgium )......
how many movies not released on dvd yet ? 20,000 ?
[Edited last by David-alexander on August 14, 2001 at 09:52 AM]

 

[Carlo_M]

David Lambert,
Did you know that your child got in the way while you were photographing your DVD collection?

 

[Josh_L]

Am i the only one thats buying Nightbreed around here?!?
I been waiting awhile for this one

 

[Alex Spindler]

I got a great coupon for Amazon during their free shipment window, but now all my cheap DVDs are held hostage until they can ship at the same time. So I have basically nothing coming in until two Tuesdays and then I get a flood!
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[Jay E]

Just take a look at the pre-order titles I listed for August 28th at my thread describing my Horror addiction (and you can add Marathon Man to the list):
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/uub/...ML/029329.html
[Edited last by Jay E on August 14, 2001 at 12:24 PM]