Sam R. Aucoin
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Last year, I started a thread on what I thought were "Must-Have LDs". It turned out to be a pretty popular thread, and I believe it is archived.
This weekend, I thought we should try the same for DVDs. If this has already been done, I apologize. Please feel free to close the thread (I could not search to see if it had).
1. Platoon - OOP by Live Entertainment; although not anamorphic, it has unique commentaries by Oliver Stone and Captain Dale Dye.
2. Manhunter Limited Edition - OOP by Anchor Bay; two-disc version; although produced in a limited run of 100,000, perhaps there are some still available either online or at local stores. It is the only version where one can see the "Director's Cut" that restored several "never seen before" scenes (although the video quality is horrendous). Both versions are anamorphic - the first is top-notch; the second, as I mentioned above, is literally as bad as a VHS tape that has been played many, many times.
3. The Devil's Advocate - First printing OOP; the first printing has a sculpture in John Milton's office that "comes alive" towards the end of the movie where bodies of men and women are seen writhing together like snakes. As a result of a lawsuit filed against Warner Brothers by a scuptor who claimed it unlawfully duplicated a sculpture he created for a church in the Northeast US, the studio, as part of the settlement, agreed to limit production with this live-action sculpture to 850,000 copies. All subsequent copies were digitally remastered to remove the bodies from the sculpture.
4. Criterion's Silence of the Lambs - OOP; contains excellent supplements, including unique commentaries by Jonathan Deme, Anthony Hopkins, and Jodie Foster. Although the recent special edition SOTL released by MGM is anamorphic and has an excellent picture (the Criterion does not), the studio was unable to corral the director and actors to do another commentary. As you know, Criterion does NOT license its supplementary material to other studios.
5. Criterion's The 400 Blows - OOP
6. Criterion's Salo - OOP
7. Criterion's Seven Samurai - First printing OOP; the first printing is identical to the second printing in every respect except that that the first printing contains a non-commentary demonstration of how the film was digitally cleaned up and remastered.
8. Criterion's This is Spinal Tap - OOP; although recently re-released by MGM with an anamorphic transfer, the MGM version does not have nearly as much supplementary material as does the Criterion.
9. Criterion's Hard Boiled - OOP; has a commentary by John Woo that does not appear on the recent re-release.
10. Criterion's The Killer - OOP; has a commentary by John Woo that does not appear on the recent re-release.
11. Giant - OOP; for a short time, this DVD was released in Canada with a very good (not excellent) anamorphic transfer; it was discontinued a few months later and has not returned for sale in Region 1. I can find no anticipated re-release date for this DVD.
12. Criterion's Robocop - OOP
13. Halloween Limited Edition - OOP by Anchor Bay; limited run of (I believe) only 50,000 copies. Has both the theatrical version and the NBC TV version. The theatrical version is anamorphic and is near reference quality.
14. Criterion's Sid & Nancy - OOP; has live-footage of an interview with Sid and Nancy, as well as a radio interview with Sid, as supplementary material.
15. Army of Darkness Limited Edition - OOP; limited run of only 30,000.
16. The Alien Legacy Collection - I believe this is now OOP, although it may be scheduled for re-release. The "prize" is owning the 5th disc that has an excellent documentary about the series.
17. The Planet of the Apes Collection - although OOP, I believe it is scheduled for re-release when the new Planet of the Apes movie is released on DVD later this year.
18. Criterion's The Unbearable Lightness of Being - OOP
19. Disney's The Lady and the Tramp - OOP; this will be part of "The Platinum Collection" and was scheduled to be pulled from all store shelves by the end of this summer. Some may still be available.
20. Disney's The Little Mermaid - OOP; this will be part of "The Platinum Collection" and was scheduled to be pulled from all store shelves by the end of this summer. Some may still be available.
21. Disney's The Jungle Book - OOP; this will be part of "The Platinum Collection" and was scheduled to be pulled from all store shelves by the end of this summer. Some may still be available.
22. Disney's 101 Dalmations - OOP; this will be part of "The Platinum Collection" and was scheduled to be pulled from all store shelves by the end of this summer. Some may still be available. After they are sold out/pulled, they will be part of the "one per year platinum rotation" that Disney has planned for the next 10 years. All other animated titles are supposed to be Gold Collection titles.
23. Disney's Peter Pan - OOP; interestingly, this title has not been announced as either a Platinum or a Gold Collection edition.
24. Wallace & Grommit - first printing OOP; the recent re-release does NOT contain the song "Happy Birthday" because of copyright problems.
25. The Little Shop of Horrors - first printing OOP
This is all I can think of right now (based on looking at my collection) right now. I am sure I missed some that I do not own.
Regards,
Sam
[Edited last by Sam R. Aucoin on September 09, 2001 at 03:22 PM]
This weekend, I thought we should try the same for DVDs. If this has already been done, I apologize. Please feel free to close the thread (I could not search to see if it had).
1. Platoon - OOP by Live Entertainment; although not anamorphic, it has unique commentaries by Oliver Stone and Captain Dale Dye.
2. Manhunter Limited Edition - OOP by Anchor Bay; two-disc version; although produced in a limited run of 100,000, perhaps there are some still available either online or at local stores. It is the only version where one can see the "Director's Cut" that restored several "never seen before" scenes (although the video quality is horrendous). Both versions are anamorphic - the first is top-notch; the second, as I mentioned above, is literally as bad as a VHS tape that has been played many, many times.
3. The Devil's Advocate - First printing OOP; the first printing has a sculpture in John Milton's office that "comes alive" towards the end of the movie where bodies of men and women are seen writhing together like snakes. As a result of a lawsuit filed against Warner Brothers by a scuptor who claimed it unlawfully duplicated a sculpture he created for a church in the Northeast US, the studio, as part of the settlement, agreed to limit production with this live-action sculpture to 850,000 copies. All subsequent copies were digitally remastered to remove the bodies from the sculpture.
4. Criterion's Silence of the Lambs - OOP; contains excellent supplements, including unique commentaries by Jonathan Deme, Anthony Hopkins, and Jodie Foster. Although the recent special edition SOTL released by MGM is anamorphic and has an excellent picture (the Criterion does not), the studio was unable to corral the director and actors to do another commentary. As you know, Criterion does NOT license its supplementary material to other studios.
5. Criterion's The 400 Blows - OOP
6. Criterion's Salo - OOP
7. Criterion's Seven Samurai - First printing OOP; the first printing is identical to the second printing in every respect except that that the first printing contains a non-commentary demonstration of how the film was digitally cleaned up and remastered.
8. Criterion's This is Spinal Tap - OOP; although recently re-released by MGM with an anamorphic transfer, the MGM version does not have nearly as much supplementary material as does the Criterion.
9. Criterion's Hard Boiled - OOP; has a commentary by John Woo that does not appear on the recent re-release.
10. Criterion's The Killer - OOP; has a commentary by John Woo that does not appear on the recent re-release.
11. Giant - OOP; for a short time, this DVD was released in Canada with a very good (not excellent) anamorphic transfer; it was discontinued a few months later and has not returned for sale in Region 1. I can find no anticipated re-release date for this DVD.
12. Criterion's Robocop - OOP
13. Halloween Limited Edition - OOP by Anchor Bay; limited run of (I believe) only 50,000 copies. Has both the theatrical version and the NBC TV version. The theatrical version is anamorphic and is near reference quality.
14. Criterion's Sid & Nancy - OOP; has live-footage of an interview with Sid and Nancy, as well as a radio interview with Sid, as supplementary material.
15. Army of Darkness Limited Edition - OOP; limited run of only 30,000.
16. The Alien Legacy Collection - I believe this is now OOP, although it may be scheduled for re-release. The "prize" is owning the 5th disc that has an excellent documentary about the series.
17. The Planet of the Apes Collection - although OOP, I believe it is scheduled for re-release when the new Planet of the Apes movie is released on DVD later this year.
18. Criterion's The Unbearable Lightness of Being - OOP
19. Disney's The Lady and the Tramp - OOP; this will be part of "The Platinum Collection" and was scheduled to be pulled from all store shelves by the end of this summer. Some may still be available.
20. Disney's The Little Mermaid - OOP; this will be part of "The Platinum Collection" and was scheduled to be pulled from all store shelves by the end of this summer. Some may still be available.
21. Disney's The Jungle Book - OOP; this will be part of "The Platinum Collection" and was scheduled to be pulled from all store shelves by the end of this summer. Some may still be available.
22. Disney's 101 Dalmations - OOP; this will be part of "The Platinum Collection" and was scheduled to be pulled from all store shelves by the end of this summer. Some may still be available. After they are sold out/pulled, they will be part of the "one per year platinum rotation" that Disney has planned for the next 10 years. All other animated titles are supposed to be Gold Collection titles.
23. Disney's Peter Pan - OOP; interestingly, this title has not been announced as either a Platinum or a Gold Collection edition.
24. Wallace & Grommit - first printing OOP; the recent re-release does NOT contain the song "Happy Birthday" because of copyright problems.
25. The Little Shop of Horrors - first printing OOP
This is all I can think of right now (based on looking at my collection) right now. I am sure I missed some that I do not own.
Regards,
Sam
[Edited last by Sam R. Aucoin on September 09, 2001 at 03:22 PM]
