"Must Have" Laser discs, help needed (1 Viewer)

[Todd_Brown]

Well I took the plunge and bought a laser disc player, mainly for Star Wars (original theater version), and Song of the South. Are there other laser discs that I should purchase that won't be seen on DVD?
Todd

 

[Tony_Faville]

I bought a LD player last year simply for the Star Wars and Indiana Jones trilogies. Of course, then I bought Schindlers List and a whole mess of other LD's.

 

[Jesse Skeen]

Smoking: How To Stop
"I can't find a card for Sarah!"

 

[RobertCharlotte]

I would tell you, but then that would just be one more person bidding against me on ebay.

 

[Rob Lutter]

I have the interative laserdisc for the 1983 lineup to Toyota cars
I have a Laserdisc Player for 4 reasons... Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, and This is Spinal Tap: Criterion Collection

 

[Mike_S]

The following titles are why I have an LD player:

The Beatles Anthology

The African Queen

Criss Cross

The Killers

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Aladdin

The Lion King

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Earth vs. The Flying Saucers

Indiana Jones Trilogy

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

Star Wars Trilogy

 

[John P Grosskopf]

The following titles are why I have an LD player:

The Beatles Anthology

The African Queen

Criss Cross

The Killers

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Aladdin

The Lion King

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Earth vs. The Flying Saucers

Indiana Jones Trilogy

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

Star Wars Trilogy

Holy spinning 12 inch disc Batman! I have every one of those LD titles in my collection.

"My name is John...and I'm a Laserdisc-ahololic. It's been almost 2 hours since I watched a Laser Disc...but it was a Criterion copy of SWEET SWEETBACK"S BADASSSSS SONG" :b

 

[Tim Hoover]

NICE choice, John! - and I don't mean that in an Eddie Haskell kind of way.

I fired up the ole' LD player the other day for a Spielbergfest: the Indy trilogy, Schindler's List, and my sweet-sounding Saving Private Ryan LD.

 

[Ricardo C]

Reasons I have an LD player (recently acquired from my dad's closet):

- Star Wars trilogy

There, that's it lol

 

[Michael Reuben]

Someone else asked the same question just 10 days ago:
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htfo...threadid=61739
M.

 

[Keith Paynter]

Golden Age Of Looney Tunes Box Set(Vol. 1-5)

Star Wars Trilogy (Definitive Collection) Box Set

Star Wars Trilogy (Special Edition) Box Set AC-3

The Flintstones - First 13 Episodes

Boys From Brazil (Isolated Jerry Goldsmith Score)

Metropolis (G. Moroeder restoration)

Star Trek Animated Series

Aladdin

Lion King AC-3

Art Of Tom & Jerry Box Sets

The Complete Tex Avery

Beatles Anthology

Schindler's List DTS

Jurassic Park DTS

Speed DTS

Hunchback Of Notre Dame DTS

Magical Mystery Tour (Better than the DVD)

Indiana Jones Trilogy

Dances With Wolves (International cut) Box Set

Titanic DTS

 

[Jay E]

Lasers I cherish, especially since they are Warner owned titles so it may be a long while before I see them on DVD:

Val Lewton Collection

Thin Man Collection

MGM Horror Box Set- (Mad Love, Devil Doll, Mask of Fu Manchu, Mark of the Vampire)

Fearless Vampire Killers

The Haunting

Point Blank

Performance

Soylent Green

Mystery of the Wax Museum/Doctor X

Village of the Damned/Children of the Damned

Blow Up

Bad Day at Black Rock

Asphalt Jungle

White Heat

Out of the Past

Magnificent Ambersons

King Kong/Son of Kong

Bringing Up Baby

Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Ride the High Country

What's Up Doc

Night at the Opera, A

Bandwagon, The

...and hundreds more

 

[Matt Pelham]

Halloween Criterion Collection, Howling special Edition, and the Frighteners Signature series.

 

[John Sparks]

My collection consists of about 200+ lasers and includes all of the above. Just aquired the "Pink Panther Animation" laser...nice!
A true movie collector collects lasers and DVD's! IMHO

 

[Mattias_ka]

A true movie collector collects lasers and DVD's! IMHO

You're sooooo right!!
There are so many titles but some of them I most like having on LD and not on DVD is:
Holy mountain
El topo
Once upon a time in america (soon on dvd)
Russ meyer movies
etc, etc
-Mattias-

 

[Ed Francisco]

Besides the required Indy and SW LDs, some of the must-haves are the music LDs that haven't made it onto DVD yet.

- 10,000 Maniacs MTV Unplugged

- The Cure "Show"

- The Cure "In Orange"

- Kiss Unplugged (available on DVD but almost impossible to find)

I also find the Criterion LDs as "must-haves", especially Baron Munchausen and Blade Runner.

 

[Jamie Cole]

At one time there was a VERY comprehensive thread on this subject... I had it bookmarked and referred to it quite a lot.

Is there any chance one of the Admins could find that thing? It's a wonderful resource, thought I'm sure it needs to be updated. I've done a search for it and couldn't turn it up.

 

[Eric Paddon]

Jaws (CAV. Complete documentary)

Dr. No (Criterion CAV)

From Russia With Love (Criterion CAV)

Goldfinger (Criterion CAV)

Star Wars Trilogy

My Fair Lady (Boxed Set)

Show Boat (Criterion CAV)

Ultimate Oz Boxed Set

Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (Criterion CAV)

1776 (Restored edition. Soon to be hacked up on DVD)

The Private Life Of Sherlock Holmes

It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Then there are the Japanese import boxed sets of the Irwin Allen TV series like "Lost In Space" and "Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea" that I believe will not be appearing on DVD anytime soon.

 

[Aaron Reynolds]

On top of Beatles Anthology and the Star Wars and Indy discs, I'd suggest the Criterion CAV set of Se7en, particularly for the different look of its transfer (also approved by Fincher), which I really like. Also, Criterion's Blade Runner is the only way to see the theatrical cut (though it is the dozen-seconds-longer Euro cut with the extra violence).
And anything music-related that doesn't have a PCM track on DVD.
And all those kick ass Errol Flynn movies! The Sea Hawk, baby!
Plus, on many LDs you can find a groovy turtle lying on his back on side 4!

 

[John P Grosskopf]

Plus, on many LDs you can find a groovy turtle lying on his back on side 4!

You look down and you see a tortoise, Aaron...it's crawling toward you. You reach down and you flip the tortoise over on its back, Aaron. The tortoise lays on its back, its belly baking in the hot sun beating its legs, trying to turn over, but it can't. Not without your help. But you're not helping. Why is that Aaron?

Please don't shoot me.