Directors The best DVD releases of 2003? (1 Viewer)

[SteveGon]

What do you consider the best DVD releases of 2003 (thus far, anyway)?

For me:

The Adventures of Antoine Doinel box set (Criterion)
Fassbinder's BRD Trilogy box set (Criterion)
Bergman's "Faith" Trilogy box set (Criterion)
Three Colors Trilogy box set (Miramax)
The Adventures of Indiana Jones box set (Paramount)
Warner Legends box set (Warner)

...and quite a few individual releases...

 

[Jim_K]

These made me the happiest


The Adventures of Robin Hood (Warner)
Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Warner)
Matrix Reloaded (Warner)
Throne of Blood (Criterion)
Metropolis (Kino)
Led Zeppelin (Warner Music)
The Kids Are Alright (Pioneer)
Lone Wolf and Cub Sword of Vengeance (Animego)
Lone Wolf and Cub Baby Cart at the River Styx (Animego)
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (HVE)
Once Upon A Time in America (Warner)
The Thing From Another World (Warner)
Mark of Zorro (Fox)
Scarface 83 & 32 (Universal)
Ran Masterworks Edition
Lawrence of Arabia Superbit (Columbia)




Haven't finished the Indy Box & haven't gotten around to the Casablanca SE

I have high hopes for The Two Towers EE & Once Upon A Time in the West

 

[Matt Pelham]

So far it's:

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: Criterion Collection

 

[Matthew-K]

The Two Towers Extended Edition. 11-18

 

[Walter Kittel]

Based purely on my interest in the title ( SE and technical considerations are not factored into this list - although some of the titles are splendid in those categories ) :

How Green Was My Valley
Trouble In Paradise
Metropolis - Kino
Ran Masterworks Edition
The Killers - Criterion
The Day The Earth Stood Still
Three Colors - Miramax
In A Lonely Place
Metropolis (2001)
The Beatles Anthology
Spirited Away
The Swimmer
Miller's Crossing
Throne of Blood
By Brakhage: An Anthology
Once Upon A Time In America
Casablanca: SE
The Haunting (1963)
In Cold Blood
Warner Legends Boxset
The Devil and Daniel Webster
Victory at Sea
The Matrix: Reloaded
Indiana Jones Boxset
Looney Tunes: Golden Collection
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Finding Nemo
Once Upon A Time In The West
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers EE
Hud
To Live and Die In L.A.

- Walter.

 

[Bill J]

Black Hawk Down: Deluxe Edition

 

[Patrick McCart]

Here's what I've purchased from this year:

20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (A+)
Indiana Jones Trilogy: Widescreen (A+)
The Beatles Anthology (A+)
Casablanca: Special Edition (A+)
A Hard Day's Night: Collector's Edition (A-)
The Haunting (A)
House of Wax/Mystery of the Wax Museum (A+)
Lawrence of Arabia: Superbit Edition (A)
The Two Towers (2-disc/widescreen) (A-)
Metropolis: Restored/Authorized Edition (A+)
Minority Report (widescreen) (A+)
Mr. Bean: The Whole Bean (A+)
Phantom of the Opera: Ultimate Edition (A+)
Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends: Season 1 (A+)
The Thing From Another World (B+)
Treasure Island (1950) (B)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (A+)
Yankee Doodle Dandy (A+)
Treasure of the Sierra Madre (A+)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit: Vista Series (A+)
Zulu (MGM) (A)

So far, I think any of the Warner Bros. DVD's are great. I'm looking forward to the Lon Chaney set and the Looney Tunes set, too.

 

[Brook K]

Fassbinder's BRD Trilogy

 

[Eugene Esterly]

For me, it would be Matrix: Reloaded.

 

[Angelo.M]

three colors set
fargo
lawrence of arabia SB
lion king
matrix reloaded
miller's crossing
ran
sleeping beauty
spirited away

currently looking forward to: alice in wonderland (? 2003 or 2004)

 

[Zen Butler]

Black Hawk Down 3D SE

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Three Colors Trilogy

 

[Rob Tomlin]

Lawrence of Arabia Superbit of course!

The Lion King

Throne of Blood

Ran Masterworks Edition

Once Upon A Time In America

These are the DVD's that I am most excited about that were released this year.

 

[JonZ]

Once Upon A Time In America
Led Zeppelin HTWW
Scarface
Dances With Wolves
Deep Space Nine sets
Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas

Im sure X2 will be a awesome release as well.

 

[Rob Tomlin]

Im sure X2 will be a awesome release as well.

Yes, especially on D-Theater tape!

 

[Jan H]

Indy
Zeppelin
Rush
Adventures of Robin Hood
Once Upon a Time in America
Tokyo Story (one can hope)
Lion King
Sleeping Beauty (phenomenal transfer)
Fassbinder BRD Trilogy
Shoah
Russian Ark