Active Non-Essentials: Must Try Harder
Scott McKenzie picks ten movies off his shelf that deserve more love on DVD...
DVD has been the home entertainment format of choice for the best part of a decade and as we are at the dawn of new era of high definition technology, pretty much every title you could think of is now available on a shiny disc. However, with studios scraping the barrel by releasing titles like Shanghai Surprise and The Airport Terminal Pack, which titles still haven't been given special edition treatment?
We all know the ultimate edition of Blade Runner is on the cards and Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair will eventually see the light of day, but what about the films further down the pecking order? I’ve picked out ten titles from my collection that, while many of them may never get a place in the Criterion Collection, deserve to be treated better on DVD.

Sexy Beast is best remembered for the powerhouse performance by Ben Kingsley as criminal psychopath Don Logan. He steals every scene he’s in and his presence haunts the film when he’s not on screen. In addition to that, he expanded the vocabulary of profanity of everyone who has seen it. With or without Sir Ben, it should not be forgotten that Sexy Beast is a cleverly structured, tightly scripted caper that never resorts to Lock Stock-style easy laughs at a time when the British film industry was churning out plenty of films from every ‘next Guy Ritchie’. Ex-music video director Jonathan Glazer directs with flair and delivers an after-the-pub movie with just the right mix of style, comedy, suspense and intelligence.
The region two release of Sexy Beast comes courtesy of FilmFour, which is one of the few studios that put audio description for the visually impaired on their discs as standard. On top of that, there’s a few featurettes but this that would be well-complemented with a longer documentary tracking the film from its conception to its eventual release. A commentary track from screenwriters Louis Mellis and David Scinto could also offer valuable information about how to write an efficient, hard-hitting drama in a time when studios seem to be competing to see who can make the longest movie.

Vincent Price’s career is filled with great performances, and Witchfinder General is no exception. Here he plays Matthew Hopkins who, accompanied by his not-so-faithful servant, travels the length and breadth of England identifying, torturing and ridding the country of witches in any way he sees fit, be it drowning, hanging or burning. Against the backdrop of the battle of Naseby in 1645, Hopkins falls foul of a soldier and it is the beginning of the end for our anti-hero.
The region two special edition contains footage that was originally cut before the feature could be approved for release by the British censors. Unfortunately time has not been good to the excised shots and the footage is easily identifiable due to the distinct change in video and audio quality. As a result, the viewing experience of the complete cut is very stop-start. More investment in the restoration of this classic British movie could restore this British classic to the quality that its legion of fans deserves.

Drawing inspiration from Hitchcock (not for the first time), Brian De Palma constructed a clever thriller with Nicolas Cage pulling out all the stops in a familiar wide-eyed over-the-top performance as loveable rogue Ricky Santoro. The story focuses on a political assassination during a boxing match, an event that is re-visited many times during the course of the twists and turns of the film. De Palma dips into his directorial bag of tricks and displays the visual invention we expect from him, taking the camera through walls and doors to get the most out of the screenplay that could have been translated into a pedestrian mystery tale in the hands of another director.
With an opening shot that appears to go on for over ten minutes (there are actually a number of secret cuts), Snake Eyes is crying out for an ‘Anatomy of a Scene’ featurette, showing exactly where and how all the cuts were made. I’d also like to know how many takes it took for Nicolas Cage and the rest of the cast to get the scene right. Interviews with the actors would shed some light on their approach to working on films with very long takes, something I am hoping for in the upcoming release of Children of Men, another film where the camera rolls for minutes rather than seconds. De Palma seems to come from the Spielberg school of DVD commentary so the chances of getting him to provide a talk track are unfortunately very slim.

Back in the eighties, who knew that Robert De Niro could do comedy? I mean proper, just-for-the-laughs comedy. Even Rupert Pupkin in The King of Comedy is predominantly a dramatic performance of a comedian, but Midnight Run is nothing but a fun buddy movie. There was no need for him to pile on the pounds or spends months immersing himself in a different lifestyle. The whole film succeeds or fails on the relationship between bounty hunter Jack Walsh and accountant to the mob Jonathan Mardukis, and it is the banter between the two that raises this above the standard action comedy fayre. Even though the F-word is used more than 100 times, it is surprising that Midnight Run continues to receive an 18 certificate in the UK with each release because there is nothing else for the censors to take exception with. No nudity, no gore and only comedic violence: if you removed the bad language, Midnight Run would have PG written all over it.
De Niro provided a commentary track for Meet The Parents, so why not re-unite him with Charles Grodin for a 20th anniversary special edition to see if they share the same camaraderie as their characters? The Beverly Hills Cop DVD contains a commentary track by director-for-hire Martin Brest so I’d like to hear more from this man who has an odd CV to say the least (he also inflicted Gigli upon the world) and an interview may shed some light on the reasons why he’s only made three films in almost twenty years since Midnight Run.
Should Universal be considering a second outing on DVD for Midnight Run and on the unlikely chance that they’re reading this article, please can you bear the following in mind:

There are generally two types of movie viewers: passive and active. Passive viewers watch a film and take it all in without questioning what they are watching. Active viewers automatically take a more critical approach and want to talk about the movie with other people while they’re watching it. The reason I have such affection for Brewster’s Millions is that it forces everyone to become an active viewer. Everyone watching a film about someone who has to spend $30 million in thirty days always starts to think about what they would do if they were in Monty Brewster’s position. Combine that with Richard Pryor and John Candy at the top of their game and you’ve got a genuinely warm, funny and thought-provoking movie that you’ll want to watch again and again.
So how could the studio put together a DVD release for Brewster’s Millions that doesn’t involve lumping it in with lesser films from Richard Pryor’s back catalogue? How about packaging it with all the other versions of Brewster’s Millions that were filmed between 1914 and 1945? Most or all of these movies must now be in the public domain and of most interest to me is the 1921 version starring Fatty Arbuckle as Monte Brewster who, in order to receive an inheritance of $10 million, must spend $2 million in less than a year and remain unmarried!

I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of people I know that have seen this movie. Deceiver undoubtedly suffered from being a member of the growing number of crime dramas made at the height of Tarantino-mania, in spite of an impressive cast including Renee Zellweger, Michael Rooker, Rosanna Arquette and Reservoir Dogs co-stars Tim Roth and Chris Penn. Roth steals the show as the absinthe-drinking epileptic who has to undergo a lie detector test after he is accused of murdering a young stripper. It’s just a shame that he didn’t get to share any scenes with Michael Parks’ psychologist because the two of them on screen at the same time would have provided the viewer with a powerful battle of wits. The only problem I have with the film is the re-naming it received for release in the UK. Try telling someone what a great film Liar is and they assume you’re a Jim Carrey devotee…
As is the case with many of the titles in this list, the first DVD release is still the only version available. The region one release comes on a double-sided disc with widescreen and fullscreen versions and was released in 2002, while the UK had to wait until 2004 to get an official release. Since the acting is the main reason to check out Deceiver, I’d like to see some interviews from the actors talking about their work on the movie and with Chris Penn’s unfortunate passing it may be an opportunity to provide a retrospective on his career in the same way the producers of the Glengarry Glen Ross special edition did for Jack Lemmon.

Before he got James Bond involved in the CGI madness of Die Another Day and lost the plot in his private life, Lee Tamahori directed this gripping and poignant story of a family falling apart. Set in New Zealand, the family’s Maori warrior heritage is a stark contrast to the needless violence of the father, played with wide-eyed intensity by Jango Fett himself, Temuera Morrison. The horrendous packaging from serial quoters New Line betrays the film’s roots as a family drama with a dash of violence and instead makes it look like a beat ‘em up flick.
Under no circumstances should Once Were Warriors be packaged with the criminally bad sequel What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? The story completely changes and focuses on the relationship between Morrison’s character Jake and a son that never even gets a mention in the original film. Going against the lessons he should have learned in Once Were Warriors, Jake uses his violent nature to save his son where it couldn’t help him keep his family together before. To be honest, just getting a clean widescreen print of the movie (check out the grain on the screenshot above) would be a plus and any extras at all would be a bonus.

Touch of Evil sees Orson Welles back to his best, both directing and starring in this classic crime drama. However, his version didn’t see the light of day until nearly ten years ago. Welles was denied final cut by the studio and upon viewing their version, he wrote a fifty-eight page memo to the producers that documented every change he felt was necessary. The memo was ignored until 1997, when it was used to produce a ‘director’s cut’ which has served as the definitive version ever since, with the highlight being the long tracking shot where we follow a car with a bomb in the boot knowing exactly how long it will be until the timer runs out.
The current DVD release contains a rather cumbersome version of the memo which has to be navigated by ‘Next’ and ‘Back’ buttons. Touch of Evil is a title that could easily qualify for a place within the Criterion Collection and their previous release of Brazil could serve as a template for a special edition package. In the same way that the studio cut and director’s cut were both included in that set, I’d like to be able to see both versions of the film with Welles’ memo superimposed as text commentary to bring the viewer’s attention to where the changes were made.

Twenty-five years after The Hustler, Paul Newman revisits his first classic character, pool shark ‘Fast’ Eddie Felson. Now an ageing salesman of knocked-off liquor, Felson is drawn to the arrogant and incredibly talented hustler Vincent, played by Tom Cruise in an early big screen role. Felson teaches him how to hustle and in doing so, sparks off his own rebirth in the profession he thought he had left behind him. It’s interesting to watch The Color of Money in an era when Tom Cruise is the biggest star in the world because it’s easy to overlook the fact that this is Newman’s movie and the Cruiser is only the supporting actor.
The two films were produced by different studios but in an ideal would be good to be able to pick up a double pack of The Hustler and The Color of Money, charting the fall and rise of Fast Eddie. Just like its predecessor, The Color of Money would benefit from a commentary by real life pool sharks to explain how to make the trick shots. Given that Scorsese hasn’t done many talk tracks, this title probably isn’t on the top of his back-catalogue list. With a washed-out picture and below par audio track, probably the only good thing about the vanilla release is that the DVD cover is pretty much the same as the original movie poster, something that for some unknown reason, studios seem to make a point of avoiding.

As both a Cold War allegory and a paranoid sci-fi thriller, the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers is an essential watch for anyone with even a passing interest in film history. Filmed when the Hays Code governed the themes and actions of the characters, it can also be viewed as a document of censors’ expectations—those familiar with the Code won’t be surprised when they learn the fate of the main characters, who live with the ‘shame’ of divorce.
The only releases available contain both the full-screen and original widescreen versions on a double-sided disc along with an interview with actor Kevin McCarthy. With the story getting another ‘re-imagining’ next year starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig, surely the time has come to give the original negative a good clean up and give us the movie presented in a way deserving of a DVD release? The video and audio quality of the previous releases were no better than you would expect on VHS. After all, we’re going to be getting everything re-released on high-def formats before long so the studios will need to start cleaning their archive prints like they've never cleaned them before, otherwise no one will be interested in buying classic movies in HD.
The titles above were the picks from my collection. Now over to you, the reader… which movies do you think deserve special edition treatment?
Editorial by Scott McKenzie
We all know the ultimate edition of Blade Runner is on the cards and Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair will eventually see the light of day, but what about the films further down the pecking order? I’ve picked out ten titles from my collection that, while many of them may never get a place in the Criterion Collection, deserve to be treated better on DVD.

Sexy Beast
Sexy Beast is best remembered for the powerhouse performance by Ben Kingsley as criminal psychopath Don Logan. He steals every scene he’s in and his presence haunts the film when he’s not on screen. In addition to that, he expanded the vocabulary of profanity of everyone who has seen it. With or without Sir Ben, it should not be forgotten that Sexy Beast is a cleverly structured, tightly scripted caper that never resorts to Lock Stock-style easy laughs at a time when the British film industry was churning out plenty of films from every ‘next Guy Ritchie’. Ex-music video director Jonathan Glazer directs with flair and delivers an after-the-pub movie with just the right mix of style, comedy, suspense and intelligence.
The region two release of Sexy Beast comes courtesy of FilmFour, which is one of the few studios that put audio description for the visually impaired on their discs as standard. On top of that, there’s a few featurettes but this that would be well-complemented with a longer documentary tracking the film from its conception to its eventual release. A commentary track from screenwriters Louis Mellis and David Scinto could also offer valuable information about how to write an efficient, hard-hitting drama in a time when studios seem to be competing to see who can make the longest movie.

Witchfinder General
Vincent Price’s career is filled with great performances, and Witchfinder General is no exception. Here he plays Matthew Hopkins who, accompanied by his not-so-faithful servant, travels the length and breadth of England identifying, torturing and ridding the country of witches in any way he sees fit, be it drowning, hanging or burning. Against the backdrop of the battle of Naseby in 1645, Hopkins falls foul of a soldier and it is the beginning of the end for our anti-hero.
The region two special edition contains footage that was originally cut before the feature could be approved for release by the British censors. Unfortunately time has not been good to the excised shots and the footage is easily identifiable due to the distinct change in video and audio quality. As a result, the viewing experience of the complete cut is very stop-start. More investment in the restoration of this classic British movie could restore this British classic to the quality that its legion of fans deserves.

Snake Eyes
Drawing inspiration from Hitchcock (not for the first time), Brian De Palma constructed a clever thriller with Nicolas Cage pulling out all the stops in a familiar wide-eyed over-the-top performance as loveable rogue Ricky Santoro. The story focuses on a political assassination during a boxing match, an event that is re-visited many times during the course of the twists and turns of the film. De Palma dips into his directorial bag of tricks and displays the visual invention we expect from him, taking the camera through walls and doors to get the most out of the screenplay that could have been translated into a pedestrian mystery tale in the hands of another director.
With an opening shot that appears to go on for over ten minutes (there are actually a number of secret cuts), Snake Eyes is crying out for an ‘Anatomy of a Scene’ featurette, showing exactly where and how all the cuts were made. I’d also like to know how many takes it took for Nicolas Cage and the rest of the cast to get the scene right. Interviews with the actors would shed some light on their approach to working on films with very long takes, something I am hoping for in the upcoming release of Children of Men, another film where the camera rolls for minutes rather than seconds. De Palma seems to come from the Spielberg school of DVD commentary so the chances of getting him to provide a talk track are unfortunately very slim.

Midnight Run
Back in the eighties, who knew that Robert De Niro could do comedy? I mean proper, just-for-the-laughs comedy. Even Rupert Pupkin in The King of Comedy is predominantly a dramatic performance of a comedian, but Midnight Run is nothing but a fun buddy movie. There was no need for him to pile on the pounds or spends months immersing himself in a different lifestyle. The whole film succeeds or fails on the relationship between bounty hunter Jack Walsh and accountant to the mob Jonathan Mardukis, and it is the banter between the two that raises this above the standard action comedy fayre. Even though the F-word is used more than 100 times, it is surprising that Midnight Run continues to receive an 18 certificate in the UK with each release because there is nothing else for the censors to take exception with. No nudity, no gore and only comedic violence: if you removed the bad language, Midnight Run would have PG written all over it.
De Niro provided a commentary track for Meet The Parents, so why not re-unite him with Charles Grodin for a 20th anniversary special edition to see if they share the same camaraderie as their characters? The Beverly Hills Cop DVD contains a commentary track by director-for-hire Martin Brest so I’d like to hear more from this man who has an odd CV to say the least (he also inflicted Gigli upon the world) and an interview may shed some light on the reasons why he’s only made three films in almost twenty years since Midnight Run.
Should Universal be considering a second outing on DVD for Midnight Run and on the unlikely chance that they’re reading this article, please can you bear the following in mind:
- 1. Don’t release the old non-anamorphic disc in a box set with the shoddy TV prequels like Midnight Run for Your Life.
- 2. Sort out the badly-Photoshopped DVD cover. It’s one of the worst covers out there and looks like a child has been let loose with the movie posters and a pair of blunt scissors.

Brewster’s Millions
There are generally two types of movie viewers: passive and active. Passive viewers watch a film and take it all in without questioning what they are watching. Active viewers automatically take a more critical approach and want to talk about the movie with other people while they’re watching it. The reason I have such affection for Brewster’s Millions is that it forces everyone to become an active viewer. Everyone watching a film about someone who has to spend $30 million in thirty days always starts to think about what they would do if they were in Monty Brewster’s position. Combine that with Richard Pryor and John Candy at the top of their game and you’ve got a genuinely warm, funny and thought-provoking movie that you’ll want to watch again and again.
So how could the studio put together a DVD release for Brewster’s Millions that doesn’t involve lumping it in with lesser films from Richard Pryor’s back catalogue? How about packaging it with all the other versions of Brewster’s Millions that were filmed between 1914 and 1945? Most or all of these movies must now be in the public domain and of most interest to me is the 1921 version starring Fatty Arbuckle as Monte Brewster who, in order to receive an inheritance of $10 million, must spend $2 million in less than a year and remain unmarried!

Deceiver (aka Liar)
I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of people I know that have seen this movie. Deceiver undoubtedly suffered from being a member of the growing number of crime dramas made at the height of Tarantino-mania, in spite of an impressive cast including Renee Zellweger, Michael Rooker, Rosanna Arquette and Reservoir Dogs co-stars Tim Roth and Chris Penn. Roth steals the show as the absinthe-drinking epileptic who has to undergo a lie detector test after he is accused of murdering a young stripper. It’s just a shame that he didn’t get to share any scenes with Michael Parks’ psychologist because the two of them on screen at the same time would have provided the viewer with a powerful battle of wits. The only problem I have with the film is the re-naming it received for release in the UK. Try telling someone what a great film Liar is and they assume you’re a Jim Carrey devotee…
As is the case with many of the titles in this list, the first DVD release is still the only version available. The region one release comes on a double-sided disc with widescreen and fullscreen versions and was released in 2002, while the UK had to wait until 2004 to get an official release. Since the acting is the main reason to check out Deceiver, I’d like to see some interviews from the actors talking about their work on the movie and with Chris Penn’s unfortunate passing it may be an opportunity to provide a retrospective on his career in the same way the producers of the Glengarry Glen Ross special edition did for Jack Lemmon.

Once Were Warriors
Before he got James Bond involved in the CGI madness of Die Another Day and lost the plot in his private life, Lee Tamahori directed this gripping and poignant story of a family falling apart. Set in New Zealand, the family’s Maori warrior heritage is a stark contrast to the needless violence of the father, played with wide-eyed intensity by Jango Fett himself, Temuera Morrison. The horrendous packaging from serial quoters New Line betrays the film’s roots as a family drama with a dash of violence and instead makes it look like a beat ‘em up flick.
Under no circumstances should Once Were Warriors be packaged with the criminally bad sequel What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? The story completely changes and focuses on the relationship between Morrison’s character Jake and a son that never even gets a mention in the original film. Going against the lessons he should have learned in Once Were Warriors, Jake uses his violent nature to save his son where it couldn’t help him keep his family together before. To be honest, just getting a clean widescreen print of the movie (check out the grain on the screenshot above) would be a plus and any extras at all would be a bonus.

Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil sees Orson Welles back to his best, both directing and starring in this classic crime drama. However, his version didn’t see the light of day until nearly ten years ago. Welles was denied final cut by the studio and upon viewing their version, he wrote a fifty-eight page memo to the producers that documented every change he felt was necessary. The memo was ignored until 1997, when it was used to produce a ‘director’s cut’ which has served as the definitive version ever since, with the highlight being the long tracking shot where we follow a car with a bomb in the boot knowing exactly how long it will be until the timer runs out.
The current DVD release contains a rather cumbersome version of the memo which has to be navigated by ‘Next’ and ‘Back’ buttons. Touch of Evil is a title that could easily qualify for a place within the Criterion Collection and their previous release of Brazil could serve as a template for a special edition package. In the same way that the studio cut and director’s cut were both included in that set, I’d like to be able to see both versions of the film with Welles’ memo superimposed as text commentary to bring the viewer’s attention to where the changes were made.

The Color of Money
Twenty-five years after The Hustler, Paul Newman revisits his first classic character, pool shark ‘Fast’ Eddie Felson. Now an ageing salesman of knocked-off liquor, Felson is drawn to the arrogant and incredibly talented hustler Vincent, played by Tom Cruise in an early big screen role. Felson teaches him how to hustle and in doing so, sparks off his own rebirth in the profession he thought he had left behind him. It’s interesting to watch The Color of Money in an era when Tom Cruise is the biggest star in the world because it’s easy to overlook the fact that this is Newman’s movie and the Cruiser is only the supporting actor.
The two films were produced by different studios but in an ideal would be good to be able to pick up a double pack of The Hustler and The Color of Money, charting the fall and rise of Fast Eddie. Just like its predecessor, The Color of Money would benefit from a commentary by real life pool sharks to explain how to make the trick shots. Given that Scorsese hasn’t done many talk tracks, this title probably isn’t on the top of his back-catalogue list. With a washed-out picture and below par audio track, probably the only good thing about the vanilla release is that the DVD cover is pretty much the same as the original movie poster, something that for some unknown reason, studios seem to make a point of avoiding.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1955)
As both a Cold War allegory and a paranoid sci-fi thriller, the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers is an essential watch for anyone with even a passing interest in film history. Filmed when the Hays Code governed the themes and actions of the characters, it can also be viewed as a document of censors’ expectations—those familiar with the Code won’t be surprised when they learn the fate of the main characters, who live with the ‘shame’ of divorce.
The only releases available contain both the full-screen and original widescreen versions on a double-sided disc along with an interview with actor Kevin McCarthy. With the story getting another ‘re-imagining’ next year starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig, surely the time has come to give the original negative a good clean up and give us the movie presented in a way deserving of a DVD release? The video and audio quality of the previous releases were no better than you would expect on VHS. After all, we’re going to be getting everything re-released on high-def formats before long so the studios will need to start cleaning their archive prints like they've never cleaned them before, otherwise no one will be interested in buying classic movies in HD.
The titles above were the picks from my collection. Now over to you, the reader… which movies do you think deserve special edition treatment?
Editorial by Scott McKenzie
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MGM is releasing Witchfinder General in the US this Sept 11th, according to this site, it should be the director's cut.
http://dvddrive-in.com/
http://dvddrive-in.com/
regarding the ORIGINAL UNTOUCHED versions of Star Wars OT,
sgriobh Cervantes:
Quote: I have had to grudgingly buy these now, JUST IN CASE Lucasfilm DO NOT release these in ANAMORPHIC, 5.1 as part of their 30th anniversary boxset! NO-ONE affiliated with Lucasfilm has confirmed that improved versions of the untampered-with originals will EVER come out...
In fact, it's worse than that, C. Not sure if you realise, but when the recent non-anamorphic, non-cleaned-up, non-DD5.1 versions were finally announced (after years of claims they would never come to be), Lucasfilm wrote on their Star Wars website the original film elements of the unmodified versions no longer existed, even in archived copies, and so there would NEVER be an anamorphic DD5.1 transfer of the original theatrical versions. They made it as clear and unequivocal as they possibly could.
Mind you (heheh!!), does anyone actually remember exactly how many times Lucas has made definitive statements and then done the contradictory ?
As for me, I'm probably a complete social pariah among SW fans. I no longer care about the original, untouched theatrical versions -- let George tinker with them all he wants, I ain't gonna buy any more copies.
sgriobh Cervantes:
Quote: I have had to grudgingly buy these now, JUST IN CASE Lucasfilm DO NOT release these in ANAMORPHIC, 5.1 as part of their 30th anniversary boxset! NO-ONE affiliated with Lucasfilm has confirmed that improved versions of the untampered-with originals will EVER come out...
In fact, it's worse than that, C. Not sure if you realise, but when the recent non-anamorphic, non-cleaned-up, non-DD5.1 versions were finally announced (after years of claims they would never come to be), Lucasfilm wrote on their Star Wars website the original film elements of the unmodified versions no longer existed, even in archived copies, and so there would NEVER be an anamorphic DD5.1 transfer of the original theatrical versions. They made it as clear and unequivocal as they possibly could.
Mind you (heheh!!), does anyone actually remember exactly how many times Lucas has made definitive statements and then done the contradictory ?
As for me, I'm probably a complete social pariah among SW fans. I no longer care about the original, untouched theatrical versions -- let George tinker with them all he wants, I ain't gonna buy any more copies.
Midnight Run, one of my favorite comedies EVER! DEFINTELY needs more love on disc!
"Once Were Warriors" saw a SE release in R4 land not too long ago. Sporting a new HD-sourced remaster which was supervised by Tamahori. AFAIK the extras were ported over from the R1 Miramax DVD though.
How's about the Beatle films? "A Hard Day's Night" and "Yellow Submarine" have been released, why not "Help!"? Or "Let it Be"? Or "Magical Mystery Tour" (despite the latter's quality)?
Also!
Prospero's Books, Conqueror Worm, Labyrinth of Passion, They Might Be Giants, Tora-san (yes, all of them), Cube, The Castle (Haneke's adaptation of Kafka's story) and more
Prospero's Books, Conqueror Worm, Labyrinth of Passion, They Might Be Giants, Tora-san (yes, all of them), Cube, The Castle (Haneke's adaptation of Kafka's story) and more
just around the corner? if you class 20 years as just around the corner then feel free to wait for that release
- Last of the Mohicans
- The Naked Gun - I'd love to have a wacky commentary with Leslie Nielsen
- Excalibur
- A League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (kidding, kidding!)
Re: Star Wars
Don't forget...a 50th anniversery edition is just around the corner!
- The Naked Gun - I'd love to have a wacky commentary with Leslie Nielsen
- Excalibur
- A League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (kidding, kidding!)
Re: Star Wars
Don't forget...a 50th anniversery edition is just around the corner!
"The Blob" (1958) is out on Criterion.
I agree with Paul Dawson who reckons that Star Wars the original trilogy in their ORIGINAL UNTOUCHED form, which are currently on sale in a 4 month limited run, absolutely deserve a better release than this NON-ANAMORPHIC, STEREO 2.O "BONUS FEATURE" nonsense. Snowman08...I have had to grudgingly buy these now, JUST IN CASE Lucasfilm DO NOT release these in ANAMORPHIC, 5.1 as part of their 30th anniversary boxset! NO-ONE affiliated with Lucasfilm has confirmed that improved versions of the untampered-with originals will EVER come out, so I'm being cautious, and settling for these poor releases for now...I so hope that we WILL be given something more akin to Lucasfilm's usually high standard in future, but at the moment there is no guarantee...and by the way, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE your suggestion of the HAN / GREEDO shoot-out being a choice somehow, if George Lucas INSISTS on putting the altered version in his FINAL(?) 30TH ANNIVERSARY VERSION!
Anyway, apart from these, my other suggestions for Movies due some DVD love and attention in no particular order would be:
POLTERGEIST...why no region 2 yet?
THE THING...why is their no ANAMORPHIC region 2 collector's edition similar to the R1 version yet?
7 FACES OF DR LAU...why no region 2 release yet?...ANOTHER title I have had to import!
2010:THE YEAR WE MAKE CONTACT...not even a trailer! This follow-up to the seminal 2001:A SPACE ODYSSEY deserves much better.
TWILIGHT ZONE:THE MOVIE...about time this admittedly troubled production was released on DVD.
HOWARD THE DUCK...just because my son LOVED this as a kid!...still not available on region 2.
THE MONSTER SQUAD...just because I LOVED this as a kid!...again no region 2...
THE BLOB...ditto for this 80's remake.
MAD MAX 2...agree totally this should be a special edition.
LEGEND...where's OUR REGION 2 "Ultimate Edition" ala the R1 version then?
Finally, I demand Byron Haskin's CAPTAIN SINBAD on DVD anywhere!
Oh, I almost forgot...THANK HEAVENS somebody, somewhere decided to honour the 50th anniversary of FORBIDDEN PLANET with a decent remastered release along with some fantastic extras, as recently reviewed on this site on 20th October 2006. However I am STILL trying to source the Region 2 version that was supposedly released on 27th November...the Region 1 version came out earlier of course...
Anyway, apart from these, my other suggestions for Movies due some DVD love and attention in no particular order would be:
POLTERGEIST...why no region 2 yet?
THE THING...why is their no ANAMORPHIC region 2 collector's edition similar to the R1 version yet?
7 FACES OF DR LAU...why no region 2 release yet?...ANOTHER title I have had to import!
2010:THE YEAR WE MAKE CONTACT...not even a trailer! This follow-up to the seminal 2001:A SPACE ODYSSEY deserves much better.
TWILIGHT ZONE:THE MOVIE...about time this admittedly troubled production was released on DVD.
HOWARD THE DUCK...just because my son LOVED this as a kid!...still not available on region 2.
THE MONSTER SQUAD...just because I LOVED this as a kid!...again no region 2...
THE BLOB...ditto for this 80's remake.
MAD MAX 2...agree totally this should be a special edition.
LEGEND...where's OUR REGION 2 "Ultimate Edition" ala the R1 version then?
Finally, I demand Byron Haskin's CAPTAIN SINBAD on DVD anywhere!
Oh, I almost forgot...THANK HEAVENS somebody, somewhere decided to honour the 50th anniversary of FORBIDDEN PLANET with a decent remastered release along with some fantastic extras, as recently reviewed on this site on 20th October 2006. However I am STILL trying to source the Region 2 version that was supposedly released on 27th November...the Region 1 version came out earlier of course...
there's an awesome edition of Metropolis out actually...
but yeah Taxi Driver needs: remastering, and it needs the laser disc's damn audio commentary
but yeah Taxi Driver needs: remastering, and it needs the laser disc's damn audio commentary
Two Sergio Corbucci westerns: Navajo Joe and The Mercenary. Two titles that represent the obscure elite of Grimaldi production italowesterns. Navajo Joe is available in English only in Japan, and the R1 disc of The Mercenary is a pan&scan disc sold under it's other English name "Professional Gun".
Junebug
Kill Bill
Star Wars
These are the only DVDs that I thik deserve a better edition. Also, I'm hoping that they give The Fountain and The Prestige a good DVD release
Kill Bill
Star Wars
These are the only DVDs that I thik deserve a better edition. Also, I'm hoping that they give The Fountain and The Prestige a good DVD release
Scott - being perfectly frank about Witchfinder General, the footage that was used for the restored violence on the UK DVD is from the only existing copy available, from an old European video source. It is quite likely that the original materials no longer exist, so what is presented on the disc is about the best it will look.
Being perfectly honest, they put a lot of effort into the restoration of the material, so you have to give them praise for it.
THE WILSON BROS
Being perfectly honest, they put a lot of effort into the restoration of the material, so you have to give them praise for it.
THE WILSON BROS
MIDNIGHT RUN! I keep holding off buying the cheap release hoping a new one is coming out. Glad I'm not the only one who's hoping for it...and I don't understand why one hasn't come out yet. "Brewster's Millions" is fun, too. I'd also like to see the extended version of "Fearless," and someone mentioned a new edition of "The Third Man." Does anyone know about it?
A Life Less Ordinary.
Brian Lansangan wrote: There are others, but here's my list of 10 (in no particular order):
1. Cool Hand Luke
2. The Shining
3. 2001: A Space Oddessey
4. Logan's Run
5. Clash of the Titans
6. Beetlejuice
7. A Clockwork Orange
8. Metropolis
9. Nosferatu
10.The Phantom of the Opera (Lon Chaney version)
Ummm, Nosferatu and Metropolis DO have a pretty good treatment with the KINO DVDs. Pretty sure the Lon Chaney PotO has a release very similar to them, if not KINO.
And yeah, like someone said, all the Kubrick's are getting SEs. Was supposed to be now, but nothing ever came of it.
1. Cool Hand Luke
2. The Shining
3. 2001: A Space Oddessey
4. Logan's Run
5. Clash of the Titans
6. Beetlejuice
7. A Clockwork Orange
8. Metropolis
9. Nosferatu
10.The Phantom of the Opera (Lon Chaney version)
Ummm, Nosferatu and Metropolis DO have a pretty good treatment with the KINO DVDs. Pretty sure the Lon Chaney PotO has a release very similar to them, if not KINO.
And yeah, like someone said, all the Kubrick's are getting SEs. Was supposed to be now, but nothing ever came of it.
I'd love to see special/ Deluxe/ ultimate editions of the following films...
1. The Last Detail( Hal Ashby, 1973)
2. Bad Lieutenant( Abel Ferrara, 1992)
3. The New World( Terrence Malick, 2005)- Make it the UK cut!
4. Dick Tracy( Warren Beatty, 1995)
5. Bonnie and Clyde( Arthur Penn, 1967)
6. The Thin Red Line( Terrence Malick, 1997)
7. Quiz Show( Robert Redford, 1994)
8. A Fistful of Dollars/ For a Few Dollars More( Leone)
9. In the Heat of the Night( Norman Jewison, 1967)
10.Face/Off( John Woo, 1997)- LONG OVERDUE!!!
1. The Last Detail( Hal Ashby, 1973)
2. Bad Lieutenant( Abel Ferrara, 1992)
3. The New World( Terrence Malick, 2005)- Make it the UK cut!
4. Dick Tracy( Warren Beatty, 1995)
5. Bonnie and Clyde( Arthur Penn, 1967)
6. The Thin Red Line( Terrence Malick, 1997)
7. Quiz Show( Robert Redford, 1994)
8. A Fistful of Dollars/ For a Few Dollars More( Leone)
9. In the Heat of the Night( Norman Jewison, 1967)
10.Face/Off( John Woo, 1997)- LONG OVERDUE!!!
The Big: Director's Cut DVD is officially back on the release schedule. Having been delayed from a November 7th, 2006 release, it is now set to street March 27, 2007 with a That Thing You Do! Director's Cut.
What about Ridley Scott's 1492: Conquest Of Paradise, it has never touched the region 1 market and the region 2 DVD's available could have much more content and extras. Glad to see such sweet love for Sexy Beast, Brewsters Millions and the incredible Snake Eyes. However, Midnight Run is a classic, I own it on DVD and I agree it deserves much better treatment.
Oh and don' forget Being There, Decline of the American Empire and Akira Kurosawa's Dreams.
Yeah STARGATE I would agree (a 3hr version has been in lingo for years) other well heres my list
1. THE MONSTER SQUAD: THIS IS THE ONE TRUE DVD THAT NEEDS TO BE UNLEASHED.
2. THE KEEP: Micheal Mann's horror has never been releashedon DVD yet.
3. THE THREE MUSKETEERS (GENE KELLY): I've not seen this yet. Where is it?
4. CAPTIAN HORNBLOWER (GREGORY PECK): Same as above.
5. JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS: A TWO DISC EDITION IS DUE DON'T YOU UNIVERSAL.
6. PREDATOR 2 UNCUT EDITION: GO ON IMDB.COM AND SEE THE ALTERNATIVE VERSION SECTION AND YOU'LL SEE WHY.
1. THE MONSTER SQUAD: THIS IS THE ONE TRUE DVD THAT NEEDS TO BE UNLEASHED.
2. THE KEEP: Micheal Mann's horror has never been releashedon DVD yet.
3. THE THREE MUSKETEERS (GENE KELLY): I've not seen this yet. Where is it?
4. CAPTIAN HORNBLOWER (GREGORY PECK): Same as above.
5. JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS: A TWO DISC EDITION IS DUE DON'T YOU UNIVERSAL.
6. PREDATOR 2 UNCUT EDITION: GO ON IMDB.COM AND SEE THE ALTERNATIVE VERSION SECTION AND YOU'LL SEE WHY.
The region 1 DVD of Sexy Beast has a commentary by Ben Kingsley and Jeremy Thomas.
Once were Warriors - classic film deserving a Criterion treatment. One drama that I truly enjoyed.
To the persons asking about Metropolis and Sunrise -- consider investing in a region free player (you won't regret it) or seeing if yours can be made region free via remote codes or firmware changes or whatever -- both titles are available as part of the "Masters of Cinema" collection from Eureka! in the UK -- consider it the British Criterion Collection, it's that good.
I would like to see an SE of Braveheart too since Mel's first cut was six hours long.
The Keep needs a DVD since there are deleted scenes and various alternate endings (some shown in syndication years ago).
I'm with others with Nightbreed needing a DC. I love thata movie.
The Keep needs a DVD since there are deleted scenes and various alternate endings (some shown in syndication years ago).
I'm with others with Nightbreed needing a DC. I love thata movie.
I've got to mention that snake eyes is a pretty mediocre film and definitely doesn't deserve special treatment.
Having said that Beyond Rangoon has not even been released on DVD an considering all the c**p that has had second and third special editions isn't it about time this classic was released!
movies that like to see given the special treatment or even just re released completely uncut...
Freeway
mimic
Full Metal jacket
they Live
I'll post more as I think of them...
To the guy who mention Star Wars hasn't had a decent release yet. It's getting one next year! There's no way Fox/Lucas is going to miss the 30th anniversary so expect all six films to be released in one box-set with new extras and I wouldn't be surprised to see the original unaltered movies cleaned up in an anamorphic presentation... Personally I'd like to see the altered versions that are currently on DVD have the Han solo shoots first scene available to be seamlessly abridged into it as a choice from the menus.
To the guy who mentioned to A Better tomorrow/II there's a two-disc version of a better tomorrow in the UK and Hong Kong legends have just released a new special edition of Part 2, plus there's always the Korean/Hong Kong trilogy box-set.
Having said that Beyond Rangoon has not even been released on DVD an considering all the c**p that has had second and third special editions isn't it about time this classic was released!
movies that like to see given the special treatment or even just re released completely uncut...
Freeway
mimic
Full Metal jacket
they Live
I'll post more as I think of them...
To the guy who mention Star Wars hasn't had a decent release yet. It's getting one next year! There's no way Fox/Lucas is going to miss the 30th anniversary so expect all six films to be released in one box-set with new extras and I wouldn't be surprised to see the original unaltered movies cleaned up in an anamorphic presentation... Personally I'd like to see the altered versions that are currently on DVD have the Han solo shoots first scene available to be seamlessly abridged into it as a choice from the menus.
To the guy who mentioned to A Better tomorrow/II there's a two-disc version of a better tomorrow in the UK and Hong Kong legends have just released a new special edition of Part 2, plus there's always the Korean/Hong Kong trilogy box-set.
I'm gonna second or third or whatever Nightbreed, because Clive Barker....well, he's friggin' Clive Barker. End!
I would just like to say that what REALLY needs some re-releasing are things like Eating Raoul and Innocent Blood, or Pumpkinhead (the fact that Blood Wings got an SE and the original has yet to even be released with the OAR is CRIMINAL).
Mad Max 2 could do with an SE. Even if Mad Max remains my unusual pick as favourite MM film and they treated it pretty well.
I would just like to say that what REALLY needs some re-releasing are things like Eating Raoul and Innocent Blood, or Pumpkinhead (the fact that Blood Wings got an SE and the original has yet to even be released with the OAR is CRIMINAL).
Mad Max 2 could do with an SE. Even if Mad Max remains my unusual pick as favourite MM film and they treated it pretty well.
Brian Lansangan wrote: Nice. I guess I'll change that to Full Metal Jacket then
I think that is as well. I was contacted by a PR company a while ago, but never heard anything else from them. Should really chase it up I guess...
I think that is as well. I was contacted by a PR company a while ago, but never heard anything else from them. Should really chase it up I guess...
Oooh - Cliver Barker's Nightbreed is on my list too. Clive has constantly said that he'd love to go back and recut the film and release a cut that represents what he originally wanted to be released to theatres but so far the footage seems to be lost in limbo. He knows it exists but nobody seems to know exactly where!
When is The Keep coming out on DVD?
I'd like to see the following get a better release:
Braveheart
Rocketeer
They Live
Beetlejuice
Braveheart
Rocketeer
They Live
Beetlejuice
Taxi Driver deserves a nice 2 disc treatment.
Cool Hand Luke is going to be given 2 disc DVD treatment in 2007.
Hoorah!!!!
I own Snake Eyes, and despite the awesome premise, found the movie to be quite a letdown. After all the development, the plot seemed to stall at the end, and the twists were just unsatisfying. I was wondering why those Alien movies were treated so poorly on dvd though. I mean seriously, what a horrible box set.

Abel Gance's Napoleon:
The epic 1927 silent is available in other regions, but it's the entire 4-hour 1981 version crammed onto a DVD-9 with no extras. This is just screaming for a 4-disc SE! There's an even longer cut now (5 1/2 hrs), two scores, tons of extra material (even alternate takes, behind-the-scenes footage, documentaries, the 1930s sound re-release, a book), etc. However, the rights are tangled between Universal, StudioCanal, Zoetrope, Photoplay Productions, and the BFI. Criterion needs this since they can act as a mediator between all the outfits.
Sunrise:
Yes, it's technically on DVD, but it was never officially released as a single title. You have to get it off ebay or from a box set now. This is one of the most important silent films, yet you can't simply buy it! The DVD is Criterion-level and Fox should be ashamed for not putting it out like a normal release. It's one of the best classic DVDs they've produced.
The Thief and the Cobbler:
Probably my favorite animated film... in the original cut. The current DVD (the 2005 and 2006 editions are identical) is in pan & scan (originally 2.35:1 Panavision), edited (missing 8 minutes from the "international" cut and 25 minutes from the uncut version), and re-dubbed. I have a bootleg of a fan edit that reconstructs the film from various sources and it even has over 6 hours of supplements. The bootleg is 100% widescreen, faithful to the original version, has a commentary, and six hours of supplements. The Weinstein Co. gives us a pan & scan VHS transfer in popup packaging with no extras. It's nice when you can get a Criterion-level DVD for free while an actual studio offers a Madacy-level for $14. It's a pity because the uncut version (featuring voices by Vincent Price, Sir Anthony Quayle, Donald Pleasance, and Sir Felix Alymer) is a fantastic movie. The edited versions are a travesty. Disney apparently owns this, but the Weinsteins still have some sort of stake (which is why they were able to release a pan & scan DVD/drink coaster).
Also, I think the Fatty Arbuckle "Brewsters Millions" is lost. Most of his features had the same fate, except for Leap Year (which is on the excellent 4-disc collection from Laughsmith/Mackinac Media).
The epic 1927 silent is available in other regions, but it's the entire 4-hour 1981 version crammed onto a DVD-9 with no extras. This is just screaming for a 4-disc SE! There's an even longer cut now (5 1/2 hrs), two scores, tons of extra material (even alternate takes, behind-the-scenes footage, documentaries, the 1930s sound re-release, a book), etc. However, the rights are tangled between Universal, StudioCanal, Zoetrope, Photoplay Productions, and the BFI. Criterion needs this since they can act as a mediator between all the outfits.
Sunrise:
Yes, it's technically on DVD, but it was never officially released as a single title. You have to get it off ebay or from a box set now. This is one of the most important silent films, yet you can't simply buy it! The DVD is Criterion-level and Fox should be ashamed for not putting it out like a normal release. It's one of the best classic DVDs they've produced.
The Thief and the Cobbler:
Probably my favorite animated film... in the original cut. The current DVD (the 2005 and 2006 editions are identical) is in pan & scan (originally 2.35:1 Panavision), edited (missing 8 minutes from the "international" cut and 25 minutes from the uncut version), and re-dubbed. I have a bootleg of a fan edit that reconstructs the film from various sources and it even has over 6 hours of supplements. The bootleg is 100% widescreen, faithful to the original version, has a commentary, and six hours of supplements. The Weinstein Co. gives us a pan & scan VHS transfer in popup packaging with no extras. It's nice when you can get a Criterion-level DVD for free while an actual studio offers a Madacy-level for $14. It's a pity because the uncut version (featuring voices by Vincent Price, Sir Anthony Quayle, Donald Pleasance, and Sir Felix Alymer) is a fantastic movie. The edited versions are a travesty. Disney apparently owns this, but the Weinsteins still have some sort of stake (which is why they were able to release a pan & scan DVD/drink coaster).
Also, I think the Fatty Arbuckle "Brewsters Millions" is lost. Most of his features had the same fate, except for Leap Year (which is on the excellent 4-disc collection from Laughsmith/Mackinac Media).
I think the DC of American History X is the one released since the studio decided not to show the Norton cut.
Lifeforce deserves a SE (US theatrical and longer international version in anamorphic widescreen- currently the international cut is letterboxed/non-anamorphic).
Halloween 6 needs a good SE since the original cut (45 different minutes includinga different ending) isn't available on DVD.
Hellraiser: Bloodline needs a decent SE since the original cut was re-edited and tinkered with.
I second a SE for The 13th Warrior since the TV ads show scenes not even in the film and the book's author hated the original cut and had some things reshot.
Lifeforce deserves a SE (US theatrical and longer international version in anamorphic widescreen- currently the international cut is letterboxed/non-anamorphic).
Halloween 6 needs a good SE since the original cut (45 different minutes includinga different ending) isn't available on DVD.
Hellraiser: Bloodline needs a decent SE since the original cut was re-edited and tinkered with.
I second a SE for The 13th Warrior since the TV ads show scenes not even in the film and the book's author hated the original cut and had some things reshot.
Nice. I guess I'll change that to Full Metal Jacket then
nice article Scott....i would ad:
- Die Hard 1,2 (remastered would be nice)
- Die Hard 1,2 (remastered would be nice)
A Clockwork Orange is getting an SE next year.
Chem wrote: Scott: You misspelt Criterion Collection.
Good man, I put that in there to check that people read my articles. Honest.
Please can one of you guys with editor access sort that out? Ta.
Good man, I put that in there to check that people read my articles. Honest.
Please can one of you guys with editor access sort that out? Ta.
beckmen, The Austrian Punisher DVD is pretty good. I reviewed it here.
So far as American History X goes, I'd like to see a real director's cut, before Norton took over.
So far as American History X goes, I'd like to see a real director's cut, before Norton took over.
How can we live in such a world that includes endless editions of Highlander & Highland II...One word...Ishtar! I mean...We already have Reds on a 2 disc Special Edition DVD. I see an audio commentary by Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman & Isabelle Adjani in the future. Even better...The Two Disc Special Edition of Howard the Duck...with audio commentary by George Lucas, Willard Huyck, Lea Thompson & Academy Award winner Tim Robbins. I'm not asking a lot...Am I asking for a special edition of Popeye, Wild Wild West, Star Wars Holiday Special or King Solomon's Mines & Allan Quatermain & the Lost City of Gold with audio commentary by Richard Chamberlain & Sharon Stone...Now...I'll buy that for a dollar!!!
Scott: You misspelt Criterion Collection.
lokmon wrote: How about Big or Singles?
Big was actually supposed to have had a director's cut released on November 7, 2006, but I haven't seen it in stores yet. I'm not sure if it even came out.
Big was actually supposed to have had a director's cut released on November 7, 2006, but I haven't seen it in stores yet. I'm not sure if it even came out.
Pretty much most Universal DVDs deserve better.
The Silver Age Marx Brothers box could've stood some touching up and it's just some gd infuriating that they think they can just leave the blotchy picture quality as it is and do nothing to restore the audio either, and fans will love them forever because they're most of the best Marx bros. films in one box.
While they are some of the best, the presentation left SOOOO much to be desired and I loathe them for it. Will have to pick up that Thin Man box soon because I know Warner knows how to treat classic films.
The Silver Age Marx Brothers box could've stood some touching up and it's just some gd infuriating that they think they can just leave the blotchy picture quality as it is and do nothing to restore the audio either, and fans will love them forever because they're most of the best Marx bros. films in one box.
While they are some of the best, the presentation left SOOOO much to be desired and I loathe them for it. Will have to pick up that Thin Man box soon because I know Warner knows how to treat classic films.
Commando
True Lies
The 13th Warrior (I'd like to see the Eaters of the Dead cut)
American History X
Falling Down
Assassins
A Better Tomorrow I and II
Frantic (fullscreen only, I think..WTF)
Showdown in Little Tokyo (fullscreen only in R1)
Halloween 2
The Punisher (1989)
Mimic
Stargate (Deleted Scenes, please)
To name a few.
True Lies
The 13th Warrior (I'd like to see the Eaters of the Dead cut)
American History X
Falling Down
Assassins
A Better Tomorrow I and II
Frantic (fullscreen only, I think..WTF)
Showdown in Little Tokyo (fullscreen only in R1)
Halloween 2
The Punisher (1989)
Mimic
Stargate (Deleted Scenes, please)
To name a few.
Four words: Song of the South. Now that deserves to be on DVD soon, very soon.
Very nice Scott. I'm glad you've chosen movies I'd never had thought of, it makes you an original. If we get Witchfinder General, I say we should also get The Devils...you know..at all...how is that still not available?
our town
cowboys and angels
theif of bagdad
high art
I hope they fix the audio for "our town" if they ever do a special edition, can barely hear Copland's score. isolated music tracks for "theif of bagdad" and "cowboys and angels" will be great too. nice to dream
cowboys and angels
theif of bagdad
high art
I hope they fix the audio for "our town" if they ever do a special edition, can barely hear Copland's score. isolated music tracks for "theif of bagdad" and "cowboys and angels" will be great too. nice to dream
How about Big or Singles?
I still don't think the original Star Wars movies have had a proper DVD release so they would be in my top ten!
And I would totally buy a Brewster's Millions Special Edition DVD! :D
And I would totally buy a Brewster's Millions Special Edition DVD! :D
There are others, but here's my list of 10 (in no particular order):
1. Cool Hand Luke
2. The Shining
3. 2001: A Space Oddessey
4. Logan's Run
5. Clash of the Titans
6. Beetlejuice
7. A Clockwork Orange
8. Metropolis
9. Nosferatu
10.The Phantom of the Opera (Lon Chaney version)
1. Cool Hand Luke
2. The Shining
3. 2001: A Space Oddessey
4. Logan's Run
5. Clash of the Titans
6. Beetlejuice
7. A Clockwork Orange
8. Metropolis
9. Nosferatu
10.The Phantom of the Opera (Lon Chaney version)
Clue. The funniest movie that ever has been or will be, bar-none.
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