DVD collection

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[tv box sets] [music] [seasonal] [DOCUMENTARY]
[CREATURE FEATURES] [what's left]

 
1-9 12 Monkeys ***  
  48 HRS **** The emergence of Eddie Murphy. The peak of Walter Hill.
  6th Sense **** Most fun viewing with a first-timer (if you can find one).
       
A A Hard Day's Night ****  
  A League of Their Own ****  
  Abbott and Costello; The Best of  Vol. 1 **** Buck Privates. The rest is gravy.
  Abbott and Costello; The Best of  Vol. 3 **** They go everywhere and meet everyone with this set.
  Above The Law ** These are rated only against other Steven Seagal movies.
  Against All Odds **  
  Alien Quadrilogy **** Best to least follow 1-4.
  All Dogs Go To Heaven    
  Amityville Horror, The **  
  And Then There None    
  Apocalypse Now - Redux **** Maybe I'm sick, but I enjoyed the extra footage!
  Apollo 13 ****  
     

 
B Back To School *** Great Rodney. And Sally Kellerman is more beautiful than ever!
  Batman Begins *** Christian Bale brings life back into the Batman series
  Being John Malkovich **** Incredible, creepy film. Mostly creepy.
  Big Lobowski, The **** One of my ALL-TIME favorites.
  Big Sleep, The **** Bogart at his best.
  Bloodwork    
  Blow Out *** At least dePalma steals from good films. But no Blow Up.
  Body Double **1/2 Not Vertigo, but okay dePalma stuff.
  Bone Collector, The **1/2  
  Bonnie and Clyde ****  
  Bourne Identity, The ****  
  Bourne Supremacy, The ***1/2  
  Bourne Ultimatum, The ***1/2  
  Brainstorm ***  
  Breakfast Club, The ***  
  Broken Arrow *** Too long. But great characters keep this one going.
  Burnt Offerings **1/2 From the man who brought us Dark Shadows
       
C Caine Mutiny, The **** I love it more with each viewing.
  Candyman *** Third star is for my love of Virginia Madsen.
  Carrie *** Brian DePalma shows some originality when Stephen King writes.
  Casablanca **** Best movie EVER. PERIOD. GOT IT?
  Cats and Dogs ***  
  Chicken Run **1/2  
  Christine *** John Carpenter and Michael Myers, the Thing, and oh yeah, Christine.
  Close Encounters of the Third Kind ****  
  Commando **** Arnold at the top of the shallow action market here.
  Contact ****  
  Creepshow *** "Bastards" Uneven but fun anthology.
     

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D Dark Knight, The **** An incredibly creepy Joker makes this a great movie.
  Dawn of the Dead - 1977 ***1/2 European zombie gore come to the states with this Romero classic
  Die Hard **** Goodbye David Addison - Hello John McCLane
  Die Hard 2 - Die Harder **** A fun sequel includes return characters from the first film.
  Die Hard 3 - With a Vengeance ***  
  Die Hard 4 - Live Free or Die Hard **** A wonderful return to the antics of Mr. McCLane.
  Dog Day Afternoon ***  
  Dogma ****  
  Dr. Dolittle 1 ***  
  Dr. Dolittle 2 ***  
  Dracula *** Coppola does the old vamp justice. And we get Winona Ryder to boot!
  Dunston Checks In *** A fun waste of time.
  Dirty Harry Collection ***1/2
**1/2
***
Dirty Harry
Magnum Force
The Enforcer		 ***
**1/2		 Sudden Impact
The Dead Pool
     
E E.T. *** Doesn't hold up as well as Wizard of Oz.
  Emperor's New Groove, The ****  
  Eraser ***  
  Escape From New York ***  
  Evil Dead II *** Best of the Evil Dead series.
  ExistenZ *** Reminds me of Videodrome, only sexier.
       
F Face/Off **** Woo gets it right on every count. Cage and Travolta nail it as well.
  Falling Down **1/2  
  Fargo **** How do the Coen brothers keep getting it right?
  Finding Nemo ****  
  Freddy -vs- Jason **1/2  
     

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G Galaxy Quest **** "Never Give Up. Never Surrender."
  Gauntlet, The ***  
  Ghost and Mr. Chicken, The **1/2  
  Godfather Collection, The ****  
  Good Will Hunting ****  
  Goodfellas ****  
       
H Hamburger Hill ***  
  Hang 'em High *** All those saddle-worn characters and I still laugh when I see the Skipper.
  Hard To Kill ** Even for Seagal this is weak.
  Harold and Maude ***  
  Harvey **** An Easter tradition. Pretty obvious connection. Oh, here's my card.
  HELP! ***1/2  
  High Plains Drifter *** One of my faves.
  House on Haunted Hill (1999) ** A poor remake with more blood and less chills
  Howling, The ***  
       
I Ice Age **1/2  
  Independence Day **** A staple worthy of annual viewing on the 4th of July.
       
J Jack And The Beanstalk (Abbott & Costello) **1/2 A childhood favorite that is still fun to watch.
  JAWS **** Hitchcock scared the shower out of us. Spielberg, the ocean.
  Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back ***  
  Jurassic Park ***  
     

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K Kentucky Fried Movie **1/2 Early work  from Zuckers, Abrahams and Landis. Great comentary!
       
L Little Big Man ***1/2  
  Long Kiss Goodnight, The ***  
  Long Riders, The ***  
  Longest Yard, The (1974) *** Hey, I enjoy this one around November. Get over it.
       
M M*A*S*H* ****  
  Madagascar *** Possibly more fun for the grown-ups than the kids.
  Major League ***  
  Matrix, The ****  
  Medicine Man ***  
  Memento **** If I remember correctly....great movie! I think.
  Men In Black ****  
  Men In Black II ***  
  Monster **** CREEPY with a capitol CREEP
  Monty Python's The Meaning of Life **1/2 Mr. Creosote is one of the greatest characters ever!
  Murder ***  
  My Cousin Vinny ***1/2 Gotta love dem yutes!
  The Marx Brothers Collection
 		 ****

**1/2
A Night At The Opera
A Day At The Races
Go West
At The Circus

**1/2		 The Big Store
Room Service
A Night In Casablanca
       
N Natural Born Killers ***  
  Never Say Never Again **1/2 Though I enjoy this one a bunch, Bond has become too campy.
  Nightmare On Elm Street ***1/2  
  Nightmare On Elm Street 3 *** Patricia Arquette long before Medium. Freddy breaks out as comedian.
  North By Northwest **** Hitchcock at his best.
  North Dallas Forty *** For all you Cowboy fans.
  Nutty Professor, The ***  
  Nutty Professor 2 - The Klumps, The **1/2  
     

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O Omen, The (1976) ***  
  Once Upon A Time In America **** Give yourself plenty of time to sit through this one. You'll be glad you did.
  Out For Justice    
  Over The Hill Gang, The    
  Over The Hill Gang Rides Again, The    
       
P-Q Pale Rider ***  
  Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid *** Okay, this one gets an extra star for sentimental nostalgia with me.
  Pee-Wee's Big Adventure **  
  Peggy Sue Got Married ***  
  Pirates Of The Caribbean 1 ***1/2 Curse of the Black Pearl - Thoroughly enjoyable.
  Pirates Of The Caribbean 2 ***1/2 Dead Man's Chest - Johnny Depp is great in this.
  Poltergeist ****  
  Predator *** When "Governor Ah-nold" was friends with "Guv'ner Ventura".
  Princess Bride ***  
  Prophecy, The ***  
  Pulp Fiction ****  
  Purple Rain ***  
  Pushing Tin    
       
R Rear Window ****  
  Reservoir Dogs ***  
  RoboCop ***  
  Robots *1/2 One for the kids. Not much else.
  Rock & Roll High School ****  
  Rosemary's Baby ****  
  Running Man **1/2  
     

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S Sandlot, The *** Fun for the kids and hey, its about baseball.
  Saving Private Ryan ****  
  Scarface (1983) ***  
  Sea of Love **1/2 Ellen Barkin. Another babe in my book, makes this watch-able.
  Seven *** Like Straw Dogs below, you need a shower after watching this.
  Sherlock - Case Of Evil    
  Shining, The ***  
  Sin City ***  
  Slap Shot ***  
  Southern Comfort **1/2  
  Species ***  
  Spy Kids ***  
  Spy Kids 2 - The Island of Lost Dreams ***  
  Spy Kids 3 - Game Over ***D So-so plot. Fun 3-D.
  Stand, The **** Yes 4 stars. 6 hours long and made for TV yet still scary.
  Star Trek - The Motion Picture **1/2 "The Director's Edition"
  Star Trek 2 - The Wrath of Kahn ****  
  Star Trek 3 - The Search For Spock **1/2  
  Star Trek 4 - The Voyage Home ****  
  Star Trek 6 - The Undiscovered Country ***  
  Stargate ***  
  Starman ***1/2  
  Straw Dogs *** Is there a good soul anywhere in this movie? Yet you can't look away.
     

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T Terminator, The ****  
  Terminator 2 - Judgment Day **** He came back - just like he said he would.
  Terminator 3 - Rise Of The Machines *** I don't think Ah-nold will be back in T-4.
  There's Something About Mary ****  
  Thing, The (1982) ***  
  This Is Spinal Tap ***1/2  
  Thunderheart **1/2  
  Total Recall *** Arnold made 6  movies whose title begins with T,
  True Lies ***      and I own 5 of them! (which one is missing?)
  Truth About Cats & Dogs, The *** Go figure. I think Janeane Garofalo is sexier than Uma.
  Twister *** Fun, LOUD movie with a great performance by Philip Seymour Hoffman
       
U Uncle Buck *** Typical plotline, but John Candy is enjoyable to watch.
  Under Siege ***  
  Unforgiven ***  
  Untouchables, The ****  
       
V Valley Girl *** Okay, so it's just another  Romeo & Juliet -but with a great cast.
  Vertigo **** Hitchcock, Bernard Herrmann at best best. Not to mention Kim Novak.
     

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W Wall, The ***  
  War Games *** VERY dated. But still a fun story.
  Warriors, The ***  
  WC Fields Comedy Collection
 		 ***
***1/2
The Bank Dick
 My Little Chickadee		 ***1/2
**1/2
**1/2		 You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
 It's a Gift
 International House
  What Dreams May Come ****  
  Who's Harry Crumb **1/2  
       
Y Yellow Submarine *** I missed it in the theatres due to chicken pox. Still fun to watch.
  Young Guns ** Okay brat-pack take on some classic old west gun men.
  Young Sherlock Holmes ***1/2 Thoroughly enjoyable story of the first meeting of Holmes and Watson.
       
 

TELEVISION COLLECTIONS

    
  American Gothic - The Series   "That's Buck with a B"
  The Bob Newhart Show - Seasons 1-2   Bob, Emily, Howard, Carol and Jerry. Oh, and don't forget Mr. Carlin.
  Buffy The Vampire Slayer Seasons 1-7    
  Columbo - Seasons 1-7 (1967-1978)   6 box-sets covering the original run on NBC Mystery Movie.
  Columbo - Mystery Movie Collection 1989   The series continues as collections of the ABC movies.
  Columbo - Mystery Movie Collection 1990    
  Dark Shadows - Collection 1,2,3   Yep, Barnabas and crew are alive on DVD.
  Dick Van Dyke Show, The - Season 1   My vote for the greatest comedy show ever. Sorry Lucy.
  Eerie Indiana - The Series    
  Freaks & Geeks - The Series   Based in the 70's but everyone recalls the characters from their own past.
  Gilligan's Island - Season 1   What can I say? It's Gilligan! And Mary Ann.
  Joan of Arcadia - The Complete Series   Interesting concept with more "ups" than "downs". Only ran 2 seasons.
  Kung Fu - The Complete Series   Snatch the pebble and relive the teen years of being one with the earth.
  Outer Limits - The Complete Original Series   Set the standard for the 1-hour sci-fi shows to come.
  Police Squad - The Series   IN COLOR 6 brilliant episodes surpass any of the Naked Gun films
  Ren & Stimpy Show, The - Seasons 1-2    
  Time Tunnel, The - The Complete Series   Fond (and educational) memories from my youth
     

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       Sentimental Saturdays    
  Beany & Cecil   LSD was legal then. And I swear Bob Clampett must have used it.
  Lancelot Link Secret Chimp - The Series   The REAL Monkeys! And they played their own instruments.
       
 

     MISCELLANEOUS TV DVDs

    
  Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The   Boxed Set Collection with Jeremy Brett as the famed detective.
  Sherlock Holmes Feature Film Collection, The   More Brett from the Brit's BBC. (bah-da-bum)
       
  SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS    
 
  • Lost At Sea
  • Nautical Nonsense
  • Sea Stories
  • Tide & Seek
  • SpongeBob Goes Prehistoric
    
  CREATURE FEATURES   Whether Friday nights or Saturday afternoons, B movies thrive.
       
  13 Ghosts - Original Version **1/2 Okay, so it is rated for kids 13 and under.
  Atom Age Vampire *  
  Attack Of The Crab Monsters *1/2  
  Brain That Wouldn't Die, The **1/2 Thank you Bob Wilkins for ALL those classics.
  Carnival Of Souls    
  Count Dracula and His Vampire Brides *1/2 and yet, not the worst of the Hammer Drac flicks with Lee.
  Eyes Without A Face   Shown on Creature Features as The Horror Chamber of Doctor Faustus
  Hypnotic Eye, The **** One of the earliest "slasher" movies ever made!
  Kingdom of the Spiders   It's......Captain....Kirk....in.....this...movie.
  Nightmare Sisters **1/2 Linnea Quigley and not much else. Can't help it ~ I love her!
  Screaming Skull    
  Spirits of the Dead *** Arty-Horror. Translation? Sexy late night Creature Feature.
  Them! *** I can't believe I own a James Whitmore movie! Oh yeah, big ants!
 


The Classic SCI-FI Ultimate Collection

  • Tarantula
  • The Mole People
  • The Incredible Shrinking Man
  • The Monolith Monsters
  • Monster On The Campus
  


 

 


Toxie's Triple Terror
(One of seven sets of Troma "Classics")

  • Horror Of The Hungry Humongous Hungan
  • Croaked - Frog Monster From Hell
  • Video Demons Do Psychotown


 
 

The Living Dead Collection

  • Night Of The Living Dead
  • The House By The Cemetery
  • Fangs Of The Living Dead
  • I Eat Your Skin
  

The Living Dead Collection (continued)

  • The Night Evelyn Came Out Of The Grave
  • The Last Man On Earth
  • King Of The Zombies
  • The Thirsty Dead
  • Messiah Of Evil
 

CHILLING
20 Blood Curdling Horror Classics

  • Maniac
  • Little Shop Of Horrors
  • Moon Of The Wolf
  • House On Haunted Hill
  • Creature From The Haunted Sea
  • Tormented
  • Dementia 13
  • The Galaxy Invader
  • Phantom From 10,000 Leagues
  • Attack Of The Monsters
  

CHILLING (continued)
20 Blood Curdling Horror Classics

  • Blood Tide
  • The Terror
  • Laser Mission
  • The Astral Factor
  • They Came From Beyond Space
  • The Last Man On Earth
  • Gamera The Invincible
  • Snowbeast
  • Night Of The Living Dead
  • War Of The Planets
     

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  MUSIC DVDs    
  The Beatles - Celebration    
  The Beatles - Anthology    
  Best of Bowie    
  Imagine   John Lennon
  Making of Hard Day's Night, The    
  Prince - Rave Un2 the Year 2000    
  Queen - We Will Rock You    
  Hurrah - A Year of Ta-Dah   The Scissor Sisters
  Bruce - Live in NYC    
       
  DOCUMENTARIES    
  Bowling For Columbine ***  
  Fahrenheit 9/11 **** And Americans voted the jerk into office twice!
  Outfoxed ****  
  PBS Great Old Amusement Parks *** A history of the Amusement Park and includes Santa Cruz Boardwalk
  100 Years - Millions of Memories *** The history of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardway
       
 

 

    
  SEASONAL FILMS AND SHOWS    
 

HALLOWEEN

    
  It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown   "I got a rock"
  SpongeBob Squarepants Halloween    
       
 

THANKSGIVING

    
  Home For The Holidays ***1/2  
       
 

CHRISTMAS

    
  A Charlie Brown Christmas ***  
  A Christmas Carol *** George C. Scott pulls it off with a great supporting cast.
  Miracle on 35th Street ***  
  Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol **** No Christmas is complete until I watch this classic.
  Scrooge **** THE BEST version of A Christmas Carol. Alistair Sim is Scrooge.
  SpongeBob Squarepants Christmas    
       
  WHAT'S LEFT    
 

Little Rascals

    
 
  • Brentwood 2-DVD Set
  • GoodTimes 8-DVD Collection
  • Hallmark Collectors Edition 3
  • ATI Collection Vol. 9
    
     

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