Top 50 DVDs

Muftakkabe327 writes "TheForce.net points to UGO's Top 50 DVDs feature where Star Wars makes a healthy appearance at #11. Whether that's high enough to keep fans from rioting remains to be seen. Other nerd-friendly fare on the list include Evil Dead, Lord of the Rings, Ghostbusters, Akira, Dawn of the Dead, Freaks & Geeks and Led Zeppelin. "

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Si-fi/fantasy

[COMON$]

I couldnt help but notice the rather large amount of Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movies on that list. Anyone have ideas as to why they sell better?

Did you have to be under 15 to vote?

[winkydink]

Top 50? Top 50 DVD's? What was the criteria? Movies you can watch without having to think all that much?

Re:Did you have to be under 15 to vote?

[loid_void]

and don't you think they should remove the line "of all time"? Really.

Re:Did you have to be under 15 to vote?

[eno2001]

I noticed that The Blade Runner is conspicuously missing. If that movie is not on the list, then the list must be kil... err.. retired. :)

Re:Did you have to be under 15 to vote?

[vondo]

These are their top 50 DVDs of all time, not the top 50 movies on DVD. They are rating these on video quality, sound quality, amount and quality of extras, etc.

I don't think I've seen the "Citizen Kane" DVD, but it probably wouldn't rate high on their scale since the video is probably from an old print, the sound might be mono, and there is probably not an insightful commentary track by Orson Wells.

Re:Did you have to be under 15 to vote?

[TheAntiCrust]

I always felt 50 bucks for a season was ludicrous. Selling DVDs of TV shows is like an icing on the cake to me and paying like 300 dollars to own a six season show is INSANE. They should be less becuase they were already on friggin TV for free with thier ad/cable revenue. I love Stagate, but unless (when it is finally over), I can get the whole entirety of the series for 100-150 bucks, I wont. Also, other than the simpsons, I cant see myself shelling out that much for any other series.

Re:Did you have to be under 15 to vote?

[JesusQuintana]

Save your breath. Apparently, everyone reading slashdot is incapable of reading that this is a list of the top DVDs, not the top movies. And instead of discussing the merits of what makes an excellent DVD release, they're talking about what makes a movie good or bad. Clearly, they are incapable of RTFA.

The same people who just don't get it, probably have never observed the fine quality of these DVD releases. If you downloaded your movies from Suprnova, you can't observe the quality of the releases.

Even the biggest fan of The Evil Dead probably wouldn't try to convince you that it is the No. 4 movie of all time. But damn, the packaging is top notch. The art director of that release should be proud. As should the all the others who worked on this fine list.

And no, I am not the AD for any of these releases. I'd be very proud of my work if I was though.

What a joke

[Anonymous Coward]

31. Daredevil
22. Pearl Harbor

Q.E.D.

Re:What a joke

[wfmcwalter]

What is Memento if not the first well-known movie in years to literally require at least two viewings!?

Indeed, it really does require that second viewing. But once you've truly figured out what's going on, and the forward-backward conceit, the third viewing is downright dull. With the tension and ambiguity resolved, Memento turns into a movie with negligible plot and incredibly flat characters. I loved it the first time though, but it has no long term watchability.

Fight Club, on the other hand, is confusing and clever in the same way Memento is, but has far more staying power; there are so many little clues and corners and brilliant lines that it's still entertaining and fresh after a dozen watchings.

Based on what?

[stratjakt]

Sales, I imagine.

Which makes me wonder, who really cares? What purpose do articles like this serve?

It's like lists like these exist so that people with nothing rewarding in their lives can read it and go "oh! I've seen, or own, most of those movies! Phew, I can relax! I'm normal like everyone else!"

Meh

This guy is retarded!

[bigbabich]

I wasn't going to say anything when I saw Beauty and the Beast AHEAD of the Godfather...but when I saw DAREDEVIL ahead of the royal Tannenbaums (and with a #31) I have to cast my vote for this guy getting the lobotomy of the year award. What a dumbass.

Star Wars should be higher.

[GeorgeMcBay]

Ok, I guess I'm a fan coming out of the woodwork, but really... I know it is fashionable to be anti-Star Wars these days, but the original trilogy still kicks all kinds of ass, and the transfer, sound and extras on the original trilogy collection are all top notch.

I'm not saying it should be #1, but seriously, it should NOT be behind Dawn of the Dead, Men in Black or Ghostbusters. Some of the others are debatable, but I don't think those are. I like all of those movies, and own 2 of the 3 on DVD, but cmon.

Re:Boo

[roseblood]

What is really frightening, not the ghostbusters, but that ESCAPE FROM NEWYOUK was rated higher in the list than THE GODFATHER MOVIES, TRON, THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, and SAVING PRIVATE RYAN. Escape from New York should make the list, it's *THE* classic lame action film set in a sci-fi enviroment, but there's no way in hell being the best of the bad is better than being one amongst a herd of great movies.

Bias schmias.

[Scoopus]

It's obvious the list has a bias... it's a list! It's the site's editorial call. The thing about the list is it's obviously not based on the movie, but on the quality of the extras, transfer, packaging, etc. Sure, there are some discs I disagree with, but for the most part, this seems like a collector's wet dream to me... even if it means owning Pearl Harbor.

Re:Sci-fi/fantasy

[abb3w]

Geeks tend to have higher-than-average disposable incomes, and a willingness to apply that to their daft obsessions.

(Says a man who own the Matrix, LOTR, and complete Farscape boxed sets....)

Ultimate Fanboy Fighting League

[STrinity]

Sorry, but the Star Wars and Indiana Jones sets don't deserve to be on that list. Don't get me wrong, I love both trilogies, but the DVDs are completely underwhelming. Apart from Irving Kershner on Empire, the commentaries are complete snooze-fests, and the docus in those sets were edited by people who think Bill Moyer specials are the epitome of entertaining documentaries. I'd actually rate the THX-1138 DVD above the Star Wars set -- at least there, Lucas offered an honest appraisal of his career, and actually seemed to enjoy talking about his work.

Re:Goonies?

[DeadMeat (TM)]

Not to mention the notable omission of the Criterion Collection version of Brazil. It's hard to take any "Top DVDs" list seriously that doesn't acknowledge the grand-daddy of all over-the-top multi-disc sets.

Re:Indian Pr0n

[Anonymous Coward]

Nowadays, Indians want to see "Blonde College Girls Ripped Apart By 14 Inch Black Monster Cocks Part 26" instead of "Apu Nahasapeemapetilon Vanesh Lalinila Peliharishnavishe"

Pearl Harbor

[Detritus]

I can't believe Pearl Harbor made their list. What a POS.

For less money, you can get a DVD version of Tora! Tora! Tora!, a far superior movie, and they did a great job of restoring the film and mastering the DVD.

Re:Top 50 DVD List

[wayne606]

This is not an especially useful way to rate movies, IMHO. Like, "This is an awesome computer - it's green and the CDROM drawer makes a neat swoosh sound when it opens." No amount of interesting commentary and level of video transfer is going to make me want to watch Daredevil again...

Re:Boo

[Goldberg's Pants]

Score:5, Insightful, on a post from someone who clearly didn't read the article. Otherwise they'd have known it was the best DVD's, not the best MOVIES.

And Godfather is overrated piffle, and men only say they like it because they fear their friends may think they're gay if they don't, despite the underlying homosexuality in all three films.

Stereotypes indeed . . .

[droleary]

Stereotypes suck. Besides, who needs blondes when we already have the hottest woman in the world.

Yeah, nothing says breaking down barriers like the ability to classify women based solely on their looks.