Dvd's and movies collection

[Giovanni]

This is my movie collection in dvd's:

1)The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Special extended edition)
2)The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Special extended edition)
3)The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Normal edition (Special extended edition soon)
4) Blow
5)The Untouchables
6) Forrest Gump
7)Schindlers' List ( special 2 dvds edition)
8)Pretty Woman
9) Apocalipse Now
10)Full Metal Jackets
11)In the Name of the Father
12)Dragon- The Life of Bruce Lee (special edition)
13) The Exorcist- Director's cut edition
14) Sleepy Hollow_ Tim Burton

Aliens' trilogy
15)Alien
16)Aliens (special edition)
17)Alien 3

Sergio Leone's
18)The good the bad the ugly
19)Once upon a time in America (special edition)

Quentin Tarantino's all movies:
20) Reservoir Dogs (special edition)
21) Pulp Fiction (special edition)
22) Jackie Brown
23) Kill Bill part 1
24) KIll Bill part 2


25)Enter the Dragon_ Bruce Lee's last movie (special edition)

Italians:
26)Cinema Paradiso_Giuseppe Tornatore
27)The legend of the pianist on the ocean_Giuseppe Tornatore
28)Come te nessuno mai_Gabriele Muccino
29)L'Ultimo Bacio_Gabriele Muccino
30)La Meglio Gioventù_M T Giordana
31) I soliti ignoti_ Mario Monicelli

Next targets: all Sergio Leone's movies such as For a few dollars more and all the others, The Godfather trilogy, all mafia movies in general like Bronx, Donnie Brasco etc..the Gladiator and more

what is your collection on dvds or tape? what do you think of my choices? these are the movies i totally adore, even though few of them are not my choices (pretty woman f ex :bri: :doh: )

[ilgenio]

Gio, you simply MUST get The Godfather Trilogy, more so now that Don Corleone (Marlon Brando) is not longer around (RIP Marlon). It's a must have for all fans of mafia/gangster flicks. Il Padrino trilogy is my all time favourite, and till now I still don't get sick of watching.

In short, it's an offer you can't refuse. :grinser:

[Giovanni]

Gio, you simply MUST get The Godfather Trilogy, more so now that Don Corleone (Marlon Brando) is not longer around (RIP Marlon). It's a must have for all fans of mafia/gangster flicks. Il Padrino trilogy is my all time favourite, and till now I still don't get sick of watching.

In short, it's an offer you can't refuse. :grinser:
thanks mate i know, i simply can't afford the pice of the dvds all together joined with my all other costs such as san siro and parties

i forgot: the Star Wars first trilogy, the Kubrick movies, Dario Argento's Deep Red, Shawshank something (guys i don't know all the names in english..the italian distibution has huge fantasy in creating more appropriate names for the mvies :yuck: )

[Stezagud]

i have so many now that ive got about 10 loaned out to mates and i cant even remember them all to ask for them back :rolleyes:

The first load are right in front of me now so i can list them quite easily :D

Reservoir Dogs, Apocalypse Now, Point Break, Das Boot, Three Kings, Goodfella's, Runaway Train, Platoon, Lost Boys, Shawshank Redemption, the Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Hang em high, fistful of dollars, Chopper, Carlito's way, The Wild Bunch, Terminator, Terminator 2, Young Guns, Fargo, Donnie Darko, Donnie Brasco, Wall Street, Pulp Fiction, Aliens (trilogy but not 4) The thing, The Long Good Friday, Godfather1, 2 and 3, Total Recall, Dog Day Afternoon, Heat, Leon, Pi, Tombstone, 12 Angry Men, Glory, Memento, JFK, Snatch, Seven, Excalibur, Die Hard, Predator, Dirty Harry, Usual Suspects, Trainspotting, Gladiator...

A few are my brothers though, including the Leone films :D

You definately have to get the Godfather trilogy mate :D 1 and 2 are still amongst the best films ever made, and part 3, while not quite as good, is still better than most films :cool:

[Giovanni]

i have so many now that ive got about 10 loaned out to mates and i cant even remember them all to ask for them back :rolleyes:

The first load are right in front of me now so i can list them quite easily :D

Reservoir Dogs, Apocalypse Now, Point Break, Das Boot, Three Kings, Goodfella's, Runaway Train, Platoon, Lost Boys, Shawshank Redemption, the Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Hang em high, fistful of dollars, Chopper, Carlito's way, The Wild Bunch, Terminator, Terminator 2, Young Guns, Fargo, Donnie Darko, Donnie Brasco, Wall Street, Pulp Fiction, Aliens (trilogy but not 4) The thing, The Long Good Friday, Godfather1, 2 and 3, Total Recall, Dog Day Afternoon, Heat, Leon, Pi, Tombstone, 12 Angry Men, Glory, Memento, JFK, Snatch, Seven, Excalibur, Die Hard, Predator, Dirty Harry, Usual Suspects, Trainspotting, Gladiator...

A few are my brothers though, including the Leone films :D

You definately have to get the Godfather trilogy mate :D 1 and 2 are still amongst the best films ever made, and part 3, while not quite as good, is still better than most films :cool:
among those you mentioned obviously i totally adore, as i said, the leone's movies: fistful of dollars, for a few dollars more, once upon a time in the west,once upon a time in america, the good the bad and the ugly

then i like leon, point break,excalibur, the die hard trilogy, trainspotting i agree the 4th alien installment is plain rubbish.
carlito's way is among my fav ever

[ilgenio]

For me I have The Godfather Trilogy, Star Wars Trilogy and most of Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese's films. I was thinking of getting LOTR but in the end decided on waiting for the release of a Trilogy box set. :grinser:

[Stezagud]

yeah, Carlito's Way is one of my favourites there too, even though i know the ending i still hope he'll make it to the train :rolleyes: :D

Heat is good too, i think thats the only film where De Niro and Pacino have met??

I keep planning to get the Star Wars and LotR films but never get round to it as they are on tv all the time anyway :D

[ilgenio]

Heat is good too, i think thats the only film where De Niro and Pacino have met??

You forgot The Godfather Part II :smileani:
Though they didn't appear in scenes with each other. :grinser:

[Giovanni]

guys the LOTR dvds are the best dvds you can find on the market.
even a supposed next dvd box will be less rich of extras, because, summed up, the extended versions have 12 dvds (4 per installment)..an eventual box set hardly will have 12 dvds..probably the yummy thing will be an eventual new editing with all the movies linked eachother as a whole one.it is said that in that version there'll be some perfectionised details such as the face of gollum in the fellowship (in the first movie they hadn't already developed his look, so he looked neutral but different from the final version)

anyway i suggest the extended, even though the final box roughly must be out in february so if you've managed to wait so far, can make it till that point.

[ACMILAN1983]

Most of the films mentioned so far are great.

errm...I don't think I can list all of my DVD (let alone movie in general) collection, as I've got hundreds!!

[Giovanni]

Most of the films mentioned so far are great.

errm...I don't think I can list all of my DVD (let alone movie in general) collection, as I've got hundreds!!
list the very best for you ,those you would bring with you on a desert island

is it true dvds cost less in uk and america? how much does one dvd cost there ?
luckily the prices are becoming reasonable here as well

i missed a target: BLACK HAWK DOWN

[Billy_Montreal]

My DVDS:

Goodfellas
The Godfather Trilogy
Casino
Donnie Brasco
The Sopranos Season 1,2,3,4
Scarface
Carlito's Way
A Bronx Tale

[Debs]

Hmmm....I know for sure I MUST add Van Helsing to my collection! I was disappointedw ith The Retunr of the King and probably won't be shelling out for the extended version of it, but I have the first 2. Also have:

Shrek
Under the Tuscan Sun
Pirates of the Caribbean
The Matrix 1 and 2
Love Actually
The Italian Job
Young Guns
The Day After Tomorrow


....and I know I have more....plus a few music DVDs.... :w200:

[Henrik]

Just got my DVD-players and decided to start off my collection by buying all James Bond movies. There are 3 collectors sets that are fairly reasonably prices.

Am waiting for the last Star Wars movie before getting all 6 in that series. Next up is a bunch of Disney movies to keep my daughter happy.

[Giovanni]

Today's purchases:

-fistful of dollars
-for a few dollars more
-once upon a time in the west
-donnie brasco

so the collection of leone's masterpieces have been completed, even though i've spent all my weekly budget

[ACMILAN1983]

my bro ordered Hero (extended version), 2046, House of Flying daggers and the new Police story from Hong Kong today

[Stezagud]

You forgot The Godfather Part II
Though they didn't appear in scenes with each other.

yeah, thats what i meant :D in Heat they actually sit down and have a little talk to each other. I cant remember if they actually share the screen though, or whether it just goes back and forth between them?

[Giovanni]

Guys my father has just bought the Godfather Collection with 4 dvds :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:

[mk18]

Guys my father has just bought the Godfather Collection with 4 dvds :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:

already have it :cool:

[Stezagud]

yeah, that was the first collection i bought, i took the 3 films out of the box and gave them pride of place in the centre of my DVD wall :cool:

[Giovanni]

someone suggested me to read the book first, but today i watched the first half of the first movie, but i felt like i was missing the real pathos of the movie, which in facts , reading the book, is a bit spoiled.

Now i believe i will watch the movies first, otherwise i risk to spoil the fun to watch such great movies, then i will read the books, already knowing about the story, but the richness of details of the book will add extra fun on the storyline

[Stezagud]

I've never been a massive reader of fiction so i dont really have that choice to make :D I think the only books i read before seeing the film was LOTR. I read all of Tolkiens works when i was 14 but then gradually forgot about them, by the time i saw the film i didnt remember much of the story so it didnt spoil the film for me in anyway.

[ACMILAN1983]

Gio, look at my last post in the gaming thread, you'll be pleasantly surprised ;)

[Giovanni]

Gio, look at my last post in the gaming thread, you'll be pleasantly surprised ;)
it must be cool!!!
i hope it'll be a great game

guys the dvds are awesome

i'm about to finish the first movie, maybe i'm about to stay awake to watch the second one too

[Giovanni]

guys to tell you the truth i didn't expect the godfather to be that good

it's AWESOOOOOOOOOOOME :proud: :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:

[Lombardia]

guys to tell you the truth i didn't expect the godfather to be that good

it's AWESOOOOOOOOOOOME :proud: :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:


i agree, i saaw it for the 1st time a couple of months ago, and i was just blown away, i'm currently going though the a-team dvd sets (hence hte new avatar) and cheers dvd's.

[Giovanni]

the part in sicily is amazing :proud:

when don vito is shot down i was about to weep :proud:

[ACMILAN1983]

I got Richard Pryor's classic stand up, Natural City, Gozu (must see for Miike fans out there), 2046 (Hong Kong), Shawn of the Dead, New Police Story and something else (can't remember)

[ilgenio]

someone suggested me to read the book first, but today i watched the first half of the first movie, but i felt like i was missing the real pathos of the movie, which in facts , reading the book, is a bit spoiled.

Now i believe i will watch the movies first, otherwise i risk to spoil the fun to watch such great movies, then i will read the books, already knowing about the story, but the richness of details of the book will add extra fun on the storyline

That someone was me Gio, on XT ;)

As said on XT, I suggested reading the book first cause the movie removed chunks from the novel, and by reading the book first you'll get yourself familarize with the plot.

There are scenes in the movie which a viewer who has not read the book will find somewhat confusing, like the scene where Sonny was helpless after the Don has been shot. He said to Tom Hagen "If I have a wartime consigliere, a Sicilian, I wouldn't be in this s#!t. Pop had Genco, and look who I got" A viewer who has not read the book would be clueless about WTF is Genco.

There is also no explanation in the movie about the return of Michael to America from Sicily. In one scene he's still in Sicily watching Apollonia getting bombed in the car, in the next he's back looking for Kay in America.

The removal of Tom Hagen from consigliere to legal adviser by Michael was also not elaborated in the movie. When Hagen asked Michael why was he out of the new business, Michael curtly replied "You're out Tom". If you've read the book you'll know why Michael wanted no involvement from Tom in the new family business.

Having said all those, there are still many captivating movie scenes. Those are magical screen moments suited only for movies and not books. The one I like most was the simultaneous scenes of the baptism and murder of the various New York gang leaders. :star:

[Giovanni]

i pretty much agree with you ilgenio, btw i have read 100 pages, arriving at the sollozzo threat, and watching the movie i had the feeling my fun was already spoiled

the same can be said watching the movie first, but the richness of details of the book and the amount of new infos will help

currently i'm at the half of the second movie, i find the plot a bit complicated, but this is not a movie i will watch one time, it must be watched several tiems to appreciate every detail

[Haroon]

Last time I checked I had 100+ DVDs and typing the names here would be too much. :D

But I can tell you that I do have the DIE HARD trilogy :cool: :devil:

[Stezagud]

Those are magical screen moments suited only for movies and not books. The one I like most was the simultaneous scenes of the baptism and murder of the various New York gang leaders.

yeah, i loved that scene but the one thing that annoyed me is the orange juice type substance that comes out of the guy who gets shot in the eye :dielaugh: 70s special effects :D i know its only a small thing but i always notice it...

[ilgenio]

yeah, i loved that scene but the one thing that annoyed me is the orange juice type substance that comes out of the guy who gets shot in the eye :dielaugh: 70s special effects :D i know its only a small thing but i always notice it...

It's supposedly Karo blood (made from Karo syrup with powdered red food coloring) according to **** Smith, the make-up artist for The Godfather. Part I was filmed on a shoestring budget (about US$6 million - very cheap in those days), so I suppose they used orange juice due to tight budget constraints. :D

[ilgenio]

LOL.... I can't believe the name "Diick" is censored by the MM board. :D

[Giovanni]

LOL.... I can't believe the name "Diick" is censored by the MM board. :D
It's my clergy censorship :stuckup: :drunk: :delol:


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