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DVDs to Make Your Collection Smile at You
The Abyss (Special Edition) [DVD] [1989]The Abyss (Special Edition) [DVD] [1989]
Buy used from: £18.00
Without a doubt one of the best movies ever made
Citizen Kane [DVD] [1942]Citizen Kane [DVD] [1942]
Buy new: £3.18 / Used from: £2.45
Orson Welles best; no DVD collection is complete without it
Bram Stoker's Dracula --Superbit [DVD] [1993]Bram Stoker's Dracula --Superbit [DVD] [1993]
Buy used from: £2.61
If you are going to own any version of Dracula, make it this one
The Elephant Man [DVD] [1980]The Elephant Man [DVD] [1980]
Buy used from: £3.99
Not totally historically accurate, but one of the most emotionally moving films ever made. Great performances from a wonderful cast.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl [DVD] [2003]Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl [DVD] [2003]
Buy used from: £0.01
Originally a one-off idea in a genre that had all but died, this pirate adventure will become a trilogy to treasure in millions of households
The Big Lebowski (Special Edition) [DVD] [1998]The Big Lebowski (Special Edition) [DVD] [1998]
Buy new: £3.97 / Used from: £2.19
Original and funny, worth owning even if only for Jeff Bridges' Kenny Rogers dream sequence
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein [DVD] [1994]Mary Shelley's Frankenstein [DVD] [1994]
Buy used from: £2.20
The best off all Frankenstein adaptations, particularly successful in creating the ambiguous emotional nature of the 'monster'
Mothman Prophecies [DVD] [2002]Mothman Prophecies [DVD] [2002]
Buy used from: £0.67
Well researched and based on 'actual events' this film will not put you to sleep; dark, chilling and progressive to a brilliant conclusion, you wont want to miss it
The Quiet American [DVD] [2002]The Quiet American [DVD] [2002]
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £1.98
Great movie, great talents and a solid screenplay amalgamate in this truly entertaining drama
Airport [DVD]Airport [DVD]
Buy new: £9.48 / Used from: £7.50
Possibly the most appealing box set of the year for fans of this series
Hunt For Red October Special Edition [DVD] [1990]Hunt For Red October Special Edition [DVD] [1990]
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £3.77
The best of all cold-war submarine films. Connery and Baldwin are fantastic and the tension is ripe
The Thing [DVD] [1982]The Thing [DVD] [1982]
Buy new: £2.98 / Used from: £1.99
Commercially unsuccessful, this film was reached the peak of body horror cinema. Watch the effects in awe
Blue Planet : Complete BBC Series (Special Edition 4 Disc Box Set) [DVD]Blue Planet : Complete BBC Series (Special Edition 4 Disc Box Set) [DVD] by David Attenborough
Buy new: £8.48 / Used from: £7.97
Lots of footage that nobody has ever seen before. Sub-ocean nature always astounds everybody
Ravenous [1999] [DVD]Ravenous [1999] [DVD]
Buy new: £4.88 / Used from: £3.90
Not an oscar winner but an all star cast make the most of this claustrophobic, outback thriller about cannibalism
Carry On Collection [DVD] [1966]Carry On Collection [DVD] [1966]
Buy used from: £28.97
A big slice of the british comedy pie is kept in this box; if you liked the 70s this is for you
Mary Reilly [DVD] [1996]Mary Reilly [DVD] [1996]
Buy used from: £2.15
Under-rated and criticised, this take on the Jekyll and Hyde story gives the audience a new point of view and creates a real atmosphere of old England
The Crucible [1997] [DVD]The Crucible [1997] [DVD]
Buy new: £4.88 / Used from: £3.60
Possibly the most entertaining screen dramatisation of the Salem Witch Trials. Based on the great play by Arthur Miller
The Birth Of A Nation [1915] [DVD]The Birth Of A Nation [1915] [DVD]
Buy new: £12.88 / Used from: £12.99
Racial issues aside, Griffith's pioneering film set the new standard for continuity and experimentation in narrative film
Great Expectations [DVD] [1946]Great Expectations [DVD] [1946]
Buy new: £13.88 / Used from: £2.99
The only version of the great Dickens novel worth watching. Sir John Mills is brilliant as pip and watching the film is a strangely spooky experience. Rivetting and full of character
Enemy at the Gates [2001] [DVD]Enemy at the Gates [2001] [DVD]
Buy new: £5.28 / Used from: £1.98
A WW2 movie with a difference. Two enemies, two sharpshooters, room for only one survival. Excellent production with fine performances by Ed Harris, Joseph Fiennes and Rachel Wiesz
Cast Away (2 Disc Set) [DVD] [2001]Cast Away (2 Disc Set) [DVD] [2001]
Buy new: £5.88 / Used from: £2.05
Forgive Tom Hanks for The Da Vinci Code and make him feel better by buying the best of the 'Lost on a Desert island' films. The 'jet engine in the water' crash scene will really scare you
Ed Wood [DVD] [1995]Ed Wood [DVD] [1995]
Buy new: £3.88 / Used from: £2.35
This early Johnny Depp/Tim Burton collaboration meets the same high standards as Sleepy Hollow, ironic for a biopic about a man famous for making atrociously poor films!
Ghost Dog - The Way Of The Samurai [DVD] [2000]Ghost Dog - The Way Of The Samurai [DVD] [2000]
Buy used from: £2.31
Although artificial at times, Jim Jarmusch's parametric gem is a refreshing take on the assassin narrative
Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind [DVD] [2003]Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind [DVD] [2003]
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £0.89
George Clooney's directorial debut is based on a true story and an extremely intriguing look into the mentality of a man stuck in two worlds
JFK - Special Edition Directors Cut (2 Disc Edition) [1991] [DVD]JFK - Special Edition Directors Cut (2 Disc Edition) [1991] [DVD]
Buy used from: £11.99
JFK is intense, long and directed by Oliver Stone. Strange then that it is an entertaining epic boasting one of Costner's best performances. Worth having