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Favourite DVDs: some thoughtful, mostly schmaltz
Into Great Silence (2 Disc Collector's Edition) [2006]Into Great Silence (2 Disc Collector's Edition) [2006]
Buy new: £13.51
Blows me away every time: see my review
Kundun [1998]Kundun [1998]
Buy new: £3.36 / Used from: £2.89
Great hagiography, great scenery, costumes, music
Everything Is Illuminated [2005]Everything Is Illuminated [2005]
Buy new: £4.97 / Used from: £13.08
Premium flim
Monty Python and the Holy Grail -- Two-disc set [1974]Monty Python and the Holy Grail -- Two-disc set [1974]
Buy used from: £1.93
Classic: The best Python, surely.
Brother Sun, Sister Moon [1973]Brother Sun, Sister Moon [1973]
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £3.85
Prettily shot, makes me think, made me cry...
Brokeback Mountain [2005]Brokeback Mountain [2005]
Buy new: £3.45 / Used from: £1.96
Gorgeous scenery, great acting, great plot.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Extended Edition) [2001]The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Extended Edition) [2001]
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £2.49
Best of the three, imho.
The Name Of The Rose [1987]The Name Of The Rose [1987]
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £14.55
Lightweight compared to the book, but still worth watching
Dogma [1999]Dogma [1999]
Buy used from: £1.45
Silly plot, silly theology.. But a good laugh.
Donnie Darko [2002]Donnie Darko [2002]
Buy new: £1.49 / Used from: £0.19
A must-see, even if there are holes in the plot.
Moulin Rouge [2001]Moulin Rouge [2001]
Buy new: £2.47 / Used from: £1.87
I promised schmaltz
The Pillow Book [1996]The Pillow Book [1996]
Buy used from: £22.99
I do like some of the imagery and some of the plot, even though it's far-fetched