1. star wars trilogy
2. rotk ee
3. shrek 2
4. fahrenheitt 9/11
5. supersize me
6. passion of the christ
7. spiderman 2
8. kill bill (both volumes)
9. harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban
10.matrix trilogy box
11.day after tomorrow
12.bourne supremacy
13.battle of algiers
14.dawn of the dead 04 unrated
15.garden state
16.hellboy dc
17.eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
18.mean girls
19john cassavetes: five films
20.i robot
21.collateral
22.napolian dynomyte
23.school of rock
24.hero
25.dodgeball
kinky date movies (by john watters)
irreversible
freeway
best commentary
once upon a time in mexico
worst commentary
cheaper by the dozen
best special feature
clerks lost scene
worst
natonal geographic rotk
best bio pics
whats love got to do with it
malcom x
ultimate trash dvd package
showgirls
hottest sex scene
monster
limpist sex scene
big bounce
most annoying dvd feature
easter eggs
best of tv
seinfeld
arrested development
curb your enthusiasum
office
wire
the oc
best showoff scenes
kill bill bride vs go go
rotk elephant battle
spiderman 2 train battle
day after tomorrow tidal wave distroyes nyc
matrix revolutions loading dock battle
Joe Molotov
11-11-04, 04:39 PM
Only like half of those have even been released yet.
Hottest Sex Scene was in Monster? :hscratch:
Green Jello
11-11-04, 04:45 PM
Originally posted by Joe Molotov
Only like half of those have even been released yet.
Exactly. How can you rank the best DVDs if you haven't seen them yet? Sure puttin ROTK EE close to the top is a safe bet, but come on!
Good thing I hate Peter Travers anyway.
asianxcore
11-11-04, 04:45 PM
kinky date movie, Irreversible? urr.....
Ripper
11-11-04, 05:26 PM
Originally posted by Joe Molotov
Only like half of those have even been released yet.
Hottest Sex Scene was in Monster? :hscratch:
I believe that should be Monster's Ball.
Rip
buckee1
11-11-04, 05:31 PM
Originally posted by Ripper
I believe that should be Monster's Ball.
Rip
I was thinking that too. Don't recall any hot and heavy in Monster.
Mr. Salty
11-11-04, 05:32 PM
Rolling Stone has a long enough lead time to publication that Travers may have advance screeners of some of the titles in question.
Josh Z
11-11-04, 05:37 PM
Travers is such a whore. He'll say anything to get his name used on the front of a DVD case or a print ad.
Ginwen
11-11-04, 05:58 PM
Originally posted by Ripper
I believe that should be Monster's Ball.
He should have just left out ROTK, Star Wars, The Matrix, and Battle of Algiers and just made it "My Top 25 Movies that came out this year and will probably be really good on DVD".
Johnny Zhivago
11-11-04, 06:08 PM
DOTD UE?
WB Noir Box?
WB Hitchcock Box?
GB&U SE?
:hscratch:
Rolling Stone... :lol:
Der Zorn Gottes
11-11-04, 06:41 PM
Does anyone else feel that the Cassavetes set is out of place...sandwiched between Mean Girls and I, Robot?
cajun_junky
11-11-04, 09:11 PM
Totally unbelievable. Several of the movies have not been released and as mentioned by Loc Nar....nothing about Master and Commander?
speedyray
11-11-04, 10:00 PM
No way. How can anyone take him seriously. That is absurd.
Rypro 525
11-11-04, 11:10 PM
well, it does seem that he does have some of the movies that arent out yet.
also, travers mentioned the "bedroom" lesbian scene in "monster".
Originally posted by asianxcore
kinky date movie, Irreversible? urr..... waters mentions that the reason, is not for the rape scene, but because the gay club is called the rectumand thats funny in his mind.
and travers gave 1 star reviews to both i robot and day after tomrrow btw
PopcornTreeCt
11-11-04, 11:18 PM
Pretty awful list. Did he just forget about Gone With The Wind? If I was making a Top DVD list of the year, I doubt I'd have any single-disc sets on there.
GuessWho
11-11-04, 11:53 PM
Originally posted by Mr. Salty
Rolling Stone has a long enough lead time to publication that Travers may have advance screeners of some of the titles in question.
True
If any of you had actually read the article, you'd see that he talks a lot about the bonus features on each. He HAS seen them and obviously has the DVDs already.
The Exister
11-12-04, 08:39 AM
Terrible list... just terrible...
Drexl
11-12-04, 08:45 AM
I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and assume he is unaware that a SE of Goodfellas was released this year, and that SE is also available as part of a boxed set of Martin Scorsese films.
I think he doesn't know about Schindler's List either.
Does he really think Dodgeball is better than any TV DVD, or did he just have a rule about limiting his top 25 list to movies only?
GuessWho
11-12-04, 10:43 AM
Originally posted by Drexl
or did he just have a rule about limiting his top 25 list to movies only?
TV shows were a separate list in a sidebar
best of tv
seinfeld
arrested development
curb your enthusiasum
office
wire
the oc
cajun_junky
11-12-04, 11:03 AM
Even if he does have the screeners that still doesn't matter since the rest of the world has not had a chance to voice their opinion via purchases. Without knowing how well something sells, it is pretty much his personal opinion.
Anyway, that is my humble opinion....
Yancey
11-12-04, 11:58 AM
really? it's his personal opinion??? who would have thunk it!
Yancey
11-12-04, 11:59 AM
but to give a serious reply, reviewing dvds is tough: how much weight do you put on the movie itself, and how much on the extras that come along with it? clearly travers' list has movies picked for each specific reason, and i would think that dvd talkers of all people would understand that.
dick_grayson
11-12-04, 12:00 PM
Originally posted by Joe Molotov
Only like half of those have even been released yet.
Hottest Sex Scene was in Monster? :hscratch:
in the magazine, they had a picture from the movie of Christina Ricci and Charlize Theron kissing. Either way, it still doesn't make much sense.
Bugg
11-12-04, 12:24 PM
What a terribly ununique list, Seems to be little more than a Most Popular dvds for the last 3rd of the year, with a token Criterion title thrown into the mix to remind us the he's a "serious film-critic".
While I actually find it a bit refreshing that a film-critic doesn't go out of his way to create a list of "25 films that Joe Sixpack has never heard of", this list looks more like one of "Amazon's Hot Sellers" list, than someone's personal Top 25.
greatjedi
11-12-04, 01:42 PM
Gone With the Wind should have definitely been near the top of that list. I haven't been totally amazed by a DVD set in a long time, but GWTW had me awe-struck.
Geofferson
11-12-04, 02:01 PM
Originally posted by greatjedi
I haven't been totally amazed by a DVD set in a long time, but GWTW had me awe-struck.
Agreed. Not sure why this was omitted.
dick_grayson
11-12-04, 02:02 PM
Originally posted by Geofferson
Agreed. Not sure why this was omitted.
Yeah, same with Ass Burglers 4! That's a definate "must have."
Daniel L
11-12-04, 03:10 PM
Where's "Thriller: A Cruel Picture"? Come on, you know you liked it! ;)
The Cow
11-12-04, 03:13 PM
Originally posted by dick_grayson
Yeah, same with Ass Burglers 4! That's a definate "must have."
What the fuck?
dick_grayson
11-12-04, 03:15 PM
Originally posted by The Cow
What the fuck?
I think I had too much coffee in me when I posted that. Supposed to be a joke. Oh well.....
Jazzinator
11-12-04, 05:22 PM
It just seems to reflect the overall attitude at Rolling Stone: promote the product that's supposed to sell alot. When's the last time you saw them peg a stinker of an album with 1 star?
Whether you dislike Michael Jackson, Avril Lavigne, Britney, Christina, or some non-descript rock group, if it's expected to sell multiple million copies, Rolling Stone does not fail it.
Similarly, there's no mistake that over 1/2 of the list hasn't been released yet. They are simply moving product and currying favor from the studios. Yech. It's erasons like that make me cancel my subscription.
pezboy
11-12-04, 05:48 PM
Speaking of lack of credibility, were the Freaks and Geeks LE set at? Not at top 25 pick? Dodgeball is a better DVD? Dodgeball?
drjay
11-12-04, 06:22 PM
I happen to think Peter Travers is either insane, just plain stupid, or both, but that's just me.
Also, isn't Rolling Stone to be about music? Please leave the movies to other terrible publications like Us Weekly
< /hating>
Gerry P.
11-12-04, 11:19 PM
Originally posted by drjay
I happen to think Peter Travers is either insane, just plain stupid, or both, but that's just me. If you read Rolling Stone consistently, then you would know that the answer is "B) stupid."
kingtopher
11-12-04, 11:56 PM
Originally posted by drjay
I happen to think Peter Travers is either insane, just plain stupid, or both, but that's just me.
Also, isn't Rolling Stone to be about music? Please leave the movies to other terrible publications like Us Weekly
< /hating>
Actually I tend to enjoy Rolling Stone's movie reviews a lot more than most publications'. That said, their DVD reviews seem to be little more than a movie they liked which is now on DVD in a tiny paragraph rather than reviewing the DVD itself.
RevKarl
11-13-04, 04:22 AM
Originally posted by Josh Z
Travers is such a whore. He'll say anything to get his name used on the front of a DVD case or a print ad. Exactly what I was thinking when I first saw this article!
Dazed
11-13-04, 02:17 PM
How can SW be No1 when it didnt work on so many peoples players and had screwed up sound ???
jough
11-15-04, 01:17 AM
It's just one man's opinion, people.
That said, I can't believe some of these discs would be considered among the best DVDs of the year, let alone the best films.
And since most of these have either not been released yet or have been released in the last quarter of the year it looks like Travers has a short memory.
Drexl
11-15-04, 04:59 AM
Originally posted by Dazed
How can SW be No1 when it didnt work on so many peoples players and had screwed up sound ???
His copy must have played fine on his player, and he doesn't know or care about the sound problems.
wm lopez
11-15-04, 02:33 PM
Leaving GONE WITH THE WIND off 2004?!!!
And a bare bones dvd of THE PASSION on!
Is that guy a member of A.F.I. too.
joshmos
11-15-04, 03:42 PM
Leaving off the amazing 4-disc Anchor Bay box set of the ORIGINAL "Dawn of the Dead" for the 2004 version tells u all u need to know about Peter Travesty: Idiot!
Terrell
11-15-04, 04:32 PM
It always amazes me how people go apeshit over someone else's list. It's just his opinion folks. Not enough to get mad about.
How can SW be No1 when it didnt work on so many peoples players and had screwed up sound ???
Well, considering most of the problems seemed to center around shitty Toshiba and Samsung players, it doesn't really matter. It was probably the player's fault knowing what I know about those brands. I've owned two Toshibas and one Samsung, and all three were garbage. After that, I swore I'd never buy another DVD player from those manufacturers. So I bought a Denon, and not one single problem with my DVDs.
Then again, he may have been to busy actually enjoying the films. ;)
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