The "should i blind buy this DVD" thread.

animatedude · 08-16-07, 10:41 AM

iam sure i don't speak for myself when i say that i see lots of DVD titles in bargain bins and i wonder whether i should pick them up or not....of course like many ppl would do,i would check their imdb pages and see what ppl's reaction......then check a few online reviews...then head to rottentomatoes.com....then head to dvdcompare to see if there's any comparisons....but sometimes that's not enough....and sometimes you can't find enough online reviews....so i created this thread to see what ppl think about these titles...please don't hesitate to recommand to me or ask me to boycott any of the following titles:

Doctor Sleep (Close Your Eyes)
Ripley's game
The Gathering Storm (TV)
Tweeling, De(Twin Sisters)
Max(John Cusack)
Point of Origin (TV)
The Dancer Upstairs
Under Hellgate Bridge
A Little Trip to Heaven
15 Minutes
intermission
Chrystal
iam not scared
My little eye
Lush
The Goo Goo Dolls Live In Buffalo - July 4th 2004
The Last Shot
Finding North
Men with Brooms
Dummy
The Girl of Your Dreams
The White Countess
Invincible (Tim Roth)
stander
camp (Todd Graff)
anita and me
The Perfect Score
The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
i capture the castle
stage beauty
Solaris(2002)
down with love
The Big Brass Ring (William Hurt)
The Statement
Novocaine
Standing in the Shadows of Motown
The Offspring - Huck It
Father of the Pride (TV)
The Business of Strangers
Bad News Bears (2005)
No Man's Land (2001)
2BPerfectlyHonest
Crónicas

so? any of these worth picking up?

Johnny Zhivago · 08-16-07, 10:55 AM

Herzog's Invincible is pretty good... I loved Solaris (2002) but that's VERY much a hit or miss type of film, a lot of folks hated it... Not sure that I could recommend a blind buy, do you like "thinking man's" (I can't think of a better way to phrase it) science fiction?

animatedude · 08-16-07, 10:59 AM

lol...i do but that's why i asked cos i know many ppl hated it...anyways, i would like to add these titles to the list:

The Balled Of Jack & Rose
High Spirits
Palm 29
The Conspiercy Of Silence

btw,i apologize for adding the thread in the wrong section.

BlueCC · 08-16-07, 11:08 AM

I also liked Solaris. I could not recommend blindly buying things like Max or Down with Love.

tofferman · 08-16-07, 11:30 AM

I highly recommend The Statement. If you like Michael Caine, you shouldn't be disappointed.

iconoclasm · 08-16-07, 04:21 PM

the really strange thing is that i dont recognize most of those, and i thought i have seen just about everything within the past 20 years.

i liked this version of the importance of being earnest.
Avoid bad news bears.
As for the music, it is your preference.
father of the bride, it wasnt a tv version as far as i know, it was about stever martin going nuts for paying throught the nose for his daughters wedding, it was funny but unless you like romantic comedies, skip it.

something that i saw in the bargain bin lately that i recommend is the producers. There was one other last week that i had seen so many times i didnt pick it up, but i forget the title

animatedude · 08-16-07, 04:48 PM

thanks for the recommandations ppl!

to iconoclasm,i mean this Father of the Pride

Trevor · 08-17-07, 07:24 AM

15 Minutes was fairly entertaining, worth a rental or bargain bin price IMO.

Yakuza Bengoshi · 08-17-07, 07:59 AM

I'm another vote for Solaris, but then again I love the novel and 1972 film so it would have had to be pretty bad for me not to like it.

animatedude · 08-18-07, 05:57 AM

is the Bad News Bears remake that bad? i have most of RL movies on DVDs and i love them all...just been avoiding this for a while since it got pretty poor reviews....RL fans what do you think?

The Bus · 08-18-07, 10:35 AM

Where are you finding Cronicas for cheap?

uncle-frank · 08-18-07, 02:37 PM

the statement and bad news bears are both atleast rental worthy, i thought BNB was actually pretty decent, it didnt last long in theatres tho, i think it came out around august 2nd or 3rd a few years back. if you can get them for lets say 5 bucks each than id buy it. after that id rent only.

animatedude · 08-18-07, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Bus

Where are you finding Cronicas for cheap?

not in the US.

nateman · 08-19-07, 09:18 AM

Men with Brooms was a good ‘feel good’ movie & if you enjoyed the TV series, Due South or Leslie Nielsen's work you wouldn't regret pick it up. It’s about curling but don’t worry it’s not boring.

The Tragically Hip even make an appearance!!!

mijorico · 08-20-07, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by animatedude

is the Bad News Bears remake that bad? i have most of RL movies on DVDs and i love them all...just been avoiding this for a while since it got pretty poor reviews....RL fans what do you think?

It's not that it's bad. It's just that it's basically the exact same movie with less engaging child actors. More disappointing than bad.

I'd also avoid 15 Minutes (it was okay, but not something I want to watch more than once) and Novocaine. Can't really speak on the others.

obscurelabel · 08-21-07, 12:41 PM

"Standing in the Shadows of Motown" is great if you like the music at all. It's a good documentary even if you don't. It's a double disc set.

"Chrystal" is OK for a gloomy Southern-gothic style mood piece. Billy Bob does his low key mumbling thing. Lisa Blount gives a good, if somewhat stereotyped performance. Ultimately I don't think it's that great -- it is atmospheric though.

If by "Palm 29" you mean "29 Palms" I thought that it was pretty bad. Same type of

Spoiler:

which I didn't care for either.

I thought that "Down With Love" was quite a lot of fun. A big plus if you are familiar with the late 50s-early 60s Doris Day - Rock Hudson movies and their ilk that this is spoofing / recreating. Even if you're not, it's pretty amusing.

DeeKay · 08-22-07, 02:16 PM

I'd buy the following, I enjoyed them all. I included some reviews for you to look up.

Ripley's Game
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/...WS08/604090301

Max (John Cusack)
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/...301240303/1023

The Dancer Upstairs
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/...305020302/1023

The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/...205240303/1023

I Capture the Castle
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/...307180304/1023

Down With Love
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/...305160302/1023

BTW - I need a few of these. Where did you see them in the Bargain Bin?

animatedude · 08-22-07, 06:22 PM

thanks for all the recommandations ppl! i really appreciate it....more recommandations are very welcome.

to DeeKay,it's probably far far away from you...somewhere in the middle east/Gulf/Bahrain,lol.

animatedude · 08-24-07, 03:52 PM

i also would like to add these to the list:

The Singing Detective (2003)
The Escapist
Mississippi Burning (you think a SE might be in the works?)
10th & Wolf
Pacte du silence, Le( The Pact Of Silence)
Shiner (Michael Caine)
High Spirits

what do you guys think?

flixtime · 08-24-07, 09:47 PM

Given that this a forum of movie buffs, if this thread sticks around long enough I wouldn't be surprised to see every movie on your list getting a nomination from someone around here. That being said, I'd give a thumbs up to "Stander"...I liked that one quite a bit. Also if the one you've got listed as "I Am Not Scared" is the Italian flick from a couple years back, then I'd give that one an enthusiastic thumbs up too.

animatedude · 08-25-07, 02:41 AM

thanks for the recommandations,Flextime.i don't mind getting a nomination for each movie,i just wanna get a quick opinion on what ppl think here.

08-16-07, 10:41 AM	#1
animatedude DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,997	The "should i blind buy this DVD" thread. iam sure i don't speak for myself when i say that i see lots of DVD titles in bargain bins and i wonder whether i should pick them up or not....of course like many ppl would do,i would check their imdb pages and see what ppl's reaction......then check a few online reviews...then head to rottentomatoes.com....then head to dvdcompare to see if there's any comparisons....but sometimes that's not enough....and sometimes you can't find enough online reviews....so i created this thread to see what ppl think about these titles...please don't hesitate to recommand to me or ask me to boycott any of the following titles: Doctor Sleep (Close Your Eyes) Ripley's game The Gathering Storm (TV) Tweeling, De(Twin Sisters) Max(John Cusack) Point of Origin (TV) The Dancer Upstairs Under Hellgate Bridge A Little Trip to Heaven 15 Minutes intermission Chrystal iam not scared My little eye Lush The Goo Goo Dolls Live In Buffalo - July 4th 2004 The Last Shot Finding North Men with Brooms Dummy The Girl of Your Dreams The White Countess Invincible (Tim Roth) stander camp (Todd Graff) anita and me The Perfect Score The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) i capture the castle stage beauty Solaris(2002) down with love The Big Brass Ring (William Hurt) The Statement Novocaine Standing in the Shadows of Motown The Offspring - Huck It Father of the Pride (TV) The Business of Strangers Bad News Bears (2005) No Man's Land (2001) 2BPerfectlyHonest Crónicas so? any of these worth picking up? __________________ Life Is Beautiful.

08-16-07, 10:55 AM	#2
Johnny Zhivago DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Korova Milkbar Posts: 5,413	Herzog's Invincible is pretty good... I loved Solaris (2002) but that's VERY much a hit or miss type of film, a lot of folks hated it... Not sure that I could recommend a blind buy, do you like "thinking man's" (I can't think of a better way to phrase it) science fiction? __________________ Blu-ray \| DVD Dilauded is pure sunshine wrapped in bacon and delivered straight to your pleasure center by a naked goddess. If I could get my hands on a gallon of it, I would start a new religion. - Cosmosguy

08-16-07, 10:59 AM	#3
animatedude DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,997	lol...i do but that's why i asked cos i know many ppl hated it...anyways, i would like to add these titles to the list: The Balled Of Jack & Rose High Spirits Palm 29 The Conspiercy Of Silence btw,i apologize for adding the thread in the wrong section. __________________ Life Is Beautiful.

08-16-07, 04:48 PM	#7
animatedude DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,997	thanks for the recommandations ppl! to iconoclasm,i mean this Father of the Pride __________________ Life Is Beautiful.

08-17-07, 07:24 AM	#8
Trevor DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: somewhere shopping Posts: 21,846	15 Minutes was fairly entertaining, worth a rental or bargain bin price IMO. __________________ forum helps: search - reviews - Challenge Compendium - DVD "upgrades" missing features from original release - DVDTalk Facebook - OCD/Storage/Organization - BD Digibook Thread - Free Daily Android App - All Gift Card Deals Personal: PMs are the anitchrist, just email me. Holiday'12 - Comedy '12 My Countdown Counting down to: The 2nd Annual DVDTalk Action/Adventure/Crime/Mystery Challenge The 2nd Annual DVDTalk Action/Adventure/Crime/Mystery Challenge has started!

08-16-07, 11:08 AM	#4
BlueCC Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 630	I also liked Solaris. I could not recommend blindly buying things like Max or Down with Love.

08-16-07, 11:30 AM	#5
tofferman DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bend, Oregon Posts: 1,814	I highly recommend The Statement. If you like Michael Caine, you shouldn't be disappointed.

08-16-07, 04:21 PM	#6
iconoclasm Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 179	the really strange thing is that i dont recognize most of those, and i thought i have seen just about everything within the past 20 years. i liked this version of the importance of being earnest. Avoid bad news bears. As for the music, it is your preference. father of the bride, it wasnt a tv version as far as i know, it was about stever martin going nuts for paying throught the nose for his daughters wedding, it was funny but unless you like romantic comedies, skip it. something that i saw in the bargain bin lately that i recommend is the producers. There was one other last week that i had seen so many times i didnt pick it up, but i forget the title

08-17-07, 07:59 AM	#9
Yakuza Bengoshi DVD Talk Reviewer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Region Free Posts: 1,896	I'm another vote for Solaris, but then again I love the novel and 1972 film so it would have had to be pretty bad for me not to like it. __________________ My Reviews

08-18-07, 05:57 AM	#10
animatedude DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,997	is the Bad News Bears remake that bad? i have most of RL movies on DVDs and i love them all...just been avoiding this for a while since it got pretty poor reviews....RL fans what do you think? __________________ Life Is Beautiful.

08-18-07, 10:35 AM	#11
The Bus DVD Talk Godfather Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: New York Posts: 51,655	Where are you finding Cronicas for cheap? __________________ Movies: 2002 / 03 / 04 / 05 / 06 / 07 / 08 / 09 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 2013 "Too much disclaiming in this post." – Dr. Mabuse

08-18-07, 02:37 PM	#12
uncle-frank Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 716	the statement and bad news bears are both atleast rental worthy, i thought BNB was actually pretty decent, it didnt last long in theatres tho, i think it came out around august 2nd or 3rd a few years back. if you can get them for lets say 5 bucks each than id buy it. after that id rent only.

08-19-07, 09:18 AM	#14
nateman DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: May 2006 Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Posts: 4,813	Men with Brooms was a good ‘feel good’ movie & if you enjoyed the TV series, Due South or Leslie Nielsen's work you wouldn't regret pick it up. It’s about curling but don’t worry it’s not boring. The Tragically Hip even make an appearance!!! __________________ "I'm not allowed to cuss because I'm cute? Well that's just [bleeping] discrimination!" -Sid the cursing rabbit puppet, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/pegsDavidLeitch

08-21-07, 12:41 PM	#16
obscurelabel DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Lower Appalachia Posts: 2,789	"Standing in the Shadows of Motown" is great if you like the music at all. It's a good documentary even if you don't. It's a double disc set. "Chrystal" is OK for a gloomy Southern-gothic style mood piece. Billy Bob does his low key mumbling thing. Lisa Blount gives a good, if somewhat stereotyped performance. Ultimately I don't think it's that great -- it is atmospheric though. If by "Palm 29" you mean "29 Palms" I thought that it was pretty bad. Same type of Spoiler: narrative gimmick as Fat Girl which I didn't care for either. I thought that "Down With Love" was quite a lot of fun. A big plus if you are familiar with the late 50s-early 60s Doris Day - Rock Hudson movies and their ilk that this is spoofing / recreating. Even if you're not, it's pretty amusing. __________________ Be careful what you don't wish for. You may not get it. Last edited by obscurelabel; 08-21-07 at 12:59 PM.

08-22-07, 02:16 PM	#17
DeeKay Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 174	I'd buy the following, I enjoyed them all. I included some reviews for you to look up. Ripley's Game http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/...WS08/604090301 Max (John Cusack) http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/...301240303/1023 The Dancer Upstairs http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/...305020302/1023 The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/...205240303/1023 I Capture the Castle http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/...307180304/1023 Down With Love http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/...305160302/1023 BTW - I need a few of these. Where did you see them in the Bargain Bin?

08-22-07, 06:22 PM	#18
animatedude DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,997	thanks for all the recommandations ppl! i really appreciate it....more recommandations are very welcome. to DeeKay,it's probably far far away from you...somewhere in the middle east/Gulf/Bahrain,lol. __________________ Life Is Beautiful.

08-24-07, 03:52 PM	#19
animatedude DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,997	i also would like to add these to the list: The Singing Detective (2003) The Escapist Mississippi Burning (you think a SE might be in the works?) 10th & Wolf Pacte du silence, Le( The Pact Of Silence) Shiner (Michael Caine) High Spirits what do you guys think? __________________ Life Is Beautiful.

08-24-07, 09:47 PM	#20
flixtime DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,496	Given that this a forum of movie buffs, if this thread sticks around long enough I wouldn't be surprised to see every movie on your list getting a nomination from someone around here. That being said, I'd give a thumbs up to "Stander"...I liked that one quite a bit. Also if the one you've got listed as "I Am Not Scared" is the Italian flick from a couple years back, then I'd give that one an enthusiastic thumbs up too.

08-25-07, 02:41 AM	#21
animatedude DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,997	thanks for the recommandations,Flextime.i don't mind getting a nomination for each movie,i just wanna get a quick opinion on what ppl think here. __________________ Life Is Beautiful.