A "Which DVD's would YOU save" thread with a twist
 

Inspired by an off-hand comment from the "Burn Down Your House" thread, I thought I'd pose this question:

So lets say that you and your DVD collection have won the NASA "Take a DVD Geek into Space" contest. So on the next space shuttle launch, you get a round trip ticket into The Final Frontier.

While in orbit, one of the heat resistant tiles on the shuttle comes loose. NASA scientists calculate that everyone on the shuttle will die unless they replace the tile. Strangely enough the chemical composition of DVDs makes them the perfect suitable replacement material. Five of them should just about fit in the empty space and provide enough heat resistance to get home.

So - five of your discs must be destroyed to save yourself (and the rest of your DVDs), the astronauts and the shuttle? Which of your babies must die so that the others may live?

Medicine Man
Punch-Drunk Love
Blown Away
Blair Witch 2
Valentine

Seven Samurai: CC
Seventh Seal: CC
Umberto D: CC
Children of Paradise: CC
In the Mood for Love: CC

I would like to have some memorable films saving life instead of the least memorable DVDs... :)

Screw 'em . . . we all knew what we were getting into when we got on that shuttle. http://www.mindspring.com/~boycekb/i...ies/Grumpy.gif

:lol:

That's easy:

Stepmom
Lost in Space (90s version)
Six Days, Seven Nights
Stargate (flipper)
Lethal Weapon 4

Interestingly enough, all 5 discs came free with my first player.

None. If one has to go, we all go. We're in this together. That's like saying, which child of yours would you rather have killed. Leave no disc behind!

This could never happen...

I'd pick McCaully Culkin, I'd rather he be killed.

Well if there are other astronauts on board, we could use their dvds.

I knew I had those five copies of Sophie's Choice for a reason.

Amazing how many scenarios are made to ask basically the same question, yet the scenarios are so extreme that DVDs would be far from mind.
Your house is burning, never mind your own life or others, which DVDs?
You've been the victim of arson, yet your primary concern is to replace DVDs.
You're on a deserted island, yet you have the capacity to play DVDs.
You get to go into space, yet you decide to bring your DVD collection.

How about this? You're Edward G. Robinson in Soylent Green. What DVDs to you choose for your final moments?

I would choose Soylent Green.

Well once the Police Academy boxset comes out.....

So if Edward G. Robinson was launched into space after setting fire to your house, what DVD's would he take?

(pssst - the whole thing is a joke anyway. Dont take it so seriously!)

How many DVDs can you fit in your mouth and which ones would you choose?

What made you think I was serious? ;)

A Bug's Life
Best of Will Ferrell
Jumanji
Beverly Hills Cop
Field of Dreams

I agree with that. Plus I'll add The Story of Us and Driven just in case. :D

Five copies of Airplane 2. They would finally serve a good purpose.

Five copies of Steel Magnolias.

Or maybe not, I wouldn't want to give copies of that movie credit for saving my life.

I would use discs from my my Spacecraft Films Wave 1 Megapack because they are what got me into this mess in the first place.

Same here. I haven't even seen Stepmom or Six Days, Seven Nights.

The Right Stuff
Apollo 13
Space Cowboys
Space Camp
Armageddon

Pick 5 at random (hell I'd use 10 just to be sure ;)) and bill NASA for the replacements :)

Soylent Green of course... after all you've got to find out how it all ends ;)