Your Favorite DVD Purchases of 2004
 

Overall, 2004 was a great year for DVDs. We have seen big blockbusters, must-see television and classic favorites released this year. From this year's DVD releases, which have been your favorites or most watched DVD?

In no particular order:

Star Wars Trilogy
Seinfeld S1-S3
Mary Poppins 40th Anniversary
Top Gun SE
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King EE Gift Set
LiveAid
Videodrome
Iron Giant SE
Looney Tunes Golden Collection V2
Dawn of the Dead UE
Zombi 2 25th Anniversary
Bubba Ho-Tep
Monster Legacy Collection Gift box
Kill Bill V1/V2
Schindler's List Gift box
Ed Wood SE
Rules of the Game
Lost in Space S1

well, I've only bought a few movies this year actually. With a wedding coming up and Netflix/Blockbuster.com I've rented most of my movies:
Although, worthy puchases:

Star Wars Trilogy
LOTR:ROTK EE
Dawn of the Dead 2004 edition
Zombi 2 (2disc) (although I've yet to watch it...)

OOPS, forgot:
Clerks X
Spiderman 1&2 Superbits
$15 Fox TV show Box Sets :)

i was extremely glad to see "millennium" the tv show finally released. And i was glad to fill the slot reserved for LOTR ROTK EE.

Dawn of the DEAD UE
Dawn of the Dead 2004
Freaks and Geeks yearbook edition
Walt Disney Treasures (wave 4), can't remember when I bough wave 3
Spiderman 2
Simpsons season 5

Worst
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Cat In The Hat

LOTR ROTK EE

SLAYER: Still Reigning

DC Shoes: The DC Video

Iron Maiden: The Early Years

I no order...

Dawn Of The Dead: UE
Clerks X
GoodFellas: 2-Disc SE
ELVIS: The '68 Comeback Special: 3-Disc Deluxe Edition
ELVIS: Aloha From Hawaii: 2-Disc Deluxe Edition
Bubba Ho-Tep
Enter The Dragon: 2-Disc SE
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly: 2-Disc SE
Ed Wood: SE
Star Wars Trilogy Box Set
Mary Poppins: 40th Anniversary Edition
Monty Python's Flying Circus Complete Series Box Set

These are some that come to mind as my favorite purchases

LOTR Extended Edition
Star Wars Trilogy
That's Entertainment Box Set
Chaplin Collection - Volume 2
Gone with the Wind
Master and Commander - 2 Disc Set
Good, Bad, Ugly
GoodFellas
Shawshank Redemption
The Great Escape
Aladdin
Mary Poppins
Seinfeld box sets

Still need to get
Looney Tunes - Volume 2
Alfred Hitchcock Signature Collection

Dawn Of The Dead (UE)
Mi Vida Loca
Kill Bill Vol. 2
Clerks X
The Black Society Trilogy
Videodrome (CC)
Monster Legacy Collection Gift set
GoodFellas (SE)
Baadasssss!
Enter The Dragon (SE)
The Marx Bros. Silver Screen Collection
Top Gun (SE)
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (SE)
Ed Wood
Star Wars Trilogy
ROTK EE
Aqua Teen Hunger Force - Volume 2

ROTK EE
STAR WARS Trilogy

My favorite purchases this year weren't all released this year. I'm going to include those older releases in my list too:

Black Hawk Down Superbit Deluxe (R3 Korea)
Saving Private Ryan World War II Collection
Magnum P.I. Season One
Home Improvement Season One
Great Escape SE
Air Force One Superbit
Das Boot Original Uncut Version
Das Boot Superbit
Clear And Present Danger SE


Haven't watched yet but expect to be favorites:
Battle of Algiers
Schindler's List

ROTK EE
Star Wars
Arrested Development Season 1
The latest Hitchcock boxset

Ultimate Matrix Collection - Limited Edition
Star Wars Trilogy
Return of the King Extended Edition - Gift Set
Hellboy Director's Cut Gift Set
Kill Bill Vol. 1 and Vol. 2
The Punisher
Shaun of the Dead
Clerks X
Jersey Girl
Dawn of the Dead: Ultimate Edition
Spider-Man 2 - Gift Set
Spider-Man 2 - Superbit
THX-1138 - 2-Disc Special Edition
Van Helsing - 3-Disc Collector's Edition

Favorite purchases of the year --

All About Lilly Chou Chou
Battle of Algiers
Dogville
Eureka
The Office (Christmas Special)

The Shawshank Redemption-10th anniversary
Freaks and Geeks
White Stripes-Under Blackpool Lights
Lord of the Rings EE-boxset
Daredevil-directors cut
Kill Bill 1
Kill Bill 2
Clerks X
Harry Potter-Prisoner of Azkaban
Dazed and Confused-flashback edition

ROTK EE gift set
Seinfeld seasons 1-3
Dawn of the Dead UE
Simpsons seasons 4-5
Gone With The Wind 4-disc
Star Wars Trilogy

Only 1 dvd is the King of all Dvds this year that dvd is

THE JAPANESE ALIEN QUADRIOLGY HEAD SET! Nothing even comes close!

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Since pretty much everyone has mentioned mine, the one DVD I was the most suprised at how much I like it was Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. I didnt see this in the movies, and I bought it as a blind buy, and became my second fav movie this year next to the Incredibles.

Dawn of The Dead:UE
Dawn of The Dead:Unrated Director's Cut
Shrek "Story So Far" Box Set
Harry Potter:Prisoner of Azakaban
Spider-Man 2
Star Wars Trilogy
Anchorman:Gift Set
Shawshank Redemption:Anniversary Edition
FRIENDS:Season 6
FRIENDS:Season 7
Boy Meets World:Season 1
Hellboy:Director's Cut
Freddy vs Jason:Platinum Edition
Friday The 13th:From Crystal Lake To Manhattan:Ultimate Collection
Return of The Living Dead 2
Resident Evil:Deluxe Edition
Texas Chainsaw Massacre:Platinum 2-Disc Edition

Christmas Presents
Matrix Collection
LOTR:ROTK:EE
Shaun of The Dead
Clerks.X:10th Anniversary Edition
Resident Evil:Apocalpyse
Goodfellas:Special Edition
Predator:Special Edition
FRIENDS:Season 8
Daredevil:Director's Cut
Boy Meets World:Season 2
Lost Boys:Special Edition
Videodrome:Criterion Collection

Oh,and I REALLY WANT Ed Wood:Special Edition!!!

My favorites:

Star Wars Trilogy
LOTR ROTK EE
Looney Tunes Vol 2


Off topic...

Which was better?

Freaks and Geeks Yearbook Edition
Futurama volume four
Gilligan's Island season one
Gilmore Girls season two
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Special Edition
Martin Scorsese: The Complete Collection
Saving Private Ryan WWII Collection
Schindler's List Collector's Gift Set
Short Cuts Criterion Collection
Smallville season three
Spider-Man 2 Collector's DVD Gift Set
Star Wars Trilogy

A good year for my collection, and not all of mine are just 2004 releases, but some stand out-

Kill Bill Vols. 1 And 2
Firefly- The Complete Series
Seinfeld Seasons 1,2 And 3
Spider-Man 2
John Carpenter's The Thing Collector's Edition
Wyatt Earp
Bill Cosby- Himself
The Beatles Anthology
Kids In The Hall Seasons 1 And 2
Northern Exposure Seasons 1 And 2
The Complete Mr. Bean
Goodfellas
Live Aid
Sarah McLachan- Afterglow Live
Tori Amos- Welcome To Sunny Florida
Fleetwood Mac Live In Boston
Ringo And His All Starr Band- all available on disc
LOTR-ROTK


Looking forward to the Raging Bull SE coming in February :)......

Kill Bill Vol. 1
GoodFellas (SE)
Shawshank Redemption (SE)
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (SE)
Great Escape (SE)
Star Wars Trilogy
ROTK EE
Gone With the Wind
Simpsons S5
Aladdin
Mulan
Last Samurai
Spiderman 2
Schindler's List
Tom and Jerry (Spotlight Collection)

Seinfeld and Star Wars duh!

But after those, I'd chose:

Buffy S7 (my first completed series)
Thriller aka They Call Her One eye
Lemora: Child's Tale of the Supernatural
Creature from the Black Lagoon Legacy
Videodrome: CC

Those were the ones outside of the Big Two, that were either wonderful surprises or great transfer/extras. Sure there's been a ton of great releases, but these took me by surprises.