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Old 03-26-05 | 11:49 PM
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Originally Posted by ctyankee
Mulhollland Dr. is certainly in my top 50 all-time list. Give it another try in a few years.

I am Jack's Special Edition DVD.
I'm guessing fight club is in there somewhere as well...

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Old 03-27-05 | 12:21 AM
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In the DVD format, I own 14
Old 03-27-05 | 12:26 AM
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Top 250 DVD's that I own: 87
Top 250 that I have Seen: 98
Top 250 that I have on DVD, but haven't watched: 14
Top 250 that I plan on purchasing on DVD: 5
Old 03-27-05 | 02:00 AM
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I have 50 which is not to shabby
Old 03-27-05 | 05:14 AM
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44... no wait, just spotted Stand By Me. So it's 45. Interesting list.
Old 03-27-05 | 08:28 AM
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Wow! Didn't realize I had that many on the list.........189!!!!!
Old 03-27-05 | 08:28 AM
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a week or so ago probably 102 but now closer to 90, ive had to get rid of some to make space on the shelf and for the cash of course
Old 03-27-05 | 09:42 AM
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As of the moment, I have 90 titles on dvd from IMDB.com's top 250 - -


1 The Godfather (1972)
2 The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
3 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
4 The Godfather: Part II (1974)
5 Shichinin no samurai (1954)
7 Schindler's List (1993)
8 Citizen Kane (1941)
9 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
10 Pulp Fiction (1994)
11 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
12 Star Wars (1977)
13 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
14 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
15 The Usual Suspects (1995)
18 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
20 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
21 12 Angry Men (1957)
23 Memento (2000)
25 Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001)
26 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
27 Goodfellas (1990)
32 American Beauty (1999)
33 Apocalypse Now (1979)
34 The Matrix (1999)
36 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
37 Fight Club (1999)
38 The Third Man (1949)
43 Boot, Das (1981)
44 M (1931)
46 Rashômon (1950)
47 Se7en (1995)
48 Taxi Driver (1976)
52 Requiem for a Dream (2000)
53 The Pianist (2002)
54 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
55 Léon (1994)
56 Saving Private Ryan (1998)
69 Ran (1985)
73 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
75 Raging Bull (1980)
81 Reservoir Dogs (1992)
89 Braveheart (1995)
92 Fargo (1996)
94 Yojimbo (1961)
95 Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
101 Donnie Darko (2001)
103 Forrest Gump (1994)
105 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
107 Sjunde inseglet, Det (1957)
110 Smultronstället (1957)
111 Ying xiong (2002)
119 Unforgiven (1992)
121 The Deer Hunter (1978)
124 Notorious (1946)
126 Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
127 Toy Story 2 (1999)
128 Lola rennt (1998)
130 Back to the Future (1985)
131 Patton (1970)
136 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
141 Glory (1989)
146 Ikiru (1952)
147 Platoon (1986)
151 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
157 Mystic River (2003)
158 Life of Brian (1979)
160 Gladiator (2000)
165 A Christmas Story (1983)
167 Big Fish (2003)
182 Magnolia (1999)
183 The Terminator (1984)
186 Lost in Translation (2003)
190 8½ (1963)
193 Toy Story (1995)
194 Groundhog Day (1993)
201 Brazil (1985)
204 Almost Famous (2000)
205 The Insider (1999)
208 Stand by Me (1986)
221 Being John Malkovich (1999)
225 Mulholland Dr. (2001)
226 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
227 Rain Man (1988)
232 The Big Lebowski (1998)
233 Spider-Man 2 (2004)
234 Battaglia di Algeri, La (1965)
236 Snatch. (2000)
243 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
244 21 Grams (2003)
247 Kumonosu jô (1957)
Old 03-27-05 | 08:41 PM
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50 of 'em for me. Always looking to add to the collection, but don't pay too much attention to these supposed "top..." lists
Old 03-28-05 | 02:00 AM
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54 at moment. Should be over 60 soon.
Old 03-28-05 | 03:08 PM
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22 of the top 250
0 of the bottom 100
Old 03-28-05 | 04:19 PM
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I have 95 of the 250 and only 1 from the bottom 100 cursed Pamela Anderson!
Old 03-28-05 | 11:01 PM
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I currently have 210 off this list. The end is in sight. I'd better get busy.

I haven't checked the bottom 100 yet.
Old 03-28-05 | 11:48 PM
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About 80-odd.
Old 03-28-05 | 11:57 PM
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I checked and I have none of the bottom 100.
Old 03-29-05 | 02:48 AM
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I have 175 of em, sad, very sad. I frequenbt alot of used stores, and if i see something that is supposed to be good, and it is cheap i buy it, i cant help it. these are the ones i dont have...

21. 8.6 12 Angry Men (1957)
35. 8.4 Paths of Glory (1957)
39. 8.4 Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)
41. 8.4 Double Indemnity (1944)
58. 8.3 Modern Times (1936)
63. 8.2 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
67. 8.2 The Sting (1973)
71. 8.2 Vita è bella, La (1997)
72. 8.2 Touch of Evil (1958)
92. 8.1 Oldboy (2003)
99. 8.1 It Happened One Night (1934)
106. 8.0 The Great Dictator (1940)
109. 8.0 Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1989)
112. 8.0 Mononoke-hime (1997)
113. 8.0 Hotel Rwanda (2004)
115. 8.0 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
116. 8.0 The General (1927)
117. 8.0 The Night of the Hunter (1955)
118. 8.0 The Gold Rush (1925)
121. 8.0 All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
123. 8.0 Duck Soup (1933)
128. 8.0 Lola rennt (1998)
131. 8.0 Ladri di biciclette (1948)
133. 8.0 Bronenosets Potyomkin (1925)
135. 8.0 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
139. 7.9 The Elephant Man (1980)
140. 7.9 The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
141. 7.9 Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
142. 7.9 Glory (1989)
144. 7.9 Cool Hand Luke (1967)
145. 7.9 Ben-Hur (1959)
150. 7.9 Hotaru no haka (1988)
155. 7.9 The African Queen (1951)
156. 7.9 Untergang, Der (2004)
157. 7.9 Sideways (2004)
160. 7.9 To Be or Not to Be (1942)
162. 7.9 The Killing (1956)
163. 7.9 Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
164. 7.9 The Searchers (1956)
166. 7.9 A Night at the Opera (1935)
168. 7.9 Amores perros (2000)
171. 7.9 Bringing Up Baby (1938)
175. 7.9 The Wild Bunch (1969)
178. 7.9 The Straight Story (1999)
181. 7.9 Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
182. 7.9 Magnolia (1999)
183. 7.9 Stalag 17 (1953)
184. 7.8 Laura (1944)
187. 7.8 The Lion in Winter (1968)
191. 7.8 Hable con ella (2002)
192. 7.8 Ed Wood (1994)
196. 7.8 The Station Agent (2003)
198. 7.8 Persona (1966)
200. 7.8 Fanny och Alexander (1982)
201. 7.8 King Kong (1933)
206. 7.8 The Insider (1999)
207. 7.8 Stagecoach (1939)
210. 7.8 Rio Bravo (1959)
212. 7.8 Gandhi (1982)
213. 7.8 A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
216. 7.8 Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
217. 7.8 Festen (1998)
223. 7.8 Sullivan's Travels (1941)
224. 7.8 Trois couleurs: Rouge (1994)
227. 7.8 Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
229. 7.8 In the Heat of the Night (1967)
227. 7.8 Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
234. 7.8 Diarios de motocicleta (2004)
235. 7.8 Battaglia di Algeri, La (1965)
236. 7.8 The Last Picture Show (1971)
238. 7.8 Red River (1948)
240. 7.8 Sleuth (1972)
241. 7.8 Fa yeung nin wa (2000)
242. 7.8 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
250. 7.7 Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta (1986)
Old 03-29-05 | 02:53 AM
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Old 03-29-05 | 06:02 AM
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Originally Posted by mambomike
I currently have 210 off this list. The end is in sight. I'd better get busy.

I haven't checked the bottom 100 yet.
once you complete the top 250 list
you have to start collecting all the ones from the bottom 100 list
Old 03-29-05 | 09:36 AM
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I was surprised to have 27 on dvd, more if you count vhs (I don't ).
There were alot more that I liked, but haven't felt the need to purchase.
Also, I'm proud to say I don't own any in the bottom 100.
Old 03-29-05 | 12:03 PM
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In for a penny, in for a pound.....

From The IMDB Top 250 , I have 67 titles

From The IMDB Bottom 100, I have 0 (!!)

From The American Film Institute Lists , I have:
  • 35 from the top 100 all-time films
  • 26 from the top 100 all-time comedies
  • 29 from the top 100 all-time thrillers

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Old 03-29-05 | 06:33 PM
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ahhh!, i almost made it through the worst 100. I have #100, speed 2, what can i say, there was a box set with the 2 of them together i got for 9.99 at cd warehouse...

Im actually suprised soul plane is on there, i haven't seen it, but from the general reaction from people i know, I thought it was supposed to be funny...
Old 04-01-05 | 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by ivelostr2
ahhh!, i almost made it through the worst 100. I have #100, speed 2, what can i say, there was a box set with the 2 of them together i got for 9.99 at cd warehouse...
look at it this way.. You paid $15 for speed.. and they paid you $5 to take speed 2
Old 04-02-05 | 04:18 PM
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36 - but some of those you'd have to pay me to own. The others I hadn't even heard of.
Old 04-02-05 | 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by twikoff
look at it this way.. You paid $15 for speed.. and they paid you $5 to take speed 2


36 - but some of those you'd have to pay me to own. The others I hadn't even heard of.
Well, that's a start.
Old 04-02-05 | 06:30 PM
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I own 15 of them at the moment. I guess it's not bad considering that my entire collection adds up to 60.


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