Wasn't Elf released in 2004???

10. high tension
9. the warriors
8. pirates of silicon valley
7. sympathy for mr. vengenece
6. american psycho
5. orgazmo
4. the fly
3. team america
2. batman begins
1. oldboy

5. family guy V3
4. red dwarf VI
3. mission hill complete series
2. red dwarf V
1. home movies S3

List Completed. Here's to next year.


TV on DVD

1. Homicide: Life on the Street (The Complete Sixth Season)
2. The Shield (The Complete Fourth Season)
3. The Wire (The Complete Second Season)
4. Nip/Tuck (The Complete Second Season)
5. Carnivale (The Complete First Season)

Some notable runner-ups:
The Sopranos (The Complete Fifth Season)
24 (Season 4)
Homicide: Life on the Street (The Complete Seventh Season)
The Shield (The Complete Third Season)
Deadwood (The Complete First Season)

Movies on DVD

1. Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (Special Edition)
2. The Devil's Rejects: Unrated Special Edition
3. The Blues Brothers: 25th Anniversary Edition
4. The Fly: Special Edition
5. Land of the Dead: Unrated Edition
6. High Tension: Special Edition
7. Sin City: Recut and Extended
8. Man on Fire: Special Edition
9. The Candy Snatchers: Special Edition
10.Imagine: John Lennon (Deluxe Edition)

1. Harold Lloyd Collection
2. Warner Gangster Collection
3. Ran: CC
4. Comedies Collection
5. Incredibles
6. Life Aquatic: CC
7. King Kong: SE
8. Batman Begins
9. American Psycho: KE
10. Film Noir Vol. 2


1. Arrested Development S2
2. Scrubs S2
3. Firefly
4. Muppet Show S1
5. Scrubs S1

Yes. Nov. '04. Please switch this pick out.

Guess I should add in my two cents... Not the best choices, admitedly, but living abroad made me buy a lot of DVDs from elsewhere...

10.Orgazmo
9. Fire and Ice LE
8. Saw Unrated
7. Star Wars 3: RotS
6. Ben Hur
5. Titanic
4. The Incredibles
3. F for Fake CC
2. Appleseed LE
1. Kagemusha CC

Edit: these are my final choices. Don't have the time or money to get anything else this year.

Movies
1. King Kong 2-Disc Collectors Tin (+ SOK+ MJY BB exclusive)
2. Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection
3. The Harold Lloyd Comedy Collection
4. Star Wars - ROTS
5. Warner Bros. Gangsters Collection
6. The Val Lewton Horror Collection
7. Kagemusha (haven't got my Ran delivered yet)
8. War of the Worlds (2005) Limited
9.The Devil's Rejects
10. McLintock!

Honorable mention: The Incredibles, Bob Dylan: No Direction Home, Batman Begins, The Wages of Fear

Television
1. Lost - 1st Season
2. Seinfeld - Seasons 5 & 6 - Deluxe Gift Set
3. Seinfeld - Season 4
4. Chappelle's Show - Season 2
5. Sopranos- 5th Season

Honorable Mention: Arrested Development - Season 2, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Chosen Collection

Movies
1. King Kong Box Set with Collector's Tin (Best Buy Exclusive)
2. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
3. The Wizard of Oz
4. Titanic Collector's Edition
5. Batman Begins
6. Batman (1989) 2-disc Special Edition
7. Batman Returns 2-disc Special Edition
8. Ben-Hur 4 disc Collector's Edition
9. Gladiator Extended Edition
10. Warner Gangster's Collection

TV:
1. Seinfeld Seasons 5 & 6 - Deluxe Gift Set
2. Arrested Development: Season Two
3. Lost: Season One
4. Star Trek: Enterprise - Season Four
5. Desperate Housewives: Season One

Films
1) Controversial Classics: 7 Groundbreaking Movies That Made a Difference!
2) F for Fake: Criterion Collection
3) Classic Comedies Collection
4) The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
5) Warner Gangsters Collection
6) Heaven Can Wait (1943): Criterion Collection
7) Unfaithfully Yours (1948): Criterion Collection
8) Astaire & Rogers Collection, Volume 1
9) McLintock!: Authentic Collector's Edition
10) Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection

Honorable mentions: The Harold Lloyd Comedy Collection; The King Kong Collection; British War Collection; Ealing Studio Comedy Collection; The Forgotten Films of Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle

Television
1. Seinfeld: Season 4
2. Seinfeld: Seasons 5 & 6 Gift Set
3. Deadwood: The Complete First Season
4. NewsRadio: The Complete First and Second Seasons
5. Chappelle's Show: Season Two Uncensored

Honorable mentions: 3rd Rock from the Sun: Seasons 1 & 2; Arrested Development: Season Two; Moonlighting: Seasons One and Two; South Park: The Complete Sixth Season

How the heck are some people picking DVD's that aren't even out yet???

= J

Movies:
1. Batman Anthology
2. Sin City R&E
3. Batman Begins DE
4. The Incredibles
5. Toy Story 10th Ann.
6. Star Wars Ep. III
7. Life Aquatic 2-Disc Criterion
8. Titanic CE
9. Gladiator EE
10. I Heart Huckabees 2-Disc

TV:
1. Arrested Development S2
2. Muppet Show S1
3. Simpsons S6
4. Simpsons S7
5. Seinfeld S5-6 Box Set

UPDATED 1-4-06

Movies

1. The Alfred Hitchcock Masterpiece Collection
2. The Incredibles
3. Sin City: Recut - Extended - Unrated
4. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
5. Titanic: Special Edition
6. Batman: 2-Disc Special Edition
7. Bambi: Platinum Edition
8. Batman Begins: Deluxe Edition
9. Hoop Dreams Criterion
10. The 40-Year Old Virgin Unrated

TV Shows

1. The Simpsons Season 6
2. The Simpsons Season 7
3. Lost Season 1
4. Seinfeld Seasons 5 & 6 gift set w/puffy shirt
5. 24 Season 4

Honorable Mentions: The Aviator, War of the Worlds 2-disc LE, Arrested Development Season 2, Family Guy Volume 3, Crash, Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle, Casino 10th Anniversary Edition, Friday Night Lights, Ray, Million Dollar Baby

Movies:
1. Titanic: SE
2. Batman Begins: DE
3. War of the Worlds (2005) - doesn't matter so long as it has DTS
4. Cinderella Man
5. Batman (1989): SE
6. Batman Returns: SE
7. Apollo 13: Anniversary Edition
8. Casino: SE
9. The Amityville Horror (2005)
10. Kingdom of Heaven

Anyone else care to contribute? And thanks to those who have already.

FILMS
1. Garbo Box
2. Controversial Classics Collection
3. Wizard Of Oz
4. Jimi Hendrix Live at Woodstock
5. Night And The City
6. A Christmas Carol-1938
7. Ealing Studios Comedy Collection
8. Z Channel-A Magnificent Obsession
9. King Kong Collectors Tin
10. Viva Maria

TV ON DVD
1. Deadwood
2. Carnivale
3. Alfred Hitchcock Presents
4. 3rd Rock From The Sun-Season 2
5. Lone Gunmen

I thought I had my picks all firmed up but reading through the thread has reminded me of so many! Here goes:

Movies
1. King Kong Collection
2. The Thin Man Collection
3. The Fly
4. The Incredibles
5. Sin City Recut and Extended
6. The Frighteners: Director's Cut
7. The Life Aquatic
8. The Devil's Rejects
9. Batman Begins Deluxe
10. Star Wars Episode III

TV
1. Profit - Complete Series
2. Alias - Season 4
3. Lost - Season 1
4. Ned & Stacy - Season 1
5. Arrested Development - Season 2

Had to change some TV picks post Xmas. There are still so many I had to leave out!

Place holder and a quote of RevKarl's list because mine is sure to look similar, albeit with Greta Garbo, Harold Lloyd, and Arrested Development in place of some of his.

ill start and edit as i have time

movies

1) star wars episode iii
2) king kong collection (Best Buy Exclusive)
3) alfred hitchcock masterpiece collection
4) lifeboat
5) to kill a mockingbird (legacy)
6) the sting (legacy)
7) deerhunter (legacy)
8) incredibles
9) titanic
10) toy story


television

1) lost
2) alfred hitchcock presents: Season 1 (really HIS year isn't it?)
3) kolchak
4) miami vice: season one
5) Millennium Season 3
6) Beavis & Butthead: Mike Judge Collection
7) Brady Bunch:Season 3
8) Partridge Family:Season 1
9) Rockford Files:Season 1
10) Twilight Zone Definitive: Season 3

Movies:

1. The Wizard Of Oz 3 Disc SE
2. The Pinky Violence Collection
3. Cinderella (Platinum Edition)
4. The Devil's Rejects
5. The Fly (Special Edition)
6. Freaked
7. Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events CE
8. The Life Aquatic - Criterion Collection (2-Disc Special Edition)
9. Sin City Recut & Extended Edition
10. Titanic (Collector's Edition)


TV Shows:

1. American Gothic: The Complete Series
2. Deadwood: Season 1
3. Scrubs: Season 2
4. Scrubs: Season 1
5. Veronica Mars: Season 1
6. Arrested Development Season 2
7. 24 Season 4
8. The L Word: Season 2
9. La Femme Nikita: Season 3
10. Nip/Tuck Season 2

Movies:
1. RINJIN-13 (NEIGHBOR-13)
2. CHA NO AJI (A TASTE OF TEA)
3. IMA AI NI YUKIMASU (BE WITH YOU)
4. TONY TAKITANI
5. TAMPOPO anamorphic
6. A BITTERSWEET LIFE
7. WARAI NO DAIGAKU (UNIVERSITY OF LAUGHS)
8. HIDDEN BLADE (KAKUSHI KEN ONI NO TSUME)
9. SURVIVE STYLE 5+
10. CRYING FIST

Tv:
1. MY NAME IS KIM SAM-SOON
2. MY LOVE PATZZI
3. DRAGON ZAKURA
4. KOI NI OCHITARA (HOW I FOUND MY LOVE)
5. LUNCH QUEEN

-goro-

Movies:
10) Serenity
9) The Aviator
8) Wizard of Oz: 3 Disk
7) The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou: Criterion Collection
6) Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
5) Million Dollar Baby: LE
4) Batman Begins: SE
3) To Kill A Mockingbird: SE
2) Crash
1) Sin City: Recut

TV on DVD:
5) Quantum Leap: Season 3
4) Stargate SG-1: Season 8
3) 24: Season 4
2) Family Guy: Volume 3
1) From the Earth to the Moon: SE

DVDs are ranked in order. My criteria:

1. It’s about the film – so the better films are appropriately rewarded. Films that may not be great but where I have enjoyed repeated viewings are also rewarded. A terrific release of a mediocre (at best) film is nothing but a 50 dollar saddle on a 10 dollar horse.
2. Value. DVD that delivers terrific content but at a high price point ain’t going to win against the same at a lower price point. Most reviewers turn a blind eye to this concept but the rest of us have to live in the real world. Same thing for double/triple dips and the like. Don’t expect me to reward some studio for finally getting it right. However, if a studio/director announces a special edition months in advance so that the consumer has the choice of waiting for the expanded edition, that seems pretty fair to me.
3. Added content. I’m not a big special feature kind of guy but well thought out extras can certainly help make for a more robust offering.
4. I only include films that I own or have seen.

The Films

1. Danger: Diabolik. I’m actually surprised how many other people around the Internet also think this is a ‘best of’ DVD. Sexy 60’s action/thriller by Mario Brava with tongue placed firmly against cheek. Terrific price point, great image quality and a fun, fun flick. Over-the-top protagonist with gorgeous and lightly clad Italian babe, twin XKE Jaguars, underwater scenes, fox and the hound chases … what’s not to love?
2. The Harold Lloyd Collection – Box set. Easily had for 35 bucks, this box set delivers tremendous value. Certainly not for everyone but will delight many a cineaste. Some feature films have optional music which really do give the films a decidedly different feel. Image quality vary by film but overall image quality is terrific given their age. Bonus features aplenty, commentary and even 3-D images from Lloyd’s personal collection. ‘Nuff said.
3. L’Eclisse. Terrific release of a first rate film. The B&W image a pure joy. I seem to be rating films with attractive Italian babes up high this year but as it is Monica Vitti, I’m allowed. L’Eclisse is a film that I actually appreciated more on second viewing. Antonioni has an eye for art and an eye for where to place his cameras.
4. The Essential Steve McQueen Collection. Another box set that could be had for 35 bucks and includes Bullitt, The Getaway, The Cincinnati Kid, Papillon, Never So Few and Tom Horn. Many a movie fan like Bullitt (as do I) but I also really like Peckinpah’s The Getaway and Jewison’s The Cincinnati Kid (although Ann-Margret should have had a bigger role, darn it). Also a collection that more than delivers on extras with Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool along with my favorite extra of the year The Cutting Edge (about movie editing).
5. Sin City - Recut, Extended, Unrated. This would never have made this list except for Tower Record’s current $19.99 sale price (as I would have waited a year or so for the price to come down from its high perch. This set does deliver as I appreciate and enjoy the film and what Robert Rodriguez pulled off. Added points for some innovation such as the audience audio option (even though it’s kinda sick what they might applaud to). This DVD is well put together with interesting DVD menus and transitions and enough extras to suit most. One mistake, they gave us an extended cut (sequence) of a couple guys in a car - to show us the filmmaking process. While interesting … let’s face it … the extended cut we wanted was Jessica Alba doing her number in the bar. I didn’t think this film would deliver so well on HT format … I was wrong.
6. Kung Fu Hustle. This DVD makes it for how many times we watched this film. Chow is a fantastic director and here he delivers wonder, fun and comedy. Just the Landlady bombing down the street with the cigarette hanging from her mouth would have gotten this film on my list.
7. Bambi. This film if had been released in the Fall would have been on more ‘best of’ lists. However, many a film fan had mouth virtually agape at the stunning images delivered in this classic film.
8. Fox Noir Classics. Certainly Laura was a must-have for many a film lover but the other films such as Nightmare Alley, House of Bamboo, Panic in the Streets, Call Northside 777 etc. were quite interesting too. Available as three packs or as single releases they were at a very attractive price point.
9. F is for Fake. Not for many, but if you admire the art of film editing this is a film to at least see if not own. As Bogdanovich mentions, not likely the type of film that would appeal to those that want a sequential structure. I had heard of this film but never saw it. That now corrected, I can say that this is (at least) an interesting film and with some truly interesting documentaries (including one about Welles’ unfinished film projects). A DVD that cineastes should at least watch before buying.
10. King Kong (regular 2 disc edition). MGM gives excellent treatment to this film and I enjoyed the re-imagined spider pit sequence. Commentaries bothered a bunch of viewers and I can see their point “throw the bomb … chuckle, chuckle.” Could have been better with an additional commentary by a Kong/film expert or the like. Didn’t go for the deluxe edition as I have no interest in seeing Mighty Joe Young or Son of Kong and since I haven’t heard any movie forum interest in these films (prior to this release) can imagine these are (largely) gathering dust on shelves across the nation.

For your consideration at some point:

A Bell From Hell. Interesting flick that is one part horror, one part sexploitive and all parts weird. Well worth a look.

1: Ran : CC
2: King Kong : CE Tin box
3: F For Fake
4: Sin City Recut
5: Kagemusha: CC
6: Batman Begins: DE
7: Jaws
8: Star Wars Ep3
9: Raging Bull
10: Casino

ok...i think I am finished...so many great dvd's got passed over...

Quoting evilninjax:
"1. RINJIN-13 (NEIGHBOR-13)
2. CHA NO AJI (A TASTE OF TEA)
3. IMA AI NI YUKIMASU (BE WITH YOU)
4. TONY TAKITANI
5. TAMPOPO anamorphic
6. A BITTERSWEET LIFE
7. WARAI NO DAIGAKU (UNIVERSITY OF LAUGHS)
8. HIDDEN BLADE (KAKUSHI KEN ONI NO TSUME)
9. SURVIVE STYLE 5+
10. CRYING FIST

Tv:
1. MY NAME IS KIM SAM-SOON
2. MY LOVE PATZZI
3. DRAGON ZAKURA
4. KOI NI OCHITARA (HOW I FOUND MY LOVE)
5. LUNCH QUEEN"

Great list, but unfortunately none of these were even released in R1, to my knowledge. Might think about changing these to R1 DVDs.