We're not allowed to discuss the acquisition of such items here at DVD Talk...but, as any experienced online DVD shopper knows, they aren't hard to find.

Yeah, but I didn't think we were including bootlegs. It's just IMO, I don't think it really counts. But like I said it's just my opinion.

... and that's why there's this thread, innit?

Halloween: 25th Anniversary & Halloween: Extended Edition
Elektra & Elektra: Director's Cut
The Silence of the Lambs: Special Edition & The Silence of the Lambs: Criterion Collection
Friday the 13th (Box Set Edition) & Friday the 13th Region 2
Dumb & Dumber & Dumb & Dumber: Unrated
The Evil Dead: Special Collector's Edition & The Evil Dead: The Book of the Dead Edition

i have a copy of the original tommy boy, the original saw, and jurassic park 3. these are all widescreen, and in the best condition you can imagine. dvd collecting is my life, but for some reason, i only want the best version.

are any of you interested?
i thought i would check here before selling them on ebay.

i'd say 7.00 each, and i'll pay to ship?

I have Time Bandits regular Anchor Bay release and the 2-disc Special Edition (non-Criterion). I remember Blockbuster not allowing me to trade-in the regular edition back during their $8 promotion.

I have Swingers as part of the Money DVD Collection paired with Made. I then purchased the Swingers Collector's Series Edition a few weeks later.

Well, I guess I should Underworld to the list as I picked up the extended cut today...Will get rid of the old one though. Plus I forgot about Daredevil and the DC Edition as well. Damn, I waste more $$$ than I thought .

Amelie (R1 2-disc)
Amelie (R2 LE Tin Box Set)
American Psycho (original unrated/widescreen release)
American Psycho (Killer Collector's Edition)
Donnie Darko (R1 1-disc)
Donnie Darko (R1 2-disc)
The Eye (R3 HK-version)
The Eye (R1)
Friday The 13th (R1-cut version)
Friday The 13th (R2-uncut/French version)
Haute Tension (R2 French 2-disc)
Haute Tension (R2 UK-SE)
Hero (R3)
Hero (R3-"Director's Cut")
Ichi The Killer (R1)
Ichi The Killer (R2- Dutch 2 disc)
Leon The Professional (R1-International cut)
Leon The Professional (R1- 2 disc)
Manhunter (R1- Theatrical cut)
Manhunter (R1- 2 disc theatrical/director's cut)
Opera (R1- 1 disc)
Opera (R1- 2 disc SE w/ soundtrack)
The Thing (R1- original release)
The Thing (R1- re-release)
Zombi 2 (2 disc SE)
Zombi 2 (original Anchor Bay release)
Zombi 2 (1 disc/Blue Underground release)

YUP!!!

Halloween-3(SE,Extended TV Cut,and 25th AE)
Terminator 2-2(UE,EE)
Ghostbusters-2(Box Set & Original SE)
The Frighteners-2(R1 DC & R2/4/5 4-Disc SE)
They Live-2(R1 rerelease,R2 SE)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre-2(R1 Meat Slipcase SE & R2 w/Shocking Truth)
Dead Alive-2(R1 & R2-Blood Edition(Braindead cut))
Phantasm-2(R1 SE & R2 Box Set)
Phantasm 2-2(R2 Complete Edition & R2 Box Set)
Friday The 13th-2(R1 SE Box Set & R3 Uncut SE)
The Grudge-2(Theatrical & Extended)
Elektra-2(DC & Theatrical)
Daredevil-2(DC & Theatrical)
Dodgeball-2(Theatrical & Unrated)
Anchorman-2(Theatrical & Unrated)
Donnie Darko-2(Theatrical & DC)
Fantastic Four-2 or 3(2 or 3,means I own 2 1/2. I have the R2-SE,the Wal-Mart Bonus Disc Edition,and bought the Target Edition,and keeping just the Target Disc. I wish I would have had a Multi-Region/Code player sooner)
Silence of the Lambs-2(CC & MGMSE)
and more that I can't think of

American Graffiti (CE & Franchise Collection)
Animal House (CE & DSP Ed.)
Clerks (CS & X)
Dr. Strangelove (SE & 40th AE)
More American Graffiti (Orig. & Franchise Collection)
October Sky (Orig. & SE)
This is Spinal Tap (Criterion & MGM)

Future double dips:
Death Race 2000
Boogie Nights
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Hoosiers
Gone in 60 Seconds (1974)
Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) (and yes, I'm being serious )

Gladiator (Signature and Extended)
Monster's Ball (Theatrical and Director's Cut)
Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Theatrical and Extended Editions)

Otherwise, I usually sell off the old edition when I replace it with a new better edition. Those I chose to keep.

I've only double-dipped on two movies:

- Memento (The original 1 disk DVD, and the 2-disk Collector's Edition) - This is my favorite movie so I wanted both versions of the DVD.

- Star Trek: Nemesis (1 disk DVD, and the 2-disk SCE) - Got the 1 disk right after it came out on DVD, because I didn't see the movie in theaters. Just got the 2 disk SCE as a free selection in DDD's B2G1. Going to give the 1 disk away, because it's not a very good movie.

Warriors (Theatrical Cut) and Warriors (Director's Cut)
Exorcist (Version You've Never Seen) and Exorcist (25th Anniversary Edition)
Halloween (SE) and Halloween (25th AE)

Both Donnie Darkos and both Time Bandits, eventually.

Daredevil (2-Disc Theatrical, Director's Cut)
Donnie Darko (Theatrical, 2-Disc DC)
Gladiator (2-Disc Theatrical, 3-Disc Extended)
Gone in 60 Seconds (Theatrical, DC)
Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2-Disc Theatrical, 4-Disc Extended)

When it comes out: Kingdom of Heaven (2-Disc Theatrical, 3-Disc DC)

I have waaayyyyyy too many .. oh well. So, I've included, in some respect, what region/version, why and future intentions ...

Akira [R1 LE Tin to R1 DTS release] - Don't watch LE tin Disk. Keeping both
Alien [R1 20 anniv to R2J Ultimate Ed] - Collectibility and hoping for improved audio quality. Will keep both.
Aliens [R1 to R2J Ultimate Ed] - Collectibility and improved audio but worse PQ plus extended version. Will keep both.
Avalon [R1 to R3K] Audio upgrade (full bitrate DTS) and improved PQ.
Boondock Saints [R1 to R2S unrated Scanbox] Audio upgrade (Full bitrate DTS) - by far/Dir cut and uncut version. Will sell R1 but won't get much.
Chronicles of Riddick, The [R1 to R2J Dir cut] DTS Audio upgrade - Might sell R1.
Dune [R1 original standard release to R1 extended Tin] - anamorphic upgrade and both versions of film. Will sell original.
Final Fantasy [R1 standard to R2 Spiritual Edition LE] - Collectibility and DTS upgrade. Might sell R1.
Finding Nemo [R1 to R2 LE Box 5000] Collectibility. Might sell R1.
Ghost in the Shell [R1 to R2J LE Box and R2J standard with R1 SE on the way] Keeping all with intentions of getting just about all available versions for this film. - favorite anime ever.
Hard Boiled [Criterion to Mei Ah DTS release] Don't watch Criterion. Keeping both.
i, Robot [R1 to R2J LE w/ Sonny head] Collectibility. Might sell R1.
ID4 [R1 Five Star Collectors to R2J Ultimate Ed] - Collectibility and DTS upgrade. Will sell R1.
Incredibles, The [R1 to R3TW LE Jack box 3000 and R2J LE Box 5000]. Collectibility. Keeping all
Innocence - GITS II [R1 to R2J First Pressing Tin] DTS Audio upgrade. Keeping both.
Jaws [CE to 30th Anniv] Orig soundtrack/Extras. Keeping both
Kill Bill I & II [R1 to R2J LE Boxes] Collectibility. Keeping all for now
Monsters Inc [R1 to R2J LE Box 10000] Collectibility. Might sell R1.
Natural City [booted copy (didn't know at time of purchase) to R3K LE Tin and R2UK] Studio support after buying boot and hoping for improved DTS soundtrack. Got the UK for next to nothing. Will sell the LE Tin.
Ninja Scroll [Original R1 to R3K Collector's] Remastered video and DTS soundtrack. Keeping both.
Ong Bak [VCD to subtitled release]
Predator [R1 DTS to R2J Ultimate Ed] - Collectibility and possiblly better DTS and PQ. Never sounded better. Will sell R1
Predator II [R1 DTS to R2J Ultimate Ed] - Collectibility and possiblly better DTS and PQ. Never sounded better. Will sell R1
Underworld [R1 SE to R1 Unrated] Extended cut. Keeping both


Eventuals:

Fifth Element [R1 to R2J Advanced Collectors]
Leon [R1 to R2J Advanced Collectors]
Equilibrium [R1 to R3K] DTS upgrade
Fargo [R1 original to R1 rerelease] anamorphic upgrade
The Jerk [R1 full frame to R1 26 anniv] anamorphic upgrade
The Game [R1 original to R1 rerelease] anamorphic upgrade
Blade Runner [R1 original to ... eventual anamorphic or HD upgrade] ... PRAYING!!!!
Blood: The Last Vampire [R1 to R3K or R2J (if lucky) LE box set] Collectibility
Pitch Black [R1 to R2J] Full bitrate DTS - not that the R1 is half bad at all!!
Dawn of the Dead (1978) [R1 Divimax to R1 Ultimate]
Die Hard [R1 Five Star Collectors to R2J Ultimate] Collectibility
Fudoh: The next generation [R1 to R1 SE] Anamorphic upgrade
Good Will Hunting [R1 to whatever version or rerelease happens] Anamorphic upgrade of a very personal and favorite film.
Sling Blade [R1 original to R1 rerelease] Anamorphic upgrade
Transporter SE [R1 to R1 rerelease] Anamorphic upgrade
Kill Bill I & II [R1 to R2J LEs to yet again R2F LEs] Collectibility

That covers just about everything, but I'm sure I probably missed one or two on the planning stage ...

Apollo 13 (original DD and 2-disc SE)
Black Hawk Down (3-disc and Superbit)
High School Reunion Series (Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Weird Science - All the originals plus the new DTS versions)
Dances with Wolves (2-disc extended and Theatrical DTS cut)
Gladiator (2-disc and 3-disc EE)
Panic Room (3-disc and Superbit)
Rocky (Original and SE)

Videodrome bare bones
Videodrome Criterion

Do I have to say more? (Well, if an HD version comes...)

I'm pretty sure I have old version of Happy Gilmore, Billy Madison and Mulan that I was too lazy to do anything with when the Special Editions were coming up.. now they're probably worth less than my time to sell them.

mine are usually because of shitty copies, not for extras upgrades:

Night Of The Living Dead

- bootleg I got on amazon
- In 50 horror classics collection
- Millenium Edition


Dead Zone

- once again ripped off by amazon, shitty choppy picture and no extras(this time not by a seller but by the site amazon.co.uk)
- paramount

I am ridiculous with this, I can't even name them all off the top of my head. But here are a few.

1492: Conquest Of Paradise - dvd versions from all over the globe (R0, R2, R3, R4). I went nuts on ebay through the years. Looking for better video quality.
Out Of Sight - DTS and Collectors Edition
The History Of Beavis and Butthead - I own 2 copies.
Crash - Directors Cut and I have yet to sell off the original theatrical dvd.
Goodfellas - 2-Disc and have yet to sell off the original snapper.
Heat - 2-Disc and have yet to sell off the original snapper.
Space Jam - 2-Disc and have yet to sell off the 4:3 snapper version.
E.T. - 3 versions, box, 2-disc and 1-disc reissue.
The Shawshank Redemption - 2-disc and snapper.
The Matrix - snapper and box set
Truman Show - Special edition and original release

Oh please, I do not want to go on...... haha.

Apocalypse Now/Apocalypse Now Redux
Army of Darkness/Army of Darkness Director's Cut
Sin City/Sin City Recut
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly/GBU SE
All three LOTR films (regular and extended versions)
Saving Private Ryan Special Limited/SPR Anniversary Edition
Scarface/Scarface 2 disc
Warriors/Warriors Ultimate Director's Cut

As hard as it is justifying amassing a DVD collection to my wife, justifying multiple purchases of the same DVD is impossible.


I would've had multis of these, but I gave the originals away:

Black Hawk Down (obviously, kept 3 disc version)
Unforgiven
Shawshank Redemption
Pulp Fiction
Tombstone

Persona R1 & R2 - one has the better transfer, the other came in a bergman box set.
Eyes Wide Shut R1 & R3 - one is the r-rated version, the other is unrated.
Mulholland Drive R1 & R3 - one had DTS, the other has interview and behind the scenes
Army of Darkness R1 & R3 - one is the limited edition with two cuts, the other is alt cut with a superior transfer
Andrei Rublev criterion & ruscico - two different cuts of the film
Solaris criterion & ruscico - different supplemental material

Evil Dead - Elite and Book of the Dead
Evil Dead 2 - Tin and Book of the Dead
Mallrats - Original and 10th
Clerks - X and original (although a friend has borrowed the original for like 3 years now, it's still technically mine )
X-men 1 and 1.5

Any others I sold when I bought a new version

Xage, that's quite an awesome collection. I knew there were a lot of ED releases, but I guess I didn't know just how many.

All mine have already been said:

Terminator 2
Donnie Darko
LOTR Trilogy

I also kept John Carpenter's The Thing because the first disc has an isolated music track that the second one does not.