I’m looking to add to my DVD library. What are the must have classics ?

Edwood7

Edwood7

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I have a pretty good DVD collection. I know taste vary, but what are some of your must have movies. I’m looking to add to my library. :thumbup:

Right now I’m watching this classic. The Duellists (1977):thumbup::thumbup::D


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Godfather 1
Snatch
Lock,Stock and 2 Smoking barrels
Last Tango in Paris
The Band of Brothers
Russ Myers Collection
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
Brave Heart

and The Last of Mohicans for Tomahawk lovers!
 
The Party, Noises Off, Usual Suspects, Fifth Element. OR movies like True Grit, Its a Wonderful Life, The Shining, To kill a Mocking Bird, Pygmalion, Papillion, A Christmas Carol, The Dirty Dozen. "Classics" is open to interpretation :)
 
Everyone loves a good film!

Here's some of my collection that I'd call classics


War
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Where Eagles Dare
Zulu
Patton
Full Metal Jacket
Apocalypse Now


Gangster
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Scarface
Chopper (Definately worth a watch if you havent seen it)
The Godfather (already mentioned but +1 on that)
Resevoir Dogs


Spy Thriller
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The Odessa File
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
The Day of the Jackal


Western
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High Plains Drifter
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Good the Bad and the Ugly / Fist Full of Dollars / For a Few Dollars More


Sci Fi
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Blade Runner
 
The Odessa File
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That's a good one.

I forgot about Kill Bill and Pulp Fiction:

Three tomatoes are walking down the street: Poppa tomato, Momma tomato, and Baby tomato. Baby tomato starts lagging behind and Poppa tomato gets really angry; goes back and squishes him, says, "Ketchup."
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Always got me drooled.
 
zorba the greek,dr. strangelove,ben hur,jaws,the shining,the champ,kramer vrs kramer,the deer hunter,platoon,terms of endearment,good will hunting,gandhi,dr. shivago,the fiddler on the roof,Dangerous Liaisons,the burglars(1971,jean paul belmondo,omar sharif),The Merchant of Venice,como agua para chocolate,mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios,rudo y cursi,slumdog millonaire,death proof,kickass,chariots of fire,hamburger hill,Seven Samurai,Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,moby dick,The Old Man and the Sea (1958).....
 
Some that come to mind;

Dirty Harry (1971)
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
The Fifth Element
Anchorman The Legend of Ron Burgundy
True Grit (1969 )
Highlander
Apocalypse Now
The Big Lebowski
The Boondock Saints 1&2 (these movies are so much fun)
Con Air
2nd for - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (eh Blondie)
 
In addition to the other lists

Step Brothers; Bad Santa; Fletch; Fletch Lives; Boyz n the Hood; The Warriors; Blood In Blood Out; Colors; The Departed; Heat; Seven; Rounders; Blues Brothers; Chappelle's Show Seasons 1-2 and Part of Season 3?; Eastbound and Down Season 1; Shawshank Redemption; Armageddon; Vacation; Christmas Vacation; Vegas Vacation; Dumb and Dumber
 
Blazing Saddles
Animal House
Blues Brothers
Raising Arizona
Dr. Strangelove
 
The Warriors
Step Brothers
Blazing Saddles
Young Frankenstein
The outlaw Josey Wales
Dirty Harry
 
Cool Hand Luke
Fist Full of Dollars, a Few Dollars More, The Good the Bad and the Ugly.
Unforgiven
Pale Rider
The Big Lebowski
The Producers, well any Mel Brooks film
2010 A Space Oddessy
Star Wars IV, a new Hope, the best one
Enter the Dragon
The Searchers, and other John Ford films starring the Duke
The Wizard of Oz
and so many more....
 
Alien
Aliens
Jaws
Casablanca
North by Northwest
The Empire Strikes Back
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (for its Sci Fi cheesiness)
Young Frankenstein
Blazing Saddles
Gone with the Wind
Tombstone
The Unforgiven
The Abyss
12 Monkeys
The Alamo (John Wayne version)
Saving Private Ryan
Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?
Firefox
...to name a few
 
Cheech and Chong's Up in Smoke
Office Space
Shawshank Redemption
Cannonball Run
Porky's
Goodfellas
 
JayGoliath said:
Snatch
Lock,Stock and 2 Smoking barrels
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YES to Snatch, as you can tell by my avatar :D

Haven't seen Lock, Stock, and two smoking barrels yet but I bet it's awesome.


Anyway,

Lord of War
Kelly's Heros
The Good, Bad, and the Ugly trilogy
Gangs of New York
Goodfellas
Canadian Bacon
3:10 to Yuma (the new one)
American Psycho
Spartacus: Blood and Sand and Gods of the Arena
Justified (tv series)
First Blood (and Rambo because the 50 cal scene is bad a**)
Dazed and Confused
Fight Club
Seven
Fear and Loating in Las Vegas
Rock n' Rolla
The Usual Suspects
Inside Man
The Prestige
Zombieland
the Shawshank Redemption
Big Trouble in Little China
Captian Ron
The Thing
Tropic Thunder

Theres probably hundreds more I'm missing

like others have said, classics is open to interpretation. Could be old classics, new classics, classics classics, etc.
 
LOTR Trilogy
Goodfellas
Casino
300
Full Metal Jacket
Dawn of the Dead ( original and newer)
Shooter ( just a darn entertaining film :D )
The Hangover
Starship Troopers

just off the top of my head.

Tostig
 
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