The Zoner Best DVD 2006 Pre-Poll Thread

[Fried Gold]

What is your favourite DVD release from the past 12 months?

Be it television, film or......other....

What is the greatest DVD of 2006 - the one which we should be asking for Christmas or maybe buying to give to others?

My choice:

Battlestar Galactica series 2 - eye-poppingly arresting. I watch it, love it and crave the next episode.

[Chilli]

I'm going to be goofy and say Grey's Anatomy. Fucking love that show, even if it is soap-opera shite.

[silentbobafett]

Chilliiiii.... used to be high up in my books!



I'm goign with BSG 2 for TV series but for film it'll have to be:

Planet of the Apes ape head

[AtomicHyperbole]

Agreed on BSG.

For movies, my commercial release choice would be...

I'd say The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift was my biggest cinematic suprise this year. Just pure fun and Lucas Black amped it up higher than the previous films...

And yes, I enjoyed it more than POTC AND Superman Returns. It didn't pretend to be anything more than a simple story, and hell YES if Blacks character learnt fuck all throughout the entire thing! That's a mark of genius in a genre full of crappy morals. That plus it's the Tokyo I remember and fully captures the spirit of the city.

Otherwise, off-the-track I'd go for Brick (not seen it yet, either, just know its gonna be good) and my Foreign release choice would be Marebito. I only saw it the other day but there's something about it that sticks in the head more than any other asian release I've seen this year.

For import DVD's, try the excellent boxsets of The Great Yokai Spirit War and Re-Cycle.

[silentbobafett]

Ooohhh yes for foreign DVD I'd have to go with... Downfall. I haven't seen the pic yet but the DVD is an excellet edition for a foriegn film!

Best DVD set that I picked up from a previous year goes to:

Alien Head Boxset

There will be more but brain is dead and must read Rising Stars!

[AtomicHyperbole]

Isn't the Alien Head a lot older than 12 months?

[Doc Holliday]

I'd say The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift was my biggest cinematic suprise this year. Just pure fun and Lucas Black amped it up higher than the previous films...

Again with the Tokyo Drift! LOL.

Nothing too original for me off the top of my head this year - I didn't get X3 for my birthday, so I'll be hoping for that (the special edition one). If for no other reason than to watch all 3 back-to-back.

BSG2 for TV - or The Wire Season One.

On a "simply waching the movie" level, definitely POTC:DMC. But I also hope for Superman Returns - though I was underwhelmed by it in the theatre I do have high hopes that watching it at home - and taking the time out to watch all the special features - will make me reappraise it a little more favourably. I'm looking forward to the Director's Commentary for sure.

[AtomicHyperbole]

Being an argumentative twat here for a minute, surely the film should stand without features on a DVD? I personally thought Superman incredibly underwhelming, even on a "fun" level.

[Doc Holliday]

Being an argumentative twat here for a minute, surely the film should stand without features on a DVD? I personally thought Superman incredibly underwhelming, even on a "fun" level.

Maybe....but for me there are many films that evolve in my mind. Sometimes its just grand Father time that works his magic....other times perhaps its a follow-up movie that helps me reappraise. Since the advent of DVD though, there have been a good few times when the special features have caused me to see a film through new eyes. I had this with THE HULK. The reasons can be numerous - commonly though it may either be a case of my missing something - perhaps an angle or sensibility that the Director was trying to convey with a particular scene....sometimes its simply something as soppy as getting a greater appreciation for the piece once I've been exposed to the hard work and thought that actually went into it.

I still lay the film open to criticism because you are right - if it failed to do this on its initial viewing, then unless it is me being particularly dim (see my INSIDE MAN faux pas) then you can argue the film has failed.

[ThisIsTheGirl]

In no particular order....


Peep Show Series 3
A Cock & Bull Story
The Wire Seasons 1-3 (some of these may have come out last year, not sure)
Brokeback Mountain
Grizzly Man
Director's Commentary (Rob Brydon TV comedy - hilarious, esp. for us movie geeks who tend to actually listen to the commentaries)
Transamerica
Dave Chapelle's Block Party
Lady Vengeance
Serenity
Switchblade Romance

[unikrunk]

Star Trek: TAS; this is the first gift I have asked for since I was a kid. Superman and PoTC deux would be cool as well, and if it’s out by then, A Scanner Darkly.

That’s about it

[Fried Gold]

Just to be argumentative as well for a moment...


I said ONE DVD.......damn Zoners and their insta-lists skills.


Meanwhile.....I was thinking in terms of DVDs, in that the film doesn't neccessarily always have to count for 100% of the quality. The special features, the audio/visual standards can all be considered.

(for example, I would recommend Flash Gordon NOT JUST for the film but probably more for the Brian BLESSED commentary.)

But some freaking good discs you've chosen so far.

[ThisIsTheGirl]

Oops! Guilty party here.

If I had to pick one out of my list, crazy as it sounds, I'd go with Director's Commentary. It's by far the funniest thing I've seen all year - way funnier than Extras 2 or Peep Show 3, in my opinion

[MonkeyM666]

I want to get my hands on the Donnie Darko special edition, I had it in OZ and never watched the damn thing.

Chilli, nothing wrong with grey's. It's good quality drama. At least you didn't say Torchwood, now that would be something to be embarassed about.

[Fried Gold]

Torchwood is the best pastiche/homage/imitation/looky-likey show around at the moment.

Do you mean the Donnie Darko Director's Cut or the first special edition with the decent features?

[MonkeyM666]

hummmm........

really....?

[Doc Holliday]

Oops! Guilty party here.

If I had to pick one out of my list, crazy as it sounds, I'd go with Director's Commentary. It's by far the funniest thing I've seen all year - way funnier than Extras 2 or Peep Show 3, in my opinion

This warms my heart to see - I picked this disc up earlier this year for a tenner off the HMV bargain shelf and laughed my ass off the rest of the day as I watched it all the way through. I haven't seen too much of Peep Show, but I'd agree that its funnier than Extras 2 (which I liked).

[Peven]

i could so easily drop thousands of $ in one afternoon at my local Borders, which has quite an extensive collection of dvd's, from movies to tv box-sets. i want everything from upcoming releases of this summer's movies like "Little Miss Sunshine" and "Miami Vice", recent tv sets like "Deadwood: Season II", to older tv and movie dvd's like the "Mission Impossible" tv series and the "Illustrated Man" film.

[Fried Gold]

Another from the past year which makes a good present - The Adam And Joe DVD

[Chilli]

Chilliiiii.... used to be high up in my books!



I'm goign with BSG 2 for TV series but for film it'll have to be:

Planet of the Apes ape head

Ii can sink lower. If Congo came out with a special edition, I would run out and camp outside HMV till it opened for a copy. I kid you not, that film is fucking hilarious.

I think the 'Samoa Joe Best Of' will be right up there. Dude is an incredibly kick-ass wrestler.

[cheapest4]

The Mighty Boosh will have get a mention here.

O and I totally agree about Grizzly Man

"I believe the common character of the universe is not harmony, but hostility, chaos and murder."


Ah Werner - a man after my own heart

[DanielSan]

I'm a huge fan of TV series on DVD - especially all those great series that I haven't watched. On my X-Mas list right now are Seasons 1 of Veronica Mars, Arrested Development, Scrubs, and Seasons 2 of Carnivale and Angel!! Oh, and Season 2.5 of BSG.

[guerillakarma]

Peter Jackson's King Kong 2 Disc Collectors Edition.

[moose4787]

Id say the arrested developmet serise, last i saw it was $33 on amazon.

[bluebottle]

Criterion's Seven Samurai.

And you call yourselves geeks.

For shame.

For shaaaaaame.

[Cpt Kirks 2pay]

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[bluebottle]

i missed you too, kirks.

[Brocktune]

Criterion's Seven Samurai.

And you call yourselves geeks.

For shame.

For shaaaaaame.

thank you, blue.

and god bless you.


FOR SHAME HE SAID!!!!!!!!

[tangerine]

I can't be bothered to look for a more suitable thread, so I'll just ask you guys here. I'm looking for a DVD I'd like to buy for a friend for christmas, the only problem being that it's a Swedish film and has had little if no international attention (strangely enough, it's brilliant!). I know there is an Australian edition of the film, and I'm looking for any place where I could possibly find this film with English subs. Can you guys think of anything, postal if needs be but preferably a shop in London. (The film is Zozo by Josef Fares, btw.)



yum

[colonel_lugz]

I asked my Mum and sister to get any/all of the below for me.

Terminator Trilogy - Delux Edition Box Set

King Kong - Delux Extended Edition

The Wire - Season 1

Black Adder - Series 1-4


Fingers crossed

[Cpt Kirks 2pay]

I can't be bothered to look for a more suitable thread, so I'll just ask you guys here. I'm looking for a DVD I'd like to buy for a friend for christmas, the only problem being that it's a Swedish film and has had little if no international attention (strangely enough, it's brilliant!). I know there is an Australian edition of the film, and I'm looking for any place where I could possibly find this film with English subs. Can you guys think of anything, postal if needs be but preferably a shop in London. (The film is Zozo by Josef Fares, btw.)



yum

Tell me where you've looked for this film, Tangerine. Then I'll see what I can do. Anyone World Cinema fans know of how to get this?

[Cpt Kirks 2pay]

Well that seemed easy, Tangerine!

[colonel_lugz]

Whats the english translation of the title?

[tangerine]

I thought it would be Zozo but maybe not? That would explain a lot! No I'm pretty sure it's listed as Zozo on Imdb - I have no time to check I gotta run guys. Thanks for the amazon link Kirk, but I don't like that one for 2 reasons, a) it's USA, long expensive delivery, I would prefer to have this dvd in my hand by saturday.... and b) It doesn't seem to have English subs, does it...? I don't know. I'm not good with these things. AAaaahhh the stress I gotta run-

[godzillasushi]

I just want the Miami Vice DVD.

[WinslowLeach]

In the past 12 months out of all the DVDs Ive bought my favorite is The Sister Streetfighter Box Set (been waiting years for this!).

Recently: the Saturday Night Live Complete First Season box is really great.

[bluebottle]

Recently: the Saturday Night Live Complete First Season box is really great.

i went to buy it last week when it was supposed to come out, and hmv told me it had been pushed back a week... so i went back yesterday, and they told me it had been pushed back ANOTHER week.

only in canada.

IT MAKES NO SENSE.

[Pacino86845]

Here's a Christmas DVD thread. DVD is pronounced "day-fow-day" in German.

[Cpt Kirks 2pay]

I wanted the X Trilogy box set for Christmas, but I can't believe HMV sold out of it. It makes no sense!! I hope the original 2 disk Superman CD don't sell out. I'm even gonna get The Talisman novel for Christmas too, amongst other things, it'll help me to read again!

[Cpt Kirks 2pay]

Oh I'm so confused. I posted the DVD X Trilogy in the wrong thread.

[buster00]

I still haven't got "Wonder Showzen" Season Two. Hope I get one of those!

[unikrunk]

Just to be argumentative as well for a moment...


I said ONE DVD.......damn Zoners and their insta-lists skills.


Meanwhile.....I was thinking in terms of DVDs, in that the film doesn't neccessarily always have to count for 100% of the quality. The special features, the audio/visual standards can all be considered.

(for example, I would recommend Flash Gordon NOT JUST for the film but probably more for the Brian BLESSED commentary.)

But some freaking good discs you've chosen so far.

Fucking fine then! Star Trek TAS. No question about it.

[Nordling]

Is this supposed to be a thread about what you got/wanted for Christmas or what the best DVDs of the year are? Kind of misleading.

[Fried Gold]

Read the first post. I've changed the title now.

[Nordling]

In that case, I'll second the SEVEN SAMURAI lurve.

[Brocktune]

Read the first post. I've changed the title now.

dude, dont you know?

nordling cant be bothered to actually read any posts beyond the title.

must be too time consuming.

[Vegeta]

The Tick vs Season 1 (long overdue!)
Deadwood Season2 (anyone know when 3 comes out?)
The X-Men Trilogy (WS)

...hmmm, drawing a blank for some reason, to be continued...

[bastard_robo]

So many this year...

Im Going with the following

THE VENTURE BROS. Season 1 (nearly wore out the discs)
The Tick season 1 (bout time)
Gojira/Godzilla 2 disc set.
Any of the Simpsons Sets released this year (they just get better and better)
Clerks 2 (One of the best Kevin Smith Dvds yet)

[WinslowLeach]

2006 DVDs in my collection that I really love:

Phantom of The Paradise 2 disc Collectors Edition
The Complete Mr Arkadin
Equinox
Seven Samurai Box
The Shogun Collection
Godzilla/Gojira
Godzilla Raids Again
Godzilla Vs Mothra
Apocalypse Now: The Complete Dossier
The Sister Streetfighter Box Set
Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 disc Collectors Edition
Mission Impossible TV Box
Electric Company TV Boxes Volumes 1 and 2
Incredible Hulk TV Season 1 Box
SNL: Complete First Season Box
Dick Cavett Hollywood Greats

[Brocktune]

The Complete Mr Arkadin
Equinox
Seven Samurai Box

nice!

my copy of "Equinox" is in the mail as we speak.