Essential Blu-ray's to Own

[jdw89]

What would be a top 25 list of essential blu ray's to own? I realize everyone's opinion is different so it will be cool to see all the differing lists.

[Scottie]

I wouldn't say one film is worth owning more than another. Everyone has different tastes, so you'll probably end up with a huge list of everyone's favorites.

I guess what you could consider "essential" are American classics, such as Gone With The Wind and The Godfather, and Foreign classics, such as The 400 Blows and The Seven Samurai.

I have always thought it to be very beneficial if you're well-rounded with different cultures.

[Red Dragon]

Here's a List of 106 essentials (at least for me!)

1.) "Blade Runner"

2.) "Apocalypse Now"

3.) "2001: A Space Odyssey"

4.) "A Clockwork Orange"

5.) "Full Metal Jacket"

6.) "The Godfather"

7.) "The Godfather: Part II"

8.) "Pulp Fiction"

9.) "Kill Bill Vol. I"

10.) "Kill Bill Vol. II"

11.) "Inglorious Basterds"

12.) "Django Unchained"

13.) "Sin City"

14.) "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"

15.) "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers"

16.) "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King"

17.) "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"

18.) "Jaws"

19.) "Schindler's List"

20.) "Saving Private Ryan"

21.) "Psycho"

22.) "Ghost in the Shell"

23.) "Grave of the Fireflies"

24.) "Akira"

25.) "Battle Royale"

26.) "Batman Begins"

27.) "The Dark Knight"

28.) "The Dark Knight Rises"

29.) "Watchmen"

30.) "Avalon"

31.) "Alien"

32.) "Aliens"

32.) "Alien 3"

33.) "Blackhawk Down"

34.) "Fight Club"

35.) "SE7EN"

36.) "Do the Right Thing"

37.) "Citizen Kane"

38.) "Face/Off"

39.) "Donnie Darko"

40.) "Gladiator"

41.) "Goodfellas"

42.) "Inception"

43.) "12 Monkeys"

42.) "Seven Samurai"

43.) "The Matrix"

44.) "The Matrix Reloaded"

45.) "The Matrix Revolutions"

46.) "The Terminator"

47.) "Terminator 2: Judgement Day"

48.) "Titanic"

49.) "13 Assassins"

50.) "To Live and Die in L.A."

51.) "Three Kings"

52.) "A Fist Full of Dollars"

53.) "For a Few Dollars More"

54.) "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly"

55.) "Moulin Rouge!"

56.) "Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance"

57.) "Oldboy"

58.) "Sympathy For Lady Vengeance"

59.) "Rashomon"

60.) "Sanjuro"

61.) "Unbreakable"

62.) "Versus"

63.) "The White Ribbon"

64.) "Funny Games" (Original)

65.) "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me"

66.) "The Exorcist"

67.) "The Ninth Configuration"

68.) "Red Cliff: Part I"

69.) "Red Cliff: Part II"

70.) "Eraserhead"

71.) "The Shining"

72.) "Eyes Wide Shut"

73.) "Taxi Driver"

74.) "Lost Highway"

74.) "Mulhulland Dr."

75.) "Blue Velvet"

76.) "Reservoir Dogs"

77.) "Revolver"

78.) "A Scanner Darkly"

79.) "Salo -or- The 120 Days of Sodom"

80.) "Brotherhood of the Wolf"

81.) "The Killer"

82.) "Strange Days"

83.) "City of God"

84.) "Antichrist"

85.) "Melancholia"

86.) "Metropolis"

87.) "M"

88.) "Triumph of the Will"

89.) "Martyrs"

90.) "American Beauty"

91.) "Lawrence of Arabia"

92.) "Frankenstein"

93.) "Bride of Frankenstein"

94.) "King Kong" (original)

95.) "King Kong" (Peter Jackson)

96.) "Thirst"

97.) "Midnight Cowboy"

98.) "The Thing" (John Carpenter)

99.) "The Fly" (David Cronenberg)

100.) "Harold and Maude"

101.) "The Gold Rush"

102.) "City Lights"

103.) "The Great Dictator"

104.) "Chungking Express"

105.) "Godzilla/Gojira" (original)

106.) "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas"

I guess that's it for now, but that's a pretty much complete list anyway(although I'm sure I'll think of a few more later).

The sad thing is, I didn't even list the Television shows ("Breaking Bad", "Game of Thrones", "Sopranos", "The Wire", etc...) or the mini-series' ("Band of Brothers", etc...).

[Kirk Out]

planet earth
baraka
life
lawrence of arabia
blade runner
skyfall
casino royal
indiana jones
lion king
sleeping beauty
2001
up
avatar
potc1-3
kill bill
fight club
terminator remastered
titanic
oblivion
star trek 2009
incredibles
psycho
wizard of oz
casablanca
star wars

[Kamelot]

The Dark Knight Trilogy
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Casino Royale (Uncut)
The Avengers (Target exclusive)
Inception
Interstellar (2014)
Star Trek (2009)
Star Trek Into Darkness
Sin City
Inglorious Basterds
The Matrix
Rear Window
Vertigo
Leon
The Rock
MI: Ghost Protocol (Best Buy Exclusive)
300 (Digibook)
The Lives of Others
Amélie
Kill Bill (The Whole Bloody Affair)
Sunset Blvd.
Face/Off
Fight Club
Zodiac

[Debbie Downer]

Jumanji

[slimdude]

Originally Posted by Kamelot

Interstellar (2014)

Interstellar has not been released in theaters yet, lest blu-ray!

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by jdw89

What would be a top 25 list of essential blu ray's to own? I realize everyone's opinion is different so it will be cool to see all the differing lists.

In no particular order:

1) Blade Runner
2) Dirty Harry
3) Gettysburg
4) Gladiator
5) Dune
6) The Matrix
7) The Empire Strikes Back
8) Raiders of the Lost Ark
9) Jurassic Park
10) The Outlaw Josey Wales
11) Se7en
12) The Shawshank Redemption
13) North by Northwest
14) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
15) Jaws
16) The Terminator (remastered)
17) Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
18) 2001: A Space Odyssey
19) Minority Report
20) The Last Samurai
21) No Country for Old Men
22) The Thing (1982)
23) TRON / TRON: Legacy
24) War of the Worlds
25) The French Connection

[evoxturbo]

Movies that have immaculate transfers with amazing audio.

1) Fast Five
2) Sin City
3) Quantom of Solace
4) The Fifth Element
5) Toy Story

[rickah88]

Lawrence of Arabia
Showgrils

It just doesn't get much better than that.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by rickah88

Lawrence of Arabia
Showgrils

It just doesn't get much better than that.

Lawrence of Arabia Showgirls? Is that like a new show in Vegas?

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Lawrence of Arabia Showgirls? Is that like a new show in Vegas?

What goes on in Vegas, STAYS in Vegas!

[The Great Owl]

Off the top of my head, here are 25 five-star Blu-rays that excel both in movie content and technical presentation...

The Thin Red Line
The Twilight Zone: The Complete Series
Casino Royale
Skyfall
Army of Shadows
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Seconds
Niagara
Blade Runner
Jaws
Psycho
North by Northwest
Shadow of a Doubt
Sweet Smell of Success
The Searchers
Dr. No
From Russia with Love
Casablanca
Alien
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Black Narcissus
The Night of the Hunter
The Leopard
The Godfather
On the Waterfront

This is not a list of my Top 25 All-Time Favorite Movies, although many of the above films are my favorites. Instead, it's a list of 25 films that I love and was particularly blown away speechless when I saw them in high definition on their existing Blu-ray presentations.

These are movies that astounded me when I saw how they look on Blu-ray.

[MrJoeKalel]

Originally Posted by jdw89

What would be a top 25 list of essential blu ray's to own? I realize everyone's opinion is different so it will be cool to see all the differing lists.

So this would be like a, 'let's say you moved and you can only keep 25 blu-rays', right?