What DVDs are you keeping regardless of if you have or are upgrading to Blu-ray?

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I really liked the original thread, so here's to continuing that thread which was becoming a good cross-referenced database comparing editions.

I had pages 1 and 4 of the thread in my cache, and saved them to my computer. Here's the first page's posts.

Originally Posted by IdeaOfEvil

I recently purchased the Matrix steelbook from BestBuy, and I realized that even though I own the first WB release with the snapper case from 2000 that I'm not going to be getting rid of that Dvd since it's the only way I can watch the movie with the original color timing.

So this got me thinking, what other Dvd's are out there that are worth keeping even though there's a Bluray counterpart available? (sans Star Wars, which is always argued back to it's Vhs counterparts )

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Master and Commander - Disc 2 from the DVD has all of the extras that were not ported over to the BD.
Predator - Disc 2 from the DVD has all of the extras that were not ported over to the 2008 BD. The 2010 BD has the extras, but the feature is a DNR nightmare.
Dune - 2006 steelbook due to it containing the extended cut and a few extras not found on the BD

Originally Posted by apollo creed

i be buying castaway on blu ray but i keep the dvd for the extras

Originally Posted by Blu-Benny

Tombstone: Directors Cut
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Gone in 60 Seconds
Clerks

All b/c it looks like the extras aren’t on the bluray that are on the dvd. Although I’m not sure if that’s the case w/Clerks.

Originally Posted by Tns94

Almost none. It has to have a significant extra for me to keep it. Already given several hundreds away to my friends and relatives. I haven't bought any new ones since 2006 except for some TV series where I think they are unlikely to ever be made into blu-ray. Same goes for the DVD's that are often being included in combo packs.

Originally Posted by Snowmaker

Pretty much any DVD that has extras not on the Blu-ray. I just make my own combo packs.

Originally Posted by Riddler The Slag

My original Last of the Mohicans Blu-Ray. It was the first DVD I ever bought and it holds a certain sentimental value in a sense.

Originally Posted by I KEEL YOU

...And Justice For All - for the extras, mainly the audio commentary
Barton Fink French Collector's Edition - for the extras even though they're not English-friendly, and the beautiful package
Scarface - very first DVD release with crappy quality, but keeping it because it has the trailers
Dumb and Dumber - Have two DVD version next to the blu ray, the theatrical and Australian cut, the Australian also has a great making-of featurette which to my knowledge isn't on any other DVDs.
The Warriors - to have the theatrical cut
Heat - original cut with a couple of extra lines that were cut in the blu ray version

Originally Posted by JTStarkiller

Just anything Star Wars. Even if everything was completely copied over I'd keep them, just for collecting's sake, but there's tons of stuff on those original DVDs that is missing from the current Blu-ray set.

Other than that, nothing. I sell all my old DVDs when I upgrade.

Originally Posted by Talyn

The only one I'll keep is E.T. since the special edition won't be ported over to the new Blu-ray.

Originally Posted by evilzedar

I got the Star Wars BD set but still have the DVDs, Special Edition VHS trilogy and the trilogy on VHS when it was released for the 'last time' in its original theatrical version. Can't bring myself to get rid of any of them..

Originally Posted by HD2BLU

I had built up a pretty large DVD collection. I havent sold any of my super hero or fantasy movies (star wars, lord of the rings, marvel movies, pirates, matrix, transformers, terminator, etc) because the blu rays dont have combo packs and those are movies i have to watch without my wife (typically when i travel so i need the dvd anyway). If the bluray came out with a combo pack i have sold or traded them. I actually started buying double pack cases and creating my own combo packs. There are some great double bluray ELITE cases at best buy for about $1 each.

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Haven't upgraded to blu on several of these, but I plan on keeping them regardless:

Memento Limited Edition (has chronological cut which I believe the BD is missing, the packaging rocks too)
Se7en Platinum edition with cool Notebook style digipak
Alfred Hitchcock Masterpiece collection
All of my Kurosawa movies
Planet of the Apes 35th Anniversary ed.
Oldboy Tin
LOTR Extended with book-style cases (I plan to put the BD's in these most likely)
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Collector's ed.

Originally Posted by ghostofjoy

Off the top of my head, these are the DVDs I'm upgraded and still kept:

Dawn of the Dead (2004) - special features, including BB bonus disc

Final Destination 3 - Choose Your Fate option

Serenity - second release, Collector's Edition

Showgirls - I collect practically every version of this film

Wild Things - theatrical cut


And then my steelbooks for The Departed (with art cards), Planet Terror (with BB bonus disc), and Sex and the City.

Originally Posted by LMN8R

Live Free or Die Hard for the unrated cut.

Originally Posted by stuarty

I won't be keeping any,I really don't want to watch DVD's any more,as for extra's,I don't care for them so once the Blu-ray is released it's out the door with the rusty old format.

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

The Japanese BD has this in HD if you were curious.

Originally Posted by motorheadache95

Although I own Akira on Blu-Ray, I still have my collector's edition Tin Case that I bought over ten years ago. Normally I'm not a packaging enthusiast but that thing is pretty cool.

Otherwise, if I replace a movie on Blu-ray but the Blu-Ray is missing special features, I make my own "2 disc set". I have done this with Dawn of the Dead, Kingdom of Heaven (had to use a 3-disc case for that one), Man on Fire, Predator (original Blu-Ray), and the first two Spider-Man flicks.

I'll get page 4 up tomorrow, and post my own list too.

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edit: evidently page 2 didn't save, even though I remember saving it. oh well! I'll put page 4 here

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one hell of a placeholder for my own list

[OneWayFilms]

Grease. Its my own personal classic.

[MoulinBlu]

I kept Godzilla, since Sony failed to include the teaser on the BD and the dvd itself wasn't worth even a buck in resale. I could always trade it to BB, but I've got plenty of others for trade and every time I do a trade in, half of the titles I trade for drop to the same price without a trade within a couple months, making me feel like I wasted the dvd.

Otherwise, that's about it. I generally get rid of the dvd, as soon as the BD is announced, regardless of whether the BD includes all the extras. Though, if I could stomach standard def, I'd probably still have the extended cut of A Knight's Tale too, which I preferred to the theatrical cut, but not enough to favor over the full BD experience.

[Magicmonger]

My Saving Private Ryan (D-Day 60th Anniversary) Edition

Case looks like ammo locker. Love it....

[Gardenofstone10]

My favorite movie, Hook I'm not getting rid of DVD. I have Midnight Meat Train signed by Clive Barker. And my first DVD, Pearl Jam Touring Band 2000

[jd_from_da_80s]

I'm keeping my Chappelle Show boxsets, Alias seasons 1-5, Soap seasons 1-3, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, even if it comes out on BD, Sin City, King Kong & Arrested Development seasons 1-3

[Robert Calhoun]

Anything that is not a combo pack I make into one... I buy 2 & 3 disc cases from Sleeve City...

[Berek]

I try to get rid of many DVD's that I have Blu Rays of. However, I doubt we'll see re-releases of the Disney Steelboxes.

They seriously need to release XFiles on Blu Ray right now.

[TheBluRayPrince]

I make my own combo packs so pretty much all the movies that don't have a combo pack. I have a 4 disc combo of Terminator 2! My family has four DVD players and one Blu-ray player so being able to watch a DVD is pretty much a requirement in my home. Especially because I hog the Blu-ray since I am the only one that cares about quality.

Some that I'm personally keeping:

Batman Begins with lenticular slipbox

Cast Away with steelbook

The Departed with steelbook

Underworld Uncut Extended Edition, awesome release

Hellboy (3 disc Director's Cut)

X-Men: The Last Stand with Collector's Slipbox

Superman Returns with two different slipcovers and a lenticular card

Spider-man 3 with a lenticular slipcover and slipbox (several bonus discs). Movie's nothing to write home about, but ... this was a strange release that has some great special features, a great trailer, a very good director but somehow a terrible screenplay, proving that Sam Raimi should just shoot and not write. For a mess that it was, Raimi did an admirable job. I mean the creation of sandman scene was awesome.

I probably have more but those are the ones I can remember.

I'll probably remember DVD more for its bonus discs, director's cuts or extended editions, and special features. We can say all we want to about how Blu-ray is awesome, and ... it is ... truly awesome (no sarcasm), but we can't deny that DVD had some great releases. However, I'll stick with Blu-rays to watch the movies.

[MikeCL]

Funny you should say the matrix.. I own the snap case DVD as well the blu digibook and I saw the steelbook.. but I was like nah I can't do it.. it's the same movie.. now if it was a SE version maybe.. but that movie is the only one I really double dipped on that many times.

I own very little dvd's my first was Air force one back in late '97 I think it was... until last year I only owned like maybe 6 DVD movies lol.

[TheBluRayPrince]

Originally Posted by nolfoc

had about 180 DVDs, got rid of all of them.. they are just to ugly to look at

Haha, when the next thing comes out you'll be saying that about blus, probably

[TheBluRayPrince]

Originally Posted by BLeClair12

I've recently begun getting rid of DVDs that I have Blu-Ray copies of (hard not to when Upgrade and Save happens at Best Buy), but I don't have plans to rebuy my entire collection or sell off all of my DVDs entirely.

With that being said, the only DVD I have any particular attachment to is my FYE Exclusive Steelbook of Cloverfield. I love that thing, and I certainly wouldn't get rid of it, despite owning the film on Blu-Ray.

I hate giving anything to Best Buy for $5 if I know I paid way more than that for it. That's not "saving" in my opinion. So what I do is give them anything that cost me .50 cents to $4.

I have that steelbook too. What I did was buy some hubs from eBay or amazon and insert those hubs on the other side then I slap on the DVD and make my own combo, just in case someone in my household wants to see it (we only have one blu ray player and a few DVD players). Sometimes the hubs slide but once you get it on right they pretty much stay on.

[Nostromo]

I've got over 100 DVD's and I'm keeping all of them.

[Owozifa]

There must be others, but the one that springs most immediately to mind is the two disc Escape from New York special edition. The Blu-ray is pretty bare bones, so that's a no-brainer.