Academy Awards Best Picture Winners - Own or on Wish List

[bpmford]

I recently decided to start a new collection that would hopefully end up with me owning all of the Best Picture winners back to the first in 1928. This collection would have 81 movies in it. Now, my collection will be on DVD and will continue that way until they stop making them; firstly, because i won't have to pay nearly as much, and secondly, because the titles are all available with the exception of Wings (1928) and Cavalcade (1933), the only two never made into DVDs (I plan on getting the VHSs tho!).

Now, since this is a Blu-Ray site, I am interested to know which these you already own on blu and which you would like to see made into blus. Below I have listed all the winners with current blu titles in blue.



You can also list the DVDs you own if you so wish, but we will try to keep this as blu as possible!

[Sussudio]

nice list/chart!!

i don't get the reason for the poll tho...i think every movie should be on blu, especially the oscar winners (who wouldn't )

[bageleaterkkjji]

have:
slumdog
no country
silence lambs
unforgiven

would get:
lord of the rings
shakespeare in love
titanic
gump
schindlers list
amadeus

[Blu-Ron]

They should all be on Blu.

I personally can't wait for Gladiator. Should look sweet!

[owa]

Yes, but every movie should be on blu-ray.

From the list, I have:

Slumdog Millionaire
No Country for Old Men
The Departed
Million Dollar Baby
Unforgiven
The Silence of the Lambs
The Godfather Part I & II
Patton

The ones I'd like to have from the list are:

LoTR: The Return of the King
A Beautiful Mind
Gladiator
Titanic
Braveheart
Forrest Gump
Dances with Wolves
Driving Miss Daisy
Rain Man
Chariots of Fire
Gone with the Wind

Ack, can't believe I don't have Rocky yet. Think I'll order that one now.

Edit: BTW, thanks for the chart. That's a keeper.

[aggienader08]

I too hope they all make it to blu. I of course can't wait until pretty much all of the 90's oscar winners are transferred, along with the 2000's. But older pictures, I would like to see All Quiet on the Western Front, The Bridge on the River Kwai, and Platoon.

[Moviefan1203]

Well eventually down the road virtually all films will be on Blu-ray. It's just a matter of being patient and letting them slowly but surely get them out.

[bpmford]

I also believe that eventually all movies will get blu treatment if the format becomes dominant over dvd, just as all vhs didn't turn until dvd became dominant.

I guess what the most appropriate question would be 'do the best picture winners deserve blu before some other lesser catalogue titles' like The One, which sorry to say, was absolutely dreadful?

There are just so many great movies on the list that have gotten bumped by some BAD movies!

That's just my opinion!

[BrianAgenda]

of the best pic winners on Blu, I have

No Country for Old Men
The Departed
Unforgiven
The Last Emperor
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

[Canada]

The one I want on Blu is The Deer Hunter

[Rom1]

Yes, they should turn blu before other catalogues titles.

From the list, i own:

An american in Paris
Casablanca
No Country For Old Men
The Pianist (french release)
Unforgiven
One Flew over the cuckoo's nest
Million Dollar Baby
Patton
Godfather
Godfather II
Gandhi
Kramer vs. Kramer
The deer hunter (the BD is released in France)

ordered or next purchases: Departed, Slumdog Millionaire, Dances with wolves (coming out April 15th In france)

Waiting for another release for : Silence of the lambs, Crash

[Johnny Vinyl]

Who's the smart*ss that voted NO?

John

[jw]

Originally Posted by John72953

Who's the smart*ss that voted NO?

John

Its someone's opinion, correct? Poll isnt public so no idea

[Johnny Vinyl]

Originally Posted by jwbbud

Its someone's opinion, correct? Poll isnt public so no idea

I know it is...it was a rhetorical question! LOL!

John

[Octavio]

Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

Well eventually down the road virtually all films will be on Blu-ray. It's just a matter of being patient and letting them slowly but surely get them out.

I wouldn't be so sure. As the OP mentioned, Wings and Cavalcade haven't been released on DVD yet!

I read Paramount is working on "Wings" Blu-ray, but it has not release date.

[PH3AR]

I only own The Departed, but its one hell of a movie!


...Eventually getting No Country For Old Men

[Moviefan1203]

Originally Posted by Octavio

I wouldn't be so sure. As the OP mentioned, Wings and Cavalcade haven't been released on DVD yet!

I read Paramount is working on "Wings" Blu-ray, but it has not release date.

I said, "virtually all films," did I not? There's always going to be a film or two that won't be released, but seeing as Blu-ray is going to be the dominant format for a very very very long time almost every title will be released on Blu-ray.

[Octavio]

Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

Blu-ray is going to be the dominant format for a very very very long time almost every title will be released on Blu-ray..

Once again: I wouldn't be so sure about that

[Moviefan1203]

Originally Posted by Octavio

Once again: I wouldn't be so sure about that

I don't see how someone can come to that conclusion. It's no secret that Blu-ray is growing at a much faster pace than DVD did at this stage. It's also pretty well known that Blu-ray is going be the dominant figure for a very very very long time. Having said that, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize that most films are going to end up being released on Blu-ray, it'll just take time. Of couse, there will be a few oddball titles that won't see the wonderful light of Blu-ray, but they will be very few and far between.

[Darkhawk9587]

Yes, because maybe then The Sting and Dances with Wolves will finally be released in the U.S.