Boxset you'd like to see

[Harro5]

What boxset would you like to see made, if you could choose the films included by yourself?
The rules are that they must all be within a certain catergory, for example all made by one director, starring the same actor, all Best Picture winners, or in a similar genre. No more than 5 movies in the set!


I would like a Tom Hanks box set including:

- Forrest Gump - Special Collector's Edition
- Philadelphia - Widescreen Edition
- Road to Perdition - Widescreen Edition
- Saving Private Ryan - DTS Widescreen Edition
- Apollo 13 - DTS Edition

So, what do you want to see?

[Tsargrad]

I'd like 4 disc box set, which is called the set George and Steve did not interfere with.

It would contain all 3 original Star Wars films, as well as E.T.

[FurryHumanBeing]

Originally Posted by Tsargrad

I'd like 4 disc box set, which is called the set George and Steve did not interfere with.

It would contain all 3 original Star Wars films, as well as E.T.

OK I'd like to see a Halloween Boxed set with the whole series to date, but that'll be the day.

But theres so many sets I'd like to see, Every director should have a set like Oliver Stones!

[larphillips]

I'd love to see an Original Trilogy box (who wouldn't... well, other than Orf and Soggy ) that was giving the same stuffed-to-the-gills treatment that the Alien saga is.

I'd love to see a box of every episode of Tales From The Crypt and Amazing Stories.

I hope to soon be seeing the Batman SE box.

I'd love to see Blue Underground do a Roman Polanski box of his unreleased films: Repulsion, Fearless Vampire Killers, Tess, Pirates and Confessions of a Blue Movie Star (although not directed by Polanski).

I'd love to see a lavish, deluxe box of the old WWII propoganda films by Capra under the Why We Fight series.

I'd like a Leni Riefenstahl box with Triumph, Olympia, her shorts and that great documentary about her life.

I'd love to see a D.W. Griffith box set.

Oh yeah, and an Eddie Murphy box with Raw, Delirious, and the original version of his SNL Best Of.

[OnWelfare]

TV SERIES:
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macgyver
gi joe
king of the hill
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MOVIES:
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hellraiser
van damm
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[MooglePorn]

The Batman SE Collection:

2-Disc's of Batman and Batman returns, 1-disc's of Batman Forever and Batman and Robin, and an extra disc with a long doc on the character from comic to screen, tv and more.

[ZackR]

The Batman SE Collection:

2-Disc's of Batman and Batman returns, 1-disc's of Batman Forever and Batman and Robin, and an extra disc with a long doc on the character from comic to screen, tv and more.

And on that extra disc, don't forget the wonderful, yet sad documentary: Batman & Robin: Just When You Thought It Couldn't Get Worse, by Joel Schumacher.
Ooh ohh, and don't forget the rapping, rhyming Cool As Ice video, where Arnold's whitty Mr. Freeze dialog is set to the classic music of Vanilla Ice.

Schumacher must have studied with Richard Lester (of Superman III) and Sidney J. Furie (of Superman IV) at the Completely Destroy A Franchise In One Film Or Less Institute at some point.

By the way, I would kill for SE's of all the Batman films though (even the last 2). I am a complete superhero junkie and would buy them all!!

[heartagram]

ohh baby i would have to say a Johnny Depp box set including:

Donnie Brasco
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Sleepy Hollow
From Hell
Edward Scissorhands

ohh la la...

[MooglePorn]

Originally Posted by heartagram

ohh baby i would have to say a Johnny Depp box set including:

Donnie Brasco
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Sleepy Hollow
From Hell
Edward Scissorhands

ohh la la...

How about Ed Wood and Dead Man getting Criterions along with Fear and Loathing, then releasing a three-pack... that would most likely make me jump and yell with glee.

[PolloDiablo]

A really nice Terry Gilliam box set would be awesome, with Jabberwocky, Time Bandits, Brazil, Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Fisher King, 12 Monkeys, Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, Lost in La Mancha. I would want a Director commentary on all the films & absolutely every extra conceivable. Idealy it would be a Criterion set, seeing as how they have released Brazil, Time Bandits, & Fear and Loathing, but I seriously doubt we'll ever see that happen.

[DU FAN 98]

I know a box set of this alredy exists but I'm wondering if it was released in America. The Quentin Tarantino - Reservoir Dogs/ Pulp Fiction/ Jackie Brown box set. Also, if all of them are the special edition discs. If it hasn't been released yet, is there a release date?????

[Harro5]

How about a vastly improved Robert De Niro boxset?

Include Taxi Driver, Heat, GoodFellas, Casino and Once Upon a Time in America. Call it 'The Definitive De Niro Collection', and package it in a hard case which is black and has De Niro on the front, with dark shadows sweeping across his face, clutching a revolver.

I can see it now...

[Tsargrad]

Originally Posted by DU FAN 98

I know a box set of this alredy exists but I'm wondering if it was released in America. The Quentin Tarantino - Reservoir Dogs/ Pulp Fiction/ Jackie Brown box set. Also, if all of them are the special edition discs. If it hasn't been released yet, is there a release date?????

There is a Tarantino Box Set in R4 - contains True Romance, Jackie Brown & Pulp Fiction. The discs are not worth owning - I did - but have upgraded to the current R1 ones. All of them had a small amount of extras and Pulp Fiction had extreme levels of aliasing.


Speaking of Ed Wood - I did see recently an Ed Wood Box Set. Yep 5 Ed Wood films. Would be a great laugh. So taking this set, the Tim Burton film Ed Wood should go with it. It enhances the laughter of Edward D. Wood Jr's films.

[MJZ]

Originally Posted by DU FAN 98

I know a box set of this alredy exists but I'm wondering if it was released in America. The Quentin Tarantino - Reservoir Dogs/ Pulp Fiction/ Jackie Brown box set. Also, if all of them are the special edition discs. If it hasn't been released yet, is there a release date?????

Definitely 2 disc SE's and add Kill Bill to that list too.

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Off the top of my head I'd like to see a Matrix trilogy boxset, each film a 2 disc SE with deleted scenes, informative documentaries, behind the scenes footage, interviews, etc and DTS sound.

[Rogmeister]

TV Shows

Head of the Class
The Adventures of Superman
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Square Pegs
Ally McBeal
The Flash
Night Gallery
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Movies

Mel Brooks (mostly featuring titles not yet released like High Anxiety)
Batman (as mentioned earlier featuring special features)
Various Movie Serials (Batman, Superman, Captain Marvel)
Johnny Weismuller Tarzan movies

[BubbleGumUK]

HERBIE!!

Loved my SE of The Love Bug recently, but r2 gets a Herbie box with them all in. It looks rubbish, as they're all full-frame, but I'd love an r1 version, as long as I could buy it without the Love Bug in it again!

Also include the 1990s sequel/remake and the 1980s TV show.

[Scottish Punk]

Mel Brooks special edition box set.
Spaceballs
Men in Tights
History of the World
Blazing Saddles
Young Frankenstein

[papibear]

A PROPER R1 Boxset of all the Bond SEs, like what was released in the UK. Splitting them up into three separate boxsets is not really a good idea. Give me one big boxset of all 20 films, encased in metal. That's very Bondian.

[BADBRAD]

an AIRPORT box set with all four movies.

A Preston Sturges Box Set

[MooglePorn]

Originally Posted by papibear

A PROPER R1 Boxset of all the Bond SEs, like what was released in the UK. Splitting them up into three separate boxsets is not really a good idea. Give me one big boxset of all 20 films, encased in metal. That's very Bondian.

I'd settle for a Die Another Day cover that matched my other 19

[incubus0]

Word is that this one will actually be made now...

Friday the 13th box set

It would be nice to have the last 2 included, but the 1st 8 is good enough for me as long as they take good care in the transfers and remix the sound in DTS

Also a Jasons Only Commentary on all discs. Just have all the dudes that played Jason, and Mrs Voorhees too (Betsy Palmer), sitting around talking about the flicks. Having them give eachother shit about how they played it and trying to see who does the best head tilt. Even get Ari Lehman who played him as a kid in the first one.

1 Ari Lehman
2 Warrington Gillette
2 Steve Daskawisz
3 Richard Brooker
4 Richard Brooker (archived footage)
4 Ari Lehman (archived footage)
4 Ted White
5 Tom Morga
5 Dick Wieand
6 C.J. Graham
7 Kane Hodder
8 Kane Hodder
(9) Kane Hodder
(10) Kane Hodder

[MooglePorn]

I'm actually happy it will be a Paramount only set... the New Line features have a different feel for me...

[papibear]

Originally Posted by MooglePorn

I'd settle for a Die Another Day cover that matched my other 19

You referring to the slipcover or the actual case cover? The case cover's design fits in pretty well with the other 19, I think.

[incubus0]

Originally Posted by MooglePorn

I'm actually happy it will be a Paramount only set... the New Line features have a different feel for me...

Ya, but I'm cheap and haven't bought any of them yet.
After I get the box set I'll be picking up IX and X.

Now the question of wether or not to put Freddy vs Jason after the Elm Street or Friday set . . .

[incubus0]

Originally Posted by MooglePorn

I'm actually happy it will be a Paramount only set... the New Line features have a different feel for me...

Also I just read this over at Camp Blood.

In the scene when Jason crashes into the window and grabs Ginny, the actor, Warrington Gillette was actually hurt. He tried to break into the window, only it didn't break, and he ended up banging his head really hard on the glass.

Now that would be a funny outtake.

[Tsargrad]

Originally Posted by incubus0

Ya, but I'm cheap and haven't bought any of them yet.
After I get the box set I'll be picking up IX and X.

Now the question of wether or not to put Freddy vs Jason after the Elm Street or Friday set . . .

I'd probably place it separately, but if next Jason after that is XI, then move Freddy v Jason to after Nightmare on Elm Street. But if Freddy VIII comes out, then leave it separate

[Harro5]

Thought I'd bump this up because it was an interesting thread to read!

[MooglePorn]

Originally Posted by papibear

You referring to the slipcover or the actual case cover? The case cover's design fits in pretty well with the other 19, I think.

Nope.

[dork741974]

Jackass Season 1 , 2 , 3

Saturday morning cartoons (1980's) -think of it any one network that would follow the programming schedule for one day -oh i dunno 1984? From start to when soul train came on at noon with classic commercials ..in between....basically a total time travel trip back to when there really was such a thing as saturday morning cartoons on cbs nbc and abc...ah the memories

how about a box set of Saturday night live with the REAL not ready for prime time players ...ya know ...back when the show was funny ... in season sets ...i'd buy em up till eddie murphy left

[UserNameUndecided]

I thought of a good one the other night that will never happen.

Multiple box sets of the PBS series NOVA.
It's a great show. Since it covers so many topics though, I was thinking they could release it in themed sets. Like a compilation of episodes on natural history, another on ancient civilizations, another on biology, and so forth. They could fit two episodes on a disc (three if they really wanted to), and each could be a set of 5 or 6 discs.

I believe at the end of each show though, they say how to order the episode that just aired, and it's somewhere around $20-25 just for the one! So, I don't think that they'd be able to break that habit, and it is kind of different it being public television and all.

It's a great idea, in my own self-congratulatory opinion, but I don't think public television would be able to swing it.

[PALMERLIME]

I would kill, KILL I Tell ya, for a box set of the original Jonny Quest series. Maybe they can dig up some character design art from Doug Wildey for a bonus feature, have a gallery of cover art from the comic series. Oh man! I'm starting to drool over something that doesn't exist. Sad.

[lostwire]

There's a lot of box sets I'd like to see, but the one that's popped into my head numerous times over the years is one with all the original sixties Batman TV episodes.

[asphodel5]

I would love to see a Preston Sturges boxset. It could have Miracle of Morgan's Creek, The Great McGinty, Christmas in July, Palm Beach Story, and Hail the Conquering Hero.

I would also appreciate a Max Ophuls set with his seminal works: Earrings of Madame De.., La Ronde, Lola Montes, Letter From an Unknown Woman and a few others. Those four are the only ones that I have tracked down, but I'm sure that the others aren't bad.

A Mizoguchi boxset would also work: Life of Oharu, Ugetsu, Sansho the Bailiff, Crucified Lovers, and a couple more for good measure.

Larphillips: There is a Griffith boxset already. Maybe you were thinking of some of his later films, but the Kino box has Intolerance, Birth of a Nation, Broken Blossoms, Orphans of the Storm and a number of his early shorts.

[docF94]

Originally Posted by UserNameUndecided

I thought of a good one the other night that will never happen.

Multiple box sets of the PBS series NOVA.
It's a great show. Since it covers so many topics though, I was thinking they could release it in themed sets. Like a compilation of episodes on natural history, another on ancient civilizations, another on biology, and so forth. They could fit two episodes on a disc (three if they really wanted to), and each could be a set of 5 or 6 discs.

I believe at the end of each show though, they say how to order the episode that just aired, and it's somewhere around $20-25 just for the one! So, I don't think that they'd be able to break that habit, and it is kind of different it being public television and all.

It's a great idea, in my own self-congratulatory opinion, but I don't think public television would be able to swing it.

I'm in total agreement - a great idea. On a similar note, I would sign up IMMEDIATELY for the complete collection of PBS' amazing series Frontline - which turned 20 years old in January. Or, the astounding independent cinema project PBS developed, P.o.V.. I suspect the rights issues might prevent P.o.V. from being a complete set, but Frontline makes me drool. It's an incredible, astounding, and tremendously provocative series - and the potential for extra DVD content is unbelievable. Buying the 20 years of Frontline might very well be a substitute for a 4-year college education, and with that single purchase, I probably wouldn't need to purchase anything else for a year!

If this can happen, it absolutely should. If it did happen, it would be, hands down, the greatest DVD collection ever assembled. 20 years of amazing, independent, and controversial film-making, the product of a uniquely American approach. PBS should jump on these ideas - and publicize the hell out of them. These programs are treasures, and they are free, and they go largely unnoticed.

Bayïrlïg.

[TopHatCat64]

A Criterion Boxset for Wong Kar Wai:

In The Mood For Love (If his other films could get this kind of treatment I would be ecstatic)
Chungking Express
Fallen Angels

[UserNameUndecided]

Originally Posted by docF94

...but Frontline makes me drool. It's an incredible, astounding, and tremendously provocative series - and the potential for extra DVD content is unbelievable. Buying the 20 years of Frontline might very well be a substitute for a 4-year college education, and with that single purchase, I probably wouldn't need to purchase anything else for a year!

I keep meaning to start watching Frontline, but it never sticks in my mind! I've just never give it enough thought. I'll make a stronger point to see it this week.
*looks it up at tv.yahoo.com*
Oh. It's on Thursdays at 8. That's why I've never come across it. I'm a mindless slave to NBC's "must see tv".

I agree with you that P.o.V. would be cool though. I imagine it would be easy enough for them to release select films under a P.o.V. Collection type label.

[NotaNumber]

Star Trek - TOS
Combat!
Highway Patrol
DangerMan (the 30 minute episodes)
Science Fiction Theatre

[MEJHarrison]

The one boxset I've always wanted is a Coen Brothers boxset. Obviously full of new specials editions of everything.

[tvboy]

Originally Posted by larphillips

I'd love to see a D.W. Griffith box set.

It's already out...


Sets I'd like to see:

Harold Lloyd box set (along the lines of the Art Of Buster Keaton set)

Russ Meyers box set ("The Double D Collection" anyone? )

V.I. Pudovkin box set (Mother, Storm Over Asia, The Fall Of St Petersberg, etc)

Fritz Lang box set (all the great German films)

[docF94]

Originally Posted by UserNameUndecided

I keep meaning to start watching Frontline, but it never sticks in my mind! I've just never give it enough thought. I'll make a stronger point to see it this week.
*looks it up at tv.yahoo.com*
Oh. It's on Thursdays at 8. That's why I've never come across it. I'm a mindless slave to NBC's "must see tv".

I agree with you that P.o.V. would be cool though. I imagine it would be easy enough for them to release select films under a P.o.V. Collection type label.

Switch just once, when it's all NBC repeats (and even the new episodes are repeating jokes...) and unless it's very much a sub-par episode, you won't switch back.

(This week, the season premiere - Truth, War, and Consequences - Can a stable government in Iraq be created? And how? Check out http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/ for a clip. - And, holy shit, they say the whole thing will be available in streaming video after broadcast! http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/truth/)

I'm down with even a small selection of P.o.V. on DVD - C'mon, PBS, give us something!

Da pabaczenia.