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rusty nail · 12-02-2001, 11:26 PM

ok, the holidays are coming up and some people have asked me to get them dvds, only they said for me to choose it, they "didn't care", so i need to ask what dvds do you think would make perfect holdiay gifts?

should they be holdiay themed? the best featured ones? the most recent hot-sellers? please help me, the clock is ticking down.

***Wirehed*** · 12-02-2001, 11:32 PM

Ummm.. I suppose if you don't know what movies individuals would like, you should go with classics that look good in anyones collection. Things like "Snow White" "Citizen Kane" or "Ben-Hur" are all good examples.

of course I think there is some law that everyone who ownes a DVD player must have a copy (or more) of The Matrix...

***SeanL*** · 12-02-2001, 11:35 PM

Do you know their taste in movies? What genres do they like/not like. There are plenty of choices out there....

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SolidSnakeASS · 12-03-2001, 12:36 AM

Buy them gift certificates. Then you don't have to worry about what to pick.

dvds'r'us · 12-03-2001, 03:49 AM

i agree with snake.

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Wurms · 12-03-2001, 05:33 AM

I like Seamonkeys idea. If you don't know what kinda films they like then go with movies everyone has to have. Or look at their VHS collection and then choose one of those to update to dvd for them.

If their kinda young I am sure the Simpsons Season set would suffice. For older folk get them classics like Citizen Kane or a Robert Redford movie

Or how about the James Bond movies? Not many people hate James Bond movies.

caligulathegod · 12-03-2001, 11:42 AM

Some people look down on gift certificates, like it's a lazy way to go, but I absolutely love the feeling of walking into a store and being able to choose exactly the DVD I want and not having to pay for it.

Lenny Nero · 12-03-2001, 01:49 PM

Well I, for one, would frown upon and hate getting something like Beh-Huh or Citizen Sugar Cane crap.
Not everyone likes that, and there is never a movie that everyone "has to have".
So yes, unless you know the particular taste or at least genre/decade of movies a person prefers, then go with a gift certificate, always nice to go out with "free money" to get whatever you want, makes you feel like a kid again and everyone likes it.
Of course, I assume that is for your cowokers or unimportant friends. I wouldn't give just a gift certificate to a girlfriend or a father, you know.

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12-02-2001, 11:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
rusty nail Actor Join Date: Nov 2001	Holiday DVD question ok, the holidays are coming up and some people have asked me to get them dvds, only they said for me to choose it, they "didn't care", so i need to ask what dvds do you think would make perfect holdiay gifts? should they be holdiay themed? the best featured ones? the most recent hot-sellers? please help me, the clock is ticking down.

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12-02-2001, 11:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
*Wirehed* Producer/Admin NSFW Off 'the list' Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Sacto, Ca --Near Galt, home of LeVar Burton	Ummm.. I suppose if you don't know what movies individuals would like, you should go with classics that look good in anyones collection. Things like "Snow White" "Citizen Kane" or "Ben-Hur" are all good examples. of course I think there is some law that everyone who ownes a DVD player must have a copy (or more) of The Matrix...

12-02-2001, 11:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
*SeanL* Producer/Admin Got BMG? Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NW Florida	Do you know their taste in movies? What genres do they like/not like. There are plenty of choices out there.... ------------------ Sean My ever increasing DVD collection I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country-General George S. Patton

12-03-2001, 12:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
SolidSnakeASS Actor Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Winterpeg, Manitobaugh, Canada	Buy them gift certificates. Then you don't have to worry about what to pick.

12-03-2001, 03:49 AM	#5 (permalink)
dvds'r'us Actor Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: St. Louis Area	i agree with snake. ------------------ I bought a pack of gum yesterday - Bubblicious - Watermelon. I know everyone's saying "Hold off, there's gonna be a special edition with remastered flavor and at least it won't be in that awful paper wrapper." But you know what, I figured it's worth it. I mean if it's not that good, I can always auction off the rest of the pack on eBay. And then if Bubblicious revisits the Watermelon gum, I can use the money to re-purchase the upgrade. My DVD Site!

12-03-2001, 05:33 AM	#6 (permalink)
Wurms Actor Join Date: Nov 2001	I like Seamonkeys idea. If you don't know what kinda films they like then go with movies everyone has to have. Or look at their VHS collection and then choose one of those to update to dvd for them. If their kinda young I am sure the Simpsons Season set would suffice. For older folk get them classics like Citizen Kane or a Robert Redford movie Or how about the James Bond movies? Not many people hate James Bond movies.

12-03-2001, 11:42 AM	#7 (permalink)
caligulathegod Actor Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Grove City OH USA	Some people look down on gift certificates, like it's a lazy way to go, but I absolutely love the feeling of walking into a store and being able to choose exactly the DVD I want and not having to pay for it.

12-03-2001, 01:49 PM	#8 (permalink)
Lenny Nero Banned Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Los Angeles	Well I, for one, would frown upon and hate getting something like Beh-Huh or Citizen Sugar Cane crap. Not everyone likes that, and there is never a movie that everyone "has to have". So yes, unless you know the particular taste or at least genre/decade of movies a person prefers, then go with a gift certificate, always nice to go out with "free money" to get whatever you want, makes you feel like a kid again and everyone likes it. Of course, I assume that is for your cowokers or unimportant friends. I wouldn't give just a gift certificate to a girlfriend or a father, you know. ------------------ "All you need to make a movie is a girl and a gun." - Jean Luc Godard