Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Audiophilander (A) on September 05, 2001 at 10:59:43

In Reply to: Favorite movie you can watch over and over again? posted by brewthunda on September 04, 2001 at 11:03:08:

... could convert solar energy to the 120V/60Hz needed to power up the system on a desert island populated by crabs and cocoanuts, ...I'd probably pick "Chicken Run" because it would fit the proper aspect ratio of my set and would keep me smilin' until help arrived.

OTOH, a more practical selection would be "Starship Troopers." I could watch that action-packed flick repeatedly without tiring of it's stunning FX graphics and it might just keep my "crabby" neighbors in line. ;^)

Now if I was stuck on the island with a 4:3 perspective television my first choice would undoubtably be the original "Fantasia" (i.e., the 1940 version remastered to DVD); animation aside, I'm quite sure that I'd never grow tired of the music on this release.

If I were lucky enough to salvage additional films from the shipwreck, I'd probably grab (for 4:3):

"My Best Girl" Mary Pickford
"Foolish Wives" Erich Von Stroheim
"Citizen Kane" Orson Welles (if my ship sails after Sept. 25)

... and/or (for 16:9),

"MIB" Tommy Lee Jones & Will Smith
"Matrix"
"Blade"
"Gladiator"
"The Sixth Sense"
"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"
The Jurassic Park set (inc. both "Jurassic Park" & "Lost World")
The Toy Story set (inc. "Toy Story" & "Toy Story II")

However, I'd still feel great remorse for the many wonderful titles left out which went down with the ship. (Anyone got any scuba gear?)

AuPh :o)