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Don't know about the price, but the "This is Spinal Tap" DVD has more extras that it does movie. Incredible package!

the 5-disk set of Blade Runner is also awsome, but somewhat more than $20.00.

-Ralphie

Obviously, you should score the Big Butt Sluts Go Nuts/Big Black Poles, Little White Holes double feature. The commentary tracks by Rod Swellingcock and Phyllis Pinkstar are worth the price alone.

I don't typically get much out of the whole DVD extras thing, cause I feel like it somehow ruins the movie for me. It's like it takes some of the magic away by revealing too much, so I don't typicall spend a lot of money on special DVD packages.

That said, I can make a definite recommendation of a DVD NOT to get: The Donnie Darko Director's cut. This is one of my favorite movies and someone borrowed my original theatrical version and never returned it so a boyfriend very thoughtfully bought me the director's cut for my birthday. It SUCKS!!! Bad editing, some changing of already perfect music, overly long; basically everything that you might think of that a director could do to eff it up when given a free hand at cutting and pasting his own movie. If you're a Donnie Darko lover already, don't buy this, and if you've never seen it, definitely go for the original theatrical release to start.

I'm another who doesn't usually frequent the extras section, however, my one exception was Pan's Labyrinth. I highly recommend it.

my "American Psycho" DVD because i saw the movie 2O times unless

The only two DVDs I can think of are movies nobody in their right mind would probably want to watch. But the commentary just makes it for me.

One is an awesome 80s B fantasy movie called Deathstalker 2. The other is a pretentious and low-budget 90s sci-fi neo-noir (well, it tries to be) called Darkdrive.

Both movies are awful, so awful they flip right around to awesome again, if you enjoy bad movies. But the commentary from the directors and actors is hysterical, because nobody in either DVD's commentary track has even a shred of pretention about what they're commenting on - they KNOW their movie sucks, they just think it's hilarious that it's getting a DVD and commentary. They tell funny stories about certain scenes/actors/extras, they point out their own glaring errors, and in Deathstalker 2, the director tells you when to go get a sandwich because The Man ruined his movie and this spliced-in scene isn't worth watching.

In short, it is directors and actors MST3King their own goddamn movies, and it ROCKS.

As much as the movie itself has kind of worn on me after several viewings, the special edition of Sin City is all kinds of awesome. It comes with a comic, the director's cut, tons of making of features, a "green screen" cut without any of the special effects, a video of Bruce Willis and his band performing for the cast, and a cooking video where Robert Rodriguez shows you how to make breakfast burritos and tortillas from scratch.

Also, the Fight Club dvd is worth it for the four or so tracks of commentary alone. My favorite is David Fincher, Brad Pitt, Ed Norton, and HBC, but it's also cool the hear the screenwriter and Chuck Palahniuk talking about the movie.

Well, all the seasons of Arrested Development, Buffy, and Angel are under $20 at Wal-Mart (and some other places). Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog just came out for ten bucks (buy 2). The three-disc Wal-Mart(?) exclusive version of Hot Fuzz (which has almost too much extra stuff for words) should be under $20. Then there's just about any classic film on the Criterion Collection, for which they always go above and beyond with their DVD extras (though some of them are very pricey. Check ahead before you pick one. Try The Royal Tennenbaums). The Memento collector's edition (which is one of the best DVDs ever; you have to solve puzzles to get the damn movie!) might be that cheap, depending on where you look. Same with Dogma's Collector's Edition. Oh, and the Knocked Up Collector's has some fucking great special features. Seriously, worth every penny. And if you're a huge Beatles buff, A Hard Day's Night comes in a variety of DVD editions with awesome (and I mean AWESOME) special features. Any one of these would probably be worth your while.

Whatever you do, don't get the Director's Cut of Army of Darkness. They don't have the theatrical ending in the special features, and it pisses me off.

Uh, the 2-disc 20th anniversary edition of The Monster Squad, duuurrrr. First off, this movie is badass and everyone should own it. Secondly, audio commentary with Fred Dekker, Andre Gower, Ryan Lambert and Ashley Bank. And C - a bunch of new interviews/retrospective called Monster Squad Forever!. And then there's number infinity, which would be deleted scenes, original tv spot and trailer, and WOLFMAN NARDS! BOOM!

Bubba Ho-Tep, holmes. Awesome.

It's waaaaaaay over $20, but my favorite DVDs is the Lord of the Rings Special Edition DVDs. They're unbelievably good, packed with awesome extras that'll take you at least two weeks to watch. Unfortunately each one is...yeah, way over $20.

But! I also love the Pixas DVDs. Always very cute, particularly the Finding Nemo one.

Jerce beat me to it. Besides that, it's pretty slim. $20 Canadian is like a large coffee in American dollars.

I agree that Lord of the Rings was one of the best, with just about all the cast doing commentary (Viggo Mortensen didn't participate) but definitely over $20.

Harry Potter was the worst. You have to play these stupid games just to access the extras. Not worth it.

It's a perfectly cromulent word.

buc: aww, shucks!

I don't really buy DVDs. I mean, something has to be spectacular for me to pay money for it, and that is a rare thing indeed. I know I own DVDs, but they haven't seen the light of day in years. And we finally threw out almost all of the VHS that kept moving around with us.
If I went to buy a DVD right this minute, I wouldn't have a clue what to get.

Hey Christian H., you preferred the theatrical ending over the uber-cheesey doomsday ending? Huh. I thought it was appropriate. But I like downer endings, and really, Ash getting the girl after all that? Seems too good to be true. The Boomstick Edition contains both versions.

I agree with the Royal Tennenbaums as a nomination. I'd also like to throw out:

Bubba Ho-Tep - a little sequened elvis jumpsuit for my dvd? Useless! Doesn't fit in with the dvd shelf? Six Dollars?! Garbage!

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (special edition -- not the extraordinarily delux edition, it's too expensive) - Tons of ridiculously stupid extras like the lego scenes and the locations segment, and it claims to have a feature that allows you to watch it with fuzzy pink borders, but I think that's hog-wash. Package is nice without being overdone, but the top flap requires some concentration to close, but that doesn't matter much cause it will pop open again in a minute.

Evil Dead (book of the dead limited edition) - 11 bucks?! I paid much more much time ago. Kind of dumb in that it doesn't do much other then just be a weird rubber book with a dvd sleeve in the back. And it doesn't sit in with your other dvds because it doesn't have the name on the spine (it's also not the same height :P), but that gives it the freedom to sit on, say, my mantle, and gross out most of my female friends (the ones who like girly movies) and impress some of my male friends (the ones who appreciate pustules).

Coraline 3D - looks awesome, haven't seen it so I can't say if the 3D is as good at home. No, I mean worth sitting with those 3D glasses, it would never be as good as in the theater. But 18 bucks for a brand new release? Not bad.

"Wet Hot American Summer," for the Behind-the-Scenes featurette, which is almost as funny as the movie.

Also, I don't know what Blu-ray is. But I also don't know how to use the camera on my phone or turn on my parents' TV, so, take from that what you will.

"Showgirls". Any version. Just buy it and send it. It's gonna go to some game-trading place for a copy of "Kingdom Hearts 3 " anyway, so... just send it.
Oh, and DON'T tell me you don't have extra copies lying around.
Pfft.

Either Hot Fuzz or Shaun of the Dead.

Some great behind the scenes stuff, and the commentaries are amongst the best I've heard. Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright strike the perfect balance between informative and entertaining, and their enthusiasm for film is infectious.

The films are near-perfect, too.

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As a huge trash movie fan I'd go with just about anything put out by Something Weird Video: double and triple features and tons more extras than the movies deserve, and usually just a smidge over ten bucks a DVD!

I'd second Wet Hot American Summer and also add that DVDs of Eddie Izzard's stand-up are not only hilarious in and of themselves, but a few of them (Circle? Dress to Kill?) Have the same-ish performance done in french as an extra.

Fight Club...the Special Edition DVD that looks and feels like a crumpled paper bag. If for no other reason than the alternate sequences.

Like how they used "I haven't been fucked like that since grade school" in lieu of "...(sigh)...I want to have your abortion."

Thank god good tast prevailed. That movie fucking rules.

I don't have a favourite DVD, I think.

But I have a weird one: The extended cut of Dune. Which merely has a few additional scenes cut into the original version that aren't even dubbed. You can witness Juergen Prochnows hilariously horrible acting in them.

I love The Fifth Element and the DVD specials are fantastic. The Ultimate Edition includes real gems such as a special on the costumes (Jean-Paul Gaultier!) and an awesome Diva feature in which you learn the details of the Opera training Maïwenn Le Besco (the Diva) had for the role. You also get to hear her fantastic French bitchiness that so much of it was cut. I'm sure some of her rage stems from Luc Besson ditching her for Mila. Fun, fun, fun; I fucking love the French!

The Simpsons dvd sets are amazing-commentaries for every episode that are almost always hysterical and insightful, deleted scenes, etc etc.

My favorite movie dvd is a 3-way tie with Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (for Commentary: The Musical alone), Amelie, and Sideways (I LOVE the commentary with Giammati and Hayden Church. It's so funny, and they have such a great chemistry.)

First DVD i thought of was Spinal Tap, and BAM! -
there it was in the first comment.
Watching the movie with commentary from
McKeon, Shearer, and Guest IN CHARACTER
is like watching a whole new Spinal Tap movie!

Also, I seem to recall the Clerks DVD commentary
was worthwhile if only for the fact that Jason Mewes
is passed out drunk like 5 minutes into it.

I probably should have mentioned that of the half-dozen DVDs I already own, two of them are the Special Edition and the Extraordinarily Deluxe Edition of "Holy Grail." ,daughter and I like that movie a little ...

AvB just wants me to see "Showgirls" again to remind me that when I visit next Tuesday she wants it in the pool.

Some excellent ideas here so far. One of the things I'm wrestling with is whether to pick a movie I've seen and know I'll love (such as "The Thing") or one I've never seen but am 98% sure I'd love (something like "Fight Club" or "Shaun of the Dead").

So thanks one and all, keep the ideas coming, and I'll make a decision tonight after the next diversion goes up.

Dr. Horrible's sing a long blog. Wonderful story and plot and then turn on the commentary...oh what's that? A SINGING COMMENTARY?! Best DVD purchase ever.

Oh and Nathan Fillion's hammer.

"The hammer is my penis."

OOOOOOO!!!!

Don't forget Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Criterion Edition. The commentary track with Hunter S. Thompson is priceless. Especially hearing him do an amyl in the background.

I think $20 is pretty generous, I got all seasons of X-Files and SATC for $20 a piece. Not too shabby.

The best bang for the buck dvds I own are Martin Scorcese's music dvds. First is the Last Waltz which will set you back $10. The concert is phenomenal and the commentary is full of even more entertaining stories about our fav artists from the 60s and 70s. Second is No Direction Home in addition to showing Dylan's rise to fame, it acts as a documentary for life in the 50s and 60s, and also provides a pretty good sampling of the music at the time. I definitely discovered a wealth of new folk heroes watching it.

Hee! I promise to flop around like a dying goldfish.

PissBoy, I've been putting off buying that DVD approximately forever because I'm waiting til I have a coupon. That's one of those $40 Criterions.