Movie Collection...my other hobby

[methodx69]

Ladies and Gents,

I need a little help here....and maybe this will spawn some good film discussion. This may seem like small potatoes to some, and others may think that I am a freak; however, I am a movie dork, and am in the process of breaking 300 total movies in my collection. I need a good list of 40 more movies to make this happen. My taste is extensive, and I will watch just about anything once. What movies have you seen, heard about, or own yourself that you would recommend to someone looking to hit a small hobby milestone. Here are the only rules:
It must be considered a full length film. Simply put...anything that can be considered a movie!

[MzStarzworld]

Training Day is a must

[Metal Smith]

The Game - Michael Douglas. Have to understand the man to understand the game!

[rCoder]

Before you collect too many more, there are two things to consider:

• Capturing what movies you have in a database. I've used DVD Proviler (dvdprofiler.com) for years but there are other choices. What I really like about DVD Profiler is that it supports bar code entry, so takes just a few seconds to enter new DVDs into the database (also real handy to audit 1200+ DVDs ). An online list of what movies you have and an iPhone to view them while in the store is real handy to avoid duplicates.
  
• Purchasing one or more 2 TB drives to back up the DVDs to (transcoding using HandBrake optional). Then you can easily select and view using XBMC (on your linux, mac, or windows box). This is real sweet when you dedicate a machine to be your home theater PC connected to your 60" plasma 1080p TV and your AV receiver for kick ass surround sound. The DVD upscaling to 1080p is pretty good now a days.

If you are just wanting to flush out your library, I recommend hitting the $5 bin at Walmart every week or two.

Also decide up front if you want widescreen or not, then get in the habit of double checking the available formats on the DVD when purchasing it.

[txtraveler07]

If you don't share my penchant for sci-fi, zombies or musicals, you probably won't find much to like in my list (I'll leave out the zombie flicks since that seems to be pretty niche). In no particular order:

Blade Runner
Total Recall
Minority Report
A Clockwork Orange
2001: A Space Odyssey
Planet of the Apes (1968)
The Ten Commandments
Ben-Hur
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
It's A Wonderful Life
Harvey
Life is Beautiful
Singin' in the Rain (and virtually anything else Gene Kelly appeared in)
The Silence of the Lambs
Memento
Pi
American History X
Amadeus
Metropolis
The Cell
The Fall (Tarsem Singh's visuals are... beyond description)
Time Bandits
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Brazil
Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
The Fifth Element
The Wall
Gattaca
The Fountain
Dark City
Twelve Monkeys
THX 1138
Serenity

[Marcus78]

The Longest Day would be my recommendation for the quintessential, classic war film.

[rekcaSxT]

Sideways
A Good Year
Bottle Shock
Pulp Fiction
True Romance
Inglorious Basterds
Inglorious Bastards (The orriginal, note the spelling)
Resevoir Dogs
Matchstick Men
Extract
Office Space
The Goods
Stepbrother
Talledega Nights
I Love You Man
The Hangover
Death Proof
Planet Terror
Knocked Up
Donnie Brasco
(Original) Gone in 60 Seconds
Collateral
Anger Managment
I Am Legend
What Women Want
The Breakup
The Departed
Indiana Jones (All of them except maybe the last one)
Beerfest
Super Troopers (There is a sequel coming out this year)
My Cousin Vinny
THE BLUES BROTHERS
Oceans 11-13 (And the Original, even though it is terrible it was the project that formed the Rat Pack)
MONTY PYTHON's HOLY GRAIL
Old School
Bobby
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Van Helsing
Kill Bill 1&2
Super Bad
Napoleon Dynamite
Juno
Stranger Than Fiction
Desperado
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
From Dusk Til Dawn
Lucky Number Slevin
The Meaning Of Life
The Life Of Bryan
Funny People
Scream 1,2, and 3
Magnolia
Mullholland Drive
Hannibal
Silence of the Lambs
Godfather 1-3
Casino
3000 Miles To Graceland
Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
Hurt Locker
We Were Soldiers
Gigantic
Spanglish
Full Metal Jacket (TxTraveler I am suprised you didn't mention this one with all the Stanley Kubrick nods you had)
Dr. Strangelove (also Kubric)
The Shining
Eyes Wide Shut
American Psycho
American Beauty
Honeymoon in Vegas
Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil
Shawshank Redemption
The Green Mile
Good Fellas
The Usual Suspects
Se7en
LA Confidential
GRAN TORINO
King Of California
But I'm A Cheerleader (trust me it is worth it)
Sin City
Twister
Armageddon
Surrogates
Coming To America
Trading Places
Another 48 Hours
Speed
Beverly Hills Cop
Beverly Hills Ninja
Black Sheep
Tommy Boy
Point Break
The Matrix (The first one only, the other two sucked hairy ballsack)
The Jerk
Plaines Trains and Automobiles
Brewsters Millions
Spaceballs
Little Shop of Horrors
JFK
Cool Runnings
Canadian Bacon
Footloose
Animal House
A Few Good Men
Hollow Man
Tremors
Apollo 13
Stir of Echos
Hollow Man
Mystic River



I could go on and on, but there are a few I have, or have seen and like. (Well there are some dogs in there but you have to have some of them) This is making me want to ad to my collection... Or playing 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon.

[gman44]

Reign Over Me is great

I have

Wolverine
Superman 1-4
Goldmember
First Blood
Star Trek II
Star Trek
Back to the Future 1-3
The Simpsons

[GRIN OF SIN]

If you are close to 300 movies, I'll try to name recent movies, assuming that you already have most of what I'd recommend. I just recently saw Moon, with Sam Rockwell.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twuScTcDP_Q"]YouTube- "Moon" - Official Trailer [HQ][/ame]

Speaking of Sam Rockwell, allot of people forgot about Confession of a Dangerous Mind. Great cast and unique style.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xha4hZeXFtQ&feature=re lated"]YouTube- Confessions of a Dangerous Mind - Trailer - (2002) HQ[/ame]

I know someone else already mentioned it, but Hurt Locker was another good one that I saw, recently.
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GxSDZc8etg"]YouTube- The Hurt Locker - Official Trailer [HD][/nomedia]

[rekcaSxT]

Hurt Locker really suprised me. It is honestly the best movie I have seen on the subject of the Iraq/Afganistan conflicts. It is not very political at all, it is just about a guy doing his job in the Army.

It seems like so many of the movies on this subject in the last few years have been heavily influenced by either side of the political viewpoints on the wars. This one really allows you to connect with the soldiers and get a glimpse into what they do, and it isn't about WHY they are there.

[methodx69]

Holly fuck shit....your guys all rock. Don't leave anything out....even zombies! So far we are on good pace....I own 3/4 of what was suggested, but here is what I have added to the must have list that I am missing:
A Clockwork Orange
2001: A Space Odyssey
It's A Wonderful Life
Life is Beautiful
The Cell
The Fall (Tarsem Singh's visuals are... beyond description)
Time Bandits
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Brazil
Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
The Fifth Element
Gattaca
A Good Year
Bottle Shock
The Goods
Collateral
I Am Legend
The Departed
Old School
Scream 1,2, and 3
But I'm A Cheerleader (trust me it is worth it)
Spaceballs
Little Shop of Horrors

So far so good....keep them coming...here is the second half of the post....what do I buy for the 300th DVD?

[sixxbach]

how can anyone not have Friday in their comedy collection??!!

[rekcaSxT]

Methodx69,

Maybe I should sell you some of my movies so I can fund my hobby.... and get laid....

[methodx69]

HAHAHA....rekca....that was fucking priceless....this is what went through my head:
DVD Player: 20 bucks on sale at walmart
DVD: 10 bucks on sale
TV: 400 bucks on sale at best buy
Selling your home entertainment setup to get laid: Priceless

[gman44]

Can't go wrong with

Airplane I & II
Spaceballs