# Best DVD releases of 2007? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 17, 2007, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dvd-releases-of-2007/430272 "2007-12-17T00:17:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dvd-releases-of-2007/430272/1 "2007-12-17T00:17:37Z")
So I’m devoting a feature display area in my vidstore to the best DVD releases of 2007. Note: this is 1/1/07 - 12/31/07 _DVD release_ dates, not theatrical release dates. Therefore, such first-time DVD releases as\* Ace in the Hole\* and _3:10 to Yuma_ (1957) are eligible. Any teeming opinionators want to help me populate my list? I figure I’ll choose 50 titles. It’s just I’ve watched so many movies this year that I need reminders of what all I’ve seen, know’m sayin? ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dvd-releases-of-2007/430272/2 "2007-12-17T00:29:05Z")
Casino Royale Shrek III Spiderman III Becket ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dvd-releases-of-2007/430272/3 "2007-12-17T00:31:16Z")
Good, thanks. I’ll post my own seed list as soon as I get it down on, um, pixels. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dvd-releases-of-2007/430272/4 "2007-12-17T00:45:44Z")
There is no doubt in mind. This film was one of the last DVD releases I had been waiting for. [Kenneth Branagh’s Hamlet](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet_%281996_film%29) ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dvd-releases-of-2007/430272/5 "2007-12-17T00:51:32Z")
Here’s my seed list, as they occur to me, no ranking implied, subject to replacement by their betters. Shooter The Tripper Rescue Dawn Ace in the Hole Sylvia Scarlett Idiocracy Blood Monkey Zodiac A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints History Boys Old Joy Killer of Sheep Superbad Grindhouse (both features) Pan’s Labyrinth Inland Empire The Wind That Shakes the Barley Harsh Times Planet Earth (doc series) I Think I Love My Wife (And yes, one of those is a joke, but I couldn’t help myself; store-staff’s favorite bad movie of the year.) ---
**Author:** ![Hodge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Hodge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hodge)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dvd-releases-of-2007/430272/6 "2007-12-17T01:37:58Z")
Three releases for which I had been waiting a very long time: -[Becket](http://www.amazon.com/Becket-Richard-Burton/dp/B00007G1WH/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1197854269&sr=1-1). LOVE this movie. Peter O’Toole and Richard Burton are phenomenal. -[Days of Heaven](http://www.amazon.com/Days-Heaven-Collection-Richard-Gere/dp/B000TXNDV6/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1197854296&sr=1-1). One of the most visually stunning movies of all time. -[Blade Runner (Ultimate Edition)](http://www.amazon.com/Blade-Runner-Five-Disc-Ultimate-Collectors/dp/B000K15VSA/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1197854667&sr=1-1). About bloody time. One of my all-time favourite movies. It has been ever since I first saw it as a 12 year-old during it’s first run. It was just me and only 2 other guys in the entire theatre and I was completely transported. Definitely one of the defining movie experiences of my life. I’ve owned several different versions of the various cuts of this movie over the years, so I’m really looking forward to having them all in one convenient package. And thanks for the heads-up about _Ace in the Hole_! I had no idea it had finally gotten a DVD release. Added to my Amazon wish list. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dvd-releases-of-2007/430272/7 "2007-12-17T01:42:30Z")
I gotta give a nod to Warner Home Video’s _Popeye the Sailor Volume 1: 1933-1938_, one of the best- if not _the_ best- classic cartoon DVDs out there. These cartoons still stand up, the Technicolor two-reelers are beauties, and the special features are the icing on the spinach-flavored cake. ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dvd-releases-of-2007/430272/8 "2007-12-17T05:28:13Z")
The Criterion upgrades of [Sanjuro](http://www.dvdspot.com/dvd.php?d=1729610258) and [Yojimbo](http://www.dvdspot.com/dvd.php?d=1862770881). (I was going to add The Seven Samurai, but it was released late 2006). ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dvd-releases-of-2007/430272/9 "2007-12-17T05:34:08Z")
The _Angel: The Complete Series_ box set, which I should get in the mail in a few days! _Knocked Up_ had a great unrated, extended two-disc DVD set. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dvd-releases-of-2007/430272/10 "2007-12-17T05:49:26Z")
Children on Men Hot Fuzz Twin Peaks (finally) ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dvd-releases-of-2007/430272/11 "2007-12-17T05:53:02Z")
[QUOTE=Tapioca Dextrin] Children on Men\*\* [\<– one of my first thoughts, but I thought it was 06; just checked, it’s in! Thanks for the reminder!]\*\* Hot Fuzz Twin Peaks (finally) [/QUOTE] ditto on both the others you mention. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dvd-releases-of-2007/430272/12 "2007-12-17T06:01:06Z")
If you want a (literally) non-stop action film, there’s **Crank** which looks fantastic if you have an HD version. No plot or acting, but lots ‘n’ lots o’ action. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dvd-releases-of-2007/430272/13 "2007-12-17T06:10:52Z")
[QUOTE=Tapioca Dextrin] If you want a (literally) non-stop action film, there’s **Crank** which looks fantastic if you have an HD version. No plot or acting, but lots ‘n’ lots o’ action. [/QUOTE] I’ll second that review, although I could’ve done without the Amy Smart character’s ordeal; the nastiest bit of misogyny this side of\* True Lies.\* ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dvd-releases-of-2007/430272/14 "2007-12-17T07:30:09Z")
**Apocalypto** ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dvd-releases-of-2007/430272/15 "2007-12-17T09:01:12Z")
It’s been a while since I’ve seen **The Lookout** but I seem to recall it being pretty good. **The Bourne Ultimatum** was a pretty solid action flick **No End in Sight** is a rock solid documentary about the Iraq War. **Ratatouille** was quite a good movie (I normally don’t dig Pixar stuff) **Borat** was this year, no? **The Queen** was my own personal favorite from last year. That’s off the top of my head… ---
**Author:** ![sreeja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@sreeja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sreeja)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dvd-releases-of-2007/430272/16 "2007-12-17T10:36:37Z")
Operation Mindcrime II on CD and the DVD Mindcrime at the Moore is amazing… check them out! ---
**Author:** ![coffinjumper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8baadc/32.png) [@coffinjumper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coffinjumper)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dvd-releases-of-2007/430272/17 "2007-12-17T10:42:11Z")
[QUOTE=Tapioca Dextrin] Children **on** Men [/QUOTE] Bolding mine. **Tapioca** , **lissener** is there some fetish here you’d like to share? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dvd-releases-of-2007/430272/18 "2007-12-17T13:58:35Z")
I don’t watch many movies, but two my husband and I rather enjoyed–_Transformers_ and _Mr. Brooks_. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dvd-releases-of-2007/430272/19 "2007-12-17T17:48:11Z")
[QUOTE=divemaster] The Criterion upgrades of [Sanjuro](http://www.dvdspot.com/dvd.php?d=1729610258) and [Yojimbo](http://www.dvdspot.com/dvd.php?d=1862770881). [/QUOTE] Also, the Criterion releases of **Two-Lane Blacktop** and **Cria Cuervos**. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2007, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dvd-releases-of-2007/430272/20 "2007-12-19T20:14:19Z")
[QUOTE=drm] It’s been a while since I’ve seen **The Lookout** but I seem to recall it being pretty good. **The Bourne Ultimatum** was a pretty solid action flick **No End in Sight** is a rock solid documentary about the Iraq War. **Ratatouille** was quite a good movie (I normally don’t dig Pixar stuff) **Borat** was this year, no? **The Queen** was my own personal favorite from last year. That’s off the top of my head… [/QUOTE] Thanks, all good reminders. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dvd-releases-of-2007/430272.md?page=2)