# Please! PLEASE someone, release these DVD!! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 1, 2001, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-please-someone-release-these-dvd/56302 "2001-03-01T01:35:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2001, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-please-someone-release-these-dvd/56302/1 "2001-03-01T01:35:23Z")
Yes, there are thousands of movies on DVD now, but there are still a bunch more to DVDitize. Here is my OH PLEASE! list, in no particular order: **Citizen Kane** (I know I’m the only person who wants this ;)) **One From The Heart** (This film DEMANDS the quality of DVD) **The Cotton Club** (so does this one. Sigh) **War Hunt** (1961, Robert Redford’s first film, a great movie) **Real Genius** (Stuffed with extras, please!) **Gambit** (1966, Michael Caine and Shirley MacLaine) **Burden of Dreams** (the making of Fitzcarraldo) **Hearts of Darkness** (the making of Apocalypse Now) **Quick Change** (Bill Murray, Geena Davis) **Bliss** (the 1985 Australian film) **Cape Fear** (the 1961 Gregory Peck/Robert Mitchum film) **Blood Simple** (it was re-released to theaters, where’s the DVD already?) **The Bad Seed** (a very guilty pleasure) **Close Encounters of the Third Kind** (yeah yeah, it’s supposed to be coming. I’ll believe it when I see it) **Educating Rita** (Michael Caine, Julie Walters) **Paris, TX** (my favorite Harry Dean Stanton film) **Wings of Desire** (my favorite Wim Wenders film) **Auntie Mame** (I think it’s coming out) **The Elephant Man** (this deserves Criterion treatment) **The Stunt Man** (such a quirky gem) **The Pirates Of Penzance** (yeah it’s silly, but it’s wonderful! Kevin Kline makes the best Pirate King!) **Top Secret** (things change. hairstyles change. interest rates fluctuate) And geez, PLEASE the **TWIN PEAKS SERIES!** Eq “My ears are lucky to hear these glorious songs…” Happy Rhodes ---
**Author:** ![MrVisible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@MrVisible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrVisible)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2001, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-please-someone-release-these-dvd/56302/2 "2001-03-01T01:41:18Z")
I second all those. Especially Top Secret and Real Genius. Seems someone is neglecting the cult movie segment of DVD player owners… And I would like to add the following to the list **Joe Vs. The Volcano UHF** ---
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2001, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-please-someone-release-these-dvd/56302/3 "2001-03-01T01:55:43Z")
Um…missing the obvious ones: The Indiana Jones trilogy The Star Wars trilogy (I could care less about Phantom Menace) ---
**Author:** ![Rosebud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@Rosebud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rosebud)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2001, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-please-someone-release-these-dvd/56302/4 "2001-03-01T01:55:59Z")
**The Neverending Story**. Not the crappy sequel. Or the “part III” which I couldn’t even bring myself to watch. Just the original. Please. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2001, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-please-someone-release-these-dvd/56302/5 "2001-03-01T01:57:39Z")
Add **Orgazmo** to the list. ---
**Author:** ![Flymaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c4cdca/32.png) [@Flymaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flymaster)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2001, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-please-someone-release-these-dvd/56302/6 "2001-03-01T02:11:53Z")
**Wayne’s World** , and all the **Simpsons** episodes ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2001, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-please-someone-release-these-dvd/56302/7 "2001-03-01T02:25:16Z")
Oh yes, the **Star Wars trilogy** , it goes without saying. (Why are you making us wait, Lucas??) **Raiders of the Lost Ark** , definitely. (I’ve heard rumblings about this. Another “I’ll believe it when I see it”) I know this will make some people ill, but I really do want a **Titanic** DVD with major amounts of extras. I liked it. I’m a sap. Shoot me. Anyway, I’ve boycotted buying the movie on video or DVD until Cameron gets around to doing it right. (My favorite film that year was LA Confidential, if that gains me back any points). Getting back to somewhat more obscure movies, I’m a Warren Beatty fan and I completely forgot some of my favorites: **Mickey One, Lilith** and **All Fall Down** **REDS**!! (this one also cries out for Widescreen and extras) **McCabe & Mrs Miller** I also forgot Kate Bush’s **The Line, The Cross & The Curve**. I agree with **Joe Vs. The Volcano** and **UHF** too. (Sorry about that Subject Line folks. How embarrassing) Eq “My ears are lucky to hear these glorious songs…” Happy Rhodes ---
**Author:** ![Montfort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2001, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-please-someone-release-these-dvd/56302/8 "2001-03-01T03:04:56Z")
I had to read this thread twice to make sure I was correct in noticing that no one mentioned **Schindler’s List** yet. Yikes, people, what’s wrong with you? :o Anyway, I’ll add the **Trois Colours** trilogy and my all time favourite film, **La Double Vie de Véronique** by Kieslowski. The **Decalogue** was a nice start. ---
**Author:** ![Jeannie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@Jeannie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeannie)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2001, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-please-someone-release-these-dvd/56302/9 "2001-03-01T03:07:33Z")
**The Goonies** It’s my favorite movie. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![infinitii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e8c25b/32.png) [@infinitii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/infinitii)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2001, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-please-someone-release-these-dvd/56302/10 "2001-03-01T03:23:24Z")
hey montfort, always nice to see another kieslowski fan. yeah, i’d probably go with the three colors trilogy and the double life of veronique as well, but there are other movies i would like to see on dvd, i just can’t think of any of them right now ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2001, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-please-someone-release-these-dvd/56302/11 "2001-03-01T03:28:57Z")
If we’re including Top Secret, I have to add Hot Shots and Hot Shots Part Deux. Great shows both. ---
**Author:** ![hazel-rah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/73ab20/32.png) [@hazel-rah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hazel-rah)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2001, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-please-someone-release-these-dvd/56302/12 "2001-03-01T05:27:15Z")
director’s cut of **until the end of the world** , five hours at the minimum, 11 hours would be just fine. -fh ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2001, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-please-someone-release-these-dvd/56302/13 "2001-03-01T05:51:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by hazel-rah \* > \*\*director’s cut of **until the end of the world** , five hours at the minimum, 11 hours would be just fine. > > -fh \*\* OH! MY! GOD! YES! Eq (banished to the depths of hell for forgetting THAT one!) “My ears are lucky to hear these glorious songs…” Happy Rhodes ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2001, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-please-someone-release-these-dvd/56302/14 "2001-03-01T05:57:17Z")
Agreed with most of the above. The So and I were discussing which ones we wanted just the other night and one we mentioned as the only porn we wanted on DVD was **The Story of O**. ---
**Author:** ![Juniper200](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2001, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-please-someone-release-these-dvd/56302/15 "2001-03-01T07:36:48Z")
I’m going to start taking hostages if **Citizen Kane** isn’t released on DVD soon. And releasing some half-assed “no special features, movie and trailer only” version is the kind of thing that gets hostages shot, friends and neighbors. ---
**Author:** ![hazel-rah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/73ab20/32.png) [@hazel-rah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hazel-rah)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2001, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-please-someone-release-these-dvd/56302/16 "2001-03-01T07:53:20Z")
> [@](#): > > **Jeannie** : The Goonies Speaking of director’s cuts… I hope this ends up on DVD with the octopus scene put back in. Data refers to it at the end of the movie (“The octopus was very scary!”), but it never actually happens. It’s in the novel though. I would pay almost any amount for a copy of the edit of **Until the End of the World** that is a miniseries of 24 half-hour episodes. But it may only exist in Wim Wenders’ mind. I should say I _am_ getting one of my fondest DVD wishes granted in a few months… special edition of **Big Trouble in Little China** with _gasp_ an alternate ending! -fh ---
**Author:** ![Mofo\_Rising](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Mofo\_Rising](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mofo_Rising)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2001, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-please-someone-release-these-dvd/56302/17 "2001-03-01T08:01:56Z")
I think the DVD we’re all hoping for is, of course, **Return of the Living Dead**. ---
**Author:** ![Agrippina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Agrippina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agrippina)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2001, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-please-someone-release-these-dvd/56302/18 "2001-03-01T13:11:09Z")
Yeah, with the **Citizen Kane** they better have the Making Of special I’ve heard about, when they release it on DVD. **The Godfather Trilogy**. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2001, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-please-someone-release-these-dvd/56302/19 "2001-03-01T13:13:54Z")
I wish those rat-bastards at Batjack Productions would release **The High and the Mighty** ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2001, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-please-someone-release-these-dvd/56302/20 "2001-03-01T13:28:45Z")
Thanks, neptune, I’m glad someone mentioned _The Godfather_. There’s been a number of TV series that have taken advantage of DVD’s extended memory to release box sets. I’d like to see them continue this with series like _The Rockford Files_, _Wiseguy_, and _Stingray_. Unfortunately, they’ll probably release _The A-Team_ instead. According to Amazon, the deluxe edition of _Dogma_ is finally in the works. I don’t know why Smith and company didn’t release this in the first place. Now if only the rumored deluxe edition of _The Princess Bride_ would get back on track. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-please-someone-release-these-dvd/56302.md?page=2)