I was over at Instapundit and his blurb on the 100 essential DVDs from Amazon caught my eye. I found about 77 of them nonessential so I tried to put together what I thought were mRed's 100 essential DVDs.
Didn't make it. Sorry, but most movies suck.
I did make it to 63.
The first 23 on my list is from the above noted site.
The Godfather, Part II (Two-Disc Widescreen Edition) (1974)
The Godfather (Widescreen Edition) (1972)
The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (Widescreen Edition) (2001)
The Silence of the Lambs (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) (1991)
Taxi Driver (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) (1976)
Apocalypse Now - The Complete Dossier (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)
Chinatown (1974)
It's a Wonderful Life (60th Anniversary Edition) (1947)
Gladiator - Extended Edition (Three-Disc Extended Edition) (2000)
Star Wars Episode IV - A New Hope (1977 & 2004 Versions, 2-Disc Widescreen Edition) (1977)
Unforgiven (Two-Disc Special Edition) (1992)
Blade Runner - The Final Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition) (2007)
Lawrence of Arabia (Limited Edition) (1962)
Raging Bull (Single Disc Edition) (1980)
Amadeus (1984)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Doctor Zhivago (Two-Disc Special Edition) (1965)
Die Hard (Widescreen Edition) (1988)
Rocky (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) (1976)
Ben-Hur (1959)
The Shawshank Redemption (Two-Disc Special Edition) (1994)
Saving Private Ryan (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition) (1998)
Spartacus (1960)
Blazing Saddles
The Patriot
Cinderella Man
The Alamo (new & old)
Midway
The Longest Day
Vanishing Point
We Were Soldiers
The Natural
Invincible
Fate Is The Hunter
Young Frankenstein
Rudy
Braveheart
Rio Bravo
Backdraft
Ronin
2nd Day In May
The Clockwork Orange
Caddyshack
Field Of Dreams
Last Of The Mohicans
Apollo 13
High Noon
Cleopatra
Sergeant York
The Quiet Man
Patton
The Green Mile
The Great Escape
Lonesome Dove
Remember The Titans
The Legend Of Bagger Vance
Man On Fire
Bullitt
The Searchers (old & new)
Miracle On 34th Street
My Darling Clementine
Blow Out
Madison
I'm sure you can come up with more. Please feel free to do so.
