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My favorite movies and DVDs, Part 4
By an Amazon.com customer
David Lynch's Inland Empire (Limited Edition Two-Disc Set)David Lynch's Inland Empire (Limited Edition Two-Disc Set)
Buy new: $15.99 / Used from: $8.98
This is, without question, David Lynch's magnum opus! Abstract, mesmerizing, terrifying, captivating! Like Naomi Watts in Mulholland Dr., Laura Dern deserved an Oscar nomination for tackling such a complex role.
Enemy of the State (Special Edition)Enemy of the State (Special Edition)
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $4.46
How can you go wrong with Will Smith and Gene Hackman? A little preachy about civil liberties, and updated to reflect modern politics, but otherwise spectacular.
For A Few Dollars MoreFor A Few Dollars More
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If only A Fistful of Dollars could have been as good as this installment.
The Good, the Bad and the UglyThe Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $0.77
I'm forever a John Wayne loyalist, but all the same, this is STILL probably the greatest Western ever made!
A Christmas Story (Two-Disc Special Edition)A Christmas Story (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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Christmas without Ralphie is like Christmas without the Griswolds!
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (Special Edition)National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (Special Edition)
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $4.90
The greatest Christmas movie ever! The department store scene is one of the funniest on record.
The Silence of the Lambs (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)The Silence of the Lambs (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
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Hannibal Lecter became a household name with this Best Picture winner.
Snatch (Special Edition)Snatch (Special Edition)
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It's Pulp Fiction meets Ocean's Eleven on the streets of London. Loads of fun!
The Lives of OthersThe Lives of Others
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Incredibly powerful movie about an unexpected and unexplored time period: Germany during the height of the Cold War.
The Straight StoryThe Straight Story
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Richard Farnsworth's swan song, courtesy of David Lynch.
The Bourne Ultimatum (Widescreen Edition)The Bourne Ultimatum (Widescreen Edition)
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A fabulous conclusion to a fabulous trilogy.
Fletch LivesFletch Lives
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Not quite as good as the first, but a worthy entry to the series nevertheless.
Rear Window (Collector's Edition)Rear Window (Collector's Edition)
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Alfred Hitchcock's voyeuristic masterpiece.
Eastern Promises (Widescreen Edition)Eastern Promises (Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $2.44
Some Russian vodka from David Croenenberg. Subtle, yet marvelous.
The Man Who Knew Too MuchThe Man Who Knew Too Much
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $11.81
Worth it for the Albert Hall sequence alone!!!
Friday (New Line Platinum Series)Friday (New Line Platinum Series)
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $1.83
Chris Tucker totally owned this show!
Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient ExpressAgatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $2.00
Superb Agatha Christie adaptation with a stellar cast. Albert Finney stayed more true to Poirot's character than any other actor out there (although David Suchet wasn't a bad Poirot, either).
There Will Be Blood (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)There Will Be Blood (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $21.99 / Used from: $8.60
In a word, masterpiece! Superbly brought to life by Paul Thomas Anderson, and probably the greatest role ever by Daniel Day-Lewis.
Double TakeDouble Take
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Tries to be more clever than it really is, but this is still a really funny movie!
The Golden ChildThe Golden Child
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Old-school Eddie Murphy, back when he was truly great.
Blue Velvet (Special Edition)Blue Velvet (Special Edition)
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Two words: Dennis Hopper!
Major League (Wild Thing Edition)Major League (Wild Thing Edition)
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Pure baseball fun.
Chinatown (Special Collector's Edition)Chinatown (Special Collector's Edition)
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A fabulous re-invention of the detective noir genre.
Network (Two-Disc Special Edition)Network (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $10.85
30 years ahead of its time, and frighteningly prescient of how television has dumbed down our culture.
The French Connection (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)The French Connection (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $10.49 / Used from: $6.88
Do you still pick your feet in Poughkeepsie?