 | The Duellists
Buy new: $11.49 / Used from: $6.92 You can tell this is someone's first movie. No big stars, or flashy special effects. Ridley Scott introduces his breathtaking visual style, great scenery.
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 | Alien (The Director's Cut)
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $5.45 I don't care what anyone says, I still think this is the best of the series. The characters have very little to defend themselves with. Ridley doesn't resort to gun battles but rather, suspense.
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 | Blade Runner (The Director's Cut)
Buy used from: $0.89 One of the great science fiction works of all time. Next to 2001 of course. Deckard is a film noir detective set in the future. The message lingers on well after the movie is over.
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 | Legend (Ultimate Edition)
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $4.94 Although this is one of my least favorites, it's still worth a look just to see the difference between the two different cuts. Goldsmith's score and Tangerine Dream have an entirely different feel.
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 | Someone to Watch Over Me
Buy new: $9.95 / Used from: $3.50 Your basic cop story. However, visual master Ridley Scott does a fantastic job of capturing the bourgoise upper class of Manhattan. Mimi Rodgers and Tom Berenger are a great contrasting match.
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 | Black Rain
Buy used from: $1.88 Ridley Scott continues with the cop story. This time with a stranger in a strange land twist. Great job of filming inner city Tokyo. Please Ridley, film a movie in Vegas someday!
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 | Thelma & Louise
Buy used from: $1.89 This is my least favorite. A male bashing feminist movie. Two outlaws on the run. Did it ever occur to them to stay home and work things out?
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 | 1492: Conquest of Paradise
A highly underrated masterpiece. Breathtaking visuals as usual and with an all star cast. Vangelis needs to do more music scores. Release this on DVD!
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 | White Squall
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $3.30 This one is so-so. Good rounded out cast. Fantastic cinematography as usual.
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 | G.I. Jane
Buy new: $8.49 / Used from: $1.81 Ridley Scott hints that he has the ability to make a war movie. Ensemble casts and great action sequences.
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 | Gladiator (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
Buy used from: $2.48 An homage to classice cinema in the vein of Ben Hur or Spartacus with some modern CGI tricks. A lot of people accuse Ridley of selling out but I don't blame him, dreamworks wanted a blockbuster.
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 | Hannibal (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $0.27 Another one of Ridley Scott's weaker movies but entirely watchable. For some reason I think Julianne Moore is a better Clarise than Jodie.
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 | Black Hawk Down
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $0.46 One of his top three greatest along with one of most realistic war/anti-war movies ever made. A masterpiece.
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 | Matchstick Men (Widescreen Edition) (Snap Case)
Buy new: $10.49 / Used from: $0.01 Something I would have expected from David Mamet but I think Ridley brings out a great quirky performance from Nicholas Cage. Plenty of humor to mix with the suspense.
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 | Kingdom of Heaven (2-Disc Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $0.94 Despite minor flaws, this movie has an incredible cast, some great dialog, and plenty of awesome swordfights! I think the Director's Cut will be better, in the theater it seemed a little choppy.
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 | Kingdom of Heaven - The Director's Cut (Four-Disc Special Edition)
Buy new: $25.49 / Used from: $14.95 After seeing this version I am now convinced that this is Ridley Scott at his most awesome. There's more dialog from Jeremy Irons and Edward Norton. Oh yeah future Bond Girl Eva Green is in this.
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 | A Good Year (Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $9.49 / Used from: $1.79 I didn't see this. It just didn't look very good.
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 | American Gangster (2-Disc Unrated Extended Edition)
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $1.52 Haven't seen this all the way through.
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