 | Punch-Drunk Love (Two Disc Special Edition) (Superbit Collection)
Buy new: $22.99 / Used from: $1.95 Verdict on Adam Sandler: Adam soars, and picks up key street cred
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 | Permanent Midnight
Buy used from: $0.72 Verdict on Ben Stiller: Not bad, leads to more versatile roles down the line, but still far more accepted in comedies.
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 | Get on the Bus
Buy new: $9.95 / Used from: $4.99 Verdict on Bernie Mac: Pitch perfect in Spike Lee's ensemble film
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 | Man and Boy
Buy used from: $4.47 Verdict on Bill Cosby: Acceptable, but little seen. He sticks to comedy--and '80s TV thanks him
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 | The Razor's Edge
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $7.98 Verdict on Bill Murray: No, stop. But the tune changes decades later with "Lost in Translation." Supposedly this was greenlit only as part of the deal to do in "Ghostbusters," so it's worth it
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 | Die Hard (Widescreen Edition)
Buy used from: $0.13 Verdict on Bruce Willis: Lightweight TV actor redefines his career. The film? Yippee-ki-yay-terrific
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 | Friendly Fire
Buy new: $19.95 / Used from: $12.00 Verdict on Carol Burnett: She can do no wrong! Loses Emmy to Bette Davis (now that's high cotton)
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 | New Jack City (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Buy new: $3.49 / Used from: $4.99 Verdict on Chris Rock: Works well in a supporting role but not accepted as anything but a comedian until later
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 | November
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $0.31 Verdict on Courteney Cox: Just fine, and movie is a blip on the radar
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 | Driving Miss Daisy (Special Edition)
Buy new: $5.79 / Used from: $3.59 Verdict on Dan Aykroyd: Whoa, an Oscar nomination although he hardly continues in the genre
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 | The Sugarland Express
Buy used from: $6.58 Verdict on Goldie Hawn: A delightful surprise in the serio-comic film by some young director named Spielberg. Surprisingly, she does not do more dramas
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 | King Kong (Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $5.98 / Used from: $0.37 Verdict on Jack Black: So-so, better in a three-minute trailer than the three-hour flick
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 | The Hustler
Buy used from: $7.95 Verdict on Jackie Gleason: Perfect as Minnesota Fats, Oscar even thinks so (he loses to George Chakiris in "West Side Story"
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 | Any Given Sunday (Special Edition Director's Cut) - Oliver Stone Collection (Snap Case)
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $0.75 Verdict on Jamie Foxx: As the hot QB with a bad stomach, Foxx holds his own with Pacino; leads to better things very soon
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 | Cop Land (Exclusive Director's Cut) (Miramax Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $2.70 Verdict on Janeane Garofalo: She's part of great a ensemble of actors and is surprisingly a natural as a cop
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 | The King of Comedy
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $3.77 Verdict on Jerry Lewis: Almost steals the show from De Niro
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 | The Truman Show (Special Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $9.49 / Used from: $1.93 Verdict on Jim Carrey: Believable as the straight arrow; leads to a great performance in "Man on the Moon"
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 | JFK - Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Buy used from: $7.91 Verdict on John Candy: Deft in small, shady role
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 | Silverado (2 Disc Superbit Gift Set)
Buy used from: $3.09 Verdict on John Cleese: One of the humorous touches in this western; worth a ticket just to hear him say "As you may have guessed, I am not from these parts"
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 | Stone Pillow
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $6.99 Verdict on Lucille Ball: One of her last roles, a forgotten TV film that is worth a look
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 | Ordinary People
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $4.81 Verdict on Mary Tyler Moore: Carries the weight of the Best Picture Oscar winner; dramatic follow-ups nothing special
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 | Bus Stop
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $7.53 Verdict on Marilyn Monroe: About as good as she gets
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 | Promised Land
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $2.96 Verdict on Meg Ryan: Highlights this Indie hit but she seems cursed: most of her excellent dramatic work are in films no one sees ("Flesh & Bone," "When a Man Loves a Woman...")
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 | 54
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $1.99 Verdict on Mike Myers: Head and shoulders above everyone else; but sticks with comedy
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 | The Minus Man
Buy used from: $1.93 Verdict on Owen Wilson: Not bad as a serial killer, but audiences reject him without laughs
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 | Lolita
Buy used from: $3.43 Verdict on Peter Sellers: Aces oddball killer in black comedy, reteams with Kubrick two years later for "Strangelove"
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 | Blue Collar
Buy used from: $47.83 Verdict on Richard Pryor: Man, you haven't seen this? Pryor is fabulous in early film role
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 | Seize the Day
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $5.15 Verdict on Robin Williams: Brilliant stuff in depressing TV drama, leads to so much, much, much, much more
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 | Wilde (Special Edition)
Buy new: $22.49 / Used from: $15.79 Verdict on Stephen Fry: Film Festivals love him, not so much at home
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 | Pennies From Heaven
Buy new: $17.49 / Used from: $2.48 Verdict on Steve Martin: Audiences reject Martin in dramatic musical; years later effortlessly acceptable in occasional drama
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 | Philadelphia (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition)
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $1.98 Verdict on Tom Hanks: Wins Oscar, starts ascension to throne
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 | The Color Purple (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Buy new: $24.49 / Used from: $6.97 Verdict on Whoopi Goldberg: First role for comedian is a whopper
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 | Stranger Than Fiction
Buy new: $12.49 / Used from: $0.50 Verdict on Will Ferrell: Is believable as IRS tax man in comedy-drama
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 | Six Degrees of Separation
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $1.65 Verdict on Will Smith: His first lead roll starts a career you may have heard about; nabs Oscar nominations with next two dramatic roles
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