 | Logan's Run
Buy new: $5.79 / Used from: $4.66 This late 70's sci-fi melodrama will be a great "what is that" edition. A pop-culture figure that has, in my opinion, stood the test of movie-time.
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 | Ratatouille
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $6.13 Pixar's monumental take-over of the animation movie genre has taken everyone by storm. If you are as much a movie lover that I am you already have at least ONE Pixar film but this is one of my favorites. Visually stunning as well as whimsical and fun.
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 | The Verdict (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $16.49 / Used from: $28.83 Possibly the best performance of the late Paul Newman's career. A truly disturbing look into a tortured soul. This movie has been lost in the muck of courtroom dramas but is by far my favorite and will defiantly add much more drama to your collection.
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 | Shotgun Stories
Buy new: $22.49 / Used from: $6.64 My top 5 for movies for 2008. This is a classic tale told from such a unique perspective that it is truly captivating if not at sometimes difficult to watch.
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 | Harvey
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $8.49 A beloved Jimmy Stewart "gee-shucks" movie. This movie is somewhat well known but vastly underrated. The camera movements and seamless acting by not only Mr. Stewart but the whole ensemble sells this film. You will believe in Harvey and so will everyone else who has never seen a 6'3 rabbit.
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 | The Time Machine
Buy new: $16.49 / Used from: $11.49 A revolutionary film for 1960. A "B" type movie with an extremely familiar if not together recognizable story. This film is a classic in my eyes however. With unique shots and set-design this movie may not 'Wow' but it will be interesting on its shelf.
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 | The Abyss (Special Edition)
Buy new: $12.49 / Used from: $2.93 James Cameron at his best. An allegorical story about what happens to normal people when survival is at stake. Perhaps an under-rated film by Cameron but in his top three.
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 | The Boondock Saints Two-Disc Limited Edition
Buy used from: $14.99 A underground cult classic that has found a niche in the crime drama junkies. Skillfully and eerily realistic acting by William DaFoe and pretentious directing of first-timer Troy Duffy.
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 | American Pimp
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $2.99 Who doesn't like a hard-hitting gripping documentary about... Pimps? This is one of the most entrapping and just plain entertaining films I have ever seen. All superficial layers are pealed away as we look into the seedy-underbelly of this lifestyle. Also one that will evoke a LOT of "What is this about?"'s
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 | This Is Spinal Tap (Special Edition)
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $2.69 To follow up American Pimp we have the mock-umentary This Is Spinal Tap. One of the funniest movies ever to be put onto celluloid this will have anyone rolling with stupid jokes and stereotypical rock-star antics.
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 | The Godfather - The Coppola Restoration Giftset DVD
Buy new: $31.99 / Used from: $19.78 Come on...
You didn't think I could really make a list of 'essential' movies without at least a nod to the greatest film of all time.
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 | The Orphanage
Buy new: $7.49 / Used from: $0.73 del Trro's most haunting film. Literally. This was a smaller release than Pans Labyrinth but none the less chilling. A horror movie disguised as a drama this is a chilling chilling film.
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 | Misery
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $3.18 One of the best Stephen King adaptations and a terrifying if not painful film about obsession and degradation. A must own as this film has seemed to be lost in obscurity but will usually get an "I love this movie!, Where did you find it!?"
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 | Apocalypse Now - The Complete Dossier (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $16.49 / Used from: $6.79 The best story telling war movies. Its worth having just for the fact that you will probably have to watch it twice to really get it. This is a movie that I notice is often passed over but stop. Pick this one up. A great film with parodies of itself and an all star cast.
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 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind (30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition)
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $10.49 A great great great film about aliens. This is a necessity. Amazing special effects that allow the imaginations to wonder and seem real enough to be built to scale. Get this movie only to make people who haven't seen it watch it and enjoy.
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 | The Good, the Bad & the Ugly (2-Disc Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $16.49 / Used from: $4.34 You will never know who to route for in this Clint Eastwood film. Or route against I should say. An epic film in its genre and length this movie is a great addition to brag about the classics you own.
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 | There Will Be Blood
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $1.98 The best movie of 2007. Daniel Day Lewis is so overwhelming in his performance of Daniel Plainview one can experience all emotions in this film. Envy, sadness, happiness, anger, redemption, and fear. If you don't have this one yet - get it. It will be a classic one day.
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