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Added the 4K Ultra HD release of It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) and the Criterion DVD of Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979).

Here’s a photo of my widescreen VHS collection as of January 22, 2023 (photo taken December 2022):

Most of the best films of all time have already been made, and there’s not much being released mowadays that I have a desire to see now that superhero films are pushing out arthouse films and director-driven fare.

Added The Lusty Men (1952) Laserdisc, The Sand Pebbles (1966) Japanese Letterbox Laserdisc, The Sand Pebbles (1966) Japanese Fullscreen Laserdisc and The Most Dangerous Game (1932) Masters of Cinema Blu-Ray

Rebought Jurassic Park (1993) 1994 CLV Laserdisc [I gave my previous copy of this edition to a local superfan of the franchise once I got the DTS edition]

Pre-ordered The Last Emperor (1987) Arrow 4K Ultra HD and The Fabelmans (2022) 4K Ultra HD

The Nintendo 64 is an overrated console that was ruined by the decision to use cartridges rather than CDs. This crippled the system (which would be more powerful than PS1 if it used CDs), and limited its third-party support.

Added the Laserdisc version of Sunrise (1927), one of the best silent films out there.

The SNES version of Final Fantasy VI is the best version of the game. Incredible amount of modding support, orchestral audio on a 16-bit console sound chip, and multiplayer that all newer releases lack makes the SNES version worth owning or emulating.

I would like a version with Star Wars Episode I and Episode II crawls with Rogue One being Star Wars Episode III for my personal alternate Prequel trilogy.

Added my first Imprint title, The Rose Tattoo (1955) on Blu-Ray.

Citizen Kane, while still a really good movie, isn’t the best Orson Welles film. That honor goes to Touch of Evil, a brilliant film noir that looks incredible and has great acting and suspense decades later.

Added the following discs:
Hud (1963) Letterbox Laserdisc
Murders in the Rue Morgue/Island of Lost Souls (1932/1933) Encore Laserdisc
Brief Encounter (1945) Criterion Laserdisc
Stray Dog (1949) Criterion Laserdisc
Ronin (1998) AC3 Laserdisc
Star Trek Beyond (2016) 4K Ultra HD

I would love a Fantasia Grindhouse edition.

Added Stargate Letterbox AC3 Laserdisc, Best Years of Our Lives Laserdisc and Val Lewton Collection Laserdisc.

To me, Sidney Lumet’s masterwork is not 12 Angry Men but rather Fail Safe, a Cold War thriller that keeps you at the edge of your seat until the end credits roll.

My current Spielberg Laserdisc collection:

Jaws (1975) {1978 DiscoVision} [rot-free]
Jaws (1975) {1996 Signature}
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) {1990 Criterion}
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) {1998 AC3}
1941 (1979) {1996 Signature}
Indiana Jones Trilogy (1981/1984/1989) {1993 Japanese Boxset}
Jurassic Park (1993) {1997 DTS}
Saving Private Ryan (1998) {1999 AC3}

It’s the classic films shot on 35mm or 70mm, and not the newest blockbusters that make 4K Ultra HD worth owning. Classics such as The Red Shoes (1948), Casablanca (1942), The Thing (1982) and Singin’ in the Rain (1952) often have big improvements over the 1080p versions, while the newest blockbusters often show little improvement over 1080p.

Added Uncut Gems Criterion 4K, In the Mood For Love Criterion Blu-Ray & Halloween Shout! 4K.

Online friendships can be just as valid and rewarding as real-life in person friendships.

You should watch Smudger9’s TCW Episodes I-V tv-to-movie edits to get a basic idea of what he did, and then decide whether to either continue your current plans or rework the idea to be a continuation of his films. His plan envisioned a 9-movie saga, and started his edits before Canon Season 7 was announced. Maybe this edit works best as 12 movies rather than 14.

With the addition of the Uncut UK Open Matte DVD of Eyes Wide Shut, here’s my complete Kubrick Collection.

Here’s my birthday haul:

Any updates on this project?

My current Powell and Pressburger collection:

*The Thief of Bagdad (1940) {2008 Criterion DVD}
*49th Parallel (1941) {1990 Criterion Laserdisc}
*The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) {2002 Criterion DVD}
*A Matter of Life and Death (1946) {2018 Criterion Blu-Ray}
*Black Narcissus (1947) {1988 VHS}
*The Red Shoes (1948) {1995 Criterion Laserdisc}
*The Red Shoes (1948) {2021 Criterion 4K Ultra HD}
*The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) {1992 Criterion Laserdisc}

Plus a CD compilation of various pieces from the films of Powell and Pressburger.

Added the VHS of Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and Batman (1989) back to my collection.

Current copies of The Wizard of Oz (1939):

*1988 VHS (unrestored)
*1993 Ultimate Oz Laserdisc
*2019 Steelbook 4K Ultra HD