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Recently purchased DVDs

Today I picked up X-Files Season 3 & my boyfriend bought Season 1 & 4. They're still on sale. The X-Files is my favorite television show of all time. Can't get enough of Mulder & Scully.
 
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 2

Picked up Buffy: Season two (my favorite season)... all seasons on sale at Best Buy for $15.99. Yay!
 
Picked up some good Japanese cult stuff recently:

Horrors of Malformed Men ~ based on several novels by Edogawa Rampo, Japan's most popular 20th century writer of horror/mystery. Basically a murder mystery combined with a Dr. Moreau-type story but people found it's depiction of deformed people(very taboo in Japan) so disturbing, it's only had a handful of screenings since it's 1969 debut. Blows my mind that it's finally available on region 1 dvd in pristine condition no less.

Flower and Snake ~ the original 1974 film based on the Oniroku Dan(Japan's most celebrated smutty author) S&M novel of the same name, starring the stunning Naomi Tani. Spawned several sequels and remakes.

Rica ~ great "girl boss" film about a female gangs and their struggles against yakuza and political corruption. Filled with over the top violence and some bizarre cabaret numbers. Must be seen to be believed.

Crimes of Passion ~ Kathleen Turner(at her most fearless) plays a career woman by day/hooker by night being stalked by a psychotic priest and wooed by a married man in this Ken Russell film. Not as outrageous as it sounds, still a lot of the sex scenes had to be trimmed to get an R when originally released.
 
lenny nero said:
Picked up some good Japanese cult stuff recently:

Horrors of Malformed Men ~ based on several novels by Edogawa Rampo, Japan's most popular 20th century writer of horror/mystery. Basically a murder mystery combined with a Dr. Moreau-type story but people found it's depiction of deformed people(very taboo in Japan) so disturbing, it's only had a handful of screenings since it's 1969 debut. Blows my mind that it's finally available on region 1 dvd in pristine condition no less.

Flower and Snake ~ the original 1974 film based on the Oniroku Dan(Japan's most celebrated smutty author) S&M novel of the same name, starring the stunning Naomi Tani. Spawned several sequels and remakes.

Rica ~ great "girl boss" film about a female gangs and their struggles against yakuza and political corruption. Filled with over the top violence and some bizarre cabaret numbers. Must be seen to be believed.

Crimes of Passion ~ Kathleen Turner(at her most fearless) plays a career woman by day/hooker by night being stalked by a psychotic priest and wooed by a married man in this Ken Russell film. Not as outrageous as it sounds, still a lot of the sex scenes had to be trimmed to get an R when originally released.
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Awesome Lenny... I want to check out the Kathleen Turner one. 1984, right?
 
lenny nero said:
Crimes of Passion ~ Kathleen Turner(at her most fearless) plays a career woman by day/hooker by night being stalked by a psychotic priest and wooed by a married man in this Ken Russell film. Not as outrageous as it sounds, still a lot of the sex scenes had to be trimmed to get an R when originally released.
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I remember seeing this one, years ago. Pretty explicit for a big-name thriller, as I recall. Tony Perkins does a pretty good job - he plays the psycho, obviously. Is the DVD uncut?
 
Awesome Lenny... I want to check out the Kathleen Turner one. 1984, right?
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Yes, that's the one. Check her out in Body Heat too.
Tony Perkins does a pretty good job - he plays the psycho, obviously. Is the DVD uncut?
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Perkins gives a very over the top performance in this, which is par for the course for a Russell film, and yes the dvd is the unrated, uncut version.
 
Who Can Kill a Child? ~ an amazing Spanish horror film from the early 70's. A vacationing couple visit a remote island off the coast of Spain to find that the children have murdered all the adults. Ominous and suspenseful with a great ending. Even more incredible is that the whole thing is shot under a blazing sun. This has become one of my fave 70's horror flicks.

Black Emanuelle's Box Vol 2 ~ contains Black Emanuelle/White Emanuelle, Black Emanuelle 2, and Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade. Laura Gemser stars in them, what else needs to be said?:D

Legends of the Poisonous Seductress Trilogy ~ 3 great samurai/revenge movies with Junko Miyazono kicking ass through all three.

Caligula ~ the Imperial edition. Features a new restored print of the sleaze classic. As Helen Mirren puts it, 'a strange mix of history and genitalia'. What other movie will you see her be lead around on a leash in?

Blade Runner ~ the new box set is heaven in a box. For the first time you can actually see the detail in the backgrounds. The dvd release of the 2007.
 
Technically I didn't purchase these since they were Christmas gifts, but I received the following:
Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Vol. 1
Sealab 2021 Vol. 1 & 2
And a few "adult" videos which I will refrain from naming.:eek:
 
Here's what I got for the holidays:
X-Files Season 5
X-Files Season 6
The Princess Bride (20th Anniversary Edition) - came with a Fezzik T-Shirt
Rob Zombie's Halloween
Hostel: Part II
Far & Away
Audrey Hepburn collection: Sabrina, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Roman Holiday

What I got my boyfriend:
Blade Runner (Five-Disc Ultimate Collector's Edition)
Kids in the Hall Season 1

What my boyfriend got (so they're kind of like mine too :p ):
Blood Simple
Raising Arizona
Fargo
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Seasons 1,2,3
Riddick Trilogy
 
Libra6Poe said:
The Princess Bride (20th Anniversary Edition) - came with a Fezzik T-Shirt
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My favorite movie of all time! Did the 20th Ann. Ed. have any extras that are worthwhile? That was the first DVD I ever owned, so my copy is rather dated and has no extra footage.
 
BeerWench13 said:
My favorite movie of all time! Did the 20th Ann. Ed. have any extras that are worthwhile? That was the first DVD I ever owned, so my copy is rather dated and has no extra footage.
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I still haven't checked 'em out!!! :( But I'll get back to you when I do. ;)

Here's what it says on the box:
  • True Love & High Adventure: The Official Prince Bride DVD Game
  • Princess Bride: The Untold Tales Featurette
  • The Art of Fencing Featurette
  • Fairy Tales and Folklore Featurette
  • A Twice Told Tale: The reversible storybook with two versions of The Princess Bride story

Beerwench, I too would like to be PMed on those adult titles.
 
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