DVD Times Top 10 DVDs of 2007
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Mike Sutton
2001: A Space Odyssey (Warner Brothers, US)
Blade Runner: The Final Cut Five Disc SE (Warner Brothers, UK)
Days of Heaven (Criterion, US)
Deliverance: Deluxe Edition (Warner Brothers, UK)
Doctor Who: New Beginnings (2 Entertain, UK)
The Lady Vanishes (Criterion, US)
O Lucky Man! (Warner Brothers, US)
Performance (Warner Brothers, US)
Two Lane Blacktop (Criterion, US)
The Yakuza (Warner Brothers, US)
John White
Ace in the Hole (Criterion, R1)
Godzilla Boxset (Sony/Classic media, R1)
Marketa Lazarova (Second Run, R2)
Paprika (Blu Ray US)
Sansho the Bailiff (Criterion, R1)
Bava Box set Vol 1 (Anchor bay/Starz, R1)
Pan's Labyrinth (Optimum Blu Ray UK)
Black Book (Blu-ray US)
Curse of the Golden Flower (Blu Ray US)
From Beyond (MGM r1)
Michael Mackenzie
Black Book (Blu-ray, Sony Pictures, USA)
Blade Runner: 5-disc Complete Collector's Edition (HD DVD, Warner, USA)
Cars (Blu-ray, Disney, USA)
Casino Royale (Blu-ray, Sony Pictures, Finland)
Children of Men (HD DVD, Universal, USA)
Hot Fuzz (HD DVD, Universal, UK)
Mulholland Drive (HD DVD, Studio Canal, France)
Ratatouille (Blu-ray, Disney, USA)
Silent Hill (HD DVD, Concorde, Germany)
Les Triplettes de Belleville (HD DVD, France Télévisions Éditions, France)
Kevin Gilvear
Transformers (HD DVD, Paramount, USA)
Hanzo the Razor Trilogy (Eureka R2)
Hard Boiled: Two-Disc Ultimate Edition (Dragon Dynasty, USA)
Horrors of Malformed Men (Synapse Films/Panik House, USA)
Female Demon Ohyaku (Synapse Films/Panik House, USA)
TMNT (WB, USA)
The Jodorowsky Collection (Tartan, UK)
Be With Me (Peccadillo Pictures, UK)
Noel Megahey
1. Bladerunner: Final Cut (Warner, UK)
2. Bicycle Thieves (Criterion, USA)
3. Breathless (Criterion, USA)
4. Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (Masters of Cinema, UK)
5. The Seventh Seal: 50th Anniversary SE (Blu-Ray) (Tartan, UK)
6. Be With Me (Peccadillo, UK)
7. Jan Svankmajer – The Complete Short Films (BFI, UK)
8. Pasolini Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 (Tartan, UK)
9. If…. (Paramount, UK)
10. Into Great Silence (Soda, UK)
Clydefro Jones
Ace in the Hole (Criterion, US)
Army of Shadows (Criterion, US)
Bigger Than Life (BFI, UK)
Film Noir Classic Collection: Vol. 4 (Warner Bros., US)
Half Nelson (Axiom, UK)
The Jungle Book: Platinum Edition (Disney, US)
Killer of Sheep: The Charles Burnett Collection (New Yorker/Milestone, US)
Palms (Second Run, UK)
Three Films by Hiroshi Teshigahara (Criterion, US)
Viva Pedro: The Almodóvar Collection (Sony, US)
Roger Keen
1. The Luis Bunuel Collection (Optimum UK)
2. Pan's Labyrinth (Optimum UK)
3. Bladerunner - Final Cut (Warner UK)
4. The Seventh Seal - 50th Anniversary SE (Tartan UK)
5. Ace in the Hole (Criterion US)
6. INLAND EMPIRE (Optimum UK)
7. Dennis Potter At London Weekend Television - Vol 2 (Network UK)
8. The League Of Gentlemen SE (Network UK)
9. Extras - Complete Series 1 & 2 (Universal UK)
10. The Queen (20th Century Fox UK)
Dave Foster
Cars (Blu-ray) (Buena Vista, USA)
Clerks 2 (HD DVD) (The Weinstein Company, USA)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition (Blu-ray) (Sony, UK)
Heroes Season 1 (HD DVD), (Universal, USA)
Hot Fuzz (HD DVD) (Universal, UK)
Lost Season 3 (Blu-ray) (Buena Vista, USA)
The Office Season 3 (DVD) (Universal, USA)
Planet Earth (Blu-ray/HD DVD) (2 Entertain, UK)
Ratatouille (Blu-ray) (Buena Vista, USA)
Transformers (HD DVD) (Paramount, USA)
2001: A Space Odyssey (Warner Brothers, US)
Blade Runner: The Final Cut Five Disc SE (Warner Brothers, UK)
Days of Heaven (Criterion, US)
Deliverance: Deluxe Edition (Warner Brothers, UK)
Doctor Who: New Beginnings (2 Entertain, UK)
The Lady Vanishes (Criterion, US)
O Lucky Man! (Warner Brothers, US)
Performance (Warner Brothers, US)
Two Lane Blacktop (Criterion, US)
The Yakuza (Warner Brothers, US)
John White
Ace in the Hole (Criterion, R1)
Godzilla Boxset (Sony/Classic media, R1)
Marketa Lazarova (Second Run, R2)
Paprika (Blu Ray US)
Sansho the Bailiff (Criterion, R1)
Bava Box set Vol 1 (Anchor bay/Starz, R1)
Pan's Labyrinth (Optimum Blu Ray UK)
Black Book (Blu-ray US)
Curse of the Golden Flower (Blu Ray US)
From Beyond (MGM r1)
Michael Mackenzie
Black Book (Blu-ray, Sony Pictures, USA)
Blade Runner: 5-disc Complete Collector's Edition (HD DVD, Warner, USA)
Cars (Blu-ray, Disney, USA)
Casino Royale (Blu-ray, Sony Pictures, Finland)
Children of Men (HD DVD, Universal, USA)
Hot Fuzz (HD DVD, Universal, UK)
Mulholland Drive (HD DVD, Studio Canal, France)
Ratatouille (Blu-ray, Disney, USA)
Silent Hill (HD DVD, Concorde, Germany)
Les Triplettes de Belleville (HD DVD, France Télévisions Éditions, France)
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Kevin Gilvear
Transformers (HD DVD, Paramount, USA)
Hanzo the Razor Trilogy (Eureka R2)
Hard Boiled: Two-Disc Ultimate Edition (Dragon Dynasty, USA)
Horrors of Malformed Men (Synapse Films/Panik House, USA)
Female Demon Ohyaku (Synapse Films/Panik House, USA)
TMNT (WB, USA)
The Jodorowsky Collection (Tartan, UK)
Be With Me (Peccadillo Pictures, UK)
Noel Megahey
1. Bladerunner: Final Cut (Warner, UK)
2. Bicycle Thieves (Criterion, USA)
3. Breathless (Criterion, USA)
4. Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (Masters of Cinema, UK)
5. The Seventh Seal: 50th Anniversary SE (Blu-Ray) (Tartan, UK)
6. Be With Me (Peccadillo, UK)
7. Jan Svankmajer – The Complete Short Films (BFI, UK)
8. Pasolini Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 (Tartan, UK)
9. If…. (Paramount, UK)
10. Into Great Silence (Soda, UK)
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Clydefro Jones
Ace in the Hole (Criterion, US)
Army of Shadows (Criterion, US)
Bigger Than Life (BFI, UK)
Film Noir Classic Collection: Vol. 4 (Warner Bros., US)
Half Nelson (Axiom, UK)
The Jungle Book: Platinum Edition (Disney, US)
Killer of Sheep: The Charles Burnett Collection (New Yorker/Milestone, US)
Palms (Second Run, UK)
Three Films by Hiroshi Teshigahara (Criterion, US)
Viva Pedro: The Almodóvar Collection (Sony, US)
Roger Keen
1. The Luis Bunuel Collection (Optimum UK)
2. Pan's Labyrinth (Optimum UK)
3. Bladerunner - Final Cut (Warner UK)
4. The Seventh Seal - 50th Anniversary SE (Tartan UK)
5. Ace in the Hole (Criterion US)
6. INLAND EMPIRE (Optimum UK)
7. Dennis Potter At London Weekend Television - Vol 2 (Network UK)
8. The League Of Gentlemen SE (Network UK)
9. Extras - Complete Series 1 & 2 (Universal UK)
10. The Queen (20th Century Fox UK)
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Dave Foster
Cars (Blu-ray) (Buena Vista, USA)
Clerks 2 (HD DVD) (The Weinstein Company, USA)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition (Blu-ray) (Sony, UK)
Heroes Season 1 (HD DVD), (Universal, USA)
Hot Fuzz (HD DVD) (Universal, UK)
Lost Season 3 (Blu-ray) (Buena Vista, USA)
The Office Season 3 (DVD) (Universal, USA)
Planet Earth (Blu-ray/HD DVD) (2 Entertain, UK)
Ratatouille (Blu-ray) (Buena Vista, USA)
Transformers (HD DVD) (Paramount, USA)
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apart from that, nice lists.
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Looks like Mike Sutton, Michael M (no surprise there! ;) ), Kevin Gilver and Dave F, have more or less the same tastes as me.
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I must note that I find it incredibly strange that there isn't a single disc here by Artificial Eye. I do believe that you are being rather disrespectful to your home distrib as they were very consistent with their output during 2007.
Regardless, Happy New Year to the Times Review Team from Chicago!
Pro-B
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Not at all Svet. The quality of Artificial Eye's DVDs were as high as usual, but I don't think the titles they released this year were as strong as those named above.
I did however select two of their titles in my own five personal favourite (as opposed to best) DVDs of the year: Noel's Top 5 DVDs of 2007
Happy New Year to yourself!
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I would have thought one of Artificial Eye's Kaurismäki boxes - or the project as a whole - would have deserved a nod from someone.
Still, Kaurismäki himself would have despised such an accolade, so it's probably for the best.
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There are many other DVDs that deserve a nod this year, and certainly many before Kaurismaki I would think, but unfortunately we can't cover everything in such a limited feature. Again though, the Kaurismaki sets were actually given a nod in my more comprehensive review of the year.
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Clydefro, Noel, and John... You are welcome to watch movies with me anytime. Dave F and Kevin, on the other hand, will be upstairs in the guest room forced to watch their DVDs on the tiny TV in the room that is always too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter.
My own choice for DVD of the Year was the Ford at Fox boxed set, which I don't see mentioned by anybody. It was another good year for Criterion, though, and as for Region 2 releases, that W.C. Fields boxed set (10 discs, 17 films) is hard to top. Right at year's end sans fanfare we got a Harry Langdon Collection from Facets that shows the world why a few brave souls have been championing Langdon for years as an unsung genius of silent comedy. Warners' The Jazz Singer and Noir Vol. 4 are essential titles, too. A very good year indeed.
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Originally Posted by Laughing Gravy:
My own choice for DVD of the Year was the Ford at Fox boxed set, which I don't see mentioned by anybody.
Oh, I dunno... ;)
But the reason for it not being mentioned here is, I suspect, Fox not handing out any review discs to DVD Times reviewers and the cost of getting it across The Pond is roughly the equivalent to the GDP of a small South American dictatorship, no mean consideration (and I got lucky), otherwise I'm certain it would have made at least one list.
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I see.