In addition to owning a modest collection of DVD's (see below) I had the dilemma that most people face of how to get Hi-Fi out of a surround sound (Home Theatre) setup.
This is often commented as being a mutually exclusive task in that surround sound systems rarely get close to relatively modest dedicated hi-fi when it comes to sound quality in stereo. Whilst this is true to a large extent it is also true that surround amps are getting much better at stereo. My personal system, I think, does a pretty good stab at achieving this nirvana of Hi-Fi in both camps but it didn't come cheap.
If you are buying DVD's then I recommend the following sites (all are free postage).
| Number |
IMDB rating |
DVD
Region
|
Film |
| 1 |
7.4 |
1 |
The Abyss :SE (2 disk set) |
| 2 |
4.4 |
1 |
Action Jackson |
| 3 |
6.0 |
1 |
Addicted to Love |
| 4 |
6.9 |
1 |
A.I.:
Artificial Intelligence :SE (2 Disk) |
| 5 |
6.3 |
1 |
Air Force One |
| 6 |
7.7 |
1 |
Airplane! |
| 7 |
6.5 |
1 |
A Knight's Tale (Superbit) |
| 8 |
8.3 |
1 |
Alien Quadrilogy 9 Disk
Box Set (4 films) -
Alien |
| 9 |
8.2 |
1 |
Alien Quadrilogy 9 Disk
Box Set (4 films)
- Aliens |
| 10 |
6.0 |
1 |
Alien Quadrilogy 9 Disk
Box Set (4 films)
- Alien 3 |
| 11 |
6.0 |
1 |
Alien
Quadrilogy 9 Disk Box Set (4 films) - Alien Resurrection |
| 12 |
8.0 |
1 |
Almost
Famous: Director's Edition Bootleg Cut |
| 13 |
8.7 |
2 |
Amélie (Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain) |
| 14 |
8.5 |
1 |
American Beauty: The
Awards Edition |
| 15 |
7.6 |
1 |
American Graffiti :CE (1973) |
| 16 |
6.9 |
1 |
American Pie :CE (Un-rated) |
| 17 |
6.4 |
1 |
American Pie 2 :CE
(Un-rated) |
| 18 |
6.5 |
1 |
American Wedding (American Pie 3) (on order) |
| 19 |
6.0 |
1 |
Antitrust |
| 20 |
7.1 |
1 |
Antz :Signature Selection |
| 21 |
8.4 |
2 |
The Apartment |
| 22 |
8.5 |
2 |
Apocalypse Now -Redux |
| 23 |
7.5 |
1 |
Apollo 13 |
| 24 |
5.7 |
1 |
Armageddon :DC (2 disks) |
| 25 |
6.4 |
1 |
Armour of God (Longxiong hudi) (1986) |
| 26 |
6.9 |
1 |
Armour of God 2 :Operation Condor
(Feiying gaiwak) (1990) |
| 27 |
7.7 |
2 |
As Good As It Gets |
| 28 |
5.7 |
1 |
Assassins |
| 29 |
7.0 |
1 |
Austin
Powers: International Man of Mystery |
| 30 |
6.5 |
1 |
Austin Powers: The
Spy who Shagged Me |
| 31 |
6.3 |
2 |
Austin Powers: Goldmember |
| 32 |
6.3 |
1 |
Bad Boys :SE |
| 33 |
6.1 |
1 |
Bad
Boys II :SE |
| 34 |
7.9 |
2 |
Back to the Future -
Triple Pack |
| 35 |
6.8 |
2 |
Back to the Future
- Triple Pack: II |
| 36 |
6.5 |
2 |
Back to the Future
- Triple Pack: III |
| 37 |
7.1 |
2 |
Bananas |
| 38 |
6.7 |
2 |
Basic Instinct :SE (2 disks) |
| 39 |
7.3 |
1 |
Batman |
| 40 |
6.4 |
1 |
Batman Returns |
| 41 |
7.1 |
1 |
Beverly Hills Cop -
Triple Pack |
| 42 |
5.7 |
1 |
Beverly Hills Cop -
Triple Pack: II |
| 43 |
4.7 |
1 |
Beverly Hills Cop -
Triple Pack: III |
| 44 |
7.9 |
2 |
The Big Lebowski |
| 45 |
8.3 |
1 |
The Big Sleep
(1945 & 1946 versions) |
| 46 |
6.6 |
1 |
Big Trouble in
Little China :SE (2 disks) |
| 47 |
5.2 |
1 |
Bird On A Wire |
| 48 |
6.7 |
1 |
Blade |
| 49 |
6.6 |
1 |
Blade II |
| 50 |
8.2 |
1 |
Blade Runner |
| 51 |
7.6 |
1 |
Blues Brothers |
| 52 |
7.6 |
1 |
Boogie Nights |
| 53 |
7.5 |
2 |
Bound |
| 54 |
7.3 |
1 |
Bourne Identity |
| 55 |
8.3 |
1 |
Braveheart |
| 56 |
5.8 |
1 |
Broken Arrow |
| 57 |
7.5 |
1 |
A Bug's Life -
Deluxe Edition (2 disks) |
| 58 |
7.2 |
1 |
Bull Durham |
| 59 |
7.4 |
1 |
Bullitt |
| 60 |
8.2 |
2 |
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid :SE |
| 61 |
6.2 |
2 |
Carry On Screaming |
| 62 |
8.7 |
2 |
Casablanca
:SE |
| 63 |
7.7 |
2 |
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof |
| 64 |
5.5 |
1 |
Cats and Dogs |
| 65 |
7.5 |
1 |
Chicken Run |
| 66 |
8.8 |
2 |
Citizen Kane |
| 67 |
7.8 |
2 |
Close
Encounters of the Third Kind :CE (2 disks) |
| 68 |
6.3 |
1 |
Con Air |
| 69 |
7.4 |
1 |
Contact |
| 70 |
7.1 |
1 |
The Crow -
Collector's Series (2 disks) |
| 71 |
7.0 |
1 |
The Day The Earth Caught
Fire |
| 72 |
8.0 |
2 |
The Day The Earth Stood
Still :SE |
| 73 |
5.9 |
1 |
Daredevil |
| 74 |
6.0 |
1 |
Demolition Man |
| 75 |
6.7 |
2 |
Desperado (Double
Feature with El Mariachi) |
| 76 |
7.9 |
1 |
Die Hard Triple Pack -
Die Hard |
| 77 |
6.7 |
1 |
Die Hard
Triple Pack - Die Hard 2 - Die Harder |
| 78 |
7.0 |
1 |
Die Hard Triple Pack -
Die Hard 3 |
| 79 |
7.4 |
2 |
The Dish |
| 80 |
5.8 |
1 |
Doc Hollywood |
| 81 |
8.7 |
2 |
Dr. Strangelove :SE |
| 82 |
7.4 |
1 |
Dogma |
| 83 |
7.0 |
2 |
El
Mariachi (Double Feature with Desperado) |
| 84 |
5.3 |
1 |
End Of Days :CE |
| 85 |
7.1 |
1 |
Enemy of the State |
| 86 |
7.3 |
1 |
Enter the
Dragon - 25th Anniversary Edition |
| 87 |
7.7 |
2 |
Equilibrium |
| 88 |
5.9 |
1 |
Eraser |
| 89 |
4.8 |
1 |
Escape From L.A. |
| 90 |
5.2 |
2 |
Essex Boys |
| 91 |
6.3 |
1 |
Executive Decision |
| 92 |
7.1 |
1 |
Face / Off |
| 93 |
8.2 |
2 |
Fargo :SE |
| 94 |
3.9 |
2 |
Fair Game (1995) |
| 95 |
6.0 |
1 |
Fast and the Furious, The |
| 96 |
5.2 |
1 |
2 Fast 2 Furious |
| 97 |
7.0 |
2 |
The Fifth Element :SE (2 Disk) |
| 98 |
6.6 |
1 |
Final Fantasy: The
Spirits Within |
| 99 |
6.7 |
1 |
First Blood: Rambo 1 |
| 100 |
7.2 |
1 |
Four Weddings and a Funeral |
| 101 |
4.8 |
1 |
Freejack |
| 102 |
7.8 |
1 |
The French Connection
(box set) |
| 103 |
6.3 |
1 |
The French Connection 2
(box set) |
| 104 |
7.7 |
1 |
The Fugitive |
| 105 |
7.2 |
1 |
Galaxy Quest |
| 106 |
7.5 |
1 |
Gattaca |
| 107 |
7.4 |
1 |
Ghostbusters: SE |
| 108 |
8.0 |
1 |
Gladiator |
| 109 |
9.0 |
2 |
The Godfather boxset
-The
Godfather |
| 110 |
8.9 |
2 |
The Godfather
boxset -The Godfather II |
| 111 |
7.2 |
2 |
The Godfather
boxset -The Godfather III |
| 112 |
4.3 |
1 |
Godzilla (1998) |
| 113 |
5.7 |
1 |
Gone in 60 Secs |
| 114 |
8.5 |
1 |
Goodfellas |
| 115 |
7.8 |
1 |
Good Will Hunting |
| 116 |
4.9 |
2 |
Grand Theft Auto |
| 117 |
8.3 |
1 |
The Great Escape |
| 118 |
7.1 |
2 |
The Green Man (double bill with
School for Scoundrels) |
| 119 |
7.4 |
1 |
Grosse Pointe Blank |
| 120 |
7.8 |
1 |
Groundhog Day :SE |
| 121 |
5.7 |
1 |
Hackers |
| 122 |
7.8 |
2 |
Harold And Maude |
| 123 |
7.3 |
2 |
Harry Potter
and the Philosopher's Stone |
| 124 |
7.3 |
1 |
Harry Potter and
the Chamber of Secrets |
| 125 |
7.8 |
1 |
Heat |
| 126 |
7.9 |
1 |
The Hidden Fortress (Kakushi toride
no san akunin) (1958) |
| 127 |
7.6 |
1 |
High Fidelity |
| 128 |
7.1 |
1 |
Highlander |
| 129 |
8.2 |
2 |
His Girl Friday |
| 130 |
6.0 |
1 |
Independence Day :SE (2
disks) |
| 131 |
8.7 |
1 |
Indiana Jones Collection - Raiders of
the Lost Ark |
| 132 |
7.1 |
1 |
Indiana Jones Collection - The Temple of
Doom |
| 133 |
8.0 |
1 |
Indiana Jones Collection - The Last
Crusade |
| 134 |
8.0 |
1 |
Inherit The Wind |
| 135 |
7.3 |
2 |
The Italian Job |
| 136 |
7.2 |
1 |
James Bond: Dr. No |
| 137 |
7.3 |
2 |
James Bond: From Russia With Love |
| 138 |
7.7 |
1 |
James Bond: Goldfinger |
| 139 |
6.8 |
2 |
James Bond: Thunderball |
| 140 |
6.8 |
2 |
James Bond: You Only
Live Twice |
| 141 |
6.7 |
2 |
James Bond: On Her
Majesty's Secret Service |
| 142 |
6.6 |
2 |
James Bond: Diamonds Are
Forever |
| 143 |
6.6 |
2 |
James Bond: Live And Let
Die |
| 144 |
6.4 |
2 |
James Bond: The Man With
The Golden Gun |
| 145 |
6.9 |
1 |
James Bond: The Spy Who
Loved Me |
| 146 |
5.9 |
2 |
James Bond: Moonraker |
| 147 |
6.6 |
2 |
James Bond: For Your Eyes
Only |
| 148 |
6.3 |
2 |
James
Bond: Octopussy |
| 149 |
5.9 |
2 |
James Bond: A View to a
Kill |
| 150 |
6.4 |
1 |
James Bond: The Living
Daylights |
| 151 |
6.1 |
1 |
James Bond: Licensed to Kill |
| 152 |
6.7 |
1 |
James Bond: Goldeneye |
| 153 |
6.4 |
1 |
James Bond: Tomorrow
Never Dies |
| 154 |
6.4 |
2 |
James Bond: The
World Is Not Enough :SE |
| 155 |
6.4 |
1 |
James Bond: Die Another
Day :SE |
| 156 |
4.6 |
1 |
Johnny Mnemonic |
| 157 |
4.5 |
1 |
Judge Dredd |
| 158 |
7.2 |
1 |
Kelly's Heroes |
| 159 |
8.2 |
2 |
Kind Hearts and Coronets (Ealing Comedy
Box Set) |
| 160 |
7.9 |
2 |
The
Ladykillers (Ealing Comedy Box Set) |
| 161 |
7.5 |
1 |
La Femme Nikita |
| 162 |
5.2 |
1 |
Lara Croft - Tomb Raider |
| 163 |
5.1 |
1 |
Lara Croft - The Cradle of Life |
| 164 |
6.4 |
1 |
The Last Boy Scout |
| 165 |
7.8 |
2 |
The
Lavender Hill Mob (Ealing Comedy Box Set) |
| 166 |
7.5 |
1 |
Lethal
Weapon Collection (4 pack) - Lethal Weapon |
| 167 |
6.9 |
1 |
Lethal
Weapon Collection (4 pack) - Lethal Weapon 2 |
| 168 |
6.3 |
1 |
Lethal
Weapon Collection (4 pack) - Lethal Weapon 3 |
| 169 |
6.3 |
1 |
Lethal
Weapon Collection (4 pack) - Lethal Weapon 4 |
| 170 |
7.9 |
1 |
Lock, Stock & 2
Smoking Barrels |
| 171 |
6.5 |
1 |
The Long Kiss Goodnight |
| 172 |
8.9 |
1 |
The
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring :DC (4 disks) |
| 173 |
8.9 |
1 |
The
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers :DC (4 disks) |
| 174 |
4.7 |
1 |
Lost in Space |
| 175 |
7.6 |
2 |
Love and Death |
| 176 |
6.9 |
1 |
Mad Max |
| 177 |
7.4 |
1 |
Mad Max II - The Road
Warrior |
| 178 |
5.8 |
2 |
Mad Max III - Beyond
Thunderdome |
| 179 |
6.6 |
1 |
Major League |
| 180 |
5.9 |
2 |
Make Mine Mink (Terry-Thomas Collection) |
| 181 |
7.5 |
2 |
The Man in the White Suit (Ealing Comedy
Box Set) |
| 182 |
6.0 |
1 |
Mars Attacks! |
| 183 |
7.8 |
2 |
M*A*S*H :SE |
| 184 |
8.5 |
1 |
The Matrix |
| 185 |
7.4 |
1 |
The
Matrix Reloaded |
| 186 |
6.8 |
2 |
Men In Black: LE (2 discs) |
| 187 |
5.7 |
1 |
Men In Black II: SE (2
discs) |
| 188 |
7.9 |
1 |
Minority Report |
| 189 |
6.3 |
1 |
Miss Congeniality |
| 190 |
6.5 |
1 |
Mission: Impossible |
| 191 |
5.8 |
1 |
Mission: Impossible 2 |
| 192 |
7.7 |
1 |
Mr. Vampire (Geung si sin sang / Jiang shi
xian sheng) (1985) |
| 193 |
8.0 |
1 |
Monster's Inc (2 disks) |
| 194 |
8.4 |
1 |
Monty Python and the Holy
Grail |
| 195 |
8.0 |
2 |
Monty Python's Life Of Brian |
| 196 |
6.5 |
1 |
The Mummy (1999) :CE |
| 197 |
6.1 |
1 |
The Mummy Returns :CE |
| 198 |
6.9 |
1 |
My Favorite Brunette |
| 199 |
8.0 |
1 |
My Man Godfrey |
| 200 |
6.8 |
2 |
The Naked Truth (Terry-Thomas Collection) |
| 201 |
5.6 |
1 |
The Net |
| 202 |
7.1 |
1 |
Notting Hill |
| 203 |
8.1 |
1 |
Once Upon A Time In America :SE |
| 204 |
8.6 |
1 |
Once Upon A Time In The West (C'era una
volta il West) |
| 205 |
6.2 |
1 |
One Fine Day |
| 206 |
6.4 |
1 |
Outbreak |
| 207 |
7.6 |
1 |
The Outlaw Josey Wales |
| 208 |
7.4 |
1 |
Out Of Sight |
| 209 |
5.4 |
1 |
Passenger 57 |
| 210 |
6.8 |
1 |
Patriot Games |
| 211 |
6.8 |
1 |
Payback |
| 212 |
7.9 |
1 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the
Black Pearl |
| 213 |
7.8 |
1 |
The Player |
| 214 |
7.4 |
1 |
Pleasantville |
| 215 |
7.4 |
2 |
Police Story (Ging
chaat goo si) (1985) |
| 216 |
6.8 |
2 |
Police Story 2 (Ging
chaat goo si juk jaap) (1988) |
| 217 |
5.4 |
1 |
Practical Magic |
| 218 |
7.2 |
1 |
Predator |
| 219 |
8.2 |
1 |
The Princess Bride :SE |
| 220 |
8.3 |
1 |
The Professional/Leon
(International Extended version) |
| 221 |
8.6 |
1 |
Pulp Fiction |
| 222 |
6.6 |
1 |
Ransom |
| 223 |
7.7 |
1 |
Rebel Without a Cause |
| 224 |
6.7 |
1 |
Repo Man |
| 225 |
8.2 |
1 |
Reservoir Dogs (Mr. Pink 10th Anniversary) :SE |
| 226 |
8.0 |
1 |
The Right Stuff |
| 227 |
7.0 |
0 |
Robocop :DC |
| 228 |
7.0 |
1 |
The Rock |
| 229 |
5.8 |
2 |
Romeo Must Die |
| 230 |
7.0 |
1 |
Ronin |
| 231 |
7.1 |
2 |
Rutles, The: All
You Need is Cash :SE |
| 232 |
8.3 |
1 |
Saving Private Ryan |
| 233 |
7.1 |
2 |
School For Scoundrels (double bill
with The Green Man) |
| 234 |
6.0 |
1 |
Secret of My Success |
| 235 |
8.9 |
2 |
The Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai) (1954) |
| 236 |
9.0 |
1 |
The Shawshank Redemption |
| 237 |
5.7 |
2 |
She's All That |
| 238 |
8.1 |
1 |
Shrek |
| 239 |
6.0 |
1 |
The 6th Day |
| 240 |
7.4 |
2 |
Sleeper |
| 241 |
5.9 |
1 |
Small Soldiers |
| 242 |
7.9 |
2 |
Snatch |
| 243 |
7.0 |
1 |
Sneakers |
| 244 |
5.1 |
1 |
Soldier :SE |
| 245 |
8.5 |
1 |
Some Like It Hot |
| 246 |
7.6 |
2 |
South Park -
Bigger Longer & Uncut |
| 247 |
7.1 |
1 |
Speed |
| 248 |
7.6 |
1 |
Spider-Man (2 disks) |
| 249 |
7.9 |
2 |
This is Spinal Tap :SE |
| 250 |
7.1 |
1 |
Spy Game :CE |
| 251 |
6.6 |
1 |
Starship Troopers |
| 252 |
7.5 |
2 |
Star Trek II: The Wrath
of Khan |
| 253 |
7.1 |
1 |
Star Trek IV: The Voyage
Home |
| 254 |
6.8 |
1 |
Star Trek VI: The
Undiscovered Country |
| 255 |
7.2 |
1 |
Star Trek VIII: First
Contact |
| 256 |
6.3 |
1 |
Star Trek IX: Insurrection |
| 257 |
6.5 |
1 |
Star Trek X: Nemesis |
| 258 |
6.6 |
1 |
Star Wars:
Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace |
| 259 |
7.3 |
1 |
Star Wars:
Episode 2 - Attack of the Clones |
| 260 |
6.5 |
1 |
Support Your Local
Gunfighter |
| 261 |
7.4 |
1 |
Support Your Local Sheriff |
| 262 |
6.0 |
1 |
S.W.A.T. |
| 263 |
6.3 |
1 |
Swordfish |
| 264 |
6.6 |
2 |
Taxi (1998 - French) |
| 265 |
5.4 |
1 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
| 266 |
7.8 |
2 |
Terminator, The |
| 267 |
8.0 |
1 |
Terminator 2: Judgment Day |
| 268 |
7.0 |
1 |
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines |
| 269 |
5.7 |
1 |
Tequila Sunrise |
| 270 |
8.1 |
1 |
The Thin Man |
| 271 |
8.5 |
2 |
The Third Man |
| 272 |
6.7 |
2 |
The Thomas Crown Affair
(1968) |
| 273 |
6.7 |
1 |
The Thomas Crown Affair
(1999) |
| 274 |
7.4 |
1 |
3 Days of the Condor |
| 275 |
7.5 |
1 |
Three Kings |
| 276 |
5.4 |
2 |
Timecop |
| 277 |
7.4 |
1 |
To Catch A Thief |
| 278 |
7.3 |
1 |
Tombstone :SE |
| 279 |
5.9 |
2 |
Too Many Crooks (Terry-Thomas Collection) |
| 280 |
7.9 |
1 |
Toy Story (2 Disc Box
Set with TS2) |
| 281 |
8.2 |
1 |
Toy Story 2 (2 Disc
Box Set with TS1) |
| 282 |
6.0 |
1 |
The Transporter |
| 283 |
7.0 |
1 |
True Lies |
| 284 |
7.6 |
2 |
True Romance (DC) |
| 285 |
8.6 |
2 |
Twelve Angry Men |
| 286 |
6.2 |
1 |
Under Siege |
| 287 |
6.3 |
1 |
Underworld |
| 288 |
8.0 |
1 |
Unforgiven |
| 289 |
5.1 |
1 |
Universal Soldier |
| 290 |
3.3 |
1 |
Universal Soldier: The
Return |
| 291 |
6.1 |
1 |
U.S. Marshals |
| 292 |
8.7 |
1 |
The Usual Suspects :SE |
| 293 |
7.6 |
1 |
Wallace and Gromit
- A Grand Day Out (3 films - 1 disk) |
| 294 |
8.4 |
1 |
Wallace and Gromit - The Wrong Trousers (3 films - 1 disk) |
| 295 |
8.2 |
1 |
Wallace and Gromit - A Close Shave (3 films - 1 disk) |
| 296 |
6.4 |
1 |
What Women Want |
| 297 |
8.2 |
1 |
The Wild Bunch |
| 298 |
6.6 |
1 |
Wild Things |
| 299 |
4.0 |
2 |
Wild Wild West |
| 300 |
7.3 |
1 |
X-Men |
| 301 |
7.8 |
1 |
X-Men 2 |
| 302 |
5.8 |
1 |
XXX :SE |
| 303 |
8.0 |
2 |
Young Frankenstein |
| 304 |
7.7 |
2 |
Zulu |
|
|
|
Clarkson Top100 |
|
|
|
Clarkson head2head |
|
|
|
FastBikes Wheelies |
|
|
|
FastBikes |
|
|
|
British Superbike Review 2000 |
|
|
|
World Superbike Review 2002 |
|
|
|
TT-Review 1999 |
|
|
|
TT-Review 2000 |
|
|
|
Joey Dunlop: 1952-2000 |
|
|
|
Sweeney (Diamond Geezers) |
|
|
|
Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy, The (2 disks) |
|
|
|
Ripping Yarns Box Set |
|
|
|
BBC The Old Grey Whistle Test |
|
|
|
U2 - Rattle and Hum |
|
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U2 - Elevation Tour (2 disks) |
