"Blu-ray" Essentials response (because I didn't have enough room in the answer section). Basically the collection should consist of epic films: Harry Potter Collection, Alien Anthology, The Terminator Anthology, Indian Jones, Back to the Future, Star Wars, X-Men Trilogy, Ironman (1&2), Fight Club, Lord of the Rings, Captain America, Braveheart, Drive, The Hunger Games, Blade Runner, basically any Disney film that you still have a VHS copy of, Stanley Kubrick films and the Criterion Collection.
HOLY MOLY that is one serious list of essentials. Thank you!
The problem with so many anthologies is that I almost never want all of the movies in a given series. Terminator? Just 1 and 2, please. Same with X-Men. They should make a Star Trek box where you get to pick your favorite five or something, like you're at a buffet.
Indiana Jones is my toughest choice. I really seriously have a strong reluctance to give them more of my money after Crystal Skull. I feel so used.
A handful of helpful folks chimed in on my earlier post here. Titles not mentioned above but suggested by others included:
Underworld(my response: fun movie, but not an essential for me)
Jurassic Park(a fine suggestion indeed)
Ocean's 11 (but only 11!)(good, but not essential for me. Out of Sight, maybe)
Casino Royale(tough call. I tested my new BD player with the Royale DVD. looked pretty spectacular already)
Titanic(I never got this on DVD! might be a good one to get.)
Firefly and, naturally,(like the show, but...)
Serenity(...LOVE the movie. Good suggestion.)
Back to the Future(good idea. I'd like to get this, but will watch my original DVDs in the new player first. haven't watched this with my boys yet; perhaps still too Oedipal.)
Dark Knight trilogy(this is a hard one because my DVDs are still pretty new. tough to justify spending more Bat-money so soon)
Alfred Hitchcock collection(essential for many; not for me) (and...commence True Tumblr Film Followers unfollowing en masse)
the Bournes(I'm hoping I can watch these if they ever play them on TNT.)
LOTR(don't have much of a connection to these. fun movies but I found them all kind of empty, character-wise. too many 1/0s.)
Jaws(yes. yes. yes. This will most likely come to pass.)
E.T.(good suggestion. I never owned it on DVD so this seems like a slam-dunk.)
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