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The Top Ten DVDs of the Year! by The DVDFILE Staff
Alright kids, here it is! Since we all love lists - and hate
mail - we polled the staff here at The 'File and came up with
our picks for the top ten best DVDs of 2001.
Needless to say, some will be shocked by what didn't make it
on the list, and if anything, the immense difficulty in actually
picking ten titles to represent the best the format had to offer
only proves how great a year it really was. With amazing image
and audio quality, not to mention so many supplements at everyday
low prices, such value would have been unheard of just a year
or two ago. It was indeed a banner year for DVD!
So, here it is, our Top Ten, in alphabetical order. We limited
this to movie titles only, and dropped box sets, music titles,
and other specialty programs (hey, you gotta have focus!) We also
didn't factor in the quality of the actual movie itself, just
the quality of the disc. And it isn't just about supplements -
great goodies can't make up for a bad transfer or a lacking sound
mix, so some seemingly surefire contenders just didn't make it.
So enjoy...and be nice when you send us hate mail!
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Citizen Kane. Simply a gorgeous, jaw-dropping restoration.
Despite not even having the original negative to work from,
Warner did a terrific job in bringing The Greatest Movie
Of All Time to DVD. Sure, some of the supplements are old,
but who says a great documentary should be dropped just
because it's been released before? "I thought it would
be fun to create a DVD," Charles Foster Kane once said.
Indeed! (Buy
It / Review)
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French Connection. Another stunner from Fox. With
a great transfer and sound mix of very difficult source
material, and multiple commentaries and documentaries, this
is one special edition that didn't leave fans wanting more.
This did what all DVD special editions should do - after
getting through it all, was there really anything else you
wanted to know? (Buy
It / Review)
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Hannibal. Alright, we all hated the movie, but like
an Armageddon, a needless flick can still make a great DVD.
Somehow creating a real documentary for a film so new, this
one gave us everything we want in a great DVD of a new release
- superb transfer and DTS and Dolby Digital tracks, tons
of making-of stuff, deleted scenes, and that nice personal
touch thanks to a few words from Ridley Scott. Goody goody!
(Buy
It / Review)
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Moulin Rouge. The film may polarize viewers (it
sure did us!) but this is one smashing DVD. Looks great
and sounds pretty sweet, we also got so many supplements
that take hours to fully digest. But better than just a
laundry list, for once the extras told a story - namely,
how a bunch of crazy people actually got a major studio
to back such a risky movie. Though it wasn't the hit hoped
for, kudos to Fox for not ignoring it and its ever-growing
cult on DVD. (Buy
It / Review)
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Planet Of The Apes. Okay, so the movie didn't quite
live up to expectations. But this is one terrific disc and
packed to the nines with supplements that are worthwhile
and informative. The transfer and DTS and Dolby tracks were
also superb. We got great commentary and an isolated score,
and the "Ape" school featurette was endlessly
fascinating. Guess this one helps prove that not only catalog
classics make great special editions? (Buy
It / Review)
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