I dig movies. I don't consider myself any kind of serious movie buff, but I've always enjoyed movies, especially movies seen in a theater. The home video experience does not match a proper visit to the cinema. Not for me, anyway.
That said, I do own a bunch of feature films on home video. For popcorn-free kicks, I decided to look through my video library and list the movies I have in my possession. That includes a number of titles from when my daughter was younger and still lived under our roof. Those are still here, so they're on the list until the if/when of her wanting to add 'em to her own home library
This list crosses formats--VHS, DVD, and Blu-ray--and it includes a few films not officially released on home video, acquired from friends and/or from specialty video dealers. It does not include anything recorded off TV or cable. It excludes direct-to-video releases, and I've tried to avoid listing movies made for TV. It was a coin-toss whether or not to list my bootleg VHS copy of Roger Corman's unreleased 1994 parvum opus The Fantastic Four, but here 'tis.
I'm not sure this is a comprehensive list. I mean, I physically looked through all of the tapes and discs I could find in my house, but there are a few movies I would have sworn I still owned--notably Airplane! on Blu-ray--but couldn't locate my copy. Can't prove it, so i didn't list it. And I didn't bother listing what movies I own in multiple versions, but that category would include Head, Rock 'n' Roll High School, That Thing You Do!, and What's Up, Doc?
An honorable mention to movies I used to own but relinquished in space-saving purges over time, movies like Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls, Slade in Flame, Bloodstone's star turn in Train Ride To Hollywood, and many others stubborn memory won't conjure on demand. And although my three all-time favorite movies--That Thing You Do!, A Hard Day's Night, and It's A Wonderful Life--are represented here, films like Casablanca, The Mark Of Zorro, and The Maltese Falcon are also among my top flick picks, and are conspicuous in their absence in my library.
And as a final note, I've gotta mention that I rarely find time to watch movies at home. There are many titles listed here that I have yet to see. But I'll get to the ones I get to. Lights! Camera...!
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