AFAIC, the past year was a banner year for films/television/concerts on dvd, so many choice, so little time.
My Favorite DVD releases of 2003:
1. FINDING NEMO
2. THE INDIANA JONES CHRONICLES
3. SLEEPING BEAUTY
4. Warner's COLE PORTER COLLECTION: KISS ME, KATE, LES GIRLS, SILK STOCKINGS and BROADWAY MELODY
5. THE BEGINNING OF THE END
6. HELLO, DOLLY!
7. MGM'S "gay" series: THE SUM OF US, BENT, JEFFREY, IT'S MY PARTY
8. BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON FIVE
9. ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
10. CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG
RUNNERS UP:
11. PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN
12. KINO'S American Film Theater Series, most notably JACQUES BREL IS ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN PARIS
13. ELAINE STRITCH AT LIBERTY
14. WEST SIDE STORY (double disc; did anyone else realize that the single disc with the white label is PAN AND SCAN! ! !? ? ?)
15. A MIGHTY WIND
16. Paramount's Peter Bogdonavich series: DAISY MILLER, TARGETS, PAPER MOON.
also rans:
THE LION KING
MGM's Double Feature Discs which included (finally) THE VAMPIRE LOVERS and LADY DRACULA
THE BILLY WILDER COLLECTION featuring the new to dvd AVANTI, PRIVATE LIFE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, KISS ME STUPID and ONE TWO THREE.
THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
SWEET CHARITY
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN LIVE IN BARCELONA
OKLAHOMA! (London Cast)
X-MEN 2
SCROOGE
PRETTY BABY
DVD disappointments:
THE BARBRA STREISAND COLLECTION - although the films look and sound magnificent, the so-called Streisand commentaries bite the big one.
DIE ANOTHER DAY - or, the dumbing down of Bond even further than when Roger Moore was starring.
Best dvd trend of 2003:
the Walmart $5.88 bin