The Monday Question: Collection!

The Monday Question

As movie lovers I think we all have some nice DVD/Blu Ray collections stored somewhere in our houses. I do too, even though I rarely look at it with a lot of movies being available with he click of a button through services like Netflix or iTunes. As my collection is stored in a bookcase which is inside a closet I am not too bothered about how it all looks and when I have received screener I usually chuck them in there without any form of system. I used to group movies together based on specific actors or put all the kids movies together, but since I don’t spend any time on it anymore I guess that bookshelf is now a mess.
I would like to know how you have stored your collection, but most importantly:

Do you have a way to organize your DVD/Blu Ray collection? (alphabetical/genre/etc.)

95 Miles To Go (1994)


When it comes to television I must admit that I don’t really watch much of it. Sure I’ve seen some of the big TV shows like Lost, 24, Sopranos and The Wire, but I did so when they were out on DVD. I like to decide for myself when I will watch something as it’s just more convenient. It also means that there are tons of shows I haven’t heard of or don’t know much about. One of them is “Everybody Loves Raymond” starring comedian Ray Romano. I know that a Dutch remake was made and that the original series aired over here as well, but I have never seen an episode of the show. So before watching this DVD I didn’t know anything about Romano and his comedy. Continue reading

The Abyss (1989)

The Abyss is a movie which I had not seen before. It tells the story of a diving team that are asked to find a lost nuclear submarine, but find something else they were not expecting. It’s the first of Cameron’s films where he used extensive CGI to tell his story. When you look at the scene in Terminator 2 where the T-1000 goes through the glass of the helicopter you see that this movie allowed it. Cameron’s use of CGI has only increased over the year resulting in the almost complete CGI movie Avatar. Continue reading

Life (2009)

When it comes to making documentaries about nature, BBC belongs to the top. Planet Earth, The Life of Mammals, The Blue Planet or documentaries about dinosaurs (Walking with Dinosaurs), they all have been shot beautifully. Life is the next series after Planet Earth and continues with the kind of amazing shots you’d expect. Some of them took years to prepare and it shows. It’s really a stunning series in which many species are shown. Continue reading

Haeundae (2009)

No, the picture above is not from the Day after Tomorrow movie, but from Haeundae, which is a South-Korean disastermovie about a Tidal wave. The Day after Tomorrow had a budget of 125 million. Haeudae didn’t have that much money available, only 11 million dollar (the most expensive South-Korean movie ever made). Does the movie succeed to be convincing despite the relative small budget? Continue reading

Burn after reading (2008)

Burn after reading was on TV the other day and as it’s a movie i quite enjoy i decided to watch it again. This comedy by the brothers Coen, which stars a whole lot of well-known actors (George Clooney, Brad Pitt, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, Frances McDormand en J.K.Simmons) is a nice movie to see. Continue reading

Half Baked (1998)

Dave Chappelle is one of my favourite comedians ever (as is Chris Rock). This movie, which was made far before he became really famous with his own show already show how good he is in his timing of jokes. In the movie Dave Chappelle’s Block Party (which i have given an 8, it really is a great music movie with lots of funny moments) he told how important timing is when he compares it to playing music.
I saw the movie ages ago and wanted to see it again. Although it’s a movie that will surely be popular to people who like to get high, it’s also a movie you can see if you don’t. Continue reading

Annie Hall (1977)

Woody Allen’s Annie Hall ranks high within the IMDB top 250 (it’s on place 132 at the moment). I heard it was one of the best romcoms around and the it won the Oscar for best movie, beating Star Wars. After reading about these facts i just had to see this movie. You can imagine my expectations were very high. Continue reading

Valentine’s day (2010)

Valentine’s day is one of the most commercial days of the year (like christmas), this movie also tried to earn some money by making a movie about it. The number of well-known actors that play in this movie can’t be counted on one hand (Jessica Biel, Jessica Alba, Queen Latifah, Jamie Foxx, Julia Roberts, Ashton Kutcher and many more). Continue reading