Author Topic: What Were The Very First DVDs That You Owned? (Read 50327 times)

benny · « **on:** Apr 12, 2001 at 04:08 PM »

I remember the 1st dvd I bought was Les Miserables - In Concert, got from Reel. I think I even paid full price for it (about $20) but got a shipping rebate from Brandsforless.

Anyone remember what your first dvd purchase was? where you bought it? and how much you paid?

phlong · « **Reply #1 on:** Apr 12, 2001 at 05:03 PM »

I doubt that many would forget those "first ...something"

My first DVDs:

The Matrix (Jump-started my interest in DVD)
Ronin (De Niro rulez!)
Lost in Space (mainly interested on Apollo 4-14's video and music)

All Region 1 bought around November 1999...English Films Shop, Zurich, Switzerland...$80+ total

gets · « **Reply #2 on:** Apr 12, 2001 at 05:35 PM »

1. the waterboy - hey, the matrix wasnt out yet then. it was around $16 at costco

Komikero · « **Reply #3 on:** Apr 12, 2001 at 07:59 PM »

Like I mentioned on the other thread, mine is "The Matrix". It was the first time I ever tried out what DVD was all about and I was pretty much blown away. Several audio tracks? Making of featurettes? Hidden features? Unbelievably clear picture and interactive menus? It was all new to me and I couldn't believe they fit it all in just one small disc. I knew then that I was hooked. Hooked Bad.

Phobos · « **Reply #4 on:** Apr 12, 2001 at 08:47 PM »

As for me? Read Komikero's post again.

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Like him, I bought the DVD even BEFORE I bought the player.

bently · « **Reply #5 on:** Apr 12, 2001 at 09:05 PM »

my first was amadeus...bought it at full price of $19.99

from best buy. and it was not even anamorphic

Mondy · « **Reply #6 on:** Apr 12, 2001 at 09:10 PM »

I bought our first DVD disc two years ago... at the Listening Room at Megamall... Airforce One and Negotiator... my favorites!

flyderman · « **Reply #7 on:** Apr 12, 2001 at 09:28 PM »

The Matrix, of course. I bought it as soon as I got my DVD system. I mean, who wouldn't have The Matrix in their DVD collection?

The 2nd disc I got is The Negotiator.

upstart · « **Reply #8 on:** Apr 13, 2001 at 12:28 AM »

Boogie Nights and The City of Lost Children. Both really important for me because a) Boogie Nights is a movie I love to death, and when I saw the superior quality of DVD to LD and the bonus features, I was sold; and b) getting The City of Lost Children made me realize what an opportunity it was to get rare movies on DVD.

ekime · « **Reply #9 on:** Apr 13, 2001 at 04:31 AM »

The very first version of Wizard of Oz.

MultipleAngles · « **Reply #10 on:** Apr 13, 2001 at 06:23 AM »

It was the Matrix that made me want to buy a DVD player, but it wasn't my first. I was in Price Club in the US where I bumped into a cheapy Shawshank Redemption (well, not that cheapy anymore because the R3 is sooo cheap). It's one of my favorite movies (#3 at the imdb... you can't go wrong

) It's not wussy for a man to cry

hehe

gonz · « **Reply #11 on:** Apr 13, 2001 at 06:28 AM »

Like many others, my first DVD was an R3 copy of The Matrix. Which caused me problems when I failed to hack the regional coding on my iMac DV, and got stuck on Region 1 for good.

Lucky for me, my friend had a Region 1 copy of The Matrix, and since he has a multi-region player he agreed to swap discs with me.

The X-Files Movie was the 2nd DVD I bought. The next two were Aliens and The Usual Suspects.

shirtless · « **Reply #12 on:** Apr 13, 2001 at 01:15 PM »

"Assassins" back in early 98. Bought it for 14.99 at Wards when they were getting out of selling DVD discs.

LokeyMD · « **Reply #13 on:** Apr 14, 2001 at 09:01 PM »

MATRIX

firewired · « **Reply #14 on:** Apr 15, 2001 at 01:22 AM »

The Matrix! Loved this film to death, and it's what started my DVD habit. Actually, I had my first DVD player before this was released, but I used it mainly for pirated VCDs which I used to buy off the streets of Hong Kong. First 2 VCDs I ever viewed on my player were The Mummy and Lock, Stock, and 2 Smoking Barrels - the latter being such a lousy hack job that it was missing the last 10 minutes.

Tange_Nanto · « **Reply #15 on:** May 09, 2001 at 03:13 PM »

My first DVD was Labyrinth. Crush ko kasi noon si Jennifer Conelly.

Reviticus · « **Reply #16 on:** May 09, 2001 at 04:36 PM »

Th first DVD I bought is The Matrix . I bought it even before I had a DVD player. I bought it to force myself to buy a DVD player...

Kahon · « **Reply #17 on:** May 25, 2001 at 07:17 PM »

#1 star trek insurrection (from a trekker: the hot disk at that time)
#2 The MATRIX (a few hours after)

lazy_maze · « **Reply #18 on:** May 25, 2001 at 11:01 PM »

First DVD I bought was WOODSTOCK Director's Cut.

Followed by Road Warrior, The Thing, The Exorcist (all from Astrovision ,good price!), 5 more from Singapore, plus 4 more form Amazon...

...before I bought a DVD player!! ( I was canvassing for a good DVD player kasi, besides I,ve seen most of these films, I just want to collect them)

Now I have a DVD player, it was worth the wait and my collection will still grow.

bently · « **Reply #19 on:** May 25, 2001 at 11:58 PM »

my first dvd was amadeus.....

i even bought it before i bought my dvd player

lazy_maze · « **Reply #20 on:** May 26, 2001 at 12:36 AM »

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my first dvd was amadeus.....

i even bought it before i bought my dvd player

I was in fact thinking of buying Amadeus with Woodstock then, but I hesitated.

Alas! Astrovision don't have it anymore.

Has any of you seen one lately?

Kahon · « **Reply #21 on:** May 26, 2001 at 04:21 AM »

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I was in fact thinking of buying Amadeus with Woodstock then, but I hesitated.

Alas! Astrovision don't have it anymore.

Has any of you seen one lately?

Amadeus keeps popping up at astrovision from time to time.

Warsaw · « **Reply #22 on:** May 29, 2001 at 09:37 AM »

Mine would have to be the Director's Cut of Blade Runner, what can I say, Harrison Ford rules. This is one of the best sci-fi flicks of our time. Now if only Mr. Lucas will release the Indiana Jones trilogy and the long awaited story from a long time ago in a galaxy far far away...

Warsaw · « **Reply #23 on:** May 29, 2001 at 09:38 AM »

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Amadeus keeps popping up at astrovision from time to time.

Woodstock also is nearly always available at Astrovision, I suggest you get it there, where its on sale at P650.

robertj · « **Reply #24 on:** Jun 03, 2001 at 04:05 AM »

I bought The Doors online even I don't have a dvd player at that time.

alfred · « **Reply #25 on:** Jun 03, 2001 at 07:35 AM »

"TITANIC". Ok, Ok I know it sounds "corny" but hey I got it for P800 last JAn. 2000 together with my 42" RP Sony and Pioneer DVD player (P 10,000) discounted of course for buying the TV.

utoy · « **Reply #26 on:** Jun 05, 2001 at 12:50 AM »

I got Jawbreaker

as a "freebie" for buying my Player. Technically, the first one I bought is a R1 Matrix.

coolguy69 · « **Reply #27 on:** Jun 05, 2001 at 09:11 PM »

The first DVD I bought was The Matrix 850.00 at Astrovision.,During that time im still using my prologic AV Receiver and thats why it triggered me to upgrade my ONKYO Dolby Prologic AV Receiver to a YAMAHA RX-V995 with built-in Dolby Digital and DTS Decoder.. Im really satisfied with that film specially "the Shooting at the lobby" it sounds great!

;D

Toprock · « **Reply #28 on:** Jun 06, 2001 at 02:28 AM »

The First DVDs that I bought were:

Space Jam
Message in a Bottle
T2 - The Ultimate Edition

all of them were bought @ eAuctions!

weddingsingr · « **Reply #29 on:** Jun 07, 2001 at 12:18 AM »

Of course... Wedding Singer. Favorite ko iyon kaya iyon ang code ko eh.

I also got COral Sea Dreaming to make my TV into an electronic aquarium. Though its far from a real aquarium but at least no hassles and cost of maintaining an aquarium, especially during brownouts or leaving the house for a vacation. Plus it features aquamarine lifeforms that you would not or cannot place in your acquarium.

My first DVD though was Matrix (R3) which came in free with my first DVD player.