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To pick only 10 "Top DVD's" would be very hard and please remember this is based solely on our opinion. We have broken them out into following groups of 10s: (Links are to our reviews of the DVD's)

For our list of the Year 2006 Yanman.com DVD Awards

or the 10 Best of 2005 ....Click Here

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Island "Must Haves"

This is the group many might call a top 10 best films. If we were stuck on an Island, these are the films (That are on DVD) we would want. They are the best all around. In alphabetical order.

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Apollo 13
As Good As it Gets
Contact
Pulp Fiction
Saving Private Ryan
T2

The Disney Collection

Titanic

Top Gun

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Audio

These DVD's are the best to use for demoing the capabilities of your sound system. Currently all are Dolby Digital only, until we have a chance to test out the new DTS discs just coming to market. These are in order from first place to tenth place.

 

T2
Daylight
Armageddon
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Godzilla
The Matrix
Top Gun
Titanic
Saving Private Ryan
Starship Troopers

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Video

Even with being the clearest of video formats, some discs are better than others here are our picks for best video. Again in order of choice :

The Fifth Element
Tarzan -SE
T2
Contact
Mars Attacks!
Starship Troopers
Saving Private Ryan
Apollo 13
Lost in Space
Armageddon


(PS We know that Video Essentials is not a movie, but it is a must, for video, and has some great test images)

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Extras

Extra, Extras, read all about them! One of the things that makes DVD special (more than any other format) are the extras. Here are the discs that we feel have the most (and or best) extras:

T2
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The Abyss
Independence Day
Contact
Tarzan Collector's Edition
Blade
A Bugs Life CE
Armageddon (Criterion)
Apollo 13

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We're Waiting

What are the top ten movies we are waiting for on DVD? Here you go:

wait.gif (1700 bytes)Star Wars (Trilogy)
Raiders (Trilogy)
The Rest of the Disney Animated Classics
Back to the Future (Trilogy)
The Godfather (Trilogy)
Citizen Kane
and
All the remaining films from the AFI top 100.

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Don Corleone

THE GODFATHER

Here it is, the moment you've been waiting for - you may now pre-order the entire Godfather Trilogy on DVD from Amazon.com. Enough said.

T2 -The Ultimate Edition DVD

This is a must have, and has floated to the number 1 position of all of our Top 10 DVD lists.

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Apollo 13
Having this DVD on hand might just make being stranded on a  island bearable.

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Armageddon

If this is not a movie, you use to show off Dolby Digital then I don't know what is.

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Video Essential
Do you want to make sure that the video in your system is set up correctly?