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Our DVD ratings are shown as (Story, Video, Audio, Extras) with a letter grade in each category in the range of:
       A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D
That's ten (10) different grade levels.  And no, we don't give F's.  Our DVD recommendations are based on the combination of an excellent story/movie, high quality video and audio transfer, and a rich set of bonus materials.  In other words, we recommend the DVD based on its video, audio, and bonus material quality as well as the entertainment value of the feature film.  These are DVDs we believe are worth buying for your collection.  If you only care about the movie, look for the first grade to be B+ or better.  Those are movies we deem worth seeing.  The average movie is given a grade of B or B-, which is in the middle of our grading scale.  We hope that this list will help you find those DVDs that are worth collecting, as well as those movies on DVD that are worth seeing.  Enjoy your "time for DVD"!

• Bulletproof Monk (B, A-, A, B+) (reviewed 9/21/03)

• The Quiet American (B+, A-, A-, B+) (reviewed 8/12/03)

• Gangs of New York (dts) (B+, A-, A+, A-) (reviewed 8/12/03)

• How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days (B+, B+, B+, B+) (reviewed 8/12/03)

• The Hours (B, B+, B+, B+) (reviewed 8/12/03)

• Solaris (B+, A, A-, B) (reviewed 7/17/03)

• Die Another Day (dts-ES) (A, A-, A+, A) (reviewed 7/13/03)  Recommended

• The Recruit (dts) (B+, A-, A+, B) (reviewed 7/13/03)

• Adaptation: Superbit (dts) (B-, A, A-, D) (reviewed 7/13/03)

• Frida (B+, A-, A-, A) (reviewed 7/13/03)

• Jackie Chan's Project A2 (B-, C+, C+, D-) (reviewed 7/13/03)

• Catch Me If You Can (dts) (B, A-, A+, B) (reviewed 5/22/03)

• Star Trek: Nemesis (B+, A-, A, B+) (reviewed 5/19/03)

• 25th Hour (B, A-, A-, B) (reviewed 5/19/03)

• Equilibrium (A-, A-, A, B-) (reviewed 5/12/03)

• Seven Years in Tibet: Superbit (dts) (A, A+, A+, N/A) (reviewed 5/12/03)  Recommended

• Patriot Games (dts) (A-, B, B+, C) (reviewed 5/11/03)

• The Crime of Padre Amaro (A-, A-, B+, B) (reviewed 5/10/03)  Recommended

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Complete List of DVD Movie Reviews (in alphabetical order)

• A.I. Artificial Intelligence (dts) (B+, A, A+, A)

• The Accidental Spy (A-, A-, A-, D) Recommended

• Adaptation: Superbit (dts) (B-, A, A-, D)

• Air Force One: Superbit (dts) (A+, A+, A+, N/A) Recommended

• Ali (B+, A, A-, D)

• All The Pretty Horses (B+, A, A, C) 

• Almost Famous (dts) (B+, A-, A, B-) 

• Along Came A Spider (A, A-, A-, C)

• American Beauty (dts) (A, A, A+, A) 
  Recommended

• Anna and the King (B+, A-, B+, B+) 

• Antitrust (A-, A, A-, B+)

• Antwone Fisher (A, A-, B+, B) Recommended

• Atlantis: The Lost Empire (Collector's Ed.) (dts) (A-, A+, A+, A+)  Recommended

• Atlantis: The Lost Empire (A-, A+, A+, B)

• The Audrey Hepburn Story (A-, B+, B+, B-)

• Austin Powers in Goldmember (dts-ES) (B, A, A+, A-)

• Autumn in New York (B+, A-, B+, D) 

• Bandits (B+, A-, A-, B-)

• Beautiful (C-, B-, C+, C) 

• A Beautiful Mind (A, A, A, A) Recommended

• Beauty and the Beast: Platinum Ed. (A+, A-, A, A+) Recommended

• Bedazzled (A, A+, A, A-) Recommended

• Behind Enemy Lines (dts) (A, A, A+, B+)  Recommended

• Birthday Girl (B, A-, B+, C)

• Blade II (A-, A, A+, A) Recommended

• Bless the Child (A-, A-, B+, B) 

• Blue's Big Musical Movie (A-, A-, B, B+) 

• Body Shots (B, A-, B+, B) 

• Bossa Nova (B+, B+, B+, B+) 

• Bounce (A-, A, B+, A)

• The Bounty (B+, A-, B, D) 

• Braveheart (A+, A, A, A-) Recommended

• Bread & Tulips (B, B, B, D)

• Bridget Jones's Diary (A-, B+, B+, B+)

• Brotherhood of the Wolf (B+, A-, A, C-)

• Buddy (B+, A-, B, C-) 

• Captain Corelli's Mandolin (dts) (A, A, A+, B)

• Cast Away (dts-ES) (A, A+, A+, A) Recommended

• Catch Me If You Can (B, A-, A+, B)

• Cats & Dogs (A-, A, A, A-) Recommended

• The Cell (B+, A, A-, A+) 

• Changing Lanes (B+, A-, B+, B-)

• Charlie's Angels (A, A, A, A) Recommended

• Chicken Run (dts-ES) (A, A, A+, A-) Recommended

• Chocolat (B, A-, A-, B+)

• Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (dts) (B, A, A, B+)

• Cinema Paradiso: The New Version (A+, B+, B+, D) Recommended

• Cirque du Soleil's Dralion (B+, B, B+, B-) 

• The Contender (dts) (A, A, A, B+) 

• The Count of Monte Cristo (A+, A, A, B+) Recommended

• Courage Under Fire (dts) (A+, A+, A+, B-) Recommended

• The Crime of Padre Amaro (A-, A-, B+, B)  Recommended

• Crime + Punishment in Suburbia (B, B-, B, B-) 

• Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (B+, A-, A-, C)

• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (A+, A, A+, B) Recommended

• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Superbit (dts) (A+, A+, A+, N/A) Recommended

• Cutaway (B, A-, B-, B+) 

• The Deep End (B-, A-, B+, B)

• Die Another Day (A, A-, A+, A)  Recommended

• Disney's The Kid (A-, A-, A, B+)

• Doctor Dolittle (1967) (B+, B, B-, D) 

• Donnie Brasco (B+, A-, B+, A) 

• Don't Say A Word (dts) (A, A, A+, A)  Recommended

• Dragonfly (dts) (A, A, A, A-) Recommended

• Drowning Mona (B-, B+, B+, A-) 

• Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (dts) (A, A, A, A) Recommended

• Dr. T. and the Women (B-, A-, B+, B+) 

• Drumline (A-, A-, B+, B) Recommended

• Dumbo: 60th Anniversary Edition (A-, A, B+, A-) Recommended

• Edward Scissorhands (B, B, B-, B) 

• The Emperor's New Groove: "The Ultimate Groove" Ed. (dts) (B+, A+, A+, A+)

• Enemy at the Gates (A, A, A, B)

• Enigma (A, A, A, D) (reviewed 11/03/02)  Recommended

• Equilibrium (A-, A-, A, B-)  Recommended

• Evolution (dts) (B, A-, A, B+)

• The Fantasticks (B+, B+, B+, B+) 

• Fargo (A-, B+, B, C) 

• The Fast and the Furious (dts) ((B, A-, A, A)

• The Fifth Element: Superbit (dts) (A, A+, A+, N/A) Recommended

• Fight Club (A-, A, A, A+)

• Final Destination (B, A-, B, A+) 

• Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (A-, A+, A+, A+) Recommended

• Finding Forrester (A, A-, B+, B-) Recommended

• The Four Feathers (A, A-, A, B) Recommended

• Frailty (A, A, A-, A-) Recommended

• Frequency (A, A-, A-, A+) Recommended

• Frida (B+, A-, A-, A)

• From Hell (A-, A, A+, A)

• Gangs of New York (dts) (B+, A-, A+, A-)

• Ghost (A+, B-, B+, B-) 

• The Gift (A, A-, A, C)

• Gladiator (dts-ES) (A+, A, A+, A+) Recommended

• The Glass House (B, A, A-, B)

• Glory (Special Edition) (A, A-, A-, A) Recommended

• The Godfather DVD Collection (A-, B-, B, A-)

• Godzilla 2000 (B, B, B, B-) 

• The Good Girl (D, B+, B-, B)

• Gorgeous (A-, A, A-, B+)

• Gosford Park (B+, A-, A-, B+)

• Grease (A+, B+, B, C)

• Hannibal (dts) (A-, A, A+, A)  Recommended

• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (B+, A-, A, A+)

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (A, A, A, A+)  Recommended

• Hart's War (A, A, A, B)

• The Haunting (dts-ES) (B+, A, A+, B) 

• HeartBreakers (B+, A-, B+, B+)

• Here On Earth (A, A-, B+, B-)  

• High Crimes (A+, A-, A-, B)  Recommended

• Hollow Man (A-, A-, A-, A-) Recommended

• Hollow Man (Superbit Deluxe) (A-, A+, A+, B+) Recommended

• Hollywood Ending (B, B+, D, C-)

• The Hours (B, B+, B+, B+)

• How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days (B+, B+, B+, B+)

• The Hunchback of Notre Dame (dts) (A, A, A+, B+) Recommended

• The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (dts) (B+, A, A+, B-)

• I Am Sam (dts) (A-, A-, A-, A-)

• Impostor: The Director's Cut (A-, A-, A, B-) Recommended

• In The Bedroom (A-, A-, B+, D)

• Iris (A+, A, A, B+) Recommended

• Jackie Chan is the Prisoner (B-, B, B-, B-) 

• Jackie Chan's Project A2 (B-, C+, C+, D-)

• Joe Somebody (B, A-, B+, B)

• John Q. (dts) (A-, A, A+, A) (reviewed 07/16/02)

• Joseph: King of Dreams (B+, A-, B+, B) 

• Kate & Leopold (B+, A-, A-, B+)

• Keeping the Faith (B+, A-, B+, B+) 

• A Knight's Tale (B+, A, A, A-)

• Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (A, A-, A, A-) Recommended

• The Last Castle (dts) (A-, A, A+, B+)

• The Last of the Mohicans (dts) (A+, A, A, D) Recommended

• The Legend of Drunken Master (A, A-, A-, C+) Recommended

• Legends of the Fall (A+, A, A-, A) Recommended

• Legend of the Red Dragon (B+, C, B, D)

• Life as a House (dts) (A, A, A, B+)  Recommended

• Life Or Something Like It (B, A, A, C)

• The Little Vampire (B-, B+, B+, B+) 

• The Living Daylights (A-, A-, B+, A-) 

• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (B-, A, A, A-)

• Lost Souls (dts) (B+, A-, A, B+) 

• Love & Basketball (B+, A-, B, A) 

• Lucky Numbers (B, A-, B, B-) 

• VeggieTales - Lyle, The Kindly Viking (A+, A, A, B-) Recommended

• Maid in Manhattan (B+, A-, A-, D)

• Malèna (B+, B+, B+, C)

• Malice (B+, A-, B+, D) 

• The Mask Of Zorro: Special Ed. (dts) (A+, A, A+, A-) Recommended

• The Master (Jet Li) (C+, B, B, D)

• Me, Myself & Irene (B, A, A-, A-) 

• Memento (Limited Edition) (A-, A, A, A-)

• Men In Black: Collector's Series (dts) (A-, A, A+, A+) 

• Men of Honor (A-, A, A, A-) Recommended

• The Mexican (dts) (C+, A, A+, B+)

• Minority Report (dts-ES) (A, A, A+, A) Recommended

• Misery (A-, B+, B, C) 

• Mission: Impossible 2 (A, A, A, A) Recommended

• Monster's Ball (A, A, A, B) Recommended

• Monster's Inc. (A+, A+, A+, A) Recommended

• Mr. Deeds (B+, A-, A-, A-)

• My Cousin Vinny (A, B+, B-, B-)

• The Mummy: Ultimate Ed. (dts) (A, A, A+, A+) Recommended

• The Mummy Returns (A, A, A, A-) Recommended

• The Naked Gun (A, B, B, B+) 

• The Naked Gun 2 1/2  (A-, A-, B, B+) 

• The Naked Gun 33 1/3  (A-, B+, B, B+) 

• The Next Best Thing (B+, A, B+, B) 

• The Ninth Gate (B+, A+, A, A+)

• No Way Back (B, B+, B, C-) 

• Octopussy (B+, B, B-, A-) 

• Oliver & Company (A, A-, A-, B+) Recommended

• Once Upon A Time in China (B+, B-, C+, B-) 

• Once Upon a Time in China II (B+, B, B-, C-)

• The One (A, A, A, B+)  Recommended

• One Hour Photo (B+, A-, A-, B)

• Original Sin (Unrated Edition) (A-, B+, A-, B)

• The Others (A, A, A, B+) Recommended

• Panic Room: Superbit (dts) (B+, A, A+, D)

• The Patriot (A+, A, A, B+) Recommended

• The Patriot (Superbit Deluxe) (A+, A+, A+, B+) Recommended

• Patriot Games (dts) (A-, B, B+, C)

• Pearl Harbor: 60th Anniversary Commemorative Edition (dts) (A, A+, A+, B) Recommended

• Pearl Harbor: The Director's Cut - Vista Series (dts) (A, A+, A+, A+)  Recommended

• Peter Pan: SE (A-, A, B+, A-)  Recommended

• Platoon (A, B-, B, C+) 

• Predator (dts) (B+, B+, A-, D) 

• The Prince of Egypt (dts) (A+, A+, A+, A-) Recommended

• The Princess Bride (A, B+, B+, C) 

• The Princess Bride: Special Ed. (A, A-, B+, B+)

• The Princess Diaries (B+, A, A-, B+)

• The Quiet American (B+, A-, A-, B+)

• Quills (A, A, A-, B+) Recommended

• The Recruit (B+, A-, A+, B)

• Reindeer Games (Exclusive Director's Cut) (A-, A-, B+, B)

• Remember the Titans (dts) (A, A, A, A-) Recommended

• Return To Me (B+, A-, B+, B) 

• Return To Never Land (B+, A, A-, B+)

• The Right Temptation (B, A-, B+, C-)

• The Ring (dts) (A, A-, A+, C-)  Recommended

• The Road to El Dorado (dts) (A-, A+, A+, A-) Recommended

• Robinson Crusoe (dts) (B, B+, B, D)

• The Rock: The Criterion Collection (dts) (A, A, A+, A+) Recommended

• Rocky (B+, C-, C+, B+) 

• Road To Perdition (dts) (A-, A, A, B) Recommended

• Romeo Must Die (A-, A-, A-, A-) 

• The Rookie (A-, A-, A-, B) Recommended

• The Royal Tenebaums (B-, A, B+, B+)

• Rugrats In Paris: The Movie (B, A, B+, B) 

• Rules Of Engagement (A, A-, A-, B+) 

• Running Free (B+, A-, B-, B-) 

• Rush Hour 2 (dts-ES) (B, A, A, A+)

• Save the Last Dance (A-, A, A-, A-)

• The Score (A-, A-, A-, B)

• The Scorpion King: CE (A, A, A, A-) Recommended

• Serendipity (dts) (A, A, A-, B+)  Recommended

• Se7en (dts-ES) (A, A+, A+, A+) 

• Seven Years in Tibet: Superbit (dts) (A, A+, A+, N/A)  Recommended

• Shaft (2000) (A-, A-, B+, B-) 

• Shallow Hal (B+, A, A, A)

• Shanghai Triad (B+, A-, B+, C-) 

• The Shipping News (B, A-, A-, B)

• Shrek (A-, A+, A+, A+) Recommended

• Silence of the Lambs (A+, A-, B+, A-)

• Signs (B+, A-, A-, A-)

• S1m0ne (dts-ES) (B+, A-, A+, B)

• Six Degrees of Separation (B+, B+, B+, C) 

• The 6th Day (B+, A, A, B) 

• The Sixth Sense: Vista Series (dts) (A+, A+, A+, A-)  Recommended

• Sleepy Hollow (A-, A, A, B+) 

• Snow Day (C, B+, B+, A-) 

• Snow Dogs (B+, A-, A, B+)

• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Platinum Ed. (A+, A+, A, A+) Recommended

• Solaris (B+, A, A-, B)

• Someone Like You (A-, A-, B+, B)

• The Sound of Music (A+, A-, B+, A+) Recommended

• Space Cowboys (B+, A, A-, B-)  

• Spider-Man (B+, A, A, A+) Recommended

• Spirited Away (A-, A, A, B+)

• Spy Game (dts) (A, A, A+, A-) Recommended

• Spy Kids (A-, A-, A, C-)

• Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (A-, A-, A-, B+)

• Star Trek: The Motion Picture, The Director's Edition (B+, B, A, A)

• Star Trek: Nemesis (B+, A-, A, B+)

• Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (The Director's Ed.) (A-, A-, A-, A-) Recommended

• Star Wars: Episode II, Attack of the Clones (A, A+, A+, A+) Recommended

• Stuart Little (A, A, A-, A+)

• Stuart Little 2 (A+, A, A, B+)  Recommended

• The Sum of All Fears (A-, A-, A-, B)  Recommended

• Sunshine (B+, B-, B+, D)

• Sweet Home Alabama (B+, A-, B+, B-)

• The Sweetest Thing (B, A-, B+, B+)

• The Tailor of Panama (B, B+, B+, B)

• The Talented Mr. Ripley (B+, A, A, B+)

• Tarzan & Jane (B-, A, A-, A)

• The Terminator: Special Ed. (A+, A, A, A) Recommended

• Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (B-, A-, B+, D)

• Thirteen Days (A, A+, A-, A+)  Recommended

• Thomas and Magic Railroad (B+, A, B+, C) 

• Titan A.E. (dts) (B+, A+, A+, B+) 

• Titus (B+, A-, A-, A+) 

• Tombstone (dts) (A, A, A+, A-)  Recommended

• Town & Country (B+, A-, B+, D)

• Toy Story 2-Pack (A+/A, A+/A+, A/A+, B) Recommended

• Treasure Planet (B+, A, A, B+)

• Tuck Everlasting (B-, A-, B+, B)

• The Tuxedo (dts) (B+, A, A+, B-)

• 25th Hour (B, A-, A-, B)

• Unbreakable (dts) (A-, A, A, B+)

• Under Suspicion (A-, B+, B+, B) 

• The Untouchables (A-, A-, B, D) Recommended

• Vanilla Sky (A, A, A, B+)  Recommended

• VeggieTales The Ultimate Silly Song Countdown (A+, A, A, B-) Recommended

• Vertical Limit (A-, A, A-, A-) Recommended

• A View To A Kill (A-, B, B-, A-) 

• The Virgin Suicides (B-, B+, B+, B-) 

• We Were Soldiers (A+, A, A+, B+) Recommended

• The Wedding Planner (A, B+, B+, B+)

• What Lies Beneath (dts) (A, A, A+, B-) 

• What Planet Are You From? (B+, B, B+, B+)

• What Women Want (A-, A, B+, B)

• When Harry Met Sally (A-, A-, B, B) 

• Where The Heart Is (A, A-, B, C+) 

• White Men Can't Jump (B+, A-, B-, B-)

• The Whole Nine Yards (B+, B, A-, B+)

• Woman on Top (B, A-, B+, C-) 

• Wonder Boys (B, A-, B, B-) 

• The World Is Not Enough (A, A, A, B)

• Wall Street (B+, B-, B, B) 

• X-Men (B+, A-, A-, B+) 

• xXx (B+, A, A, B+)

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