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DVDs you regret buying
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantVega
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This is the only one that comes to mind for me.

Highlander: 10th Anniversary Director's Cut

It's probably the only Director's Cut I've ever seen that actually made a movie worse than the original version.  The original theatrical version was just so much superior.  The scenes that were put back in and the way it was re-edited was just horrendous.

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Oh wait.. I thought of another one.  Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever.  Nothing else needs to be said about that one.
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantBattling Butler
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Ju-On (Japan) 

I usually like the Japanese horror originals better than the remakes, and I thought The Grudge was pretty good. But Ju-On is one of the worst made films I've ever seen, just really bad, couldn't wait to get rid of it.
DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantBattling Butler
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Quoting Caroline:
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Biggest regrets:
Strange Days
Silence of the Lambs
Hannibal (which I have not, and will not, watched)
Lone Star
Bedazzled
Fantasia 2000 (only because so much was repeated from the original, otherwise it was ok)
French Connection 1 & 2
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (I had loved Space Jam and hoped this one would be as good - it was a major disappointment)
Mortal Thoughts
Royal Tenenbaums


TV Series:
A Bit of Fry and Laurie: This was a bit of a disappointment
I Dream of Jeannie: It was not as good as I had remembered from my youth - I probably won't complete the series
The Protectors: Not as good as I remembered - I probably won't complete the series


You didn't care for Lone Star ?  It's still one of my favorite movies.
DVD Profiler Unlimited Registrantpacaway
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Immediately springing to mind...

Say It Isn't So!
Serving Sarah

these have pretty much turned me off of romantic comedies and even comedies in general.  How bad can they get??

liorb22: when you bought "Paris, France", you must have thought you were buying "Paris, Texas"... one of my best blind purchases!
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Quoting Battling Butler:
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Ju-On (Japan) 

I usually like the Japanese horror originals better than the remakes, and I thought The Grudge was pretty good. But Ju-On is one of the worst made films I've ever seen, just really bad, couldn't wait to get rid of it.

You're lucky, I've seen the pre JU-ON: THE GRUDGE TV/cable movies
Erik

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Brassed off - why did i buy it !!!!
best buy was the Complete adventures of Tintin
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantMark Harrison
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Just off the top of my head, I'd have to say Daredevil.

I usually have great luck with my blind buys, but I just didn't care for that one.
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DVD Profiler Desktop and Mobile RegistrantDr. Killpatient
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She's the Man.

I made it just 10 minutes into the movie.
DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorKatatonia
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You're lucky, I've seen the pre JU-ON: THE GRUDGE TV/cable movies


I'm quite glad that I've never seen them then, if they're worse than Ju-On was.
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I'm quite glad that I've never seen them then, if they're worse than Ju-On was.

Actually they might be slightly better than JU-ON: THE GRUDGE (official title for the theatrical Japanese films)

The director has made literally 7 almost identical versions of the same film:

Ju-on: The Curse 1
Ju-on: The Curse 2
Ju-on: The Grudge
Ju-on: The Grudge 2
Ju-on: The Grudge 3

The Grudge
The Grudge 2

I hear his MAREBITO is very good though, Katatonia.

Anyway; regretting buying stuff... constantly, but IMO you've gotta take a few risks in order to dig out the "pearls."
Erik

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DVD Profiler Unlimited Registrantdirk_steitz
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Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2

bad beyond belief....
DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantBlade
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My choice would have to be Solaris



Purchased an ex-rental copy 4 years ago and still haven't managed to watch more than 15 mins before zzzzzZZZZZ!!!!
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JR1911
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The only film I can think of right now is The Fall of the Roman Empire, over three hours of utter boredom.

Quoting Blade:
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My choice would have to be Solaris



Purchased an ex-rental copy 4 years ago and still haven't managed to watch more than 15 mins before zzzzzZZZZZ!!!!


If you found that boring, try watching Tarkovsky's version  . Personally, I absolutely loved the 2002 version and the 1972 version was good too but I can understand that those movies aren't for everyone.
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantNordwolfe
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There are several titles I regret buying, but I always just sell or trade them.. so I can't really remember too many of them!

One of my recent bad purchases was "Madagascar". I was waiting for some a nice animation like A Shark's Tale or Shrek, but it turned out to be a big, big disappointment. It didn't have any plot really.. and it wasn't even funny at all. The only thing I liked about the movie was the voice acting.

I just got rid of the disc today, now I'm happy again. 
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The Matador. Just an absolutely lousy movie. In the previews for the movie it looked pretty good but I didn't realize that those were the best parts of the movie.
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The only ones i have regreted buying were, Evita (couldn't ever get all the way through it,and finally sold it) and the Ladykillers (I usually find most of Tom Hanks movies at least entertaining, but completely disliked this one)

Rob
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