Movies have always been a staple for me during the holidays, from VHS to DVD, and now Blu-ray. Below are some of the best (and in some cases, crazy expensive) home video gift ideas for the year.
Batman – The Complete Animated Series
Even if you didn’t grow up in the 90s like I did, you have to admit this show was awesome. Better than the first four Batman films combined, this show was stylized, dark, and action-packed. This is at the top of my wish list this year. It’s a cool $85 in stores, but of course Amazon has it cheaper. PS – I think The Dark Knight
Batman – The Complete Animated Series on Amazon
Fraggle Rock – The Complete Series
If you’re a die hard Muppets/Fraggle Rock fan, chances are you’re kinda pissed off about this. Luckily, I’m not. Long story short, the only way to get the 4th season is to buy this set, which sucks if you already own the first three. A lot of people are mad about this, but I only have the first season, so its not that big of a deal for me.
$90 $80 on Amazon
The Flintstones – The Complete Series
The last of the crazy expensive sets, I promise. I miss the Flintstones. I don’t see TV at all anymore, and I doubt if I did I would even get to see this show anyway. Get this for yourself or even a kid. I promise they’ll like it. From my experience (lots of nieces and nephews) kids today love old animation just as much as the stuff they’re exposed to daily.
$90 on Amazon
Wall-E/Nightmare Before Christmas/Sleeping Beauty
Three awesome films. I’m a certifiable Pixar nut, stop motion freak, and classic Disney animation fanboy. Wall-E is Andrew Stanton’s second turn at director, and he did a great job. This would make an awesome gift for just about anyone. The Nightmare Before Christmas is Tim Burton and Henry Selick’s masterpiece, and it’s never looked better than it does on Blu-ray. Sleeping Beauty is a gorgeous film, worth the price even if you don’t care for the story. It’s a moving illustration from the Gothic period and it’s great to finally see it in it’s full aspect ratio.
- Wall-E is $22.99 on Amazon
- Nightmare is $20.99 on Amazon
for the DVD - Sleeping Beauty is $23.99 on Amazon
for Blu-ray (with standard DVD)
Hey There, It’s Yogi Bear!
A feature-length Yogi Bear animated movie? I honestly don’t know that I’ve ever seen this, but I’m going to order it as soon as possible. A little googling reveals that it’s the first feature length cartoon Hanna-Barbera produced. Cool! I always loved Yogi, and I’m on a quest to own every feature-length animated movie I’m interested in (ie, not most Dreamworks movies). Oddly enough, the complete series of The Yogi Bear Show is cheaper
$16.49 on Amazon
Popeye Shorts
Now in its third volume, the classic Popeye animated shorts are a must-have too. I picked up the first volume last Christmas and I hope to get the second two soon. My wife and I love these. They’re so violent and silly, but hilarious. We even entertained a group of nieces and nephews between the ages of 6 and 13 with these DVDs, and they loved them too.
Volume 3 is $24.99 on Amazon
