Keep it or Donate it? | Mystery DVD Collection, Part I

Written By Patrick Bark

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Dan was recently gifted a mystery collection of old DVDs, so we're digging through the first batch one movie at a time to decide what stays in his collection and what gets donated.

Along the way, Patrick and Dan revisit everything from Hellboy, War of the Worlds and The Chronicles of Riddick to Doom, Bad Boys, Mortal Kombat, The Rock and plenty of unexpected finds. We also get sidetracked by early digital movie codes and licensing, DVD case locks, Patrick's story about losing his copy of John Carpenter's The Thing, and some of the stranger artifacts of the DVD era.

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Chapters

00:00:00 Introduction

00:00:16 Episode Overview

00:01:58 The Exploration Begins

00:02:00 Guillermo Del Toro’s Hellboy

00:02:54 Steven Spielberg’s War of the Worlds (2005)

00:05:17 A Civil Action

00:06:20 The Outsiders

00:07:17 Four Brothers

00:08:47 Traffic

00:09:26 Jackass 3

00:10:46 Early Digital Movie Codes and Digital Licensing

00:14:45 The Chronicles of Riddick

00:16:17 The Matrix Reloaded

00:18:00 School Ties

00:19:25 Jonah Hex

00:20:07 Patrick's Story About Losing John Carpenter’s The Thing DVD

00:21:50 Poseidon

00:23:06 Snakes on a Plane

00:24:34 Coach Carter and DVD Case Locks

00:25:51 Eloise

00:27:41 Doom (2005)

00:29:02 The Informant

00:29:51 Lakeview Terrace

00:30:06 Bonus Movie: Kingsman: The Secret Service

00:31:42 Takers

00:32:45 Bad Boys

00:34:17 Mortal Kombat (1997)

00:35:25 Hanna

00:36:15 The Adjustment Bureau

00:36:52 The Rock (1996)

00:37:32 The Invisible

00:38:56 Premonition

00:39:28 Friends Season 1

00:40:06 Fast & Furious 4

00:41:36 Fighting

00:42:09 Mr. Woodcock

00:42:41 Jeff Dunham Comedy Specials

00:44:30 Kicking & Screaming

00:45:29 Sex and the City Season 1

00:45:52 The Transporter

00:46:34 Ring Around the Rosie

00:47:32 You Don’t Mess with the Zohan

00:49:06 Smart House

00:49:46 Romancing the Bride

00:50:39 Ocean’s Twelve

00:50:56 Leatherheads

00:51:23 Criminal Minds Season 6

00:52:39 Episode Wrap/Preview

Patrick Bark

Patrick is a podcaster, marketer, physical media enthusiast, and lifelong film obsessive who hosts The Bark Knight Podcast, where he dives into everything from creature features to cult classics. He writes about movies with an eye for atmosphere, storytelling, and the strange corners of genre cinema. When he’s not discussing films, he’s diving into board games, video games, or attending industry events.

https://www.youtube.com/@barkknightpodcast
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