Hottest DVDs To Give As Gifts
DVDs make great gifts for the whole family -- adults, kids -- even teens!
And on The Early Show Tuesday, entertainment contributor and People magazine Executive Editor Jess Cagle offered his suggestions for this holiday season -- as part of the show's ongoing Holiday Gift Guide.
Great Gift DVDs
"Planet Earth" -- the complete BBC series
"The War" -- seven part documentary -- acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns' epic documentary about World War II.
"The Bourne Ultimatum"
"The Jason Bourne Collection"
"Blade Runner, The Final Cut" -- "ultimate collectors edition" -- five-disc set
"Superbad" -- summer comedy hit debuts on Blu-RayHigh-Def in two-disc DVD
"Hairspray" -- two-disc DVD is in Blu-Ray High-Def
"The Simpsons Movie" -- special features include audio commentaries, deleted scenes, and promotional spots
DVDs for Kids
"Ratatouille" -- includes exclusive, all-new animated short, deleted scenes, more
"Pirates of the Caribbean -- At World's End"
"High School Musical 2"
"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"
"Harry Potter" limited edition gift set -- available in SD, HD DVD and Blu-Ray. Set Includes two-disc editions of all five films, plus two bonus discs with games and more than three hours of extra content
TV shows on DVD
"Everybody Loves Raymond" -- entire series available in unique, collectible custom package that "houses" all 44 discs. Bonus materials include signed script from executive producers and writers
"Lost" -- the complete third season
"Saturday Night Live" -- the complete second season -- bonus features include the performer screen test for Andy Kaufman, and audio files of never-before-heard dress rehearsals
"House" -- season three
"Heroes" -- Season one -- seven-disc set features never-before-aired 73-minute premiere episode
"Sopranos" -- Season Six -- bonus features include first-ever audio commentary by Edie Falco
For details on Jess' thoughts on these, watch the segment by
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