Can a person be unmasked by his DVD collection? What to think of someone who owns some disgracefully atrocious movies? of someone with nothing above PG-13? of someone who buys every Hollywood blockbuster crap-a-thon imaginable? of someone whose collection of independent movies seems disingenuous, as though he bought them to impress people with his superior knowledge and passion for the quality flick?

I know my DVD collection is not one to be amazed by; there are some duds, not many Academy Award winners, and an overrepresented mafia theme. I don't know myself any better by looking at the titles of my movies, but maybe I should:

American Pie
American Pie 2
Any Given Sunday
A Bronx Tale
Carlito's Way
Casino
Cast Away
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Detroit Rock City
Dude, Where's my Car?
Eight Millimeter
The Exorcist
Forrest Gump
Freddy Got Fingered
The Godfather
The Godfather, Part II
The Godfather, Part III
Goodfellas
Heat
Jaws the Revenge
Lethal Weapon 4
Life is Beautiful
Planet of the Apes
Platoon
Rebel Without a Cause
Shrek
The Simpsons: The Complete First Season
The Simpsons: The Complete Second Season
Snatch
The Sopranos: The Complete Second Season
The Sopranos: The Complete Third Season
South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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