If the movies have taught us anything, it’s that Christmas is hard… but unless someone’s dressed on a killing spree while dressed in a Santa Claus costume, it always turns out okay in the end. That said, why leave it to fate? Why not make sure Christmas – or the end of the year gift-giving bonanza of your choice – is the best it can be? Why not give the movie lover in your life the perfect gift, instead of a DVD they already have or another gift certificate to Best Buy?
Enter… CraveOnline 2013 Movie Lovers Gift Guide, with twenty gift recommendations for movie fans of (almost) every type. We did all the leg work so you don’t have to. All you have to do is just scroll through the gift guide, find the gift that’s right for the movie lover in your life, and click away!
Merry Christmas, you lazy rascals. We hope you enjoy CraveOnline’s 2013 Movie Lovers Gift Guide, and if not…? Well, bah humbug to you too.
William Bibbiani is the editor of CraveOnline’s Film Channel and co-host of The B-Movies Podcast. Follow him on Twitter at @WilliamBibbiani.
2013 Movie Lovers Gift Guide
20 great gift ideas for every type of cinephile on your shopping list.
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For the Kids: My Neighbor Totoro (Blu-ray)
PRICE (Est.): $20
BUY IT NOW!: Amazon.comGive your kids the gift of the best family film ever made (so says CraveOnline), with Hayao Miyazaki's My Neighbor Totoro. This fantastic Blu-ray will introduce kids to one of the world's greatest filmmakers, and to the touching story of two young girls befriending magical beasts on the eve of a family crisis.
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For the Kids (Alternate): The Despicable Me 2 Fart Blaster
PRICE (Est.): $20
BUY IT NOW!: Amazon.comIs My Neighbor Totoro too heartwarming for your little rascals? Fine. Get 'em The Despicable Me 2 Fart Blaster. This gift is particularly good for kids whose parents you don't like all that much, and who don't live in the same house as you.
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For the Action Fan: Bruce Lee: The Legacy Collection (Blu-ray)
PRICE (Est.): $90-$100
BUY IT NOW!: Amazon.comAll of Bruce Lee's films in one enormous, special feature-laden set from Shout Factory (except Enter the Dragon, which they probably own anyway). The greatest martial arts superstar's early movies have never looked this good.
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For the Action Fan (Alternate): White House Down (Blu-ray)
PRICE (Est.): $25
BUY IT NOW!: Amazon.comAny real action lover probably owns all the popular 2013 blockbusters - Man of Steel, Fast & Furious 6, Pacific Rim - but they may not know that Roland Emmerich's "Die Hard in the White House" flick was a lot better than advertised. Show 'em.
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For the Horror Fan: Friday the 13th: The Complete Collection (Blu-ray)
PRICE (Est.): $90
BUY IT NOW!: Amazon.comRelive all of Jason Voorhee's most timeless murders in this, the first ever Blu-ray collection to include every single film in the series, three of which have never been in high-definition before.
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For the Horror Fan (Alternate): The Vincent Price Collection (Blu-ray)
PRICE (Est.): $70
BUY IT NOW!: Amazon.comDoes your horror fan like their monsters old school? In that case, get them this beautifully remastered collection featuring six horror classics starring Vincent Price. Make sure they watch the introductions by Price himself, recorded for PBS in the early 1980s.
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For the Chick Flick Fan: Frances Ha (Criterion Blu-ray)
PRICE (Est.): $35
BUY IT NOW!: Amazon.comGive your lady friend the gift of the benefit of the doubt with Frances Ha, the critically-acclaimed indie drama starring Greta Gerwig as a young woman learning harsh (but beautiful) real world lessons that apply to just about everyone, men and women alike.
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For the Chick Flick Fan (Alternate): Twilight Forever: The Complete Saga Box Set (Blu-ray)
PRICE (Est.): $40
BUY IT NOW!: Amazon.comOr, if that doesn't work, just give her Twilight again. It's all the films and even some new special features for the person in your life who's into that.
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For the Star Wars Fan: Chewbacca Messenger Bag
PRICE (Est.): $90
BUY IT NOW!: Think Geek.comWho's scruffy-lookin'? Not the Star Wars fan on your holiday shopping list! Get them this classy faux-leather messenger bag, with a strap that looks just like Chewbacca's only article of clothing.
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For the Star Wars Fan (Alternate): Star Wars Voice Changer
PRICE (Est.): $35
BUY IT NOW!: Amazon.comSince they can't re-release the Star Wars movies every year (thank god), the Jedi in your life may be letting the hate flow through them. So get them the Star Wars voice changer and watch them turn to the Dark Side with a voice like Darth Vader.
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For the Book Lover: Guillermo Del Toro Cabinet of Curiosities: My Notebooks, Collections and Other Obsessions
PRICE (Est.): $35
BUY IT NOW!: Amazon.comMovie lovers don't just love movies. Sometimes they like to read about them. Give your favorite cine-bibliophile this handsome collection of notes and curios from Pacific Rim and Pan's Labyrinth director Guillermo del Toro, and watch them flip (through it).
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For the Book Lover (Alternate): The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, The Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made
PRICE (Est.): $20
BUY IT NOW!: Amazon.comOh, thanks Mark! The Room co-star Greg Sestero (aka "Mark") details the strange production that yielded the strange, unintentionally hilarious cult hit The Room. It's as sad as it is funny.
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For the Knick-Knack Lover: Harry Potter Remote Control Wand
PRICE (Est.): $55
BUY IT NOW!: Harry Potter ShopSwish and flick and presto! You're TV is muted. Control your TV with this Universal Remote disguised inside a Harry Potter replica wand, that will control your infra-red devices with your magical movements.
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For the Knick-Knack Lover (Alternate): A Christmas Story Desktop Leg Lamp
PRICE (Est.): $50
BUY IT NOW!: Think Geek.com"Fra-gi-le... Must be French." And boy howdy does this lamp from A Christmas Story look French to us. This functional throwback to the yuletide favorite will have your knick-knack lover shooting their eyes out in joy.
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For the Classy: Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman (Criterion Blu-ray Boxed Set)
PRICE (Est.): $200
BUY IT NOW!: Amazon.comThe greatest action franchise of all time - 25 films and not a bad one in the bunch - finally comes to Blu-ray courtesy of The Criterion Collection. These samurai classics are a steal at any price, and now they're less than $10 each in HD.
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For the Classy (Alternate): Cinerama Blu-rays
PRICE (Est.): $40
BUY IT NOW!: Amazon.comThe short-lived ultra widescreen phenonemon finally came to Blu-ray recently with Blu-ray releases of South Seas Adventure, Windjammer, This is Cinerama and Cinerama Holiday. Give your classy film fan the gift of obscurity.
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For the Classless: Sex Panther
PRICE (Est.): $50
BUY IT NOW!: Firebox60% of the time... it works every time. Prove the cast of Anchorman wrong by giving the movie lover in your life a cologne that doesn't actually smell like Bigfoot's dick. For $50 a bottle, it had better not!
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For the Classless (Alternate): Porn Parodies
PRICE (Est.): $30-$40
BUY IT NOW!:AdultDVDEmpireWhat, not sleazy enough? In that case, why not procure some hilarious - and often surprisingly big budgeted - porn parodies? Vivid has elaborate comic book movies steeped in continuity, and there are plenty of couples-friendly romance satires out there too.
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For the Rich: Samsung 55-Inch 1080p Smart Curved OLED TV
PRICE (Est.): $9,000
BUY IT NOW!: Amazon.comOne of the coolest home video set-ups on the market offers a curved screen you can tilt for easy viewing around the living room, an interface that responds to gestures and voice commands, and the ability to watch two different films at once on the same full screen. It only costs a fortune!
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For the Rich (Alternate): Movie Poster Lightboxes
PRICE (Est.): $300-$3,300
BUY IT NOW!: All Movie ReplicasWhy just frame your movie posters when you can frame them right? Turn your movie lover's living room into a movie theater lobby with these backlit poster frames of all shapes and sizes, with prices ranging from somewhat reasonable to ridiculous.
Estimate Cost: $300-$3,300 (All Movie Replicas)
