Got a random lot of DVDs from an eBay auction, need opinions...

[DiRF]

I got a lot auction on eBay for a fairly low price, because it had Grave of the Fireflies in it... it also came with a lot of DVD of series I've never seen... and I have to decide whether I want to keep the discs or trade 'em in at FYE...I don't have time to watch all of them right now... so any honest, thought-out opinions you all could offer would be fantastic and greatly appreciated.

If you need to know what kind of Anime I like... you can always check out my ANN 'Favorites' file (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyAnime/?user=DiRF&categ=11).

Colorful
Ergo Proxy vol. 1
Golgo 13: The Professional
Golgo 13: Queen Bee
Guyver - Bio-boosted Armor (both Manga Ent. volumes of the 12-ep OVA series)
Parasite Dolls
Spriggan

There are two other discs I *know* I'll be trading in...
Read or Die OVA (I already own it)
Wings of Honneamise (Manga Ent. release... I already own the BV-release, and I've heard the Manga Ent. release of it is absolutely horrid.)

[Fencedude]

I got a lot auction on eBay for a fairly low price, because it had Grave of the Fireflies in it... it also came with a lot of DVD of series I've never seen... and I have to decide whether I want to keep the discs or trade 'em in at FYE...I don't have time to watch all of them right now... so any honest, thought-out opinions you all could offer would be fantastic and greatly appreciated.

If you need to know what kind of Anime I like... you can always check out my ANN 'Favorites' file (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyAnime/?user=DiRF&categ=11).

Colorful
Ergo Proxy vol. 1
Golgo 13: The Professional
Golgo 13: Queen Bee
Guyver - Bio-boosted Armor (both Manga Ent. volumes of the 12-ep OVA series)
Parasite Dolls
Spriggan

There are two other discs I *know* I'll be trading in...
Read or Die OVA (I already own it)
Wings of Honneamise (Manga Ent. release... I already own the BV-release, and I've heard the Manga Ent. release of it is absolutely horrid.)

Threads like this should be in Reccomendations, really.

But, lets see...uhh...I hope you didn't pay to much for those?

[DiRF]

Threads like this should be in Reccomendations, really.

But, lets see...uhh...I hope you didn't pay to much for those?
Oh, crap, sorry... didn't realize this belonged in Recommendations... if a mod wants to move it, that's perfectly fine...

...and, uh, no... I paid ~$19 total for everything, which Grave of the Fireflies was worth that much by itself. I pretty much want to know if any of these other DVDs are worth keeping, if only to watch once.

[davesimmons]

Parasite Dolls - Bubblegum Crisis spin-off, decent sci-fi "cop show" but not as good as AD Police Files (the older ADP title).
Spriggan - pretty good Indiana Jones / Crystal Triangle type movie.

[Zalis]

Colorful: Adult Swim stoner humor (think ATHF) meets ecchi/pantyshot anime. But if you like Steven Foster's liberal adaptations, this is...uh...one of them.

[Vicserr]

Golgo 13, based on the long running manga by Saito, the Man with the custom M-16 is filled with international intrigue, action and adventure as Golgo 13 completes his missions and tries to stay one step ahead of his pursuers... if you like action/spy thrillers, these ones are keepers.

[DiRF]

So it looks like the tally so far is...

Keep
both Golgo 13s.
Spriggen

Dump at FYE
Read or Die
Wings of Honneamise
Parasite Dolls
both Guyvers (to be honest, it doesn't look that great from what I've seen, unless someone can tell me different)

I'm kinda on the fence about Colorful... I can appreciate some raunchy humor if it's well done... hell, it's only 120 minutes, I may give it a look tomorrow. On the fence about Ergo Proxy, too... I'm familiar with the director (Witch Hunter Robin) and the animation studio (Samurai Champloo)... and it's widescreen, too... I may hold onto it just to "sample" the series to see if I wanna buy the boxset later on.

A friend of mine actually told me that I should burn that Wings of Honneamise disc... she doesn't care that FYE will give me money for it, she feels every copy of the Manga release of that movie should be destroyed and forgetten. :(

I appreciate all the input everyone, danke! ^_^

[joelgundam01]

On the fence about Ergo Proxy, too... I'm familiar with the director (Witch Hunter Robin) and the animation studio (Samurai Champloo)... and it's widescreen, too... I may hold onto it just to "sample" the series to see if I wanna buy the boxset later on.

I would get rid of Ergo Proxy vol. 1 and go after the collection. It's a great show, but good luck in getting the rest of the singles.

On a side note, I really enjoyed Parasite Dolls. However, I wouldn't recommend it unless you have seen one of the Bubblegum Crisis series (OVA or TV series).

[Ty]

Since they're already yours why not watch them once then you'll know which ones to keep and which to sell off?

[DiRF]

I'd like to thank you all for all of your input... I kept Spriggan and Golgo 13, they wouldn't take Colorful and Parasite Dolls... and the rest was traded in. Got a nice amount of store credit to play around with on Wherehouse.com now :)