The Harry Potter series
The extended version of Chamber of Secrets that aired on ABC is excellent and is a better representation of the book than the theatrical cut. I want to see full extended editions for Sorcerer's Stone and Prisoner of Azkaban, especially since WB was stingy enough to leave off most of their deleted scenes in the supplements section (SS had at least 20 minutes cut, and PoA had about ten minutes cut. SS's DVD only has seven minutes of footage and PoA's only has five). Speaking of which, all three films need the in-depth treatment they deserve - commentary tracks, documentaries, galleries, special effects tests etc. I mean, come on, movies that have grossed a quarter of what each film has have received better DVD treatment.
Grease
Give this thing a new transfer instead of the recycled laserdisc one, fix the annoying Coca-Cola censoring, and give us quality supplements. This release is supposedly coming at the end of the year, but it's been in limbo since 2003 when the director confirmed doing a commentary track for it.
Jesus of Nazareth
If Roots (another 1977 mini series) can receive a restoration and solid bonus material, this can, too. Bonus material may be asking too much, but at the very least, this needs a restoration job.
The Stepford Wives (2004)
The current DVD is very solid, so supplements aren't a problem. The problem is that the theatrical cut is fairly butchered. I have a bootleg of the original rough cut, and it's far superior. Pretty much every scene in the final film had something removed from it. Frank Oz even prefers the rough cut, so this would truly be a director's cut if it were released.
It's a Wonderful Life
This is one of the most famous films of all time, yet it has a fairly spotty transfer and a mere two featurettes (though both featurettes are admittedly of high quality). If only this WB could get the rights to this, I'm sure we'd see a knock-out release for this film.
The Passion of the Christ
I know people keep thinking that giving this film the SE treatment would take away from its aura or something, but that's what the current DVD is for. There were rumors of a SE for this film for a while, and a DVD site reported that Mel Gibson was prepping supplements for it, though none appeared. A commentary track by Mel would be astounding considering how much subtext there is behind every frame. Since Fox has notoriously been double dipping on films lately, I'm fully expecting a re-release of this film. The question isn't if this will be released, but, rather, when.
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
The current DVD is quite solid. The transfer's great as it is (though Lowry can kick it up a notch), but I'd like to see more extensive supplements of the Mary Poppins caliber. A commentary with Angela Lansbury and Richard Sherman (Robert is apparently too ill to partake in these things, anymore) needs to be done ASAP before one of them leaves us (David Swift died just mere months after recording Pollyanna and The Parent Trap's commentaries).
James and the Giant Peach
Calling the existing DVD a "Special Edition" is pretty much a joke. We get a five minute promotional featurette, a music video, gallery, and the trailer. The gallery itself is actually surprisingly well-rounded, but this film needs a real documentary, commentary, and an anamorphic transfer. Perhaps we'll see this when Charlie and the Chocolate Factory hits DVD later this year.
Alice in Wonderland
The existing DVD is great. It's got a fabulous transfer that can't be imrproved outside of HD or Blue-Ray, and a solid roster of archival supplements. The problem is that archival supplements are ALL we get. If Alice were a modern film, its features would be the equivalent of EPK fluff. The majority of the stuff on disc two is promotional in nature. We have nothing new ot retrospective that gives us a deep look into the film's creation. Disney wouldn't even be really faulted too much for not creating a new documentary and commentary...IF they had ported over
all of the missing laserdisc features. This could've been the best Disney DVD ever produced, even greater than Snow White. Sigh.