Pareing down the dvd list, first to go are the ones I have acquired but havent seen yet:

Les Amants Reguliers (Regular Lovers) I wasnt too keen on the film when I saw it in the cinema but the dvd was exceptionally cheap and Im hoping my opinion will change when I watch it again.

Bear Cub 
Black Cat, White Cat
Brief Crossing
Crush (NZ)
Do You Remember Dolly Bell?
I Am Curious Yellow/Blue
Manderlay
Passenger (Pasazerka)
Satantango I had it Christmas so no time to see it yet otherwise Im sure it would make the best of for 2006.

Les Valseuses Another Christmas gift.

Its tougher judging dvds than movies, so many elements come into play including visual/audio quality plus extras but when it comes down to it, if a film is mediocre or poor, then no amount of extras, high bit-rate imaging and audio options will turn it into a good film. 

Having pruned the average and at times horrendous films, these are the ones left, quite a few are Studio Ghibli anime films but I find it very hard to find fault with these (apart from The Cat Returns).

4 (Chetyre)
Blind Beast
Blissfully Yours
La Crmonie
The Child
Come And See
The Death Of Mr Lazarescu
The Double Life Of Veronique 
Fantomas 
Free Cinema
Funeral Parade Of Roses
Ghost In The Shell 2 Innocence
Godzilla
Hidden 
The Hidden Blade
Howl's Moving Castle
Innocence 
Loulou 
Monsieur Hire 
My Neighbours The Yamadas
Noce Blanche
Offside
One Night In Mongkok
Only Yesterday
Ozu - Vol. 3 - Tokyo Twilight / Equinox Flower / Good Morning
Pom Poko
Porco Rosso
Princess Raccoon
Pulse
Renaissance
Rien Ne Va Plus
The Road To Guantanamo
Rome Open City
Saraband
Strayed
The Sun 
Survive Style 5
Tickets 
Time To Leave 
Tony Takitani
Tsotsi
Vital
The Wind That Shakes The Barley
Woman Of The Dunes

Picking 10 as a best of is pretty much impossible but I have very little doubt as to which I consider to be the best all-round dvd:

Eureka Masters of Cinema release of "Funeral Parade of Roses" directed by Toshio Matsumoto.

Very swinging 60's, very avant-garde, a twisted take on the Oedipus legend. 

Fantastic transfer, and great extras including: 
Director's commentary
An interview with the director
Promo gallery
Trailer
36-page booklet.

If I had to pick one purely for the film then I would have to go for "Strayed", I don't think any other film touched me in the way this one did, devastating in its subtlety. 

What were your favourite dvd releases of 2006?

Cheers Trev.