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The Blu-Ray.com reviewers have released their top 10 of 2010 lists. While the Alien Anthology is nowhere to be found, Dustin Somner has Pandorum as one of his ten best. loving idiot. I couldn't limit myself to just ten, so here are my top 20 in no particular order: The World at War Twilight Zone Seasons 1 and 2 Deadwood: The Complete Series The Alien Anthology The Thin Red Line Beauty and the Beast Fantastic Mr. Fox Atonement What's Up, Doc? Days of Heaven Moulin Rouge! The Evil Dead The White Ribbon Minority Report Winter's Bone The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Spartacus: Blood and Sand Season 1 Doctor Zhivago Apocalypse Now House
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I watched inception tonight, and I had some serious sync issues. Like ellen's dialogue playing while dicaprio's mouth was moving. Luckily there was an update for my player as soon as I checked, I thought it was going go be like avatar all over again and have to wait a few weeks.
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Dec 12, 2010 03:44
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Ineffiable posted:and the PS3 makes for a decent netflix, other media player as well (support for external harddrives, flash drives, and I think even ipods)
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Dec 12, 2010 07:33
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The Cable Guy is up for pre-order with an expected release date in March.
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Dec 12, 2010 18:17
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Only tangibly related I know, but all this talk of HD streaming using Netflix is making me jealous because the UK Netflix equivalent, Lovefilm, just launched their streaming for the PS3 and it is absolutely loving atrocious.
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Dec 12, 2010 18:19
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Burn Notice Season 2 dropped to $11.99 on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001XJBE5C?ie=UTF8&tag=evdaisafi-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001XJBE5C -edit And Glee Season 1 dropped to $34.99 as boxset of the week http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0032JTV74?ie=UTF8&tag=evdaisafi-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0032JTV74 Call Me Charlie fucked around with this message at 18:22 on Dec 12, 2010 |
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Dec 12, 2010 18:20
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Adrianics posted:Only tangibly related I know, but all this talk of HD streaming using Netflix is making me jealous because the UK Netflix equivalent, Lovefilm, just launched their streaming for the PS3 and it is absolutely loving atrocious. It's a mixed bag, to be honest. Certain films look fine, but others are just horrendous. I'd love HD streaming though, hopefully that's around the corner.
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Dec 12, 2010 18:47
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for the record, Ive watched Netflix films in "HD", and they are far from perfect. I would spit out some technical terms to describe the imperfections, but I don't really know what Im talking about when it comes to video terms. Just don't expect Netflix HD streaming to look like a blu ray, because they arent yet hitting that quality mark.
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Dec 12, 2010 20:07
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sursumdeorsum posted:for the record, Ive watched Netflix films in "HD", and they are far from perfect. I would spit out some technical terms to describe the imperfections, but I don't really know what Im talking about when it comes to video terms. Just don't expect Netflix HD streaming to look like a blu ray, because they arent yet hitting that quality mark. Of course it can't be the same since it's nowhere close to the Blu Ray +20Mbps data rate.
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Dec 12, 2010 20:10
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Since the PS3 got Netflix on the system itself, the HD's been working like a dream for me. There aren't any more dips in quality. I only have a 32" 720p TV but it looks fantastic.
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Dec 12, 2010 20:49
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Trip report: Alliance Canada's release of Life is Beautiful. 1080p, lossless audio, correct aspect ratio. A/V presentation is fantastic, even doubly so when you consider the distributor. As with Amelie and City of God, don't bother waiting for a US release - this is as good as it's likely to get, and it's reasonably priced to boot.
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Dec 12, 2010 23:24
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Guess what loving Universal went and fixed? Assholes.
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Dec 13, 2010 02:15
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Bambi posted:Guess what loving Universal went and fixed? Fuuuuuck... replacement program on the horizon?
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Dec 13, 2010 03:04
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I guess it's possible - they did it with Battlestar Galactica. I wouldn't get my hopes up though.
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Dec 13, 2010 03:13
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Ok, I updated my bluray player and watched inception again tonight, still getting skips in the video and audio. Has anyone else had this issue?
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Dec 13, 2010 03:55
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Sporadic posted:Burn Notice Season 2 dropped to $11.99 on Amazon What the hell? Burn Notice is only season 2 on bluray as of for now? Not to try and be a typical sperging goon here, but as cheap as it is, I don't want to buy it if there's no blu of season 1.
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Dec 13, 2010 04:57
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Bambi posted:I guess it's possible - they did it with Battlestar Galactica. I wouldn't get my hopes up though. I didn't even know about this. I just went and sent a request to get the new covers using the Universal contact form. Hopefully it is still going on. If not oh well. What is the method to determining if BTTF is the new case? I haven't purchases it yet and I want the good case when I finally do.
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Dec 13, 2010 05:17
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Ineffiable posted:What the hell? Burn Notice is only season 2 on bluray as of for now? Fox is notoriously terrible about TV shows on BD - How I Met Your Mother, Burn Notice, My Name is Earl, Lie to Me, White Collar, etc. all only got 1 season on BD, and then Fox said gently caress it and went right back to DVD only. I imagine the reason why a lot of them recently plummeted in price is because they'll be going out of print soon and they have no plans whatsoever to release any of the rest of the seasons on Blu-Ray ever. The Black Pirate from Kino looks like a stunner.
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Dec 13, 2010 05:19
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Volcasarus ReX posted:Ok, I updated my bluray player and watched inception again tonight, still getting skips in the video and audio. Has anyone else had this issue? If you just updated, and no other disc has these problems, it's most likely the disc. Go exchange it.
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Dec 13, 2010 05:26
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Bambi posted:Guess what loving Universal went and fixed? What am I not seeing?
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Dec 13, 2010 05:28
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Kilometers Davis posted:What am I not seeing? The original packaging had some stupidly over-complicated mechanism for storing the discs that made you feel like you were going to break something every time you took them out/put them back in (and in fact, some people did). New packaging is a standard snap-in disc tray.
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Dec 13, 2010 05:31
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Dec 13, 2010 05:41
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Bambi posted:Fox is notoriously terrible about TV shows on BD The big huge "gently caress you" example is how they stopped putting out King Of The Hill DVDs after season six.
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Dec 13, 2010 06:13
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Bambi posted:Guess what loving Universal went and fixed? Looks like my letter worked! You're welcome guys.
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Dec 13, 2010 06:58
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Ineffiable posted:What the hell? Burn Notice is only season 2 on bluray as of for now? To add to what Bambi said, they crammed all of the episodes onto 3 discs so they look like poo poo
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Dec 13, 2010 07:27
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Volcasarus ReX posted:Ok, I updated my bluray player and watched inception again tonight, still getting skips in the video and audio. Has anyone else had this issue? I have to say my player (LG BD350) seems to have quite a lot of problems with blu-rays from Warner, though.
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Dec 13, 2010 08:26
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Bambi posted:The Black Pirate from Kino looks like a stunner.  It'll be so cool to have a two-strip Technicolor film in HD. I like that Kino didn't mess with anything: no DVNR and no color tweaking. I'm really enjoying Blu-Ray.com's reviews since they tend to get people who actually know about film technology and don't give a transfer two stars for being grainy and having light damage. I'm wondering what Kino will release next - Our Hospitality is probably going to be the next Keaton (an HD clip appears in the Sherlock Jr. documentary), but they also have all the D.W. Griffith films (the "Man's Genesis" excerpt on Sherlock Jr. is true HD) and pretty much all of the Transit Film/Murnau Foundation library. Lang's Die Nibelungen is supposed to have a new digital restoration out by next year, too.
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Neon Bible posted:Every now and then the audio stops for one second and isn't in sync with the picture anymore. Pressing Pause and Play and the audio and video syncs up again. On the bluray.com forums it was pointed out that it seems to just be LG players and a few samsung players. I'll probably exchange the disk even though it's not always skipping in the same spots.
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UFOTofuTacoCat posted:My first experience with Deep Discount was the Breaking Bad 2 for 1 sale. I won't be buying from them again unless the deal is extreme. I'm in the exact same position. It's completely ridiculous at this point. I actually ordered them on Amazon while they were on sale and canceled the Deep Discount order, but DD shipped out and charged me for season 1 a couple days later anyway. So right now, I can't cancel any further, but they still show up as on an open order. I sold season 1 to my parents, since I had a copy from each retailer, but I have no idea if/when season 2 will ship. Needless to say, I wouldn't recommend Deep Discount under any circumstances. I'd like to hear if they get back to you, though; the one email I got on the problem was an automated one saying "your item is backordered" a month after I'd placed my order.
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Dec 13, 2010 18:00
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There were alot of kind of price drops on good movies today at Amazon. America Lost And Found: The BBS Story (Head/Easy Rider/Five Easy Pieces/Drive, He Said/A Safe Place/The Last Picture Show/The King of Marvin Gardens) - $69.99 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003ZYU3SC?ie=UTF8&tag=evdaisafi-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003ZYU3SC The Complete Metropolis - $21.99 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0040QYROK?ie=UTF8&tag=evdaisafi-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0040QYROK Modern Times - $19.49 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003ZYU3T6?ie=UTF8&tag=evdaisafi-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003ZYU3T6 The Night Of The Hunter - $24.99 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003ZYU3TQ?ie=UTF8&tag=evdaisafi-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003ZYU3TQ
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Dec 13, 2010 19:13
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Does anyone have any experience with the region-modded Sharp player DVDBeaver is plugging? Seems to be the cheapest way to get into Region B/C movies.
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Dec 13, 2010 19:51
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Twilight Zone Season 1 $48.99 Amazon :woot:
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Dec 13, 2010 22:02
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Tony Danza Claus posted:Twilight Zone Season 1 Costco has both seasons for $45 each as well.
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Dec 13, 2010 22:49
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Life and Planet Earth, bundled together for $56.49 on Amazon, I think I saw it for $49.99 at CostCo. It's almost like a 2 for 1 deal. Now if only they'd do the same for BoB and Pacific... edit: ahh, you're right VVVVV Steve Yun fucked around with this message at 01:37 on Dec 14, 2010 |
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Dec 13, 2010 23:25
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Life is the Oprah version though, by the looks of it.
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Dec 14, 2010 01:06
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True Grit reviewed
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doctor thodt posted:True Grit reviewed I'm guessing whoever supervised the mastering was wearing two eyepatches. Not awful, but that's some really ugly DVNR smearing.
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Dec 14, 2010 01:27
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Ugh, my True Grit pre-order already shipped too. Damnit.
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The Digital Bits suggests that we may see an extended cut of 2001: A Space Odyssey next year:quote:Over on the Space: 1999 fan site Eagle Transporter.com, there's a posted report on an event from September with Douglas Trumbull, in which he confirmed that the behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of 2001: A Space Odyssey is no longer happening. That we already knew. The more interesting thing however, is that Trumbull indicated that some 17 minutes worth of footage was cut from the film before its theatrical release by director Stanley Kubrick, and that Warner has discovered that footage in their film vaults. Hopefully, at least THAT much will find its way onto Warner's new Blu-ray release, due sometime next year. If you're buying The A-Team, get it at Target. It's $22.99 now, but it'll be $14.99 the week of the 26th and you can just get it price-adjusted then.
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doctor thodt posted:The Digital Bits suggests that we may see an extended cut of 2001: A Space Odyssey next year:  That sounds unbelievably awesome. We might get to see the classroom scene, or maybe it'll just be the original "interview" sequence that preceded an early cut, or maybe it'll just be seventeen minutes of jogging. I don't care if it's just silent footage of spacewalks, this rules.
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