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Fiendish Dr. Wu posted:Seconding this, and nice replies so far. Really looking forward to see which other films really get the most from Blu Ray. Adding Taxi Driver and Dr. Strangelove on my to-buy list. I'd also recommend buying the Alien Anthology (buy it from Amazon UK if you buy it, it's so overpriced in the US), or the individual Alien and Aleins releases that just came out if you don't want all the amazing making-of footage, because those films look unbelievably good on blu-ray.  Also of note is Avatar, if you like the movie.  Se7en (the new digibook/non-digibook-that-just-got-released, not the original release) also looks freaking fantastic, and is one of the highlights of my collection so far:  Fantastic Mr. Fox looks fantastic:  You also can't go wrong with any PIXAR movies:     
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DeepDiscount is a lovely, lovely store but if you have an account with them and used their wishlist feature, check your email. They gave out a $10 giftcard that can be used on anything. I grabbed Nixon for $1.78 shipped. Shame that Bloodsport/Timecop for $10.99 is in-stock but unable to be added to the cart and that I only have $4 in my bank account. $12.99 for The Illusionist would have been awesome too. Fiendish Dr. Wu posted:Seconding this, and nice replies so far. Really looking forward to see which other films really get the most from Blu Ray. Adding Taxi Driver and Dr. Strangelove on my to-buy list. Almost any Criterion is worth it. Paris, Texas is pretty amazing. I also remember The African Queen being really impressive. Call Me Charlie fucked around with this message at 03:32 on May 15, 2011 |
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May 15, 2011 03:22
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GonSmithe posted:I'd also recommend buying the Alien Anthology (buy it from Amazon UK if you buy it, it's so overpriced in the US), or the individual Alien and Aleins releases that just came out if you don't want all the amazing making-of footage, because those films look unbelievably good on blu-ray. Great rec's! I did get the Alien Anth from UK when it was on sale, and am actually just about to put in Aliens as I type. I need to get on the Pixar movies, it helps that I have kids too and we already watch Wall-E everyday on DVD. Thanks!
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Sporadic posted:Citizen Kane preorders are up at Amazon. Amazon spilled the beans on what's going to be in it. (This is the Amazon exclusive version) Bonus Disc: The Magnificent Ambersons (DVD) Bonus Disc: RKO 281 (DVD) Bonus Disc: American Experience: The Battle Over Citizen Kane (DVD) Commentary by Peter Bogdanovich Commentary by Roger Ebert The Battle Over Citizen Kane Documentary Opening: World Premier of Citizen Kane Vintage Featurettes Interview with Ruth Warrick Interview with Robert Wise Storyboards Call Sheets Still Photography with Commentary by Roger Ebert Deleted Scenes Ad Campaign Press Book Opening Night 10/30/38 Mercury Theatre Broadcast of War of the Worlds (Audio Only) 10/28/40 KTSA, San Antonio Broadcast of H.G. Wells Meets Orson Welles (Audio Only) Theatrical Trailer Call Me Charlie fucked around with this message at 04:47 on May 15, 2011 |
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May 15, 2011 04:44
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Did anyone see I AM Number Four? It comes out on the 24th and I was thinking of blind buying it. I saw the rotten tomatoes reviews, but sometimes things that they list as lower are not really that bad. I think some critics critique some things that are really not a big deal.
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May 15, 2011 07:16
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Volcasarus ReX posted:Did anyone see I AM Number Four? You're... kidding, right? That movie looked like absolute horse poo poo, and was reviewed as such.
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May 15, 2011 07:18
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GonSmithe posted:You're... kidding, right? That movie looked like absolute horse poo poo, and was reviewed as such. Nope, not kidding. It got a 31 review, which I know is not that great, but it's really not anywhere close to a lot of other movies they give bad reviews to and tons of people still watch/like. I'm not going to blind buy it for 30$ or something but if there is a B0G0 deal or it's only 10 or 15$ then I might pick it up. Sometimes I completely agree with the reviews and sometimes I think they are being to picky. I need to see it though to make a decision. Priest got a 20 if any one thought that looked awesome. I just like to still see the movies and form my own opinion of them. Especially if they are cheap, cause sometimes Netflix takes forever to get newer movies.
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Volcasarus ReX posted:Nope, not kidding. It got a 31 review, which I know is not that great, but it's really not anywhere close to a lot of other movies they give bad reviews to and tons of people still watch/like. I understand that rottentomatoes isn't the be all to end all of movie ratings, and there is plenty of stuff that didn't get a "fresh" rating that I love (The Fast and The Furious comes to mind), but what movie do you love, or even just like, that has a less than 31 on RT? e:I know Block Buster is going out of business and everything, but there should be some sort of rental place near you with the movie. I get blind buying part of the film canon, but a random mid-winter Sci-Fi film doesn't make any sense. Air Skwirl fucked around with this message at 07:41 on May 15, 2011 |
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May 15, 2011 07:39
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Volcasarus ReX posted:Priest got a 20 if any one thought that looked awesome. No one did. They thought it looked like a pile of poo poo. Your taste seems to be quite the opposite of "everyone else." I'm sure you'll love I Am Number Four and Priest.
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GonSmithe posted:No one did. They thought it looked like a pile of poo poo. Actually I also think priest is a horrible looking movie. It was more of an example of even though number four isn't that great there is always something worse. You should totally be a film critic though but only do really simple vague reviews. Like it's a piece of poo poo, or if you actually liked something you could say...meh, it's tolerable
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Skwirl posted:I understand that rottentomatoes isn't the be all to end all of movie ratings, and there is plenty of stuff that didn't get a "fresh" rating that I love (The Fast and The Furious comes to mind), but what movie do you love, or even just like, that has a less than 31 on RT? I don't know, you can't really search for movies based on rating as far as I know. There are some I think should be higher for sure. For example Snatch is a 72, that should at least be in the upper eighties if not higher.
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Skwirl posted:but what movie do you love, or even just like, that has a less than 31 on RT? Your question made me think, so I did a quick perusal of movies on RT with a rating in their 20's and these are what I came up with: Now, I'm really putting myself out there on some of these. Most of them, I wouldn't care to own, but really I don't think they all deserve a rating in their 20's. The Wizard Hook Conan the Destroyer Predator 2 Repo Men Universal Soldier Ninja Assassin Bedtime Stores Clash of the Titans 2010 Pandorum Granted, most of these actually are actually pretty terrible and I mostly just remember them from my childhood or what-have-you. But, if they were on cable (which I don't even subscribe to) I probably wouldn't turn it off. edit: just for fun, here's the link to search the films in their 20's
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Fiendish Dr. Wu posted:Your question made me think, so I did a quick perusal of movies on RT with a rating in their 20's and these are what I came up with: RT is wildly divergent when it comes to movies from before 2000ish, because they aren't great at digging up older reviews, so the rankings are drawing from a smaller sample (Predator 2 samples 22 reviews, versus Predators which sample 175) and of the recent movies, if you had blind bought say, Ninja Assassin, would you have thought that a better deal than any of however many hundred of movies you have seen and loved that are available on Blu? Or more importantly, do you want to own it at all?
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Fiendish Dr. Wu posted:Your question made me think, so I did a quick perusal of movies on RT with a rating in their 20's and these are what I came up with: They were some in the twenties and thirties that I wouldn't consider bad movies., I know for a fact a lot of blu enthusiast have fantastic four and that has a lower score than number four so.....
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I don't think anybody here said anything good about Fantastic Four. 
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sethsez posted:I don't think anybody here said anything good about Fantastic Four. Didn't say they did, but I know a lot of people on the bluray.com forums have it in there collection. Like I said I'm not going to buy it at 30$ but if I see it for like 10$ does anyone think it's worth 10..... Keep in mind that's just slightly more expensive than a burrito from Chipotle.
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I figure if you plan to get a "bad" movie you should at least know for sure whether you like it, or at least have a sense that you would from other reviews/impressions. My bad movie quota will be filled by the  movies...one day. I was planning on getting the three movies, then they went and made a fourth and fifth movie.edit: ^^^^^ The four Fast and the Furious movies are $10 each on Amazon, buy one of those! japtor fucked around with this message at 10:55 on May 15, 2011 |
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Volcasarus ReX posted:Didn't say they did, but I know a lot of people on the bluray.com forums have it in there collection. These same people will also say that the DNR in the Predator re-release makes it look leaps and bounds better, and that The Evil Dead is an awful release because of how grainy it is. And let's not begin to talk about slipcovers. Point being, most of the people who post on blu-ray.com are morons.
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Volcasarus ReX posted:Didn't say they did, but I know a lot of people on the bluray.com forums have it in there collection. Lemme just settle this once and for all and say no, it is not worth a Chipotle burrito.
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Steve Yun posted:Lemme just settle this once and for all and say no, it is not worth a Chipotle burrito. Nice one sir, maybe I'll talk one of my other friends into buying it so I can watch it. And I do kinda want to get all of the fast and furious movies for the select ones that are decent, but I'm waiting for the box set that will probably be out some day. And gonsmithe I bet if we compared favorite movies we would have similar ones. I just like to give ones that are less than favorable a chance before completely writing them off.
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Volcasarus ReX posted:Nice one sir, maybe I'll talk one of my other friends into buying it so I can watch it. Why not spend a dollar and get it from Redbox?
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Steve Yun posted:Lemme just settle this once and for all and say no, it is not worth a Chipotle burrito. Well I guess that depends on a few things like: Have I recently eaten? Do I have heartburn atm? Do I plan on exercising within the next 2 hours? Seriously though, I don't own any of those movies that I listed, and I probably wouldn't spend more than 8 dollars on their blu ray's.
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Volcasarus ReX posted:Didn't say they did, but I know a lot of people on the bluray.com forums have it in there collection. I think I found your problem.
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^^^^ I don't go on there very often. Mostly when I'm just really bored at work and to check the calendar^^^^^Koruthaiolos posted:Why not spend a dollar and get it from Redbox? I didn't realize redbox was also carrying blus now. I should have thought of that since I read two weeks ago they were going to start game rentals in June, makes since to do bluray movies if you are going to be renting out bluray games.
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Volcasarus ReX posted:Did anyone see I AM Number Four? It's like a sci-fi Twilight. I guess go ahead and watch it if you must but....whatever.
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Buh Taxi Driver won't show up on my PS3. Other movies and games work 
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TheManWithNoName posted:Buh Taxi Driver won't show up on my PS3. Other movies and games work Did you do a system update now that the PSN is back up?
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I may be the only one around here even interested in this title, but this is the first review I've seen for the new release of Gettysburg. http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Gettysburg-Blu-ray/21104/#Review It doesn't look like this quite got the remaster treatment I was hoping for. drat you, Warner Brothers. 
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the blu-ray.com forums are only good for checking deals. If you read those forums for reviews of anything, you are a retard.
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Volcasarus ReX posted:Nope, not kidding. It got a 31 review, which I know is not that great, but it's really not anywhere close to a lot of other movies they give bad reviews to and tons of people still watch/like. If its not too late, let me chime in as someone that saw it just because I see every sci-fi movie that comes out, expecting it to be not that great, and even still I was disappointed. Every interesting shot in the movie is in the trailer, and they're all worse in context. The story is hokey beyond belief, and the general tone of the film is "Twilight, but worse". But if you enjoy movies about absurdly uninformed protagonists fighting comically dumb villains and also occasionally forgetting that they're being hunted by aliens that want them dead so that they can flirt with a high school girl, its the movie for you! I'm honestly shocked it managed a 31 rating, I can only surmise that a lot of reviewers were giving it a bunch of credit for being "for the kids."
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sportsgenius86 posted:the blu-ray.com forums are only good for checking deals. That's not a review from some random user on their forums, that's actually an official site review.
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sportsgenius86 posted:the blu-ray.com forums are only good for checking deals. Absolutely. No forum on the entire internet makes me want to punch people in the face more than the blu-ray.com forums.
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B-but slipcases and stickers!!! It's slightly amusing until you realise that these people are 100% serious.
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UGH a bonus feature shot on tape in 1985 isn't in HD! I'm sticking with my HDTV rip!
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Home Theater Forum can be as obnoxious. Regardless of the forum, I want to tear my eyes out when I see 10-page arguments about how 1.78:1 transfers of 1.85:1 films are "ruining" the compositions. At least there's some curbing on the "why won't [studio] release [movie]" on every damned new release thread. Egbert Souse fucked around with this message at 19:07 on May 16, 2011 |
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Egbert Souse posted:Home Theater Forum can be as obnoxious. I just saw this post on HTF about Magnificent Ambersons: some maniac posted:So excited for this DVD! What kind of stupid gently caress collects (or "colelcts") Best Picture nominees? I bet he won't even watch it.
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Another for my Colelction of Best Picture nominees... I almost have 'em all!!!
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charismaslover posted:Got to say that the Black Swan clear blu-ray case is pretty nifty as far packaging goes. Can't wait to watch it tonight, but thank god I'm not a OCD blu-ray collector because the slip case was slightly damaged at the corner Which region is this? The US one is a blue case? E: Looks like it's a US Target exclusive. Looks pretty bland really. Ingram fucked around with this message at 20:47 on May 16, 2011 |
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Quantum of Phallus posted:Did you do a system update now that the PSN is back up? I tried a couple other movies and ended up watching Scott Pilgrim. Popped in Taxi Driver afterwards and it works fine now, no idea why.
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Holy poo poo, I foolishly ventured into the blu-ray.com forums after reading this thread, and these people are mentally ill. Guy posted this after he posted pictures of his movie collection and someone noticed he had two copies of some blu-rays (Mrs. Doubtfire, End of Days). quote:ye the doubles lol....um on a few occasions i may have asked amazon.ca or .com to send me out a replacement copy (for a "damaged" disc, or whatever) It would make sense if he did this to re-sell the extra copy or lend them out to friends (it would still be wrong) but he just puts them on the shelf and probably never even watches either copy. And they know have a entire subforum dedicated to movies they want to see released on Blu. I found some interesting lists to say the least. quote:Nightmare on Elm Street collection quote:religulous quote:Judgement Night (1993). Such an awesome cast (Denis Leary, Cuba Gooding Jr., Emilio Estevez, Stephen Dorf, and Jeremy Piven). This was an extremely underrated film and used to scare me when I watched it as kid back because of the realism in it. Also the entire DBZ series on Blu-Ray.
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