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GonSmithe posted:Is it the scene where he farts and the sharks get scared away? It is indeed. I'm a little frustrated that they didn't think to include the theatrical cut, but then they probably figured no one would give a poo poo. Which sucks, because the scene is really unnecessary, and pushes the toilet humor from cute to annoying. And yeah, thank goodness it's not in smell-o-vision.
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GonSmithe posted:Is it the scene where he farts and the sharks get scared away?
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Well... I did it. I bought the Star Wars Saga pack. 79.99 at Best Buy, comes with a free Darth Vader shirt. The packaging is solid and the artwork on the box is nice, although I wish they had made at least 4 different box covers to choose from. Asking too much? I think not. I've grown up loving Star Wars with all my heart. I "accepted" Episodes I-III for what they were and once I realized it would be more expensive to buy them seperately (Ep IV-VI are $40 as well as Ep I-III, plus no bonus features and no shirt) I opted for the Box set. I don't mind the CGI additions to the originals because I still own the original trilogy on VHS from the early 90's, untouched visually and edit-wise. I copied those onto my computer for nostalgia. With the right home theater set-up(mine is badass) Episodes I-III are worth the purchase for the audio alone. I like my house to shake when poo poo goes boom. EDIT: Sale ends today. Regular price tomorrow is $129.99.
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Dr Assinine posted:Well... I did it. I bought the Star Wars Saga pack. You are the reason why Lucas can be such a horrible person.
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Sporadic posted:You are the reason why Lucas can be such a horrible person. He is an enabler. He needs to learn how to say no, otherwise the cycle will continue. You're tearing this family apart, George! 
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Dr Assinine posted:With the right home theater set-up(mine is badass) Episodes I-III are worth the purchase for the audio alone. I like my house to shake when poo poo goes boom. I will never understand why people buy lovely movies purely as audio or visual demonstration material. As if your subwoofer shaking your house off its foundations is worth sitting through six hours of wooden acting, boring CG, and trade disputes. There aren't exactly a dearth of good films with quality transfers on Blu-Ray. frumpsnake fucked around with this message at 19:41 on Sep 17, 2011 |
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Yeah I hate to be that guy but since George Lucas literally measures success by how much money his poo poo makes, people like you are giving him even less reason to smart up about how to release these films.
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The New and Improved Blu-Ray Megathread: The New and Worse Star Wars Blu-Ray Megathread. Also did anyone get 13 Asssasins on BR yet? What's it like?
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Quantum of Phallus posted:The New and Improved Blu-Ray Megathread: The New and Worse Star Wars Blu-Ray Megathread. Caught that ninja edit. I highly recommend Nine Inch Nails - Beside You In Time and the fan project This One Is On Us (compiled from 700+ GB of raw footage Trent Reznor released from three shows, it's only $10 for the Blu-Ray or you can watch the whole thing on Youtube) http://nin.thisoneisonus.org/node/4 Both are impressive both PQ & AQ wise.
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Sep 17, 2011 20:08
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Sep 17, 2011 20:12
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Queen Rock Montreal and Live Aid is amazing.
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Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense NIN - Beside You In time Bruce Springsteen - London Calling: Live In Hyde Park Jeff Beck - Live at Ronnie Scott's Porcupine Tree - Anesthetize And while it's not exactly great visually, Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains the Same sounds pretty loving good.
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Sep 17, 2011 20:27
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The two Hendrix blu-rays are great, Woodstock and Monterey
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Sporadic posted:Caught that ninja edit. Ha thanks  I've got all the NIN stuff on DVD already, all the bootlegs and Trent Released stuff too. Thanks to everyone else too! Quantum of Phallus fucked around with this message at 20:44 on Sep 17, 2011 |
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Just about everyone I know caved and bought the god drat horrible Star Wars box set. Thanks everyone.
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Monterey Pop is amazing on blu-ray.
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Rocco posted:Just about everyone I know caved and bought the god drat horrible Star Wars box set. Thanks everyone. Goddammit.
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Rocco posted:Just about everyone I know caved and bought the god drat horrible Star Wars box set. Thanks everyone. I might buy it a couple of years from now if it's on sale for $20.
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FateoMcSkippy posted:I might buy it a couple of years from now if it's on sale for $20. Lol, like it will ever get that inexpensive.
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:Lol, like it will ever get that inexpensive. Used copies are gonna be cheap as gently caress when the Platinum Edition comes out, and in that one Alderaan fires first and Alec Guinness is replaced by Ewan McGregor. And because it's poetry and it rhymes, Darth Vader will be real mincey and talk about his feelings a lot.
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Dissapointed Owl posted:Goddammit. I was looking on the horrible bluray.com forums and some goober was showing off how he bought all three sets.
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Safe Driver posted:I was looking on the horrible bluray.com forums and some goober was showing off how he bought all three sets. Why
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:Why Star Wars causes autism.
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Rocco posted:Just about everyone I know caved and bought the god drat horrible Star Wars box set. Thanks everyone. I saw it at the store today and put it in my cart. I felt bad and kept thinking about it. I eventually put it back, because the way I looked at, $80 is a lot for two good movies.
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I might get the Star Wars blu-ray because I like Star Wars, by all accounts the set is high quality, and I think I can look past 3 seconds of one of the films which has been slightly modified with a corny sound effect.
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I watched the deleted scenes from the IV, V, VI bonus disc last night and watched the Death Star II "featurette" (there's tons of prop overviews, making ofs,etc in addition to general interviews and background information for each movie). The bonus discs are very high quality and beefed up versions of the Making The Magic CDs from the late 90s. For the IV, V, VI bonus disc itself, I'd drop $20 alone without a second thought.
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I've been tempted to buy the sets, since it recently occurred to me the only versions of Star Wars I own is the VHS set with the giant faces on the covers. However, I can't shake the feeling that this the one time where having never upgraded from a VHS is completely acceptable. Still, that bonus disc...
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Magic Hate Ball posted:Can't go wrong with Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense. Holy crap, thank you! I forgot this was on blu-ray and didn't have the money to spend on it when it first came out. Now I wonder how many other awesome releases I've forgotten about since then.
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Some preorder news. Fernando Di Leo crime collection is coming out December 6th. Preorder is only $34.99 on Amazon ($8.75 a movie) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...ASIN=B005MTHRDM  quote:The inspiration for Quentin Tarantino s early films, Fernando Di Leo is the master of garish, intricately plotted, ultra-violent stories about pimps and petty gangsters who perfects the genre with an uncanny accuracy. For the first time digitally restored from the original 35mm negative and remastered in collaboration with the Venice Film Festival, 4 of Fernando Di Leo s masterpieces in one box set which includes: Caliber 9 (Milano Calibro 9, 1972), The Italian Connection (La Mala Ordina, 1972), The Boss (Il Boss, 1973), Rulers Of The City (Padroni della citta, 1976) Now available for the first time on Blu-Ray.
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After skimming Citizen Kane, it's one of the few discs I've been able to compare to an actual 35mm screening. The grain, contrast, detail, and framing is almost identical to the print I saw. The only exception is the constant light dirt and scratches. Warner's restoration is amazing. Although, I did notice a lot of digital freeze-frames in the "News on the March" segment for any "still" shots like the text cards, the close-up of the Kane-Alexander scandal on the front page, and the end of one shot showing an office closed. Considering the restoration was supposedly from the only surviving fine-grain positive, there might have been serious damage. Also, the Amazon exclusive The Magnificent Ambersons looks great, too. This should have been a Blu-Ray since it's clear they have a stunning HD transfer on hand.
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Sporadic posted:Some preorder news. This is awesome, I had no idea about it.
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The NYT mentions Buster Keaton's Seven Chances as coming from Kino in December.
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Criminal Minded posted:I feel bad that I've never even heard of the guy. That looks like a super loving interesting set. I looked him up and apparently he wrote For A Few Dollars More and Massacre Time. Of that set, I've only seen Caliber 9 and it's kind of amazing. The whole poliziotteschi genre is kind of a blind spot for me, though.
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penismightier posted:I looked him up and apparently he wrote For A Few Dollars More and Massacre Time. Of that set, I've only seen Caliber 9 and it's kind of amazing. The whole poliziotteschi genre is kind of a blind spot for me, though. I'd imagine I'd feel the same way, if I had any experience there. Any recommendations?
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Criminal Minded posted:I'd imagine I'd feel the same way, if I had any experience there. Any recommendations? I'm sure there's a million people here who know way more about it than I do, but try Caliber 9. The Blood Hands of the Law is pretty cool, too. It's grim as gently caress and it's got Klaus Kinski blowtorching a guy's dick off. Also, I've never seen Deodato's contribution to the genre but it has one of the best posters I've ever seen. 
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penismightier posted:I'm sure there's a million people here who know way more about it than I do, but try Caliber 9. The Blood Hands of the Law is pretty cool, too. It's grim as gently caress and it's got Klaus Kinski blowtorching a guy's dick off. That poster is loving ridiculous. I mean that in a good way though.
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penismightier posted:I'm sure there's a million people here who know way more about it than I do, but try Caliber 9. The Blood Hands of the Law is pretty cool, too. It's grim as gently caress and it's got Klaus Kinski blowtorching a guy's dick off. That loving hand. I love it.
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Ben-Hur looks quite nice. Thankfully it's been spread over 2 Blu-Rays. http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/dvdcompare/ben-hur.htm http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/81261 Packaging looks great too.
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Criminal Minded posted:I'd imagine I'd feel the same way, if I had any experience there. Any recommendations? The Italian Connection is easily one of the best films of the genre and Di Leo's films truly are the benchmark for the genre (although Rulers of the City is pretty drat goofy). I've seen all four films and will absolutely be buying that boxset asap. I need to find that Deodato film!
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