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Reviews of the new Dracula disc have cropped up and started that while the new transfer is a huge upgrade over the old one, the framing has been mysteriously hosed with. It's still a must buy for me, but I wonder why they screwed with it?
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RichterIX posted:Reviews of the new Dracula disc have cropped up and started that while the new transfer is a huge upgrade over the old one, the framing has been mysteriously hosed with. It's still a must buy for me, but I wonder why they screwed with it? Given how "warmly" the previous Blu was received, I'd put my bets on the new 4K Sony Colorworks transfer being correct.
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Oct 7, 2015 03:20
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Steve Yun posted:My friend is asking if My Beautiful Laundrette is any good It's alright, but a bit dated (very "This is a British '80s film," which is alright if you enjoy that sort of time capsule peek, but it definitely feels its age in how it was made). It's also a little aimless at points in a disappointing way, in how it rather just pokes a little at important issues then forgets about them, but it's a really good showcase for young Daniel Day-Lewis. That said, if you want peak young-DDL, A Room With A View is where it's at. I enjoyed My Beautiful Laundrette, but it's definitely a rental.
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Oct 7, 2015 04:22
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You know what's also good and recently added to the CC? Dressed to Kill.
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Oct 7, 2015 06:34
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Amazon deal: Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series (2004-2009) - $88.99
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Oct 7, 2015 16:03
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Wow House was pretty terrible, but I can see how it influenced Sam Raimi so it's not totally worthless
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Oct 7, 2015 21:26
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Steve Yun posted:Wow House was pretty terrible, but I can see how it influenced Sam Raimi so it's not totally worthless Its definitely not for everybody. You can't deny it has a certain charm though.
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Oct 7, 2015 21:33
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There's a line it crosses where it goes "look at me, I'm being wacky!" a little too much, and Sam Raimi's films seem to know how to stay on the right side of that line. As far as historical significance though, was this the first "wacky" horror movie?
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Oct 7, 2015 21:44
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Steve Yun posted:Wow House was pretty terrible This is a bad opinion and you should feel bad about having it
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Steve Yun posted:There's a line it crosses where it goes "look at me, I'm being wacky!" a little too much, and Sam Raimi's films seem to know how to stay on the right side of that line. Spider Baby, maybe?
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Oct 7, 2015 21:57
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There's only so much I can take of Japanese girls getting maimed, but I think House is one of the most creative horror films I've seen.
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Oct 8, 2015 00:33
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So are you talking about the William Katt one, or the Japanese one?
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Oct 8, 2015 00:38
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Steve Yun posted:Wow House was pretty terrible, but I can see how it influenced Sam Raimi so it's not totally worthless You know what else is pretty terrible? You.
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Oct 8, 2015 01:18
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I fell asleep during House...twice  I'd buy the TerrorVision/The Video Dead double feature over House any day. _______________ The American Dreamer dropped down to $18.99 - just released a week or so ago quote:The wild, unexpected success of Easy Rider ushered in what is now seen as one of the most significant turning points in film history, making pathologically rebellious Dennis Hopper an unlikely King Of Hollywood for a day. Hopper's follow-up work, The Last Movie, a deeply personal, but ultimately disastrous, meditation on the meaning of cinema, found Hopper drifting further and further into foolishness. Captured by co-directors Lawrence Schiller and L.M. Kit Carson, The American Dreamer is a multi-faceted document of the life and mind of one of the 20th century's great cinematic voices at the peak of his artistic and commercial success. Shifting between being an insightful document of a complex artist in the midst of his creative process and a self-reflective exploration and explosion of vérité filmmaking tropes, The American Dreamer is a mesmerizing journey into the private world of one of Hollywood's most hypnotic directors/stars. Fortuitously timed, fantastically made, and virtually unseen, The American Dreamer is the great 70s film documentary you always wished existed. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...K2PXBMIE6JX2LHE quote:The American Dreamer presents a startling, candid portrait of a unique personality intersecting with a critical moment in cultural history: New Hollywood. It is not, however, a documentary—following a benefit screening of the film at New York’s Lincoln Center, Schiller told me that although the style pays homage to the genre—especially the 1922 staged silent documentary Nanook of the North—Hopper was always performing. “An actor playing an actor,” Schiller says. According to the director, there isn’t a moment in the film when his subject doesn’t understand he’s being filmed: In fact, Hopper is even credited onscreen as a co-writer. http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/02/the-american-dreamer-a-documentary-about-dennis-hopper/385182/ Call Me Charlie fucked around with this message at 07:41 on Oct 8, 2015 |
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To be fair, I stayed home sick today and figured I'd watch a bunch of criterions on Hulu, but I discovered that I absolutely cannot watch Truffaut or Fellini when I'm sick and tired. This may also have colored my viewing of House. nah
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Oct 8, 2015 07:29
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Steve Yun posted:There's a line it crosses where it goes "look at me, I'm being wacky!" a little too much, and Sam Raimi's films seem to know how to stay on the right side of that line. I dunno I think it gets a pass for being super old and Japanese and the first of its kind
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Oct 8, 2015 11:20
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Somehow the X-Files box set has already dropped to $150: https://www.foxconnect.com/x-files-collector-s-box-set.html?utm_source=dhdCampaign&utm_medium=dhdCampaign&utm_campaign=KSvyrfErir%257RALPP
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Neo_Reloaded posted:X-Files complete series BD officially announced! yes e: Having just watched Die Hand der Verlezt in hd widescreen for the first time, I am so completely excited for this. It's like night and day. cthulusnewzulubbq fucked around with this message at 05:21 on Oct 9, 2015 |
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Call Me Charlie posted:I fell asleep during House...twice TerrorVision is fantastic and I'm glad someone brought it to blu-ray, but the Video Dead sucks out loud.
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Oct 9, 2015 06:16
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Inception - $4.66 Thor: The Dark World - $14.96 Fantastic Mr. Fox - $5.00
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CPL593H posted:TerrorVision is fantastic and I'm glad someone brought it to blu-ray, but the Video Dead sucks out loud. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sna5oHDZCvc ...I want Meet the Hollowheads on Blu-Ray so bad
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caligulamprey posted:...I want Meet the Hollowheads on Blu-Ray so bad I fell asleep during this movie and it made for some batshit dreams
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LORD OF BUTT posted:I actually really like The Video Dead I don't think it's that bad. I mean, it's bad, but it isn't boring. Terrorvision just happens to be awesome as hell.
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cthulusnewzulubbq posted:I don't think it's that bad. I mean, it's bad, but it isn't boring. Jon Gries in his 2nd-best role of the 80s
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caligulamprey posted:The correct movie to do a double-feature set with TerrorVision is clearly Meet the Hollowheads, but for some reason it's The Video Dead and I couldn't be more bored by that decision. I'd heard of this and knew it was weird, but holy poo poo that movie looks insane and kind of unpleasant to watch.
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Meet the Hollowheads is awesome and should be viewed by all, it's like Terry Gilliam had a nightmare about Saved by the Bell.
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CPL593H posted:TerrorVision is fantastic and I'm glad someone brought it to blu-ray, but the Video Dead sucks out loud. I think you got this backwards. Video Dead is trashy fun, and scared me/grossed me out when I was too young to be watching it The Scream Factory double disc is nice though
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Aladdin comes out next week. Sounds like it has a pretty good review over at the BR site.
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Neo_Reloaded posted:X-Files complete series BD officially announced! Is there a list of the new special features anywhere? Also, why are they releasing this now, instead of waiting six months and including the upcoming season too?
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Masonic Youth posted:Is there a list of the new special features anywhere? Because peak hype is before a series airs, not months after.
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Gotta get your money ahead of time in case the new series doesn't live up to expectations Which is why Disney the selling the gently caress out of new Star Wars toys right now
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Masonic Youth posted:Is there a list of the new special features anywhere? I don't know what is new vs. carried over from the DVDs, but here's everything: quote:SPECIAL FEATURES AND CONTENT: And it's being sold before because that's when the hype is highest, plus it's the Christmas season.
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I guess what I don't get is that the audience for this set is diehards who were going to buy it no matter what, so why put the fear into them that Fox is going to double-dip after the miniseries comes out?
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As a diehard, I can positively say I don't wanna wait a half year on account of OCD. e: Also, I'm pretty sure they haven't ruled out the minor possibility of additional short seasons. So who knows where the overall series will end. cthulusnewzulubbq fucked around with this message at 01:21 on Oct 10, 2015 |
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Oct 10, 2015 01:15
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I'd like to know if the earlier seasons will be in 4:3.
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CPL593H posted:I'd like to know if the earlier seasons will be in 4:3. They've been streaming in 16:9!
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CPL593H posted:I'd like to know if the earlier seasons will be in 4:3. As far as anyone can tell, they are not. The listings for the box set just say "Aspect Ratio: 16:9".
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Masonic Youth posted:I guess what I don't get is that the audience for this set is diehards who were going to buy it no matter what, so why put the fear into them that Fox is going to double-dip after the miniseries comes out? It's not like they're going to make a new complete series set with unique content just 6 months after this complete series set, so the worst any double-dip would be is a slightly elongated package that fits the additional BD case in it. If that is a real fear for you, go ahead and wait. CPL593H posted:I'd like to know if the earlier seasons will be in 4:3. All signs point to them being 16:9. That's what the press release says, they're streaming in HD in 16:9 on Netflix, and Chris Carter very recently said that they had protected for widescreen all along so he's super happy with how it looks. 4:3 purists for seasons 1-4 will have to stick with the DVDs for those seasons I think (similar to the situation with The Wire).
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