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Continuing with the Black Friday theme, does anyone still buy Blu-rays? I mostly stream everything these days, with Blu-rays reserved for films with ridiculous extras/commentaries like LOTR.
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Josh Lyman posted:Continuing with the Black Friday theme, does anyone still buy Blu-rays? I mostly stream everything these days, with Blu-rays reserved for films with ridiculous extras/commentaries like LOTR. If it's under a tenner on Amazon or something or at the local store I frequent, sure. Also Criterions because they've always got a really nice total package, design, extras, pure transfer quality, the works.
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Nov 27, 2015 09:27
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inks on ver 2.0 are basically done.  Needs a little more cleaning then into mangastudio it goes in an attempt to make it look dece.
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Nov 27, 2015 09:43
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*in jewish grandmother voice* why dont you draw something nice with the gift god gave you instead of this gobbledygook. how about a nice spider man
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Nov 27, 2015 09:54
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That looks like some kind of Philadelphian troll.
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Nov 27, 2015 10:00
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Safety Factor posted:That looks like some kind of Philadelphian troll. So a philadelphian
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Nov 27, 2015 10:02
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Safety Factor posted:That looks like some kind of Philadelphian troll. 
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Nov 27, 2015 11:34
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Harime Nui posted:inks on ver 2.0 are basically done. So does this mean that you're gonna go kill the Philly Phanatic because there's no way he's not full of that alien fabric you need to live.
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Nov 27, 2015 13:33
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Josh Lyman posted:Continuing with the Black Friday theme, does anyone still buy Blu-rays? I mostly stream everything these days, with Blu-rays reserved for films with ridiculous extras/commentaries like LOTR. Since extras generally went downhill and most commentaries are just not interesting I stopped. There seems so little point these days, as much as I like physical media. It's also a small thing, but I don't want the UK's anti-piracy advert playing before every movie I buy and legally own (Funnily enough, when groups would pirate DVDs they'd strip all of that stuff out so that the DVD boots straight to the main menu).
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Nov 27, 2015 14:23
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Anime is blood.
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Nov 27, 2015 14:27
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I haven't quit buying blu rays altogether, but I've cut back significantly over the past year. I used to blind buy a lot and buy pretty much anything I enjoyed in the theater. I've pretty much quit blind buying anything, and I just really focus on the ones I want the most. I also did a purge of my collection a few months ago. There's no point in having movies that I'll never watch again take up shelf space.
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Nov 27, 2015 14:46
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I always just sort of thought that Harime Nui's av was an animed up Helga from Hey Arnold
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Nov 27, 2015 14:50
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CopywrightMMXI posted:I haven't quit buying blu rays altogether, but I've cut back significantly over the past year. I used to blind buy a lot and buy pretty much anything I enjoyed in the theater. I've pretty much quit blind buying anything, and I just really focus on the ones I want the most. I also did a purge of my collection a few months ago. There's no point in having movies that I'll never watch again take up shelf space. I keep a lot of my screeners just in case I want to rewatch or lend them. But lost of them are removed from their covers and placed into sleeves in lever-arch files, alphabetically. Takes up much less space.
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Nov 27, 2015 16:14
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I haven't been buying them lately cause I have nothing to play them on, but once I get back on my feet and in a living situation that could be considered normal I plan on building my collection. I just love physical media too much. For instance, having a Kindle is great and has opened me up to reading a lot of content, more than I would have if physical books were the only option. At the same time though, I love being able to go back thru books I've read and find passages I liked and also share them with people. Digital media will never be able to replicate the magic of lending or giving someone a book/dvd that means a lot to you.
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Nov 27, 2015 16:24
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Lil Mama Im Sorry posted:Digital media will never be able to replicate the magic of lending or giving someone a book/dvd that means a lot to you. What about the magic of them forgetting to return it and moving away?
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Nov 27, 2015 16:30
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Lurdiak posted:What about the magic of them forgetting to return it and moving away? Though this happens more often than not, it's one of those things you sign up for as a possibility. Like when you fall in love, you have to accept the possibility of losing that person and being heartbroken. But it is a really beautiful thing when they read/watch it and return it.
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Nov 27, 2015 16:37
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i only just started buying blu rays like six months ago. my internet's not great so i prefer them to streaming. plus Scream Factory is really dope.
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Nov 27, 2015 16:46
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Yeah, I still buy blu-rays but only usually around Black Friday time because they're like $5. I spend on most Criterion sales also because the supplements you get from them are insane, and I refuse to pay for Hulu.
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Nov 27, 2015 16:58
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yeah i tend to not spend more than $10 on them unless it's something i really want. i should also mention that i still get most of the blu rays i watch through the library, such as the copy of Seven Samurai i'm watching right now (looks good on blu)
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Nov 27, 2015 17:00
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My library only lends out DVDs, but it seems like they have every Criterion film, so it could be worse.
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Nov 27, 2015 17:05
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X-Ray Pecs posted:My library only lends out DVDs, but it seems like they have every Criterion film, so it could be worse. mine hopped on the blu ray train a year or two ago, but it's worth noting that it's a particularly well funded library. very lucky. is your library part of a greater library network? that's always a good way to scope stuff out. my library gets a pretty good selection of blu rays, but there are some in our network that have great selections (one in particular gets every criterion blu ray as soon as it comes out)
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Nov 27, 2015 17:07
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I'm still on DVD. Fire fire fire fire fire
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Nov 27, 2015 17:15
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Anonymous Robot posted:I'm still on DVD. Fire fire fire fire fire The big advantage to DVD is that everything is dirt cheap, especially if you go to second hand stores.
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Nov 27, 2015 17:18
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Anonymous Robot posted:I'm still on DVD. Fire fire fire fire fire Same. Don't you people dare tell me Bluerays are on the way out, they can only be on the way out two years after I bought a Blueray player.
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Nov 27, 2015 17:18
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Watching High and Low and seeing every pore dripping every drop of sweat on every actor in the police scene is worth the price of the blu-ray player and the blu itself.
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Nov 27, 2015 17:19
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Anonymous Robot posted:I'm still on DVD. Fire fire fire fire fire now i have this stuck in my head https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_kmrQhTsfM anyway, dvd is still relevant
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Nov 27, 2015 17:20
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GonSmithe posted:Watching High and Low and seeing every pore dripping every drop of sweat on every actor in the police scene is worth the price of the blu-ray player and the blu itself. As awful as the special editions of Star Wars are, it was kinda neat to see Return of the Jedi in insanely crisp detail.
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Nov 27, 2015 17:23
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Uncle Boogeyman posted:now i have this stuck in my head Funny, I've been listening to Burn, Piano Island, Burn a lot lately.
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Nov 27, 2015 17:36
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the Blood Brothers were pretty alright as far as bands bent on being deliberately irritating go
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Nov 27, 2015 17:43
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I Before E posted:So a philadelphian Live in Philly, can confirm. I saw M. Night Shyamalan while I was riding down the street on my bike. He's filming a few blocks away from my girlfriend's house. Unfortunately, since PA doesn't have a budget to give tax incentives to film studios, that and Creed look like it will be it for Philly filming for a while. 
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Nov 27, 2015 17:45
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Uncle Boogeyman posted:the Blood Brothers were pretty alright as far as bands bent on being deliberately irritating go I preferred them much more than the Locust, who somehow managed to be more irritating and pretentious than the Blood Bros.
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Nov 27, 2015 17:47
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I blind bought Les Miserables (2012) and it's the first movie in a long time that I found just unwatchable.
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Nov 27, 2015 17:48
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Yaws posted:I blind bought Les Miserables (2012) and it's the first movie in a long time that I found just unwatchable. A Tom Hooper Film
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Nov 27, 2015 17:50
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Yaws posted:I blind bought Les Miserables (2012) and it's the first movie in a long time that I found just unwatchable. You mean you don't like the camera literally always being in someone's face and NOTHING else? But you get to see all of the emotions of the actor's performance unlike a play!!!
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Nov 27, 2015 17:51
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Lil Mama Im Sorry posted:I preferred them much more than the Locust, who somehow managed to be more irritating and pretentious than the Blood Bros. the Locust did not hold up well at all
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Nov 27, 2015 17:51
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Uncle Boogeyman posted:the Blood Brothers were pretty alright as far as bands bent on being deliberately irritating go My anti-social college dormmate eventually noticed that I left the room whenever he played Blood Brothers, and definitely took advantage
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Nov 27, 2015 17:53
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morestuff posted:My anti-social college dormmate eventually noticed that I left the room whenever he played Blood Brothers, and definitely took advantage i've definitely pulled poo poo like this.
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Nov 27, 2015 18:00
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Anonymous Robot posted:I dunno man, this kind of street wisdom could keep you from dying in some ghetto. That's not how grenades work at all. Josh Lyman posted:Continuing with the Black Friday theme, does anyone still buy Blu-rays? I mostly stream everything these days, with Blu-rays reserved for films with ridiculous extras/commentaries like LOTR. I do because digital media is for trash and I like to actually own something if I spend money on it. Also if I want to let someone borrow a movie or bring it to their house it's a whole lot easier to hand them a disc than gently caress around with digital downloads.
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Nov 27, 2015 18:09
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CPL593H posted:I do because digital media is for trash as opposed to physical media, which is trash
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Nov 27, 2015 18:10
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Uncle Boogeyman posted:as opposed to physical media, which is trash You're trash.
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