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Sadly, a lot of good movies are only on Blu-Ray in Germany. Many of them are region free though, and well-worth importing (I have Rob Roy and Running Scared myself).
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May 25, 2010 16:49
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If you're into nature-y stuff then you also need to check out The Beauty of Snakes and Galapagos, both of which are terrific on BD. The National Geographic has some great stuff as well. e: The Wolfman reviewed x2 Happy Together reviewed Class of Nuke 'Em High reviewed Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog reviewed doctor thodt fucked around with this message at 17:40 on May 25, 2010 |
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May 25, 2010 17:26
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In that case, also check out IMAX: Under the Sea. It doesn't really tread any new ground, but it's beautiful.
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May 25, 2010 17:46
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The Magnificent Seven Collection is already down to $33.99 on Amazon.
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May 25, 2010 21:10
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ProfessorClumsy posted:It's a shame to see that the picture-in-picture stuff on The Wolfman is only on the theatrical release. I may have to buy one and rent the other. There's only one release, it includes both the theatrical and director's cuts. TheScott2K posted:If they don't bundle this with jergens then that's an opportunity wasted. I haven't seen it yet, but I'll give anything by Egoyan a chance. The fact that Amanda Seyfried and Julianne Moore apparently have sex in it is just a nice little bonus.
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May 26, 2010 00:31
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Profound Desires of the Gods is region B-locked, which is a shame because it looks goddamn magnificent  edit: Arrow Films (UK distributor) will be releasing 3 Argento films in July and August: Tenebrae, Deep Red and Phenomena. Most of Arrow's releases have been region free so far. doctor thodt fucked around with this message at 04:26 on May 26, 2010 |
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May 26, 2010 04:22
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That's exactly the reason 
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May 26, 2010 04:30
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FitFortDanga posted:Red Riding Trilogy coming August 17th Sweet! Something's wonky about that listing though - pretty sure the entire trilogy isn't 130 minutes and $25.
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May 26, 2010 18:04
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Life reviewed Shutter Island reviewed Animation Express reviewed Bad Boys reviewed
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May 31, 2010 05:01
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Sweet, Sony is releasing A Prophet stateside on August 3. Oh, and: quote:The Eighth Wonder of the World is coming up in high definition. On September 28, Warner Home Video will release the classic action/adventure movie King Kong, in a Blu-ray DigiBook edition. The feature will include all the scenes cut from the re-releases, presenting the 1933 version in its entirety. 
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May 31, 2010 13:27
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3 months, 3 amazing Spielberg Blu-Rays. Dreamworks/Paramount really knocked it out of the park with these discs - pretty sure I woke up the neighbors with War of the Worlds. Here's hoping for more soon.
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Jun 1, 2010 13:12
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Life (Attenborough) for $30 http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2056124
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Jun 1, 2010 15:49
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FitFortDanga posted:Happy Together looks good. Man, Kino is on a roll. I'm pretty peeved that they canceled The Sun, especially with all their other obscure releases coming out soon. Hopefully it finds its way back onto the docket. The Stepfather (1987) reviewed Youth In Revolt reviewed x2 doctor thodt fucked around with this message at 18:32 on Jun 2, 2010 |
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Jun 2, 2010 18:29
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I would love to see Armond White do Blu-Ray reviews.
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Jun 2, 2010 21:32
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Oh hey, Mandy Lane fans. Is it just me or did this smarter-than-average slasher flick go almost totally unnoticed in the States?Criminal Minded posted:Speaking of The Third Man, anybody know of any good places to pick it up? Used isn't a dealbreaker. I'm such an idiot for not grabbing it before it went OOP (even though I wasn't yet an HD convert). I have an extra copy for trade if you have any of the titles I'm looking for 
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Jun 3, 2010 00:10
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Bootlegs are pretty uncommon. If the seller has good feedback then you should be fine. I've gotten my fair share of discs on ebay.
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Jun 3, 2010 00:44
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The only problem with the Mandy Lane BD is that it's pretty scant on bonus features, and the ones it does have are (I believe) PAL. I've got more than a few imports that are this way, which always makes a double dip more compelling.
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Jun 3, 2010 00:48
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Yeah, Adventureland almost never drops in price. It's also on sale at Target this week......for $24.99. 3rd party sellers on Amazon are selling like-new copies for under $12 though.
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Jun 3, 2010 01:14
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The Pacific 11/2quote:Special features include: doctor thodt fucked around with this message at 20:58 on Jun 4, 2010 |
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Jun 4, 2010 20:54
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It's pretty much the best MPEG-2 transfer in existence. The PQ and AQ are terrific, but it's a totally barebones disc other than a trailer.
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Jun 5, 2010 03:27
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Someone over at CriterionForum is claiming they're going to release something called The New Hollywood Box Set on Blu-Ray in November that will consist of the following films: Five Easy Pieces The Last Picture Show Easy Rider Head King of Marvin Gardens A Safe Place Drive, He Said This is totally unverified, but would be pretty amazing if true.
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Jun 5, 2010 23:03
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Sporadic posted:I find that pretty hard to believe since Sony already released Easy Rider on Blu. It doesn't make much sense for them to license it out and cut the legs out from their own release. If it were only available through Criterion as part of a box set then I doubt it would undercut Sony's sales by any significant measure.
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Jun 5, 2010 23:40
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Bambi posted:It sounds like you got a disc that's encoded at 1080i50 (25fps as opposed to the normal 24). So it likely is indeed the censored version, and the 25fps speedup is accounting for that extra 3 minutes. That doesn't make any sense. 25fps would shave minutes off the runtime, not add them. So in fact it's probably the full cut of the film.
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Jun 6, 2010 13:44
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Agreed posted:Not ideal phrasing on Bambi's part, but he was referring to it taking 3 minutes away from the runtime in the version bad movie knight ended up with. But the version BMK got is 3 minutes longer than the censored version 
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Jun 6, 2010 20:05
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Tora! Tora! Tora! came out in the UK today and is supposedly a) region free and b) a good transfer.
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Jun 7, 2010 16:50
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Space_Butler posted:If the actual Goonies movie inside is just in a regular blu-ray case, I'm sold. It won't be, but Target will supposedly have an exclusive release in a regular case.
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Jun 8, 2010 01:33
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Today I watched Happy Together and Ashes of Time back-to-back, and later I might top it off with Institute Benjamenta. Today is a good day. Does Sony still hold home video distribution rights to 2046?
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Jun 11, 2010 21:50
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You can actually import Days of Being Wild and As Tears Go By from China for about  apiece. They're no Criterions, but they're pretty good discs and very English-friendly.http://uk.blu-ray.com/movies/As-Tears-Go-By-Blu-ray/3753/#Review http://uk.blu-ray.com/movies/Days-of-Being-Wild-Blu-ray/1979/#Review
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Jun 12, 2010 04:45
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Wait...Platoon or Patton? Platoon isn't on Blu-Ray, other than a Hong Kong release that actually just came out a couple of days ago. http://www.dddhouse.com/v3/product_details.php?ProductID=10938 edit: damnit, I should really refresh the page before posting. If you're really itching to get the film, just import, as it's likely the exact same transfer that MGM will ultimately release. Just bear in mind that it's also probably an old MPEG-2 encode. doctor thodt fucked around with this message at 16:34 on Jun 12, 2010 |
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Jun 12, 2010 16:28
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I said come in! posted:The Hong Kong release is what I meant, yeah. Actually when I posted that question I didn't realize it was a Hong Kong release until a few minutes after. Sorry for the confusion. But yeah, the Vietnam war film, not the WWII film that got a horrible blu-ray transfer is what i'm talking about. I haven't seen any impressions since it was literally just released 2 days ago, but I'm sure some screens will pop up in a week or so. Speaking of Asian imports, don't forget that CJ Entertainment is releasing the first US-friendly version of Thirst on the 18th. Their titles command a slight premium (about $35 each), but they've all been great transfers so far.
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Jun 12, 2010 16:52
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Next Criterion sale at B&N is reportedly July 20.
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Jun 13, 2010 14:52
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The UK is getting Cronos and The Devil's Backbone in September courtesy of Optimum. In Bruges, Alpha Dog and Assault on Precinct 13 are available a month early (starting tomorrow) exclusively at Best Buy. Harry Brown is getting a US release 8/31.
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Jun 14, 2010 14:44
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Three Kings 8/12
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Jun 14, 2010 22:16
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Man, German digibooks are way cooler than what we get over here. Each one has a 20+ page essay on the production of the film (at least that's what I think they're about - can't read German  ) Also got Blade Runner, Beowulf, Batman Begins and The Dark Knight because I am a retard who enjoys wasting money on pointless double-dips.
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Jun 14, 2010 22:37
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They're collector's items v v
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Jun 15, 2010 00:52
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So the new Predator Blu-Ray sure is, uh, interesting... http://www.imagebam.com/image/606b8b84038010
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Jun 16, 2010 00:15
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Looks like the original BD, which always got an unfairly bad rap. Granted it's a rather lackluster MPEG-2 transfer, but it's a hell of a lot more representative of what the movie should look like than this shiny new turd.
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Jun 16, 2010 01:20
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The quality is also very questionable judging by the couple of reviews at blu-ray.com
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By the way, most (if not all) of the new Dragon Dynasty releases are surprisingly competent. I picked up Kill Zone and The Banquet at Best Buy for $15 each and they both have terrific PQ and lossless audio. Who'd have thought!
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