What was the last DVD you bought and why? [Archive] - Page 3

Sedai

07-21-05, 06:23 PM

No. Way. 24 pwns.
No, it doesn't. I pwn, at warcraft ;) DO you play? Anyway, have you seen BG? Two years ago I would have stood fast by 24, swearing up and down that it was the best. I think it has quite a few BIG flaws though. First off, the ever-rotating cast is lame, man. How does one gain an affinity for any characters when they change the entire cast, save one or two people every season? I also feel that during each exciting season, they invariably fall write themselves into a position where they have to insert an extremely goofy and ridiculous plot thread just to keep characters busy during the 24 hours. Let's consider one from each season:

Season one: Instant Amnesia for Mrs. Bower (Bauer?). Huh? This was totally lame, and had me laughing and shaking my head for three episodes, but then...she is all of a sudden OK, right when she needs to be. That said, this season rocked and had many, many cool twists, and a cool bad guy.

Season two: Watch out Kim, giant cats!! WTF???

Season three: This is the weakest season, in my mind, and had a TON of events that were preposterous, and completely unbelieveable. The show got way slicker, and lost it's gritty feel. Samuals was one of the worst bad guys I have ever seen. I kept thinking they had hired some waiter to play the part.

Season Four: I liked this more than three, and the final 8 hours was exciting and fun, reminding me of how the show used to be. But...but..the middle section was terrible, with the useless head of CTU and her daughter Maya (terrible, terrible writing), and I could tell the writers were hip deep in rewrites and just didn't know what to do with the slew of ****ty characters they had added to the cast. The show lost sohesion completely. They somehow pulled it together for the end, but I almost stopped watching the show during the middle 8 hours...

I know, I know...It's friggin Battlestar Galactica, how could it be good? It's not good, it's fantastic, thought provoking, and interesting. IMO, some of the best TV ever produced.

Watch the episode where Starbuck interrogates a prisoner, it's mind blowing...

Pyro Tramp

07-21-05, 08:06 PM

Well, if someone were to buy it ...yeah. :rolleyes:

I don't know, it could have been for like a joke or something, or for the free comic. Or they hadn't seen it before, y'know like, some people who don't live at cinemas.

Pyro Tramp

07-21-05, 08:12 PM

No, it doesn't. I pwn, at warcraft ;) DO you play? Anyway, have you seen BG? Two years ago I would have stood fast by 24, swearing up and down that it was the best. I think it has quite a few BIG flaws though. First off, the ever-rotating cast is lame, man. How does one gain an affinity for any characters when they change the entire cast, save one or two people every season? I also feel that during each exciting season, they invariably fall write themselves into a position where they have to insert an extremely goofy and ridiculous plot thread just to keep characters busy during the 24 hours. Let's consider one from each season:

Season one: Instant Amnesia for Mrs. Bower (Bauer?). Huh? This was totally lame, and had me laughing and shaking my head for three episodes, but then...she is all of a sudden OK, right when she needs to be. That said, this season rocked and had many, many cool twists, and a cool bad guy.

Season two: Watch out Kim, giant cats!! WTF???

Season three: This is the weakest season, in my mind, and had a TON of events that were preposterous, and completely unbelieveable. The show got way slicker, and lost it's gritty feel. Samuals was one of the worst bad guys I have ever seen. I kept thinking they had hired some waiter to play the part.

Season Four: I liked this more than three, and the final 8 hours was exciting and fun, reminding me of how the show used to be. But...but..the middle section was terrible, with the useless head of CTU and her daughter Maya (terrible, terrible writing), and I could tell the writers were hip deep in rewrites and just didn't know what to do with the slew of ****ty characters they had added to the cast. The show lost sohesion completely. They somehow pulled it together for the end, but I almost stopped watching the show during the middle 8 hours...

I know, I know...It's friggin Battlestar Galactica, how could it be good? It's not good, it's fantastic, thought provoking, and interesting. IMO, some of the best TV ever produced.

Watch the episode where Starbuck interrogates a prisoner, it's mind blowing...

Yes, you are true about all of that, but shucks, i just really enjoy it.

Teri was a sucka which was why Nina popped her, damn straight too.

In Season 4, when Tony came back, i think i actually came there and then.

I played Warcraft once and decided to harrass some fool by chasing them around (i don't really 'game' and had no idea what i was doing- was it you by any chance?).

Are you referring to the 70s Battlestar Galatica, i havn't seen any newer version. If so, then yeah, i like it, in a retro cheese kinda way. Though i'm guessing there is a newer one and i'll be sure to catch it when it's (if ever) shown.

Tacitus

07-22-05, 10:08 AM

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HMV sale... ;)

Caitlyn

07-22-05, 12:29 PM

Dang Tatty… your new car won't even hold all the DVD's you've been buying lately… :eek: :D ;)

Sedai

07-22-05, 12:33 PM

Are you referring to the 70s Battlestar Galatica, i havn't seen any newer version. If so, then yeah, i like it, in a retro cheese kinda way. Though i'm guessing there is a newer one and i'll be sure to catch it when it's (if ever) shown. Oh, no...lol 24 certain owns the old 70s show, that's for sure. I am referring to the new, very dark, very gritty, very well written series that debuted in 2003.

Official Website (http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/)

The mini-series pilot that is a must watch before getting into the seasons (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0314979/)

It is based on the old show, but doesn't have too much in common with it. This show has zero camp, and is locked into the current times, dealing with issues of sleeper agents, terrorism, genocide, racism, and religious fanaticism. Each time I recommend it to someone, they laugh in my face...literally laugh in my face. Then they watch a few episodes and call me up and say "Mike, I am sorry I doubted, this is one of the best shows I have ever seen."

So...don't listen to me, listen to them!! I hear it's available on R2 DVD....Scope out the pilot, then move on to season one if you like it. Enjoy!

_S

They have made a few changes to the show since the 70s, for example, here is a picture of one of the cylon infiltrator agents:

http://www.genreonline.net/Genre_files/BattlestargallacticaNewCylon.jpg

Here is a picture of Apollo and Starbuck:

http://www.tvsquad.com/images/2005/03/battlestargalactica_240_003.jpg

...and here is a pic of the main cast...notice Edward James Olmos as Commander Adama and Mary McDonnell as the President, both excellent in their roles.

http://www.sciencefictionbuzz.com/images/Full%20Cast.jpg

Huh? Starbuck is a girl? Let me tell you. Starbuck is bad ass...BAD.ASS. Such a well written character and played quite well by Katie Sackoff. So far they have fleshed out all the characters extremely well, and I struggle to think of a weak episode in the whole run so far... The cast are drawn up as real people, with real problems, and nothing is easy for this crew.

In the old show, the human race is all but wiped out, but alas, the crew of the Galactica strut around without a care in the world, gambling, telling jokes, acting like heroes...In this show, the human race is all but wiped out as well, and these people are shattered, desperate, sweaty, and scared. mistrust is everywhere, anyone could be a cylon, megolomania starts to crop up on both sides, mentalities fray, and people die, constantly. It's a war. At the end of the season last year, I sat, mouth agape, reeling from what had happened and reeling from the ideas the show was dealing with. In the old show the cylons were walking toasters with an IQ of about 7. In this show, they are intelligent, calculating machines...religious machines...megalomaniacal machines.... But some of them are flesh and blood, and look, eat, think, and REPRODUCE like us, making it a tough issue to just blow them away like so many cardboard cutouts. Some of them don't even know they are cylons. What an intricate plot structure these devices make. Love it, love , love it....

One episode in particular, Flesh and Bone, is a one on one interrogation of a sleeper agent by Starbuck. I have watched the episode three times now and am still completely blown away by it. One of the best hours of TV I have ever seen... This show is all about characters, with the technology taking a back seat, only serving to help flesh out the world these great characters inhabit.

Blister

07-22-05, 01:19 PM

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Tacitus

07-22-05, 02:14 PM

Dang Tatty… your new car won't even hold all the DVD's you've been buying lately… :eek: :D ;)

heh, I know (but they were all on sale). :D

No more for a month...

Maybe. ;)

Anonymous Last

07-22-05, 02:19 PM

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SamsoniteDelilah

07-22-05, 02:40 PM

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Have you seen this already, or is this a blind buy? I have it in my shopping cart on amazon... trying to decide whether to bite or keep swimming.

Anonymous Last

07-22-05, 02:45 PM

Have you seen this already, or is this a blind buy? I have it in my shopping cart on amazon... trying to decide whether to bite or keep swimming.No, I have not seen it yet. I thought that I would give it a chance. There I go...thoughting again!

Darth Stujitzu

07-22-05, 03:17 PM

Just got my Amazon delivery through of;
Bronco Billy
Johnny Handsome and
Every which way but loose.

God bless Amazon and multi-region DVD players! :love:
Is my thirst for DVD's quenched? :nope:
NEVER!
I love Amazon, love it, love it love it! :love: :kiss: :love:
Waiting on my next delivery of:
Any which way you can
The Shield series 3
Ruthless people and
Gimmie Shelter!
Speed your Amazon love to me Mr. Postman( and i don't mean Kevin Costner!) :nope:

Anonymous Last

07-22-05, 03:53 PM

Speed your Amazon love to me Mr. Postman( and i don't mean Kevin Costner!) :nope:
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Darth Stujitzu

07-22-05, 05:47 PM

Awwwwwwwwwww, isn't he lovely! Looks a bit like Benny Hill, so where's the posse of semi-naked women Anon Last?

Tazz

07-23-05, 12:18 AM

"Dead Like Me" [season 2]

Sedai

07-24-05, 12:42 PM

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Creepy bastard, that.

Also, Anyone who buys A Very Long Engagement AND Still Smoking is good in my book.

Anonymous Last

07-26-05, 01:18 PM

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Golgot

07-26-05, 09:36 PM

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Although i bought the non-cleaned-up-version dammit

Also, Anyone who buys A Very Long Engagement AND Still Smoking is good in my book.

How would you feel about someone who bought Still Smoking A Very Long Engagment? (i haven't yet, but if i see it on Amazon, i'm pouncing ;))

Grr, amazon

OG-

07-28-05, 01:27 AM

I picked up Joint Security Area today because I'm in love with Park Chan-Wook and I got Audition and Survive Style 5+ in the mail. So, three blind buys in one day. Audition, I've just been waiting on forever, and Survive Style 5+ I considered buying weeks ago, but told myself I wasn't doing blind buys after Infection was a piece of complete crap, but I couldn't hold myself back anymore because the synposis was too convincing. I think I'll watch Survive Style 5+ tonight, especially since I just read the nods it recieved at Fantasia.

jrs

07-28-05, 03:09 PM

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Pyro Tramp

07-28-05, 03:27 PM

I picked up Joint Security Area today because I'm in love with Park Chan-Wook.

I've had my eye on this and 3 Extremes for a while now. Let me know what you thought of it? Cheers.

Monkeypunch

07-28-05, 03:34 PM

Pyro Tramp

07-28-05, 03:49 PM

Old School (unrated version), cause Vince Vaughn is like the god of comedy...there is none higher. but one thing: Can anyone tell me what's different about the unrated vs the rated version, other than the DVD being widescreen on the Unrated? I have seen Old School billions of times, and I didn't notice any difference.

Try here (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0302886/alternateversions)

You forgot to add Elisha Cuthbert on things that rock about Old School.

Monkeypunch

07-28-05, 04:11 PM

Try here (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0302886/alternateversions)

You forgot to add Elisha Cuthbert on things that rock about Old School.

Eh, she was only in two or three scenes, added nothing, and her bum was more memorable than her character.

Not really one of my favourite actresses anyways.

Pyro Tramp

07-28-05, 04:18 PM

... dude.

Anonymous Last

07-28-05, 04:22 PM

...he said her bum!

SamsoniteDelilah

07-28-05, 04:24 PM

...he said her bum!
::offers smelling salts::

Monkeypunch

07-28-05, 04:39 PM

Apparently, I am alone in my indifference to Elisha Cuthbert.

Anonymous Last

07-28-05, 04:43 PM

::offers smelling salts::
bum means booty, right?

SamsoniteDelilah

07-28-05, 04:46 PM

C'mere, I'll explain it all to you.

Anonymous Last

07-28-05, 05:39 PM

C'mere, I'll explain it all to you.
OK! Will you use the puppets and the felt board this time?

SamsoniteDelilah

07-28-05, 05:44 PM

If we don't cut it out, we're going to both have to invest in more DVD's, just to get the thread back on track. :p

Darth Stujitzu

07-28-05, 07:06 PM

Never fear, Darth's here!
Just got " The Shield series 3 " , spent most of last night/early morning/late afternoon today watching it, yep it's done already and my eyes are a little squarer as I write this post.
I'm a little compulsive about these things, once I start, I find it hard to stop, perhaps I should change my user name to Pringles!!! :goof:
Series 4 has just started in Britain, so now I feel bang up to date.
Have I mentioned how much I love Amazon? :love: :kiss: :love:

Strummer521

07-28-05, 07:24 PM

I just bought Million Dollar Baby as a birthday present for my mom's boyfriend.

Monkeypunch

07-28-05, 07:45 PM

bum means booty, right?

Can't believe you didn't know this. lol

anyways....

DVDs:

- Phantom of the Opera. This sort of grew on me. Didn't like it at first, but then I saw it again and my problems with it, (I.E. the Phantom's goofy singing voice) fell by the wayside. Emmy Rossum is beautiful, too, and that helps.

- Appleseed. CG anime with a lot of thngs blowing up and robots and I'm sure theres a story in there somewhere. :D

Johnseprish

07-29-05, 03:26 PM

A friend of mine (who is a flight attendant) bought the film "The Aviary" for me as a birthday gift. I have always been interested in Aviation and flight attendants so I guess she thought I would like it. Before watching it all I knew is that it was a feature film written and produced by a flight attendant. I had also read an article in the San Francisco Chronicle about the gal who made it:SF CHRONICLE ARTICLE (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/07/15/NBGB0DMM0N1.DTL&hw=Silver+Tree&sn=002&sc=712)
After finally watching the film I can honestly say that it blew me away. I'm not sure how much it was made for (although I have read that it was between 25-50K) but it has amazing production value (I would have guessed the budget at closer to 1-2 mill). The acting is remarkable, beautiful cinematography and the story is very compelling. As an aspiring film maker and aviation buff I was truly inspired by this movie. The insiders perspective really shined through this fast paced, thoughtful, honest look at the people who make up the modern world of aviation.

You can watch the trailer:The Aviary Official Site (http://theaviarymovie.com/mainpage.htm)

Darth Stujitzu

07-29-05, 10:16 PM

Just bought the " Great Escape ", only £3 on sale, it would have been rude not too!
All time classic war film, Steve McQueen is soooooooo cool in this movie.
Also bought " Platoon " for my mum's friend, he's ex special forces, and has never seen what IMO is the best Vietnam film. Deer Hunter runs a close second!

The_Butcher

07-30-05, 03:20 AM

The last DVD I bought was SAW. The reason why I bought this DVD is because i've heard it was a good movie. Turns out they told the truth and nothing but the truth!:D

-TheButcher

Tacitus

07-30-05, 09:27 AM

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After some pretty heavy recommendation. :)

OG-

07-30-05, 10:01 AM

I've had my eye on this and 3 Extremes for a while now. Let me know what you thought of it? Cheers.

Joint Security Area is a fantastic film and ties Oldboy as my favorite film of his. It's pretty heartbreaking to watch the story unfold and know that it just doesn't end happily. I'd highly recommend it over Three... Extremes.

Darth Stujitzu

07-30-05, 03:03 PM

Just got " Oldboy " and " Collateral " on sale, 2 for 1!
Bargain!

Pyro Tramp

07-30-05, 03:12 PM

Lol Darth, i got Collateral and Mean Streets on BOGOF (HMV, yes?) as well as Hero. God, i love a bargain!

Strummer521

07-31-05, 02:37 PM

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Garden State
I was able to save $5 on it through my blockbuster.com membership and I probably would have bought it anyways so I jumped on the opportunity.

Tacitus

07-31-05, 03:31 PM

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I didn't like this movie on first viewing, couldn't stand it on second. It seems to be highly rated by some eminent MoFolars so I thought I'd give Dogville another try.

£1.99 ex-rental made a difference too... ;)

Darth Stujitzu

08-01-05, 01:45 PM

chicagofrog

08-01-05, 02:15 PM

Nicole is great in it. full stop. what an actress. bouche bee, like we say in froggish, is how i stay. wow is another word for it, without the fine nuances though.

Tacitus

08-01-05, 02:20 PM

Strummer521

08-02-05, 02:17 AM

Not a fan of Lars Von Trier at all. Just someone I can't get into, a few people in my photography class drop his name every time I talk movies. Seems to be one of those directors that people believe make them sound educated in film, they don't seem to have any substance to their arguments as to why they like him. For me I have to be intrested in the story to watch a film, or have some prior knowledge of the director or stars of the movie. Don't think I'll be renting Dogville, just can't get into him as a director, and I'm not a fan of Nicole Kidman at all.

Ok Stu I'll try to defend it with a little substance. The atmosphere is key. The sparse set enhances the isolated, desolate feel of the town tenfold and the voiceover narration gives it a fairytale feel. All of these and other factors combine together to sweep you up into this world. The cast of characters are all very interesting in their own right and the simple production highlights the fantastic performances. For me the film just made me feel everything Nicole Kidman felt as she struggled through her time in Dogville. It is painful, charming, sad, sweet and beautifully atmospheric. And yes, the photography/cinematography and especially the lighting are gorgeous. I may not be one of the eminent Mofolars that Tacitus is talking about, but I highly support this film!

PimpDaShizzle V2.0

08-02-05, 03:24 AM

I could have bought 10 Mayfair lights instead...
Meh?

Tacitus

08-02-05, 05:40 AM

Meh?

A value for money brand of cigarettes. Don't try them - or any. :)

coolbreeze

08-02-05, 11:17 AM

Elizabeth was a good price so I bought it. I like Geoffery Rush in just about anything.

Mr. Frodo

08-02-05, 12:08 PM

The last DVD Movies I bought was the Jurasic Park Trilogy. I ebayd it and thought I got a good price but it turned out to be some Asian thing with no hard cases for the movies themselves, just clear sleeves with the discs in a box. Does any one know where I can get the cover art work (maybe a printable format) I can buy the hard cases myself.

Tacitus

08-02-05, 07:18 PM

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A guilty pleasure... :)

Darth Stujitzu

08-02-05, 07:44 PM

Hey it's got Christopher Walken in it, always watchable, even in very doddgy films. :yup:

Tacitus

08-02-05, 08:49 PM

Hey it's got Christopher Walken in it, always watchable, even in very doddgy films. :yup:

It's not a fantastic movie but Walken and Viggo Mortensen (Lucifer) look like they had great fun camping around as angels. I hadn't seen it in 8 or 9 years. ;)

Strummer521

08-03-05, 12:18 AM

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To be honest I haven't seen it before, but it's a 2-disc special collectors edition of what I understand to be possibly the best western of all time; and it was frickin' $7.50!

Tacitus

08-03-05, 07:33 PM

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Ex-rental, £5.99, 2 discs, couldn't turn it down. ;)

Darth Stujitzu

08-04-05, 01:42 PM

Just recieved " Ruthless People " and the Rolling Stones Documentary " Gimmie Shelter ". It's supposed to be the greatest music documentary, looking forward to it, and will do a review once I've watched it.
Also rented " Stander " with Thomas Jane, so, I've my work cut out, got to love you and leave you my fellow Mofos, a boy's gotta do.....

got2envy

08-05-05, 08:52 PM

The Enforcer
Harlem Nights
Eraser-$5.99
They Live

Holden Pike

08-05-05, 09:11 PM

Just received...the Rolling Stones documentary " Gimmie Shelter ". It's supposed to be the greatest music documentary, looking forward to it, and will do a review once I've watched it.
Don't know about the "greatest", but definitely one of the most interesting and memorable, of course because of the infamous death at Altamont when the Hell's Angels, supposedly there for security, went into the crowd with knives and chains and started a bit of a riot - all captured on film. But yeah, good music from the Stones, Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead, and a good look at the darker excesses of the lifestyle as the decade was winding down. And if you have a copy of the Criterion edition of the flick (though probably not in Scotland you don't), some great extras abound as well.

But for my money The Last Waltz (1978 - Scorsese) is the best Rock & Roll documentary ever made, centered around the farewell concert of The Band with a roster of guest stars including Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Eric Clapton, Muddy Waters and many others.

Darth Stujitzu

08-05-05, 09:21 PM

Man, no spoilers alerts!!!!
Already knew what happened, got the Criterion edition from Amazon, from the US, it's not availiable on Region 2.
Will do a review once I've watched it, will look out for The Last Waltz, cheers for the recommendation.

Holden Pike

08-05-05, 09:26 PM

Man, no spoilers alerts!!!!

:D

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feral cat

08-05-05, 09:49 PM

Bangkok Haunted
D2B in: Omen (http://ispitonyourmovie.com/forum/kb.php?mode=article&k=89)
Running out of time
The big empty (http://ispitonyourmovie.com/forum/kb.php?mode=article&k=90)
Love Object
Ginger snaps
Ginger snaps unleashed
Ginger snaps back: The beginning
The Locals
May (http://ispitonyourmovie.com/forum/kb.php?mode=article&k=20)
King of the ants
Class of 1984

AboveTheClouds

08-06-05, 01:53 AM

Brotherhood of the Wolf

After seeing it on Showcase(Canadian version of Showtime and HBO) I was intrigued by it to the point where I needed to watch it again, I wasn't dissapointed.

Tacitus

08-06-05, 05:17 AM

But for my money The Last Waltz (1978 - Scorsese) is the best Rock & Roll documentary ever made, centered around the farewell concert of The Band with a roster of guest stars including Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Eric Clapton, Muddy Waters and many others.

I'd either go for The Last Waltz or Demme's Talking Heads movie, Stop Making Sense. Of course, something about the realism of this next film keeps me coming back....

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You can't, as they say, dust for vomit...

Sinny McGuffins

08-10-05, 09:09 PM

Today I bought Clerks X, Dodgeball, Layer Cake and Lost in Translation.

Misirlou

08-11-05, 01:08 AM

Yesterday I bought The Untouchables because it was on sale.

got2envy

08-11-05, 08:47 PM

Today bought Ray Harryhausen collection:7th Voyage Of Sinbad, Gullivers travels, Jason and The Argonaughts, Golden Voyage Of Sinbad.

3rd disc- Samurai Champloo

Dragonslayer

Caitlyn

08-11-05, 08:54 PM

Taps (1981) ... for 3 bucks...

Misirlou

08-11-05, 09:16 PM

Taps (1981) ... for 3 bucks...What is Taps? And why was it only 3 dollars?

7thson

08-11-05, 09:36 PM

What is Taps? And why was it only 3 dollars?
It is a movie about Cadets and actually has Timothy Hutton in a starring role over Tom Cruise. Thats the short version.

Misirlou

08-11-05, 09:42 PM

It is a movie about Cadets and actually has Timothy Hutton in a starring role over Tom Cruise. Thats the short version. Is it any good? Or is that why it only costs 3 dollars?

r3port3r66

08-12-05, 01:09 AM

The overlooked and oft hilarious Freaked.

Caitlyn

08-12-05, 01:12 AM

Is it any good? Or is that why it only costs 3 dollars?

I haven't watched it in a while but I liked it when I was younger... and it was only 3 bucks because I found it (still sealed in it's original factory wrap) at a local Flea Market...

jrs

08-12-05, 01:12 AM

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Misirlou

08-12-05, 09:31 PM

I just bought Battle Royale online :)

LordSlaytan

08-12-05, 11:37 PM

I just bought Battle Royale online :)Hheeeyyyy.......

I've been reading posts as old as 2 P.M., working my way up to the present...and you said you were getting Amélie a while ago. What gives?! ;)

Misirlou

08-13-05, 12:47 AM

I've been reading posts as old as 2 P.M., working my way up to the present...and you said you were getting Amélie a while ago. What gives?! ;) I know you think its great, but I want to rent it and see the whole thing for myself before I buy it. Also, Battle Royale is my favorite movie about school kids killing each other ;)

Tacitus

08-13-05, 06:19 AM

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0001IMCSO.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

I rented this a while back, it needed buying. Very, very good.

Heck, there's even a recommendation from a MoFo on the DVD cover... ;)

Sedai

08-13-05, 05:16 PM

I know you think its great, but I want to rent it and see the whole thing for myself before I buy it. Also, Battle Royale is my favorite movie about school kids killing each other ;) Amelie isn't great, it's absolutely brilliant. One of the best films ever made in the genre, if not THE best....

That's my opinion anyway. A must own...

Re: Battle Royale - I thought it was OK, but Heathers is the ultimate film about school kids killing each other, IMHO.

Got some discs today too...

Full Metal Jacket
Dressed to Kill (Guilty Shlock Pleasure)
The Big Lebowski

Tacitus

08-13-05, 07:02 PM

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0001Y9YE8.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Uncle Mike's second best travelogue.

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0001GNDQQ.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Not a huge admirer (Penn's fault) but for £4.99 it's worth a second chance.

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00006FN5V.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
VHS replacement. Stunning film. :)

labonte18

08-13-05, 08:29 PM

The most over looked and and under rated movie of 2004, Cellular. Got it for $6.99 at Blockbuster :D

Jasons_Mask

08-14-05, 03:00 PM

McQ. I bought it because I'm building a collection of films with car chases.

jrs

08-14-05, 05:02 PM

I should have posted it earlier, but it skipped my mind. I renbted Destroy All Humans for X-Box at Blockbuster so when I return it I'm going to rent A Very Long Engagement and Chocolat which I've not seen. ;)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000640VO.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Tacitus

08-14-05, 05:38 PM

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0001XLYBU.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

£1.99 (new!) which is probably about all it's worth, but the movie's watchable enough and Farrell does a good Irish chav turn.

The guy behind the counter in the Video store greeted my impending purchase with the words "That's sh*te!". I've had trouble with him before - he once told me that Adaptation was "sh*te" and Infernal Affairs "wasn't that good".

I smiled the smile of the (self)righteous... :)

Misirlou

08-14-05, 07:28 PM

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind :D
The Professional :)

Ash_Lee

08-15-05, 07:55 PM

The Outlaw Josey Wales-1976

I saw some of it on TV a while ago and I thought it was pretty good.

Tacitus

08-16-05, 09:43 AM

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00006CY8L.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

One of those movies that I've seen a few times and liked a lot but never got round to buying. Had enough change out of a tenner in Tescos for 20 Mayfair Lights too.

Bargain. :)

Sinny McGuffins

08-16-05, 11:50 AM

I Heart Huckabees - I saw this last week and bought it today. Jason Schwartzman is great in this film, he constantly looks like he's about to burst into tears. It's hilarious!

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy - A blind buy. I really like Old School and Dodgeball, hopefully this'll be just as good.

Frankenstein/The Bride of Frankenstein - Another blind buy. I keep hearing about how great The Bride of Frankenstein is, so I just bought it out of curiousity.

The Producers - Another blind buy. I like Mel Brooks' other flicks, so I'll probably like this one too.

21 Grams - I've only seen this once, and I've been meaning to buy it for a while. Brilliant film.

A Fish Called Wanda - I've always loved this little comedy, and the special features just made it all the more tempting.

As Good As It Gets - A great film, and one of my favorite performances from Jack Nicholson.

Seven DVDs seem expensive, don't they? But all together it cost me £45, a bargain if you ask me.

Strummer521

08-16-05, 11:52 AM

How much is that in American dollars?

Sinny McGuffins

08-16-05, 11:55 AM

About $81.

Pyro Tramp

08-16-05, 12:25 PM

They from Virgin?

Sinny McGuffins

08-16-05, 12:34 PM

No. I got I Heart Huckabees, Anchorman and Frankenstein/The Bride of Frankenstein from HMV in their 3 for £20 deal. I also got The Producers from HMV for £5. 21 Grams, A Fish Called Wanda and As Good As It Gets were from Silver Screen in their 3 for £19.99 deal.

Strummer521

08-16-05, 01:23 PM

how much is a pound when compared to a dollar?

Jasons_Mask

08-16-05, 01:30 PM

I bought Naked Weapon from HMV for £19.99. I bought it because my DVD collection is going through a Girls + Guns phase.

Monkeypunch

08-16-05, 02:20 PM

Sin City

Tacitus

08-16-05, 03:08 PM

how much is a pound when compared to a dollar?

£1 = $1.80759

At this moment anyway. :)

Caitlyn

08-16-05, 03:25 PM

Last night I bought:

A Few Good Men
Dirty Dancing
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Hero
Tomb Raider
Radio
An American Tale
Pulp Fiction
Léon
The 13th Warrior

None of which were for me... but are on a few cousins X-mas lists... :)

Sedai

08-16-05, 04:47 PM

Damn home girl...I will never catch you in DVDs owned at the rate you buy...Yoinks!!

Holden Pike

08-17-05, 12:12 PM

http://www.lunchkino.ch/filme/manwhocopied/zoom/b-manwhocopied2.jpg http://gfx.filmweb.pl/f/124903/po.6939706.jpg

Yesterday for us in R1 the Brazilian movie The Man Who Copied was released. I saw this earlier this year on the big screen, LOVED IT, and here were my thoughts from back then...

The Man Who Copied - O Homem Que Copiava (Jorge Furtado, Brazil)
A heist movie about a day-dreaming comic artist barely scraping by with the minimum wage he earns making photocopies in a small store who yearns to turn his obsession with the girl next door into a romance, this fantastic flick is a must-see. It is funny, it is charming, and it is exhilerating filmmaking. If Pedro Almodóvar were Brazilian and made a cross between Rear Window, Say Anything..., Fresh and Nine Queens it would come out as The Man Who Copied. I'd go into more detail, but it's just best to figure it all out as it's unfolding. I can't wait to see this one again. What a ride. What a smile.

GRADE: A-

Oh, and on top of it being a great movie, The Man Who Copied is also a great introduction to the stunning beauty that is Luana Piovani. My god...

http://www.luanapiovani.blogger.com.br/copiava2.jpg (http://www.nosbastidores.com.br/sysclientes/images/secretarias/nosbastidores/luana1231.jpg)

Caitlyn

08-17-05, 01:46 PM

Damn home girl...I will never catch you in DVDs owned at the rate you buy...Yoinks!!

You're not that far behind me... and all but one (I decided to keep An American Tale for my neice) of the last ones I bought were gifts... :)

Jasons_Mask

08-17-05, 02:10 PM

Today I bought:

The Score
Anacondas
The Art Of War
The Life And Death Of Peter Sellers

I can go for a short while, then it happens. I get this uncontrollable urge and I go out and buy a bunch of DVD's.

Tacitus

08-17-05, 06:18 PM

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00007KGC8.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

In a few short years I may very well have a hairline like Jack... ;)

EDIT - Actually I do already. :rolleyes:

Oh and -

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00004YN5Z.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Jasons_Mask

08-18-05, 01:42 PM

Company Business with Gene Hackman.

Sedai

08-19-05, 03:50 PM

http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1000/47625.1000.A.JPG

Raising Arizona (Coens, 1987)

http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1000/126179.1000.A.JPG

L.A. Confidential (Hanson, 1997)

Now... I didn't intend to buy either of these films today. I went to the store to buy Barton Fink and Robert Altman's MASH. The problem is, I went to Worst Buy, and they didn't have either of these films. When asked when they would be in stock, the cherub faced kid, who seemed to have an IQ of about 6, replied..."Uhhhh, those aren't popular films, so we probably won't ever have them again. Try our website."

Whatever. So I decide to look for a different Altman film, as I want to start getting into his work, and seeing why folks like Holden and Slay praise his films so much. They didn't have ANY Altman films, at all. No McCabe and Mrs. Miller, No Nashville...nothing. I start to get incensed, mostly at myself for coming to such a ****ty store. My mind starts racing...What else is on my wishlist... Wong Kar Wai!!! Ok...where is the foreign film section....

There isn't one. Now I am really getting irritated for driving over to this dump, which is clearly a store for Deuce Bigalow fans and the like. Crap...what else can I get... Barry Lyndon...A Kubrick classic...Nope, not there. Amadeus, another I have been meaning to get. Nope, don't carry it....

Blood boiling, now that I realise I have wasted my entire lunch, I head for the door. I glance in the 9 dollar clearance bin as I walk by, and spot Raising arizona. What's this??? A good film?? I grab it immediately. Feverish, I rummage the bin, looking for something worth buying... LA Confidential. I know I have seen it, and I remember liking it, but it might just suck, I just don't remember. What the hell, I see Kevin Spacey and some cleavage on the cover, I think it's neo-noir, but am not sure.... I'm taking the plunge....

Ah, I feel better now. Vent session over.....

LordSlaytan

08-19-05, 04:58 PM

Thank goodness you blind bought L.A. Confidential, bro. It's a brilliant piece of modern-noir. :yup:

They didn't even have Gosford Park? That's amazing.

Sedai

08-19-05, 05:15 PM

Thank goodness you blind bought L.A. Confidential, bro. It's a brilliant piece of modern-noir. :yup:

They didn't even have Gosford Park? That's amazing.
Ahh, I forgot about that one. I was just pulling the names of the films I remembered you folks throwing around while talking about the genius of Altman. Holden had also recommended McCabe and Mrs. Miller to me in a PM a while back. He hit me with a nice list of seminal westerns to check out, many of which I have. I also looked for The Long Goodbye, which I know you love, but they didn't have that either. The Long Goodbye is in my Netflix list and will come to me in the next week or so, so I will get a chance to watch it.

I have seen LA Confidential, but just don't remember a damn thing about it. Of course, I watched it back when Tales From the Crypt:Demon Knight was one of my favorite films, so I don't think I would have appreciated it properly...

Damn I am glad I found MoFo....

Demon Knight?? Yup, still a guilty pleasure, but man, it's not very good.

Sheesh....

LordSlaytan

08-19-05, 05:21 PM

McCabe and Mrs. Miller is certainly one of his very best, all right. Not many films bring the opression from hard living back in the old days as perfectly. I could almost feel the damp coldness in my living room...plus Ms. Christie is at her very best...plus Beatty is at his very best...plus Altman is at his very best...plus...

SamsoniteDelilah

08-19-05, 06:42 PM

LA Confidential for 9 friggin' BUCKS?! God smiled on you, Sabu! That is an excellent noir and a battle of archetypes in the classical vein.

I am about to launch into an Altman phase. His intro to Rashomon grabbed me, big time, and now I'm all curious to see how he does his thing. What would you guys recommend as essential? (I have seen only a couple of his, and long ago, so the field is wide open.)

Tacitus

08-19-05, 06:47 PM

I am about to launch into an Altman phase. His intro to Rashomon grabbed me, big time, and now I'm all curious to see how he does his thing. What would you guys recommend as essential? (I have seen only a couple of his, and long ago, so the field is wide open.)

Nashville
Short Cuts
M*A*S*H
McCabe & Mrs Miller

and maybe The Player for starters.

Altman's a wonderful director. :)

Holden Pike

08-19-05, 07:02 PM

I am about to launch into an Altman phase. His intro to Rashomon grabbed me, big time, and now I'm all curious to see how he does his thing. What would you guys recommend as essential? (I have seen only a couple of his, and long ago, so the field is wide open)

M*A*S*H and The Player are probably his most accessible among his great works. The Long Goodbye too, and it's a must. Nashville and Short Cuts are both great masterpieces, but you might not want to jump right into them until you're more familiar with his style. McCabe & Mrs. Miller definitely, just genius stuff. Cookie's Fortune isn't one of his most singular works, but it is so damn enjoyable. I really love California Split, but now we're starting to get into the territory of either loving or hating his films. Images is frippin' brilliant, but I'm sure there are many who would give up on it half-way through.

http://www.dga.org/multimedia/honors-03/images/altman6a.jpg

THIS (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=1593) thread is a few years old now, but the info there is still valid, and I can't find any better Bob Altman threads in the MoFo archives.

SamsoniteDelilah

08-19-05, 07:45 PM

You guys are great. :)
Thanks, I'll update my queue!

Tacitus

08-19-05, 08:45 PM

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000096KKH.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

My credit card took a standing eight count but the plucky little guy's still hanging in there...

Pato_Diablo

08-19-05, 10:53 PM

a spanish movie "LOS SIN NOMBRE" -The Nameless-

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0222368/

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0007XG16W.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

why? because the price was $37 pesos ($3 USD aprox.) and the dvd was new!!

LordSlaytan

08-19-05, 11:51 PM

I am about to launch into an Altman phase. His intro to Rashomon grabbed me, big time, and now I'm all curious to see how he does his thing. What would you guys recommend as essential? (I have seen only a couple of his, and long ago, so the field is wide open.)Damn, I wrote all this out before I noticed anyone other than Tacitus had replied. Now it's just repeating a bunch of stuff. :laugh:

Oh well, I hate to waste it.

There is still plenty of essential Altman that I have yet to see, so I may be missing a classic. If I knew someone local who has yet to see any Altman at all, I would start them off with M*A*S*H. It’s easily the most widely known of all his films, and certainly deserves the praise it has gotten. If they enjoyed that, I’d move on to McCabe & Mrs. Miller, The Long Goodbye, and his newest masterpiece, Gosford Park. Nashville is an amazing piece of work, but I dislike country music so much, I wound up gritting my teeth throughout most the film. I liked it, but it was almost an excruciating experience for me…odd as that sounds. The thing is, most of the characters who are supposed to be country music stars, are terrible! It was deliberate, and sometimes funny, but the only thing I hate more than country music (other than rap), is bad country music…if there is such a difference.

Other than those, I’ve only seen four others. California Split, a fun gambling flick starring Gould, and as you yourself labeled him, that guy from Just Shoot Me. ;) Popeye, great if you’re really stoned, and okay if you’re not. Short Cuts, which is similar to a Paul Thomas Anderson flick (I think Anderson mimics Altman, making him a lot like Tarantino to me.) And Cookie's Fortune, a really underrated comedy.

There are still so many I need to see, but I can tell you this…Altman is on my top 5 list for living directors. He’s a magician, an auteur, and quite simply, a master storyteller.

I hope you fall in love with him too, C.

Ezikiel

08-20-05, 03:30 AM

Nashville is an amazing piece of work, but I dislike country music so much, I wound up gritting my teeth throughout most the film. I liked it, but it was almost an excruciating experience for me…odd as that sounds. The thing is, most of the characters who are supposed to be country music stars, are terrible! It was deliberate, and sometimes funny, but the only thing I hate more than country music (other than rap), is bad country music…if there is such a difference.
I thought some tunes were quite catchy...

http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/9786/01279je.png
"My mother's people came by ship, and fought at Bunker Hill. My daddy lost a leg in France, I have his medal's still. My brother served with Patton, I saw action in Algiers. Oh, we must be doin' something right, to last... two-hundred years!!!"

LordSlaytan

08-20-05, 03:44 AM

But they're intentionally bad!

At least, that's what I assumed. Maybe I actually detest country music. Hmm...

jrs

08-20-05, 05:43 PM

http://re2.mm-a1.yimg.com/image/332227559 http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0009VBTP0.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg

Ezikiel

08-20-05, 11:47 PM

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0009VBTP0.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg
Please tell me you've seen the original BBC version?!

jrs

08-20-05, 11:50 PM

Please tell me you've seen the original BBC version?!

:yup: Heck yeah! :rotfl: Though what's wrong with our version?????

Ezikiel

08-20-05, 11:57 PM

Though what's wrong with our version?????
It doesn't work one bit. I've hated the idea of this remake since the beginning, but I still felt obligated to give the show a chance. I regret watching this fuddle of un-funny moments with no comedic talent whatsoever. Steve Carrell tries far too hard to be playing this character and fails and it while Ricky Gervais get's it so very perfectly. And Gervais can actually get a laugh out of us. So, "The Office" (USA)... horrendous. "The Office" (BBC)... one of the best television series' ever created.

jrs

08-21-05, 12:01 AM

It doesn't work one bit. I've hated the idea of this remake since the beginning..... I regret watching this fuddle of un-funny moments with no comedic talent whatsoever. Steve Carrell fails and it while Ricky Gervais get's it so very perfectly. So, "The Office" (USA)... horrendous. "The Office" (BBC)... one of the best television series' ever created.
To each his own as it goes.

Misirlou

08-22-05, 12:15 AM

Hero was on sale for ten dollars so I immediately picked that up. I would've bought it earlier, but it used to be $22.

Strummer521

08-22-05, 12:39 AM

LA Confidential for 9 friggin' BUCKS?!

That's the good thing about Best Buy: they have tons of great movies priced between 6 and 10 dollars. Such as: Rainman, Bladerunner, The Big Lebowski, Top Secret, Airplane, Dark City and High Fidelity just to name a few.

Tacitus

08-22-05, 06:59 AM

HMV were doing 3 pretty recent DVDs for £20, which seems a great deal 'til you find lots of titles on the shelf which they recently had on sale for £4.99. ;)

I still bought 6 for 40 quid though. Must stop visiting that shop...

Highlights -

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0001XALT6.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Anyone want my vanilla version?

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00006HCOP.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Anyone want my vanilla version? :)

Sedai

08-22-05, 11:25 AM

Placed an order today, and I will now have almost all of the Coen's work.... Just missing the two newest...

I purchased:

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Got an Altman film as well... ;)http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1000/104681.1000.A.JPG

Pyro Tramp

08-22-05, 04:28 PM

I so almost got Hudsucker Proxy and Barton Fink, but opted for some music instead. Got Amelie and A Very Long Engagement boxset in the sales today though.

Darth Stujitzu

08-22-05, 10:45 PM

Bought " Riding Giants " today, the best documentary on surfing.
Saw it last year in the US, and have been waiting for the DVD since.
Although I've never surfed, it's always something that's intrested me, and what I like about this DVD is it takes you from the beginning of surfing, the early legends and hotspots, through to modern day heroes and how the sport has changed.
Well shot and well researched, great for adrenaline junkies like me, hey I might even watch " Point Break " again soon, like totally awesome dude!!!

jrs

08-24-05, 12:55 AM

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0009X763W.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

TheUsualSuspect

08-24-05, 03:19 AM

http://jeejacquet.free.fr/donnie/bad%20taste%20pochette.jpg

Limited 2 disc "Out of Print"

Anonymous Last

08-24-05, 06:08 PM

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a61/anony_l/B0009UC810.jpg

Yeah! (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showpost.php?p=256543&postcount=943)

Tacitus

08-24-05, 08:03 PM

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000777UE0.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

It's not meant to be much good, but I admire Alex Cox. ;)

A0C8C

08-24-05, 08:22 PM

I don't buy much cause I'm a poor college student, but couldn't pass this up:
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0006GAO3G.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Gods_third_leg

08-25-05, 02:24 PM

Bought Clerks X last weekend, today I bought an American Pie box set, 1,2, the wedding and an extras dvd ^_^

Bought Clerks cus Kevin Smith rocks, Bought American pie because they're great films and the box set was cheap ;)

Strummer521

08-25-05, 05:52 PM

http://www.royaltenenbaums.com/images/royal_tenenbaums_dvd.jpg

Those Criterion Collection DVDs are the bomb and so is this film!

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00004Z4WX.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

I took a risk on this one but: It was recommended twice, it sounds awesome, and Neil Young made the soundtrack.

Tacitus

08-25-05, 06:21 PM

http://images.play.com/covers/146276m.jpghttp://images.play.com/covers/179191m.jpg

A gift from a friend (bless her). :)

Darth Stujitzu

08-25-05, 08:08 PM

Love volume one, totally hate volume two!
But hey, don't look a gifthorse in the mouth!
Strange saying, never really worked it out.......

Tacitus

08-25-05, 08:12 PM

Love volume one, totally hate volume two!
But hey, don't look a gifthorse in the mouth!
Strange saying, never really worked it out.......

I've never much cared for either of them, but, as you say, the horse might bite your nose off if you don't.

Or summat...

Blister

08-26-05, 05:09 PM

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000059ZLH.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Has the Scenes from a Memory album in it's entirety live, and also has some interesting bonus tracks, such as 'A Change of Seasons'

The Taxi Driver

08-27-05, 05:42 PM

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00001QGUM.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

http://www.michaelbrooke.com/dvd/covers/kids.jpg

http://www.cinemamontreal.com/images/dvd/3596-2-untouchables.jpg

Kids and the untouchables i have been planning to buy for a while and i found Blair Witch for $5.99 so i thought what the hell

Strummer521

08-27-05, 06:12 PM

http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/movie/coverv/11/232211.jpg

I got this for free, due to my Blockbuster.com subscription.

Lance McCool

08-27-05, 06:13 PM

http://www.laserdisken.dk/billeder/forsidealm/30500.jpg

Gods_third_leg

08-28-05, 06:37 PM

haha check out uma! =p

The Taxi Driver

08-29-05, 12:54 PM

http://www.cinemamontreal.com/images/dvd/56-1-american_history_x.jpg

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0009A40ES.01._SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Lester Burnham

08-29-05, 03:06 PM

http://www.cinemamontreal.com/images/dvd/56-1-american_history_x.jpg

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0009A40ES.01._SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Great Purchases.

Sinny McGuffins

08-31-05, 12:31 PM

Amelie, A Fistful of Dollars (Special Edition) and McCabe & Mrs. Miller.

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMVVIDEO/MP128DBS.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMVVIDEO/10005396.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMVVIDEO/D011055.JPG

Lance McCool

08-31-05, 12:44 PM

http://www.dailyllama.com/news/2003/images/fear_loathing_criterion_dvd.jpg

Johnseprish

08-31-05, 06:50 PM

Tacitus

09-01-05, 10:58 AM

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0009PQX16.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00005J9P8.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0002849KM.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

I'm not as broke as I thought. :)

Sinny McGuffins

09-01-05, 11:15 AM

Was Bullet Boy a blind buy or had you seen it before?

chicagofrog

09-01-05, 11:16 AM

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000DFZZP.01._PE10_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg
parts 1 and 2

Tacitus

09-01-05, 11:18 AM

Was Bullet Boy a blind buy or had you seen it before?

Partially sighted. ;)

It was recommended from a trustworthy source.

Sinny McGuffins

09-01-05, 11:29 AM

It was the first film I saw in an arthouse cinema, and I was a little underwhelmed. But let me know what you think, Tacitus.

cutter

09-01-05, 11:29 AM

Sin City ... with the reputation it has going for it, I had to buy it ... and glad I did!!!

labonte18

09-01-05, 07:29 PM

phantom menace, cause I love Star Wars and i didn't own any of the prequel DVD's yet.

jrs

09-01-05, 11:15 PM

Came with a free T-Shirt :p

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0009UC7H0.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0009UC810.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Sinny McGuffins

09-03-05, 12:29 PM

Just ordered two blind buys from Region 1: Sullivan's Travels and Ghost Dog.

http://images.play.com/covers/101402m.jpg http://images.play.com/covers/82735m.jpg

Strummer521

09-03-05, 12:32 PM

I can't speak for Ghost Dog but you wont be able to dislike Sullivan's Travels.

biko523

09-03-05, 05:19 PM

a couple of days ago I watched Gimme Shelter for the first time. I thought it was one of the best documentaries I've seen to date. I mean I really enjoyed it. So I went ahead and bought this other film that I had heard about, by my favorite, Jean-Luc Godard, Sympathy for the Devil, another Rolling Stones film/documentary. I haven't seen it yet, but I'm excited!

http://images.dvdempire.com/gen/movies/692891h.jpg

Uncle Jay

09-04-05, 01:27 AM

Just added these to my grand collection!

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000A2LV4W.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0007ZEOC8.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00009W0U4.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00003L9B8.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

-UJ

m0dern_pr0phet

09-04-05, 05:29 AM

The Family Guy season 3. I like collecting comedy shows.

Ash_Lee

09-04-05, 09:02 AM

Goodfellas. Well I took back my copy of Josey Wales (couldn't get into it), and I could only trade it in for another DVD for the same price.

I've watched an hour and a half of it so far (only stopped because my headache was getting too bad) and it's pretty good.

Lance McCool

09-04-05, 10:40 AM

http://www.laserdisken.dk/billeder/forsidealm/998243601571417.jpg

Tacitus

09-04-05, 12:12 PM

http://www.dvd4music.com/prodimages/37464l.jpg

Cheap. ;)

Sinny McGuffins

09-05-05, 09:05 AM

Jaws (30th Anniversary Edition), Gosford Park, Heat and Citizen Kane.

http://images.play.com/covers/672320m.jpg http://images.play.com/covers/103036m.jpg http://images.play.com/covers/162917m.jpg http://images.play.com/covers/114432m.jpg

Darth Stujitzu

09-05-05, 07:18 PM

Just got " The Bounty " and " The 39 steps " free with the Sunday papers!
Bonus, I love freebies!!!

7thson

09-06-05, 04:30 AM

I just bought Jeepers Creepers 2 the other night for my girlfriend, ...oh yeah do not say anything, least she was scared and I got some later that night.

nebbit

09-06-05, 04:32 AM

http://www.vidzofoz.com.au/coverscan/435000/430192.jpghttp://img.epinions.com/images/opti/5c/c4/133398-movie-resized200.jpghttp://media.bestprices.com/content/dvd/40/129240.jpghttp://www.moviepostershop.com/item_img/life_aquatic.jpg

At a sale :yup:

Tacitus

09-06-05, 05:50 AM

http://img.epinions.com/images/opti/5c/c4/133398-movie-resized200.jpg

"Hey, a Mamet film!

A Mamet film? Hey!

nebbs bought a Mamet film.

nebbs bought a Mamet film?

yes, nebbs bought a Mamet film."

Good choice kid, especially in a sale. :)

nebbit

09-06-05, 06:21 AM

I did :yup:

Holden Pike

09-06-05, 01:39 PM

http://www.dvdplanet.com/productimages/thumbnail/60330.jpg http://www.dvdplanet.com/productimages/thumbnail/58969.jpg http://www.dvdplanet.com/productimages/thumbnail/58790.jpg http://www.dvdplanet.com/productimages/thumbnail/59017.jpg

Crash
The Sting
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
The Innocents

chicagofrog

09-06-05, 01:51 PM

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00006CXGZ.01._PE10_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

in my top fave list

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0002VEUIK.01._PE25_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

cuz i was curious to see a hardcore Kill Bill

Sedai

09-06-05, 02:40 PM

SamsoniteDelilah

09-06-05, 02:43 PM

The Hunting of the American President - not available for rental, which I find very curious...

Holden Pike

09-06-05, 03:00 PM

The Hunting of the American President - not available for rental, which I find very curious...
It's available for rental in my town...though I bought it anyway. Like, last year.

SamsoniteDelilah

09-06-05, 03:20 PM

It's available for rental in my town...though I bought it anyway. Like, last year.
Well, like, smell you, Nancy Drew. ;)
It's not available through Netflix.

Tacitus

09-06-05, 03:49 PM

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00007ELDF.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Anyone want the Dutch R2 Vanilla version? Two previous owners, low mileage - will swap for Winnebego...

Anonymous Last

09-06-05, 03:54 PM

Well, like, smell you, Nancy Drew. ;)
It's not available through Netflix.
*raises eyebrow at Netflix*

SamsoniteDelilah

09-06-05, 05:37 PM

*raises eyebrow at Netflix*
As well you should.
Why they makin' with the hush hush??

Anonymous Last

09-06-05, 05:40 PM

As well you should.
Why they makin' with the hush hush??
...cause that big mighty finger is sticky wet over the lips?

SamsoniteDelilah

09-06-05, 05:41 PM

...cause that big mighty finger is sticky wet over the lips?
Would that sound as sexual if the film weren't about Clinton?

Yes. I think it would.

Anonymous Last

09-06-05, 05:50 PM

Would that sound as sexual if the film weren't about Clinton?
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/anonymouslast2/spraynwash.jpg

SamsoniteDelilah

09-06-05, 05:53 PM

http://jhrock.net/pics/spraynwash.jpg
Spray n Wash??
:rotfl:

Anonymous Last

09-08-05, 06:03 PM

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Pyro Tramp

09-08-05, 07:22 PM

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SamsoniteDelilah

09-08-05, 07:23 PM

http://photobucket.com/albums/y227/anonymouslast2/th_00977.gif :up:

http://photobucket.com/albums/y227/anonymouslast2/th_24551.gifWhat is that?

All good stuff. :)
I didn't know Lost was out on dvd already.... ::netflexes::

Pyro Tramp

09-08-05, 07:25 PM

Though i'm thinking of swapping my F&L for the Criterion, which is only about £5 more. Damn.

Misirlou

09-08-05, 07:35 PM

What is that?
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas..........I think :)

I just bought Crash, still one of the best this year in my opinion :D

Pyro Tramp

09-08-05, 07:47 PM

What is that?

All good stuff. :)
I didn't know Lost was out on dvd already.... ::netflexes::

Yeah, that would be the Criterion version of Terry Gilliam's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, something i wish i had got instead of my bare version.

I was tempted to import Lost from Region 1, only about 6 episodes in over here, but it's kinda slowed it's pace. I think i can wait, for now.

Tacitus

09-08-05, 09:09 PM

Yeah, that would be the Criterion version of Terry Gilliam's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, something i wish i had got instead of my bare version

It's well worth it, especially if you like seeing Alex Cox humiliated... ;)

Darth Stujitzu

09-08-05, 09:37 PM

.

I was tempted to import Lost from Region 1, only about 6 episodes in over here, but it's kinda slowed it's pace. I think i can wait, for now.

Yeah Lost can be hit and miss, by the way, it was the butler in the cockpit with a cheese sandwich!!!! :eek:
Damn, couldn't find spoiler tag, bad Darth!

jrs

09-09-05, 03:37 PM

http://cimg.163.com/movie/0503/29/cra00.jpg

Anonymous Last

09-09-05, 04:04 PM

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas..........I think :) You know it!

Yeah, that would be the Criterion version of Terry Gilliam's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, something i wish i had got instead of my bare version.
Double my pleasure, double my fun! Yup & Yup!

Iroquois

09-10-05, 02:54 AM

Withnail & I DVD for $9.95. I love the movie. The only problem is that the DVD is impossibly barebones with nothing but the movie and scene selection.

Wish there was a 20th anniversary edition.

Tacitus

09-10-05, 03:56 PM

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0000C24E9.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0001GNJPQ.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Cheap as chips, bargain hunters, cheap as chips... :)

Tacitus

09-10-05, 04:00 PM

Withnail & I DVD for $9.95. I love the movie. The only problem is that the DVD is impossibly barebones with nothing but the movie and scene selection.

Wish there was a 20th anniversary edition.

You could have bought this. (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005JH9D/qid=1126377672/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-4498908-9319101?v=glance&s=dvd&n=507846)

....or, if your player can cope with R2, this. (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005QISZ/qid=1126377640/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl/026-2585618-6530846) :)

Pyro Tramp

09-10-05, 04:09 PM

I swapped my Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas for Brazil so i could get the Criterion F&L and still have some Gilliam in my collection.

Darth Stujitzu

09-10-05, 10:50 PM

Just ordered Lost season 1 off amazon, too impatient to wait another 18 weeks to find out what's going on.

jrs

09-10-05, 11:44 PM

Just ordered Lost season 1 off amazon, too impatient to wait another 18 weeks to find out what's going on.

I just ordered it too. :D I went on DVD Pricesearch (http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/) and picked up the set at Deep Discount DVD....it's cheaper there.

nebbit

09-11-05, 04:43 AM

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0000C24E9.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

I haven't seen this, is it good? :D

Tacitus

09-11-05, 06:39 AM

I haven't seen this, is it good? :D

It's not bad - Jewish police officer gets embroiled with Zionists. Twists, turns and Mametian dialogue.

Joe Mantegna's one of my favourite actors and it's fun seeing Bill Macy as a hard-assed cop. :)

nebbit

09-11-05, 07:08 AM

Ok I will keep an eye out for this :D

Tacitus

09-11-05, 08:11 PM

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0009PGTDI.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

I'd run out of teabags so I bought a DVD too (and a bottle of Port)... :D

Money, who needs it?

jrs

09-11-05, 10:19 PM

One of the best and overlooked television shows ever made!!!! I couldn't even believe I found it . :cool:

http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/images/covers/coveri/BMD078949.jpg

Darth Stujitzu

09-12-05, 12:11 PM

The Grudge ( US remake ) only £5,
Six Feet Under series 4
and Scrubs series 2.

Going to laugh my sock off at Scrubs!!! :yup: :laugh:

Sinny McGuffins

09-12-05, 12:51 PM

For A Few Dollars More (replacing my Vanilla with the Special Edition), Memento (3-Disc Special Edition) and Conan The Barbarian (2-Disc Special Edition). All with DTS.

http://images.play.com/covers/564897m.jpg http://images.play.com/covers/178737m.jpg http://images.play.com/covers/577412m.jpg

hazii82

09-12-05, 03:04 PM

Crash--I never did make it to the movies to it, and with all the talk about this movie from friends and so on I just had to buy it

Strummer521

09-12-05, 05:58 PM

Going to laugh my sock off at Scrubs!!! :yup: :laugh:

You're lucky. It doesn't hit here till November for some reason. You're also lucky you didn't pay more than five pounds for The Grudge

Holden Pike

09-13-05, 09:30 PM

http://www.dvdplanet.com/productimages/thumbnail/59288.jpg http://www.dvdplanet.com/productimages/thumbnail/60673.jpg

"TAXI" season three
Carlito's Way ultimate edition

Misirlou

09-13-05, 11:13 PM

I bought The Big Lebowski over the weekend, but I haven't watched it yet...........

nebbit

09-14-05, 12:51 AM

I bought The Big Lebowski over the weekend, but I haven't watched it yet...........

Get to it ;D I love it :yup:

Clark Nova

09-14-05, 09:37 AM

Last DVD I bought I think was Godfather III Special Edition so I have all three movies. Not got round to watching any of them on DVD yet so I might try to do it this weekend:)

Tazz

09-15-05, 12:10 AM

"Smallville" [Season 4]

Pyro Tramp

09-16-05, 07:35 PM

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http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00005RDR3.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

And i won on eBay

http://www.theperlmanpages.i12.com/bsmovies/gfx/cdfron01.JPG

http://www3.tokai.or.jp/AlPachioYakata/photo/izo.jpg

Tacitus

09-16-05, 08:35 PM

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00008WJ6F.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

I don't think I've seen this since the good ole' Moviedrome days (a BBC2 film series presented by Alex Cox who always managed to shoehorn in some of his own). ;)

labonte18

09-16-05, 09:45 PM

http://www.mi-direccion.com/divx/cover/SHAFT.jpg

for $4.99 at Blockbuster, with a bunch of special features. Shaft rules.

samq79

09-16-05, 10:33 PM

Memento Special edition...because I didn't have it and got a good price on Ebay

jrs

09-17-05, 12:31 AM

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0009VBTNM.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

The Taxi Driver

09-17-05, 08:15 PM

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000088NQR.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

http://www.dvdloc8.com/images/dvdcover/232.jpg

Clark Nova

09-18-05, 06:55 PM

My last puchases:

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http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00007LZ5I.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0009UV4H4.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

nebbit

09-19-05, 07:07 AM

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The local video shop had a sale :D

Pyro Tramp

09-19-05, 07:09 AM

Why is it 75% look like they could pass for a blue movie?

nebbit

09-19-05, 07:19 AM

Why is it 75% look like they could pass for a blue movie?

To suck perverts like us in http://bestsmileys.com/wink/2.gif

Uncle Jay

09-19-05, 01:09 PM

Ah Nebbit, I think I'm beginning to love you! ;)

Here's my additions to the grand collection!

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http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005UM2Y.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000065V3U.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005UW7F.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

UJ

Tacitus

09-19-05, 09:00 PM

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00006421A.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

I'm always rooting through the bargain bins and found this for £3.99. Fantastic commentary (as always) from Scott, who spends as much time talking about making Blade Runner as he does this movie. ;)

nebbit

09-19-05, 09:17 PM

I'm always rooting through the bargain bins ;)

Me too :yup:

Sleezy

09-19-05, 11:55 PM

Sideways

It was in the bargain bin, of all places. I hadn't seen it yet, but I knew it was going to be solid based on the reviews I read way back during its cinema run.

Woo boy, did I ever get my money's worth. That flick is incredible. :)

jrs

09-20-05, 03:30 AM

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000A8AY6M.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Holden Pike

09-20-05, 06:53 PM

http://www.dvdplanet.com/productimages/thumbnail/60270.jpg http://www.dvdplanet.com/productimages/thumbnail/59353.jpg http://www.dvdplanet.com/productimages/thumbnail/55143.jpg http://www.dvdplanet.com/productimages/thumbnail/59648.jpg
Naked (Criterion Collection)
"No Direction Home: Bob Dylan"
Major Dundee extended edition
Wallace & Gromit in Three Amazing Adventures
A Grand Day Out, A Close Shave & The Wrong Trousers

Monkeypunch

09-20-05, 06:56 PM

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

Because Alan Rickman and Sam Rockwell crack me up, and Zooey Deschanel is adorable.

Ezikiel

09-20-05, 07:24 PM

Masculin féminin (d. Jean-Luc Godard - 1966)
http://criterionco.com/content/images/large_boxshot/308_box_100x140.jpg
I placed an order last night, should be arriving soon. This was a 'blind buy', I bought it because I love Godard's films, and been anticipating to see this film for a while.

http://www.dvdplanet.com/productimages/thumbnail/60270.jpg Naked (Criterion Collection)
I hope to buy this soon, I love the film.

SamsoniteDelilah

09-20-05, 07:27 PM

adidasss

09-20-05, 07:36 PM

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000088NQR.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

so....is it really as superior to the ring as they say it is?
there's no way i can get it, and watching a japanese movie with english subtitles is just not going to work for me.....

Tacitus

09-20-05, 07:51 PM

so....is it really as superior to the ring as they say it is?
there's no way i can get it, and watching a japanese movie with english subtitles is just not going to work for me.....

I think it's far better than the remake, but definately been hyped too much.

Dark Water is a more accomplished Nakata film, for me. :)

Pyro Tramp

09-20-05, 07:57 PM

The American remake is far more polished than coherent movie, though lacks in the creepiness that Ringu successfully creates. Tbh, unless you're a movie buff, there's no need to see both, as the films both lead up to that one twist which has impact only once. For my money though, the Japanese version pulls that scene off far better.

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