What was the last DVD you bought and why?

[The Taxi Driver]

yea i saw the american version first so it i think it took alot away from the original so if there is anyway you can see the japanese first then do so and if not the american is still good but not nearly as creepy

[Pyro Tramp]

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00006FN5V.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[Tacitus]

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00005M6QZ.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

I've been after this for a while. ;)

[Misirlou]

Definitely John Singleton's best film :D
http://www.jimaftercollege.com/movies/movie.covers/large/boyz.n.the.hood.jpg

[chicagofrog]

i just ordered:
Gabal/The Wig
http://i3.yesasia.com/assets/imgs/videos/78/p1004057278.jpg
Mogsori/The Voice
http://i3.yesasia.com/assets/imgs/videos/88/p1004044988.jpg
Bunhongshin/Red Shoes
http://i3.yesasia.com/assets/imgs/videos/84/p1004044984.jpg
Yeogyo Goedam 3/Wishing Stairs
http://i3.yesasia.com/assets/41/165/p1003916541.jpg

cuz even only the photography by Korean "horror" movies is worth the time and money, and so splendid!

[Tacitus]

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000803OM8.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

I watched this for the first time a few weeks ago, didn't have a clue who Rodney Bingenheimer was and assumed the whole thing was a Tap-esque mocumentary.

On that simplistic level it was pretty good. Then it slowly dawned that this quiet, rather sad little man was real.....and it got a whole lot better. ;)

[Uncle Jay]

Added these to the grand collection....

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005AXA1.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0009VRHLK.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0007Y08QA.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00000IBSL.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.gif

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005BABM.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0001EFUFK.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005UEQW.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

UJ

[nebbit]

http://www.thezreview.co.uk/posters/posterimages/t/throwmommafromthetrain.jpg http://www.cinemamontreal.com/images/dvd/1138-1-ronin.jpg

http://ursu.uregina.ca/~gblur/movie/birdcage.jpg http://services.windowsmedia.com/dvdcover/cov150/drt500/t569/t56941nhy4n.jpg

[Holden Pike]

http://www.dvdplanet.com/productimages/thumbnail/60268.jpg http://www.dvdplanet.com/productimages/thumbnail/60264.jpg
The Man Who Fell to Earth (Criterion)
Bad Timing (Criterion)

[Iroquois]

Scarface (1932 version starring Paul Muni and George Raft). Cost me A$2.50.

[Tacitus]

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00014W9WC.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

VHS replacement... :)

[The Taxi Driver]

Scarface (1932 version starring Paul Muni and George Raft). Cost me A$2.50.

where did you find it for that cheap?

[Iroquois]

where did you find it for that cheap?

At an Overflow store at Cannon Hill. This is somewhere in Queensland, Australia. I got it cheap because nobody ever buys Overflow DVDs.

[Tacitus]

Is Overflow a chain of grocery stores or something?

If so, I find a lot of DVD bargains in similar places here. ;)

[Sedai]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00003W8NM.01._SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000AJJNFE.01._PE30_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

[chicagofrog]

i wish i owned them too, Sedai!

[Anonymous Last]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000AJJNFE.01._PE30_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Is this the season that you were talking about in the shout area?

[Spoiled Milk]

the wicker man wooden box set

http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/1513/wickermanlimiteddvd4zf.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Misirlou]

http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/thinkfilm/born_into_brothels/bornintobrothels_bigposter.jpg

Definitely worth a watch :D

[Iroquois]

Is Overflow a chain of grocery stores or something?

If so, I find a lot of DVD bargains in similar places here. ;)

Overflow is one of those budget stores where you can find just about anything cheap - I can't think of an American equivalent to explain to people so you'll have to invent one yourself.

[Sinny McGuffins]

This Is Spinal Tap and Duck Soup.

http://images.play.com/covers/2074m.jpg http://images.play.com/covers/565376m.jpg

[The Taxi Driver]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005R24K.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

http://www.cinemaclock.com/images/dvd/438-3-evil_dead_2__dea.jpg

[Misirlou]

http://www.laserdisken.dk/billeder/forsidealm/10458303702462610.jpg
I always intended to buy this movie, but never really got around to it...then I saw it on sale this weekend and figured "Why not?" :D

[Uncle Jay]

http://www.laserdisken.dk/billeder/forsidealm/10458303702462610.jpg




I always intended to buy this movie, but never really got around to it...then I saw it on sale this weekend and figured "Why not?" :D


Yeah, great and underappreciated! Great choice!

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00009N83X.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Not one of Eastwood's better films, but very entertaining. I enjoyed it...and it was in the $4.88 bin at Walmart. ;)

-UJ

[Strummer521]

House on Haunted Hill
Don't Look in the Basement
In Search of America

dollar store. :)

[Sedai]

Is this the season that you were talking about in the shout area?

Hiya nony...Don't rightly recall. I was probably raving about it, yes. I have now watched the episode "Flesh and Bone" four times, and it is so fantasticly written. Love the show, especially without commercials...

[Caitlyn]

My Mom told me she bought me:

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000AQ6A9E.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg




Now I just have to buy something to watch it on... :p

[Tacitus]

Sometimes smoking can be a good thing...

I called into my local Tescos on the way back from work for 20 Rothmans and happened to find this sitting in the bargain bin for £4.96. :)

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0000TZ7IG.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[SamsoniteDelilah]

Good lord, Tac, that's great luck!!

[chicagofrog]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0007OY2MQ.01._PE29_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

the complete 4 seasons! yeah!

[Austruck]

Got this. I usually buy movies that I know we'll watch more than once.
http://photo-origin.tickle.com/image/26/8/7/O/26871429O499310542.jpg

[Sedai]

http://ecomm.davidlynch.com/catalog/images/dvd/ehead_unsigned.jpg

http://www.filmposters.it/imgposter/piccole/magnolia.jpg

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00006L92F.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[Austruck]

Ooooh, the original!

[Sedai]

Got a couple more DVDs from a friend of mine for the 'ol birthday, and ended up having a most excellent time with some close friends and family. Yeah, and I got blitzed..... Oi, me noggin....


http://www.mnogodvd.ru/products_pictures/b_last-man-standing.jpg http://entimg.msn.com/i/150/mo/8/irobot_ver2_150x225.jpg

[feral cat]

I watched the new Phantasm box set from Anchor Bay UK

also ...

Sex and Fury (http://www.ispitonyourmovie.com/forum/kb.php?mode=article&k=153)

http://ispitonyourmovie.com/images/sex_and_fury_plastic.jpg (http://www.ispitonyourmovie.com/forum/kb.php?mode=article&k=153)

... which comes in this cool "clear O-Sleeve" Packaging.

[chicagofrog]

yep, tis a funny one!

[Sedai]

Used my gift card up.... Got these two films:

http://ruthlessreviews.com/pics3/onceuponatimeinthewest1.jpg

http://www.screenselect.co.uk/images/products/2/23642-large.jpg

[Misirlou]

http://www2.bc.edu/~chingt/bliss/rudy.jpg

I enjoyed it when I was little and I still enjoy it now :D

http://www.worldoffandom.com/riddick/blind_swordsman_zatoichi_pstr.jpg

I haven't watched it yet.....but I will soon! :yup:

[nebbit]

http://www.wordsfromhere.com/images/shaundead1.jpg

http://www.cinemaclock.com/images/dvd/5764-1-fearless_vampire.jpg

[Holden Pike]

http://www.wildaboutmovies.com/images/ArrestedDevelopment_Season2_001.jpg http://daily.greencine.com/archives/z-channel-poster.jpg http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/movie/coverv/83/248683.jpg
"Arrested Development" season two
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
Me and You and Everyone We Know

[Caitlyn]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005JNCZ.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

[spudracer]

I'm not going to post the cover art, cause I'm sure everyone knows this one. While I was in the city the other day, purchased Vanilla Sky, simply because I didn't have it, and couldn't quite beat the price of $5.99 either. :)

[Anonymous Last]

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b85/anonl/vanilla_sky_cover_klein.jpg

[Misirlou]

http://www.jurassicdvd.com/catalog/images/DaAlihow.jpg

[spudracer]

tanks friend! :D

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b85/anonl/vanilla_sky_cover_klein.jpg

[Pyro Tramp]

Flash Gordon

Dead Zone

[nebbit]

Flash Gordon

http://bestsmileys.com/thumbs/3.gif

[7thson]

Flash Gordon

Dead Zone


Flash Gordon YAYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!

[Misirlou]

The Office Complete First Season

Hilarious writing, excellent acting, and brilliant camera work :D

[Pyro Tramp]

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articles/miscgfx/covers4/flashgordonsilverukdvd.jpg

The Silver Anniversary Edition, no less.

[Tacitus]

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00004SC8L.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Cheap. ;)

[Misirlou]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0007V6IUS.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[nebbit]

http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/movie/coverv/00/173600.jpg

http://adorocinema.cidadeinternet.com.br/filmes/don-juan-demarco/don-juan-demarco-poster01.jpg

Sale :)

[Misirlou]

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articles/miscgfx/covers4/batmanbeginsdvd.jpg

I was a cheapskate and bought the one disc :p

[Tacitus]

http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/movie/coverv/00/173600.jpg

Excellent! I love sales... :)

[Caitlyn]

http://adorocinema.cidadeinternet.com.br/filmes/don-juan-demarco/don-juan-demarco-poster01.jpg


:up:



I just bought:

http://www.uncrate.com/men/images/batman-begins-dvd.jpg

[chicagofrog]

http://www.yeondvd.com/bizarre.jpg

Bizarre Love Triangle,
cuz not all Korean movies are in the category "(so-called) horror movies"

[Strummer521]

Yay for Birthdays!

Jaws: 30th Anniversary Edition
Rushmore

[Uncle Jay]

It was a newbie week for me!

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00005JO16.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

The Unrated Cut is much better than the theatricalm total gore!

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000AU9UYM.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

The extra $5 was worth it!!!

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000AARKOO.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Forever a Ridley Scott fan and rather enjoyed this one. Scott is the man for period epics. He hasn't failed me yet.

-UJ

[Captain Jack Sparrow]

Simpsons Season 6:)

[Caitlyn]

To Live and Die in L.A. (Special Edition)

[Tacitus]

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0009YVD1C.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Blind buy... ;)

[nebbit]

Good Blind buy :yup:

[Clark Nova]

Last discs I bought were:

Escape from New York
Jurassic Park (new 4 disc pack)
The Woodsman
The Machinist
Infernal Affairs
In the Mood for Love
Straw Dogs (Criterion edtion, still sealed. Hurrah!)

[Holden Pike]

Today I'll be picking up...

http://www.dvdplanet.com/productimages/thumbnail/61518.jpg http://www.dvdplanet.com/productimages/thumbnail/61328.jpg http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000AQ68Y6.01.THUMBZZZ.jpg http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000AQ68XC.01.THUMBZZZ.jpg

Le Samouraï (Criterion Collection)
Save the Tiger
Wheel of Time
The White Diamond

[Darth Stujitzu]

Kung Fu Hustle.
Chop sockey fun for all!

[nebbit]

http://qwipster.net/thing.jpg

http://images.art.com/images/-/The-Hunger-Style-A--C10134333.jpeg

[chicagofrog]

real good flicks Nebbs! :)

[Uncle Jay]

http://www.starwars.com/episode-iii/release/video/img/20050725_2_bg.jpg

One week early, baby!

UJ

[The Taxi Driver]

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00005JO16.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

now have all Romero's dead films. Just need to sell my Dawn of the dead and get the 4 disk collectors edition

[James_Sparrow]

I've gotten alot since my last posting I think i'm sitting pretty at about 273 dvds at the moment but getting alot more now that I work at Blockbuster so I get discounts and movies before the street date its great! But the last three I got were

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000CABGW.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000B64TRI.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg Yeah, I'm not a wuss.. BRING IT! :cool:

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000B7MX5W.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[PreacherMan]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000A1INJE.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Costed me about a hundred dollars, but it was well worth it :D

[nebbit]

I've gotten alot since my last posting I think i'm sitting pretty at about 273 dvds at the moment but getting alot more now that I work at Blockbuster so I get discounts and movies before the street date its great!

Lucky you :yup:

[Caitlyn]

The Saint (1997)
French Kiss (1995)

2 for $5... :D

[James_Sparrow]

Finally after a while of wanting it I just got it.

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000X2EOW.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[Darth Stujitzu]

The Young Americans starring Harvey Keitel.
Haven't seen it in years, but I remember really liking it at the cinema, it was a more gritty and realistic take on the drug problem in the UK.
Will do a review after I watch it, hopefully I'll still enjoy it.

[Caitlyn]

Erin Brockovich (2000)

[Holden Pike]

http://www.dvdplanet.com/productimages/thumbnail/61397.jpg http://www.dvdplanet.com/productimages/thumbnail/61296.jpg http://www.dvdplanet.com/productimages/thumbnail/61412.jpg

Office Space (special edition)
Hammett
Two for the Road

[Sedai]

http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1000/142499.1000.A.JPG

..because I really dig trippy/surreal films, even if they are a bit flawed....

[adidasss]

^^that's a shame man, i make a point of not seeing ( or buying ) remakes of films that were superior in the original version, i don't feel hollywood studios should make more money off of someone elses idea and hard work....( nikita, shall we dansu, ringu and abre los ojos ,just to name a few films that deserved to make more money )

[Monkeypunch]

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Cause I am a total Star Wars geek. I even like episodes I and II. they were good films for what they were. I make no apologies. heh.

[Sedai]

^^that's a shame man, i make a point of not seeing ( or buying ) remakes of films that were superior in the original version, i don't feel hollywood studios should make more money off of someone elses idea and hard work....( nikita, shall we dansu, ringu and abre los ojos ,just to name a few films that deserved to make more money )

So, if you haven't seen it, how do you know which is superior? ;)

Many actually feel VS is the superior piece of filmmaking. I can't comment as of yet, as I still need to see the original. I will probably like the original better, as well, as I tend to feel that way about most remakes (with a few exceptions). this DVD was in the bargin bin while I was shopping, and I figured for $4.99 USD, what the hell. I do know you tend to know your **** when it comes to that directors works, though, and I am sure the original is fantastic...

[adidasss]

So, if you haven't seen it, how do you know which is superior? ;)

Many actually feel VS is the superior piece of filmmaking. I can't comment as of yet, as I still need to see the original. I will probably like the original better, as well, as I tend to feel that way about most remakes (with a few exceptions). this DVD was in the bargin bin while I was shopping, and I figured for $4.99 USD, what the hell. I do know you tend to know your **** when it comes to that directors works, though, and I am sure the original is fantastic...
haha...well, i saw open your eyes way before i saw vanilla sky ( so in this case i can compare it, but i saw it reluctantly, there was nothin on tv that night ) and i was blown away when i saw it , so i really couldn't be objective about vanilla sky, on it's own ( if i hadn't seen open your eyes ) it would probably be a very good film too, but like this, i was very bored and annoyed they changed so little ( to the point of Penelope playing the same role ), why couldn't they just release open your eyes in the states? are americans really that allergic to subtitles? that's what my problem is, and now i hear they're doing a remake of oldboy?! good god!! it's criminal!!....especially since cinematographies arround the world have improved so much ( as far as the way the film looks and the special effects ) that they can easily compete with american films...i just don't understand it.....

[RomeoFoxTrot]

http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_9_1/images/movie-the-musketeer.jpg
Pretty lame movie, but it was only five dollars at Costco.....I got jacked :(

[The Taxi Driver]

http://www.impawards.com/2004/posters/dawn_of_the_dead_verdvd.jpg

Love Zombie Movies and already have all of Romero's so decided to get this

[adidasss]

hehe....yo ma croatian brotha, i don't think that picha's workin....:)

[The Taxi Driver]

works when i try to see it man. maybe you gotta crappy computer ;)

[Darth Stujitzu]

Bought " Revenge of the Sith " today, it's the best of a bad lot, and I actually enjoyed it, besides my Star Wars collection wouldn't be complete without it!


Still, Death to Jar-Jar!!!!

[Pato_Diablo]

Suicide Grils first tour

[Tacitus]

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0002IQK9U.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Good old Amazon.... ;)

[Anonymous Last]

Bought " Revenge of the Sith " today, it's the best of a bad lot, and I actually enjoyed it, besides my Star Wars collection wouldn't be complete without it!


Still, Death to Jar-Jar!!!!

You know it!

http://photobucket.com/albums/b85/anonl/th_StarWarsIIIDeathToJarJar.jpg

[chirpy_sabz]

Remains of the day - because I like Anthony Hopkins haha... :p

[Sedai]

haha...well, i saw open your eyes way before i saw vanilla sky ( so in this case i can compare it, but i saw it reluctantly, there was nothin on tv that night ) and i was blown away when i saw it , so i really couldn't be objective about vanilla sky, on it's own ( if i hadn't seen open your eyes ) it would probably be a very good film too, but like this, i was very bored and annoyed they changed so little ( to the point of Penelope playing the same role ), why couldn't they just release open your eyes in the states? are americans really that allergic to subtitles? that's what my problem is, and now i hear they're doing a remake of oldboy?! good god!! it's criminal!!....especially since cinematographies arround the world have improved so much ( as far as the way the film looks and the special effects ) that they can easily compete with american films...i just don't understand it.....

Oh, I understand. It's money. Some money grubbing freak sees a film do well overseas, and has to ape the idea to line his own pockets. I agree, it is lame for the most part. I will restate the fact that lots of Americans enjoy films with subtitles, myself included. I don;t think it really has anything at all to do with the language barrier, and everything to do with the above money grubbers.

Poo on them...

[SamsoniteDelilah]

works when i try to see it man. maybe you gotta crappy computer ;)
The pic works on your system because you went to the site and it's in your cache. It isn't showing up for anyone else. ;)


Sedai and adidasss - mustn't there be something in the licensing that discourages the makers of the original from doing a broader release in the states, or is it maybe the lack of reaction to the subtitled version? I don't know of any other possible detriment to their making money on their own original, and then there'd be no market for the americanized reshoot, right?

[adidasss]

ok, city of god was released in the us right? how well did it do? ( if it didn't do very well it proves my point that american general public doesn't like subtitles ) the film looks amazing and the story is explosive by itself, so by all accounts it should have done extremely well, but, did it? ( honest question )
can you tell me what the last subtitled movie was that sweeped the american box office? all i can think of is ( maybe ) crouching tiger, hidden dragon.....
and licensing? that would be extremely unfair to other cinematographies ( seeing as how the US is the largest market ), and the EU's decision would make sense ( if i got it right, the EU is passing a law limiting the amount of american films released ? or i could have just dreamed that....)

[Caitlyn]

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Heart and Souls (1993)

[SamsoniteDelilah]

ok, city of god was released in the us right? how well did it do? ( if it didn't do very well it proves my point that american general public doesn't like subtitles ) the film looks amazing and the story is explosive by itself, so by all accounts it should have done extremely well, but, did it? ( honest question )
can you tell me what the last subtitled movie was that sweeped the american box office? all i can think of is ( maybe ) crouching tiger, hidden dragon.....
and licensing? that would be extremely unfair to other cinematographies ( seeing as how the US is the largest market ), and the EU's decision would make sense ( if i got it right, the EU is passing a law limiting the amount of american films released ? or i could have just dreamed that....)
The film did $7.2M at the box office, following an opening weekend of $88,292. It's highest ranking in the box office reciepts was 26.

By contrast, Catch Me If You Can did $136.3M, following an opening weekend of $10,700,000.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon did $127.6M. Opening weekend was $663,205 and it reached #4 in the rankings.

American film audiences tend to like to be able to watch the film, rather than read it. However, and this is important: the same is true of French audiences, German audiences, Japanese audiences... it's not that American audiences are stupid or snobs or whatever. All films do better in the country that speaks the language the film is in.

[adidasss]

The film did $7.2M at the box office, following an opening weekend of $88,292. It's highest ranking in the box office reciepts was 26.

By contrast, Catch Me If You Can did $136.3M, following an opening weekend of $10,700,000.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon did $127.6M. Opening weekend was $663,205 and it reached #4 in the rankings.

American film audiences tend to like to be able to watch the film, rather than read it. However, and this is important: the same is true of French audiences, German audiences, Japanese audiences... it's not that American audiences are stupid or snobs or whatever. All films do better in the country that speaks the language the film is in.
but was city of god even marketed well? i think it has a lot to do with that too, companies that chose to release a film in the us don't market it well, what makes crouching tiger...that much better than city of god? nothing, i think the difference is bad marketing, insufficient advertising and promoting...and you might be right on the french and japanese thing ( germans dub all their movies and tv series ), i can only speak for my country, we have the exact opposite situation, the audience for croatian films barely reaches a thousand ( to be fair, our films suck big time ) ...so we have no problems with subtitles, all the movies we see are subtitled so whether the movie is american or korean, it makes little difference to us....

[SamsoniteDelilah]

but was city of god even marketed well? i think it has a lot to do with that too, companies that chose to release a film in the us don't market it well, what makes crouching tiger...that much better than city of god? nothing, i think the difference is bad marketing, insufficient advertising and promoting...and you might be right on the french and japanese thing ( germans dub all their movies and tv series ),
I don't have any figures on the marketing budget, but based solely on what I saw, it was marketed pretty heavily. I saw a million and 12 ads for it on rottentomoes.com and at least one billboard around LA for it. It was well recieved by those who saw it, but not a financial hit.

i can only speak for my country, we have the exact opposite situation, the audience for croatian films barely reaches a thousand ( to be fair, our films suck big time ) ...so we have no problems with subtitles, all the movies we see are subtitled so whether the movie is american or korean, it makes little difference to us....
That's interesting... How big is the population of Croatia?

[Sinny McGuffins]

The Passion of The Christ had subtitles. But I suppose Jesus had a lot to do with that film's success.

[SamsoniteDelilah]

The Passion of The Christ had subtitles. But I suppose Jesus had a lot to do with that film's success.
He does havea pretty wide fanbase. ;)

[Tacitus]

He does havea pretty wide fanbase. ;)

Didn't he do a stadium tour in the late '60s?

Germany I think.....

I'm sure you'll get that, Cinders.

[OG-]

Who is this Jesus guy I keep hearing about? Can someone please nail it down for me...

I realize I'm already going to the warmer place.

[adidasss]

I don't have any figures on the marketing budget, but based solely on what I saw, it was marketed pretty heavily. I saw a million and 12 ads for it on rottentomoes.com and at least one billboard around LA for it. It was well recieved by those who saw it, but not a financial hit.


That's interesting... How big is the population of Croatia?
4.5 milion.....:(

so what can we conclude happened to city of god? ( it shoulda made at least as much as catch me if you can, what am i saying, it should have blown it out of the water , the box office water that is....)

[SamsoniteDelilah]

Didn't he do a stadium tour in the late '60s?

Germany I think.....

I'm sure you'll get that, Cinders.
I caught some tape of that. He was screaming "you can lick my ass" at some guy. Made an impression, that Jesus. ;)


adidasss City of God did pretty well here, as an import. The door is open for something to really make an impact: americans have warmed up to action and horror with subtitles. The stage is set. City of God was a bit far-removed from the lives of most of the american movie-going public. It was also a little meandery, story-wise, in the second act. And it had a biopic theme but no one here knows that photog who was the central character. Clear up those problems, make a film in Croatian with English subtitles, and you can change film history for your country and mine. You'll want to toss in some patience too, since the american public is a little bigger than the Croatian - my CITY (and the county around it) is twice the population of your entire country. Consequently, there are plenty of media already aimed at us over here.

[Darth Stujitzu]

Just as well us Scots are so well educated in subtitled films!!! :laugh:

Rather amazingly we have a number of European film companies with offices in Glasgow, most notably Sigma films that produced Wilbur wants to kill himself and Young Adam starring Ewan McGregor.

We are a real cinema city, we had the most cinemas of any city in Europe for many years before those damn pesky multiplexes came along.Thankfully we still have the GFT( Glasgow Film Theatre ) which shows mostly sub-titled films, and was the first place in Glasgow to show Reservoir Dogs and El Mariachi, Tarantino did a brief Q&A at the cinema for Reservoir Dogs, but I missed it! D'OH!!

[adidasss]

ok.....those are not good arguments and you know it,most people don't go to see films that are close to home, if that were true, people would not have gone to see the titanic or say, the matrix, not to mention lord of the rings and a billion other films, but they did so in milions, the meandery part is your personal opinion,and as far as the biopic part is concerned, it isn't a classic biopic because the story is not about the photographer, he is only the narrator,the objective observer of the story, the story is about a gang war that broke out in the favelas of rio de janeiro in the 70's, and come to think of it, my impression was that there's plenty of that going on in the US ( black and hispanic people in the ghettos lead fairly similar lives to those of black people in the favelas no?)
so my question is still unanswered.....i'd still go with marketing or simply the fact that the general american public is not used to seeing "foreign" films.....something that will undoubtedly ( or hopefully ) change one day......

[TygerTyger]

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The Long Goodbye and Kiss Me Deadly.
I guess I was in a not-quite detective thriller mood.

[SamsoniteDelilah]

ok.....those are not good arguments and you know it,
They're not arguements submitted as alternatives to your suggestions. I'm saying that CoG, as an example of the american public turning out to see a "foreign" film, had a few issues of it's own that can also account for a less-than-stellar financial outcome.

...most people don't go to see films that are close to home, if that were true, people would not have gone to see the titanic or say, the matrix, not to mention lord of the rings and a billion other films, but they did so in milions,
yes, because those films have very relatable central characters. CoG starts out and ends with a very relatable narrator, but his through-line takes a back seat through the entire middle section of the film.


the meandery part is your personal opinion,
See above where I walked you through it. I can get the felt board out and some hand puppets if you still don't get it, Aristotle. (see, I can be a smartass too.. isn't this fun?)

...and as far as the biopic part is concerned, it isn't a classic biopic because the story is not about the photographer, he is only the narrator,the objective observer of the story,
"Classic" or not, we lose the emotional through line and the most sympathetic character when we lose sight of the narrator. This could have been worked around in a few ways, but it wasn't. As a result, people didn't walk out of the theaters and immediately insist that everyone they know go see it. That's called "word of mouth" and it's as crucial for a financially successful film as marketing. For illustration, see Dukes of Hazzard, which had a ton of marketing and publicity and was choked to death the second weekend by word of mouth.

...the story is about a gang war that broke out in the favelas of rio de janeiro in the 70's, and come to think of it, my impression was that there's plenty of that going on in the US ( black and hispanic people in the ghettos lead fairly similar lives to those of black people in the favelas no?).....Yep, and how many of the characters in the film did you see heading to the cinema? I'mna go out on a limb here and say that the box office bank of, say, Lord of the Rings was not generated from the 'hood.

so my question is still unanswered.....i'd still go with marketing or simply the fact that the general american public is not used to seeing "foreign" films.....something that will undoubtedly ( or hopefully ) change one day......
I did answer your question and I just went back and illustrated it. You can read what I'm saying, and realise that we're pretty much in agreement (only I'm making a more detailed analysis of the situation) or you can decide you were right before we started discussing anything and try and pretend I don't know what I'm talking about again. That was neato. :cool:

[Holden Pike]

Couldn't resist picking this one up...and it had to be the limited edition too. I mean, if you're gonna go, go all out.

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000AYQJJ2.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

[Equilibrium]

stars wars 3.

because.....its starwars

[Anonymous Last]

Who is this Jesus guy I keep hearing about? Can someone please nail it down for me...

I realize I'm already going to the warmer place.

I thought we went through this already...

Some will say he's an around the way guy who is black from back into time... like Santa Clause. But he's really Super Man.
Check it...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v502/ANONYMOUSLAST/c.jpg

[OG-]

But he's really Super Man.


Nah, he's really James Woods and he hosts supper with RoboCop (http://www.brandonbird.com/supper.html). I thought everyone knew that...

But to answer your question, I sadly haven't purchased a DVD in a while. The last I picked up was the special edition of The Fly. I should really get a job. A job other than not having a job, because as my monumentally unproductive 4 day weekends clearly show, not having a job is quite the task in and of itself.

http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/images/covers/coverd/60_69/248669.jpg

[Anonymous Last]

Nah, he's really James Woods and he hosts supper with RoboCop (http://www.brandonbird.com/supper.html). I thought everyone knew that...



I do now...



That was good!

[Pyro Tramp]

I got:
Phantasm Boxset
Star Wars: Episode 3 (even though i didn't think it was particularly good)

And i ordered:
Rainy Dog
Tetsou 2
Joint Security Area
In the Mood for Love
Versus
Thesis
Battlestar Galactica Miniseries

[adidasss]

They're not arguements submitted as alternatives to your suggestions. I'm saying that CoG, as an example of the american public turning out to see a "foreign" film, had a few issues of it's own that can also account for a less-than-stellar financial outcome.
"Classic" or not, we lose the emotional through line and the most sympathetic character when we lose sight of the narrator. This could have been worked around in a few ways, but it wasn't. As a result, people didn't walk out of the theaters and immediately insist that everyone they know go see it. That's called "word of mouth" and it's as crucial for a financially successful film as marketing. For illustration, see Dukes of Hazzard, which had a ton of marketing and publicity and was choked to death the second weekend by word of mouth.
ok, does that mean you don't think it's an exellent film? i think it's flawless and if i can see it and say it's superb ( and i'm a white middle class european, as far removed from the characters and story as someone can get ) i don't see why american's wouldn't have flocked to the cinema to see it too....i don't know about you, but as soon as i walked out of the theatre i called or texted everyone i know to let them know what a superb film i saw, and everyone that saw the film agreed with me

yes, because those films have very relatable central characters. CoG starts out and ends with a very relatable narrator, but his through-line takes a back seat through the entire middle section of the film.
em, i still say that you don't have to relate to the characters to enjoy a film and think it's great


See above where I walked you through it. I can get the felt board out and some hand puppets if you still don't get it, Aristotle. (see, I can be a smartass too.. isn't this fun?)
that's the second time you talked to me in a patronising tone, did my post give out some kind of *******-ish vibe that you felt it necessary to respond in this way?

I did answer your question and I just went back and illustrated it. You can read what I'm saying, and realise that we're pretty much in agreement (only I'm making a more detailed analysis of the situation) or you can decide you were right before we started discussing anything and try and pretend I don't know what I'm talking about again. That was neato. :cool:
i never tried to imply you didn't know what you were talking about, you dished out some personal opinions on the reasons why CoG didn't do very well in the states and i simply disagreed that those are the right reasons ...you're being fairly passive-agressive, and might i say fairly insulting, bare that in mind the next time you go after someone like obiwanshinobi ey?

[SamsoniteDelilah]

ok, does that mean you don't think it's an exellent film? i think it's flawless ...
We disagree.
I've talked to plenty of people who don't think it's "flawless". It's a good film, but, for the reasons I cited, it's not a perfect litmus test for whether subtitles alone are enough to put off the american public.

that's the second time you talked to me in a patronising tone, did my post give out some kind of *******-ish vibe that you felt it necessary to respond in this way?
Yes. Your tone went from conversational to accusing me of trying to slide my personal opinion through as an objective fact. I didn't. The fact is NOT EVERYONE believes that City of God is "flawless". In fact, you're the first person I've heard use that word to describe it. Due to the fact that there were (painful as it may be for you to face) a few things that could undermine the wild popularity you apparently imagined for the film, it's not just my personal opinion that it might not be the most popular film ever. Reality bears me out on this.

i never tried to imply you didn't know what you were talking about, you dished out some personal opinions on the reasons why CoG didn't do very well in the states and i simply disagreed that those are the right reasons ...
You're refuting my personal opinion with your own personal opinion, and the conclusion you're drawing is illogical.

you're being fairly passive-agressive, and might i say fairly insulting, bare that in mind the next time you go after someone like obiwanshinobi ey?
No. I'm being outright aggressive. You went there and I answered it. You bear that in mind before popping off to me again. There were much less accusatory and insulting ways to state your opinion than those you chose to use. You'd be well advised not to align your behaviours with Obi. He's not generally regarded as a paragon of polite discourse.

[Tacitus]

ok, does that mean you don't think it's an exellent film? i think it's flawless and if i can see it and say it's superb ( and i'm a white middle class european, as far removed from the characters and story as someone can get ) i don't see why american's wouldn't have flocked to the cinema to see it too....i don't know about you, but as soon as i walked out of the theatre i called or texted everyone i know to let them know what a superb film i saw, and everyone that saw the film agreed with me

If I may step in here....

You're basing your half cocked argument...actually not an argument but rather questioning the taste of the American cinema going public, purely because you think the film is 'flawless' and can't understand anyone not likeing it?

Cindy offered her opinions as to why it didn't go through the roof and you compared it to The Matrix and LOTR?

Eh?

Massive escapist Sci-Fi & Fantasy films compared to a tiny-budgeted S American morality tale?

It didn't do that well because it was a 'small' story (ie, not The Matrix). The European grosses aren't much to write home about either.

In my opinion, City Of God is a decent little movie which gained a following on DVD by word of mouth. Wrong? ;)

[adidasss]

We disagree.
I've talked to plenty of people who don't think it's "flawless". It's a good film, but, for the reasons I cited, it's not a perfect litmus test for whether subtitles alone are enough to put off the american public.


Yes. Your tone went from conversational to accusing me of trying to slide my personal opinion through as an objective fact. I didn't. The fact is NOT EVERYONE believes that City of God is "flawless". In fact, you're the first person I've heard use that word to describe it. Due to the fact that there were (painful as it may be for you to face) a few things that could undermine the wild popularity you apparently imagined for the film, it's not just my personal opinion that it might not be the most popular film ever. Reality bears me out on this.
there's that tone again, i never, NEVER, said it is the gratest film ever of that it should have earned as much as the titanic, or that it should be the most popular film ever, you may have gotten on the wrong side of the bed this morning, don't take it out on me, i was merely saying that it should have earned more than the measly what, 9 milion dollars if i remember it correctly? especially when a film as weak as catch me if you can earned 150 million...


You're refuting my personal opinion with your own personal opinion, and the conclusion you're drawing is illogical.


No. I'm being outright aggressive. You went there and I answered it. You bear that in mind before popping off to me again. There were much less accusatory and insulting ways to state your opinion than those you chose to use. You'd be well advised not to align your behaviours with Obi. He's not generally regarded as a paragon of polite discourse.
i reitterate that my post did not deserve such a response, i was just trying to have a normal , mature converstion, at no point did i adress you in a patronising mannor or called you stupid , which you did to me...i may be half your age, but that doesn't give you the right to talk to me that way, especially when you imagine some personal attack, trust me , if i wanted to attack you i would have done it differently....my mistake for trying to have a normal discussion with you......one i shall try not to make again.....

If I may step in here....

You're basing your half cocked argument...actually not an argument but rather questioning the taste of the American cinema going public, purely because you think the film is 'flawless' and can't understand anyone not likeing it?

yes, i guess i am questioning the taste of the american general public
Cindy offered her opinions as to why it didn't go through the roof and you compared it to The Matrix and LOTR?
i did? you'll have to explain that to me, i mentioned the matrix and the lord of the rings not to directly compare them to CoG ( as i myself think of both those movies as better than CoG and deserving of every penny they earned), she thought the american movie going public didn't go to see CoG because they couldn't relate to it, i merely mentioned those films as other example of unrelatable films, again, i don't think the film needs to be relatable for people to go and see it....

bottom line is, i think that if films like my best friends wedding, catch me if you can, hitch,oceans eleven,wedding crashers,signs,meet the fockers and other mediocre films can earn tens of millions of dollars, CoG should have earned a bit more don't you?
but i grow tired of this argument.....

[Darth Stujitzu]

There's definetly something in the air this week, ding-ding, round two....

In the blue corner........fresh from Croatia heeeeeeeeeere's Sugar Ray Adidasss,
In the red corner......... the devastating force of nature,.........Ohio Girl,

Lets get ready to ruuuuuuuuuuuuuumble :laugh:

( posted bu a slightly more placid Darth Stujitzu )

[Tacitus]

i did?

Well, yeah you did.

you'll have to explain that to me, i mentioned the matrix and the lord of the rings not to directly compare them to CoG ( as i myself think of both those movies as better than CoG and deserving of every penny they earned), she thought the american movie going public didn't go to see CoG because they couldn't relate to it, i merely mentioned those films as other example of unrelatable films, again, i don't think the film needs to be relatable for people to go and see it....

See? :)

bottom line is, i think that if films like my best friends wedding, catch me if you can, hitch,oceans eleven,wedding crashers,signs,meet the fockers and other mediocre films can earn tens of millions of dollars, CoG should have earned a bit more don't you?

Only if you equate artistic achievement with box office success, or are the film's producer....

As I said, it was a 'small' movie. The ones you mentioned were mainstream Studio pictures - you're compairing apples to oranges. ;)

[Lance McCool]

http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_8_1/images/movie-way-of-the-gun.jpg http://www.technofile.com/images/true_romance.jpg http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_9_2/images/movie-gosford-park.jpg

[adidasss]

City of God [B]was a bit far-removed from the lives of most of the american movie-going public
most people don't go to see films that are close to home, if that were true, people would not have gone to see the titanic or say, the matrix, not to mention lord of the rings and a billion other films, but they did so in milions
does that make sense now?

[Sinny McGuffins]

"Extras" and The Warriors

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[Tacitus]

does that make sense now?

Totally - in the sense that you're comparing totally different films:

'Small' movies and 'Big' movies, if you want me to spell it out.

Again.

I think you're missing my point. It's all very well to compare City Of God to Titanic from the point of view that they're both dealing with an 'alien' subject but that's where it all ends.

Small....Big....Apple....Orange.

People went to see Titanic in their droves because it was a big budget elephant of a film which offered escapism, romance, tears and huge stonking big buggers of special effects....not gritty urban realism and kids with guns.

Paddy & Patricia Public would have no interest in it - hence the small takings.

If you want the last word then be my guest...

[SamsoniteDelilah]

there's that tone again, i never, NEVER, said it is the gratest film ever of that it should have earned as much as the titanic, or that it should be the most popular film ever,
You said it was "Flawless", and suggested that, given it's utter super mindblowing awesomeness (which caused you to call every person you knew while leaving the theater (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showpost.php?p=295505&postcount=866) - you said) that the only reason you can account for it not making heaps of cash in the US was that Americans don't like subtitled films. (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showpost.php?p=295359&postcount=845)


you may have gotten on the wrong side of the bed this morning, don't take it out on me, i was merely saying that it should have earned more than the measly what, 9 milion dollars if i remember it correctly? especially when a film as weak as catch me if you can earned 150 million...
And yet, it didn't. I'm offering reasons why it didn't.
You blame marketing, which I pointed out doesn't hold water, because it did have a lot of marketing, and there have been films that had huge marketing campaigns and didn't do well.

i reitterate that my post did not deserve such a response, i was just trying to have a normal , mature converstion, at no point did i adress you in a patronising mannor or called you stupid , which you did to me...i may be half your age, but that doesn't give you the right to talk to me that way, especially when you imagine some personal attack, trust me , if i wanted to attack you i would have done it differently....my mistake for trying to have a normal discussion with you......one i shall try not to make again.....
I already pointed out exactly why you got the response you did from me. It's a moot point now, as you have deleted the post.

yes, i guess i am questioning the taste of the american general public

i did? you'll have to explain that to me, i mentioned the matrix and the lord of the rings not to directly compare them to CoG ( as i myself think of both those movies as better than CoG and deserving of every penny they earned), she thought the american movie going public didn't go to see CoG because they couldn't relate to it, i merely mentioned those films as other example of unrelatable films, again, i don't think the film needs to be relatable for people to go and see it....

bottom line is, i think that if films like my best friends wedding, catch me if you can, hitch,oceans eleven,wedding crashers,signs,meet the fockers and other mediocre films can earn tens of millions of dollars, CoG should have earned a bit more don't you?
but i grow tired of this argument.....
So now your arguement is that Americans see the wrong films? :p

[adidasss]

bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla blabla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla blabla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla blabla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla blabla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla blabla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla blabla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla blabla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla blabla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla blabla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
just a little taste of your own medicine, i said i was getting tired of the argument but you simply must have the last word

bottom line:you=wrong, irritable, attacked me for no reason
me= innocent, poor little croatian boy, one of many that experienced your wrath

froggy has been away far too long, i guess you have to fill your monthly bitch-fight quota on someone.....not me sister.....pick someone else.....i come here to relax....

[adidasss]

Totally - in the sense that you're comparing totally different films:

'Small' movies and 'Big' movies, if you want me to spell it out.

Again.

I think you're missing my point. It's all very well to compare City Of God to Titanic from the point of view that they're both dealing with an 'alien' subject but that's where it all ends.
did i say it didn't? you assumed i did, my point was exactly that, nothing else.....

Small....Big....Apple....Orange.

People went to see Titanic in their droves because it was a big budget elephant of a film which offered escapism, romance, tears and huge stonking big buggers of special effects....not gritty urban realism and kids with guns.

Paddy & Patricia Public would have no interest in it - hence the small takings.

If you want the last word then be my guest...
the end...:)

[SamsoniteDelilah]

just a little taste of your own medicine, i said i was getting tired of the argument but you simply must have the last word

bottom line:you=wrong, irritable, attacked me for no reason
me= innocent, poor little croatian boy, one of many that experienced your wrath

froggy has been away far too long, i guess you have to fill your monthly bitch-fight quota on someone.....not me sister.....pick someone else.....i come here to relax....
Oh my... sorry I bored you with pointing out how wrong you were with both your assumptions, your wrecked logic and your failure to understand what's being said to you. I guess you get that a lot.

[adidasss]

bla bla bla bla bla bla bla blabla bla bla bla bla bla bla blabla bla bla bla bla bla bla blabla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
sure honey, what ever makes you feel better about yourself....

[Tacitus]

me= innocent, poor little croatian boy

Someone else with a persecution complex whenever someone doesn't agree with him? Grow up.

froggy has been away far too long, i guess you have to fill your monthly bitch-fight quota on someone.....not me sister.....pick someone else.....i come here to relax....

That must be the most idiotic post I've seen in a while. Go to the Argument Relocation thread if you want to start getting sexist. :rolleyes:

[Anonymous Last]

Where is the frog?

[Pyro Tramp]

Memories of Murder

[SamsoniteDelilah]

sure honey, what ever makes you feel better about yourself....
I got your PM, ****tard, and if you think you can verbally abuse me in private, you need to think again. I've now blocked you from PMing me at all.

I was nothing but pleasant to you when you announced you hate Slovenians, after I'd just said one of my best friends is one.

I was nothing but pleasant to you when you tried to pick a fight in the religion part of the arguement thread. "Send a photo" I said.

And what did it get me with you? Did you behave with any respect at all? No. You pull this crap here and then resort to PMs to be an even bigger turd.

[Pyro Tramp]

Sammy, could you not have posted that in an other thread. I can't even find a reference to DVDs in your post.

[SamsoniteDelilah]

Sammy, could you not have posted that in an other thread. I can't even find a reference to DVDs in your post.
Oh, I'm going to turn it into a film script about a little Croatian boy who throws stones and then yells "witch". I'd wait til it hits late-night tv though.

[Pyro Tramp]

Let go of the hate, or at least take it outside.

(The Croatian boy is Adidass, right?)

[SamsoniteDelilah]

What is Memories of Murder about?

[OG-]

What is Memories of Murder about?

I'm not famliar with the actual events so I can't say how true it is, but it is 'based' on the investigation behind Korea's most notorious serial killer. What makes it fantastic is that it is a surprisingly fresh take on the tried serial killer/police hunt storyline. Gone are what you would expect to see in a story like this (gritty crime scene investigations, tracking closely on the 'scent' of the killer, exploitive murder scenes, psychological probing of the killer/victims) with those elements being replaced by calm pacing, absolutely gorgeous cinematography (the Korean landscape never ceases to amaze me), inept police work and even humor.

The best way to describe it is just to say it isn't your normal serial killer flick, it is a good deal tighter than that. I highly recommend it and I know I'm not the only one round these parts who really digs it.

[Sedai]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000069HZU.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpghttp://images.amazon.com/images/P/6304508549.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
The Long Goodbye and Kiss Me Deadly.
I guess I was in a not-quite detective thriller mood.

Not quite detective? These films are absolutely, completely, detective films. Both leads are private eyes by trade, and go about detecting and solving a mystery. In fact, Kiss me deadly is considered one of the definitive detective noirs of the original noir cycle, and is used as an example of hard boiled detective noir in many texts, including stuff like The Film Noir Reader and Christopher's Somewhere in the Night. Why would they be considered not-quite detective? The long Goodbye was Altman's stab at detective-noir, and a damn good one. it is, and always has been, a detective film.

[Sedai]

What is Memories of Murder about?

It doesn't matter, because it is so good, you must just watch it! I loved Memories of Murder.... Great Korean police picture, serial killer stuff, but not what you would expect from a serial killer pic...

[SamsoniteDelilah]

I'm not famliar with the actual events so I can't say how true it is, but it is 'based' on the investigation behind Korea's most notorious serial killer. What makes it fantastic is that it is a surprisingly fresh take on the tried serial killer/police hunt storyline. Gone are what you would expect to see in a story like this (gritty crime scene investigations, tracking closely on the 'scent' of the killer, exploitive murder scenes, psychological probing of the killer/victims) with those elements being replaced by calm pacing, absolutely gorgeous cinematography (the Korean landscape never ceases to amaze me), inept police work and even humor.

The best way to describe it is just to say it isn't your normal serial killer flick, it is a good deal tighter than that. I highly recommend it and I know I'm not the only one round these parts who really digs it.

It doesn't matter, because it is so good, you must just watch it! I loved Memories of Murder.... Great Korean police picture, serial killer stuff, but not what you would expect from a serial killer pic...
Cool guys. :) Thanks for the recommend, I'll give it a look.

[adidasss]

Cool guys. :) Thanks for the recommend, I'll give it a look.
i see that someone is not reading the review threads.....

[Aniko]

i see that someone is not reading the review threads.....

Hmmm...given the cimate around here lately, this could be interpreted a few ways....

Not everyone has the time to check out all the review threads. I haven't read one in ages due to my limited time. You could be a gentleman and suggest a thread where it was reviewed.

[James_Sparrow]

I just got

Two Disc Special Edition or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
and
The Devils Rejects Unrated Two Disc

[TygerTyger]

Not quite detective? These films are absolutely, completely, detective films. Both leads are private eyes by trade, and go about detecting and solving a mystery. In fact, Kiss me deadly is considered one of the definitive detective noirs of the original noir cycle, and is used as an example of hard boiled detective noir in many texts, including stuff like The Film Noir Reader and Christopher's Somewhere in the Night. Why would they be considered not-quite detective? The long Goodbye was Altman's stab at detective-noir, and a damn good one. it is, and always has been, a detective film.

Well, I'm not the author of The Film Noir Reader, and perhaps because of that I'd consider neither to be quite a Hardboiled Suspense Thriller.
Kiss Me Deadly (1955) has a decidedly Sci-fi bent, and besides explodes the conventions of Classical era (I'd say 1930 to, surprise, 55) Detective Thrillers much like Touch of Evil may have done for Noir. The whole film is about how the mythology of the hardboiled he-man is now obsolete, and how fists and grit just aren't enough to solve problems anymore.

The Long Goodbye (1973) similarly dodges the conventions of the Detective Thriller genre (I'd say it's more comedy, but that's me). I mean, Elliot Gould's (A hardboiled ELLIOT GOULD!?) unsuave, unsexual Phillip Marlowe is nothing like the Bogie of yesteryear. His most commonly occuring line is after all "It's okay with me," something any previous Marlowe incarnations probably would have had gay sex onscreen before uttering. We watch him buy catfood for Christ's sake!

Really they're very similar movies in this regard. One ushers in the Post-classical era of the genre, and the other probably jumps the gun on the Postmodern era. I actually wrote a paper on just that.

Anyway, it should also be kept in mind that I never said that either movie was not a detective thriller, just not quite. I meant specifically in the Classical sense of the genre; but it was just an offhand comment.

[adidas]

Hmmm...given the cimate around here lately, this could be interpreted a few ways....

Not everyone has the time to check out all the review threads. I haven't read one in ages due to my limited time. You could be a gentleman and suggest a thread where it was reviewed.
to be frank i thought she was purposfully trying to provoke me, og did a review on the film and so did i but if i had mentioned it i'm sure i would have gotten flamed....

[Aniko]

to be frank i thought she was purposfully trying to provoke me, og did a review on the film and so did i but if i had mentioned it i'm sure i would have gotten flamed....

Cindy was being friendly, that's all. To be frank....you sounded as if you were trying to provoke her. How is anyone to know you've reviewed it if we haven't read your review thread. You could have said in a nice way that you had and what page it was on.

[adidas]

Cindy was being friendly, that's all. To be frank....you sounded as if you were trying to provoke her. How is anyone to know you've reviewed it if we haven't read your review thread. You could have said in a nice way that you had and what page it was on.
em, fair enough, but i felt that if i mentioned that i made a review on it ( at that perticular time, after all that stuff in the argument thread ) she would have given me some nasty reply ....so in a way...i was trying to avoid that...
and what's the point of making reviews if only 2 people read them?

[Philmster]

Barclay James Harvest - Caught Live (http://www.adamloves.com/forum/image-vp16.html#16)
The Wizard of Oz (http://www.adamloves.com/forum/image-vp16.html#16)

[The Taxi Driver]

http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/movie/coverv/60/247960.jpg

playing the game reminded me how much i love the movie so i picked up the dvd

[Monkeypunch]

Smallville season One. Why? because it's a cool show.

[James_Sparrow]

HELL YEAH!

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0002I82Z0.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[solarius_king_of_the_sun]

the last dvd i brought was star wars episode three because now i have all of them on dvd

[Escape]

Smallville season One. Why? because it's a cool show.Mm-hmm. :yup:

[Sleezy]

Batman Begins, because I wanted it.

Next on the list:

Battlestar Galactica, Season 1 and 2. Why? Because it quite literally is one of the best and most well-written drama shows on television.

[Holden Pike]

http://www.dvdplanet.com/productimages/thumbnail/62519.jpg http://www.dvdplanet.com/productimages/thumbnail/62538.jpg http://www.dvdplanet.com/productimages/thumbnail/62875.jpg

Yes
Burn!
Pickpocket (Criterion)

[Clark Nova]

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00006CY8X.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[Tacitus]

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000A8NZ0O.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

The only film this year that actually made me jump....wonder what it'll be like on the small screen. ;)

[Golgot]

Pickpocket (Criterion)

Cool, for the first time i feel like i'm not mising out on all this Criterion classiness - the Artificial Eye copy i've got has all the same extras etc ;). The doc chasing down three of the 'models' is smart all on its own :yup:.

[Escape]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005PJ8R.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

[Pyro Tramp]

Devil's Rejects

[James_Sparrow]

Holy crap what is with Boondock Saints!! I watch it last night and now everyone talks about it here and at school! THATS INSANE!

Good Job with Devil's Rejects I LOVE IT!! go read my review!! Its pretty nifty for it!

[Blister]

Machine Head - Elegies......

[Tacitus]

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000ATJKM0.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

All this cost me was an unwell calamari (six quid) including postage from....wait for it.....Malaysia!

It might be here in time for Christmas at this rate.... ;)

[Caitlyn]

Stir of Echoes (1999) - $2.50 ... :)

[nebbit]

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000ATJKM0.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

All this cost me was an unwell calamari (six quid) including postage from....wait for it.....Malaysia!

It might be here in time for Christmas at this rate.... ;)

Hey you! stop copying me, ;D I just bought it this week, I have watched it twice, a very interesting movie. :yup:

[Aniko]

Ok, OK! You two convinced me. I've been avoiding Crash, but I'll get my nerve up...at some point. :p

[James_Sparrow]

Crash is such an amazing movie!

[midnight star]

crash is so amazing...its so deep and really makes you think about how we treat others on a daily basis...i loved it!

[Tacitus]

Hey you! stop copying me, ;D I just bought it this week, I have watched it twice, a very interesting movie. :yup:

I bought it on your recommendation, kid, so it had better be good!

Also, with the price being little more than a rental, it was a hard one to turn down. That said, while it appears to be a genuine release, I'm not gonna vouch for the disc's actual quality until I watch it - probably on Christmas Day judging by the seller's 'You may have to wait up to 21 business days for delivery' email.

Is he planning a Palin-style travelogue across the globe to post it personally? :D

[Sedai]

crash is so amazing...its so deep and really makes you think about how we treat others on a daily basis...i loved it!

I thought it was pretty good. Too much melodrama took a few points off for my girlfriend and I. I am thinking Taccy will find the same issues with the film, from what i have seen of his taste for this sort of thing. Just a couple of directorial missteps in an otherwise powerful film. It is totally worth seeing, though.


Meanwhile:

Star Wars Episode III : Revenge of the Sith

[Pyro Tramp]

I thought it was a bit over-rated, but good none the less.

[Tacitus]

I am thinking Taccy will find the same issues with the film, from what i have seen of his taste for this sort of thing.

You mean Magnolia don't you. :D

[Darth Stujitzu]

Just got Closer and Man on Fire brand new from Blockbuster for £5!!! Meanwhile you can buy both pre-rental for £10, has the world gone mad?
2 for a £10, Darth's a happy boy today!

[Pyro Tramp]

Nice one Darth! I got Family Guy: Seasons 1 & 2 BOGOF, not bad.

[James_Sparrow]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0001AW14C.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg OH YEAH! ITS SO GREAT!

[Sedai]

Lost : Season One - yup, loved the first disc, so I used my sweet discount and got this for close to 1/2 the price that Best-Buy is selling it for...

Which left me enough money to buy...

Firefly : Season One - One of my favorite shows, ever...

[Pyro Tramp]

Sedai, Firefly or BSG?

For me, Peep Show: Season 2

[Holden Pike]

Tomorrow it's...

http://www.dvdplanet.com/productImages/thumbnail/62233.jpg http://www.dvdplanet.com/productimages/thumbnail/61144.jpg

The Harold Lloyd Comedy Collection
"Scrubs" season two

[Equilibrium]

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Bought it because i dunno....im actually regretting buying it lol.

Anyways....wtf is up with everyone talking about boondock saints..ive had the movie for like a year but it seems like there is a recent fan reawakening or something.weird.

[ObiWanShinobi]

I just recently stole, "Vicious", which is hentai.

[Strummer521]

I just recently stole, "Vicious", which is hentai.


Not only did you steal, but you stole animated porn... :rolleyes:

[Holden Pike]

http://cover6.cduniverse.com/MuzeVideoArt/80/252180.jpg http://cover6.cduniverse.com/MuzeVideoArt/61/247261.jpg

The Edukators
Happy Endings

[Tacitus]

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000ATJKM0.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

All this cost me was an unwell calamari (six quid) including postage from....wait for it.....Malaysia!

It might be here in time for Christmas at this rate.... ;)

Well, this has just arrived in the mail and looks genuine enough - it came without box (which aroused suspicion at the time) but included the DVD sleeve. Quality, a quick look true, seems fine. Commentary and DTS track too. ;)

[Sedai]

Sedai, Firefly or BSG?

For me, Peep Show: Season 2

Notice I said one of... ;)

BSG edges Firefly out, just by a hair, but I love me some Firefly!

[Sleezy]

BSG edges Firefly out, just by a hair, but I love me some Firefly!

....

I don't know if I agree with you or not. They're both so good. One the one hand, the writing on BSG is very real, believable, and well-developed. But on the other hand, Firefly's got some of the most timeless, heart-sticking episodes around.

Crap. I guess I'll have to agree, because the production value and quality of BSG beats out Firefly's short run. But if Firefly had stayed on the air, who knows....



So who's buying War of the Worlds next week?

[MyRobotSuit]

I last bought Politics - Ricky Gervais Extremely funny stand up!

I have to get both of the Peep Show series. I've only seen a handful od episodes but it's really unique and instantly entertaining.

[Sedai]

....

I don't know if I agree with you or not. They're both so good. One the one hand, the writing on BSG is very real, believable, and well-developed. But on the other hand, Firefly's got some of the most timeless, heart-sticking episodes around.

Crap. I guess I'll have to agree, because the production value and quality of BSG beats out Firefly's short run. But if Firefly had stayed on the air, who knows....



So who's buying War of the Worlds next week?

Oh, I will be picking a copy up.

I feel the same about Firefly in some ways. For instance, the episode "Out of Gas" is, as you said, a timeless , wonderful piece of sci-fi writing. Then again, so is BSGs "Flesh and Bone". Meanwhile, if we are having trouble deciding which sci-fi show is the best, times are good for sci-fi.... :yup:


Got some DVDs, but we didn't buy them. Where do we list DVDs we don't actually buy? ;)

Blow (Demme, 2001)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Burton, 2005)

It was my girlfriend's birthday, and they were given to us as gifts.

[Sleezy]

Blow (Demme, 2001)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Burton, 2005)


Strangely, those two seem to go together. ;)

[Sedai]

Strangely, those two seem to go together. ;)

Yeah. My girlfriend just LOVES Johnny, and wants to collect all of his films on DVD. We are damn close to having them all, but we still need Dead Man and the film about the Cuban writer, which we have seen, but don't own.

That reminds me, I need to update my DVD database online...it's been a while!!

[Sleezy]

I just meant that one is about taking drugs, and the other is about...well... :p

[Sedai]

I just meant that one is about taking drugs, and the other is about...well... :p

Watching while.....


yeah... :yup:

[Pyro Tramp]

Open Your Eyes
Team America
This is Spinal Tap

[James_Sparrow]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000B5XOWU.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000A6T27G.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000AABKGI.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

[Pyro Tramp]

Bad Santa

[ObiWanShinobi]

Not only did you steal, but you stole animated porn... :rolleyes:

Nothing else like it.

Oh, and Drawn Together is an offense to animation. Beavis and Butthead is much better.

[Tacitus]

http://www.lidl.ie/C1256C790050C7BC/images/IE.05_6509/$file/05_6509_b.jpg

5.1 sound (DTS & Dubly), Multi-Region, 7 in 2 card reader (whatever that is), plays every disc format known to man and has a remote which glows in the dark (I think). Handy when you throw it at someone in a darkened room, I guess.

All for under £40. ;)

[Sinny McGuffins]

"The Sopranos" Series One & "Porridge" Series One

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMVVIDEO/d025180.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMVVIDEO/BBCDVD1059.JPG

[Holden Pike]

http://www.dvdplanet.com/productimages/thumbnail/62871.jpg http://www.dvdplanet.com/productimages/thumbnail/62872.jpg

"Seinfeld" seasons five and six

[SamsoniteDelilah]

Much Ado About Nothing $10, baby!

[Sleezy]

War of the Worlds

Obligatory.

[Holden Pike]

http://www.dvdplanet.com/productimages/thumbnail/62876.jpg http://www.dvdplanet.com/productimages/thumbnail/61952.jpg

RAN (Criterion)
King Kong (collector's tin)

[Pyro Tramp]

The Nightmare Before Christmas

[Revenant]

CRITTERS: BOXSET

It's a cult classic and I love the little crites so cute and nasty.

[Anonymous Last]

CRITTERS: BOXSET

It's a cult classic and I love the little crites so cute and nasty.


Critters takes me back....

Is this a region 1?

Set me up with a link/pic... or something!

[Golgot]

War of the Worlds

Obligatory.

Which?

Really?

(Didn't catch the recent extravaganza. Figured it'd burst out've the earth onto TV next Xmas - and that Cruise'd look more convincing if he was 'life-sized' ;))

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EDIT:
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It's goooooood they say. And it was a fiver :).

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000068C3C.02.LZZZZZZZ

[James_Sparrow]

Here's the last ones,

Adaptation
Amityville Horror (New One)
Love Liza
Half-Baked
Polar Express
and
The Evil Dead book of the Dead boxset that comes with both Evil dead and Evil Dead 2

[Strummer521]

Amityville Horror (New One)

How come?

[James_Sparrow]

I liked it actually, Pretty crazy eh. Plus I like Ryan Renolds. Also like gory movies.

[Strummer521]

I like Ryan Renolds.

Woah! To each his own though...I just hope that doesn't happen to me. ;)

[hazii82]

Poltergeist I, II, and III -it was on sale and I didnt already have it
Shallow Ground- Im a sucker for dumd horror flicks
Clueless- this is my all time favorite movie have it vhs but had to have it on dvd

[nebbit]

http://www.girl.com.au/img/pinkpanther.jpg

[Ophelia]

The Criterion edition of 'Fanny and Alexander' by Ingmar Bergman. It's nicely presented...I had a feeling I would appreciate the film, which I did immensely

I would encourage anyone to watch the television version rather than the theatrical release....there is a grave difference.

[James_Sparrow]

Just picked up the Seinfeld seasons 1,2 and 3 Gift Set for only 70 bucks brand new!!

also got:

King Kong Collectors Tin Edition
Citizien Kane 2 Disc Special Edition
Siblings

[nebbit]

http://www.webwombat.com.au/entertainment/dvds/images/gallipoli.JPG

http://www.mvps.org/st-software/Movie_Collection/images/1407f.jpg

[SmegFirk]

http://www.girl.com.au/img/pinkpanther.jpg
I bought my mum the set for xmas 2003, it's still sealed in the lounge. I think i'm just going to open it and watch them myself.

[SmegFirk]

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000B73GYE.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000A8NYSM.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000A8NYSW.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

I got these. However i had to get 'Returns' again on R4 because the R2 is cut slightly and so WB took Burton's commentary off. R4 thankfully has the same covers as R2 and the £ to Aussie $ exchange rate is excellent.

[nebbit]

I bought my mum the set for xmas 2003, it's still sealed in the lounge. I think i'm just going to open it and watch them myself.

Sounds like a good idea :yup:

[Aniko]

I just ordered these for my daughter for Christmas.

The last in the series...
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00008H2G4.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

and...
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00007K01B.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

[SmegFirk]

Sounds like a good idea :yup:
Yeah, i thought so too. I'll need them fresh in my memory to counteract that bloody remake in the new year.

[Holden Pike]

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The Tales of Hoffmann (Criterion)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
Tell Them Who You Are

[MyRobotSuit]

Mr. & Mrs. Smith? Really? Why?

[Golgot]

He likes the way Jolie's legs act?

[Holden Pike]

Mr. & Mrs. Smith? Really? Why?
I enjoyed the Hell out of Mr. & Mrs. Smith. There were fewer moviegoing experiences as fun all year. That's why.

But thanks for asking!

[MyRobotSuit]

Don't worry about it. Just getting you to answer the question 'What was the last DVD you bought and why?'.

Thanks for answering!

[Tacitus]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/6305949980.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

£4.99 in HMV, excellent Christmas present.

I'll watch it first though to check for scratches... ;)

[Sleezy]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/6305949980.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

£4.99 in HMV, excellent Christmas present.

I'll watch it first though to check for scratches... ;)

That's okay. Just make sure you wrap it back up before you send it to me. You've still got my address, right?

[Tacitus]

That's okay. Just make sure you wrap it back up before you send it to me. You've still got my address, right?

Last house on the left wasn't it? :D

[Ophelia]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/6305949980.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

£4.99 in HMV, excellent Christmas present.

I'll watch it first though to check for scratches... ;)

Buy it discounted, watch it, pass it on when you're bored....that's the christmas spirit!:p

[Tacitus]

Buy it discounted, watch it, pass it on when you're bored....that's the christmas spirit!:p

I actually only bought it at all cos I liked the look of the girl behind the counter in HMV in Craigavon...

"If you spend £20 you get this for £4.99, you gorgeous man!" she chimed, saying possibly something different at the end of her sentence but I wasn't paying attention.

Alas, I'd only spent £19.99 so wiggled my eyebrows, which did the trick.

I'm beyond help...

[Ophelia]

I actually only bought it at all cos I liked the look of the girl behind the counter in HMV in Craigavon...

"If you spend £20 you get this for £4.99, you gorgeous man!" she chimed, saying possibly something different at the end of her sentence but I wasn't paying attention.

Alas, I'd only spent £19.99 so wiggled my eyebrows, which did the trick.

I'm beyond help...

You bought one and got one free? I bought Jean de florette and manon des sources.

A good looking girl served me also.....and told me what a good looking man I was. Gotta remember to bleach the 'tash. :o

[Tacitus]

You bought one and got one free? I bought Jean de florette and manon des sources.

Good choice. ;)

A good looking girl served me also.....and told me what a good looking man I was. Gotta remember to bleach the 'tash. :o

That explains my conversation then. She was pretty but desperately short-sighted... :(

[Sleezy]

She was pretty but desperately short-sighted... :(

Score! :laugh:

[Ophelia]

The spirit of the beehive (El espiritu de la colmena) - sounds like a sweet film.

The sea inside - curious

Central Station - I wanted to see another Walter Salles film as I enjoyed the Motor Cycle Diaries but I want to avoid 'dark water', also its only £5.99 on play.com

One, Two, Three Trilogy by Lucas Belvaux - again curiousity sake after reading reviews.

[Holden Pike]

One, Two, Three Trilogy by Lucas Belvaux - again curiousity sake after reading reviews.

I really enjoyed these movies a lot. Very clever idea, and well made. For anyone who's never heard of this project, it has a few parallel stories that sometimes overlap characters. All set in the same time and place with basically the same people, but each of the movies is in the style of a different genre: One is a thriller, Two a romantic comedy and Three a melodrama.

http://www.frenchculture.org/cinema/pix/belvaux4-180.jpg http://www.frenchculture.org/cinema/pix/belvaux2-180.jpg http://www.frenchculture.org/cinema/pix/belvaux3-180.jpg

Unfortunately the trilogy got almost no theatrical play here in The States. Oh, well.

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0001K2K3E.02._SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg I bought the R2 4-disc collector's set over a year ago.

[Ophelia]

I really enjoyed these movies a lot. Very clever idea, and well made. For anyone who's never heard of this project, it has a few parallel stories that sometimes overlap characters. All set in the same time and place with basically the same people, but each of the movies is in the style of a different genre: One is a thriller, Two a romantic comedy and Three a melodrama.

http://www.frenchculture.org/cinema/pix/belvaux4-180.jpg http://www.frenchculture.org/cinema/pix/belvaux2-180.jpg http://www.frenchculture.org/cinema/pix/belvaux3-180.jpg

Unfortunately the trilogy got almost no theatrical play here in The States. Oh, well.

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0001K2K3E.02._SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg I bought the R2 4-disc collector's set over a year ago.


Thrilled to hear you enjoyed it. That is the exact same set I am getting, should be here in a couple of days.

It's unfortunate they did'nt get much play over there. I have suggested some films to friends in America and they have informed me of the same, they are played on the East Coast but never quite make it further West.

[Equilibrium]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000050FEN.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

offf such a great movie

[Tacitus]

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00006JY3M.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Caine & Shir Shean at their very best. Cracking movie. :)

[Caitlyn]

Strictly Ballroom (1992)

Blind buy... but it was only $2.50... :)

[Tacitus]

Strictly Ballroom (1992)

Blind buy... but it was only $2.50... :)

Great buy for that price, it's a good film Caits. :)

[Caitlyn]

Great buy for that price, it's a good film Caits. :)


Thanks Tatty, I remembered several people on here saying it was good... so, now if I can just find somewhere to watch it... :)

[Tacitus]

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00005OA7J.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

I've only seen this once, and it was £4.99. It's strange the things that catch your eye next to the cig counter - I'm sure these places know I'm coming... ;)

[SamsoniteDelilah]

I actually only bought it at all cos I liked the look of the girl behind the counter in HMV in Craigavon...

"If you spend £20 you get this for £4.99, you gorgeous man!" she chimed, saying possibly something different at the end of her sentence but I wasn't paying attention.

Alas, I'd only spent £19.99 so wiggled my eyebrows, which did the trick.

I'm beyond help...
And just what was the "this" that she threw in for £19.99 ?

[Tacitus]

And just what was the "this" that she threw in for £19.99 ?

Well.....the 'this' was £4.99 and was The Nightmare Before Christmas.

The £19.99 was actually a case for my iPod.

I can't imagine what you were thinking. :p

[SamsoniteDelilah]

Well.....the 'this' was £4.99 and was The Nightmare Before Christmas.

The £19.99 was actually a case for my iPod.

I can't imagine what you were thinking. :p
I can't either.
In fact, I never know what I'm thinking, I just talk and see what sort of reaction I get. :D

[h2oboy]

One Crazy Summer. Non-stop laughs for me (but I'm also easily entertained).

[logo]

I bought War of the Worlds, thinking it would be awesome.

[Sinny McGuffins]

Did a bit of Christmas shopping today...

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The Who - Quadrophenia and Tommy Live with Special Guests, Concert for Bangladesh (Deluxe Edition), "Saturday Night Live" - The Best of Will Ferrell, Elf and Hero.

[Anonymous Last]

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