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  1. Chris Parham

    Hard Candy (2005)

    Just saw this last night..... I found it riveting. As far as suspension of disbelief is concerned, I think most movies require this to some extent. They emphasize the fantastic. As much as I enjoy a good "day in the life" movie, it would be pretty boring if all films were like that. I watch...
  2. Chris Parham

    Guy Ritchie's REVOLVER in R1?

    Just finished watching this and all I can say is WOW! Let's just say that other regions have already received a sparkling transfer of an absolutely fantastic film! The dvd I viewed had Russian menus but the transfer was great! I will buy this on region 1 if they do nothing more than port this...
  3. Chris Parham

    Another Gay Movie

    "Scary Movie" and The Naked Gun" were "serious" gay movies? Well this changes my perception of everyth..... DOH! never mind.....
  4. Chris Parham

    *** Official THE DESCENT Discussion Thread

    For those interested, there is a region 4 DVD (Spanish menus) that has the movie in NTSC. There is a DD 5.1 track (no full bit rate DTS like the UK edition) that rocks! Picture quality is excellent - I don't know if the UK edition suffers from significant PAL speedup, but the R4 played well on...
  5. Chris Parham

    Yentl On DVD

    What is up with this title? I am looking into taking the plunge and buying a region free player to watch this film (among others) in my HT. Unfortunately, there seems to be conflicting info from other regions with respect to the aspect ratio and sound formats of the discs. Should I buy from...
  6. Chris Parham

    Walked out?

    Four pages and not one mention of Kevin Costner's "The Postman"?. I didn't see this in the theater. I actually watched it on Laserdisc where I had to get up and flip or exchange the disc a wapping 500 times!!!!!! In some ways, that movie has not finished playing for me. I'm still tryng to get...
  7. Chris Parham

    CREEP - What have I got?

    Is region 4 NTSC? If I purchase a region free player, will it output NTSC or PAL depending on the disc or will it convert all things to NTSC. As I mentioned, my projector can accept either. BTW, what did you guys think of the movie and the transfers in your respective regions? IMHO the sound...
  8. Chris Parham

    CREEP - What have I got?

    I bought it in a store that was in a mall. The dvds were packaged in regular enough looking cases. Now, upon closer inspection, I can tell that artwork is a bit unprofessionally printed. At first glance, I may not have picked up on this assuming that, because it's a foreign low budget feature...
  9. Chris Parham

    CREEP - What have I got?

    I don't want to support bootlegging, but I'm pretty sure that I have inadvertently purchased a burnt copy of a British horror flick called Creep. -If this thread is in contrivance of forum rules then by all means close it!!-- My dilemma- With all it's warts as a story, I loved this...
  10. Chris Parham

    All Time - Greatest Movie Quotes

    SOTL Starling- that doesn't interest me Dr. Lechter. Quite frankly, it sounds like something Migs would say. Lechter (turning away)- Not anymore... Lechter- a census taker tried to interview me once......
  11. Chris Parham

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: Syriana (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED).

    Watched this last night with my wife - Quite a departure from the previous night's fare ( Failure to Launch). I feel as though I gained back the IQ points I lost the night before. Very thought provoking on so many levels! I agree with the reviewer about every minute driving the plot and I too...
  12. Chris Parham

    DVD Review HTF Review: Failure to Launch

    Did anyone else notice some major artifacting ( is that a word? ) in outdoor shots that included alot of sky? Overall, I thought the transfer was OK, however, on my display, I could see "noise" in sky shots. I was watching a disc rented in Toronto. I am not sure if we got the same R1 transfer...
  13. Chris Parham

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: The Chronicles of Narnia - THOROUGHLY RECOMMENDED

    Great review! I'm sold :) . I can't believe how far we've come in terms of film presentation in the home. It's been a huge jump from when letter-boxed laserdiscs were the best way to do this. Are we actually discussing ways in which the home presentation can actually look BETTER than the...
  14. Chris Parham

    Sequels--the worst

    Wow,- no disrespect meant at all (honestly)- but I can't believe the number of people that liked Halloween 3! To each his own I guess :) I'm sure I remember reading that the name was slapped on by the creators after the fact. If it was meant to be an annual thing with different, unrelated...
  15. Chris Parham

    Sequels--the worst

    I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned Halloween 3. It's not just a bad sequel, like many of the other installments in the series. It was a movie that had the halloween name thrown on it after the makers realized what a stinker it was! It has nothing to do with the series. Nada!:angry:
  16. Chris Parham

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: North Country (RECOMMENDED).

    Watched this last night and thought it was a pretty decent movie. While I was let down by the court room scenes (they took way too much artistic license with what would and would not be admissible in court), I would recommend this film as a cut above your typical Hollywood fare. The reason I am...
  17. Chris Parham

    Horrible movie experiences, part 2.....

    I have a slightly different take on this topic - you see, I was that drunken obnoxious teenager throwing popcorn at the screen, being loud and generally making an ass of myself on opening night just looking to get thrown out of the theater with my buddies :b . I'm now 34, married with children...
  18. Chris Parham

    You're letting one of the best dvd's of 2005 slip under your noses...

    I guess I'm going to have to rent this on the weekend. I know I saw House and absolutely hated it but for the life of me, I can't remember a thing about it. I guess that's one of the perks of having a selective memory ;) . Is a full memory of the first picture necessary to enjoying this one? I...
  19. Chris Parham

    What was your very first DVD?

    I can't remember which was the first disc I bought but I was an early adopter of the format. Someone mentioned the Panasonic A100 machine - I held out about 6 months for the A110 and got it for a steal ( about $650 CDN ) in the summer of '96 or '97. Someone also mentioned pulp fiction as there...
  20. Chris Parham

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: The Fly - Collector's Edition

    Just to be clear, am I correct that the video presentation on this disc is identical to the the double feature disc already available? Does the double feature disc have DTS? I'm not much into docs and commentaries. I care mostly about the presentation of the film itself. If anybody can confirm...
  21. Chris Parham

    interview with the vampire dts glitch?

    Thanks for the responses. My amp is a pioneer 812 and it handles all DTS formats flawlessly. I agree that it seems odd that the picture problem could be tied to the chosen audio track but I could watch the movie without problem in Dolby Digital. The video blanking occurred every time I switched...
  22. Chris Parham

    interview with the vampire dts glitch?

    I know it's an old title, but I got it as a throw in with some other things I bought this weekend and was excited when I saw the DTS logo on the back. However, when I tried to watch the disc after selecting the DTS track, something happened that I have never had happen with any disc in my...
  23. Chris Parham

    Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Weird Science Triple Dip?

    I've always remembered the line as thumb but Aaron say's he's seen it a million times and that it is unquestionably tongue. I guess I'll have to buy it to check. My wife will understand.;)
  24. Chris Parham

    Got fooled by HMV's "collector series se7en

    I have the non-criterion Laserdisc which I never had a problem watching on my old 50 inch TV. However once I made the switch to front projection, I found it almost unwatchable a couple of month's ago when I wanted to revisit this title. Since then, I've been on the lookout to upgrade...
  25. Chris Parham

    Got fooled by HMV's "collector series se7en

    The UPC code on HMV's sleeve is 68009 11512 the code on the inside case is 65935 20297. UPDATE: I watched the disc last night! It does indeed have a DTS 6.1 Discrete sound track and the transfer is head and shoulder's above the old Laserdisc I was seeking to replace. It was very clear and...
  26. Chris Parham

    Got fooled by HMV's "collector series se7en

    Thanks for the response! Unfortunately, the Platinum series DVD is more expensive and although I probably would have purchased it in hindsight, I am not really keen on going through the hassle of going back to the store and haggling over a switch. I've done searches on various sites and have...
  27. Chris Parham

    Got fooled by HMV's "collector series se7en

    Went into HMV today as I was lured by their One day only buy one get one free coupon offer. They had what appeared to be three different copies of Se7en on the shelves. One was a single disc bare bones edition sporting a DTSes track and a 2.35:1 enhanced aspect ratio. The second was the Platinum...
  28. Chris Parham

    The Halloween Movies

    Strangely enough right after reading this thread, I just happened to find parts 4,5 and 6 at a local Cash Converters ( a kind of upscale Pawn shop in Canada). I had already owned parts 1 ('99 version) and 2 ( anomorphicly enhanced) and have always considered them to be the cornerstone of my...
  29. Chris Parham

    Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Weird Science Triple Dip?

    Not to nitpick! As it's been a 100 years since I saw these, I may be wrong, but I have always remembered the line as being " Anything more than a handful, and you're risking a sprained THUMB" accompanied by AMH making a cupping gesture with his hands and wiggling his thumbs. In my youth, I'd...
  30. Chris Parham

    The official BLADE RUNNER SE thread. (Check out page 8 and #790.)

    I just bought the DC from the bargain bin at walmart as I had never seen this title before. WOW - What a crappy transfer! It looked worse than some of my better LD. I've searched threads and can't seem to find mention of the fact that, on my display at least, the image was pillar boxed. I mean...
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