Search results

  1. Kevin Deselms

    High Definition DVD: What is Holding You Back?

    I've already put in the "hints" for Christmas that I'm cruising for an HD-DVD player...I think Sony's in trouble with Blu-Ray Disc, personally. I read reports about them not being able to ship lasers to third party player manufacturers due to lack of supply, needing them for the launch of the...
  2. Kevin Deselms

    Time to get another player: was that the Director's cut or ClearPlay?

    This kind of technology aggravates me as someone working in editorial post. I don't think Da Vinci would appreciate someone drawing a moustache on his Mona Lisa. Why film is still not treated as art as much as it is commerce is beyond me. Joe Sixpack doesn't care about the creative juices that...
  3. Kevin Deselms

    DVD a ripoff?

    There are a number of things that are not required to sell DVDs in China, that are required here. First of all, the studios spend millions upon millions of dollars in promoting the latest DVD releases - they will not do so in China. Secondly, the packaging is much cheaper, as usually a DVD comes...
  4. Kevin Deselms

    Has Anyone Received Their LOTR:EE Trilogy Box Yet?

    Still waiting for mine, I ordered it a LONG time ago...
  5. Kevin Deselms

    "SAW" clear DVD case. Any suggestions?

    They always just pop right off when I peel up an edge, the plastic of the case is always way more thick and durable than these stupid little security tabs. The ones I hate are the cardboard fold-out cases with clear trays, and they put the security sticker BEHIND the clear tray, where it's...
  6. Kevin Deselms

    Any way to get keepcase inserts for old Warner snapper titles ?

    I'd love to convert all my snappers, too...I wish they'd provide some kind of trade-in :)
  7. Kevin Deselms

    Hellraisers ?

    I only liked the first two movies in this series, I didn't like the third one at all, and the sci-fi one didn't do much for me either. The Cenobites had all of their scariness and power in the first two movies; after that, they became caricatures of what Clive Barker originally envisioned. I...
  8. Kevin Deselms

    DVD Thinpak and other Slim Cases

    I'm gradually finding myself considering this...once I have money to buy all those cases and cutting gear.
  9. Kevin Deselms

    SONY PICTURES PRESS RELEASE: Initial Slate Of Movie Titles For Playstation Portable

    I think it's kind of a lamebrain idea. I'm not tempted to re-buy movies I already bought on DVD, so I can have them for a little tiny PSP screen. I have a 10.6" portable laptop that does a much better job, and I don't have to buy the same flick twice.
  10. Kevin Deselms

    HD-DVD Titles Announced for 4th Qtr Release-

    I didn't understand too much of that, but what I do know is that there are lots of people with this level of knowledge and not all of them are honest...there always has been and always will be piracy, all the studios can do with a video format is stop the "little guy" from pirating. But then...
  11. Kevin Deselms

    Anybody else starting to feel ennui setting in?

    Chuck, I agree with the statement that it's gonna take the players getting down around $300 or so for "Joe Average" to buy into HD DVD - but I'm saying the definition of "enthusiast" has been changed somewhat, in recent years...to include a much broader swath of consumers. I think DVD turned...
  12. Kevin Deselms

    What Back Catalogue Titles Are You Now Missing?

    Wow...I thought I was a big movie fan until I saw some of these "wanted" lists - containing title after title I don't even remotely recognize. You guys are hard core! :)
  13. Kevin Deselms

    What Back Catalogue Titles Are You Now Missing?

    I'm at the point where I'd like some of my favorite past TV shows to get a DVD release...most notably, The Equalizer. I'm also in the "original Star Wars" camp. I'd also like to see some of these "old" catalog releases re-done in anamorphic, with actual care taken in the transfer quality and...
  14. Kevin Deselms

    DVD Thinpak and other Slim Cases

    Hehe...I can still remember how tough it was to find those white plastic VHS cases, too. I used to have a "mom & pop" rental store locally that would put used ones out for sale, periodically. Usually they were beaten to death, but I could always find 4-5 that only had some sticker residue they...
  15. Kevin Deselms

    Anybody else starting to feel ennui setting in?

    The thing is, you guys are saying, "HD DVD is just gonna be for videophiles..." But who's buying these HDTV sets? It's not Joe Average - I would argue that "videophile" has expanded to include a whole lot of people that might have been considered more "casual," prior to the introduction of DVD...
  16. Kevin Deselms

    Anybody else starting to feel ennui setting in?

    I have a feeling that seeing in-store demonstrations with recent titles in HD format is going to change a lot of minds about waiting and seeing. I don't think it'll be as easy to characterize this format as an "incremental upgrade" when people see it in action. Granted, I said in another...
  17. Kevin Deselms

    Film Grain

    I've seen a lot of trailer work these days being finished in 2k on a Fire or DS for grain and dirt fixes, and then filmout is done from those 2k frames. I think it looks good, if maybe just a little soft - doing it at 4k would fix that, though. Personally, the only time grain bothers me on...
  18. Kevin Deselms

    HD-DVD Title Pricing Guide Announced for October Releases-

    I really think if Blu-Ray doesn't get into the market with HD DVD, they're in trouble. The HD-DVD folks are planning an October launch, just in time for the holidays...so unless Blu-Ray is right there with them, they're going to be giving HD-DVD a huge headstart. For marketing reasons alone...
  19. Kevin Deselms

    DVD Thinpak and other Slim Cases

    Man, the lengths you guys will go to, for your collections! It never ceases to astonish me :) I think it's a cool idea to have all thinpaks, but this would just be an enormous amount of work and the fact is, I'd have to keep all the old cases anyway, because I know I'll sell off a bunch of them...
  20. Kevin Deselms

    Anybody else starting to feel ennui setting in?

    For me, I only ever buy movies that I really want on DVD - so my enthusiasm never really fades, because I'm always looking forward to some new release. My enthusiasm for the standard-def DVD format has been dampened somewhat since buying a 60" HDTV set, and the knowledge that a high-def format...
  21. Kevin Deselms

    Dad?

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097142/ I remember the movie vaguely - it's not available on DVD. This would be one of those movies you'd see come out as a bare-bones catalog release at $9.99 or so...but I doubt whoever owns the rights (Universal?) sees this movie as much of an income generator...
  22. Kevin Deselms

    Best place to buy D VHS movies?

    I have never seen any D-VHS products in stores, did it just completely flop at retail? I recently bought my first HDTV set and thought about buying one, briefly...but I decided that I didn't want to go back to the world of rewinding and "eaten" tapes. Even though I really, really wish I had some...
  23. Kevin Deselms

    Is there a list of WMV 9 HD movies out there?

    I went with the Momitsu when I recently bought an HDTV set, to get that upsampling and DVI/HDMI compatability. I saw the Avel player online, but noticed that it doesn't support DVI/HDMI. I would have got that one, for sure, if it'd had digital connectivity. Sure would like to try some WM9 HD...
  24. Kevin Deselms

    How do you store collector sets?

    I find it's easiest for me to find what I'm looking for if my collection is alphabetical. I used to also separate anything made-for-TV into its own section; but now, all of my TV stuff is mixed in with the movies. The only separation I do now is, all of my Chinese stuff is in its own section...
  25. Kevin Deselms

    Reviews for Fox/Fortune Star Hong Kong Titles

    So I'm not sure, are these releases that are happening in the United States, with cooperation between Fox Home Video and China's Fortune Star - or is Fortune Star a Fox company? I recently got the digitally-remastered Police Story box from Fortune Star during a visit to China, but I haven't had...
  26. Kevin Deselms

    How do you store collector sets?

    To me, it totally depends on the quality of the box. If it's a cool box, I usually alphabetize it according to the box/collection name (in this case, probably under "H"). For instance, I have the Indiana Jones trilogy under "A" because the collection is called the "Adventures of Indiana Jones"...
  27. Kevin Deselms

    DVD Review HTF Reviewers Pick: Their FAVORITE DVD Releases Of 2004

    I love how the publishing of lists always seems to bring out the nit-picker in people :) There will never, ever be a definitive list of anything, because nobody will ever agree on anything, one-hundred-percent. I enjoy lists for the simple reason that it's fun to see what someone else liked...
  28. Kevin Deselms

    Bizarre wide screen lawsuit

    If you read the actual class action document, you'll see that MGM actually denies any wrongdoing, or that there's any problem with any of their DVDs. They just decided to settle. It's curious to me that, if they truly believe there's nothing wrong with their DVDs, they'd give in on this lawsuit...
  29. Kevin Deselms

    LOTR Ultimate Edition Box set

    I would think he'd do something like this for the HD market, instead of yet ANOTHER standard-def DVD release. But I'm also not sure I want to wait a couple/three years for an HD version of the LOTR trilogy. That's something I'll want right away!
  30. Kevin Deselms

    Stopping DVD purchases or upgrading dvd library to High Def.

    That was generally my rationale, too. Basically, I want to upgrade the movies that would actually benefit from being in high-definition, or my well-worn favorites. Also, I reckon that once the HD format is launched, they'll be putting out all the major new releases in HD as well - so from that...
Top