I cheated and just copied and pasted the pound symbol from the Amazon site. ;)
This is a really great deal. The only drawback is that you have to wait a while to get it, so it's too late for a Christmas present, and it sounds like it's missing one of the commentary tracks on Dracula. But...
It had been averaging about £33 for the past few weeks, and works out to about $44 USD. Shipping was another £5, but I also ordered some another BD and a CD. They probably won't be delivered for about three weeks, but I can live with the wait...
I'm not sure how many people might be interested in this, but it's the cheapest price I've ever seen for the set on Amazon:
The Little Rascals: The Complete Collection on DVD for $24.49
I've always had a soft spot for these shorts, and even though some of the reviews are mixed, it may be the...
I had the pleasure of attending the Indiana Jone panel at last weekend's Star Wars Celebration in Orlando. The speakers were Robert Watts, Ben Burtt, and Lorne Peterson. Most of the panel was spent discussing the making of the movies, which was a lot of fun to listen to, and it was good to see...
In my earlier post, I linked a thread of Penton's from the Blu-ray.com site, explaining his insider status there, but not at AVS, and stating that they only had to contact the "Worldwide President from a major Hollywood studio" to verify his credentials. Well, a little more searching came up...
Here's his take on his "insider status" circa August, 2007:
http://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=175077&postcount=2093
So, if this was true. who might be the "Worldwide President from a major Hollywood studio"?
When I collected the above quotes earlier, I figured there would be a good...
And, just for amusement, here are a couple posts about a fellow member ;):
Well that’s the understatement of the day, see…………..
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/e...m/default.mspx
He’s an excellent source for information on HD DVD...
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The War:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showpost.php?p=7555319&postcount=11256
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showpost.php?p=7880927&postcount=11680
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showpost.php?p=12289636&postcount=13579
Thank you for posting this information, Rob. If Paidgeek knew that Penton was not a actual "insider" any yet allowed him to represent himself as such, it does raise questions and concerns, especially knowing Sony's history with David Manning. A few years ago, I had started my own...