Posts by James David Walley

Quote:Streaming may be the future, but it's not quite the present yet; there are still plenty of people who don't have fast enough Internet connections for streaming to really be worth it. I myself just recently downgraded to a...

Quote:Originally Posted by Steve Tannehill I'm on the $11.99 plan, which would go up to $17.98. I don't use Netflix enough to warrant that kind of price hike, so I am dropping the service altogether. Steve, I remember when Netflix...

Quote:Originally Posted by Bryan Tuck I agree. Prices are going to go up; that's just the reality of inflation....which is at an all-time low at this point.

Quote: Originally Posted by Steve Tannehill Now there is a date I had completely forgotten. Death to DIVX, Long Live DVD! - Steve Somewhere on my computer, I've still got the sound clip of you singing...

Ten years ago today, Circuit City (R.I.P.) pulled the plug on DivX. I thought it was worth paying tribute to the other HTF old-timers who ceaselessly fought for "open DVD" when its very existence seemed in doubt. Although we can...

A decent reissue/SE of Heaven's Gate, preferably with Cimino commentary. (He was so vilified by certain critics and UA executives over this film, it would be interesting to hear his side of the story for once.) A version of King of...

I just tried out the new release of Close Encounters last night. On disc 2 (the 1980 S.E.) I tried accessing the Audio Options menu -- the screen didn't change, with the exception of a small white box appearing just right of...

Quote: Originally Posted by David W I'd have to say the Special Edition felt very disjointed. The removal of the scene where Roy rips up the plants and throws them in the kitchen ruins this version for me. To...

Likewise...I'd love to hear a Michael Cimino commentary track. Considering how thoroughly (and unjustifiably, IMHO) villified he was after the film's disastrous premiere, it would be nice to hear his side of the story. And it really...

The Wrong Box -- a classic British comedy with Michael Caine, Ralph Richardson, John Mills, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Peter Sellers, a climactic hearse-race (yes, I did say hearse-race) and the best use ever of "the butler did it?"