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post #23941 of 28162
11/3/09 at 6:42am


Enjoy!!
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post #23942 of 28162
11/3/09 at 9:02am
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Titty galore. Nice video chief.

Gotta love those European magazine covers, here in boring Britland we get um let's see... Empire magazine has... Russell Crowe as Maximus, yay! Total Film... the cast of New Moon, hey I didn't even see Old Moon! Or even Moon for that matter. [[bites fist] What else... aah good old Radio Times, whats on the cover... Michael Caine! Typical eh? I don't know why I still buy Radio Times, we can get all the info online now and it's not like I watch a lot of tv or listen to the radio.

Russ, Jim thanks yep I've bowed to the inevitable and turned Blu. I'm watching the extras to Snow White and they look very sharp and clear, is there a way of telling if I'm watching blu-ray extras or upscaled dvd extras? Or it doesn't really matter? The menu on my Philips blu-ray player gives the option to choose 480 720 1080 or auto, should I make sure it's 1080p or just leave it on auto and let the machine decide?

I made a list of 100 films I want on Blu-ray and was shocked to discover many are still not available yet, what no Ben-Hur, Lawrence of Arabia, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, LOTR trilogy, Alien Aliens, Jurassic Park, Dune?



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post #23943 of 28162
11/3/09 at 9:35am
I leave my PS3 set to auto.   Everything looks nice, so it's good enough for me. 

I haven't made a list of movies to rebuy on Blu, I'm looking more at special features and price then anything else.  I wasn't going to buy that Wizard Of Oz set, but all those new features, I just had too!
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post #23944 of 28162
11/3/09 at 9:52am
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I just popped into the HD area and was reminded the Hitchcock classic North By Northwest is out on blu-ray here soon, next week I think. Can't wait! It's one of my favourite films, in my top 20.


North by Northwest 1959 a

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post #23945 of 28162
11/3/09 at 10:24am
Steve Dune is on Blu. I own it. It's a French disc. Theatrical cut, no extras. But it looks great.
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post #23946 of 28162
11/3/09 at 10:38am
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Rick, I found Dune at Amazon, shipping from Denmark. £25. But I think I'll wait and see if there's a UK announcement early next year, before deciding.


Dune blu-ray
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post #23947 of 28162
11/3/09 at 2:37pm


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Originally Posted by Steve Christou View Post

I just popped into the HD area and was reminded the Hitchcock classic North By Northwest is out on blu-ray here soon, next week I think. Can't wait! It's one of my favourite films, in my top 20.
 
I have the "North" Blu-Ray in the mail right now.  I've never seen it before.
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post #23948 of 28162
11/3/09 at 2:55pm
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Lucky girl, it's coming out on the 16th over here. Your first viewing? I think you'll enjoy it. See if you can spot Hitch's cameo, he makes an appearance right after the opening credits, missing a bus. There's a screenshot somewhere in this labyrinthine thread.

I've already hacked my blu-ray player so it can be multiregional, the hack was in a review on the Amazon product page. Unfortunately multiregion only for standard dvd. I don't think I can play the US North by Northwest blu-ray on my player, unless it's region-free.
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post #23949 of 28162
11/3/09 at 3:39pm
"North by Northwest" is coming out as a digibook in the U.S.  It's in a hardcover "booklet" form and has, I guess, pictures and such from the movie.  I have a couple of other digibook releases, but I haven't opened them yet (Silverado, Amadeus, Shawshank).  I guess it's kind of a nice extra, though it doesn't blend in well with the other titles in traditional cases. 

According to this site, the U.S. release is region free:

www.blurayregioncodes.com/
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post #23950 of 28162
11/3/09 at 3:57pm
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That is interesting Elizabeth, I don't think we're getting the booklet over here, damn. It's £17.99 at PlayUSA and they say that it will only play on North American machines. I should wait and see what we get over here.

http://www.playusa.com/DVD/Region_1/3-/11719302/-/Product.html?searchstring=north+by+northwest

Thanks for the link, sad to see that Young Frankenstein isn't region-free. I wanted that and it's not available here.
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post #23951 of 28162
11/4/09 at 7:41am
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I found this interesting -

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The X-ray machine has been named the most important invention in the history of science, in a poll by the Science Museum.

Nearly 50,000 people voted on a shortlist of ten inventions and discoveries, which included penicillin, the first computer and Stephenson’s Rocket. The X-ray machine was a clear winner with 9,581 votes.

X-Ray

Announcing the result at the Science Museum today, Ben Bradshaw, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, said the result reflected the public’s appreciation of advances in medical science. “The winner is also testament to our insatiable curiosity to find out how things work,” he said.

Overall it was medical advances that fired most people’s imaginations. Penicillin came second with 6,825 votes, closely followed by the DNA double helix with 6,725.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/article6902803.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797084

I'm pretty sure the x-ray machine wouldn't even be in the top 10 if the entire country had voted for any invention, Television, cellphones, the Internet and the ipod would be somewhere at the top methinks .
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post #23952 of 28162
11/4/09 at 4:24pm
 Yea, you dont think of X Rays, until you need one. They have saved lives. More so the inventions that are spin offs of the X Ray. They sure changed medicine!
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post #23953 of 28162
11/5/09 at 6:19am
I also believe that the invention of the X Ray machine was also the genesis in use of the phrase:

"Badges! We don't need no stinkin' badges!" before its claim in fame in Blazing Saddles.

This of course lead to every department other than nursing to wear these badges to determine the amount of X Ray radiation
they were getting and if were getting to much to stay away for a few days. Nursing was just told to step out of the room for
a minute.


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post #23954 of 28162
11/5/09 at 7:20am
I got my copy of NBNW a couple of days ago and it is a must buy on Blu-ray. The extra features alone are worth buying it. The film has never looked better. It makes miss my front projection system I had years ago as I know it would look fantastic on a large screen.

I am patiently waiting for the Blu-ray version of Rear Window which is my own personal favorite from Hitchcock.

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post #23955 of 28162
11/5/09 at 7:50am
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I love Rear Window chief, fantastic film. One of the few films I've seen twice in one evening. I watched it for the first time on video in the mid-80's with a friend of mine who is also a huge Hitchcock fan. As soon as it finished we just had to watch it again.

I liked the X-ray machine in Total Recall.

Total Recall (1990) a


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post #23956 of 28162
11/5/09 at 8:04am
Rear Window for me is Hitchcock's masterpiece. I too have watched it more than once in a day.

Total Recall was a lot of fun to watch. I still want the television wall he had in his apartment. Just remember you have to "Get Your Ass to Mars!"


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post #23957 of 28162
11/5/09 at 8:13am


Love this longer version. I can hardly wait to see it in the theaters.


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post #23958 of 28162
11/5/09 at 8:38am
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That will look good on blu-ray eh? Should be seen on the big screen first though. My imagination or does it look like Jeff Bridges is a baddie this time? Maybe his gaming alter ego caught a 'virus'?


When's this film coming out on Blu?

True Lies (1994)




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post #23959 of 28162
11/5/09 at 8:51am
True Lies - I haven't heard anything yet. I know I will order it as soon as it becomes available.


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post #23960 of 28162
11/5/09 at 9:25am
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We didn't even get True Lies in anamorphic dvd, it'll be like a brand new film when it's finally released on Blu-ray. And some of the violence was cut in the UK edition.

Guy Fawkes

Remember, remember the fifth of November,
The gunpowder treason and plot,
I know of no reason
Why the gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.

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post #23961 of 28162
11/5/09 at 10:16pm
Wille stoppen Sie Dave.....

I could understand when Cameron pulled True Lies after 911 put I don't understand why the delay after so many years with it being shown many times since over cable TV and satellite.

My laserdisc of True Lies is still one of my favorites. I just hope that when it finally shows up on Blu-ray that it is the extended release with all the additional footage left out of the standard release.

Parker


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post #23962 of 28162
11/6/09 at 2:21pm
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Hopefully we'll get True Lies some time next year, along with Cameron's other neglected film The Abyss.

Here's one of my favourite Bond gadgets -

World is Not Enough (1999) a

World is Not Enough (1999) b

World is Not Enough (1999) c

World is Not Enough (1999) d

World is Not Enough (1999) e

World is Not Enough (1999) f


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post #23963 of 28162
11/6/09 at 8:51pm
Yes, we all could use glasses that pick up on concealed weapons and the kind of knickers all the hot babes are wearing. And then again you might just see something that you wish you never had.

I too would love to see an extended version of The Abusebys on Blu-ray. The extended version is what they should have shown in the theaters in the first place. It makes the movie that much better.


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post #23964 of 28162
11/7/09 at 4:15pm
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Yep and a lot longer too, my mantra is 'more is more', so that's my preferred cut too.

Though with Aliens I tend to watch the theatrical version more, it's better paced.

Jim Cameron's remake of Dances with Wolves is coming up fast.

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post #23965 of 28162
11/7/09 at 4:27pm
I thought it was his extended cut of the remake of Dances with Wolves that is coming out.


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post #23966 of 28162
11/7/09 at 4:47pm
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No this is the remake of the extended cut of the special edition.

The previews have been generally good, here are some snippets from people who witnessed Dances with Blue Aliens -

"Long film", "Jim it almost made me forgive you for Titanic", "an abomination in the eyes of God", "I looked at my watch 8 times, it just wouldn't end", "my eyes still hurt from CG overload", "4 thumbs up!", "Has Costner sued yet?", "We waited 12 years for this?", "It's better than GI Joe!"

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post #23967 of 28162
11/8/09 at 8:19pm
I saw The Box this afternoon.  Oh my.  This film totally went in a direction I did not expect.  I can't remember the last time the trailers for a film so misrepresented it.  That's not to say it wasn't a wacky surprise, but oh my goodness.  I didn't care for "Donnie Darko" (though I intend to give it another chance one day), have not yet seen "Southland Tales", but Richard Kelly has guts coming out with a film like this.  I need to watch the "Twilight Zone" episode to see where Kelly presumably veered off in his own direction. 

My favorite comment about the film was from a poster on another forum who said a guy at his showing stood up at the end and yelled "What the hell was that?!?!?!" 
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post #23968 of 28162
11/8/09 at 8:59pm

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My favorite comment about the film was from a poster on another forum who said a guy at his showing stood up at the end and yelled "What the hell was that?!?!?!"

I did the same thing at the end of City of Angles.


Dances with the Blue Meanies is actually the CGI version of the special edition directors cut of the extended version of Dancing With The Stars Wolves on ABC.



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post #23969 of 28162
11/9/09 at 4:43am
I've been waiting years for the return of Jimbo "King O The Wolrd" Cameron, now I can't even muster enough energy to go watch the trailer.

Don't even know if I'll go see it or wait for the Blu-ray.  Maybe it's the prospect of wearing those stupid 3D glasses.

I must be getting old............
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post #23970 of 28162
11/9/09 at 8:49am
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I think someone mentioned the film is dimmed 20% when seen thru those 3D polarized glasses. I'd rather watch my films undimmed.


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My favorite comment about the film was from a poster on another forum who said a guy at his showing stood up at the end and yelled "What the hell was that?!?!?!" 

Hey that's exactly what Sandra yelled last night in bed.

I'm curious to see The Box. Not at the cinema though. I only go to the cinema if something spectacular and eyefilling is on show, like for instance robots on the rampage, the world being destroyed, Megan Fox running in slow motion, the Enterprise zooming across space, that sort of thing... 
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