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  1. SimonB

    A Few Words About While we wait for A few words about...™ Lawrence of Arabia -- in 4k/UHD Blu-ray

    Just a brief note to say that I, too, saw the 'new' Lawrence of Arabia last Sat night week ago at the Astor Cinema in St Kilda, Melbourne in stunning 4K. Why am I sharing this piece of information? Because I flew over 5400km (return) to do so :D I live in Perth, Australia and the sole...
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    Visiting LA in October, what MUST I see?

    Hi all, I don't often post here, but I do browse a lot to keep an eye on what my 'cousins' in the USA are up to. I'm visiting the US for the first time, from Perth, Western Australia, at the end of this month. I'm going to Salt Lake City for 5 days and then LA (Anaheim) for the Microsoft...
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    LOTR -- image quality in theater below HTPC DVD quality???

    Hi all, I'm glad I'm not the only one who was 'disappointed' with the quality of the print. I saw it here in Innaloo (a suburb of Perth), Western Australia on Sunday. The 1530 session was full, so I bought tickets to the 1730 session. I noticed the 'juddering' during pans and the soft look...
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    Are there 2 versions of remastered 2001?

    Thanks to EZYDVD's online "up and coming list, I refrained from buying the box set from the US (I'm in Oz) as I saw it was coming on on September the 1st.... Well, I was DVD shopping today and I saw it on the shelf, got a sealed copy and will be watching it tonight in glorious anamorphic PAL on...
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    Are there 2 versions of remastered 2001?

    Thanks Frank and Steve, So the Warner disc is EXACTLY the same disc as is in the boxed set? It sounds as if the boxed set may be worth getting. Is it an attractive box? :) I used to own the LD version (I think it was the MGM one), but it got stolen a few years ago. I've been holding off...
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    Are there 2 versions of remastered 2001?

    Hi all, I'd like to order the new 2001 from the US (I'm in Oz), but my usual DVD supplier (The Movie Store) only seems to show 1 disc that 'looks' to be the right one: "2001 A Space Odyssey Limited Box Set" that is $45.99??? That's gonna cost me over AU$90 to get here! Jim advises me that...
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