Crying Game pissed me off. I fell for the marketing hype and saw this at the theater which was packed with others like myself. When the movie ended, we all just walked out bewildered and fuming. I remember going to see Groundhog Day right afterward to wipe the bad taste from my brain. Phone...
Budget for Teacher's Pet was 10 mil. However, The Alamo had a 95 mil budget (according to imdb.com). Not sure if that includes marketing or not. It has only made 19 mil. I'd call that a bomb.
I remember waiting for this movie to come out on DVD. I'm looking forward to the SE as this is one of my favorites. Dialog and action scenes are great.
I enjoy Michael Mann's deliberate character development. Although he paces his films slower than others, he keeps me entertained and...
Thanks BenK for the info. I haven't had time to crack the dvd player open so i'm not sure what kind of mechanical ability I'll need to replace parts. I'm not even sure if a new laser assembly is what i need. Is there one laser for CDs and another laser for DVDs? Robert
Thanks for the reply I thought about the dirty laser angle so I bought a laser cleaner (in the form of a DVD). The disc has tiny brushes on it as well as material encoded on the disc for calibrating my TV. After loading the disc, the player stays in "Reading Disc" mode for about a minute then...
I own a Panasonic RP91 DVD player that no longer reads DVDs. Last week I rented a movie which played fine and the next day I put in Shrek for my kid and got a "No Play" message on the display after waiting more than a minute. I tried other DVDs I own and watch frequently and got the same sad...