What DVD / Video did you watch last night ?

[Dubversion]

<puts Pi on wank avoidance list>

Did a Jimmy Stewart double bill over the weekend, starting with It's a Wonderful Life and then Harvey, which was on telly yesterday afternoon. Harvey was terrible – the kind of thing which gives the farce genre a bad name.

aw, harvey is a top film

 

[citydreams]

<puts Pi on wank avoidance list>

Did a Jimmy Stewart double bill over the weekend, starting with It's a Wonderful Life and then Harvey, which was on telly yesterday afternoon. Harvey was terrible – the kind of thing which gives the farce genre a bad name.

I've got Mr Smith Goes To Washington on DVD if you want to restore your faith...

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

aw, harvey is a top film

Yeah haven't seen it for years but I remember it being great. I seem to remember there being a question mark over the end as to weather Harvey Actualy did exist.

Am I wrong?

 

[Reno]

I'm afraid I also can't stand Harvey. Never liked its cloying whimsy and it's a one joke movie with a joke that I never found terribly funny.

 

[Leica]

Just got back from seeing Queen Christina at the movies, absolutely brilliant film and Greta Garbo is utterly amazing.

 

[Dubversion]

been too busy to watch movies but when I get back from the Glade and I'm poor, i have this lot to work through:

13
The Beat That My Heart Skips
Cronos
Three Burials of Melqiades Estrada
Come & See
Brick
Broken Flowers
Virgin Suicides
Our Man Flint
Cool Hand Luke
Dazed & Confused
The Dirty Dozen
Dead Or Alive.

which should keep me busy

 

[Jim2k5]

Sponge Bob Square Pants Movie, it rocked, i love it, i just got it on dvd

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Loved Aronofsky's requiem for a dream, this was pants though. Stereotypical lead role the tormented genius who also has a mental disorder. I know the film cost 60,000 and the eraserhead type cimeatopgraphy is to be commended. But this felt like the book sophie's world, but without the same thought or direction.

See I much preferred PI to Requiem... Requiem isn't what I would call viewing pleasure... It's just like a cinematic kick in the bollocks. pi is a good piece of art though.

 

[Orang Utan]

Come & See

Be sure to watch this on Monday or Tuesday evening.


<evil cackle>

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Sponge Bob Square Pants Movie, it rocked, i love it, i just got it on dvd

Any film that resolves any lose ends with 'rock' is good in my book.

 

[Dubversion]

Be sure to watch this on Monday or Tuesday evening.


<evil cackle>

I've had it for a couple of months. it NEVER seems to be the right moment.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I've had it for a couple of months. it NEVER seems to be the right moment.

You have our man flint? I've been looking for that but can only ever find in like flint.
I loved that film as a kid but didn't realise it was a parody/comedy.

 

[Dubversion]

You have our man flint? I've been looking for that but can only ever find in like flint.
I loved that film as a kid but didn't realise it was a parody/comedy.

Downloaded it at the weekend. Can't find The President's Analyst yet though. I'll copy it if you want, it's not fantastic quality but it'll do

James is

 

[Orang Utan]

I've had it for a couple of months. it NEVER seems to be the right moment.

There never is - you just have to grasp the nettle I'm afraid

 

[Skim]

I've got Mr Smith Goes To Washington on DVD if you want to restore your faith...

Cheers, but I've seen it already

 

[ruffneck23]

Final Fantasy vii : Advent Children , the best CGI ive seen , really beautiful film , kicks the shit out of anything pixar have done.

Anyone who's played the game will recognise a few characters. And the story is typical final fantasy . well wirth a look

 

[SubZeroCat]

Me and el boyfriendo bought Drop Dead Fred DVD for £5 the other day....

We love that film, both saw it when we were kids and wanted a friend like DDF

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

been too busy to watch movies but when I get back from the Glade and I'm poor, i have this lot to work through:

13
The Beat That My Heart Skips
Cronos
Three Burials of Melqiades Estrada
Come & See
Brick
Broken Flowers
Virgin Suicides
Our Man Flint
Cool Hand Luke
Dazed & Confused
The Dirty Dozen
Dead Or Alive.

which should keep me busy

Cool Hand Luke has got to be one of my favourites films

 

[Bob_the_lost]

Troy, i kind of liked it

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Atomic

A bit of advice please as I don't understand all the different versions etc that keep coming out.

Which of these should I get?

http://www.thehut.com/hut/99675.product


http://www.dvd.co.uk/product.asp?id=TVD3554&PURL=dvddeals.at/Eupadvd&P36=3WFWSN&CID=0&CTY=8


What's the difference (besides Region) please?

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Atomic

A bit of advice please as I don't understand all the different versions etc that keep coming out.

Which of these should I get?

http://www.thehut.com/hut/99675.product


http://www.dvd.co.uk/product.asp?id=TVD3554&PURL=dvddeals.at/Eupadvd&P36=3WFWSN&CID=0&CTY=8


What's the difference (besides Region) please?

Never seen the second region 0 cover before.

I didn't think tartan did much outside of the UK. The only difference could be that it is ntsc but that never really bothers me in fact some of tartans old ntsc to pal transfers have been a bit crap and I would prefer the pal speed up (ntsc has less frames and lines so if you play one on a uk system it generaly speeds it up a bit. You speed up a film by about 2.5-3 minutes).
Tartan rarely do a pal (in fact I don't think they have ever) transfer from film.

Anyway it doesn't say it's ntsc so I don't know.

I have the origonal chinese disks which are fine look cooler and are cheaper.

The best set is the chinese ultimate 9 disk set with a much better transfer than the origanal (apparently but I'm quite happy with mine) including tons of extras and a re-edit of all the films into one in the correct timeline order.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Never seen the second region 0 cover before.

I didn't think tartan did much outside of the UK. The only difference could be that it is ntsc but that never really bothers me in fact some of tartans old ntsc to pal transfers have been a bit crap and I would prefer the pal speed up (ntsc has less frames and lines so if you play one on a uk system it generaly speeds it up a bit. You speed up a film by about 2.5-3 minutes).
Tartan rarely do a pal (in fact I don't think they have ever) transfer from film.

Anyway it doesn't say it's ntsc so I don't know.

I have the origonal chinese disks which are fine look cooler and are cheaper.

The best set is the chinese ultimate 9 disk set with a much better transfer than the origanal (apparently but I'm quite happy with mine) including tons of extras and a re-edit of all the films into one in the correct timeline order.

Well I don't know the difference between PAL and NTSC except that I can watch them both. Always prefer to buy Region 2 or Region 0 as it means I can lend them to people who can only watch Region 2 or 0 (although mine's region free so I could buy cheaper versions but prefer to share - cos I'm nice )

 

[Bob_the_lost]

The dirty dozen is an ok film, it sticks to the general plot of the book but completely rewrites the charecters involved; Napoleon is effectivly removed, the token black bloke becoming just that, a token, Maggot is made to be less calculating and a religious fanatic, the weedy pathetic one remains but his role in the film is more comic than intrinsic to the plot as in the book, the only prisoners that retain their own style are Franko and the big american indian bloke, who's still very much cut down. Some charecters are almost completly cut out, the hangman is removed completely, the Cpl gaurd is more moving scenery than a charecter etc.

The focus shifted a bit, from the men and the training and interpersonal interactions, to a more conventional pick the men, train the men, lead the men to battle type film. Worth watching, not a patch on the novel.

 

[Dubversion]

didn't know there was a novel. Wasn't Aldrich just trying to turn the movie into a Vietnam metaphor anyway, so that probably explains the shift in emphasis

 

[kyser_soze]

I'm having a bit of a crap TV fest at the moment: have just finished watching S1-4 of Babylon 5 and have just started on Dark Angel...altho that is more driven by the opportunity to lust over Jessica Alba than the show itself...

 

[kyser_soze]

Skim do you want to know about arthouse wank, then I suggest watching 'pi'.
I did and paid 10 pounds for the privilege. It was recommended in this forum (should have known right then) and because I was skeptical I did an IMDB check and they generally raved about the film.
I won't do a critique, the film doesn't deserve it. Keep well away.

Pi is fantastic.

Have you taste glands checked.

 

[Bob_the_lost]

I'm having a bit of a crap TV fest at the moment: have just finished watching S1-4 of Babylon 5 and have just started on Dark Angel...altho that is more driven by the opportunity to lust over Jessica Alba than the show itself...

Season 5 was a bit of a let down. Best ignored.

Dub: Yeah the book is a classic, E. M. Nathanson. I've got a copy kicking around here if you want to borrow it sometime. Not sure about the vietnam element, i've only seen the film once. I tend to go through these things (books or films) two or three times to really pick up on the details.

I liked Pi.

 

[Belushi]

I'm having a bit of a crap TV fest at the moment: have just finished watching S1-4 of Babylon 5

LOL I've just recently watched the first couple of series

 

[G. Fieendish]

Blue Underground Region 0 NTSC copy of Salon Kitty (Import)....
Incedentally, NTSC runs at 30 frames equivalent (480i 30Hz) and as a result films have to undergo a process called 4:2;2 pulldown in order to compensate for the 12 Hz difference between films 48Hz & NTSC's 60 Hz...

 

[Orang Utan]

Incedentally, NTSC runs at 30 frames equivalent (480i 30Hz) and as a result films have to undergo a process called 4:2;2 pulldown in order to compensate for the 12 Hz difference between films 48Hz & NTSC's 60 Hz...

Fucking hell - you must be a colleague of mine