A24 4,345 Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 41 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: I can't really say anymore. Can't you try? What exactly did you like and why don't you like it anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,552 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 I will, but not at 7:01am. I have to go out, and vote. Ta-ta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 19 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: I will Good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977 1,743 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,552 Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Today I purchased THE BICYCLE THIEVES, SE7EN and 2010, for £1 each. That's my weekend viewing sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,839 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 It's a shame this thread is not active.. Anyway... Arrow has a sale, so I bought this: (the Arrow Bluray is the best version of the film worldwide) Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,373 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 I don't purchase that many movies on physical media any more. I never watch any of the special features, and i can usually get a movie I want to watch started by just clicking around on the remote with all the streaming services available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 I’ve also severely cut my blu-ray purchases. Usually just stick to the occasional 4K or Criterion remaster these days and stream the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,291 Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 I still buy things here or there. I don't fully trust streaming since things constantly come and go at whim, still waiting for more stability on that front. And I don't watch movies or TV consistently enough to always get my money's worth out of the subscriptions, anyway. I like having my real favorites on hand, I don't splurge on much else. Thought of coming here since two of my best-of-the-decade faves came in today for my quarantine amusement Case in point...the Hertzfeldt Blu also has the amazing World of Tomorrow which disappeared from Netflix recently. Plus his other shorts which I can usually find on YouTube but figured I was overdue to just pay the man already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,530 Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, mrbellamy said: I don't fully trust streaming since things constantly come and go at whim, still waiting for more stability on that front. And I don't watch movies or TV consistently enough to always get my money's worth out of the subscriptions, anyway. I like having my real favorites on hand, Same here, but add regional restrictions and crappy internet causing crappy inconsistent quality to the mix and I can't even be bothered to try to look into it all properly. mrbellamy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,208 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 18 hours ago, Holko said: Same here, but add regional restrictions and crappy internet causing crappy inconsistent quality to the mix and I can't even be bothered to try to look into it all properly. Same here. I use Netflix for series, recently with a VPN (which also covers BBC's iPlayer, so I'm using that as well now), but for films, I don't want to bother with the availability (of content), stability (of the connection), and the quality difference in compression. Plus I'd have to buy a dedicated device to play Netflix on my projector setup, because all my Blu players seem incapable of outputting Netflix at 24p. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977 1,743 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Plus our movie streaming selections are extremely limited where I live. We only have Netflix, Amazon Prime and a local offering, with hardly more than maybe 500 films between them and focussed mainly on 2000s output. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 I don't buy blu-rays like I used to, but when I do I definitely devour whatever special features there are. I miss the golden age of DVD so much. Holko and 1977 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,552 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Not so much "purchased", but, in these days of lockdown, I've been lending, and borrowing quite a few, from/to friends, and work colleagues. To this end, I've been rewatching the Harry Potter films. I find myself drawn to HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE, which is strange, because it is, by far, the H.P. film that I dislike the most. Ho, hum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,530 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 14 hours ago, Marian Schedenig said: Same here. I use Netflix for series, recently with a VPN (which also covers BBC's iPlayer, so I'm using that as well now), but for films, I don't want to bother with the availability (of content), stability (of the connection), and the quality difference in compression. Plus I'd have to buy a dedicated device to play Netflix on my projector setup, because all my Blu players seem incapable of outputting Netflix at 24p. Oh, and add Disney+ censoring shit like we're back in daytime TV in the 80s to that. There go my hopes of that being the one worthwile one, I'm not financially supporting that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Netflix offers no substitute for Blu-ray but their original content looks great. Better Call Saul, which is AMC, looks great as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 I have a Blu-Ray collection of 500 films and Amazon Prime. I don't know about their selection in other countries, but here they offer a range of old classics, lesser known arthouse films and so on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,350 Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Roger Moore's first five Bond movies (and the Jungle Book, 2016) on DVD, £25. surround sound sounds a bit fake, but also extremely dynamic. Can't wait to enjoy them in full once I have my speakers back. Also have a feeling I'll be listening to the Roger Moore commentary tracks one day. 1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,552 Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 @bollemanneke, As I said, LIVE AND LET DIE THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN were remixed in 5.1, for D.V.D. The rest are the original film mixes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,350 Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Right, but in Live and Let Die, the dialogue is mostly focused on the centre channel, as it should be. In Moonraker, that's not the case at all. 1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,552 Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 I've just bought THE RISE OF SKYWALKER. I'm planning to watch it, tonight. Should I be disappointed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,839 Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 5 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: I've just bought THE RISE OF SKYWALKER. I'm planning to watch it, tonight. Should I be disappointed? You haven't watched it yet??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,373 Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Naïve Old Fart said: I've just bought THE RISE OF SKYWALKER. I'm planning to watch it, tonight. Should I be disappointed? Why yes, it's a terrible film. I would have rented it first instead of investing in a full purchase. But then again I never buy films I haven't already seen first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,552 Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 5 minutes ago, filmmusic said: You haven't watched it yet??? I was not able to go to the mainland, when it was released. There is a mobile cinema that showed the film in February, but I wasn't able to go, then, either, so this is my first chance. 3 minutes ago, Jay said: Why yes, it's a terrible film. I would have rented it instead of investing in a full purchase. But then again I never buy films I haven't already seen first. I can't rent it, Jay. The only place that loans D.V.D.s is the island library, and that has been closed for six weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,086 Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 6 minutes ago, filmmusic said: You haven't watched it yet??? Me neither. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,373 Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 I mean it's 2020, are that many businesses renting out physical media these days? You can use the internet to rent movies Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,086 Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 I don't think WAP supports movie streaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Jay said: But then again I never buy films I haven't already seen first. I do, when they are cheap, and when I think I might like 'm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,086 Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 2 hours ago, Alexcremers said: I do, when they are cheap, and when I think I might like 'm. Yeah, and sometimes it's cheaper to buy a physical copy than renting digitally online. 1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977 1,743 Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 6 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: I was not able to go to the mainland, when it was released. There is a mobile cinema that showed the film in February, but I wasn't able to go, then, either, so this is my first chance. I can't rent it, Jay. The only place that loans D.V.D.s is the island library, and that has been closed for six weeks. Which island? As for the film, I've been a Star Wars fan since '77 and I enjoyed TROS. It's not perfect, but then what is. At least it doesn't have a character whose name is Don't Join. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,086 Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 16 minutes ago, JTWfan77 said: Which island? Welcome to The Rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,839 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,350 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 The silence of the lambs. Goody-goody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,552 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 One of the most unintentionally funny films, that I have ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,350 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 How is it funny? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 There are certainly several moments of intentionally dark humor in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,350 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Never noticed those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,839 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 5 hours ago, bollemanneke said: The silence of the lambs. Goody-goody. Did you buy the Criterion edition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 1 hour ago, bollemanneke said: Never noticed those. Just little things like when Lecter puts on the Southern accent to tease Starling or his line about the man whose head she finds in the car ("Best thing for him, really. His therapy was going nowhere.") that I think are darkly funny. I've no idea what Richard thinks is unintentionally funny, though. bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,552 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 2 hours ago, bollemanneke said: How is it funny? 5 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: I've no idea what Richard thinks is unintentionally funny, though. It's not scary, it's not chilling, and it's not dark. I can't really explain it; I just think that it's hilarious. It's a hoot. It's genuinely funny. I will say this, though; having worked with psychopaths, there's an awful lot about Lecter that's absolutely right, and that is scary. bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,350 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 1 hour ago, filmmusic said: Did you buy the Criterion edition? I have absolutely no idea. Ordered the first used copy I could find, it has nothing but the movie and an English audio track in 5.1. All I need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,839 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 2 minutes ago, bollemanneke said: I have absolutely no idea. Ordered the first used copy I could find, it has nothing but the movie and an English audio track in 5.1. All I need. Ah. The Criterion comes from a fresh new 4k scan. https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?go=1&a=0&d1=11414&d2=11413&s1=112334&s2=112348&i=0&l=0 Anyway.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,350 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Ah no, sorry, I only buy DVDs. 1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Criterion releases DVDs, but picture quality is hardly your concern bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,552 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 12 hours ago, bollemanneke said: Ah no, sorry, I only buy DVDs. It's the new Blu Ray I've recently bought ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD on D.V.D. It does me fine. 1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 We understand, Richard. Tube TVs don't demand for Blu-ray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,552 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 I happen to have a Blu Ray player, and quite a sizeable telly. Where I live, it's only available on D.V.D...and I got the last one. A24 and 1977 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977 1,743 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Where do you live? Channel Islands? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,350 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 9 hours ago, Koray Savas said: Criterion releases DVDs, but picture quality is hardly your concern Nope, 448kbps and 6 channels is all I need. I did a few comparison tests between DVD and Blu-Ray audio and honestly can't tell the difference. I refuse to pay what I have to pay for Blu-Rays just to hear a motorbike go from left to right with 1% more subtlety and I grew up with PAL speed-up anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,552 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 2 hours ago, JTWfan77 said: Where do you live? Channel Islands? I've P.M.d you. 1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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