Koray Savas 2,251 Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 That plot reveal via flashback at the end is not new to Holmes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Ah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 That's why I found it enjoyable, it included hints and nods to the classic Holmes, while making it their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 I enjoyed it, too, but I still feel compelled to read the books. I just have so much else to read at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 I'm interested in seeing it, but I have a serious aversion to Guy Ritchie. Mostly based on the fact that he makes terrible movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 His Sherlock holmes isn't a terrible movie, but only by a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 I'm interested in seeing it, but I have a serious aversion to Guy Ritchie. Mostly based on the fact that he makes terrible movies.It's not like Snatch. You can understand what people are saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,675 Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 His Sherlock holmes isn't a terrible movie, but only by a little.It was overlong in places but I enjoyed it. I think Ritchie has talent, but went through a disaster streak.I ordered my first blu-ray, Planet Earth for the decent price of £18. After my huge unwatched DVD collection, I'm determined to only buy stuff that I either constantly rewatch or has HD demo qualities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 His Sherlock holmes isn't a terrible movie, but only by a little.It's only an island if you look at it from the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Got French Connection for 11-something bucks at Best Buy. I know about the visual alterations (which I'm always opposed to just FYI), but I caved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Bought the LOTR boxset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 Despite the overcompression?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 Despite the overcompression?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Seriously, some of the things that have been said about this set are on the verge of ridiculous hyperbole. FOTR doesn't look stunning, but then it never did. It's always suffered the most since the day it was in the theater from obvious digital manipulation (hello softness!), and because of the lack of post time and money, it was clearly not treated as lovingly or thoroughly as TTT or ROTK (which look amazing).Honestly, people have been complaining about this set from the day it was announced because it doesn't have the extended versions (which are not my preferred cuts). I think the thing is, and I've mentioned this before, that people expect absolute perfect from BD, and when they don't get it they blame everything on DNR and the studios without thinking about what was actually done to the film itself, something which suddenly comes under extreme scrutiny when you can pause, rewind and take screencaps in HD.But then it is the internet. The first instinct is always to treat every thing that they don't like as a human rights violation (see Star Wars). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 If you want it, come and claim it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 17, 2010 Author Share Posted April 17, 2010 Fellowship always looked nice on DVD to me. I expect (or hope that) every movie on BR looks as good as a Pixar movie (unfairly I know), so I'm always a bit disappointed when they don't. Charlie's description is enough to put me off the initial LotR release, and besides - I'm waiting/hoping for a later 'complete' release which allows viewers to select their own version of the trilogy, the ability to hand pick extended scenes, dropping them into a cut of choice - it'll never happen, but it could in theory I no longer regard the Extended Editions as definitive, there are quite a few added scenes which are counterproductive, in my opinion.As for Avatar, I'll pick it up next year, when it's cheap. I've seen it too many times already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 Just grabbed both Toy Story flicks on BD at Tesco. Buy one get one free! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,176 Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 I no longer regard the Extended Editions as definitive, there are quite a few added scenes which are counterproductive, in my opinion.There are a few, most of them in ROTJ, but as a whole I still find all three EEs clearly superiour to the theatrical cuts. FOTR and ROTK both get crucial bits that were missing in the shorter versions, and as for TTT, the film version of the Faramir character never really worked in the crippled theatrical cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 I liked how 99% of the reviews on Amazon gave the Blu set 1 star and bashed it for not having the extended cuts, yet it was the #1 Blu sold. I don't understand how people could hate it so much, I mean, it's the version they saw in theaters and fell in love with first. And it's not like they released the EE's with the TC's on DVD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 17, 2010 Author Share Posted April 17, 2010 I can completely understand the hate tbh. The die-hards would be instantly neutralised if the EE's were released simultaneously, but that was never going to happen with a money making release like this. The distributors know that many of the moaners will cave, and part with the cash... twice.Actually, for a lot of people the EE's on Blu will mark the 4th purchase of the trilogy, not including the 5th for the eventual 3D release, and even 6th - if they do them theatrically first.Yes, I can perfectly understand the hate. Koray lad, you need to move out and start paying bills, maybe then you might understand their frustration too. Though lord knows how many times you've been told that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 My only thought is that maybe he wants to perfect the EEs. He's already said (I think in the FOTR commentary) that he wants to go back and redo the Gollum in that film, so maybe he wants to spruce things up, and I doubt he has the time to commit to it right now with The Hobbit.The theatrical versions are my preferred versions, and the EE of TTT is the only one that I'd call essential, and even that needs trimming down. But I agree that a kind of middle ground would be nice. Someone did mention somewhere that it'd be a cool special feature to be able to make your own EEs, and it would be, and it'd be pretty easy with seamless branching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 Yes, I can perfectly understand the hate. Koray lad, you need to move out and start paying bills, maybe then you might understand their frustration too. Though lord knows how many times you've been told that.Stop pulling that shit on me. What did I say that has anything to do with that? If you don't want to spend money on the TC's, then don't, and wait for the EE's which inevitably will come out. But don't go around essentially creating chain letters to bash the product. The most liked review on the Blu page is a dude who says anyone who gives it more than 1 star is a studio executive trying to sell the product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 18, 2010 Author Share Posted April 18, 2010 Sorry about that Koray, but it's the truth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 Any of you ever bought any porn on Blu-Ray? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 18, 2010 Author Share Posted April 18, 2010 Nope. Anyone who pays for porn is a mug. Mind you, I might pay to see Keri Sable's butt, or Mandi Dee's boobs in 3D.*Drax goes off to google Keri Sable and Mandi Dee* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 You must be joking? 007 with a 3-D TV playing porn? We won't see him 'til dawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Any of you ever bought any porn on Blu-Ray?Is porn already available on BR?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent Hoyt 13 Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Newbury Comics had another sale. This time it was 30% off. For Your Eyes OnlyReign Over MeUnderworldUnderworld: EvolutionDrag Me To HellStargate SGU: Season 1.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Brausam 214 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Any of you ever bought any porn on Blu-Ray?Is porn already available on BR?! Really that's how BD beat HD-DVD. Whatever format porn chooses is destined to be the winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Whatever format porn chooses is destined to be the winner. Well, that much is (probably) certain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Bill Hunt @ Digital Bit hopes that James Cameron will split Avatar over two disks for the special edition as he feels there really isn't enough room on one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 I hate when movies are split over multiple discs, tapes, Laserdiscs, VCDs, whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 337 Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 I hate when movies are split over multiple discs, tapes, Laserdiscs, VCDs, whatever.I'm sure most of us here hate it as well. However, sometimes if there is absolutely no room on a disc then it has to be done. A single blu-ray disc MAYBE be able to hold all of the Extended Edition of Avatar. If they have the first disc with just the movie on it and then another disc for bonus content, then I am all for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 I thought a 50GB disc could hold 9 hours of high definition video? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Thisis an interesting thing on The Digital Bits, about the LOTR blu-rays. Peter Jackson and Andrew Lesnie approved. Cool thing about the sound, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,176 Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Interesting. So the good news is, there may indeed be a Ultimate Box Set thingy down the road with tons of extras we've never seen. And the bad news is, there are no concrete plans for releasing the EEs, so it could be years until they come out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 So the LOTR fans want the extended/SE versions, and aren't getting them, and the SW fans want the old un-tampered versions, and aren't getting them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 A Blu-ray disc can EASILY hold all of Avatar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 Stupid Avatar Blu-Ray in pan and scan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 337 Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 Pan and scan (full screen) is of the devil...should be avoided at all costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 So I don't really give a crap about Avatar, but apparently the Batman individual BD's dropped as well? Best Buy had them 19.99 a piece, but I thought they were coming out in a couple of weeks. I seem to recall Target would be having a buy 2 get $10 off sale so I held off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker 5 Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 I just ordered the Oppo BDP-80. This is my first player. I have several Blu-rays already and I'm looking forward to checking them out on my system.Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 The Oppo looks to be a magnificent universal player because of actual DSD audio being transmitted via HDMI. The BDP-80 seems well priced compared to the other two in that range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker 5 Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 And isn't it convenient that my Yamaha receiver decodes DSD. Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,176 Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 Oppo, as far as I know, seems to be the only company to still (if I'm not mistaken) produce region free Blu players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 A Blu-ray disc can EASILY hold all of Avatar.Apparently it can hold it but not easily and not for the best viewing possible. It would be best if they split it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 If a single Blu-ray disc can hold a theatrical version and directors cut of any movie, it can easily hold Avatar. Take American Gangster for example, one version is like 2.5 hrs, the other close to 3, Avatar ain't 5 hours long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 If a single Blu-ray disc can hold a theatrical version and directors cut of any movie, it can easily hold Avatar. Take American Gangster for example, one version is like 2.5 hrs, the other close to 3, Avatar ain't 5 hours long.Length isn't the only issue. Get a clue.I trust Bill Hunt at Digital Bits more than you when it comes to Blu Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 I know length isn't the only issue, but unless they're trying to make it 3D for your home entertainment, it shouldn't be a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,176 Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 unless they're trying to make it 3D for your home entertainmentI believe for the expanded version they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 I tried one of the 3-D TVs with the x-ray specs a little while ago, it hurt my eyes. Blah.Anyhoo, I love this puppy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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