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[Koray Savas 2,251]

Old news, bub.

[Jay 37,364]

Hi mrbellamy, we discussed this three weeks ago right here in this thread:

http://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?app=forums&module=forums&section=findpost&pid=1031501

[mrbellamy 6,287]

Whoops, sorry about that!

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

Whoops, sorry about that!

You should be. Repetitive discussion will not be tolerated!

[A24 4,335]

Aliens feels very Cameron-y to me, not Verhoeven-y at all

I get that Verhoeven feeling when I watch Aliens. The novel Starship Troopers was a major influence to Aliens and Verhoeven wanted the action scenes to look like moments from Cameron's Aliens.

For the record, Cameron didn't like Verhoeven's Starship Troopers at all. He didn't like that it wasn't serious, like the novel.

Could it be that our very own Koray is James Cameron?

Alex

[mrbellamy 6,287]

Whoops, sorry about that!

You should be. Repetitive discussion will not be tolerated!

Hey, by the way, did you hear that Edge of Tomorrow is being retitled for the Bluray? What the hell!

[A24 4,335]

Ooohhh you struck a nerve their Alex.

I think Jason has a thinly hidden prejudice against the low-landers.

I don't expect everyone in the world to see it.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

But why dont they see it, Alex?

It's so obvious sometimes. Maybe they dont want to.

[filmmusic 1,829]

This is coming from TT in March 2015.

Haven't seen it but I LOVE such films!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZT5X4ULlss

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488]

Is there a Blu-Ray rip of Always yet?

[Naïve Old Fart 9,533]

Aliens feels very Cameron-y to me, not Verhoeven-y at all

I get that Verhoeven feeling when I watch Aliens. The novel Starship Troopers was a major influence to Aliens and Verhoeven wanted the action scenes to look like moments from Cameron's Aliens.

For the record, Cameron didn't like Verhoeven's Starship Troopers at all. He didn't like that it wasn't serious, like the novel.

Could it be that our very own Koray is James Cameron?

Alex

Give Koray $225,000,000 and tell him to go away and make a crap 3D film that rips-off every Roger Dean album cover you've ever seen, and has absolutely nothing to say about anything, and he might be. Other than that? Probably not.

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

Koray's more like Roger Corman!

[Wojo 2,453]

Give Koray $225,OOO,OOO and tell him to go away and make a crap 3D film that rips-off every Roger Dean album cover you've ever seen, and has absolutely nothing to say about anything, and he might be. Other than that? Probably not.

Well done, friend. This is the first time I've ever seen anybody use the letter O as a zero.

[DreamTheater 131]

So anyone picking up the Ghostbusters 1 & 2 combo? Two of my favourite comedies right there.

[Wojo 2,453]

I plan to. I wasn't able to see it on the big screen.

[Marian Schedenig 8,193]

Well done, friend. This is the first time I've ever seen anybody use the letter O as a zero.

I see it sometimes. Never understood why people do it.

[Koray Savas 2,251]

I never realized there was a blu-ray book of Master And Commander, so I just ordered it. Been waiting for a new transfer for years to upgrade my DVD but it doesn't look like it's coming any time soon.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

The Blu ray transfer doesnt look much better then the DVD

[DreamTheater 131]

But it sounds amazing judging from a demo disc. I've heard that early battle in DTS-HD MA. Knocked my socks off !!! It's the stuff that moves your equipment by a couple of inches.

Haven't seen the film though.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

You should!

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

It's boring.

[filmmusic 1,829]

I have seen 5 Weir films and I love them, but this I couldn't get into..

(i saw it once in the theaters)

[Naïve Old Fart 9,533]

Have you seen "The Year Of Living Dangerously"?

Give Koray $225,OOO,OOO and tell him to go away and make a crap 3D film that rips-off every Roger Dean album cover you've ever seen, and has absolutely nothing to say about anything, and he might be. Other than that? Probably not.

Well done, friend. This is the first time I've ever seen anybody use the letter O as a zero.

Happy to oblige...I think.

[Quintus 5,399]

Koray's more like Roger Corman!

No, Koray is more like Paul Haggis.

[Koray Savas 2,251]

The Blu ray transfer doesnt look much better then the DVD

I know, that's why I've been waiting.

[nightscape94 965]

Source Code blu ray is $5? Nice!

]http://www.amazon.com/Source-Code-Blu-ray-Jake-Gyllenhaal/dp/B004XQO90E/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1410632354&sr=8-2&keywords=source+code

[A24 4,335]

Still too much for that movie. It's an uninteresting Groundhog Day movie with no filmic qualities non whatsoever.

[OneBuckFilms 319]

Well done, friend.  This is the first time I've ever seen anybody use the letter O as a zero.

I see it sometimes. Never understood why people do it.

I've seen anOCR engine do it..,

[Wojo 2,453]

I'm sure Richard here can spell OCR... And that's it.

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

A lot of people on Facebook are whinging that the new Godzilla blu-ray looks too dark. And yet bluray.com gave its video quality a perfect score.

I wonder if the people complaining all have LCD/LED TVs and this BD is demonstrating how inferior they are at reproducing adequate blacks?

[A24 4,335]

But ... if black is grey on LCD, how can Godzilla be too black?

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

The movie is dark, so the LED backlight washes out the image.

[DreamTheater 131]

A lot of people on Facebook are whinging that the new Godzilla blu-ray looks too dark. And yet bluray.com gave its video quality a perfect score.

I wonder if the people complaining all have LCD/LED TVs and this BD is demonstrating how inferior they are at reproducing adequate blacks?

This has nothing to do with the TV technology. The colour palette is intentionally dark, muted. Check out these screens from the blu-ray.

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

And I would imagine those dark images aren't LCD/LED friendly, especially if they suffer from a lot of light bleeding. A plasma or OLED should handle it fine though.

[Naïve Old Fart 9,533]

I'm sure Richard here can spell OCR... And that's it.

I can spell OCR, but I have no idea what it is, or what it does.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Text rec0gniti0n s0ftware

[Naïve Old Fart 9,533]

Thanks for that, but it might as well be ancient Greek. I'll look it up.

[filmmusic 1,829]

Arrow video has a flash sale and you can get the Williams scored films: The Fury, The Long Goodbye, The Killers for $13.03 each!

(These are Region B titles)

http://www.arrowfilms.co.uk/shop/index.php?route=product/product&path=89&product_id=287

http://www.arrowfilms.co.uk/shop/index.php?route=product/product&path=89&product_id=267

http://www.arrowfilms.co.uk/shop/index.php?route=product/product&path=89&product_id=276

[Marian Schedenig 8,193]

Thanks for the tip. I ordered my missing De Palmas, Koyaanisqatsi/Powaqqatsi, Invasion of the Body Snatchers and Cinema Paradiso.

[filmmusic 1,829]

Thanks for the tip. I ordered my missing De Palmas, Koyaanisqatsi/Powaqqatsi, Invasion of the Body Snatchers and Cinema Paradiso.

Cinema Paradiso is a great release!

Although I have seen only the theatrical version so far..

[Marian Schedenig 8,193]

I've never seen the film. I've been wanting to for years, but the long cut was always either difficult to get or rather expensive.

And judging from The Legend of 1900, where I don't remember the short cut but can't imagine a single scene taken out of the long version, I really don't want to miss out on the DC.

[filmmusic 1,829]

I've never seen the film. I've been wanting to for years, but the long cut was always either difficult to get or rather expensive.

And judging from The Legend of 1900, where I don't remember the short cut but can't imagine a single scene taken out of the long version, I really don't want to miss out on the DC.

Many people suggest to see the theatrical cut first.

And because I know what has been added (a sort of continuation of the story), I would suggest this too..

It's a pity though that in the theatrical cut there is a clumsy edit of the music in a scene, since there were some more shots there from the longer cut that were deleted..

[Naïve Old Fart 9,533]

Thanks for the tip. I ordered my missing De Palmas, Koyaanisqatsi/Powaqqatsi, Invasion of the Body Snatchers and Cinema Paradiso.

Which "IOTBS", Marian, the original, or the Phil Kaufman remake?

[filmmusic 1,829]

Thanks for the tip. I ordered my missing De Palmas, Koyaanisqatsi/Powaqqatsi, Invasion of the Body Snatchers and Cinema Paradiso.

Which "IOTBS", Marian, the original, or the Phil Kaufman remake?

It's the remake:

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Invasion-of-the-Body-Snatchers-Blu-ray/80402/

[Naïve Old Fart 9,533]

Thanks for that. Actually, both are great, in their own ways. What's all that blue writing?

[filmmusic 1,829]

Thanks for that. Actually, both are great, in their own ways. What's all that blue writing?

what blue writing?

You mean the link I attached to my post?

[nightscape94 965]

The 90s Ferrara version, Body Snatchers, is also a good film. Haven't seen it in a long time. I need to queue that up!

[filmmusic 1,829]

I also loved the 80s Invaders from Mars. I believe it's the same story.

[Marian Schedenig 8,193]

It's the remake:

Yep, the Kaufman version. Has one of the most terrifying moments I've ever experienced in a film.

[Marian Schedenig 8,193]

Only noticed this now, so perhaps someone has posted it before and I missed it, but Twilight Time is set to release Judgement at Nuremberg on Blu-ray in November!

I've only seen it once, and that was the German dub on TV. I've been itching to see it again, undubbed, for years, but the only DVD release had pretty bad reviews. This should be great.