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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 5,917 |
| | Posted: | | | | When I complete my in home theater, I fully plan on revisiting the B5 universe from S1 to S5. |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 5,715 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting 8ballMax: Quote:
Metropolis: Definitely will look into getting a better version than the one I own. It’s included in the “Tales From the Future” 9 title set on 3 discs. At least over here in Europe there is an excelent Version (UPC 828765-029698) available: Perfectly restored picture and sound, commentary in German and English, really cool Extras... AA | | | | Complete list of Common Names • A good point for starting with Headshots (and v11.1) |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 3,436 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting 8ballMax: Quote:
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Battle Royale: Looks interesting. I own another title kinda along the same lines…The Condemned.
Believe me, The Condemned is NOTHING like this one (if you're talking about the 2007 flic with Steve Austin, that is). And BR is just great (just make sure to get the first one in an unrated edition, and don't bother with part 2).
By being kinda along the same lines, I meant that the premise was similar…a group of people on a deserted island forced to hunt one another for survival. Anywhooo…I’ll give this one a “Need it”. If it helps weeding out the list, Battle Royale gets another vote from me. | | | Achim [諾亞信； Ya-Shin//Nuo], a German in Taiwan.
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 4,596 |
| | Posted: | | | | Yup. It's a definite getter  . | | | | My WebGenDVD online Collection |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 |  Posts: 742 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting 8ballMax: Quote:
Thanks for your recommendations…very helpful You're welcome | | | | Lutz |
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| Registered: March 19, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 6,018 |
| | Posted: | | | | @ 8ballmax: Regarding Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: I fully agree the movie version stinks. The BBC TV series was much better (and a bit "Pythonesque"), provided you can live with cheap special effects. You mentioned you loved the radio plays. Guess what: they're available too! I also agree the George Clooney version of Solaris is rubbish (I wasted money on that too...). Tarkovsky's original is very different though. Could be a bit long in U.S. eyes. If, however, it turns out you like it, you might consider Stalker next. And on a more personal note, please accept my apologies for suggesting Barbarella with Jane Fonda. It was certainly not my intention to offend you in any way. Good luck in choosing from all the suggestions the community has made. Please let us know what you decided in the end!  Best regards, DJ | | | | Last edited: by dee1959jay |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 4,596 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting dee1959jay: Quote:
Regarding Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: I fully agree the movie version stinks. The BBC TV series was much better (and a bit "Pythonesque"), provided you can live with cheap special effects.
You mentioned you loved the radio plays. Guess what: they're available too! I am seriously considering getting the BBC TV series. I also saw that the radio plays were available yesterday...tempting Quote:
I also agree the George Clooney version of Solaris is rubbish (I wasted money on that too...). Tarkovsky's original is very different though. Could be a bit long in U.S. eyes. If, however, it turns out you like it, you might consider Stalker next. I don't know, the version with Clooney kinda makes me leary on purchasing Tarkovsky's original. I'll check out Stalker though. Quote:
And on a more personal note, please accept my apologies for suggesting Barbarella with Jane Fonda. It was certainly not my intention to offend you in any way. Hey, no apology necessary. How could you possibly know my feelings regarding Ms Fonda? Quote:
Good luck in choosing from all the suggestions the community has made. Please let us know what you decided in the end! I certainly will. I'm going to go over my list and reread some of the reviews. I'll make my purchase this weekend and let you all know what I got  . | | | | My WebGenDVD online Collection |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 1,279 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting 8ballMax: Quote:
I don't know, the version with Clooney kinda makes me leary on purchasing Tarkovsky's original. I'll check out Stalker though.
The original of Solaris is much better than the Clooney remake, there's much more poetry in the Russian. Having said that if it was the pacing that put you off the Clooney one, then the original is just as slow. | | | | IVS Registered: January 2, 2002 |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 4,596 |
| | Posted: | | | | Update: Just finished ordering the following titles from Best Buy.com Earth Girls Are Easy: Special Edition Region 1 Released: 7/20/1999 Anamorphic 2.35:1 Pi Region 1 Released: 1/12/1999 Widescreen 1.66:1 About a Boy: Widescreen Region 1 Released: 1/14/2003 Anamorphic 2.35:1 Being John Malkovich: Special Edition Region 1 Released: 5/2/2000 Anamorphic 1.85:1 Innerspace Regions: 1, 2, 3, 4 Released: 7/9/2002 Anamorphic 1.85:1 Battle Royale: Special Edition All Regions Released: 2/23/2004 Anamorphic 1.85:1 High Fidelity Regions: 1, 4 Released: 9/19/2000 Anamorphic 1.85:1 Delicatessen Region 1 Released: 5/2/2006 Anamorphic 1.85:1 Ghidorah: The Three-Headed Monster: Toho Master Collection Region 1 Released: 6/5/2007 Anamorphic 2.35:1 | | | | My WebGenDVD online Collection |
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| Registered: June 12, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,665 |
| | Posted: | | | | That looks like a fun list. I only own High Fidelity and About a Boy but have seen and liked most of the rest.
Note that the two i mentioned are based on books by the same guy, Nick Hornby, and if you are into reading they are also recommended. | | | | Bad movie? You're soaking in it! |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 3,436 |
| | Posted: | | | | Agree with tweeter, Max. That is really a diverse selection and should give you hours of fun! | | | Achim [諾亞信； Ya-Shin//Nuo], a German in Taiwan.
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| Registered: March 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,018 |
| | Posted: | | | | Congratulations and enjoy! This is an impressive list! |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 4,596 |
| | Posted: | | | | Thanks to everyone for their suggestions. I'm pretty happy with my selections. One thing about gift cards that I don't like is that the retailer makes out like a bandit on these things. You can almost never use all the funds on the card so the retailer ends up with free cash. I did come close though...$150.00 on the card and my total came to $146.04. Since Best Buy has brick & mortar stores they also charged CA sales tax on top of shipping. I would have preferred using the card in the store to avoid shipping costs, and getting another title or two on my list, but most of the titles I ordered weren't available for in-store pick up. But hey, it was a gift | | | | My WebGenDVD online Collection |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,741 |
| | Posted: | | | | Can't you just buy more and pay the difference? OK, the retailer makes more cashover but at least you don't give him the money without making work for it. | | | Karsten
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