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[robertsan21]

inspired by harry´s DVD lists i whent to buy these following movies.

never seen it, but cant wait to get home from work tonight!

now this is the best Invisible man movie of them all

and

never seen them but i thint its about time now that i have them.

the one and only

never seen it, hope its awsome.

any good?

this movie rules, so i had to buy the american release of it.

 

[karasu]

Wow, you've picked up some awesome DVD's. Especially twilight Samurai.

 

[FortNinety]

You sir have some excellent taste!

 

[robertsan21]

Wow, you've picked up some awesome DVD's. Especially twilight Samurai.

yeah i did eh, and i told the store to get me some other movies aswell, like:

jojimbo
sanjuro
oldboy
the ghost in the darkness
what dreams may come
Gits innocence
nauscaa of the valley of the wind
Fritz Lang Epic Collection (METROPOLIS / DIE NIBELUNGEN / WOMAN IN THE MOON / SPIES)
croupier
mute witness
dead again

 

[Prospero]

I have that Fritz Lang box set. It's incredible (especially Siegfried, the first half of Die Nibelungen).

 

[robertsan21]

I have that Fritz Lang box set. It's incredible (especially Siegfried, the first half of Die Nibelungen).

yeah it is?

man i cant wait until i get my hands on it!

 

[ThirstyFly]

oldboy

There's an R1 release coming out?

 

[Meier]

The Twilight Samurai is absolutely wonderful -- definitely one of the best films to come out in America last year. I am quite excited about his new film that's hitting the various festivals now.. another story of a humble samurai.

 

[number386]

Very nice selection. Miyazki + Kurasawa = Greatness.

 

[FnordChan]

inspired by harry´s DVD lists i whent to buy these following movies.

That's a damn fine pile of DVDs right there. You're going to love the George Smiley minis.

FnordChan

 

[mrkapawutzis]

The Twilight Samurai is absolutely wonderful -- definitely one of the best films to come out in America last year. I am quite excited about his new film that's hitting the various festivals now.. another story of a humble samurai.

I heard the picture quality is not that good on the R1 dvd. Can anyone confirm this?

 

[mattx5]

Ikiru is beautiful.

 

[BlackClouds]

I've seen Prime Gig, it's a decent movie, if a bit predictable (the only reason I can see anyone saying anything bad). Gives off that Glengarry Glen Ross feel, and the acting is pretty good all around. I certainly liked the movie more than Confidence, which is another similar movie.

 

[Particle Physicist]

I heard the picture quality is not that good on the R1 dvd. Can anyone confirm this?

i dont remember noticing anything wrong with it when i rented the movie. but i could be wrong.

 

[metsallica]

There's an R1 release coming out?

Not for a while. Tartan Films is releasing it theatrically in the US in a couple weeks (March 25th in NY/LA). So some time after that.

I heard the picture quality is not that good on the R1 dvd. Can anyone confirm this?

Well... lets see. Seems like the Digital Bits posted their DVD awards today! How convenient! Surely such a fine film would be awarded many "Bitsys," right?

...

Yup.

The Twilight Samurai (Empire Pictures) won:

WORST DVD - OVERALL

"One of the best samurai films to come out of Japan since the glory days of Kurosawa and Mifune, and this is the best disc Region 1 viewers get? Mediocre, non-anamorphic video, a flat 2.0 audio track leagues short of what it could be and a pair of interviews comprise the sum total of this blown opportunity. Empire needs to start over from square one and produce the kind of special edition DVD that The Twilight Samurai deserves.

THE RUNNERS-UP

None. In terms of its mediocrity, The Twilight Samurai is in a category all its own."

WORST DVD - STANDARD EDITION

"There's a bare minimum of requirements a standard edition DVD has to meet in order to impress us... and The Twilight Samurai failed just about every one of them."

WORST DVD - VIDEO

"Are you sensing a pattern here? Empire's The Twilight Samurai looked like it was mastered from an analog videotape in letterboxed widescreen only (shameful given that non-U.S. versions of the film on DVD feature a high-quality anamorphic transfer)."

WORST DVD - SOUND

"Okay... the disc includes a Dolby Digital 2.0 track in the original Japanese. It's solid if unremarkable. But how hard would it really have been to re-mix the film in full 5.1 surround? Not too hard apparently - international versions of this film on DVD feature both Dolby Digital and DTS audio.

THE RUNNERS-UP

None really come to mind. Certainly, none were more disappointing than this."

MOST DISAPPOINTING DVD

"We're not even going to talk about The Twilight Samurai anymore."

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articles/bitsy/6th/page2.html

Yeah... so I'd say Empire might've bungled that DVD release. Just maybe. :lol

I've been dying to see this, too.

 

[mrkapawutzis]

I figured as much. I guess I'll go with a different region for T.S. Anyone have any recommendations as far as Twilight Samurai goes?

Edit: Shit I just read the link to the digitalbits awards and they mention one of my favorite movies, Charley Varrick and it got the runner up to the Worst DVD Standard Edition. Another fucking studio travesty.

A pic for those not in the know

 

[Tortfeasor]

Harry's monthly picks always lead me into buying at least a few DVD's I had never heard of. Harry's March Picks

Usually I stick to the Criterion Collection discs, just because I am afraid of getting something of questionable quality... Just picked up "The River" today based off of the new March pick list.

 

[Ill Saint]

Nosferatu is amazing... Murnau's 'Faust' is equally so.

 

[Fixed2BeBroken]

Got a Fat Tax Return and decided to spend SOME (a fourth) of it on some Dvds i been Meaning to buy for a Long time....guess il add to this thread...

and Pre ordered

WAS gonna get FMA starter kit....but NAAAAh....dont wanna spend anymore of my money on dvds.....