Topic: What'ya got 2007-2013?

[Achim]

It is pretty cool.

I took my time to decide positively for it, but am gald I did. I ordered it from DeepDiscount during their 25% sale, which brought the price to a more reasonable level. Fuuny enough, Amazon saw fit to match that price almost exactly and haven't raised it back up yet, despite DeepDiscount's sale having ended (hasn't it?).

I haven't opened it yet, but from what I have seen you get additional cases to store the discs, so one doesn't have to keep it in the stand of the bust

[Dragonfire]

I've only gotten 2 more in the last few weeks.

[Tom]

I almost would have said that this calls for a marathon. But I wouldn't want you to be behind in yet another marathon 

[Dragonfire]

 

Yes I know I am horribly behind in ...3 marathons now I believe it is.  I will finish them.  Some day.  :lol

[RossRoy]

Yes I know I am horribly behind in ...3 marathons now I believe it is.  I will finish them.  Some day.  :lol

I know the feeling...

[Najemikon]

I watched Fawlty Towers only recently, but as it's superb and only two [British] seasons, it wouldn't be a long marathon I'd be happy to join in. Pull your finger out, Marie! 

[Najemikon]

Hey, Achim, I notice you've seen Eastern Promises according to your banner. What did you think?

[Achim]

Hey, Achim, I notice you've seen Eastern Promises according to your banner. What did you think?

Definitely needs a second viewing...

Acting is very good, mainly Mortensen, Mueller-Stahl and cassel, but also Watts. The story is interesting although will probabyl not catch everybody's interest (14-year old Russian "slave girl" dies during child birth in London. Nurse tries to find relatives and gets unwillingly and unknowingly in touch with the Russian mafia). The end is a bit problematic

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(the big reveal comes farily early which takes a bit of the suspense the rest of the movie could have had)

but that does not lower the films score. A solid .

[Achim]

Another package (well, three) arrived from the DeepDiscount 25% sale:

Raging Bull	This Is Spinal Tap	The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Donnie Darko	Knocked Up	Pineapple Express
Hard Eight	El Dorado	Parker Lewis Can't Lose: The Complete First Season
Red Dawn	Who Can Kill a Child?	Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
The Big Lebowski	Black Christmas	Phenomena

(...and yes, I am still waiting for more. )

[Najemikon]

Hey, Achim, I notice you've seen Eastern Promises according to your banner. What did you think?

Definitely needs a second viewing...

Acting is very good, mainly Mortensen, Mueller-Stahl and cassel, but also Watts. The story is interesting although will probabyl not catch everybody's interest (14-year old Russian "slave girl" dies during child birth in London. Nurse tries to find relatives and gets unwillingly and unknowingly in touch with the Russian mafia). The end is a bit problematic

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(the big reveal comes farily early which takes a bit of the suspense the rest of the movie could have had)

but that does not lower the films score. A solid .

Interesting comments! I found it very weak, especially considering how good History of Violence was, and found the lack of suspense throughout was rubbish. I reviewed here...

[Achim]

Interesting comments! I found it very weak, especially considering how good History of Violence was, and found the lack of suspense throughout was rubbish. I reviewed here...

Of course it can't come close the the very lean and mean History of Violence, that is one of Cronenberg's masterpieces! However, while maybe subpar for a Cronenberg I found it better than most other films of the same category. The lack of suspense throughout was fine with me, he was concentrating on the story, just at the end there should have been some, as a climax (the bathhouse fight was too early to be considered the climax).

[Najemikon]

I just got bored with it. Felt like a documentary because nothing actually happened apart from the sauna fight.

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The twist meant nothing ever would either. The only sense of peril came from Watts getting in too deep, but Viggo was undercover and watching her back anyway.

But if you liked it, you'd probably enjoy Dirty Pretty Things by the same writer. Still feels like a documentary to me, but it gets a bit surreal so found it more interesting than EP. I think Cronenberg was just a director-for-hire on this.

By the way, have you ever read History of Violence the graphic novel? It's very good. Bit different to the film plot and written by John Wagner who created Judge Dredd...

[addicted2dvd]

Later on this month is my mother's 76th birthday. I decided to pick up a few movies for her this year to go with the rest of her gifts. She has surprising tastes for a woman of her age... she absolutely loves War Movies and Martial Arts Movies. So I got her 2 war movies and 1 martial arts movie. Not really knowing much about either genre I hope I got her some good ones... I got her...

- Jarhead
- Casualties of War
- Best of the Best

Hopefully they are good ones!


while placing this order I couldn't help but to get myself a cheap DVD also  I ordered myself...


Greatest '70s Cop Shows
From Police Woman to Aaron Spelling classics like Charlie's Angels, Starsky and Hutch, S.W.A.T. and The Rookies, grab a seat and get ready to revisit all your favorite moments from the coolest crop of '70s cop shows. Digitally remastered on DVD for the first time ever, TV's sexiest adventures, high-octane car chases and thrilling shoot-outs have never looked better! This DVD collects five sought-after first episodes from the first seasons of these beloved action-packed hit series.

Episodes:
Starsky and Hutch - Episode One - Savage Sunday
Charlie's Angels - Episode One - Hellride
The Rookies - Episode One - Concrete Valley, Neon Sky
S.W.A.T. - Episode One - The Killing Ground
Police Woman - Episode One - The End Game

I figured it was cheap ($5) and it may give me some ideas on some new series to start collecting. The only one I have seen before is the episode of S.W.A.T. as I have the first season set of that already.

[Najemikon]

Casualties of War is excellent. It's a do-the-right-thing story with Michael J Fox having to stand up to bullies in his squad while in Vietnam. Jarhead I haven't seen, but it's directed by Sam Mendes and is fairly well regarded so I doubt you went wrong there. Best of the Best, I'm really not sure! Eric Roberts? Martial Arts?   

[addicted2dvd]

  well good to hear I picked some good ones for War movies... as for Eric Roberts in a martial arts movie... well hopefully she will like it anyway.