RocketSledFight
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I've recently been on a little DVD buying/viewing spree, and thought I'd share some comments and questions to get feedback from you guys.
1. I've been thinking about getting Darren Aronofsky's The Fountain, after listening to the superb soundtrack by Clint Mansell. Would anybody recommend this? It got great reviews if I recall correctly (at least from CHUD and aintitcool) and has a great visual style judging by the bits I've seen.
2. The Office Season 4 set needs to be released. Now. Right Now.
3. After all of the hype and hooplah that prepared me for the experience that would be Citizen Kane, I finally caved and bought the DVD (in a nifty set with Maltese Falcon and Ben Hur). While the first 15 minutes seemed to drag on and were both disorienting and unengaging, once Welles showed up as the character Kane, I got what the fuss was about. Charles Foster Kane is an amazingly deep and charismatic creation, and every moment he is on screen I was pulled in. Welles' cinematography was top notch as well.
And then, as fate would have it, the DVD crapped out on me 60 minutes in, unplayable on any machine in my home. And then I tested Maltese Falcon (Glitchy, lacking sound) and Ben Hur (unwatchable, garbled).
Anger. Furious furious anger. NEVER buy anything online from Best Buy. Fitting that I have ordered dozens of films and games off Amazon that have worked perfectly but the one item I buy from BB that costs roughly 3 times as much as the average Amazon purchase is completely defective. Sorry for taking a moment to vent.
4. Rented and Loved Mr. Brooks. Quirky as all get out, but with strong performances across the board (well, not really. Demi Moore wasn't in the same league as the wonderful William Hurt). Costner's best performance in a very, very long time. Interesting soundtrack, and great atmosphere.
5. Bought and Hated Assault on Precinct 13 (original). One of those John Carpenter movies that balance out his classics (The Thing, Halloween, EFNY) with utterly boring crap (EFLA, Vampires, Ghosts of Mars).
6. New Indiana Jones DVD release set (slightly used) at vintage stock for 20 dollars. A steal. I couldn't believe that price.
1. I've been thinking about getting Darren Aronofsky's The Fountain, after listening to the superb soundtrack by Clint Mansell. Would anybody recommend this? It got great reviews if I recall correctly (at least from CHUD and aintitcool) and has a great visual style judging by the bits I've seen.
2. The Office Season 4 set needs to be released. Now. Right Now.
3. After all of the hype and hooplah that prepared me for the experience that would be Citizen Kane, I finally caved and bought the DVD (in a nifty set with Maltese Falcon and Ben Hur). While the first 15 minutes seemed to drag on and were both disorienting and unengaging, once Welles showed up as the character Kane, I got what the fuss was about. Charles Foster Kane is an amazingly deep and charismatic creation, and every moment he is on screen I was pulled in. Welles' cinematography was top notch as well.
And then, as fate would have it, the DVD crapped out on me 60 minutes in, unplayable on any machine in my home. And then I tested Maltese Falcon (Glitchy, lacking sound) and Ben Hur (unwatchable, garbled).
Anger. Furious furious anger. NEVER buy anything online from Best Buy. Fitting that I have ordered dozens of films and games off Amazon that have worked perfectly but the one item I buy from BB that costs roughly 3 times as much as the average Amazon purchase is completely defective. Sorry for taking a moment to vent.
4. Rented and Loved Mr. Brooks. Quirky as all get out, but with strong performances across the board (well, not really. Demi Moore wasn't in the same league as the wonderful William Hurt). Costner's best performance in a very, very long time. Interesting soundtrack, and great atmosphere.
5. Bought and Hated Assault on Precinct 13 (original). One of those John Carpenter movies that balance out his classics (The Thing, Halloween, EFNY) with utterly boring crap (EFLA, Vampires, Ghosts of Mars).
6. New Indiana Jones DVD release set (slightly used) at vintage stock for 20 dollars. A steal. I couldn't believe that price.