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hayejin · Feb 19, 2012

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Recommended Picks (Yours may vary)

This is the best Korean movie from 2011. Basically this is Apocalypto with arrows. It starts out slow but once chase starts it's non stop thrill ride. If you have good sound system you will appreciate the sound of the arrow string being pulled and let go. Also only $14.99 to boot.

http://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Murder-Criterion-Collection-Blu-ray/dp/B00687XO1G/ref=sr_1_1?tag=blurayforum00-20&s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1329626113&sr=1-1
Anatomy of a Murder(Criterion)

http://www.amazon.com/Puss-Boots-Three-Disc-Combo-Blu-ray/dp/B006P3HXZG/ref=sr_1_3?tag=blurayforum00-20&s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1329626261&sr=1-3
Not the greatest Shrek movie but a lot of family GAF will probably have to pick it up.

PRICE PLUNGES(under 9.99) (from previous threads)

Terminator 2 $5.49 YES Only Five Boners!!!
Prestige $7.99
HEAT $8.99
Speed Racer $7.99 In case you still haven't picked up this from Speed Racer appreciation thread
American History X / A History of Violence $7.99
Ninja Assassin 8.49
Face/Off $9.99

Escape Goat · Feb 19, 2012

Im still amused by the fact that they called a movie "NINJA ASSASSIN". Could they have found a more banal title? It screams straight to dvd POS.

a Master Ninja · Feb 19, 2012

hayejin said:
Recommended Picks (Yours may vary)

This is the best Korean movie from 2011. Basically this is Apocalypto with arrows. It starts out slow but once chase starts it's non stop thrill ride. If you have good sound system you will appreciate the sound of the arrow string being pulled and let go. Also only $14.99 to boot.

Amazon review said:
1 star out of 5
This review is from: War of the Arrows [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
One star is for lack of effort to make a film with a universal language (Enlish)
It really seems like a good interesting movie,but in the Korean language, kills it for me.If other nations wish to have a better market here they need to use our language.I have seen some really good German and French films also.But they were in their own language,so i did not purchase. War of the Arrows [Blu-ray]

lulz

StriKeVillain · Feb 19, 2012

Still just waiting for Game of Thrones. Soon...

Even though, I may pick up Speed Racer. I've never seen it and I know GAF gushes over it.

sixteen-bit · Feb 19, 2012

Martha Marcy May Marlene for me

TheKaeptain · Feb 19, 2012

War of the Arrows will be mine.

Clevinger · Feb 19, 2012

Could you make the pictures a bit bigger next time? It's hard to see some of the title text. Thanks.

Buckethead · Feb 19, 2012

If you have a soul, buy Almost Famous on Amazon.

It's the extended edition and only $14 on Bluray.

Holla.

speculawyer · Feb 19, 2012

Buckethead said:
If you have a soul, buy Almost Famous on Amazon.

It's the extended edition and only $14 on Bluray.

Holla.

Lock the gates!

Forget Kate Hudson, this is a good movie.

Damn . . . Blu-Ray prices are dropping. Nice. Just picked up a pile of Blu-Ray discs. Of course, they were mainly just replacing DVD (largely unopened

).

Gila · Feb 19, 2012

Might as well ask this here, where's the best place to buy blu-ray steelbook editions online? (Canada shipping)

gatti-man · Feb 19, 2012

For all its cheesy-ness i really like Ninja Assasin. looks great on a quality display too.

TheKaeptain · Feb 19, 2012

icarus-daedelus said:
Not just banal but also redundant. Ninja(s) are by definition assassins.

Can't wait for KILLER HITMAN!

Assassination was only one of their duties. Espionage was their main job.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninja

Guzim · Feb 19, 2012

Everyone buy The Prestige NOW.

Buckethead · Feb 19, 2012

Guzim said:
Everyone buy The Prestige NOW.

I love The Prestige but BR covers that obscure the box art really piss me offffff

swoon · Feb 19, 2012

the bowery and blank city are worth a rent at least. great looks into artist communities that will never exist again.

HomerSimpson-Man · Feb 19, 2012

gatti-man said:
For all its cheesy-ness i really like Ninja Assasin. looks great on a quality display too.

Me too. Only really thing I have against it is that it's too damn dark at times.

distantmantra · Feb 19, 2012

Kabuki Waq · Feb 19, 2012

how is broken blade? does it have a satisfying ending?

speculawyer · Feb 19, 2012

distantmantra said:

Is it worth picking up? I stopped watching after the 2nd season. Not because I did not enjoy the show, it was just a change of life thing.

distantmantra · Feb 19, 2012

speculawyer said:
Is it worth picking up? I stopped watching after the 2nd season. Not because I did not enjoy the show, it was just a change of life thing.

No idea. The wife and I watch Weeds this way. Only $19.99 at Amazon for the blu-ray right now. Way cheaper than subscribing to Showtime.

hayejin · Feb 19, 2012

Clevinger said:
Could you make the pictures a bit bigger next time? It's hard to see some of the title text. Thanks.

It looks like amazon has three different image sizes. Small if u search from all department. Medium if u search from movies and tv dept. Large for item page. Lesson learned.

Nizz · Feb 20, 2012

Do you guys mostly order Blu-rays through Amazon? I remember a site called Blu-ray box set.com but it doesn't seem to exist anymore.

Count Dookkake · Feb 20, 2012

AVN: ALIEN VS NINJA

WordAssassin · Feb 20, 2012

J Edgar is already out? I feel like that was JUST in theaters like, a month ago? WTF time, what are you doing to my head

Escape Goat · Feb 20, 2012

WordAssassin said:
J Edgar is already out? I feel like that was JUST in theaters like, a month ago? WTF time, what are you doing to my head

It was Oscar bait. May as well try to recoup losses now with Oscar's around the corner.

T Dollarz · Feb 20, 2012

Martha Marcy May Marlene and maybe Unforgiven, depending on its price. Also, I think it would be better if you included newer price drops in the OP because those were already listed in an older thread. There are tons great more deals and price drops I saw when I was at Best Buy and it would be good to spread the word.

Aaron · Feb 20, 2012

Guzim said:
Everyone buy The Prestige NOW.

Everyone should run out to watch a movie they can only see once? Maybe you skip around through it the second time, lingering on the Tesla scene, but I guessed the twist way before it was revealed so I didn't think it was really needed.

crazy monkey · Feb 20, 2012

Pusssss in boooots. So cute and awesome.

Escape Goat · Feb 20, 2012

Aaron said:
Everyone should run out to watch a movie they can only see once? Maybe you skip around through it the second time, lingering on the Tesla scene, but I guessed the twist way before it was revealed so I didn't think it was really needed.

Why buy any movie then?

Expendable. · Feb 20, 2012

Top 5 of the year.

TheKaeptain · Feb 20, 2012

Count Dookkake said:
AVN: ALIEN VS NINJA

Wasn't that releases a year ago?

dvdjamm · Feb 20, 2012

What is this movie?

Edit: Thanks,Buckethead

Buckethead · Feb 20, 2012

World On A Wire ^^

brianmcdoogle · Feb 20, 2012

Expendable. said:
Top 5 of the year.

I wouldn't go that far, but a very solid film and definitely a top 20, maybe top 15.

Evenball · Feb 20, 2012

ZAAT in HD? i wonder what that transfer looks like. gotta be better than the red-o-vision the mst3k version had.

SCULLIBUNDO · Feb 20, 2012

Expendable. said:
Top 5 of the year.

It was good, but noooope!

Herpes Reasons · Feb 20, 2012

why are the images so small?
can hardly distinguish the titles

SCULLIBUNDO · Feb 20, 2012

I made the image sharper! The other ones look damn near pixelated by comparison!

Chris R · Feb 20, 2012

Thanks for including those great deals at the bottom of the post. Speed Racer bough!

edit: Doh! Prestige added as well. First movies I've bought in forever!

ThirstyFly · Feb 20, 2012

CaptYamato said:
Wasn't that releases a year ago?

Yes, it was. Why is it listed in this batch?

Which reminds me, I really should get around to watching my copy...

Aaron · Feb 20, 2012

Teh Hamburglar said:
Why buy any movie then?

Not every movie is built around a big twist. Knowing the twist alters your repeat viewing so much is almost a different movie, and in this case I personally think it's worse for it. I didn't find the perfomances in the Prestige anything special, and I thought the ending is pretty contrived.

SCULLIBUNDO · Feb 20, 2012

Aaron said:
Not every movie is built around a big twist. Knowing the twist alters your repeat viewing so much is almost a different movie, and in this case I personally think it's worse for it. I didn't find the perfomances in the Prestige anything special, and I thought the ending is pretty contrived.

What? Knowing the twist makes every subsequent viewing of The Prestige so much better for it. The scene where Borden says goodbye to his brother is heartbreaking the second time through. For me, it's Nolan's strongest character film outside of Batman. Bale has never won my sympathy as much as in The Prestige. It also feels like the most passionate and honest film from Nolan.

The Take Out Bandit · Feb 20, 2012

icarus-daedelus said:
Not just banal but also redundant. Ninja(s) are by definition assassins.

Can't wait for KILLER HITMAN!

Except for the part where it's an apt description of the main character of the film.

Oh, sorry to interrupt the shit attempts at wit in this thread here.

Proceed with the circle jerk.

T Dollarz · Feb 20, 2012

Scullibundo said:
What? Knowing the twist makes every subsequent viewing of The Prestige so much better for it. The scene where Borden says goodbye to his brother is heartbreaking the second time through. For me, it's Nolan's strongest character film outside of Batman. Bale has never won my sympathy as much as in The Prestige. It also feels like the most passionate and honest film from Nolan.

Yeah I gotta agree with this. I definitely like it more after each time I watch it. I think it's his best film outside of the two Batman's.

TheKaeptain · Feb 20, 2012

I hate how dark Ninja Assassin was. You could not see shit in the theater.

The Take Out Bandit · Feb 20, 2012

CaptYamato said:
I hate how dark Ninja Assassin was. You could not see shit in the theater.

Interesting.

I wonder if your theater is just darky dark?

I've watched the movie twice at home and it's been great both times.

SCULLIBUNDO · Feb 20, 2012

Tyler the Creature said:
Yeah I gotta agree with this. I definitely like it more after each time I watch it. I think it's his best film outside of the two Batman's.

I think its his best film.

hayejin · Feb 20, 2012

Basketball Reasons said:
why are the images so small?
can hardly distinguish the titles

Check my earlier reply. Amazon has three different image sizes for product and somehow I picked up the smallest ones.

CaptYamato said:
Wasn't that releases a year ago?

This one's BD/DVD Combo.

http://www.amazon.com/Alien-vs-Ninja-Blu-ray-Combo/dp/B0069556QI/ref=sr_1_3?tag=blurayforum00-20&ie=UTF8&qid=1329723440&sr=8-3

TheKaeptain · Feb 20, 2012

The Take Out Bandit said:
Interesting.

I wonder if your theater is just darky dark?

I've watched the movie twice at home and it's been great both times.

Some scenes are lighter in the Blu-ray version.

Aaron · Feb 20, 2012

Scullibundo said:
What? Knowing the twist makes every subsequent viewing of The Prestige so much better for it. The scene where Borden says goodbye to his brother is heartbreaking the second time through. For me, it's Nolan's strongest character film outside of Batman. Bale has never won my sympathy as much as in The Prestige. It also feels like the most passionate and honest film from Nolan.

I guessed the twist before then in my first viewing, so I didn't feel the same. I also didn't connect with the brothers very well, and thought the more impulsive one got what he deserved. I didn't like how the other guy was spun into a villain either. It struck me as a clumsy version of the Count of Monti Cristo, except his obsession with revenge just turned him into a tremendous asshole. For characters I like Inception much better, and Bale has had better roles in the Mechanic and the Fighter. All my opinion obviously, but I wouldn't suggest anyone rush out to buy this movie blind.

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