Bullets 'n' Babes

BiscLimpkit wrote:Good choice on going for the original Good Bad and the Ugly DVD.

Shorter (and better) cut of the film.
English Mono.

Can't beat that tbh.

Isnt the video on the extended cut much better?
I dont have the movie yet btw. But I do know that Once ...West also didnt have mono, but sounded good to me. Then again, I'm not a big tech-head so as long as both music and voices are good and clear, I'm usually happy.

Only the R1 of OUATITW had Mono. But I was happy with the R2.
Yes the video on the SE of TGTBATU is much better, it's been restored and blows the R1/2 TC out of the water, I still have both though (R1 TC, R2 SE).

Nintendo Classic Controller.

Regarding the TGTBATU SE, any region release is good. The R1 has the addition of Italian mono with all the original foley, but who cares? It's not in English.

grim_tales wrote:Doesn't the R1 SE have English Mono?

Nope, as Eva mentioned it's in Italian. Pretty useless.

Also I'm happy with the transfers of the original editions. Not happy with the extended cut of TGTBATU tbh...

I have OUATITW R1 (with Mono). Unwatched.

The Recruit - Al Pacino

Hapkido HKL from CD-WOW rentals

From cdjapan:-
Kill Bill vol.1&2

New PC:-
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-965P-S3
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6400
RAM: Kingston 2GB DDR2 667Mhz dual channel
GPU: Geforce 7900GS 256MB GDDR3
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 320GB 7200.10 SATA2
Asus DVD IDE burner (OEM Pioneer)
Zalman 7700 replacement CPU cooler
500W Silverstone PSU
Trendsonic case

Onboard G/bit Ethernet, onboard sound.

Plan on getting:-
Creative Audigy 4 PCI sound card; either MS Habu, Razer DeathAdder or Razer Diamondback mouse; at least 1* 120mm exhaust fan.

I ordered:

Curse of the Golden Flower from CD-WOW US with $4 off

Chungking Express/Fallen Angels Digipack from Yes Asia

In the Mood For Love (Criterion) from Pacific

Thats my lot this month

FINALLY received Knockabout HKL from HKL.
It's only been 5/6 weeks (!)

Still waiting on Warriors Two though.

Big Boss PE (HKL) for £6.99 from Play.

Cue protests from Mark But £6.99 seems a decent price IMO (mostly buying it for the fact the missing frames are back in, and the extras).

Which frames were missing from the original HK release?
7 pounds seems an OK price. Just noticed on the site that Fist of Fury PE is only 5 pounds.

I doubt I'll buy them though. I already have the movies, and although I'm sure these are better versions, I think I will just wait a few years untill I make the jump to HD, and then get the HD discs...

I can't remember what the site URL is but I'm sure some frames were missing from the Media Asia print.

Spending way too much money (although I've already sold 20 dvds this year)

Truck Yaro: Bakuso Ichibanboshi
Truck Yaro: Otokoippiki Momojiro

and the usual 38€ (shipping included) buyoyo order
Sukeban Boy
Peking Opera Blues (JS)
Curse of the Golden Flower (Edko / not the box)
Story of the Detective (Hirokooooo...) (IVL)

I've spent way to much on DVDs

Received:

Curse of the Golden Flower (HK DVD) from CD-WOW.
Extremely fast turnaround from them, it was only dispatched yesterday.

From cdjapan:-
Manhunter - proper TC

Books:

The Fountain (Graphic Novel)
The Fountain (Hardcover)
300 (Graphic Novel)
Bran Mak Morn (Thus completing my Robert E. Howard collection!)
Star Wars: Tag and Bink Were Here! (Graphic Novel)

DVD's:

Silence of the Lambs CE
Total Recall: THX Optimum Resolution

Barbarian King wrote:Books:

The Fountain (Graphic Novel)
The Fountain (Hardcover)

Are those what the new Aronofsky movie's based on?

BiscLimpkit wrote:

Barbarian King wrote:Books:

The Fountain (Graphic Novel)
The Fountain (Hardcover)

Are those what the new Aronofsky movie's based on?

Yeah, both are by Aronofsky. The graphic novel is just that. It expands on the film telling the same story. The hardcover book is basically a beautiful picture book with some stunning images chosen by Aronofsky for readers to meditate on. It also includes the screenplay. I haven't read the graphic novel yet, but I've gone through the hardcover book and was very pleased.

So which was made first? The film or graphic novel?

I take it you've seen and enjoyed the film? I thought Pi was ok but Requiem was brilliant. Had high hopes for Fountain but it seems to have received mixed reviews.

BiscLimpkit wrote:So which was made first? The film or graphic novel?

I take it you've seen and enjoyed the film? I thought Pi was ok but Requiem was brilliant. Had high hopes for Fountain but it seems to have received mixed reviews.

The graphic novel is meant to compliment the film. They were both released around the same time I believe and were both created by Aronofsky.

I liked the film and the more I think about it and let it sink in, I downright love it. I'm eagerly awaiting viewing it again on DVD in a few months. It is probably one of those "love it or hate it" flicks, but I'd like to think smart people with a heavy heart will enjoy it. It's quite profound in many ways and very moving.

Received
- Off Road. A very entertaining b/w graphic novel by Sean Murphy. Great art and very humorous.

- ImagineFX, my monthy digital art magazine. Awesome read always, but it arrived a bit damaged and it isnt the first time that happened, so might call them up this week.

I received today (19/2/07):

District 13 (CD-WOW rentals)

The World Is Not Enough UE (Film Night)

The Big Boss: Platinum Edition (Play)

In The Mood For Love - Criterion (Pacific)


Still waiting on:

Chungking Express/Fallen Angels - Korean Digi (Yes Asia)

Warriors Two (HKL)

DVD:

Ghost in the Shell 2 (Corrected subtitles)

Books:

Democracy Matters by Cornel West (Aka The Man!)