What Have You Just Ordered or Received?

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 29 Nov 2008, 16:50

Courage???

.

What's the Mad Detective disc like? I hear it's good.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 29 Nov 2008, 18:21

bradavon wrote: What's the Mad Detective disc like? I hear it's good.

I only just ordered it... so... I hear it's good

In other words; "Final cut" (Mei Ah appears more like a workprint - with one additional scene and one scene missing - although some prefer it) and correct colours (blue tint instead of Mei Ah's no tint). The image should be good and is in NTSC, btw. The subs are apparently not as good as they could be.

The dvd is cheap (10£ at amazon) and the Blu-Ray is almost the same price.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 29 Nov 2008, 18:27

I didn't know the HK BD was a workprint, how does it differ? Thanks.

p.s - It's £10

.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 29 Nov 2008, 18:42

bradavon wrote:I didn't know the HK BD was a workprint, how does it differ? Thanks.

HungFist wrote:one additional scene and one scene missing

HungFist wrote: no tint

there's more info at advdg but with a spoiler warning so it's a bit difficult to read when you haven't seen the film... But apparently the HK dvd is more like a Wa Ka-fai film while the final cut is more of a Johnnie To film...

bradavon wrote: p.s - It's £10 .

Official typo...

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 29 Nov 2008, 18:48

But apparently the HK dvd is more like a Wa Ka-fai film while the final cut is more of a Johnnie To film...

Crikey that's some distance then.

diceman · Post by **diceman** » 02 Dec 2008, 16:34

Couldn't resist:

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 02 Dec 2008, 16:40

diceman wrote:Couldn't resist:

Is that an adaptation of the Oneechanbara games?

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 02 Dec 2008, 17:01

All your questions shall be answered (and dreams crushed)

https://www.bulletsnbabesdvd.com/forums/ ... php?t=4900

diceman · Post by **diceman** » 02 Dec 2008, 17:12

EvaUnit02 wrote:Is that an adaptation of the Oneechanbara games?

Yes, so I've read, but I never played the game. The trailer looked like good cheesy fun, though, plus there's a schoolgirl wearing a samurai-sword which had me sold in a second. I've always had a moderate thing for immature modern-day J-sploitation going on, in other words, I have a recurrent tendency to fall for the worst kinds of celluloid crap imaginable as long as it features a fancy cover-artwork.

"Chanbara Beauty" Trailer

@HungFist
Considering the movie's theme and production values, your review doesn't sound so bad after all.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 02 Dec 2008, 17:17

diceman wrote: @HungFist
Considering the movie's theme and production values, your review doesn't sound so bad after all.

Fine. Now I know I'm a failure as a reviewer :x

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 02 Dec 2008, 18:30

That red cover is awesome.

Shingster · Post by **Shingster** » 02 Dec 2008, 18:54

diceman wrote:An American Crime

Ooh, bad luck there with that one!

diceman · Post by **diceman** » 02 Dec 2008, 19:32

Nah, it's among the most awesome and honestly shocking dramas I've watched in 2007. Seen it in a theater and walked out there more dead than alive, which in this occasion, is a good sign. It's certainly less exploitative than the original novel, but still a thoroughly mature drama with convincing actors. There were some truly intense moments when I suddenly thought I couldn't take it anymore, but in the end it was an absolutely rewarding experience. At other times the movie had me close to tears.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 02 Dec 2008, 19:40

diceman wrote:Nah, it's among the most awesome and honestly shocking dramas I've watched in 2007. Seen it in a theater and walked out there more dead than alive, which in this occasion, is a good sign. It's certainly less exploitative than the original novel, but still a thoroughly mature drama with convincing actors. There were some truly intense moments when I suddenly thought I couldn't take it anymore, but in the end it was an absolutely rewarding experience. At other times the movie had me close to tears.

I wrote something similar after Martys. But that was only a good movie, not a excellent. One of the most memorable films of the recent years, though. One of the most powerful film of the recent centuries....

diceman · Post by **diceman** » 02 Dec 2008, 20:35

"Martyrs" was disturbing to the max but also hit home with the force of a sledgehammer. The definitve most powerful and effectively executed horror-movie this year (and maybe even those before) had to offer. I'm so glad I had that chance to watch in a theater. Totally agree.

Shingster · Post by **Shingster** » 03 Dec 2008, 00:26

I thought American Crime was a simplisticly scripted, cheaply plotted and directed melodrama. The real crime is morbidly fascinating in its own right (serving as a very cynical microcosm of American society) without any manipulations on the part of the storytellers, but not only do they ignore many of the actual facts in American Crime, they make the almost offensive decision to treat the death of Sylvia Likens as a cheap "shock twist" plot device.

The characterisation is also laughable, portraying Likens as a saint among one-dimensional trailer trash, and the one ambiguous character in the film - Likens' sister - is treated so inconsequentially that they almost drop her from the film altogether after the halfway point.

diceman · Post by **diceman** » 03 Dec 2008, 23:17

Arrived today:

IronMonkey · Post by **IronMonkey** » 04 Dec 2008, 11:07

Well at least you guys are still getting your mail delivered. I'm now waiting on late deliveries of both The Matrix Trilogy BD from Amazon and Battlefield 2: The Complete Collection from Asda.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 04 Dec 2008, 13:14

- Tokugawa onna keizu
- Tokugawa irezumi-shi: Seme jigoku
- Zankoku ijo gyakutai monogatari: Genroku onna keizu

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 04 Dec 2008, 19:46

Arrived at the beginning of the week:-

A couple days ago:-
Left 4 Dead t-shirt

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 04 Dec 2008, 19:58

Tomb Raider: Underworld Limited Edition (PC)
Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter (PC)
Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 (PC)
Splinter Cell: Double Agent (PC)

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 04 Dec 2008, 20:07

How come you decided to buy them?

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 04 Dec 2008, 22:36

You don't often see many PEGI 18 Rated games.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 05 Dec 2008, 05:44

bradavon wrote:How come you decided to buy them?

I rarely pirate games, unlike certain Dutch scumbags here. "I'm too poor to pay for games." What a fucking lame excuse.

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 05 Dec 2008, 08:39

EvaUnit02 wrote:
bradavon wrote:How come you decided to buy them?
I rarely pirate games, unlike certain Dutch scumbags here. "I'm too poor to pay for games." What a fucking lame excuse.

I'm not too poor to buy games at all. I think I spend over 800 euro in the last 2 months on 'gaming'.

I just dont care for paying for PC games when I usually get fucking fed up with the copy-protection and driver-issues and dont want DRM etc, plus I hardly play PC games when I have them anyway. (plus I hardly ever download PC games, and mostly just to try them out (and when I like them, I'll buy them for console, like FallOut3 (probably))).

So cry me a fucking river, sheepboy...