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thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 27 Jan 2009, 21:30

Which films are these?

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 27 Jan 2009, 21:41

Sukeban 5-7

女番長感化院脱走 (Sukeban - Kankain dasso) (Escape From Reform School) (1973)
女番長タイマン勝負 (Sukeban - Taiman shobu) (Diamond Showdown) (1974)
女番長玉突き遊び (Sukeban – Tamatsuki asobi) (Crazy Ball Game) (1974)

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 28 Jan 2009, 08:53

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 28 Jan 2009, 11:37

That's an absolutely stunning cover. Brilliant.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 28 Jan 2009, 12:26

Have I seen them? Yes. I own three copies if the first film, two of the next three, and one of the last two. Plus I used to own the Studio Canal disc of Jailhouse 41 but I sold it.

The Shunya Ito interview might be the Studio Canal interview from their Jailhouse 41 disc. But Hasebe? That must be REM's own work because it's not on any of the other dvds.

The REM transfer for the first film seems like an NTSC to PAL conversion of the Toei transfer. I'm assuming the rest are the same.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 28 Jan 2009, 14:39

I loved the first game. It provided extremely hectic closed-quarters firefights against brutally intelligent squad-based AI enemies.

FEAR was released in 2005 and (aside from STALKER) I can't think of a single game released since that comes close to its AI.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 06 Feb 2009, 16:52

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 06 Feb 2009, 19:23

EvaUnit02 wrote:

I played the demo last night and I didn't really get what was going on, like ghosts started appearing and hurting me and I didn't know what I could do against them, and weird dimensional flashes. It was OK, the Killzone 2 demo was better.

Shen · Post by **Shen** » 07 Feb 2009, 00:06

Macbook Air
Superdrive for MacAir
New all-in-one printer

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Finding Nemo
Monsters Inc
Horton Hears A Who
Narnia - Prince Caspian

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 10 Feb 2009, 17:51

Sleeping Beauty: 50th AE (R1)

I know the BD would have been more future proof but I really don't know what HD display/equipment I'll have in the future.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 10 Feb 2009, 18:08

grim_tales wrote:Sleeping Beauty: 50th AE (R1)

I know the BD would have been more future proof but I really don't know what HD display/equipment I'll have in the future.

is that code for "i won't be getting into HD for a long,long time"

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 10 Feb 2009, 19:47

Well if I got the US DVD/BD set I'd have to wait for BD to go Multiregion

I may get the DVD/BD at some point.
Actually I may get the DVD/BD set of Pinocchio when that comes out

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 11 Feb 2009, 16:40

grim_tales wrote:
Well if I got the US DVD/BD set I'd have to wait for BD to go Multiregion

Blu-ray went multi-region ages ago Grim

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 11 Feb 2009, 18:55

Not at prices Grim can afford, he's not working remember.

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 11 Feb 2009, 21:47

bradavon wrote:Not at prices Grim can afford, he's not working remember.

Grim should combine his passion and love for cute fluffy things with his need to make money.

Become a bunny-kidnapper, Grim!

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 11 Feb 2009, 21:49

I imagine there's a market in bunny boiling.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 11 Feb 2009, 23:28

I've heard of female bunny boilers but male ones?

I'll go HD when I can but it would be nice to have some work before, then I earned it

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 11 Feb 2009, 23:55

There's no need to rush into HD yet, Grim. DVD-quality is already pretty good, and most BR's and good HDTVs are still pretty expensive. I'm also still waiting to upgrade.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 11 Feb 2009, 23:59

Something good about the financial crisis... UK dvds have turned cheap to Euro customers. The rate used to be about 1:1.6. Now it's 1:1.1.

Amazon marketplace, 11€ in total (shipping included). City of Violence will probably grow wings after I've viewed it...

I would buy more UK dvds but the stupid brits haven't released any interesting films on dvd

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 12 Feb 2009, 00:09

A month orso ago the pound almost equalled the euro

It was 1:1.06 or something

A shame play.com has it's own (pretty skewed) currency-converter... so they're actually pretty expensive compared to some other etailers who do properly convert the pound to euros.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 12 Feb 2009, 00:44

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 12 Feb 2009, 19:44

Recieved Sleeping Beauty: 50th AE R1 today from an Amazon seller - but the case was broken and the insert was torn *bangs head* I emailed the seller asking for a new insert so I'll what they say.
Annoying as it was supposed to be new

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 12 Feb 2009, 20:09

Have you always used MACs Shen? Only one USB port is very limiting, they really should've given it two. What screen size does it have?

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I've been thinking about getting a Netbook. My laptop is fine but even 15.4" is too big sometimes, something I can fit in a backpack would be very handy. I'd wait for Windows 7 though. There's no way I could go back to XP now and Vista is just too power hungry (although presumabely with 2GB RAM it isn't too bad). W7 isn't, it runs well on Netbooks. Either way I'd get one that was upgradeable to 2Gb.

It's rumoured when W7 ships, Netbooks will use the crippled Starter Edition, there's no way I'll get one with that version. Basic is the way to go.

18 months ago I looked at getting an Ultra Mobile Laptop but they cost so bloody much I went for a 15.4" model instead. At the time Netbooks didn't really exist. I still don't see the point in getting 17" models, they're so huge.

* Ultra Mobile Laptop - Same technology as standard laptops but significantly smaller and because of this they cost a bomb (£800+). They come with DVD drives.
* Netbook - About the same size as a Ultra Mobile laptop but greatly reduced hardware (fine for web use) and therefore are dirt cheap, you can get a decent one of under £200. They don't usually come with DVD drives (save space and reduce cost).

Both have around 8-9" screens, which gives you an idea of their size.

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 12 Feb 2009, 21:31

Macs suck.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 12 Feb 2009, 21:38

I doubt they do suck. Windows, MAC OS and Linux are all complex operating systems with learning curves. So many people reckon Vista is rubbish, a massive portion of that actually boils down to ignorance. If you've never used Vista or don't take the time to learn how it's different, how can you actually know it's rubbish? Hear say isn't exactly a reliable source.

I imagine the same applies to MACs, and Windows for MAC users. I'm more than happy with Windows (especially since 2000) but seriously doubt there is much seriously wrong with MACs. If Shen likes them, fair enough.