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by **thepegsdave** » Sun May 02, 2010 7:25 am

Sony DSC-W330 14.1MP Digital Camera with 4x Wide Angle Zoom with Digital Steady Shot Image Stabilization and 3.0 inch LCD (Silver)

Alf finally picked up a new digital camera. He goes to every Winnipeg Blue Bombers practices and always wonders why he hasn't bought a camera yet and he's always mad he can never take pictures. He's happy he can take pictures whenever he wants now. He has his CFL gloves on (his had them on all year) and he's ready to watch the 2010 CFL draft today and then he's ready for training camp and he told me he's going to be a starter this year!

by **HGervais** » Sun May 02, 2010 12:42 pm

Sales & coupons saw me bring home Hot Fuzz!, Star Trek: First Contact, X2: X-Men United & The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus all on Blu-ray.

by **Steve T Power** » Mon May 03, 2010 10:21 am

Started the month with a big one:

Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series on Blu-ray. Really looking forward to going back to this amazing show.

and for shits and giggles:

Dune on Blu-ray.

I could have sworn the Dune mini-series was available on blu as well, but i can find no evidence of it, i must have been mistaken.

by **Mitchell Hattaway** » Mon May 03, 2010 3:40 pm

Doctor Zhivago (Blu-ray)
Saving Private Ryan (Blu-ray)

by **Steve T Power** » Mon May 03, 2010 6:49 pm

Ryan will be mine - i'll be saving it from the wal-mart shelf first thing in the morning.

by **J.M. Vargas** » Tue May 04, 2010 6:09 am

The Killer (Blu-ray) - I know it's a crappy transfer but (a) I only saw the movie once in the early 90's (loved it) and (b) never saw, bought or rented the flick again on VHS/DVD since. Might as well. ;-)

by **HGervais** » Tue May 04, 2010 8:24 am

J.M. Vargas wrote:The Killer (Blu-ray) - I know it's a crappy transfer but (a) I only saw the movie once in the early 90's (loved it) and (b) never saw, bought or rented the flick again on VHS/DVD since. Might as well.

Still, crappy interlaced transfer...

by **Dan Mancini** » Tue May 04, 2010 8:41 am

HGervais wrote:
J.M. Vargas wrote:The Killer (Blu-ray) - I know it's a crappy transfer but (a) I only saw the movie once in the early 90's (loved it) and (b) never saw, bought or rented the flick again on VHS/DVD since. Might as well.

Still, crappy interlaced transfer...

I just got the BD the other night from Netflix. It's positively awful. The transfer wouldn't even be acceptable if it was a DVD. And the audio, oy!: vanilla Dolby stereo for the original Chinese, and a 5.1 mix (again, not lossless) for the wretched English dub.

by **J.M. Vargas** » Tue May 04, 2010 9:05 am

^^^ Did I mention it was fifteen bucks brand new while the DVD was $20? ;-)

by **Future Man** » Tue May 04, 2010 9:28 am

Doctor Zhivago Blu

by **Mitchell Hattaway** » Tue May 04, 2010 9:30 am

Also grabbed Dune on Blu-ray. Aside from Alicia Witt, no part of this movie has aged well.

by **stypee** » Tue May 04, 2010 12:47 pm

I'm an idiot..

Avatar Blu-Ray/DVD
The Thing Blu-Ray
Eyes Wide Shit Blu-Ray
Trick R' Treat (2007) Standard DVD

by **Andrew Forbes** » Tue May 04, 2010 1:53 pm

stypee wrote:Eyes Wide Shit

Terse review, though I rather liked it.

by **J.M. Vargas** » Tue May 04, 2010 6:01 pm

^^^

Giggles!

Stumbled upon a new Cocteau's Orphic Trilogy Box Set at a Criterion sale in NYC's J&R Music World store. This is the crown jewel of the recently OOP Criterion titles taken away by Studio Canal; cost me a pretty penny ($65+ with taxes) but both its historical worth and tremendous resale value made it a 'hell yeah!' instant buy.

by **Andrew Forbes** » Thu May 06, 2010 6:38 pm

Finally, the Budd Boetticher set is mine. Also, Don't Bother to Knock.

by **molly1216** » Thu May 06, 2010 7:17 pm

This is what i have acquired these last couple of weeks

Rafter Romance (1933) tcm vault
I'll Never forget What's Is Name (1967) Oliver Reed and all his glory

and some trashier fare...

Cry of the Werewolf (1945) a not too bad burn from an online source. but i HAD to have it.
Midnight Movies:Return of Dracula (1958) / The Vampire (1957) Return of Dracula isn't half bad for a cheapo quickie.
Missile to the Moon (1959) which is remarkably not as trashy as I had expected it to be...Vasquez rocks with foam 'rock' people and of course moon women in campy costumes.
Mesa of Lost Women (1952) more women in campy costumes...with giant furry spiders!
Mad Monster (1942) retromedia version

today I ordered some Warner Home Video stuff that has newly slipped out of print:
Dubarry was a Lady, Annie Oakley (1935), Lady Killer (1933)), Higher and Higher (1944)

Something tells me that WHV is discontinuing all the minor titles and will eventually shift them to Print On Demand at the higher price.

by **J.M. Vargas** » Thu May 06, 2010 7:37 pm

Oshima's Empire of Passion (Criterion)
Silent Ozu: Three Family Comedies (Criterion Eclipse Box Set)
Shaving Ryan's Privates...

oops, I meant Saving Private Ryan (Blu-ray) ;-)

by **HGervais** » Fri May 07, 2010 11:24 pm

I had some extra cash so I went a little crazy today...The Fugitive Kind: Criterion, standard DVD. On blu-ray, Saving Private Ryan and Shaun of the Dead. On Criterion blu-ray, Revanche, Days of Heaven, Vivre Sa Vie & Summer Hours.

by **mavrach** » Sat May 08, 2010 7:01 pm

A Serious Man
The Boondock Saints II
Sherlock Holmes

by **HGervais** » Mon May 10, 2010 1:44 pm

Both on blu-ray, The Dark Knight and Ride With The Devil: Criterion.

by **HGervais** » Tue May 11, 2010 11:43 am

Minority Report and freaking M both on blu-ray.

by **Boba Fett** » Wed May 12, 2010 2:17 pm

Recently...

Iron Man (Blu-Ray)
Michael Clayton
Sunshine
Pandorum
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
National Treasure 2 (it was a $1)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2-Disc Edition) [another $1 purchase; I had the single disc already, so I tossed the damaged disc one (disc two was flawless) from this set and threw in my copy]

by **Steve T Power** » Wed May 12, 2010 2:20 pm

In the *finally* department:

A Clockwork Orange - 2 disc. I haven't seen this movie since the mid 90's, should be interesting to revisit.

by **Jon Mercer** » Thu May 13, 2010 3:54 am

Romancing the Stone on Blu
Jewel of the Nile on Blu
3D Dot Game Heroes for PS3

Romancing the Stone is still a bit of fun, though entirely saved by its two leads. Jewel of the Nile, is not quite so fortunate.

by **Steve T Power** » Thu May 13, 2010 10:48 am

Lost Planet 2 (360) - Really diggin it so far.
3D Dot Game Heroes (PS3) - Throwback to A Link to the Past, and hilariously well written.
Alan Wake - limited Collector's Edition - Damn nice package, can't wait to fire it into the xbox.

by **cdouglas** » Thu May 13, 2010 2:10 pm

All Blu-ray...

Crazy Heart
Amadeus
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
Dog Day Afternoon
Rio Bravo
Bonnie & Clyde

by **stypee** » Fri May 14, 2010 5:51 pm

Steve T Power wrote:In the *finally* department:

A Clockwork Orange - 2 disc. I haven't seen this movie since the mid 90's, should be interesting to revisit.

Brilliant! You should see it on Blu-Ray. Be sure to watch the Malcolm McDowel documentary.. That guy flippin' rocks..

as for me,

I scored the Blu-Ray UBER-DIP - Roger Corman's Rock And Roll High School to go with my Standard DVD that's autographed by the man himself! (Thanks again J.M.!)

by **HGervais** » Sun May 16, 2010 12:46 pm

All on blu-ray, Speed Recer, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang & Walkabout: Criterion.....I guess it is the old time DVDer in me but I do love getting a movie before street date.

by **the5thghostbuster** » Mon May 17, 2010 5:50 am

How to Get Ahead in Advertising (Alliance release)
Iron Man: the Complete 1994 animated Series
Wolverine and the X-Men: Season 1
Hamlet (BBC Blu Ray)
Doctor Who: Inferno

by **Dan Mancini** » Mon May 17, 2010 6:29 am

Rock n Roll High School and Trick r Treat - both on Blu. I also took advantage of Amazon's recent Gold Box deal to upgrade to PhotoShop Elements 8.

by **Steve T Power** » Mon May 17, 2010 7:17 am

Red Dead Redemption - PS3 - after two hours with this monster - VERY strong contender for game of the year. It's GTA 4 crossed with the open world madness of Oblivion or Fallout 3.

by **the5thghostbuster** » Mon May 17, 2010 7:46 pm

Drag Me To Hell (Blu Ray)

by **yellow ledbetter** » Mon May 17, 2010 9:47 pm

$5 bin was good to me. Got Munich, Sandlot, Witness and Ghost and the Darkness

by **Mitchell Hattaway** » Tue May 18, 2010 8:27 am

Invictus (Blu-ray)

by **Andrew Forbes** » Tue May 18, 2010 7:06 pm

Takashi Miike Omnibus. I'm sure I won't like everything in here, but for $25 I think it's worth it for what is undoubtedly interesting viewing. The Black Society trilogy has always been on my radar, so I'm looking forward to seeing that at least.

by **HGervais** » Tue May 18, 2010 10:23 pm

The Vengeance Trilogy on blu-ray in the swank metal tin from Best Buy and the Exile On Main Street/Rolling Stones re-issue with the extra tracks.

by **mavrach** » Wed May 19, 2010 2:47 pm

The Guild Seasons 1 & 2

Had a moment of weakness at Gamestop. As I was picking up my reserved copy of Red Dead Redemption, I snagged Super Street Fighter IV too.

by **Steve T Power** » Wed May 19, 2010 9:21 pm

mavrach wrote:The Guild Seasons 1 & 2

Had a moment of weakness at Gamestop. As I was picking up my reserved copy of Red Dead Redemption, I snagged Super Street Fighter IV too.

That my friend is an awesome haul.

by **thepegsdave** » Thu May 20, 2010 7:13 am

Invictus (Blu-ray)

by **Andrew Forbes** » Thu May 20, 2010 8:49 am

On a nostalgia binge, I picked up The Secret of Nimh and The Black Cauldron.

by **Steve T Power** » Thu May 20, 2010 9:02 am

Andrew Forbes wrote:On a nostalgia binge, I picked up The Secret of Nimh and The Black Cauldron.

there'll be night-lites in the Forbes household to-nite!

by **Mark Van Hook** » Thu May 20, 2010 5:52 pm

Finally decided to dip my toes in the Warner Archive, so picked up Gregory La Cava's completely bizarre crazy awesome Gabriel Over the White House and James Whale's The Great Garrick. Looking forward to both.

by **Andrew Forbes** » Thu May 20, 2010 6:25 pm

The Devil Rides Out/Rasputin: The Mad Monk double feature. I've been keeping an eye out for this for years, and had given up on finding it in a store, when suddenly there it was in HMV. Score.

by **Steve T Power** » Thu May 20, 2010 6:39 pm

Renaissance on Blu-ray. One of those flicks I really really dig, and had no idea there was a blu-ray version forthcoming.

by **HGervais** » Thu May 20, 2010 10:05 pm

Andrew Forbes wrote:The Devil Rides Out/Rasputin: The Mad Monk double feature. I've been keeping an eye out for this for years, and had given up on finding it in a store, when suddenly there it was in HMV. Score.

The Devil Rides Out....talk about a movie that could stand for a remake. Plus Christopher Lee is the right age for his role.

by **HGervais** » Fri May 21, 2010 9:40 am

Add Dog Day Afternoon on blu-ray.

by **LarryLockyer** » Fri May 21, 2010 2:05 pm

Lately,

Saving Private Ryan(Blu)
Minority report (Blu)
Talledega Nights (blu)
The Road to El Dorado
Dick Tracy
Red Dead Redemption(PS3)
Lost Planet 2 (360)

by **J.M. Vargas** » Mon May 24, 2010 9:59 pm

Raymond Bernard: Eclipse Box Set (Criterion)
The Small Black Room (Criterion)

by **Dimwitted** » Tue May 25, 2010 3:01 am

I finally bought a Bluray drive, now I need to collect new discs. Rogers is closing by me and they had a 1+2 sale, yep buy 1 and get 2 free!

I picked up (from rather depleted choices), total spend $30!
Knowing
District 9
Terminator: Sarah Connor Chron: S1
Animatrix
Crank 2

Then did the Walmart thing and got Dirty Harry for $10, Stargate for $7.50 and Equilibrium for $9.83.

They're all not what I'd pick necessarily but for the price I don't think that I did too bad.

by **J.M. Vargas** » Tue May 25, 2010 6:27 am

OMG, HEEEELP!!! Crystal-clear widescreen ALF is SOOOOOOO life-like it's scary!!!!

Oh, and two words dude: vacuum cleaner. Look at that carpet and those crums... I mean, JEEEEEEZZZus! ;-)

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