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Quint's 2007 Holiday Shopping Guide, Part 1! DVDs, Electronics and Clothing!!!
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with this year's Holiday Shopping Guide. It's a big one this year, with lots of great things for geeks. From cheap to ungodly expensive, from DVDs to Art to Electronics to collectibles... the below is a comprehensive list of goodies culled from my own personal tastes, what I've found this year and what you guys have suggested.
This is a fun one to window shop with or use as an idea machine for gifts. Each picture is a link that you can click through. Many links will go to Amazon, picked for their great and easy return policy, overall low prices and free shipping options. I get a couple pennies if you click through and buy an Amazon item, but Amazon's who I use when I have my own shopping to do.
Speaking of Amazon, they have some mysterious goings on surrounding Black Friday. I'm not exactly sure what's up, but check out their Black Friday page here!
However, I always suggest shopping around for better deals. In fact, one of my other favorite online retailers is DeepDiscount and I thought I'd give you a heads up before the article even started... Through November 25th they have an extra 20% off codeword sale. Enter either DDAF or SUPERSALE into the Codeword box when checking out to get 20% off of your order. I think this is a one time use thing, so make sure to bulk all the DVDs you want together when you check out. I got all the Kubrick movies in HD for around $17 a pop using it.
The hundreds of suggestions below are broken down by category (DVD, BOOKS, TOYS, ART, etc) and each category is broken down by price. Here's the price system:
CHEAP - Items $24.99 and under
MODERATE - Items $25.00-$70.99
EXPENSIVE - Items $71.00-$499.99
And
FOR THE SUPER RICH ONLY - Items $500.00 and up
Without any further ado, let's begin! Enjoy!
DVDS
CHEAP ($24.99 and under)
I know I may be alone in this, but this DVD release is the single happiest DVD release this year for me. My childhood love of this film has stayed with me all my years and I still love this film. The DVD is fantastic, packed with commentaries, behind the scenes and interviews. Yeah, I get a shout-out, so that's cool, too, but honestly I'm just happy to have this on my DVD shelf finally. $14.99 at Amazon.
PINOCCHIO and PETER PAN are my favorite Disney movies, but JUNGLE BOOK is way up there, probably near ROBIN HOOD and SWORD IN THE STONE. This is a great 2-disc DVD and since Disney hasn't announced any high-def releases for this title, it's well worth the pick-up, especially for any kids you're shopping for. $14.99 at Amazon.
This is an awesome set. Two hours of the best of The Colbert Report, which is in its infancy as a show, but already has so many gems that there's no filler in this set. If you haven't been regular with the Report, then this is a must own. I thought I'd seen most of the episodes, but a whole lot was new to me. In fact, I better go add the Report to my DVR so I don't miss any more when the strike is over... $14.99 at Amazon.
I almost didn't include this title in the Guide, but I was just sent it for review and I had it on in the background as I was working on this. I know it's not a popular opinion, but I really do love the third film in the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN TRILOGY. The 2-disc set comes packed with docs, a gorgeous almost high-def quality transfer and a nice little blooper reel. No commentaries, unfortunately, but you get a lot of bang for your buck. $22.99 for Standard Def and $23.95 for the Blu-Ray (an obvious pick over the SD if you have a Blu-Ray player).
ONCE is one of my favorite movies of the year. If you want to really impress the girlfriend or wife give this one to her. One of the most romantic movies of the year. Trust me, it's a great move. The DVD is released December 18th, just enough time to get it under the tree.$19.99 at Amazon.
Hands down the funniest movie of the year. SUPERBAD rocks so hard. Don't skimp and get the no-extras version, go for the 2-discer at $22.99 or spend the extra $6 and get the Blu-Ray version at $28.95 if you have a BR player. This one hits shelves December 4th and you can pre-order by using the above links.
MODERATE ($25.00-$70.99)
This is the best DVD set on the guide this year. The Final Cut is incredible and as a gift it's the most affordable badass DVD super awesome set available. Three different cuts of the movie, a feature length documentary, a Spinner car replica, Unicorn figure, photo cards... the works. Standard Def is $54.99, but honestly... with this title, I'd say either buy High Def or wait until you figure out if you're going Blue or Red. HD-DVD is $66.95 and Blu-Ray is also $66.95.
This is a good one to get for a horror friend who has it all. This set put out by Warner Bros got very little publicity and has some great cheesy '80s stuff in it and some genuinely good movies. My favorite in the set is EYES OF A STRANGER, one of Jennifer Jason Leigh's first movies where she plays a blind girl stalked by a killer. You also get Oliver Stone's THE HAND starring Michael Caine (with commentary by Stone), John Carpenter's TV movie SOMEONE IS WATCHING ME (a good double feature with EYES OF A STRANGER, actually), DR. GIGGLES, FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE and Wes Craven's absolutely ridiculous post NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET cheesefest called DEADLY FRIEND where the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer gets a robot's brain and gets revenge on the neighborhood assholes, including Mama Fratelli. All this for $37.99 at Amazon.
This is one where I'm genuinely jealous of the Blu-Ray owners. I have an HD-DVD player and when this hit alongside the Anchor Bay horror flicks... well, that was the only time I wasn't completely satisfied with my high def choice. For $32.95 you can get the Blu-Ray of one of Spielberg's best movies, with multiple cuts and special features. $28.99 for the Standard Def set.
CEOTTK is a much better movie, but I have to say that the HD transfer on the HD-DVD exclusive TRANSFORMERS is one of the best I've seen in high def period. Like it or loathe it, Michael Bay made a gigantic visual spectacle and it looks brilliant in HD. $27.95 for the HD-DVD and $22.99 for the Standard Def.
I have the image and link up there for the Standard Def Kubrick Box set. It's a great gift set with great films at $69.99, but if you're going to Double-Dip, then save it for the High Def Versions. I ordered them all on HD and am anxiously awaiting them. It sucks they're not all in one big set in high-def, but you can purchase them individually in both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray. The Shining ($19.95 for HD-DVD and Blu-Ray. FULL METAL JACKET ($18.95 for HD-DVD and Blu-Ray. 2001 ($19.95 for HD-DVD and Blu-Ray. EYES WIDE SHUT ($19.95 for HD-DVD and Blu-Ray. A CLOCKWORK ORANGE ($19.95 in and Blu-Ray.
I loved the complete first season of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE. It's fascinating seeing every single sketch as it originally aired, in that order, with every moment with every guest host... fascinating and there were some gems even there that hadn't been milked to death on the Best Ofs. Can't wait to explore Season 2. $45.49 at Amazon.
I reaaaalllly want to check this out. I've never sat down and watched all of TWIN PEAKS. I've seen most of the show, but I'd love to rediscover it with this impressive looking set. For the weirdo in your family (if it isn't you). $69.99 at Amazon.
EXPENSIVE ($71.00-$499.99)
These look great in High-Def. But if you're still not wanting to jump into the high-def pool, Paramount released these as Combo-discs, so you get Standard Def as well. I never got the original releases, so the upgrade to HD wasn't an issue. It's a bit pricey set, but you get the classic series in high def with a lot of extra features plus neat packaging. $132.95 at Amazon.
They've also packed up the entire series of STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION into one giant massive set. There are a ton of these hitting the market this holiday season. I guess the studios are at the sweet spot where they've released all seasons of their popular library shows, so this is the last step before they can start releasing them again in High Def. The complete TNG set is $297.99 at Amazon.
I'm really looking forward to this set in HD-DVD. They're also releasing it Standard Def ($83.99), but I don't see the point of paying a high price for a single package of previously released Standard Def discs, so the above picture and link is for the HD-DVD set at $104.95. Blu-Ray is also getting Potter at the same price. For that you get all 5 released Harry Potter films in high def, some sweet-ass packaged bonuses and new features.
Here's another "Complete Run of Episodes" box sets. Drastically discounted and packaged together are 10 seasons of Mulder and Scully for your viewing pleasure. 61 discs, Holy Crap! $230.99 at Amazon.
I never was a huge Seinfeld fan, to be perfectly honest, but I respect what it is. This was easily the most recommend DVD set from the readers, so it gets a spot here. Every single episode gathered in one place!$205.99 new at Amazon.
I just got this set. I'm really eager to dive into it as I haven't seen any of the Young Indiana Jones episodes since they aired. I remember loving them, but specifics are hazy. Hopefully it's a good rediscover (like EERIE, INDIANA) and not a bad one (GREATEST AMERICAN HERO). Volume 1 (The Early Years) is out now for $79.99 at Amazon and...
Volume 2 hits December 18th and is a tad more expensive (I guess you're paying for more Sean Patrick Flannery) at $90.99
This movie is damned fun. Watch as the boys play great music as Ringo's finger is constant jeopardy of being removed forcibly in order for a blood cult to get the sacrificial ring he somehow is wearing. Not as good A HARD DAY'S NIGHT, but it's still great. Add on to that a brilliant transfer and a ton of goodies (posters, photo cards, a hard-bound version of the script with director Richard Lester's own notes) you get one impressive gift for the Beatles nut in your household. $89.99 at Amazon.
If you were smart you didn't buy any of the remastered James Bond flicks that hit last year. I admit to picking up a few singles, my favorite Bonds... FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE, DR. NO, THUNDERBALL and GOLDENEYE, so I'll probably wait until they hit us with the high def versions in a year or two, but I can't deny this is a great deal. 42 discs with every James Bond film from Dr. No to CASINO ROYALE at $205.99 at Amazon.
This is pretty neat for you richers out there. United Artists is releasing a couple of different packages with some library titles. The one pictured above is the 46-disc 30 film package at $202.99. Here's what you get with that:
Disc 1: Marty P&S
Disc 2: Twelve Angry Men WS
Disc 3: Some Like It Hot WS Disc 1
Disc 4: Some Like It Hot WS Disc 2
Disc 5: The Alamo WS
Disc 6: The Apartment WS
Disc 7: The Magnificent Seven WS Disc 1
Disc 8: The Magnificent Seven WS Disc 2
Disc 9: Judgment at Nuremberg WS
Disc 10: Westside Story WS Disc 1
Disc 11: Westside Story WS Disc 2
Disc 12: Birdman of Alcatraz WS
Disc 13: Dr. No WS Disc 1
Disc 14: Dr. No WS Disc 2
Disc 15: Manchurian Candidate WS
Disc 16: The Great Escape WS Disc 1
Disc 17: The Great Escape WS Disc 2
Disc 18: The Pink Panther WS
Disc 19: The Greatest Story Ever Told WS Disc 1
Disc 20: The Greatest Story Ever Told WS Disc 2
Disc 21: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly WS Disc 1
Disc 22: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly WS Disc 2
Disc 23: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang WS Disc 1
Disc 24: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang WS Disc 2
Disc 25: Thomas Crown Affair (1968) WS
Disc 26: The Battle of Britain WS Disc 1
Disc 27: The Battle of Britain WS Disc 2
Disc 28: Midnight Cowboy WS Disc 1
Disc 29: Midnight Cowboy WS Disc 2
Disc 30: Fiddler on the Roof WS Disc 1
Disc 31: Fiddler on the Roof WS Disc 2
Disc 32: Rocky WS Disc 1
Disc 33: Rocky WS Disc 2
Disc 34: Annie Hall P&S
Disc 35: A Bridge Too Far WS Disc 1
Disc 36: A Bridge Too Far WS Disc 2
Disc 37: The Spy Who Loved Me WS Disc 1
Disc 38: The Spy Who Loved Me WS Disc 2
Disc 39: Raging Bull WS Disc 1
Disc 40: Raging Bull WS Disc 2
Disc 41: Rain Man WS
Disc 42: Manchurian Candidate WS
Disc 43: Goldeneye WS
Disc 44: The Birdcage WS
Disc 45: Bowling for Columbine WS
Disc 46: Hotel Rwanda WS
Lots of great titles in there and the packaging is fantastic. It's like a film history book where you can learn about each film, then pull it out to watch.
This is the pricier version, known as The Prestige Collection and sits about 3 times more expensive ($608.99), but you get 3 times the movies, a total of 90 films in 110 discs. Here's the rundown on those films:
Disc 1: The Woman In The Window P&S Disc 2: Red River P&S Disc 3: The Barefoot Contessa P&S Disc 4: Marty P&S Disc 5: The Night of the Hunter WS Disc 6: Dance with Me Henry P&S Disc 7: The Killing P&S Disc 8: Moby Dick P&S Disc 9: Twelve Angry Men WS Disc 10: Paths of Glory P&S Disc 11: Witness For The Prosecution WS Disc 12: The Big Country WS Disc 13: The Defiant Ones WS Disc 14: I Want To Live! WS Disc 15: A Hole In The Head WS Disc 16: The Fugitive Kind WS Disc 17: Some Like It Hot WS Disc 1 Disc 18: Some Like It Hot WS Disc 2 Disc 19: The Alamo WS Disc 20: The Apartment WS Disc 21: Elmer Gantry WS Disc 22: Inherit The Wind WS Disc 23: The Magnificent Seven WS Disc 1 Disc 24: The Magnificent Seven WS Disc 2 Disc 25: Judgment at Nuremberg WS Disc 26: The Misfits WS Disc 27: One, Two, Three WS Disc 28: Pocketful of Miracles WS Disc 29: Westside Story Disc 1 WS Disc 30: Westside Story Disc 2 Disc 31: Birdman of Alcatraz WS Disc 32: Dr. No WS Disc 1 Disc 33: Dr. No WS Disc 2 Disc 34: Manchurian Candidate WS Disc 35: The Miracle Worker WS Disc 36: The Great Escape WS Disc 1 Disc 37: The Great Escape WS Disc 2 Disc 38: I Could Go On Singing WS Disc 39: Irma La Douce WS Disc 40: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World WS Disc 41: Fistful of Dollars WS Disc 1 Disc 42: Fistful of Dollars WS Disc 2 Disc 43: The Pink Panther WS Disc 44: Topkapi WS Disc 45: The Greatest Story Ever Told WS Disc 1 Disc 46: The Greatest Story Ever Told WS Disc 2 Disc 47: The Fortune Cookie WS Disc 48: Persona P&S Disc 49: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly Disc 1 WS Disc 50: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Disc 2 Disc 51: In The Heat of the Night WS Disc 52: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang WS Disc 1 Disc 53: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang WS Disc 2 Disc 54: Hang 'Em High WS Disc 55: Thomas Crown Affair (1968) WS Disc 56: Yours, Mine and Ours P&S Disc 57: Fellini Satyricon WS Disc 58: The Battle of Britain WS Disc 1 Disc 59: The Battle of Britain WS Disc 2 Disc 60: Midnight Cowboy WS Disc 1 Disc 61: Midnight Cowboy WS Disc 2 Disc 62: On Her Majesty's Secret Service WS Disc 1 Disc 63: On Her Majesty's Secret Service WS Disc 2 Disc 64: Fiddler on the Roof WS Disc 1 Disc 65: Fiddler on the Roof WS Disc 2 Disc 66: Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex P&S Disc 67: Last Tango In Paris WS Disc 68: Lenny WS Disc 69: The Wilby Conspiracy WS Disc 70: Carrie WS Disc 71: The Missouri Breaks WS Disc 72: The Pink Panther Strikes Again WS Disc 73: Rocky WS Disc 1 Disc 74: Rocky WS Disc 2 Disc 75: Annie Hall P&S Disc 76: A Bridge Too Far WS Disc 1 Disc 77: A Bridge Too Far WS Disc 2 Disc 78: Equus WS Disc 79: New York, New York WS Disc 80: The Spy Who Loved Me WS Disc 1 Disc 81: The Spy Who Loved Me WS Disc 2 Disc 82: Coming Home WS Disc 83: La Cage Aux Folles WS Disc 84: The Last Waltz P&S Disc 85: Manhattan WS Disc 86: Raging Bull WS Disc 1 Disc 87: Raging Bull WS Disc 2 Disc 88: The French Lieutenant's Woman WS Disc 89: Heaven's Gate WS Disc 90: The Secret of the NIMH WS Disc 91: War games WS Disc 92: Red Dawn WS Disc 1 Disc 93: Red Dawn WS Disc 2 Disc 94: The Living Daylights - Disc 1 Disc 95: The Living Daylights - Disc 2 Disc 96: Baby Boom WS Disc 97: Child's Play Disc 98: Rain Man WS Disc 99: Road House WS Disc 100: Goldeneye WS Disc 1 Disc 101: Goldeneye WS Disc 2 Disc 102: Leaving Las Vegas WS Disc 103: Richard III WS Disc 104: The Birdcage WS Disc 105: The Man In The Iron Mask WS Disc 106: No Man's Land WS Disc 107: Bowling for Columbine WS Disc 108: Dark Blue WS Disc 109: Pieces of April WS Disc 110: Hotel Rwanda WS
CLOTHES
CHEAP ($24.99 and under)
This is a new part of the column. There were just too many great options this year, so the category was born. And what a way to kick it off. An 8-Bit tie for only $19.99 from thinkgeek.
What many people hold is Eli Roth's best work ever... from GRINDHOUSE, we have a T-shirt at Hot Topic for his trailer: Thanksgiving. Sorry for the small picture, but it's a pretty rad shirt. $13.50.
MODERATE ($25.00-$70.99)
Blinking Transformers shirts. Proudly display your Decepticon logo for 20 pounds.
Another one from thinkgeek. This time we have a shirt that actually detects wifi signals and signal strength. Why not? $29.99.
This is another batch of import shirts, from a UK company called Bonaroo.co.uk. At 14.99 pounds and 5 pounds shipping you can get some awesome movie related T-Shirts. I have the Quint one above (naturally) and the first of the following two images. They have everything from SHAUN OF THE DEAD to EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE. Check out the below shirt designs for more!
TECHNOLOGY
EXPENSIVE ($71.00-$499.99)
At $279.99 the 360 Arcade bundle is a helluva deal. Massively cheaper and the first (affordable) 360 to come with built in HDMi for true 1080p picture. If you were waiting to get a 360, this is a great way to get into the system.
The PS3 has also dropped its price, now it's down to $399 and you get SPIDER-MAN 3 in Blu-Ray with it. For the game selection, it's still not worth it for me personally, but I'm thinking one more price drop might finally get a Blu-Ray player in my house...
Amazingly, the Nintendo Wii is about as hard to get as it was this time last year upon its release. I'm at an electronics store at least twice a week and I've only ever seen Wii's in stock twice since they came out. How incredible is that? No one online has it stocked, but maybe on Black Friday there'll be an influx when you're hitting Best Buy to try to get a $300 laptop.
This is the DS I bought... albeit I bought the Brain Age 2 bundle, but I couldn't find that available to link to online. $129.99 as a standalone system. However you might want grab up one of the upcoming Zelda Phantom Hourglass bundles.
Wow, you say. $99 for a 2 gig SD memory card? That's expensive! You're right, but this ain't no regular memory card. This is the future. Eye-Fi is what they're calling it and it wirelessly transfers any photos you take to your computer. If you set it up in advance you can even have it set up to wirelessly transmit to a photo page online as you snap. How cool is that?
This holiday season is all about high def. What happens this buying season could very well determine the outcome of the format war... Word is Warner Bros is looking at going exclusive one way or the other. So, I'll feature both HD and Blu-Ray. Here's the cheapest of the two, Toshiba's HD-A3 standing at New at $187.04. That's 1080i output and 7 free HD-DVDs with purchase (5 with a mail-in rebate and 300 & THE BOURNE IDENTITY packaged with the player).
The best Blu-Ray Player deal is still the PS3, but the cheapest stand alone player I've found is the BDP-S300 which is on sale for $399.00. I'm sure there's a 5 Blu-Ray mail in deal, but if you want the best value... there's rumor that this weekend Wal-Mart will be offering 10 Free Blu-Ray movies (under $30) with the purchase of the $499 80 Gig PS3, and you get 5 free mail-in movies on top of that. So that's the best value, but for stand-alone players I think the BDP-S300 is the cheapest on the market.
Okay, I'm going to be one of those guys. I walked into Cingular a few months ago. My cheap-ass Go-Phone's battery was dying. The cute girl who was helping me disappeared in the back to find my battery. I started playing with the iPhone on display. She came back out and said the battery is out of stock and I could check out some battery store somewhere in who-knows-where Austin... I am weak-willed and even though I probably didn't have it spend, I walked out with an iPhone and haven't regretted it one bit since. I love it. $399.00 at Apple's website, but you might want to try for a refurbished iPhone which is about $50 off and comes with the exact same warranty.
Wow, this looks out of place... A kind of classy clock in the middle of this geeky guide. What makes this worthy of being included? How about this... it's a talking clock. Want one better? It talks with Stephen Fry's voice. No shit. click the pic above and you can hear the wake-up alarm. You have to import it from the UK, but it's not too bad. 39 pounds.
Now, I have no idea how much lamp will cost... it's in the "concept stage" according to the above website, but all I know is that it's totally badass and I want one really badly. It's the cow, I think... So far this is strictly window-shopping, but keep tabs on it.
That little device above will disrupt cell phone reception for about 30 feet. Now, that's not exactly legal, so I, of course, do not condone buying this product and using it in a public place like... say... a movie theater when some inconsiderate douchebag decides to carry on a conversation or text all during a movie. I can not condone that at all. Even at the relatively low price of $149.99.
FOR THE SUPER RICH ONLY ($500 and up)
Yes, that is R2-D2 the projector. It's expensive and I doubt it projects in HD... but it's R2... and he projects movies... and has an iPod dock. $2500... but the coolest thing... are the tie in surround sound speakers (forgive the pun). Check them below... I don't know exactly where you can get these, but I'd want them independently from the system. How cool would that be?
2007 HOLIDAY SHOPPING GUIDE PART 2 - BOOKS, COMICS, TOYS AND VIDEO GAMES!!!
2007 HOLIDAY SHOPPING GUIDE PART 3 - COLLECTIBLES, MUSIC, ART and RICH STUFF!!!
CHEAP ($24.99 and under)
I know I may be alone in this, but this DVD release is the single happiest DVD release this year for me. My childhood love of this film has stayed with me all my years and I still love this film. The DVD is fantastic, packed with commentaries, behind the scenes and interviews. Yeah, I get a shout-out, so that's cool, too, but honestly I'm just happy to have this on my DVD shelf finally. $14.99 at Amazon.
PINOCCHIO and PETER PAN are my favorite Disney movies, but JUNGLE BOOK is way up there, probably near ROBIN HOOD and SWORD IN THE STONE. This is a great 2-disc DVD and since Disney hasn't announced any high-def releases for this title, it's well worth the pick-up, especially for any kids you're shopping for. $14.99 at Amazon.
This is an awesome set. Two hours of the best of The Colbert Report, which is in its infancy as a show, but already has so many gems that there's no filler in this set. If you haven't been regular with the Report, then this is a must own. I thought I'd seen most of the episodes, but a whole lot was new to me. In fact, I better go add the Report to my DVR so I don't miss any more when the strike is over... $14.99 at Amazon.
I almost didn't include this title in the Guide, but I was just sent it for review and I had it on in the background as I was working on this. I know it's not a popular opinion, but I really do love the third film in the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN TRILOGY. The 2-disc set comes packed with docs, a gorgeous almost high-def quality transfer and a nice little blooper reel. No commentaries, unfortunately, but you get a lot of bang for your buck. $22.99 for Standard Def and $23.95 for the Blu-Ray (an obvious pick over the SD if you have a Blu-Ray player).
ONCE is one of my favorite movies of the year. If you want to really impress the girlfriend or wife give this one to her. One of the most romantic movies of the year. Trust me, it's a great move. The DVD is released December 18th, just enough time to get it under the tree.$19.99 at Amazon.
Hands down the funniest movie of the year. SUPERBAD rocks so hard. Don't skimp and get the no-extras version, go for the 2-discer at $22.99 or spend the extra $6 and get the Blu-Ray version at $28.95 if you have a BR player. This one hits shelves December 4th and you can pre-order by using the above links.
MODERATE ($25.00-$70.99)
This is the best DVD set on the guide this year. The Final Cut is incredible and as a gift it's the most affordable badass DVD super awesome set available. Three different cuts of the movie, a feature length documentary, a Spinner car replica, Unicorn figure, photo cards... the works. Standard Def is $54.99, but honestly... with this title, I'd say either buy High Def or wait until you figure out if you're going Blue or Red. HD-DVD is $66.95 and Blu-Ray is also $66.95.
This is a good one to get for a horror friend who has it all. This set put out by Warner Bros got very little publicity and has some great cheesy '80s stuff in it and some genuinely good movies. My favorite in the set is EYES OF A STRANGER, one of Jennifer Jason Leigh's first movies where she plays a blind girl stalked by a killer. You also get Oliver Stone's THE HAND starring Michael Caine (with commentary by Stone), John Carpenter's TV movie SOMEONE IS WATCHING ME (a good double feature with EYES OF A STRANGER, actually), DR. GIGGLES, FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE and Wes Craven's absolutely ridiculous post NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET cheesefest called DEADLY FRIEND where the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer gets a robot's brain and gets revenge on the neighborhood assholes, including Mama Fratelli. All this for $37.99 at Amazon.
This is one where I'm genuinely jealous of the Blu-Ray owners. I have an HD-DVD player and when this hit alongside the Anchor Bay horror flicks... well, that was the only time I wasn't completely satisfied with my high def choice. For $32.95 you can get the Blu-Ray of one of Spielberg's best movies, with multiple cuts and special features. $28.99 for the Standard Def set.
CEOTTK is a much better movie, but I have to say that the HD transfer on the HD-DVD exclusive TRANSFORMERS is one of the best I've seen in high def period. Like it or loathe it, Michael Bay made a gigantic visual spectacle and it looks brilliant in HD. $27.95 for the HD-DVD and $22.99 for the Standard Def.
I have the image and link up there for the Standard Def Kubrick Box set. It's a great gift set with great films at $69.99, but if you're going to Double-Dip, then save it for the High Def Versions. I ordered them all on HD and am anxiously awaiting them. It sucks they're not all in one big set in high-def, but you can purchase them individually in both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray. The Shining ($19.95 for HD-DVD and Blu-Ray. FULL METAL JACKET ($18.95 for HD-DVD and Blu-Ray. 2001 ($19.95 for HD-DVD and Blu-Ray. EYES WIDE SHUT ($19.95 for HD-DVD and Blu-Ray. A CLOCKWORK ORANGE ($19.95 in and Blu-Ray.
I loved the complete first season of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE. It's fascinating seeing every single sketch as it originally aired, in that order, with every moment with every guest host... fascinating and there were some gems even there that hadn't been milked to death on the Best Ofs. Can't wait to explore Season 2. $45.49 at Amazon.
I reaaaalllly want to check this out. I've never sat down and watched all of TWIN PEAKS. I've seen most of the show, but I'd love to rediscover it with this impressive looking set. For the weirdo in your family (if it isn't you). $69.99 at Amazon.
EXPENSIVE ($71.00-$499.99)
These look great in High-Def. But if you're still not wanting to jump into the high-def pool, Paramount released these as Combo-discs, so you get Standard Def as well. I never got the original releases, so the upgrade to HD wasn't an issue. It's a bit pricey set, but you get the classic series in high def with a lot of extra features plus neat packaging. $132.95 at Amazon.
They've also packed up the entire series of STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION into one giant massive set. There are a ton of these hitting the market this holiday season. I guess the studios are at the sweet spot where they've released all seasons of their popular library shows, so this is the last step before they can start releasing them again in High Def. The complete TNG set is $297.99 at Amazon.
I'm really looking forward to this set in HD-DVD. They're also releasing it Standard Def ($83.99), but I don't see the point of paying a high price for a single package of previously released Standard Def discs, so the above picture and link is for the HD-DVD set at $104.95. Blu-Ray is also getting Potter at the same price. For that you get all 5 released Harry Potter films in high def, some sweet-ass packaged bonuses and new features.
Here's another "Complete Run of Episodes" box sets. Drastically discounted and packaged together are 10 seasons of Mulder and Scully for your viewing pleasure. 61 discs, Holy Crap! $230.99 at Amazon.
I never was a huge Seinfeld fan, to be perfectly honest, but I respect what it is. This was easily the most recommend DVD set from the readers, so it gets a spot here. Every single episode gathered in one place!$205.99 new at Amazon.
I just got this set. I'm really eager to dive into it as I haven't seen any of the Young Indiana Jones episodes since they aired. I remember loving them, but specifics are hazy. Hopefully it's a good rediscover (like EERIE, INDIANA) and not a bad one (GREATEST AMERICAN HERO). Volume 1 (The Early Years) is out now for $79.99 at Amazon and...
Volume 2 hits December 18th and is a tad more expensive (I guess you're paying for more Sean Patrick Flannery) at $90.99
This movie is damned fun. Watch as the boys play great music as Ringo's finger is constant jeopardy of being removed forcibly in order for a blood cult to get the sacrificial ring he somehow is wearing. Not as good A HARD DAY'S NIGHT, but it's still great. Add on to that a brilliant transfer and a ton of goodies (posters, photo cards, a hard-bound version of the script with director Richard Lester's own notes) you get one impressive gift for the Beatles nut in your household. $89.99 at Amazon.
If you were smart you didn't buy any of the remastered James Bond flicks that hit last year. I admit to picking up a few singles, my favorite Bonds... FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE, DR. NO, THUNDERBALL and GOLDENEYE, so I'll probably wait until they hit us with the high def versions in a year or two, but I can't deny this is a great deal. 42 discs with every James Bond film from Dr. No to CASINO ROYALE at $205.99 at Amazon.
This is pretty neat for you richers out there. United Artists is releasing a couple of different packages with some library titles. The one pictured above is the 46-disc 30 film package at $202.99. Here's what you get with that:
I loved the complete first season of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE. It's fascinating seeing every single sketch as it originally aired, in that order, with every moment with every guest host... fascinating and there were some gems even there that hadn't been milked to death on the Best Ofs. Can't wait to explore Season 2. $45.49 at Amazon.
I reaaaalllly want to check this out. I've never sat down and watched all of TWIN PEAKS. I've seen most of the show, but I'd love to rediscover it with this impressive looking set. For the weirdo in your family (if it isn't you). $69.99 at Amazon.
EXPENSIVE ($71.00-$499.99)
These look great in High-Def. But if you're still not wanting to jump into the high-def pool, Paramount released these as Combo-discs, so you get Standard Def as well. I never got the original releases, so the upgrade to HD wasn't an issue. It's a bit pricey set, but you get the classic series in high def with a lot of extra features plus neat packaging. $132.95 at Amazon.
They've also packed up the entire series of STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION into one giant massive set. There are a ton of these hitting the market this holiday season. I guess the studios are at the sweet spot where they've released all seasons of their popular library shows, so this is the last step before they can start releasing them again in High Def. The complete TNG set is $297.99 at Amazon.
I'm really looking forward to this set in HD-DVD. They're also releasing it Standard Def ($83.99), but I don't see the point of paying a high price for a single package of previously released Standard Def discs, so the above picture and link is for the HD-DVD set at $104.95. Blu-Ray is also getting Potter at the same price. For that you get all 5 released Harry Potter films in high def, some sweet-ass packaged bonuses and new features.
Here's another "Complete Run of Episodes" box sets. Drastically discounted and packaged together are 10 seasons of Mulder and Scully for your viewing pleasure. 61 discs, Holy Crap! $230.99 at Amazon.
I never was a huge Seinfeld fan, to be perfectly honest, but I respect what it is. This was easily the most recommend DVD set from the readers, so it gets a spot here. Every single episode gathered in one place!$205.99 new at Amazon.
I just got this set. I'm really eager to dive into it as I haven't seen any of the Young Indiana Jones episodes since they aired. I remember loving them, but specifics are hazy. Hopefully it's a good rediscover (like EERIE, INDIANA) and not a bad one (GREATEST AMERICAN HERO). Volume 1 (The Early Years) is out now for $79.99 at Amazon and...
Volume 2 hits December 18th and is a tad more expensive (I guess you're paying for more Sean Patrick Flannery) at $90.99
This movie is damned fun. Watch as the boys play great music as Ringo's finger is constant jeopardy of being removed forcibly in order for a blood cult to get the sacrificial ring he somehow is wearing. Not as good A HARD DAY'S NIGHT, but it's still great. Add on to that a brilliant transfer and a ton of goodies (posters, photo cards, a hard-bound version of the script with director Richard Lester's own notes) you get one impressive gift for the Beatles nut in your household. $89.99 at Amazon.
If you were smart you didn't buy any of the remastered James Bond flicks that hit last year. I admit to picking up a few singles, my favorite Bonds... FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE, DR. NO, THUNDERBALL and GOLDENEYE, so I'll probably wait until they hit us with the high def versions in a year or two, but I can't deny this is a great deal. 42 discs with every James Bond film from Dr. No to CASINO ROYALE at $205.99 at Amazon.
This is pretty neat for you richers out there. United Artists is releasing a couple of different packages with some library titles. The one pictured above is the 46-disc 30 film package at $202.99. Here's what you get with that:
Disc 1: Marty P&S
Disc 2: Twelve Angry Men WS
Disc 3: Some Like It Hot WS Disc 1
Disc 4: Some Like It Hot WS Disc 2
Disc 5: The Alamo WS
Disc 6: The Apartment WS
Disc 7: The Magnificent Seven WS Disc 1
Disc 8: The Magnificent Seven WS Disc 2
Disc 9: Judgment at Nuremberg WS
Disc 10: Westside Story WS Disc 1
Disc 11: Westside Story WS Disc 2
Disc 12: Birdman of Alcatraz WS
Disc 13: Dr. No WS Disc 1
Disc 14: Dr. No WS Disc 2
Disc 15: Manchurian Candidate WS
Disc 16: The Great Escape WS Disc 1
Disc 17: The Great Escape WS Disc 2
Disc 18: The Pink Panther WS
Disc 19: The Greatest Story Ever Told WS Disc 1
Disc 20: The Greatest Story Ever Told WS Disc 2
Disc 21: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly WS Disc 1
Disc 22: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly WS Disc 2
Disc 23: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang WS Disc 1
Disc 24: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang WS Disc 2
Disc 25: Thomas Crown Affair (1968) WS
Disc 26: The Battle of Britain WS Disc 1
Disc 27: The Battle of Britain WS Disc 2
Disc 28: Midnight Cowboy WS Disc 1
Disc 29: Midnight Cowboy WS Disc 2
Disc 30: Fiddler on the Roof WS Disc 1
Disc 31: Fiddler on the Roof WS Disc 2
Disc 32: Rocky WS Disc 1
Disc 33: Rocky WS Disc 2
Disc 34: Annie Hall P&S
Disc 35: A Bridge Too Far WS Disc 1
Disc 36: A Bridge Too Far WS Disc 2
Disc 37: The Spy Who Loved Me WS Disc 1
Disc 38: The Spy Who Loved Me WS Disc 2
Disc 39: Raging Bull WS Disc 1
Disc 40: Raging Bull WS Disc 2
Disc 41: Rain Man WS
Disc 42: Manchurian Candidate WS
Disc 43: Goldeneye WS
Disc 44: The Birdcage WS
Disc 45: Bowling for Columbine WS
Disc 46: Hotel Rwanda WS
Lots of great titles in there and the packaging is fantastic. It's like a film history book where you can learn about each film, then pull it out to watch.
This is the pricier version, known as The Prestige Collection and sits about 3 times more expensive ($608.99), but you get 3 times the movies, a total of 90 films in 110 discs. Here's the rundown on those films:
Disc 1: The Woman In The Window P&S Disc 2: Red River P&S Disc 3: The Barefoot Contessa P&S Disc 4: Marty P&S Disc 5: The Night of the Hunter WS Disc 6: Dance with Me Henry P&S Disc 7: The Killing P&S Disc 8: Moby Dick P&S Disc 9: Twelve Angry Men WS Disc 10: Paths of Glory P&S Disc 11: Witness For The Prosecution WS Disc 12: The Big Country WS Disc 13: The Defiant Ones WS Disc 14: I Want To Live! WS Disc 15: A Hole In The Head WS Disc 16: The Fugitive Kind WS Disc 17: Some Like It Hot WS Disc 1 Disc 18: Some Like It Hot WS Disc 2 Disc 19: The Alamo WS Disc 20: The Apartment WS Disc 21: Elmer Gantry WS Disc 22: Inherit The Wind WS Disc 23: The Magnificent Seven WS Disc 1 Disc 24: The Magnificent Seven WS Disc 2 Disc 25: Judgment at Nuremberg WS Disc 26: The Misfits WS Disc 27: One, Two, Three WS Disc 28: Pocketful of Miracles WS Disc 29: Westside Story Disc 1 WS Disc 30: Westside Story Disc 2 Disc 31: Birdman of Alcatraz WS Disc 32: Dr. No WS Disc 1 Disc 33: Dr. No WS Disc 2 Disc 34: Manchurian Candidate WS Disc 35: The Miracle Worker WS Disc 36: The Great Escape WS Disc 1 Disc 37: The Great Escape WS Disc 2 Disc 38: I Could Go On Singing WS Disc 39: Irma La Douce WS Disc 40: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World WS Disc 41: Fistful of Dollars WS Disc 1 Disc 42: Fistful of Dollars WS Disc 2 Disc 43: The Pink Panther WS Disc 44: Topkapi WS Disc 45: The Greatest Story Ever Told WS Disc 1 Disc 46: The Greatest Story Ever Told WS Disc 2 Disc 47: The Fortune Cookie WS Disc 48: Persona P&S Disc 49: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly Disc 1 WS Disc 50: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Disc 2 Disc 51: In The Heat of the Night WS Disc 52: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang WS Disc 1 Disc 53: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang WS Disc 2 Disc 54: Hang 'Em High WS Disc 55: Thomas Crown Affair (1968) WS Disc 56: Yours, Mine and Ours P&S Disc 57: Fellini Satyricon WS Disc 58: The Battle of Britain WS Disc 1 Disc 59: The Battle of Britain WS Disc 2 Disc 60: Midnight Cowboy WS Disc 1 Disc 61: Midnight Cowboy WS Disc 2 Disc 62: On Her Majesty's Secret Service WS Disc 1 Disc 63: On Her Majesty's Secret Service WS Disc 2 Disc 64: Fiddler on the Roof WS Disc 1 Disc 65: Fiddler on the Roof WS Disc 2 Disc 66: Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex P&S Disc 67: Last Tango In Paris WS Disc 68: Lenny WS Disc 69: The Wilby Conspiracy WS Disc 70: Carrie WS Disc 71: The Missouri Breaks WS Disc 72: The Pink Panther Strikes Again WS Disc 73: Rocky WS Disc 1 Disc 74: Rocky WS Disc 2 Disc 75: Annie Hall P&S Disc 76: A Bridge Too Far WS Disc 1 Disc 77: A Bridge Too Far WS Disc 2 Disc 78: Equus WS Disc 79: New York, New York WS Disc 80: The Spy Who Loved Me WS Disc 1 Disc 81: The Spy Who Loved Me WS Disc 2 Disc 82: Coming Home WS Disc 83: La Cage Aux Folles WS Disc 84: The Last Waltz P&S Disc 85: Manhattan WS Disc 86: Raging Bull WS Disc 1 Disc 87: Raging Bull WS Disc 2 Disc 88: The French Lieutenant's Woman WS Disc 89: Heaven's Gate WS Disc 90: The Secret of the NIMH WS Disc 91: War games WS Disc 92: Red Dawn WS Disc 1 Disc 93: Red Dawn WS Disc 2 Disc 94: The Living Daylights - Disc 1 Disc 95: The Living Daylights - Disc 2 Disc 96: Baby Boom WS Disc 97: Child's Play Disc 98: Rain Man WS Disc 99: Road House WS Disc 100: Goldeneye WS Disc 1 Disc 101: Goldeneye WS Disc 2 Disc 102: Leaving Las Vegas WS Disc 103: Richard III WS Disc 104: The Birdcage WS Disc 105: The Man In The Iron Mask WS Disc 106: No Man's Land WS Disc 107: Bowling for Columbine WS Disc 108: Dark Blue WS Disc 109: Pieces of April WS Disc 110: Hotel Rwanda WSCLOTHES
CHEAP ($24.99 and under)
This is a new part of the column. There were just too many great options this year, so the category was born. And what a way to kick it off. An 8-Bit tie for only $19.99 from thinkgeek.
What many people hold is Eli Roth's best work ever... from GRINDHOUSE, we have a T-shirt at Hot Topic for his trailer: Thanksgiving. Sorry for the small picture, but it's a pretty rad shirt. $13.50.
MODERATE ($25.00-$70.99)
Blinking Transformers shirts. Proudly display your Decepticon logo for 20 pounds.
Another one from thinkgeek. This time we have a shirt that actually detects wifi signals and signal strength. Why not? $29.99.
This is another batch of import shirts, from a UK company called Bonaroo.co.uk. At 14.99 pounds and 5 pounds shipping you can get some awesome movie related T-Shirts. I have the Quint one above (naturally) and the first of the following two images. They have everything from SHAUN OF THE DEAD to EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE. Check out the below shirt designs for more!TECHNOLOGY
EXPENSIVE ($71.00-$499.99)
At $279.99 the 360 Arcade bundle is a helluva deal. Massively cheaper and the first (affordable) 360 to come with built in HDMi for true 1080p picture. If you were waiting to get a 360, this is a great way to get into the system.
The PS3 has also dropped its price, now it's down to $399 and you get SPIDER-MAN 3 in Blu-Ray with it. For the game selection, it's still not worth it for me personally, but I'm thinking one more price drop might finally get a Blu-Ray player in my house...
Amazingly, the Nintendo Wii is about as hard to get as it was this time last year upon its release. I'm at an electronics store at least twice a week and I've only ever seen Wii's in stock twice since they came out. How incredible is that? No one online has it stocked, but maybe on Black Friday there'll be an influx when you're hitting Best Buy to try to get a $300 laptop.
This is the DS I bought... albeit I bought the Brain Age 2 bundle, but I couldn't find that available to link to online. $129.99 as a standalone system. However you might want grab up one of the upcoming Zelda Phantom Hourglass bundles.
Wow, you say. $99 for a 2 gig SD memory card? That's expensive! You're right, but this ain't no regular memory card. This is the future. Eye-Fi is what they're calling it and it wirelessly transfers any photos you take to your computer. If you set it up in advance you can even have it set up to wirelessly transmit to a photo page online as you snap. How cool is that?
This holiday season is all about high def. What happens this buying season could very well determine the outcome of the format war... Word is Warner Bros is looking at going exclusive one way or the other. So, I'll feature both HD and Blu-Ray. Here's the cheapest of the two, Toshiba's HD-A3 standing at New at $187.04. That's 1080i output and 7 free HD-DVDs with purchase (5 with a mail-in rebate and 300 & THE BOURNE IDENTITY packaged with the player).
The best Blu-Ray Player deal is still the PS3, but the cheapest stand alone player I've found is the BDP-S300 which is on sale for $399.00. I'm sure there's a 5 Blu-Ray mail in deal, but if you want the best value... there's rumor that this weekend Wal-Mart will be offering 10 Free Blu-Ray movies (under $30) with the purchase of the $499 80 Gig PS3, and you get 5 free mail-in movies on top of that. So that's the best value, but for stand-alone players I think the BDP-S300 is the cheapest on the market.
Okay, I'm going to be one of those guys. I walked into Cingular a few months ago. My cheap-ass Go-Phone's battery was dying. The cute girl who was helping me disappeared in the back to find my battery. I started playing with the iPhone on display. She came back out and said the battery is out of stock and I could check out some battery store somewhere in who-knows-where Austin... I am weak-willed and even though I probably didn't have it spend, I walked out with an iPhone and haven't regretted it one bit since. I love it. $399.00 at Apple's website, but you might want to try for a refurbished iPhone which is about $50 off and comes with the exact same warranty.
Wow, this looks out of place... A kind of classy clock in the middle of this geeky guide. What makes this worthy of being included? How about this... it's a talking clock. Want one better? It talks with Stephen Fry's voice. No shit. click the pic above and you can hear the wake-up alarm. You have to import it from the UK, but it's not too bad. 39 pounds.
Now, I have no idea how much lamp will cost... it's in the "concept stage" according to the above website, but all I know is that it's totally badass and I want one really badly. It's the cow, I think... So far this is strictly window-shopping, but keep tabs on it.
That little device above will disrupt cell phone reception for about 30 feet. Now, that's not exactly legal, so I, of course, do not condone buying this product and using it in a public place like... say... a movie theater when some inconsiderate douchebag decides to carry on a conversation or text all during a movie. I can not condone that at all. Even at the relatively low price of $149.99.
FOR THE SUPER RICH ONLY ($500 and up)
Yes, that is R2-D2 the projector. It's expensive and I doubt it projects in HD... but it's R2... and he projects movies... and has an iPod dock. $2500... but the coolest thing... are the tie in surround sound speakers (forgive the pun). Check them below... I don't know exactly where you can get these, but I'd want them independently from the system. How cool would that be?
2007 HOLIDAY SHOPPING GUIDE PART 2 - BOOKS, COMICS, TOYS AND VIDEO GAMES!!!
2007 HOLIDAY SHOPPING GUIDE PART 3 - COLLECTIBLES, MUSIC, ART and RICH STUFF!!!
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I bought it but was disappointed. The extras were great, but the picture quality of the film itself was unsatisfactory. I had downloaded a regular DVD version of a HD broadcast of the film previously which was MUCH better - on single-layer no less. That the commercial product is so sucky compared to the bootleg is simply unforgivable.
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Nintendo hasn't been this popular since Super Mario 3....insane...
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He looks like the geek that works in my I.T department! Except the geek in my I.T department doesn't look as nervous and sweaty.
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I got here through a link in part 2. What gives?
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Transformers HD-DVD!(You can thank me later.)
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Some people got to make a Turkey then worry about a missing code linky....
And on the model, anyone can be a online store model...ANYONE....
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...you are an idiot. Plain & simple. There's nothing to discuss. You don't have to LOVE it, but it's one of these films (and trilogies in a whole) whichs quality (and I don't mean F/X only) you just can't ignore, even if you try. If if you are getting confused, WATCH THE DAMN MOVIE!!! Then you can finally stop asking me, what happened to the Kraken!
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I don't hate POTC3, but it is a bloated, meandering, convoluted, ridiculous mess of a movie - even if POTC2 is worse.
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Not being an American I have no understanding of the whole Thanksgiving thing.Well, happy thanksgiving to all the American TalkBackers (except Gabriel Grey) and to all the AICN staff!
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Is this getting a UK release Doc? Man, I used to love that film when I was a kid. Where's my Leprechaun box set Motherfuckers? you know that it is necessary. Imagine the insane commentary possibilities from Warwick as he talks about exploding from a space marine's genitals. The commentary would have to be in plastic oirish though.
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I think the pic quality is good. But I've seen the HD version you're talking about and it does look great. I think the enthusiastic response that the standard DVD got should send the studio into overdrive bringing the HD dvd out.
Good job on the Holiday article buddy! Now I see why you were up until 6:45am. See you in a few hours with all your potatoes! That sounded too sexual. -
What galls me is that the official DVD is a dual-layer disc, yet it SUCKS in comparison to the single-layer bootleg floating around the internets. That's just a sloppy fucking job.
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Don't encourage the little bastard. The boards have been pleasantly clear of his loathsome presence since I had to bitch-slap him the other day. I don't want him back.
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I'll have to get the bootleg then.
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Monkey- are you insane? you've also summoned Gabriel Grey.
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Actually, the 360 Elite bundle was the first one to have HDMI input.
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This site has increasingly become a forum for the Ain't It Cool staff to make money from Amazon.com referrals...
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Sorry!
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Now that would look great above my desk.....
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Not just three. As has been reported since, oh, even before Comic-Con. Last July. But the hilarious Stephen Fry clock almost makes up for this oversight.
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When there's still 2 more movies coming out? I hate when they do that.
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and that tie looks cool!!!!
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Better than talking, isn't it?
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So tired of all the fucking morons who can't wait a couple of hours to check their fucking phones during a movie! Now if only they'd invent a device that would make people shut-the-fuck-up during a movie! Oh wait, they DO have such a device: it's called a taser!
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S'called my Fist!
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It's bad because of the light from your fucking cell phone, shining like a flashlight into the retinas of everyone around you trying to watch a movie in a dark theater, you fucktard! I know you think that you're "the shit", and that the hot homo you're texting is gonna suck your cock real good after the movie's over, but just save it for after the show, okay? Or the next time you do use it, you might be sitting next to me, and you'll be taking your next call from your ass... ('cause your phone will be shoved all the way up it!)
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This is the weapon of choice for film geeks. An absolute must for going to films.
Don't buy Transformers. The movie sucked. Why are there so many people in denial over this.
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Come on Quint, every single thing I emailed you you put on this list except for the boxed set of the best written series of the last decade, Joss Whedon's incomperable Angel!Come on, man, it's affordable, it's addictive, and it makes a great present for an unbeliever to get hooked into the Whedonverse, because unlike Buffy, the first season is actually really good, not hit or miss like Buffy's first season was.Come on, Quint... I'm sorry, but you totally missed the boat on this one. Pun intended.
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Nov 22, 2007 3:08:19 PM CST
AICN helped us get MonsterSquad. Now help us get Student Bodies
by thepilgrim
On DVD. Please!!!! You can screen it get the people who made it involved and spread the word!!!!
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Another idea is to skip all this shit and go see "What Would Jesus Buy?" instead.
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I can't wait that is the one movie I am saving for xmas morning mayby harry potter /at worlds end/the simpsons/and led zeppelin.
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Seriously, anyone who thinks their personal life is so important that they can't sit for two hours without texting people should just stay home or do other stuff. Self-important douchebags who like to act like whatever is happening in that present moment is not as significant as something happening elsewhere in their own personal life, and they interrupt whatever you may be doing at that moment to communicate this to you. They're basically giving everyone around them the finger and saying, "Fuck you, you don't matter." Zardoz gets it.
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I'm mystified that talkbackers despised the immeasurably superior Star Wars prequels but are split on those trainwrecks. Christ, at least Lucas knows a thing or two about structure and pacing.
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The "Tie Fighter" speakers are created by Question Mark Entertainment. Sadly there is no set price or release date as of yet.
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The speakers are actually developed by Nikko Home Electronics.
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Since they're obviously too dumb to breathe.
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If so, let's hear the review of the effectiveness of the device and any stories, man! I want to hear how well it works before I decide if I want to get my own.
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And kudos again!
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WTF?
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Nov 22, 2007 11:55:56 PM CST
Quint purposely picked the Disney movies that aren't "girly"
by tivo1138
Sleeping Beauty > Quint
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only a couple of sore thumbs sticking out: Pieces of April, Hotel Rwanda
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heh, Jam it so far up their arse that when it rings they get colon cancer
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Fuckers like that, along with assholes with potato chip bags, dickheads talking as if they're at home in their own sofas, the cunts who get up and leave their seats five times during the movie and troglodytes with loud toddlers in tow, are the reason I so rarely go to the cinema these days. Eight times out of ten it's an unpleasant experience. For me, most movies "open" when they hit DVD.
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superbad! I can't believe people liked this so much. It's vulgar and not funny at all. Maybe it's an american thing but here in belgium it's very easy to find booze even when I was 15 year. Just don't get the succes of this flick.
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The best thing about censorship in Britain (In fact the only good thing) is that the ratings system prevents parents bringing their vile, inbred, useless, Down syndromed drooling spawn into cinemas to see stuff that we watch. An 18 rating is a good thing. This is why I will never go to another Harry Potter effort in the cinema. Have you noticed it's always morbidly obese fuckers that get up untold times during the film and cast a fucking shadow like Hitchcock's on the fucking screen? Other pet peeves- overly hormonal teenagers trying to ingest what their boy/girlfriend/ fuck buddy had for breakfast last week, by extracting it from their lower intestine with their tongues, hoody wearing pond scum chav vermin that hang around in the entrance- without any intention of going in to anything, getting fucked in the arse for a £10 for a shite film, carpet that both sticks to and simultaneously corrodes your shoes. Shit I can go on for ages on this. WANKERS- ALL OF YOU
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Fucking shit hole. I hope you bastards are reading thisAND NO I DON'T WANT TO BUY A BAG OF "WEED" THAT LOOKS SUSPICIOUSLY LIKE OREGANO OFF SOME FUCKING DIRTBAG HANGING AROUND OUTSIDE IT- YOU FUCKING SCUMBAGS. CLEAN IT UP IT DOES NOT ADD "CHARACTER" TO THE AREA IT SIMPLY SCREAMS "RUN DOWN SHIT HOLE"aaaaaargggggghhhhh, going to the cinema has become a truly fucking horrible and expensive experience
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Let's not forget the ignorant tools who staff most multiplexes these days. They flip a few switches before a show and don't even bother to see if the sound is too loud/low, the focus correct or if the aspect ratio is appropriate.
I can't count all the times I've had to go out and ask them to correct basic things like that, and they look at me like I'm the one who should be put to the cat-nine-o-tails in public instead of them.
Fuck 'em, each and every one of those miserable, cretinous homunculi.
I think King Theoden put it best when he said:
"DEEEEEAAAAAATTH!!!"
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too right, and as for their alleged front of house staff.... I think you have to have a complexion that looks as if you've been maced, personal hygeine that would shame a caveman, and an attitude better suited to a career as a fucking binman to be employed. I've lost count of the amount of time their shitey, surly demeanour and feigned deafness has reduced me to a state of utter apoplexy. THey think that by pressing a few fucking buttons and getting a ticket to come out of a machine they are doing me some kind of favour.
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Man, it costs a tenner to see a film down there in Camden? I live in Cardiff and it's between 5 and 5.50 depending on which multiplex you go to, less on certain days. It was only 8 quid to see Beowulf including the 3D glasses! Also I've never had anyone try to sell me doob at the flicks. I hear you on the kids issue though, especially since the 12a thing came in. As for the Americans commenting on people using their phones etc - wow do people really just blatantly do that? I think I've only ever heard a phone go off once in the cinema and the guy was horrified and turned it off immediately and apologised. I don't think I'll complain about the moviegoing experience again after hearing what some of you have to put up with!
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Every Fucking cinema on the fucking planet should immediatly purchase and install the jammer. Why on earth should we, the already sore-bummed consumer, have to fork out for something that the greedy, useless profiteering bastards should install as standard? and don't give me "They can't afford it"- judging by the calibre of staff they clearly are not spunking their budgets on salaries.
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It isn't quite a tenner- like 8-9 quid (but what the fuck does a pound buy you nowadays). I would honestly love to hear the justification for the price hike- it isn't as if the service costs more to provide.
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yes you- BBFC cunts. The point of an age based rating system is to restrict people of a certain age from seeing unsuitable material. Now could you please explain why on earth you have bought in this obvious fucking marketing ploy when there was already a system that worked? For example, before 12A- PG meant Parental Guidance. This, by definition, meant that kids of any age could see it but it wasn't totally kiddie safe. Then there was 12, 15 and 18. Since 12A there is effectively 2 PG ratings- so why on earth did they implement it?Gross fucking stupidity and tinkering for tinkering's sake.
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...I wouldn't mind paying for a deluxe Zardoz Cell Jammer (TM), that is, the kind that jams the phones as far up the owners' asses as is (in)humanly possible.
I don't have any experience when it comes to cinemas in Britain, but far too much experience when it comes to America and Sweden. The former predominately suffers from the "bring your two-year-olds to Saving Private Ryan" malady as well as the lobby-commuting wankers and talk-to-the-screeners. The latter has a HUGE problem with cell phone cunts. As soon as there is the slightest pause or contemplative moment in a film, on come the little fucking lights everywhere.
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but would widen it's use to trains, restaurants or basically any other place where the fuckers bug me. Going to the cinema in Britain is really a case of pot luck- sometimes it is fine, and others just fucking horrendous. The worst thing is probably the absolute absence of anything resembling a reasonable level of hygeine. The amount of times I've sat down to find that I mistakenly took a wrong turn and have stepped out of the cinema into a dumpster is simply mindblowing. How hard is it to sweep up peoples crap between viewings?I actually remember my watershed moment when I realised that the great unwashed are indeed a complete group of cunts. It was in Arachnophobia and the loathsome chav-ette (who will inevitably be dead from a heroin OD, having squandered her ill-educated, obnoxious, mannerless excuse for a life)sitting behind me berated her "boyfriend"/ Victim for the entire length of the film- only pausing to attempt to swallow his head. I was only about 12, but it ruined the fucking movie and probably started my misanthropy.
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pah. I think we are actually devolving as a species. It's the only explanation
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Gotta get me one of those for the theatres.
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http://tinyurl.com/yu2hd6
This worked for me last night and I bought the A3 player + 10 HD titles for $160 out the door ( or UPS truck). I just checked Amazon and the price was back up to $180. They took down this link from the A3 sale page but you can still find it linked on the A30 & A35 pages or the above URL. I picked up the SD KUBRICK BOXSET and now wished I had waited as with this free DVD deal 4! of your choices are titles in that set. I'll sell the SD versions and replace them with HDs in the SD boxset case. Walmart has some good $3 DVD deals- I picked up the 2 disc FIFTH ELEMENT. I've see the 4 BOND remastered boxsets going for $110 or less at 2 stores so just add CR and save yourself $70 Harry. -
Sorry Quint, it's been a long night.
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It's been done. The ACLU sued for someone because it supposedly was anti-freedom of speech. That's bogus because no one should be speaking in anything above a whisper in theaters while the movie is playing.
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along with a bunch of custom t-shirts saying "If I can't smoke here, you can't use your cell phone."
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I was having trouble finding the Amazon link for the free DVD's (you have to buy the player from Amazon, NOT one of their 3rd party sellers) So The A3's will be back in stock at Amazon on Dec. 9th and they're selling for $179. I got my 3 free HD-DVD's from Amazon, (Goodfellas, A Clockwork Orange, and The Fountain) and the rest that come with it for... $159! (I had a $20 off coupon from my Amazon cedit card, too!) So Sweet! I was going to go to Best Buy, but decided not to because, 1) I didn't want to wait in the cold for 5 hours and maybe not even get one of the players. 2) Amazon was $55 cheaper! (lower sale price, no shipping fee and no sales tax!) So if you're gonna get one of these bad-boys for X-Mas, get it from Amazon before they're all gone...
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If you do use my TM maneuver for stuffing a cell phone up some turkey's anus, give 'em a jolly "Ho, Ho, Ho!", from me, too! Oh, and if you're in a theater in CA and you're cell phone doesn't work, well, I might just be in there with you! Merry Christmas and God bless us, every one!
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the cell phone jammer every time my girlfriend talks with her ex. WTF is up with that?
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You work hard on this every year. I look forward to the xmas list every year. Best Xmas list around and that includes Oprah's.
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I can't go to the movies anymore. Its just too expensive for such a shitty experience. All the usual complaints, but also the crappy projection quality, failing to turn down the goddamn lights half the time. Add in, that here in Australia, there is a good HALF AN HOUR of commercials, not even including trailers. I remember as a kid being somewhat excited by trailers. You would get 3-5 of them, then the movie would kick in. Now we get 1-2, usually old or the same generic ones over and over, then MORE ads, then MORE ads, then the film. Fuck em. It's just a better experience at home, even without a good home theatre set up. That being said, the only 3 films I really need to see in a cinema this year, No Country For Old Men, Into The Wild and There Will Be Blood, are all going to be playing to empty art house theatres anyway, so thats cool. Fuck though, I better break my monk like vow of no expenditure and purchase Blade Runner and Monster Squad. Considering I still watch lots of VHS (I rent, from a chain store, so most of the DVD's are scratched beyond watchabillity) the sub par image quality wont bug me too much.
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Is going to the movies really that bad? Maybe the people in the theater I go to are all on heavy meds. I almost never have any problems. As far as a half an hour of commercials, that blows.
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Nov 23, 2007 7:05:59 PM CST
A3's back to $299 at Best Buy, now $174 on Amazon with 10 movies
by mace tofu
http://tinyurl.com/yu2hd6 Amazon 10 free HD DVD link
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The instore coupon for 5 free( found on HD in-store sale displays- Fry's and Best Buy had them) has a different set of movies than the online coupon. This should give you twice the selection of titles to chose from ( but you can't mix the 2 coupons selections : (
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And I could have kicked Daniel Larusso's ass back in '84 too.... MIYAGI-DO MUTHA FUCKA!!
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Nov 23, 2007 9:48:45 PM CST
WHERE'S THE FUCKING CHICKEN GEORGE VII ACTION PLAYSET!?!?!?!?!?!
by chickengeorgevii
GOD DAMMIT!!!!!! WHO DO I HAFTA BANG IN THIS GOD FORSAKEN WORLD TO GET A LITTLE ATTENTION PAID TO THE GREATEST TOY SINCE THE EVIL KENEVIL SUPERCROSS MOTORBIKE WITH PATENTED VERTICAL FAILURE!!!!! THIS PLAYSET HAS EVERYTHING!!!! LEAD PAINT!!!! SWEATSHOP CONDITIONS!!! (maybe your kid will be one of the lucky in every ten to find a chopped figertip inside the box!) IT HAS FLYING PARTS GUARANTEED TO CHOKE ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF SIX!!! THE ELECTRICAL INSTABILITY OF A BOLIVIAN TRANSFER STATION!!!! THE EXPLOSIVE STICKY GOO MAKES THIS TOY EXTRA FUN FOR THE KIDS WHILE THEY SCREAM RUNNING INTO THE BATHTUB TO GET ACID FLUSHED!!!! IT COMES NOT WITH ONE...NOT TWO...BUT THREE MYSTERY HAIR TRIGGER BOOBY TRAPS...JUST LIKE THE PIPE BOMBS PLANTED THROUGHOUT THE CHICKEN GEORGE VII "NATURE RETREAT" COOP!!!!...BUT A COUPLE FOR THE KIDS!!!! BUY EVEN MORE FOR TOTAL STRANGERS!!!! AND KNOW THAT 65% OF EVERY PURCHASE GOES TO THE CHICKENGEORGEVII CHILD MOLESTATION LEGAL DEFENSE FUND!!!!!....GET YOURS TODAY!!!....And thus, batteries sold separately! - - - George, The 7th Chicken!!!!
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They can't be washed
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*Close Encounters of the Third Kind* on Blu-Ray rules! I bought a brand new 40" hi-def LCD television (25,000:1 contrast ratio!) and Blu-Ray player last weekend and I've been basking in its’ glow ever since. I also bought *Apocalypto* and *Letters from Iwo Jima* on Blu-Ray. Is it possible newer films look almost too good when presented on next gen. players? Watching Letters was fine because of all the desaturation and grain Eastwood added to the negative in post, but Apocalypto looked so crisp, it practically nullified the film’s impact. Has anyone else experienced this?
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I stumbled on this posting - its amazing what cell phone jammers used to be priced at. Just look at how much they are now by comparison! http://www.thesignaljammer.com
Reminds me of when digital watches and calculators first came out!
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