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An Offer That We Can't Refuse! GODFATHER Trilogy Coming To BluRay!!!
Hey folks, Harry here - this is spectacular news! One of the great films and perhaps the greatest sequel and a third, not so great end of the trilogy are coming to Blu Ray!!! Absolutely fantastic! This is a release I believe we can all agree is exciting. It will also be available in Standard Def... but GODFATHER and GODFATHER II in Blu Ray.... that's bliss!
THE GODFATHER: The Coppola Restoration Blu-ray Collection
On September 23rd, Paramount Home Entertainment will release the newly restored classic THE GODFATHER COLLECTION: THE COPPOLA RESTORATION on DVD and Blu-ray! While no explanation is needed for these classic, groundbreaking films, this brand new DVD and Blu-ray collection brings them home in a way that fans have never seen before! Completely restored to their original pristine glory (overseen by Francis Ford Coppola himself), THE GODFATHER COLLECTION: THE COPPOLA RESTORATION not only includes the bonus material from the original box set, but it also boasts a bevy of all-new extra features! An extensive frame-by-frame restoration (that took more than a year to complete) ensures that THE GODFATHER films look just as great as they did the day they premiered in theaters. Leave the gun, take the cannoli as THE GODFATHER COLLECTION: THE COPPOLA RESTORATION arrives on DVD and Blu-ray September 23rd!!
THE GODFATHER: The Coppola Restoration Blu-ray four-disc set is presented in 1080p high definition with English 5.1 Dolby TrueHD, French 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital and English Mono (except The Godfather: Part III) and English, English SDH, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles. The following special features are presented in high definition as noted:
Disc 1:
*œ The Godfather feature film
œ* Commentary by director Francis Ford Coppola
Disc 2:
œ* The Godfather, Part II feature film
œ* Commentary by director Francis Ford Coppola
Disc 3:
œ* The Godfather, Part III feature film
œ* Commentary by director Francis Ford Coppola
Disc 4:
œ* Godfather World (HD)
œ* The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn’t (HD)
œ* …when the shooting stopped (HD)
œ* Emulsional Rescue—Revealing The Godfather (HD)
œ* The Godfather on the Red Carpet (HD)
œ* Four Short Films on The Godfather
o The Godfather vs. The Godfather, Part II (HD)
o Cannoli (HD)
o Riffing on the Riffing (HD)
o Clemenza (HD)
œ* The Family Tree
œ* Crime Organization Chart
œ* Connie and Carlo’s Wedding Album
2001 DVD Archive:
œ* Behind the Scenes
o The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
o On Location
o Francis Coppola’s Notebook
o The Music of the Godfather
o Coppola & Puzo on Screenwriting
o Gordon Willis on Cinematography
o Storyboards from The Godfather, Part II
o Storyboards from The Godfather, Part III
o The Godfather Behind the Scenes 1971
Disc 4 (cont’d):
œ* The Filmmakers
o Francis Ford Coppola
o Mario Puzo
o Gordon Willis
o Dean Tavoularis
o Nino Rota
o Carmine Coppola
œ* Additional Scenes
œ* Acclaim & Response
œ* Trailers (HD)
œ* Photo Gallery
œ* Rogues’ Gallery
THE GODFATHER: The Coppola Restoration
Street Date: September 23, 2008
Pricing: $19.99 U.S. (Each Individual DVD)
$ 72.99 U.S. (Five-DVD Collection)
$119.99 U.S. (Four-disc Blu-ray Collection)
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Sounds... yeah, you know. I'm determined to beat pigphart to this in as many talkbacks as possible.It's the small victories in life that make your life worth living I reckon.
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I have a video set containing all the reinserted deleted scenes (about an hour longer I think). It also reorders Godfather 2 into chronological sequence. Hope they release this 'epic edition' also, because as far as The Godfather goes the more the better.
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Oh, and Godather 3 is a much better film than people give it credit for! Pacino's silent scream on the opera steps is an incredible moment.
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in his capacity to make films that are simultaneously really great but are guaranteed to put you to sleep. Case in point - The Conversation. I appreciate the first Godfather more than I actually enjoy it. Haven't seen the other two. Might be a good time to check the second one out, at least.
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from Paramount Home Video
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First time I ever saw the film was the one edited chronologically. Kind enjoy it like that.
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by the Godfather movies?
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Godfather = overrated
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n.t.f. because godfather 3 wasn't so bad you douche.
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I can only wonder and silently laugh to myself at what movies you probably think are "frickin' shweet."
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Jun 30, 2008 5:28:39 PM CDT
Can't tell much difference with old movies in HD
by guy who got a headache and accidentally
They don't look that much better than regular DVDs upscaled. Hope this improves or something.
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No, you guys are not alone. I watched it again recently on DVD, really TRYING to like it, but just don't see what the fuss is about. It's okay, but doesn't rock my boat.
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The Coppola Restored dvd's are already out in the UK. Not in HD admittely but they're out. I have one. They look great. Am I missing something here...
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Because it was fated to lose.
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Will Get!
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Because he was fated to lose!
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I'm right.
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...if anyone cares about seeing the next 'episode' of the awful, overblown, tired and predictable series that is Saw - http://www.imdb.com/media/ rm3966867200/tt1132626
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Have you seen 2001 on Blu-Ray? It looks amazing. 40 years old, and it looks like it could have been filmed this year. Definitely sets the bar for what is possible for old movies.
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Seriously.
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when the transfer and restoration was handled with care. Robert Harris handled the restoration job on this, so I know this will be as good as it can possibly be. I can't wait.
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the guy passed away just a while ago according to an email from his agent.
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2001 does indeed look amazing, as does Patton. Both were shot on 70mm... I think that's the key to why those films blow your mind on Blu-Ray, while Spartacus and some other older movies just look "pretty good" on HD, when compared to more recent films. That said, I don't know shit about this stuff...
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Hooray!
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How much is Paramount going to credit those of us who purchased the original DVD set?
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...or be Blu-Ray's first coaster.
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I don't care who you are or what your financial circumstance. You must own The Godfather on Blu-Ray. I cannot wait to have this set on my shelf. Quintessential.
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outstanding!!! Paramount should market a more expensive version that doesn't contain Part III.
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I do like that the poor jackasses that made it got confused enouch to call their website "nuke the fridge" but the url is nukeDthefridge.com...or maybe they didn't care? or maybe they have both sites, but if so, why have it end up on nukeDthefridge when your name is different?why am I wasting time thinking about these ass clowns?
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The high resolution scans of HD media only succeed in capturing more of the original information of film prints and thus approximate true film more closely, not to mention the contrast is drastically improved, providing more weight to the image. So whether you're watching a silent classic or the newest blockbuster, the image actually looks closer to the image originally intended.I have a cinephile friend who says watching Casablanca in HD goes against the true film experience, which I fully understand but at the same time pass off as the romantic notion of film watching for the purposes of a more nostalgic experience - something I certainly enjoy myself from time-to-time.Personally, I think any director would want the finest restoration and image quality possible for the presentation of their film. HD transfers are comparable (though never matched) to the first run of a print through a projector. Many of you know this I’m sure, but for those not so familiar with the technicalities of film projection, film prints deteriorate rapidly due to the high heat of the projector bulbs, ruining the original contrast and color over time.So though HD media is not quite the same as seeing a first run film print, I think having old movies in HD is simply a great thing, if for nothing more than preservation's sake and the fact we get to see (more closely) the images originally intended by the director. I look forward to seeing more and more as they are released. Mind you, I'm not saying go out and buy a Blu-ray player right now. SD is still great if optimized correctly, and suits older films just fine, especially if the transfer is good. Just saw “Angels with Dirty Faces” last week and thought it looked great in SD. I just know when it comes out in HD, it’ll look even better. Happy viewing.
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...is The Dark Knight of gangster films.
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Though more specifically, with the set being $119.99 and the individual movies being only $19.99, I might skip GIII and the supplemental stuff and just pick up GI and GII. (Already have the DVD boxed set). Herc' hahaha...
Been hoping for a carefully remastered set of Godfather films on BD, looks like this is being done right (frame-by-frame, assuming HQ CODEC, dual layer, etc.)
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Now if we can please please please please get JAWS on Blu-Ray, my journey toward the BLU side will be complete.
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Why are you even on a site like this?
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shia labouf as the new michael corleone...hannah montana is the new kay...i want to commit suicide in the aisle of that movie
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just didnt have the time to watch them...too busy wacking off to torture porn
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have come on TV, I can't help but watch. "I know it was you Fredo. You broke my heart." And more. Coppola's masterpieces. Truly. So what if nothing else he ever did matched them? It doesn't matter. He made those. The third film wasn't bad, it just was not on the same level as the first two. The worst part was his daughter, who couldn't act; now she can't direct or write, either. Lost in Translation was artsy, ponderous, dull crapola. I still cannot comprehend what was so great about it (??). Had I seen it in a theater, I would've walked out halfway and demanded my money back. Too bad you can't do that with a film rental. But getting back to Dad's triology, especially those first two. Since I'm a non-Blu Rayer, at least for the next couple of years at least, I won't chime in on that end.
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Can't wait to see one of my all-time fav movies in HD.
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Nah, just messing with you. But he might as well do, I don't own a BR player yet, so screw you rich people!
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Looks like I will finally have to spring for a Blu-ray player...
Glad to see these films make it to high-definition. I'm sorry, I just don't understand people who don't like the first two Godfather movies. They must think the Matrix is the best movie ever. Or Transformers. -
...on Blu-Ray. Honestly, if studios are trying to sell us on this new format they really should hurry up with the classics, the kind of films that you could easily watch over and over - Godfather is certainly a step in the right direction. Look at what they're releasing: In The Line Of Fire, Anger Management, The Devil's Own, The Bone Collector, So I Married An Axe Murderer, these films are hardly visual treats that'll show off the best of what HD can deliver. They need to get the Star Wars and Lord Of The Rings films out fast.
As for older movies, Casablanca looks completely stunning in a scales are lifted from my eyes kinda way. It bodes well for other much older films to get the same treatment. Hopefully we won't have to imagine for long what a King Kong or a Bride Of Frankenstein BR will look like. The Searchers also looked incredible, almost modern in some bits, I mean in the sense that it looked as if recently filmed. Looking forward to seeing Metropolis, if you caught the remastered print at a theatre you'll know just how detailed and crafted that film really is. Godfather should be great, full of deep dark tones, one would hope. -
Will it come out on a maunday?
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I finally watch all of the Godfather movies about 2 months ago and while they were good, they were not THAT good! Jesus. This is just another example of how something gets started and grows and grows. "Oh man! The Godfather movies are classics! You gotta see 'em man!" Yeah ...right. They were cool for the 70's but now, just another gangster movie. After watching them a little at a time (whats up with these 10 hour movies?) I was like WTF? What was so GREAT about that shit?! Good movies. Not GREAT movies by any stretch of the imagination. At least not by "The Dark Knight" standards set nowadays : )
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Blu ray players are for fags.
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Hooray for Paramount for taking more money out of everyone's pockets by rereleasing a movie with slightly better image quality! Woo Hoo!
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For all those HD smart people. How come my Dirty Dozen on Blu Ray looks so bad while my Clockwork Orange looks so good? And why is my Blu Ray of The Shining in 16x9 aspect ratio? I thought Kubrick wanted 4/3 35mm as per the DVD?
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Jun 30, 2008 8:00:28 PM CDT
Why is everybody talking about how awesome Dark Knight is?
by pumpymcass
You're hyping yourselves up! In two weeks you're going to talk about what a shitfest it is unless you chill on the "greatest movie ever" bullshit.
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It is a great question about why some films look great on BluRay and some look average. It still comes down to how the company remasters the movie, and if they do a half-ass job in remastering it, it won't look that much better then standard-DVD. If they go all out and do a full restoration, it will look awesome. A BluRay movie will always look better then a standard DVD movie just because there is more resolution, but if they don't go back and clean up the original print and get all the dust and specs on the negative, it will look dated when the final product is released. It sounds like they went back and restored The Godfather movies frame by frame so it should look pretty damn good. I hope that helps.
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you said, "I was like WTF?"that, sir, is why you don't understand the greatness of the movies...because you're an idiot. and you were like WTF...sighthey'll make Bad Boys 3 for you eventually kiddo
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in the 70s/80s i give it to pacino, who grabbed the screen in his iron fist and didnt let go, for the 90s i give it to deniro just for his better movies. for now i have no idea.
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I hope they encode with high bitrate AVC. With HD DVD defeated, I wish the studios would dump VC-1 from new Blu-ray releases.
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It has to be Pacino anyway. He was great in ANGELS IN AMERICA, and INSOMNIA... Are DEVIL'S ADVOCATE and BRASCO 00s or 90s? If it's late 90's it counts. He wins.
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They are much tastier.
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Godfather II is one of the few sequels to surpass the original. Others are Terminator 2, Empire Strikes Back, and Two Towers (in my always humble opinion). It has the balls to show us our protagonist losing his soul. It's also the only movie I know of since DW Griffith's Intolerance to make a point by simultaneously telling parallel stories from different time periods. The alternating young Vito/middle aged Michael stories strengthen each of them, creating something new that is more than the sum of those two narratives. Fucking brilliant! Can't wait for the blu-ray releases. BTW, we would all probably appreciate Godfather III a little more if Coppola had been able to keep his original title of The Death of Michael Corleone.
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Anyone who thinks an "old" film doesn't good buy the Blade Runner Five-Disc Complete Collector's Edition. For whatever reason it's now $19.99 at Amazon and this 26 year old film looks like it was shot yesterday.
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Do you people have lives?
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The drop in image quality between Godfather II and III is apparent even on standard-def DVD and maybe more so on Blu-ray. Godfather II was the last 3-strip Technicolor film, a process that's proved to be like a time machine for film restorers: instead of a faded color negative whose original quality can only be estimated, Technicolor gave us three stable black-and-white images that can be combined in the computer to make a perfectly balanced image. Godfather III's color film stock shows age and the older films look like they were shot yesterday, better than they would have originally in fact.
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I got a Blu-Ray player last year, and the prices have always been this bad.
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...seriously, fuckheads, The Godfather=overrated??? I've heard it all. Damn, I weep for the geek species.
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even though I get your schtick, and thats fine you do what you do, I usually don't want to encourage your middle-school need for attention. but in this case, I can't help myself.if the Godfather is overrated, and "mediocre"...what do YOU consider a truly great film?
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Worst movie EVER
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I was kidding
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that is all
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when Michael is sitting by the lake in Nevada, not saying a word; but you know that he is realizing that he is going to have to be a monster to keep the family together
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Much like the Godfather II, Attack of the Clones is a masterpiece in its own right, especially the performance by Clieg Lars
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he wants a smaller piece of cake, thank you
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one of my favourite bits ever in film
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Two Towers I agree with, it's also my favourite movie. But there's one movie that ups the ante on everything from the first. best viewing experience of my life. Also back to the future 2. got the jacket and the shoes. GOT A MISSION TO ACCOMPLISH! tatatata toom tatata toom
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I think that would be by far more respectful to the first two masterpieces?
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Wasn't that just a horrible dream I had? Oh shit! That must mean the star war prequels were real also.
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Now all I need is indy, E.T. and Star Wars and I'll have all I want.
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HE GETS PWNED!!!!!!!
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there i will be, in my 80s, gumming my pudding...and they tell us all its the classic back to the future....opening credits....STARRING SHIA LABOUF...and one by one, we hang ourselves...will aicn give me an rip thread?
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Ang Lee's "The Hulk"? "Iron Man"? You are shitting me, right? Now I have no intention of ragging on "Iron Man," which was by all means completely badass, but it was NOWHERE WITHIN 100 THOUSAND MILES of The Godfather I or II in terms of cinematography, music, storytelling, or pure, unabated, cinematic pathos. You wanna talk overrated classics? Let's talk Bonnie & Clyde. Let's talk Lawrence of Arabia (I know, I'm probably opening myself up for a similar assault on that one), but The Godfather is cinema in its highest form.
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is one my favorite films of all time. My favorite part is when Michael Corlone sees the Statue of Liberty and realizes he's been on earth the whole time.
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Nukethefridge.com and nukedthefridge.com are one and the same. They redirect on one another.
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Amen bro!! 3-strip Technicolor whoops all sorts of ass on the current crap film stock out there. These ass-hat studios spend 200 million on the filming and 3 cents on the actual film stock itself. It's disgusting really.
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Did they actually promote something without a amazon link?
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... But I have to address this... Someone said that ALL three of the original Star Wars, Spiderman 2, Iron Man and Ang Lee's Hulk movie are all better than any of the Godfather movies. While it is common knowledge that Empire Strikes Back IS one of the greatest movies of all time, I must question your taste and more importantly your credentials for even being here if you feel any of the movies you named are better films than Godfather 1 or 2. It could be said that you have to be sort of a film buff or student to get why the Godfather movies are sooo great. But a person who may have different taste and prefers to watch Spiderman 2 or Iron Man or (for God's sake) Ang Lee's Hulk must recognize the great imfluence the Godfather movies have had. Most people I know recognize that the Godfather movies in fact ARE great movies and MAY BE the standard bearer for truly great film... but that they simply can't sit through them. Why do we get in these types of arguments?? It's like someone blurting out that Casablanca isn't a GREAT film! Or Citizen Kane! Or that Shakespeare was a terrible writer. Or Luciano Pavoratti was a bad singer. When everyone in the film industry, who knows film, loves film, bow to these films like The Godfather, Casablanca, Citizen Kane, The Empire Strikes Back. So get off your high horse! If your truly love movies and films (and there IS a difference) than you will take the time to watch each one of the greats at least to say you saw them and you understand why they ARE so LOVED. Then you can go back to watching Iron Man 10 times a day.
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NOT the Godfathers. never get off the boat. kurtz got off the boat and he split from the whole fucking program!!
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yeah i'd agree for the 00's. he seems to be doing good stuff again like merchant of venice and that salvador dali biopic to come. deniro will be a gangster yet again in frankie machine, cripes!
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Amazon.co.uk or Ebay.co.uk. They finally look like they're supposed too. The last dvd boxset was unwatchable.
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Jul 01, 2008 4:28:42 AM CDT
I thought I'd seen it all. I've shaken my head at you fools
by nomoredirtyjokespleaseweareyanks
plenty of times but this is unbelievable. If you hate on the Godfather, you are now dead to me. I have taken down all your names, so that I never actually reply to you again, even in spite. You are all the lowest of the low. When they say the words lowest common denominator THIS MEANS YOU! I hope you all suffer a Godfather 1, James Caan, garbage can involved monster beating! I hope all of your children have very small dicks, and that includes the girls. May the fleas of a thousand camels infest your assholes, and may your parents hang their heads in shame for adding more stupidity into the mix.
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....yet again! Do they think we're freakin' stoooopid? Hmmmm... A re-released, remastered boxed set on DVD. Something we already have (well, mostly). Why would that be, I thought. Could it be there'll be a BD release imminent (or just in time for Christmas?)? Did they REALLY think that we'd buy both?? Assholes. Oh, and here's a thought. Paramount. Remastered boxed set. Old Movie. Big Fan Base. Anyone holding their breath for a HD release of Indy very soon??? Maybe just in time for the outing of Crystal Shit? Cynical? Moi?
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is over-hyped. Can't even tell the deference between a 1080p upscaled DVD and HD from a Blu-ray disk.
And I bet you the original GF film will be grainy as hell.
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i will honor your request on the morrow...and i want to be eulogized by spielburg...cuz ive eaten at his moms restaraunt
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but Iron Man? That's weird. It's not even the best film of the year. I say Star Wars is better because film is about entertainment and what you take out of it, pleasure etc I mean people don't watch movies to learn, you watch to pass the time. And well Star wars is quite possibly the most entertaining and rewatchable movie ever made. Doesn't mean I don't love the godfather because I do, i fucking love it, love part 2 even more, but Star Wars is more entertaining and i always see things in a more simple cosmic sense, which would you rather see more? etc. plus I rather see a movie about good guys and bad guys and hope and heroism and things that aren't real because reality sucks, than a movie about people I would actually want to kill in real life. But yeah I love the godfather.
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they will have another format to offset the price slide in the blu-ray market.
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Old movies only look good on Blu-ray if the restoration is meticulous. I'm assuming Lucas is going to do this with Star Wars. Yeah they were restored for the special editions but what they need to do is give us the frame-by-frame fully restored ORIGINAL THEATRICAL EDITIONS along with new FINAL cuts of each movie (including the prequels) in glorious 1080p.
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I know everyone has an opinion, but I seriously wonder about people who post on the internet sometimes. There were certain things growing up that EVERYONE I knew agreed on: Return of the Jedi was the worst of the 3 Star Wars movies, Superman III & IV sucked donkey dick, Raiders of the Lost Ark is a classic, the Prequels nowhere as good as the Classic Star Wars Trilogy, and Godfather I & II are two of the greatest movies of all-time! There was a debate about whether Godfather II was better then I, but that depended whether you liked DeNiro rather then Brando/Caan, so that was a legit debate, but nobody I knew said the movies suck. Who are you people on the internet, and why haven't I meet anyone in real life who likes the Star Wars Prequels yet thinks the Godfather movies are boring?
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...AICN should run a story like this for the sole purpose of flushing out and exposing the most cretinous fucktards in talkback so that we can take their names and ridicule them for eternity.
Seriously, Godfather overrated? Jesus, some of you droolcocks are too dumb to live, much less walk around without helmets on. -
You're a different kind of asshole. While the Godfather haters flaunt their stupidity and lack of taste as a merit badge, you make it a point in every talkback to bash less serious pop-cultural films (and their fans) while making unrelated points that reek of poor self-esteem. Godfather haters are tasteless, moronic asshats, while you're an arrogant, insufferably elitist snob.
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I watched The Godfather parts 1 and 2 for the first time just a couple of years ago and was completely drawn in like a great novel. I don't think I was bored once and I'm not even a gigantic mobster movie fan (although calling the Godfather movies just "mobster" movies is a pretty big injustice).
And saying that Iron Man is a better movie than either Godfather 1 and 2 is pretty much like saying that The Artic Monkeys is a better band than the Beatles. -
This is my point about you. Your myopia prevents you from grasping that it's possible for a person to love Star Wars and still think that The Godfather is a better film.
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Jul 01, 2008 7:58:57 AM CDT
Thats right I love Raiders of the Lost ark
by nomoredirtyjokespleaseweareyanks
but Casablanca is far superior and true cinema.
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That's a remake I'd like to see done.
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Jul 01, 2008 8:08:18 AM CDT
I have a weird thing for Alien3 as well
by nomoredirtyjokespleaseweareyanks
but I know its not a great film. Part of being a filmlover is having movies that are yours alone. Movies that when you talk about them your met with incomprehension or abuse. However, to not be able to acknowledge true and classic film i.e. The Godfather I & II, 2001, Casablanca and many other films you ignorant fucks you show all your cards. You are ignorant masses.
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The Godfather isn't that old, and yet it merits a frame-by-frame restoration? Is that just a marketing ploy or didn't Paramount keep the masters in airtight vault or what? I'd seriously like to know. Last night TV showed an old (first series) ep of "Sex and the City" and it looked horrible, all grainy and faded. I've seen that often with other shows too, when they go into syndication, and I know that those shows looked fine when first aired.. anyone know what happens? I'd love to hear it! Aren't pristine digital backups made of all recent series as a matter of course?
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"It insists on itself".
Care to explain that idiotic statement? -
Try reading Gus's other posts before you open your malodorous, sphincterine maw.
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Case closed.
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Films 1 and 2 are one classic scene after another. The shots are often like paintings. The story would feel natural in Shakespeare or opera. The actors bring their A game.
Maybe if you go into this film with the idea that it's "The best film of all time," you might be a bit disappointed, especially if you don't (or aren't creative enough to) see the themes and characters as they relate to your life. However, I think that even if you can't relate to the story or don't like where it goes, an objective viewer will admit that this is one of the best-made films they've seen, and that they can at least understand the near-universal love that this film gets. To dismiss that entirely seems like hipster overcompensation or internet tough-guy talk. -
If you're going to insult me, you'd do well to avoid non sequiturs like that last post. Try making sense and maybe, just maybe, I'll even get miffed by your efforts.
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Thanks for clearing that up.
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Somebody thinks Iron Man is better than The Godfather???!!!
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I know it's not a real word. Neither is "fucktard", but I use them all the same when relevant. The difference between us is that I didn't have to scurry off to an online dictionary to know this.
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THIS MOVIE. MUCH KUDOS.
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That I didn't get his in-joke is irrelevant as he used it to illustrate his true belief, namely that The Godfather is overrated, which is the issue here.
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Gus, what did I just say about non sequiturs? Try again. Try harder.
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This is AICN talkback. There isn't enough Alka-Seltzer in the world to handle the bile in here, so if you can't stomach it, then fuck off with your elitist shit.
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at it again, eh?
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...this Talkback has become blasphemous.
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Doc is right. Your narrow mind can't wrap around the idea that someone can like completely different films from different genres, and think that they are all great in their own ways. Do you know why people attacked you in the Hellboy 2 thread? It's because you are condescending and trash anyone's opinion that doesn't match your own. But you already know this. Prick. :D
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GODFATHER is the romanticized mob, GOODFELLAS is the REAL mob, as it is. Search your feelings, you know it to be true.
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Xyzzy80= M-O-M with a working translation engine. And I CANNOT fucking believe some of you are bagging The Godfather. To think you call yourselves geeks....
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goes from thread to thread, insulting people's taste, then tells them they are bitter and should relax. then throws in an emoticon to make it seem like he's pleasant.
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"Alien officially declared to be "overrated" by known filmic guru Stormshadow4life. He was supported by other towering intellects from the Talkback pages, such as Gus Van Rant who chimed in with an apropos and erudite family guy quote. He further enlarged his position by stating "Well, it's fucking old and slow moving, and you barely see the monster. Which is obviously some guy in a suit anyway. Frankly, it's lost on me why it's so acclaimed seeing as it is obviously duckshit. And if you argue with me you're all one handed typing." Ridley Scott, Sigourney Weaver, Fox, and Dan O'Bannon were unavailable for comment due to a fit of the giggles"
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Complete, total, fucking monstrosities of mentally unhinged, moronic, imbecilic, shit warts. People whose opinions are the result of wiping their asses with the keyboard. I am damn near speechless over this. Do you motards actually, really and truly hate the Godfather? Think it is overrated? The greatest two movies of all fucking time? I mean, I understand that movie opinions are subjective, so having a dissenting opinion is fine. But when that opinion becomes sheer lunacy, such as suggesting that Iron Man, and LOTR and Star Wars can even sniff the Godfathers balls, let alone be considered better, when you make statements like that, you have removed yourself from being worthy of having an opinion at all. I truly beleive, some are just trying to stir the pot and be contrary. Fine, you are allowed to be assholes. But to those of you who truly beleive such a thing, I can only hope that the visiting nurse brings a forklift with her this time to turn you over so that the exploding bedsores will stop rotting what is left of your brain stem.
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I just read your response to my post above from yesterday. You're a dick.
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Wasted satire. I won't do that again.
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...don't do this, man. Please.
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Terminator 2 is NOT better than one and Return of The King is NOT better than Fellowship. I couldn't let that stupidity slide.
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So let me get this straight. Since multiple people have said they like/love Godfather, and this opinion differs from yours, that they are all "conditioned"? Er, no. There are some movies that generally most people enjoy the hell out of.
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Slightly overrated but also fantastic.
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Jul 01, 2008 9:34:54 AM CDT
toadkillerdog, please read my first post
by nomoredirtyjokespleaseweareyanks
I hope you do and think the same
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T2 is a masterpiece of action. T1 is a dated gorefest.
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Don't do this.
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And has a much more threatening feel to it, trying to escape the unstoppable Arnie.
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I'm convinced of it. You got us Gus. You can stop pretending you're a moron now.
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Alternately known as T2: OLD YELLER. Countdown to Motoko "I Hated Speed Racer Even Though I Never Saw It" Kusanagi to swing by and tell me what a dirty dingus poo poo head I am for blasting his favorite absent-father-complex movie evar, the craptacular T2.
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I absolutely agree.
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Jul 01, 2008 9:40:51 AM CDT
To Repeat the following are dead to me and are
by nomoredirtyjokespleaseweareyanks
never to be read, responded or thought about again. Stormshdow4Life, speedfricassee, Mazzer, Gus Van Rant, batzilla, coattails, and that fuck Xyzzy80.
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Thank you.
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Jul 01, 2008 9:43:34 AM CDT
Van Rant has me insane with confusion
by nomoredirtyjokespleaseweareyanks
nice one. ...but you had better be fuckin joking. It's the fucking Godfather!
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Fucking kids
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what you said.
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Jul 01, 2008 9:48:44 AM CDT
See ya guys, dunno if I'm comin back
by nomoredirtyjokespleaseweareyanks
this site jumped the shark with Nuked the Fridge. Too much hate, there has to be something better than this.
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"The entire GODFATHER trilogy -- the two good movies AND the really shitty one -- can now be yours on Blu-Ray. What, you can't afford a PS3 yet? Well, don't you worry about it little paizan! once the price drops to about $300 around XMas time, you won't be able to resist this offer you can't refuse! The entire GODFATHER SAGA for the low low price of $75! Get ready to buy it again when the next wave of market squeezing technology is released! Hahaha! We pwn you!!! HAHAHAH!!! MWOOOO HA HA HA HA HA!!! " That should be the advertisement.
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is how you purposely fuck up names Xyzzy80. Still a prick. :D
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I thought the Batman TV show (in re-runs) was the greatest thing since Lancelot Link Secret Chimp. I would have defended that decision against all naysayers, with all the might my six year old toadkiller self possessed. I still have fondness for both shows, but I no longer beleive they are they greatest TV shows of all time. I grew up. My horizons expanded. I was not confined to the basement sofa bed and thrown scraps of food that even the dog would not eat. In short, I was not a shut-in geek with crumpled comics in one hand, and a remote control programmed for sci-fi channel and only sci-fi channel, in the other. Some of you folks, need to come up out of that basement.
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ew.
typos are embarassing!!!
and, not cute.
XD
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best bit "exploding bed sores rotting..." Funny.And that was a typo Xyzzy. Don't pretend you did it on purpose.
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XD = cute
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Thank you. Just saying what I felt. I think we have routed those fools. Only one troll left though.
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There are shitheels in abundance these days.
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You'll change your mind about how good old movies can look in HD.
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Holy shit, that would be amazing to see.
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I always knew there were a LOT of idiots who post here, but I really had no idea until how moronic and infantile some of them really are. I though this was a site for real movie fans. To say that you don't think Godfather I & II are great films is one thing (I totally disagree, but okay that's your opinion), but to say that they are bad, boring, etc? Now THAT'S JUST OUTRAGEOUS NONSENSE!!! By what objective could these films be deemed bad? The writing, acting and direction are all superb, and I don't believe there is anyone out there who can seriously contest that fact. You don't have to like these films to realize their greatness (although how you can call yourself a movie fan and still not appreciate these films is beyond my comprehension).
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There is something beautiful about the imperfections of film that makes it feel more organic. I like the picture quality of blu-ray, but sometimes that hyper-perfection comes off as sterile. Its perfect for current movies with their hyper-real glossy sheen, but older films seem almost better served by the grit.
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Same with Dune.
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I agree. Some movies have a feel about them that is imparted by the stock of filn used at the time. The 60's Bond movies for example. Rendering them in crystal clear digital, removes some of the sexiness from them
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..is that it makes old things look new. It doesn't change the look or tone of the film. It just enhances what the film shows you. Its not going to take away the tint. It only improves whats already there. Simple as that.
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Jul 01, 2008 10:56:20 AM CDT
Removal of grain has been controversial in a few titles.
by knowthyself
So this is obviously a learning process for the studios and consumers. They marked down 300 because it had grain added to the picture in theaters so when it shows up on the HD they think its a flaw when thats what the director intended.
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You've become a tasty fail burrito smothered in pwnt sauce.
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They only crawl out from their rocks to spread their demented views in TB's where politics is even remotely an issue.
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..is mostly just humans and human drama. Hardly the amount of sci-fi you get in films like star wars. Not exactly the same kind of cinematography.
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:( fail
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I'm glad to see you back.
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I saw a new print of GODFATHER 1 and 2 on the bigscreen a few years ago and it looked outstanding. I had seen both films several times, but seeing it in the theater with a fresh print was a great experience and brought the film to even greater life.
Yes, the dirty film quality you see on TV is pretty cool, but the clean version brings out the color and truly makes a lot of quieter scenes look like paintings. It also felt like it better drew the audience into the period scenes of Cuba and Italy rather than reminded you that you were watching a film. In short, with a restored print, the action scenes were more immersive and the quiet scenes were more beautiful.
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How you doing old son? You got the Hulk spamming out of your system?
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I wouldn't mind cleaning that up and fixing scratches.
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I heard the bitching about 300, how there is grain in it. Most of those dumbasses don't understand about how film is different the the Discovery HD video they watch. All I ask for the older restored movies is clean up the dirt, and make the colors pop (like Forbidden Planet, which is 50 years old).
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I have to resist the urge to ask 'whose your daddy?' I know Hank Pym gets the credit, but you are your own creation. Good points about HD video, I will keep an open mind about it
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Way better than most movies that came out around that time, but compared with the first two, yes, it fails in lots of ways. Yet, the entire trilogy DVD box set I own is a complete film school in a box. The commentaries by Coppola are simply amazing.
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you're right about 300...I forgot to mention that they added grain in postproduction, and J6P was expecting Bikini Destinations quality video.
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It seems not enough people appreciated or understood my hulk smash social commentary so I got booted. I'm back and will try to behave myself.
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It was funny - at times, and even had moments of clarity - but you went about it the wrong way. We damn near begged you to stop too. Still, you got it out of your system - and it was a helluva crazy apeshit ride while it lasted!
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but you did manage about 4,000 before the ban hammer fell.
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I've forgotten what the asshole calls himself> It'll be pretty obvious though.
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Just curious, when you get banned, do they send an email to you saying you are banned, or is it just that your ID does not work anymore?
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Check out Mori's TDK/HB2 TB. I'm pretty sure that's him.
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Still, it was Jarv or Doc who pointed out how he always capitalizes the second part of his name.
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That's the cunt. Look at the fake Irony in the name. OOOOOOH Brane. You're so un-PC. I wish I was as cool as you.
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No. You get no info and they don't reply if you ask why. I lost an ID (the original Jarv- hence why this one is lost), for being rude about either Big Brother, Zfisk, or Billie Piper. I'm not sure which.
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He is calling your name
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I was curious.
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...RowdyRoddyStriper and BlackCrippler are one and the same. Remember when he told us that he had back-up names that we had not even seen yet?Check Mori's TDK review TB and note the personal attack he made on Mori. It's textbook AnimalRobotBalls.
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What were some of your other names? Care to kick up some possible nostaglia?
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Damn typos.
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and I've swatted him. He's a complete git.
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It really in uncanny how much alike M-O-M and Xy 'sound'.
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No warning. Your ID just stops working. I was in the middle of another long Hulk smash string when the hammer finally dropped. I thought it was my PC fucking up but nay. It also, at least in my case, erased every post I ever made on any TB with that username. Normally I wouldn't care but it erased any record of me in the Lost S3 finale talkback. That made me a little sad since I was a big part of that TB.
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No idea who it is. Doubt it's Xi though.
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That is the real Xi
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That is Node, he was banned for turning a Hulk TB into his personal domain, with about a kajillion Hulk Smash titles.
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I got an emial from him, and he wanted to keep his Xiphos handle, so he just added the 2 to it. He is deployed now, and does not have much time to write, but checks in when he can.
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I was Node32774 (named after the Lost TB). I was the "Hulk smash" spammer.
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I know I've got some stinkers out there but I'd hate to lose the jems.Has the Godfather bashing stopped?
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Yup- Xyywhatever=Memories with working translation engine. The fabric of reality can't take 2 absolute wankers of that calibre.
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as it erased my part from the epic cococococo flame war. That was great.
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Big difference IMO. It would have been one thing if it was the only place to discuss the film, but there was about FOUR other TB's people could have actually talked about the film. That's why I largely ignored complaints to stop. But whatever. Trying to put the whole fiasco behind me.
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I missed that one?
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they can't tell the difference between Blu Ray and Upscaled DVDs are lieing, blind, or are viewing Blu Rays on a 13-inch screen.
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A new name for just losing your shit!
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and started over Revenge of The Sith. It was hysterical.
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NODE OUT! NODE OUT! NODE OUT!
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Fred fears what would have to be cut off for next handle if Fred get banned.
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Because I've been coming to this site for 10 years and had jobs where I could have posted for 8 hours straight. I could've built up a legend by now with the number times I was banned.I'm sure Blu-Ray discs look great but I gotta stick with upconverted SD so that I have money for beer and liquor.
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"I gotta stick with upconverted SD so that I have money for beer and liquor."
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How am I an idiot because I think that the Godfather movies are good but not GREAT?! WTF? LOL!
I would never waste the time to watch any of the lame Bad Boy flicks. Now the Sean Penn Bad Boys movie was GREAT! Everytime I see "Bad Boys" listed I always think "COOL!" thinking it MAY be the Sean Penn movie only to then go "FUCK!" because it's that stupid Martin Lawrence shit. Sean Penns "Bad Boys" is a great flick. FAR better than the WAAAAAAAY over rated Godfather films or that Martin Lawrence doo-doo. IN MY OPINION!
And besides, I DID say that the GF films were GOOD. Does everyone have to agree with you that the GF movies are GREAT or else that makes them an idiot?
You, BadMrWonka, need to chill out. And by the looks of this talkback, about 50% of the folks seem to agree with me so... It's called OPINIONS!
You sure are uptight.
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How do you make paragraphs on this damn forum? What's the secret?
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I was in Best Buy yesterday and the average price for BR discs is $30. Sure, you can rent them though Netflix, but I haven't paid $30 for a DVD in 10 years. The studios will have to work on slashing the retail price by 50% if they want to get people like me on board. I drive a frickin Prius and even I can't afford to fill up the car without giving up superfluous items. Watching Sonny get filled up with hot lead in HD is always going to take a backseat to putting gas int he car so I can get to work.
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Fred think you have skewed outlook on life. Godfather is greatest movie without having Fred in title, of all time. BTW you make paragraphs by typing
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I wasn't refering to you...I don't want to battle with The Glove :)
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Funny that you are looking forward to TDK...Since it's being compared to The Godfather movies.
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I hate how all the haters of Blu Ray act like you must pay $30 for a Blu Ray. There's other outlets like Amazon, eBay, Half, and 2 for $30 from Best Buy. You're an asshole (or rich) if you pay $30 for a title that is $19.95 on one of the sites I mentioned above. I also use Netflix. That means the haters can use those sites as well.
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Not that substantial if you ask me, especially if the SD is a remastered transfer. I watched Alien (remastered SD) and Bladerunner (HD) back-to-back and couldn't distinguish much in terms of detail. I watch on a video projector and can pick out a lot of detail. Granted, a true test would be to watch the same movie in both formats, but regardless I felt Alien looked nearly as sharp as Bladerunner. In fact, I couldn't really say I saw a difference in picture quality there. I guess I should say here that my projector is only capable of doing 720p, not 1080p. That may make a further difference, but how much? When I watched Batman Begins on HD, the one substantial quality difference I did notice over the SD version (watched maybe a couple months prior) was contrast, which succeeded in adding some weight to the picture. On a smaller screen, I doubt that’s much of an issue. But in terms of enjoying BR over upscaled SD, I'm not groaning about SD at all, and certainly not looking to rebuy my entire collection. BR is a better quality and I'm happy with it, but I agree with DGDB that there's no need to suffer the anxiety of not owning a BR player right away, if ever.
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This may be the one time that you and Jarv agree on anything. The Godfather hatred, or lack of respect, is astonishing. This is what I was referring to as being contrarian, for the sake of being contrary.
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I really can't believe you can't tell the difference between an upscaled DVD and a Blu Ray...especially on a projector. Ever since I purchased my projector I dread having to watch a movie on DVD. As to me a DVD looks like VHS compared to a Blu Ray. What is the size of the screen you're using?
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Yes, I have already posted about those points, and it is sad. Opinions are subjecive, and I certainly do not have a problem with anyone saying that GF is not the greatest movie of all time, or their favorite. But, when someone says that Sean Penns Bad Boy's is better than the Godfather, well that is just plain motarded. I think a proper perspective is needed and some of the kids or immature adults in here, need to learn what perspective truly means. We can beat up on them - rhetorically, all day long, but in the end, it will be their own experience, or lack therof, that will decide whether or not they will ever gain a true understanding of what sublime filmaking really means.
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could be the last HD DVD of it's kind. Guess Harry missed this one now that he went to the Blu side...
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http://tinyurl.com/3wgdke
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OK, like I said, I realize you can rent Blu-Ray discs but there are unfortunately a lot of movies I like to own and even at Amazon the typical new release will run you $23.95 a pop. And I should have been more forthcoming. Since I have two home theaters, my budget only allowed for a pair of $70 upconversion DVD players.On the 60" HDTV (1080p) downstairs, the picture is pretty good but I can see how a Blu-Ray player would be better. Upstairs on the 1080p HD projector however (using an 8'x6' screen), the picture looks outstanding. Would BR make a difference? I'm sure. But the crispness of that image blows me away every single time I watch a movie up there.When BR players are $150 and discs are $15, we'll talk. Until then, the setups I have give me a geekgasm 8 times out of 10.
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Actually FuckMichaelBay is wrong. Motarded means "more than retarded." I've been on this site WAY too long. I see that now.
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Two home theatres? Damn! And you will be doing nothing but drinking Cruzan -straight, and watching asian kick assery all day Thursday, with no wife around? Double Damn!
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I guess the argument should be specified as an attitudinal one, not a technical one. Technically, BR/HD owns SD. I'll bow to you there. But as I was watching Alien I thought, "This looks fantastic, what more could I see in the picture that would make me enjoy it more?" I'd have to say, nothing substantial. The screen I have is 100" 4:3 aspect ratio (about 84" x 80"). Certainly I can tell the difference, and I do enjoy that for myself, I just don't see the difference as anything to get in a pinch about. Again, I'm only projecting at 720p vs. 1080p. Perhaps the difference between 1080p and upscaled SD is substantial. As significant as VHS to DVD? Not for me, not by a long shot. VHS to DVD was substantial. SD to HD, about half as much. Welcome to the digital age.For now, I watch most movies in SD and they really look great. If I get to watch a BR or HD DVD version, it's icing on the cake, a super tasty frosting with bold colors and a rich texture, but the cake itself is still pretty darn good.
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You will know you have been on this site too long, when Transformers is hailed as the best movie of the past twenty years, and Shia has become the most beloved action star of the 2017 and beyond. That is when it is time to move on.
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Unfortunately before last year I had no restraint. I was spending well beyond my humble (and I do mean humble) means. Blew our entire 2006 tax refund on the 60" TV and then 6 months later I bought the projector (without telling me wife no less) so I could have my own theater in the bonus room upstairs. Damn near ended our marriage.Since then I can't even buy a stick of gum without running it by the warden first.I'd have the Warciples over on Asian violence movie nights but I don't think anyone lives within a days drive of me.I'll post hourly updates on Thursday.
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Jul 01, 2008 2:53:18 PM CDT
you're lucky you still have all your fingers to type
by just pillow talk
Hawaiian.
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Jul 01, 2008 2:53:48 PM CDT
HOD - trust me, I know about damn near ending a marriage!
by toadkillerdog
But, sometimes mans gotta do what a mans gotta do - as long as he does it first without asking permission, and tearing up the receipt so that nothing can be returned, and feigning amnesia when asked where he bought it from!
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...because as entertaining and beautiful as they are, they still fail to rise above their own melodrama. Make of that what you will...
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...and feature Shia LeBouef as the new Don...wait for it...
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If your budget doesn't allow you to have a Blu Ray..FINE. But if you can afford Blu Ray (and there's cheap ways of getting one) but say it's not worth it, that's another thing. For example I bought my PS3 without a hard drive on eBay for under $200. Added the hard drive myself for under $50. Then got an out of the box projector (with only 10 minutes use on the bulb) for $500 under the retail of a new one. And then got a $600 screen on eBay for a little over $200. I didn't buy this stuff in one big binge. I seperated the purchases over 3 months and used my tax refund for part of it. I'm not trying to brag. I'm just giving an example how a little patience and persistance can save a HUGE amount of money and still get me or anyone else really good stuff.
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I am a live sound engineer Earn:1400 per month
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Rent:700
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I'm guessing BR players will be $150 by this time next year and at that point I will probably use the fifth stimulus check we receive and do my part to kickstart the economy. I blew all my goodwill with the wife when I bought a $2,000 projector without telling her so she won't let up on the purse strings for more electronics this year.I've been cobbling both of my theaters together for the past 5 years starting with the audio setups and I've spent more on each than I care to admit.A screen that retails for $600?! I thought $200 retail for mine was a lot.
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You spend way too much on food!
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At $1400 a month, half of your money going to rent is extremely troubling. However after reading what your other expenses entail I guess the weed would explain a lot.
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3.(the worst kind) the Lecher...you know the type who always smokes but never has...there's a special place in hell with only swag for these types.
2. The Smoker...These stoners are the most common, and have weed, just not enough for you, unless they KNOW you will pack a bowl for you. Not really ever the man.
1. The Packer....We've all met packers, the guy that, right as the party seems dull or stale, he pulls out the king kamea-mea super blunt filled with organic Purple Urkle. He doesn't care if you get him back, heck you'll be lucky if he remembers you at all. Guess witch one I am? -
You can get a 9x12 sheet of laminated flooring for $29 at home depot. The backside makes a good screen for cheap home theater or 16mm fun. If your really cheap you can go with a 4x8 foot laminated bathroom panel and paint it with a flat off-white paint. 4x8 is plenty screen for the bedroom.
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I neither pay that much for weed and booze, nor make 1400pm. As a sound engineer, my pay verys GREATLY from month to month. Anyway I drink for free everywhere I go.
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It's so hard to find people with their head on straight. I need to cut out those twice a day T-bones..and maybe the Lobster stuffed with tacos.
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I kind of fugured that.
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To my eyes your option would make my picture look like shit. Secondly, I'm not cheaping out when I payed about $2000 for my projector in the first place.
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Is this smokin' 22 year old temp prancing around my desk.
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for example, I was just watching Armageddon II and realized that It's the only movie with all the Baldwins. Seriously I got into this TB to defend these perfect 2 movies and denounce the third. A person we can't even call a gentleman, who goes by the Web Alias: Gus Van Rant, has layed forth the hypothesis that the Godfathers I and II are not that great. In the name of good cinima, I say this guy is Trash!
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I am just a humble former Marine with no political aspirations. Give me a howitzer and fire mission, and turn me loose.
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1. I weep for the future2.I'm glad I don't smoke weed or drink, see reason number 1 as to why.3. I'm glad I never got married
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Good to see you during normal hours.
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http://tinyurl.com/5a2y6a
If you want to spend the $ you can find HD DVD versions of Blu-ray only titles here.
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It's getting near midnight for me. Now when I post at late night AICN time it's not due to insomnia it's early morning. I'm on Bizarro time.
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Sounds like an awesome binge. I have something similar planned in a few weeks. My wife will be staying at her parents' summer cottage with Doc jr. for about a week at the end of July. I will be off work myself at the time, and have a huge, fuck-off stack of DVDs and several cases of Finnish beer waiting for consumption. There are one or two Asian asskickers in there, but also a lot of horror, action and sci-fi I haven't seen yet.
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If I could afford it I would love to have the top of the line home theater. As it is I can't afford $600 on just a screen. Sure my $20 screen is not in the same ball park as yours but it works for me. My projector is just a SD one so I watch my 42 inch HD LCDTV 99% of the time. Spending $120 on a BR set of THE GODFATHER films is also out. I'll get GF films one & two for about $30 when the remastered SD DVDs come out. On my 42 inch TV they should up-convert just fine for me.
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I am sorry I missed your response. I do realize you are on bizarro time over there - still it is odd seeing a Xiphos post at 2AM EST or CST. Truly a damn shame we can not all meet at casa HOD and drink and watch asian ass kickery movies!
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I don't think I cna make the casa HOD movie marathon, the commute for me would be a bitch. *rimshot* Thank you I will be here all week.
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According to Michael Herr, he said it was probably the best film ever made, and definitely the best cast. Overrated? Maybe. But I'm honestly baffled that anyone could find it bad or boring.
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i think it's kind of interesting how each of those 3 movies show a different level to the mob hierarchy. From Goodfellas you get them at their most ragtag, soldiers and lowlife thugs who own shops/restaurants. In Casino they show higher tier guys who own Las Vegas, sort of like lieutenants who have their hoodlums and also answer to the top dogs. In Godfather you have the very top who control entire freakin empires from coast to coast.
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I know for certain, but here's a hint anyway: slow-motion.
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Racist movie!
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I damn near died laughing about the reason Jarv was banned - Im still cracking up over here! I mean, I can really see it, I have no idea who this Zfisk was, but I can really see Jarv getting so pissed that he just types that line and bammo! goodbye Jarv 1. Still, that was funny as hell.
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You don't know the epic tale of zfisk/homewrecker? Man... I'm too tired to explain myself, but I'll post you the link to his website so you can see how insane he is:
www.homewrecker-returns.blogspot.com
Basically he's a mad anti-Semite with paranoid and hilarious delusions regarding AICN. Be sure to highlight the text on his page so you can read it. For some reason he chose white text on a white background. Don't miss his stuff on talkbackers which beggars belief. -
thank you for proving my one and only point: you're an idiot. try to make it through one post without typing LOL or WTF...or spilling your red bull as you listen to Linkin Park...what are they teaching kids these days?
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Homewrecker is batshit nutz.
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did you read my post at all? I was mocking you, oppenheimer. sorry that your website is failing, but kudos for the effort.
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"Why make The Godfather? It's an entertainment? Terrific. I consider myself an artist, and whether I'm a good artist or a bad one is beside the point. I address myself to the art of film, and making a best-selling book into a best-selling movie is in no way art to me."
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Hell let's make him the ACTUAL President. TOAD 08!!!
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Ok. Everyone knows how I got banned and that it was only a matter of time. But how did you get banned? That was a shock to me. What happened?
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I made fun of LA lakers fans or it was the knife I stuck in the gut of a douche named shogunshin. I think it was the Lakers thing though that got me.
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...Brando and Caan bite the big bazooka.
The Godfather II is an agonizingly long story about an unlikeable prick, with bits of DeNiro thrown in to tease you. -
welcome back man. stay safe over there. sorry I missed your banning, I don't know at all what happened. I'm sure it was more than lakers fans, but hey, you never know. give me some links so I Can check it out! or did they delete them?
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They're all gone. Poof like magic!
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sucks man...oh well, at least your back, version 2!hey, I'm gonna be on CNN in a couple weeks. it'll probably be like 3am for you over there, but you never know.
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I've been on CNN also and Front Line, 60 minutes, The BBC, NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox and a half a dozen other international news outlets. Of course I'm in the backround of shots just standing around, execpt for CNN, they stuck a microphone in face years ago during the Panama invasion and I shot off my pie hole and embarrassed myself. I'm sure you will do much better then I did. When is the CNN thing on and what's it about, bowling?
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no, bowling would be cool though. it's for a short film I did and some writing. here's the short, if you're interested:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M7ibPk37_UI think I'm gonna be on the 12th, but there'll be a thing on their website about it for a while, which is cool. I'm setting up a new website and everything, it's pretty cool.and now, back to editing!
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With every single one of you.
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Ha! Good comeback. The man is still keeping everybody down!
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are NOT the same fucking thing.
I know it muddies the waters when they talk about 'clean up' both for getting rid of dust and scratches AND reducing grain with fucking DNR but grain is NOT dirt and as it's an integral part of both the structure of the film AND the picture information, you can't 'lift' it as if it's a layer on top of the 'true' film. And as for 'sticking with sd', it essentially does a similar thing just by virtue of the low rez mushing the detail and obscuring the grain. If the grain's there in the first place, it should be there at the end, and if it means we have to put up with a few scratches and dirt the inital wash couldn't fix because there isn't the budget for a Robert a Harris restoration, then so be it. At least it's better than losing all the high-frequency detail.
I know DannyGlover's and those guys are gone now but it makes me crazy (at least Ultron (except for the 300 thing) & Tacom get it) and I had to get it off my chest. Thanks guys.
Oh and Patton looks fucking HORRIBLE. DNRd to DEATH with waxy/plastic looking characters and no high frequency detail, which is ludicrous for what was a 70mm film that shouldn't have required much "clean-up" (grrrr) anyway. There are stories that they switched from some lot in India that did their good stuff to a new lot in China who obviously aren't on the money, so to speak. There are also stories about the DNR being 'news' to the suits, and that it may already get a proper re-jig (I'm guessing they'd do a free exchange like the new Fifth Element). But that's just rumour for now. I'm boycotting it, Failure at the Cave, it almost looks cel-shaded. Bah. -
Can't you just fuck off? And It's a Lion is a complete fucking submoron.
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that does sound like something I'd write. I think it was during the incessant world trade centre wars when every TB was just fucking carnage.
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Luckily for us, you like them for all the wrong reasons.
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seriously. Why?
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The director has said so.
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Is what stewie told brian during a family guy episode. Gus did you really rip off a cartoon character? Wow what a dickweed.
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can we be friends? is there a way?this is a test...to see how to make paragraphs. But, I would like to bury the hatchet. After all, WTF and LOL are used a lot. And i'm 43 and don't like Red Bull. I did like that Tab energy drink but I can't find it anymore. Bummer
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I can now makeparagraphs!WOOHOO! Woohoo is cool with you badmrwonka? isn't it?
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Moriarty really needs to see this. It's a striking and convincing piece of work that that hasn't been mentioned here.
(Just put the spaces between the letters together)
http://masterofsopranos.wordpr ess.com/the-sopranos-definitive-explanation-of-the-end/ -
well... I could be
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End of Story. one is more entertaining than the other. and you don't need to say Godfather is better to sound like an elitist snob, don't worry i used to do it too, when you name movies and music just to sound smart. but boil it down to a cosmic sense, which one is more enjoyable, because that is film, and that film is star wars. Not to say Godfather is bad because it's one of my favourite movies ever. Star Wars is just better, because it's more entertaining.
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teehee
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The more I think about it, the more I realize that The Godfather is just average. If it were released today, nobody would even give it much mention really. Nothing special. Good movie. Not great LAWLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
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LAST!
Lol...My bluray player is sick and at the shop getting repaired. I'm so sad and lonely. -
...it was screened on British TV in the 1980's and was a chronological telling of Godfather I+II but with lots of reinserted footage. Wish i could get my hands on that.
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