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My media rack collapsed today, thankfully there were only 3 cases with major damage. The carrier studs failed at the center. I guess I should be in the market for something sturdier than what Atlantic provided. I'm a bit disappointed that the paper is now torn on two Vinegar Syndrome limited releases, but at least the discs appear intact. Any suggestions?
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Iron Crowned posted:My media rack collapsed today, thankfully there were only 3 cases with major damage. The carrier studs failed at the center. I guess I should be in the market for something sturdier than what Atlantic provided. For the longest time I used an IKEA bookcase. Think it was called Kallax? Adjustable shelves, perfect size for media, sturdy as hell and cheap.
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Nov 22, 2018 21:45
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Liar Lyre posted:For the longest time I used an IKEA bookcase. Think it was called Kallax? Adjustable shelves, perfect size for media, sturdy as hell and cheap. Kallax is the new one, Expedit was the old (and, from a design standpoint, much sturdier) design. In any case, still the standard for housing records, books, DVD/Bluray, and board games.
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Nov 22, 2018 22:03
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Buy some old rear end antique wooden milk crates, or just make something. Spice up your life. Stop arranging your domicile with the same old chinese pre-fabs.
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Nov 22, 2018 22:28
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I have three of these things and I like them a lot: Atlantic 35435725 Media Tower Elite Large (Black) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0058O8ES8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_eyZ9BbB6D5Z8R
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Nov 23, 2018 00:07
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BeanpolePeckerwood posted:Buy some old rear end antique wooden milk crates, or just make something. Spice up your life. Stop arranging your domicile with the same old chinese pre-fabs. I ended up going from the IKEA furniture to installing shelves right on the wall. I have an entire media wall surrounding the window in my bedroom now. Perfect DVD size. I also went a little overboard in my Black Friday shopping this year. Went to Best Buy and left with two full bags of movies and a six foot receipt.
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Nov 23, 2018 02:27
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Liar Lyre posted:I also went a little overboard in my Black Friday shopping this year. Went to Best Buy and left with two full bags of movies and a six foot receipt. drat. What movies did you get?
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Nov 23, 2018 02:30
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Liar Lyre posted:I ended up going from the IKEA furniture to installing shelves right on the wall. I have an entire media wall surrounding the window in my bedroom now. Perfect DVD size. The joys of living in a cheap mid-70s house 
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Nov 23, 2018 02:35
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Spatulater bro! posted:drat. What movies did you get? There were about 60 things in total. Lots of 4K titles were $15 and under like the Rambo trilogy, Justice League, Deadpool 2, Infinity War, Dark Knight trilogy. It’s absolutely worth going even if you only want a couple of titles. I ended up saving more than I spent. Now to wait for Vinegar Syndrome in the morning.
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Nov 23, 2018 02:40
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I was tempted to do DK Trilogy 4K, but I figure by this time next year, it’ll be half what they’re selling this year and I’ve got enough drat movies to watch.
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Nov 23, 2018 02:57
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Boywhiz88 posted:I was tempted to do DK Trilogy 4K, but I figure by this time next year, it’ll be half what they’re selling this year and I’ve got enough drat movies to watch. You can get all three for 40 right now on Amazon if bought together.
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Nov 23, 2018 03:07
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Barnes & Noble - Arrow Video 70%-OFF (50% + extra 20% off on orders over $40): https://www.barnesandnoble.com/b/arrow-video-50-off/_/N-2rpv?Ns=P_Display_Name%7C0 (use code BLKFRIDAY) Blu-ray.com has a great subforum listing various deals: https://forum.blu-ray.com/forumdisplay.php?f=49 Also, Flicker Alley will have a Cyber Monday sale with 20%-off and free shipping for orders over $200 (This may not seem like a lot, but they're a tiny operation and consistently release great, unique stuff) https://twitter.com/flickeralley/status/1065652424763940865
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Nov 23, 2018 05:36
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Egbert Souse posted:Barnes & Noble - Arrow Video 70%-OFF (50% + extra 20% off on orders over $40): Thanks for this. Technically 60% off though. 20% discount applies to discounted price.
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Nov 23, 2018 06:04
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Vinegar Syndrome’s stuff is up. Site is getting slammed. I’d wait for the morning.
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Nov 23, 2018 06:17
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Liar Lyre posted:Vinegar Syndrome’s stuff is up. Site is getting slammed. I’d wait for the morning. The last thing I remember seeing on Facebook from them was "don't expect the site to crash this gear, we did server upgrades!" and after going there I immediately get 504'd. Ah well, it's only 3 in the afternoon here so I'll just wait it out. E: the special merch is a resin figure of the spider monster from Night Train to Terror. That's rad. I, Butthole fucked around with this message at 06:37 on Nov 23, 2018 |
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Nov 23, 2018 06:31
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Yeah, Vinegar Syndrome's website is pretty much impossible to access. I'll try later. Surprisingly, Severin's site, which normally feels like you're using a 56K modem when you're on it, worked nice and fast, and I was able to get the entire Black Friday bundle without any issues.
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Nov 23, 2018 07:26
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ultraviolence123 posted:Yeah, Vinegar Syndrome's website is pretty much impossible to access. I'll try later. Surprisingly, Severin's site, which normally feels like you're using a 56K modem when you're on it, worked nice and fast, and I was able to get the entire Black Friday bundle without any issues. Skinner and All the Colours of the Dark look really neat (and I prefer them over the VS reveals), but Severin's shipping is insane. Skinner says it's limited to 2000 copies, but I'm not sure if that's the slipcover or the entire print run. e: gently caress it, I'm weak, and Skinner looks like it could be fun and I don't wanna miss out on it. I, Butthole fucked around with this message at 08:00 on Nov 23, 2018 |
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Nov 23, 2018 07:50
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Is 'The Crazies' (original) worth a blind-buy for $17?Boywhiz88 posted:Pre-orders for 2001 are available via Best Buy again. I want that Steelbook bad. I... I think my preorder worked? If you click on the product page you get an error, but you can add it to your cart from the search results and place an order that way. 
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Nov 23, 2018 09:35
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Xenomrph posted:Is 'The Crazies' (original) worth a blind-buy for $17? Not unless you're a Romero completionist or you enjoy really slowly paced movies. Not a great deal happens in it and the movie feels like Dawn of the Dead-lite in terms of what it's generally saying.
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Nov 23, 2018 10:10
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Thanks for the feedback, I’m going to keep my B&N Arrow order to just Waterworld (preorder), Blood and Black Lace, and 12 Monkeys.
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Nov 23, 2018 10:48
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Speaking of 12 Monkeys, is there any release of it that includes La Jetee?
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Nov 23, 2018 11:05
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Xenomrph posted:I have three of these things and I like them a lot: That's the one that I had. I'll admit the failure at the midpoint is probably more due to me taking it appart to move it last year. It was just fine for 4 years. I, Butthole posted:The last thing I remember seeing on Facebook from them was "don't expect the site to crash this gear, we did server upgrades!" and after going there I immediately get 504'd. Ah well, it's only 3 in the afternoon here so I'll just wait it out. I'm on the fence as to if I want to grab this as it's pretty steep, and I already spent too much filling in holes and grabbing the year package. I have a few days left to say "gently caress it," and grab one. I did get the Hot and Saucy Pizza Girls shirt though 
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Nov 23, 2018 15:18
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Indicator has a sale going on with some good titles: https://www.powerhousefilms.co.uk They now list the region on the film pages, but most of them are region free. I think only the handful of Fox and Universal titles are locked. edit: Pre-ordered Age of Consent (not on sale, but still at Criterion sale pricing), also ordered The Wild One, The Front, The Last Detail, and The Passenger. CPL593H posted:Speaking of 12 Monkeys, is there any release of it that includes La Jetee? No, but it's on Blu-ray from Criterion paired with Sans Soilel Egbert Souse fucked around with this message at 16:27 on Nov 23, 2018 |
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Nov 23, 2018 15:52
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FYI, the "Despecialized" Star Wars Blu-rays are 720p, so be wary if that's a concern. Almost missed it in the fine print.
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Nov 23, 2018 17:57
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Egbert Souse posted:FYI, the "Despecialized" Star Wars Blu-rays are 720p, so be wary if that's a concern. Almost missed it in the fine print.
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Nov 23, 2018 18:32
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The stuff I ordered from Vinegar Syndrome last night has gone back into my cart, and my order is nowhere to be seen on my account. My money's still been taken, of course. You guys might want to double check your own accounts if you ordered anything yet. Edit: Thankfully, they got back in contact right away, and everything's worked out. MachineryNoise fucked around with this message at 18:39 on Nov 23, 2018 |
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Nov 23, 2018 18:34
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Egbert Souse posted:FYI, the "Despecialized" Star Wars Blu-rays are 720p, so be wary if that's a concern. Almost missed it in the fine print. Yeah, the 4K one that’s going around is supposed to be somewhat sharper, but that one is a direct scan of a print rather than an insane rebuild from multiple sources (if people haven’t seen the clip on YouTube, search ‘harmy despecialized’ and there’s a 20min or so clip showing just how bonkers the project is). I know the 4K one came out without DNR, and is apparently pretty grainy due to this, and they’re working on cleaning it up. Sounds like they’re taking their time to do it properly, so might come out looking really nice. I have what I think is the most recent Harmy versions of New Hope and Empire, and both look good to my eyes on a 65” OLED.
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Nov 23, 2018 18:44
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Thanks for the heads up to the Arrow sale. Unfortunately the code only works w non-sale items, I think. Grabbed a few Criterion BDs as well. Order was: 12 Monkeys (Always thought it deserved a more robust BD treatment) Spider Baby (I saw this for the first time last month and it’s so ridiculous I had to do it) The Man Who Knew Too Much (Never saw it, but figure I should see more Hitchcock and I saw a bunch of Peter Lorre movies in September) Dr. Strangelove A Man Escaped (The little theatre in town had some Bresson films and I missed seeing this)
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How in the world they able to sell this and not get shut down by Disney? They killed a man for painting Mickey on their daycare wall.
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Nov 23, 2018 18:50
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The people who do the restorations don’t sell them, pirates do.
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Nov 23, 2018 18:51
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EL BROMANCE posted:Yeah, the 4K one that’s going around is supposed to be somewhat sharper, but that one is a direct scan of a print rather than an insane rebuild from multiple sources (if people haven’t seen the clip on YouTube, search ‘harmy despecialized’ and there’s a 20min or so clip showing just how bonkers the project is). I know the 4K one came out without DNR, and is apparently pretty grainy due to this, and they’re working on cleaning it up. Sounds like they’re taking their time to do it properly, so might come out looking really nice.
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Oh nice, I don’t keep up to date with this stuff so I didn’t realize it was out. I remember people having issues with playback of the first version so hopefully that’s settled and I’ll grab it at some point.
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Roma was visually incredible..I hope netflix issues a UHD of it at some point. The entire time I was wishing it was screening in 70/imax..I'm glad they decided to do a theatrical run because peoples ipads won't do this thing justice. It was also the coolest use of surround sound I've seen in a cinema. e: to expound, when he'd have 2 people talking and they'd use the old single shot and then cut back and forth between them; for audio he'd have whoever was on screen come out of the screen/center channel and then whoever was "behind the camera" for that single would have their dialogue come from the back surround channels. another good example, there's a dead on shot of a television and the previous shot is the family on the couch watching it..so in the single shot of the television you hear the family chatter on the back channels, which makes it feel like you're sitting on the couch with them. so cool. sad it'll be lost on netflix viewers who are on stereo devices...see this thing large/good sound! zer0spunk fucked around with this message at 20:47 on Nov 23, 2018 |
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God I love Black Friday. Signed up for an Amazon Visa when I was ordering a new TV today, so they gave me a $70 gift card. Here's all the Blus I got... Blade Runner 2049 Batman v Superman (I know, I know, but it was $4) Alien: Covenant Warcraft Mandy Paprika Raid / Raid 2 Wonder Woman Once Upon A Time In America Can't wait to get my new 4K TV and never leave my couch again.
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Nov 23, 2018 22:00
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So I finally got my hands on my copy of the Batman: TAS set. So here are some photos. Sexy, sexy exterior shots Front  Spine  Back   You can see glossy watermarks of Batman, Joker, Penguin, Mr Freeze, Robin and Catman   That's Harley Quinn, Kung-fu Alfred, Two-Face, Jim Gordon and Scarecrow on the back  The discs are in a booklet. Here's the Tumbler helping out. The inside has artwork like this.   It comes with Mask of the Phantasm and Mr. Freeze: Sub-Zero   
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Vagabundo posted:So I finally got my hands on my copy of the Batman: TAS set. So here are some photos.  I just saw a 25th anniversary screening of Mask of the Phantasm in a theater like last week. It holds up!
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The best part of the set is it takes the same amount of space as a single volume of the DVDs.
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Just a heads up to everyone you can get the Batman set on Best Buy's website for 80 bucks, which is the lowest price I've seen on that so far. https://www.bestbuy.com/site/batman-the-complete-animated-series-blu-ray-dvd/6303729.p?skuId=6303729 And at this point it looks like the non-limited box set is happening. There's cover art floating around and it's been listed on a few sites as well as being currently available on Amazon Canada and I believe it's a but cheaper than the limited set if you can live with out the book and other trinkets.
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Rirse posted:How in the world they able to sell this and not get shut down by Disney? They killed a man for painting Mickey on their daycare wall. I would imagine C&Ds would start going out shortly before or after they announce official 4K releases of the OT. I could actually see that going down in 2020 or so because there's no way Disney isn't doing a "Ultimate" boxset once the IX BD comes out.
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CPL593H posted:Just a heads up to everyone you can get the Batman set on Best Buy's website for 80 bucks, which is the lowest price I've seen on that so far. I'm so buying the non funko version of this
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