Friday, December 25, 2009

This year's haul

10:05 AM / General / Comments7 Comments

This year's haul

Was Santa good to you?

 
7 Comments

1. Greg said:

Blu Ray of Vinyan. Nice. Not sure if you've seen it yet, but it's a lovely film. (I mean, it's as lovely as ugly can be.)

(Posted on Friday, December 25, 2009 at 7:56 PM)

2. Bleddyn Williams said:

Have just spent the last couple of hours helping my little one make a Lego garage. Boy, you never grow out of Lego!

Happy Xmas, Michael!

Vinyan and Them on blu? Can't wait to hear what you make of the discs!

(Posted on Friday, December 25, 2009 at 8:54 PM)

3. Bleddyn Williams said:

Fellow over at blu-ray.com claiming Vinyan is in wrong ratio...

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Vinyan-Lost-Souls-Blu-ray-Review/7132/

(Posted on Friday, December 25, 2009 at 8:56 PM)

4. Wim C said:

I've got the UK-release of Them. Worst Blu-Ray transfer I've yet seen - I'm sorry to say.

(Posted on Saturday, December 26, 2009 at 9:08 AM)

5. Author Profile Page Michael said:

Bleddyn:

Damn it, that'll teach me not to do my research beforehand! I'll see if I can return it.


Wim:

I concur. I've just taken a look at it and it looks like a bloody upconvert to me. To say that I'm not pleased would be... well, you know the rest.

(Posted on Saturday, December 26, 2009 at 10:48 AM)

6. Count Fosco said:

Glad to see you landed some fine swag (although I'm assuming THE STRANGERS on Blu-Ray is purely for research purposes as an interesting companion piece to the original ILS as this US re-imagining is awful. WANTED is also a mess of a movie but I'm sure it will look a beautiful mess in High-Def, lol).

I too was given THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO as a gift. Look forward to reading along with you in preparation for upcoming UK theatrical release of the film adaptation.

(Posted on Saturday, December 26, 2009 at 11:29 AM)

7. Bleddyn Williams said:

Sorry to leave blue news about Vinyan. Thinking about it, I should have left it a day to not put a damper on Xmas. I must say I don't know the accuracy of the info - just passing it on.

Wanted is a real guilty pleasure for me. I got it last Xmas, and I think I watched it about three times this year. It's a hoot and I don't think you'll be disappointed in the transfer.

I got the Wanted graphic novel afterwards, and was surprised. It is so totally different from the film, making one of the making-of featurettes (where Mark Millar tries to convince you the film is faithful to the comic) a bit laughable. Unusually enough, I actually prefer the film to the mean-spirited original.

(Posted on Saturday, December 26, 2009 at 4:32 PM)

 
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