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| bartist |
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| DVDs might stick around because, as with books, some people want to own a work of art as a palpable object (vs. just ones and zeros somewhere inside a PC). |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 9:42 am |
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I just read a report the other day that said the sales of movies on DVDs had gone down for the first time.
I'm perfectly happy to rent movies I haven't seen or want to see again, at my video outlet. Costs me only around three bucks and on certain days two for one and other deals. These are one week rentals, but I guess that's the case at all video outlets. At Safeway here you can rent a movie, even the most recent ones for $1.29 but it's only for one day. |
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| bartist |
| Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 12:03 pm |
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Kiosk type rentals are usually around a buck, in the U.S. I notice The Beaver is avail. today on Redbox.
Saw Dinner for Schmucks last night. A lightweight comedy with some funny moments and some Marx brotherish chaos. Carell, in this, reminds me a bit of Peter Sellers in idiot-mode, though with less subtlety. Fun to see comic talent like Lucy Punch and Chris O'Dowd in small roles, and Zach G. was, as always, completely insane and good at it. Less than the sum of its parts, maybe. |
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| Befade |
| Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 9:57 pm |
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Quote: One problem I have with streaming on a computer is that night scenes tend to be so dark I can't see anything. I'm ordering The Twilight Samurai to be sent to me because it was unviewable on the computer.
Quote: I hate streaming, but probably wouldn't hate it as much if I had a PlayStation or something that allowed me to watch it through my t.v., rather than my laptop.
I don't have a laptop and I wasn't able to stream on my computer. So, my son had me get cable internet and a Samsung 42" and he set up a router....that's how my streaming came about. And yes, I've thought about giving up the Netflix hard copies and just do streaming. There's something nice about just sitting around and watching what you're in the mood for........and if you don't like it.....moving on to another title. And I'm one of those who never walks out of a movie. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:15 am |
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After many years of meaning to do so, I finally saw Something Wild, the Jonathan Demme screwball-comedy-turned-film-noir starring Jeff Daniels, Melanie Griffith, and Ray Liotta in spectacular form (all three). It's a "wild" ride (the movie's title sums it up perfectly) and one of the best films of the 1980s. Its reputation preceded it and would have ruined it were the film not so utterly perfect. Wow.
One could make a case for SW being a career peak for all four major participants (Demme, Daniels, Griffith, Liotta). It's just that impressive.
And it streams on Netflix. |
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| Syd |
| Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 9:10 am |
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I'd say Griffith peaked with Working Girl and Demme with The Silence of the Lambs, but yes for Liotta and probably Daniels as well.
Griffith and Liotta had pretty short peaks. Griffith for two movies, and Liotta from about 1986-90, although he's had some decent supporting roles since then. Demme's lasted about a decade. Daniels' peak is hard to judge. He's had a long career of being pretty good without being spectacular. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 9:24 am |
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Syd wrote: I'd say Griffith peaked with Working Girl and Demme with The Silence of the Lambs, but yes for Liotta and probably Daniels as well.
You've got a point, but it's arguable. Working Girl is one of Mike Nichols'smost underrated films and Silence is one of the few truly great films to win an Oscar, so I'm there with you. But Something Wild is one of a kind. |
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| Syd |
| Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 9:34 am |
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| I was on the edge of my seat during the second half of Something Wild. Liotta still scares me. |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 9:38 am |
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| I agree with your review of Something Wild, Billy, plus, the soundtrack was terrific. |
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| grace |
| Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 10:40 am |
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I like Something Wild just fine, but I can't help thinking Liotta might consider Goodfellas a higher point in his career than SW. But I guess a peak's a peak.
I thought Jeff Daniels was standout-fantastic in SW. But I even liked him in RV, so .... I'm easy. |
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| whiskeypriest |
| Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:05 am |
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grace wrote: I like Something Wild just fine, but I can't help thinking Liotta might consider Goodfellas a higher point in his career than SW. But I guess a peak's a peak.
I thought Jeff Daniels was standout-fantastic in SW. But I even liked him in RV, so .... I'm easy. |
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| gromit |
| Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:31 am |
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| Lock Stock is very much in the Tarantino vein, but very good. Snatch is fun too, with a good small role for Brad Pitt speaking a nearly unintelligible regional dialect. Even most of his clan barely get what he is saying. Amusing. |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:43 am |
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gromit wrote: Lock Stock is very much in the Tarantino vein, but very good. Snatch is fun too, with a good small role for Brad Pitt speaking a neatly unintelligible regional dialect. Even most of his clan barely get what he is saying. Amusing.
Hear, hear. I really enjoyed both of them. |
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| bartist |
| Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:47 am |
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I'm a big fan of Snatch.
Which reminds me that The Beaver is now available on Redbox. Will rent and report back. |
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| grace |
| Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 12:06 pm |
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whiskeypriest wrote: grace wrote: I like Something Wild just fine, but I can't help thinking Liotta might consider Goodfellas a higher point in his career than SW. But I guess a peak's a peak.
I thought Jeff Daniels was standout-fantastic in SW. But I even liked him in RV, so .... I'm easy. You were with Jeff Daniels in a Recreational Vehicle? Even gary has nothing on that! Tell me more!
It would be ungentlewomanly of me to expound on that. But I did really spend about 30 seconds on an RV with James MacArthur and Cybill Shepherd many years ago. |
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