GundarkHunter

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Post: #61074
Topic: AVP
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/61074/action/topic#61074
Time: 24-Aug-2004 3:27 PM

Quote
Originally posted by: Switch Radic
What are the movie houses contractually obligated to show an average film for?

2 weeks, for a minimum of 2 shows per day. This can be varied depending on what the opening weekend grosses are like e.g. Gigli went down to 1 show per night after its opening weekend because it tanked so badly.

Post: #61073
Topic: General DVD Talk
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/61073/action/topic#61073
Time: 24-Aug-2004 3:25 PM

You mean other than the SE from 2001? I don't think so. If you can get the SE for $15, do it; it's a great disc.

Post: #60652
Topic: NNNOOOOOOOOO... not Ash...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/60652/action/topic#60652
Time: 20-Aug-2004 8:31 PM

I think if the 2nd week dropoff is greater than $20 million, Fox might realise they made a boo-boo.

Post: #60575
Topic: AVP
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/60575/action/topic#60575
Time: 20-Aug-2004 1:50 PM

I stand corrected; however, it is possible that the Bishop in Alien3 is a descendant, or even a clone of Bishop Weyland in AVP.

Post: #60386
Topic: AVP
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/60386/action/topic#60386
Time: 19-Aug-2004 2:32 PM

Wait and see how the box office drops for weekend #2; if it's bad enough, they may learn their lesson the same way they did with Spawn.

Post: #60293
Topic: Terminator Thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/60293/action/topic#60293
Time: 18-Aug-2004 4:02 PM

Kill Bill. Tarantino was originally against shooting Super 35, but loved the grain results in the B&W opening scene and the scene with Bill and the Bride.

Post: #60282
Topic: HD-DVD vs. Blu-Ray
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/60282/action/topic#60282
Time: 18-Aug-2004 3:17 PM

My bad. Blu-Ray wasn't proposed because Sony was attempting to market it as a recordable format first. Thanks, jimbo.

Post: #60281
Topic: TV on DVD resurrected (kind of)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/60281/action/topic#60281
Time: 18-Aug-2004 3:15 PM

I'd buy the first 2. I loved the twisted nature of the 2nd.

Post: #60279
Topic: AVP
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/60279/action/topic#60279
Time: 18-Aug-2004 3:13 PM

He is right. The Bishop in Alien3 bleeds white after being hit by the pipe.

Post: #60278
Topic: NNNOOOOOOOOO... not Ash...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/60278/action/topic#60278
Time: 18-Aug-2004 3:11 PM

Inflation wouldn't affect the grosses of New Nightmare, Jason X or Alien Resurrection much. The only one that would gain anything from an inflation adjustment is Predator 2.

Post: #60275
Topic: Terminator Thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/60275/action/topic#60275
Time: 18-Aug-2004 3:08 PM

In some cases they do film in Super 35 because they know that extra grain will result.

Post: #60274
Topic: Team America: World Police
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/60274/action/topic#60274
Time: 18-Aug-2004 3:05 PM

Let's not forget Orgazmo and BASEketball.

Post: #59940
Topic: Re-edits
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59940/action/topic#59940
Time: 16-Aug-2004 4:05 PM

Same here, although Scary Movie 3 had its moments.

Post: #59939
Topic: I have lost all hope in humanity!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59939/action/topic#59939
Time: 16-Aug-2004 4:04 PM

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Originally posted by: Galahad_Skywalker
I noticed on your profile you're from Canada, so I guess this negates Michael Moore's presumption that Canada is safe.

We Canadians all got a big laugh out of that scene in BFC. Canada may be marginally safer than the US, but not as much as portrayed in BFC.

Post: #59937
Topic: Team America: World Police
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59937/action/topic#59937
Time: 16-Aug-2004 4:02 PM

Anyone seen the trailer for this? Looks hilarious.

Post: #59925
Topic: HD-DVD vs. Blu-Ray
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59925/action/topic#59925
Time: 16-Aug-2004 2:15 PM

Red laser MPEG-4 was one of the proposed formats for HD-DVD, as were Blu-Ray and AOD. AOD was the one chosen by the DVD Forum, hence its rechristening as HD-DVD.

Post: #59924
Topic: AVP
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59924/action/topic#59924
Time: 16-Aug-2004 2:14 PM

I wouldn't call it below average; it's still better than the vs. movie from last year (Freddy vs. Jason).

Post: #59922
Topic: General DVD Talk
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59922/action/topic#59922
Time: 16-Aug-2004 2:12 PM

Not all SuperBits are unfiltered. The transfers used for The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth were the same as the original releases, only with DTS and higher bitrates. Even then, the DTS track was out of sync.

Post: #59920
Topic: TV on DVD resurrected (kind of)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59920/action/topic#59920
Time: 16-Aug-2004 2:10 PM

Warner wants to do SEs of the first 4, but it's having trouble getting its scheduling right with Burton and Schumacher.

Post: #59919
Topic: I have lost all hope in humanity!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59919/action/topic#59919
Time: 16-Aug-2004 2:08 PM

I definitely sympathise. My van was stolen last summer (right out of our parking space) and cost me over $250 to get fixed. I still have to get the bodywork done, but the anger and bitterness at the little bastards who took it took a long time to go away. Glad to hear that you got it back though.

Post: #59729
Topic: HD-DVD vs. Blu-Ray
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59729/action/topic#59729
Time: 14-Aug-2004 9:47 PM

I think he means same resolution values in terms of PQ. Artifacting and other quality problems are another matter, but are steadily improving. I remember the first time I saw DVD rez DivX files. For the most part they looked good, but they still had problems with handling subtler textures like smoke and clouds. The codecs have gotten better since then, though and the WM9 hi def versions of T2 and Standing in the Shadows of Motown must be seen to be believed.

For the record, jimbo is correct when he states that both systems will be using blue lasers. Why blue? Narrower bandwidth, smaller pits, therefore more storage space. Hence the claims of 30GB for HD-DVD and 50GB for Blu-Ray. While an MPEG-4 HD system using red lasers was proposed and is in the manufacturing stage, this was not the format officially adopted by the DVD Forum and is currently only being developed in China for that market.

Post: #59728
Topic: General DVD Talk
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59728/action/topic#59728
Time: 14-Aug-2004 9:40 PM

Nope. Wouldn't get around to watching it.

Post: #59727
Topic: TV on DVD resurrected (kind of)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59727/action/topic#59727
Time: 14-Aug-2004 9:39 PM

New Batmobile is more in line with Frank Miller's vision of Batman, which makes sense, since Batman Begins is based heavily on Miller's Batman: Year One. Given the talent involved on this one, it'd take an awful lot of studio meddling to screw it up.

Post: #59726
Topic: Horror movie fans...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59726/action/topic#59726
Time: 14-Aug-2004 9:35 PM

Now that I understand where you're coming from, I concur.

Post: #59725
Topic: AVP
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59725/action/topic#59725
Time: 14-Aug-2004 9:34 PM

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Originally posted by: jimbo

Still the movie is more flawed then good. By far my biggest complaint is its PG-13 rating. The mostly bloodless action leaves much to be desered. I am hoping for an R rated directers cut for the DVD. The movie was filmed as an R rated picture before getting cut by the dick ass studio. Im not saying an R rating would have made this a great movie but it definutly would have helped. Alien versus Predator is completly deviode of any suspense or any moments of fear. Characters are lame. Acting is lame. Even the great Bishop faulters. It also has many massive plot holes. Overall I do like Alien versus Predator more then the second two Alien movies. Still it isn't fit to clean the shoes of James Camerons masterpeice Aliens.

Studio didn't cut it. The PG-13 version is Paul W.S. Anderson's director's cut, so this is as good as it gets, much like the story of House of 1000 Corpses; Rob Zombie doesn't know if he'll ever get around to a more gore-heavy cut and in fact doubts if he will.