Red Mosquito

E.H. Ruddock wrote:

Anders wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:I love so much that LV has Mission to Mars in his top 50

I don't even like that movie, and I really enjoy movies about Mars.

It is such a great movie, though.

The Argonaut wrote:I like looking at the movies, but I dont really see the point of buying discs anymore. The only way I can see that being worth the cash is if I get wind that one of my favorite movies is about to go out of print, and it's future availability is murky.

BurtReynolds wrote:Ha ha Mission to Mars is one of the worst movies ever made. It fails in every single aspect of filmmaking.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:Ha ha Mission to Mars is one of the worst movies ever made. It fails in every single aspect of filmmaking.

It's one of the most beautifully directed (and scored) movies I've ever seen. And thematically it hits a very deep personal nerve for me.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

The Argonaut wrote:I like looking at the movies, but I dont really see the point of buying discs anymore. The only way I can see that being worth the cash is if I get wind that one of my favorite movies is about to go out of print, and it's future availability is murky.

Why isn't it worth it? If I like the movie and plan on watching it in the future, a disc is still going to be the best way to watch it for a long time.

run2death wrote:Video compression is getting better and better. It's just a matter of time before we're all just streaming 4K movies.

The Argonaut wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

The Argonaut wrote:I like looking at the movies, but I dont really see the point of buying discs anymore. The only way I can see that being worth the cash is if I get wind that one of my favorite movies is about to go out of print, and it's future availability is murky.

Why isn't it worth it? If I like the movie and plan on watching it in the future, a disc is still going to be the best way to watch it for a long time.

I don't like spending money or having lots of things in my house.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:LV, I don't remember seeing Death and the Maiden on your list before. Is that a recent addition or did I just miss it previously?

New addition. I reworked my top 50 a couple months ago.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

run2death wrote:Video compression is getting better and better. It's just a matter of time before we're all just streaming 4K movies.

This already exists. Compression artifacting still means it isn't as good as discs, though.

Spoiler: show

(Haha! Get it?)

run2death wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

run2death wrote:Video compression is getting better and better. It's just a matter of time before we're all just streaming 4K movies.

This already exists. Compression artifacting still means it isn't as good as discs, though.

That's what I meant by "better and better."

Artifacts will soon be a thing of the past.

Spoiler: show

(Haha! Get it?)

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.