"Club Penton" - Ask questions to Hollywood insider "Penton-Man"

[Dennis M]

Ah yes, Mathilda... good choice.

Leon, like Nikita, is another great Luc Besson film.

It's a Besson love fest today.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

Have not seen that film (I'm ashamed to admit) but I'm open to contests

Dude, that icon picture thingee that you have is worth 2 more contestants!

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by jangofett

Hey penton, or anybody really, do y'all have any idea when wwe might be getting some players in the $150-175 range? Thanks

I couldn't say if I did know.

[Secret_Smile]

I love Nikita, and it's a great Blu-ray. I really want The Big Blue on Blu

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Grubert

Screw Nikita. Give us some Mathilda. And no, not Matilda

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58vujCL2dJI

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Secret_Smile

I love Nikita, and it's a great Blu-ray. I really want The Big Blue on Blu

Well, if you win at least it will save the company some postage and my A.A. some time in regards to packaging and addressing.

I should have your set in next week to ship out.

[Secret_Smile]

Hehe, nah i already own Nikita, so i won't be participating. So, good luck to everyone else.

[Brain Sturgeon]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

So anyway, is anybody interested in La Femme Nikita?

Yes, count me in!

Brings me back to my college days-- I think this was the first movie that I saw at the Fine Arts Theatre in Chicago.

[Dan S.]

Penton- I would love to get a copy of Nikita. I don't have it yet because noone's buying enough bikes this spring...

[Penton-Man]

The most self-serving post I have been PM’ed all week, namely "Complaints from this forum (AVS) has been heard and noted" (at least without editing it again as of 9:09 A.M)………….
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1135505

This dude -
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...ed#post1736839

just can not post anything productive on the internet without some sort of inaccurate editorializing about a studio or its employees.

The above linked post reminds me of Al Gore reputedly taking credit for helping to invent the internet, or having invented the internet.
For the record, Schawn Belston (the person behind the restoration and HD transfer of South Pacific) nor, for that matter, George Feltenstein of Warner Bros., who arguably have been accused of applying more digital grain reduction on more Blu-ray transfers than any another other major studio out there………….

Both guys, neither read AVS nor have even heard of “xylon”.
I, on the other hand, have the displeasure of occasionally being forwarded his idiotic speculations.

[Doctorossi]

That was a bit of an ironic read, Penton, as, to my understanding, the popular tidbit about Al Gore's alleged "claims" is just as unfounded as Xylon's baseless and myopic speculation (and perhaps as politically motivated, as well).

That said, I'm by no means calling myself an expert on the subject.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Dan S.

Penton- I would love to get a copy of Nikita. I don't have it yet because noone's buying enough bikes this spring...

Well, your situation sounds coldly stark to me.
Given that, tell me which state lies to the left of you (when viewing a map) and what classic Blu-ray filmed in B&W (by my all-time favorite cinematographer) that I’m thinking of, and I’ll send you a once viewed copy of said ‘cold’ Blu-ray title.

If Dan can’t figure it out in 24hr., please somebody else provide him with a hint/help.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Doctorossi

That was a bit of an ironic read, Penton, as, to my understanding, the popular tidbit about Al Gore's alleged "claims" is just as unfounded as Xylon's baseless and myopic speculation (and perhaps as politically motivated, as well).

That said, I'm by no means calling myself an expert on the subject.

Whatever, you know what I mean...........taking credit where no credit is due, that's the point.

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Hey, that reminds me, I have a pristine copy of La Femme Nikita in my office, in other words, viewed only once for Q/C purposes, so it’s essentially new.

Speak up people, if there is more than one member here that would like to vie for getting this freebie sent to them from moi. If there are a few of you that show online interest, then I’ll think of a question to pose for the worthy winner to answer and do the contest thing sometime probably next week. It may or may not have anything whatsoever to do this particular film……..and knowing me, probably the later.

So anyway, is anybody interested in La Femme Nikita?
Offer only applicable to those residing in Les États-Unis but, you will not be required to know any French to answer the question………just have cajones.

Testicularly qualified for La Femme Nikita contest...or givaway

[Jeff Kleist]

Correct on the Al Gore/Internet thing

http://www.snopes.com/quotes/internet.asp

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

Testicularly qualified for La Femme Nikita contest...or givaway

Let me know when there is a minimum of 10 folks interested and I'll consider it a worthy starting field for a horse race.
The reason I say that (i.e. "race") is because I'll make the question purposely rather easy so that the first person that can type fast enough and possibly google some quotation directory (like imdb) on the internet will win the prize.

If there is a large enough starting field, how does it sound if I post the query at ABOUT 10:00 A.M P.S.T. next Tues.?

Does that meet with the needs of most everyone here who has already shown interest?

[Doctorossi]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Whatever, you know what I mean...........taking credit where no credit is due, that's the point.

Yeah, it's just kinda funny that you used what, to my understanding, is an opposite example. Gore never claimed he helped create the internet (someone else attributed it to him), but he did actually help create it (the attribution was correct).

Imagine reading "That guy says that 'white' is dark! Everybody knows that 'white' is actually bright and 'black' is dark, just like everybody knows that ham is a vegetable!"

[Penton-Man]

Well, it's the first thing that came to my mind, in addition, go back and carefully read my post again and concentrate on the word "reputedly".

Believe me, if I desired, to show how little thought of and little respected this individual is (I'm not referring to Gore but rather the *screenshot scientist*), with one phone call in a matter of five minutes or less, I could get his e-mail address.........or at least one of them, as he probably has a library of e-mail addys he uses. And I'm not talking about an e-mail address that he used to sign up for membership here back in the day. I'm talking about a current e-mail address.

You doubt me?
Challenge me.
The clock is ticking.

P.S.
This is what happens when one is waiting at home for a plumber who was supposed to have arrived sometime between 10:00 A.M. and 1:00 P.M. my time, to fix a toilet. Husbandary duties are worse than work.

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Let me know when there is a minimum of 10 folks interested and I'll consider it a worthy starting field for a horse race.
The reason I say that (i.e. "race") is because I'll make the question purposely rather easy so that the first person that can type fast enough and possibly google some quotation directory (like imdb) on the internet will win the prize.

If there is a large enough starting field, how does it sound if I post the query at ABOUT 10:00 A.M next Tues.?

Does that meet with the needs of most everyone here who has already shown interest?

Yes for me. PST?

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

Yes for me. PST?

That's a Roger, seems that's the time I usually get on this internet thing that Gore reputedly invented.