The Aussie / Kiwi Super Mega General Banter Thread - Page 102 - Blu-ray Forum

Templar · 12-09-2013, 03:48 AM

Shipping update - the order that was changed to mid-January arrived today (original delivery date was Dec 19, changed to Jan 9)!!

gettodamoofies · 12-09-2013, 06:28 AM

Just found out I scored tickets to the Sydney American Hustle premiere through Roadshow. Awesome!

LordCrumb · 12-09-2013, 06:38 AM

^ Trailer for that looks pretty good.

melmac · 12-09-2013, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by atexp80

Just found out I scored tickets to the Sydney American Hustle premiere through Roadshow. Awesome!

Awesome work

I entered that too! They're giving standard passes away right now on twitter trying again there. Congrats

gettodamoofies · 12-09-2013, 06:49 AM

^ Good luck! I've had some good luck this year which is funny because my luck has always appeared to be pretty crap. Good to see a turnaround!

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Originally Posted by LordCrumb

^ Trailer for that looks pretty good.

Yeah - considering some of my favourite films are period pieces (Shawshank Redemption, Zodiac, Argo) and the fact that I'm a big fan of a number of the cast it looks like it'll be plenty enjoyable.

MacEachaidh · 12-09-2013, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by atexp80

Just found out I scored tickets to the Sydney American Hustle premiere through Roadshow. Awesome!

WOW you must enter a lot of competitions!!

!!

Or are you just incredibly tinny? Either way, onya, A.

gettodamoofies · 12-09-2013, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by MacEachaidh

WOW you must enter a lot of competitions!!

!!

Or are you just incredibly tinny? Either way, onya, A.

I enter a few a week. Just on facebook and some movie sites. I'm not one of those people whose "job" is entering competitions and that's all they do.

Only takes about 5 minutes to do all of them and so far this year I've done very well. I only go in ones I really want too. Bugs me when you see people winning stuff they have no interest in just for the hell of it.

MacEachaidh · 12-09-2013, 07:13 AM

Makes sense. Either way, well done mate.

Haven't ventured into a Facebook account, myself. I have something of an ideological issue with the whole social media thing.

melmac · 12-09-2013, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by atexp80

I enter a few a week. Just on facebook and some movie sites. I'm not one of those people whose "job" is entering competitions and that's all they do.

Only takes about 5 minutes to do all of them and so far this year I've done very well. I only go in ones I really want too. Bugs me when you see people winning stuff they have no interest in just for the hell of it.

I do the same only takes a few minutes a week, of the 37 movies I've seen in theatre this year only 8 were paid for.

Whitey75 · 12-09-2013, 08:03 AM

Watching the news tonight. ...the aussie dollar sucks at the moment!..particularly against the pound

Whitey75 · 12-09-2013, 09:26 AM

Currently watching star trek tos s3e1 'spocks brain' hmmmm.....maybe just a little too campy....lol

gettodamoofies · 12-09-2013, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Whitey75

Currently watching star trek tos s3e1 'spocks brain' hmmmm.....maybe just a little too campy....lol

A little?

I'm a huge Star Trek fan but season three suffered big time from budget cuts and the writing wasn't immune. Wait for the space hippies though! Make's Spock's Brain look like a masterpiece in my opinion!

Whitey75 · 12-09-2013, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by atexp80

A little?

I'm a huge Star Trek fan but season three suffered big time from budget cuts and the writing wasn't immune. Wait for the space hippies though! Make's Spock's Brain look like a masterpiece in my opinion!

Slowly working our way through. ...will keep an eye out for them

NickMate · 12-09-2013, 11:49 AM

Just missed out on this

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item...obalID=EBAY-AU

Got distracted watching Arrow

Always wanted this set as well.

L-Rouge · 12-10-2013, 12:37 AM

in 1994 ui became a HUGE fan of Killer Instinct, an arcade fighter game with sublime visuals and especially sound.

(if you've seen the Bane parody video, you'll know this is where "combo breaker" originated)

so now an official sequel is released on the new Xbox

massive nostalgic pangs watching this, looks good.

StrayButler91 · 12-10-2013, 02:36 AM

I did a massive amount of rearranging, and I alphabetised my entire movie collection, in a bid to make more space for Blu-rays.

Now I'm fast running out of room after Black Friday, JB's 20% off sale, and Big W's half-price sale.

God help me.

MacEachaidh · 12-10-2013, 02:48 AM

^ Self-inflicted. No sympathy.

[Show spoiler]

Actually, that's not true. I share your pain.

Cevolution · 12-10-2013, 07:18 AM

Is anyone in Sydney planning to go the new Wet & Wild this summer? I checked out the ticket pricing earlier, it's certainly not cheap, for a whole family it would cost a few hundred dollars for the day. A season pass would be the better way to go, if you can get your hands on one.

gettodamoofies · 12-10-2013, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Cevolution

Is anyone in Sydney planning to go the new Wet & Wild this summer? I checked out the ticket pricing earlier, it's certainly not cheap, for a whole family it would cost a few hundred dollars for the day. A season pass would be the better way to go, if you can get your hands on one.

We looked into it but it's a little pricey. I'm guessing that next year we'll see some deals come out. At the moment they'll have no trouble getting people through the doors so the prices will stay put but I expect we'll see deals on Shop-a-Dockets and in Entertainment Books within the next year which will make it a bit better value for those not planning to go regularly.

Folks: If you read the thread earlier you'll have seen I scored a double pass to the premiere of American Hustle tomorrow night at George St Event Cinemas. The short story is that my wife (and other family/friends can't go for work/family reasons) so I've got an extra ticket for a guest of mine.

If someone's interested in going along PM me to discuss details. You'd need to be at the cinema a little prior to 6pm.

Blu-21 · 12-10-2013, 09:58 AM

Does anyone know if its normal for there to be interference between a Blu-Ray player with a internal volume control, and a home theater set up? Because today out of general curiosity, I turned down the volume on my Blu-Ray player directly by a couple of notches whist watching something. Anyway a minute later I started getting these horrible crackling sounds from my speakers and I couldn't get it to stop. Eventually I turned back the volume setting on my Blu-Ray player back to its usual position which its always been left on before, and a few seconds later the crackling noises stopped and my home theater was functioning like normal again. Anyway is it possible that there was a bad cross connection between the 2 or something?

12-09-2013, 08:03 AM	#2030
Whitey75 Senior Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Sydney, Australia 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:1531	Watching the news tonight. ...the aussie dollar sucks at the moment!..particularly against the pound Last edited by Whitey75; 12-09-2013 at 08:09 AM.

12-09-2013, 03:48 AM	#2021
Templar Power Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2011 Blu-ray collection:525 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:9	Shipping update - the order that was changed to mid-January arrived today (original delivery date was Dec 19, changed to Jan 9)!!

12-09-2013, 06:28 AM	#2022
gettodamoofies Moderator Top contributor Member since:Sep 2009 Location:NSW, Australia 4K collection:608 Blu-ray collection:3161 DVD collection:125 Blu-ray reviews: 26 Trading Score:91	Just found out I scored tickets to the Sydney American Hustle premiere through Roadshow. Awesome!

12-09-2013, 06:38 AM	#2023
LordCrumb Moderator Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Location:New Zealand Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:405 Blu-ray collection:2924 DVD collection:109 Blu-ray reviews: 12 Trading Score:67	^ Trailer for that looks pretty good.

12-09-2013, 07:13 AM	#2028
MacEachaidh Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 Location:Edge of the Accretion Disc Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Trading Score:4	Makes sense. Either way, well done mate. Haven't ventured into a Facebook account, myself. I have something of an ideological issue with the whole social media thing.

12-09-2013, 09:26 AM	#2031
Whitey75 Senior Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Sydney, Australia 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:1531	Currently watching star trek tos s3e1 'spocks brain' hmmmm.....maybe just a little too campy....lol

12-09-2013, 11:49 AM	#2034
NickMate Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:May 2010 Location:Beyond the horizon Home Theater Gallery:16 Blu-ray collection:963 DVD collection:22 Blu-ray reviews: 11 Trading Score:29	Just missed out on this http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item...obalID=EBAY-AU Got distracted watching Arrow Always wanted this set as well.

12-10-2013, 02:36 AM	#2036
StrayButler91 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Feb 2012 Location:Australia 4K collection:990 Blu-ray collection:3976 DVD collection:173 iTunes collection:291 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:45	I did a massive amount of rearranging, and I alphabetised my entire movie collection, in a bid to make more space for Blu-rays. Now I'm fast running out of room after Black Friday, JB's 20% off sale, and Big W's half-price sale. God help me.

12-10-2013, 02:48 AM	#2037
MacEachaidh Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 Location:Edge of the Accretion Disc Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Trading Score:4	^ Self-inflicted. No sympathy. [Show spoiler] Actually, that's not true. I share your pain.

12-10-2013, 07:18 AM	#2038
Cevolution Banned Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Nov 2010 Location:Sydney, Australia Home Theater Gallery:23 4K collection:668 Blu-ray collection:3104 Trading Score:8	Is anyone in Sydney planning to go the new Wet & Wild this summer? I checked out the ticket pricing earlier, it's certainly not cheap, for a whole family it would cost a few hundred dollars for the day. A season pass would be the better way to go, if you can get your hands on one.

12-10-2013, 09:58 AM	#2040
Blu-21 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2012 Location:Australia Blu-ray collection:67 Blu-ray reviews:1	Does anyone know if its normal for there to be interference between a Blu-Ray player with a internal volume control, and a home theater set up? Because today out of general curiosity, I turned down the volume on my Blu-Ray player directly by a couple of notches whist watching something. Anyway a minute later I started getting these horrible crackling sounds from my speakers and I couldn't get it to stop. Eventually I turned back the volume setting on my Blu-Ray player back to its usual position which its always been left on before, and a few seconds later the crackling noises stopped and my home theater was functioning like normal again. Anyway is it possible that there was a bad cross connection between the 2 or something?

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