The Aussie/Kiwi Last Blu-ray You Purchased/Watched Thread

[beechy]

Originally Posted by Chrisco84

Sorry triple post but.......

This month marks 1 year since the blu bug bit me, in October 2011 I had 23 Blu's, in the year to now I have amassed 784.
Yeah I guess I am addicted.....

Bit......
Yep well and truly

Watched: Mad Men Season 2 Eps 4,5,6

[Chrisco84]

Originally Posted by Supernaut

Dude, at a conservative estimate of $20 a blu, that averages almost 300 bucks a week.

...and I thought I was bad.

Yeah give or take $300 a week, looking at it like that
But I have also paid for gotten married, somehow saved more way $$$ than usual, bought a new TV and AMP, so I guess in the end I am not doing to bad.

[Cevolution]

Originally Posted by Chrisco84

Sorry triple post but.......

This month marks 1 year since the blu bug bit me, in October 2011 I had 23 Blu's, in the year to now I have amassed 784.
Yeah I guess I am addicted.....

Have you bought anything else nice for yourself besides blu-rays?

[Chrisco84]

Originally Posted by Cevolution

Have you bought anything else nice for yourself besides blu-rays?

Oh yeah, got married, new TV/AMP, New King size bed, New car, did some reno's on the house.
I got a promotion (I am an accountant for a major bank) a while back which pushed my salary rather high (not bragging) so I have more $$$ than I am used too. Have saved over $10k in the last year too, plus shares help (again my industry knowledge).

I guess I could have easily saved even more cash but I am happy with where I am now, planning on having our first baby soon, so that will slow me down a bit.

[NickMate]

Also, with those who have use the Disney WOW calibration disk, does it change the tv settings or guide too in changing them for optimal picture. I can see my tv can do better so ill order it just wondering how it works.

[NickMate]

Originally Posted by Chrisco84

Oh yeah, got married, new TV/AMP, New King size bed, New car, did some reno's on the house.
I got a promotion (I am an accountant for a major bank) a while back which pushed my salary rather high (not bragging) so I have more $$$ than I am used too. Have saved over $10k in the last year too, plus shares help (again my industry knowledge).

I guess I could have easily saved even more cash but I am happy with where I am now, planning on having our first baby soon, so that will slow me down a bit.

You on a roll mate, seems like you have everything figured out Good luck on the kid mate. Might have to start cutting back on Blus during that period

[Cevolution]

Originally Posted by Chrisco84

Oh yeah, got married, new TV/AMP, New King size bed, New car, did some reno's on the house.
I got a promotion (I am an accountant for a major bank) a while back which pushed my salary rather high (not bragging) so I have more $$$ than I am used too. Have saved over $10k in the last year too, plus shares help (again my industry knowledge).

I guess I could have easily saved even more cash but I am happy with where I am now, planning on having our first baby soon, so that will slow me down a bit.

Congrats mate. That's good to hear, you can't just restrict yourself to buying blu-rays that's for sure. You need to enjoy other things as well.

Edit: What brand and model amp did you buy?

[Cevolution]

For anyone who has seen House of Wax (2004), and The Howling Reborn, are they any good? I bought them today in jb's 2 for $20 promotion, I haven't unsealed and am thinking about returning them.

[gettodamoofies]

^ Personally House of Wax = kind of meh. Definitely your run of the mill horror. Not much going for it in my opinion. Just me though.

Originally Posted by NickMate

Also, with those who have use the Disney WOW calibration disk, does it change the tv settings or guide too in changing them for optimal picture. I can see my tv can do better so ill order it just wondering how it works.

You change the settings while the calibration tools are playing.

Watched: [ahnuld]Tie-an-ic[/ahnuld]

Yeah, the film's still got it flaws but as a Titanic fan I'm more interested in the actual ship and historical characters (regardless of whether accurate or not) than the romance the story's framed on. Cameron definitely pulled off the realism aspect with the sets. I've got heaps of books on the Titanic and the sets are great recreations.

Picture quality was very strong. The encode handled the difficulties of the dark gradations well and the only issues were some minor banding and occasional elevated black levels. Audio was also flawless. Unfortunately the Jack and Rose running down the hallway shots looks worse than ever but that's source and CGI related.

[devil6621]

Originally Posted by Chrisco84

Yeah could not help myself, I bought all 12
They are VERY nice though.
For $150 (all of them are in the 2 for $30 sale) its a nice set and I only had to double dip on about 30% of the titles.....

Isn't that $180

[Blu-RayNut]

Received

Titanic.

Would have been nice if they embossed it a little, but ah well, still a very nice picture, one of the rare times a change in the cover art is a good thing.

Still waiting on my Avenger Steelbook from HMV, was sent mid September, should I be concerned?

[Chrisco84]

Originally Posted by devil6621

Isn't that $180

lol, yeah $180, I had in my head $150 for some reason, just checked the receipt and its $180.....

[devil6621]

Originally Posted by Chrisco84

lol, yeah $180, I had in my head $150 for some reason, just checked the receipt and its $180.....

You had me all excited there for a second. Seeing as there are no logos on the front of these (which I care about most) I will pick these up. There abstract I love them

[Chrisco84]

Originally Posted by devil6621

You had me all excited there for a second. Seeing as there are no logos on the front of these (which I care about most) I will pick these up. There abstract I love them

Yeah they are very nice looking, I double dipped on a few but overall happy with them, they are equal to the comic art covers. Very unique and classy.

[devil6621]

Originally Posted by Chrisco84

Yeah they are very nice looking, I double dipped on a few but overall happy with them, they are equal to the comic art covers. Very unique and classy.

I was looking at them to but can't bring myself to do it. How come the UK got half of the Reel Heroes sleeves and we are getting all the new ones The UK ones are so much cleaner looking. Might have to mix and match if I am going to get that set.

[Taknakhan]

Review of Snow White & The Huntsman up on the blog.

...yeah, I didn't like it. Kristin Stewart, what a terrible choice for the lead. Me personally? Would have gone with Emily Browning. Mmmmm.....

[Taknakhan]

September Additions:

(Pic's fairly big, hence the spoileration)

[Show spoiler]

Cloverfield
Bedevilled
Chronicle (Triple Play)
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (Triple Play)
Legally Blonde
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
Blade
Blade II
The Raid: Redemption (Unrated Edition)
Magnolia
Brick
Alvin & The Chipmunks / Marmaduke / Home Alone
Titanic 3D
I Saw The Devil
The Host
Pontypool
Flypaper
The Hunter
Hobo With A Shotgun
Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil
Immortals
Monty Python & The Holy Grail
Evangelion 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance
The Man From Nowhere
The Guard
Above The Law / Under Siege / Under Siege 2
Stanley Kubrick: Visionary Filmmaker Collection (Lolita / 2001: A Space Odyssey / A Clockwork Orange / Barry Lyndon / The Shining / Full Metal Jacket / Eyes Wide Shut )
Elite Squad: The Enemy WIthin
The Devil's Double
30 Minutes Or Less
Cleanskin
Headhunters (Double Play)
Horrible Bosses (Triple Play)
Due Date

[hdgfs]

Originally Posted by NickMate

DEAR GOD!! Embossed slip?? Show me, show me, show me panic:

I didn't buy that version, there are 2 releases and the one with the slip and booklet is $10 more

Originally Posted by Supernaut

Is that Cabin in the Woods a local Steelbook? And what audio options does Terminator have? Or is it just a copy of the UK version (sans original mono)?

The Steelbook is from HMV UK, it is not available to order from the site at the moment as there is a problem with the playback of the disc. But when that is sorted out it will be back up. The Terminator would be likley to be the same as the UK (no mono soundtrack).

[Blu-RayNut]

Amazon, how I hate your wily charms, and awesome deals that suck me in so.

Just took them up on the 3 for £17 deal.

The Frighteners
Body of Lies
The Town

Definitely films I should have had for ages, been sitting on them for a while.

With the films they have on offer, I doubt this is the only time I'll be doing this.

[LordCrumb]

Bloody hell, why did I order the UK version of Terminator.. how did I miss a local edition being released. Argh!