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Re: The DVD/Blu-Ray Thread - The Hobbit: AUJ EE Out Nov 5th
Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 11:49 pm
by KjGarly
Star Trek Into Darkness Villian Edition turned up today. Don't think I'll be opening that one.
Re: The DVD/Blu-Ray Thread - The Hobbit: AUJ EE Out Nov 5th
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 2:57 pm
by Cal
I just bought this bad boy...
The World At War - The Ultimate Restored Edition (Blu Ray)
9 disks, over 12 hours of additional materials, digitally remastered footage. Almost certainly the best televisual history of World War II ever made.
Re: The DVD/Blu-Ray Thread - The Hobbit: AUJ EE Out Nov 5th
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 3:04 pm
by Moggy
Cal wrote:I just bought this bad boy...
The World At War - The Ultimate Restored Edition (Blu Ray)
9 disks, over 12 hours of additional materials, digitally remastered footage. Almost certainly the best televisual history of World War II ever made.
Cal in the Literature Thread wrote:Currently reading William L Shirer's
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (pub. 1960). Absolutely fascinating - and a huge tome of a book (well over 1000 pages).
Previous to this, I read all three volumes of David J Evans'
The Third Reich Trilogy (pub. 2003-08).
The story of how and why the Nazi's came to power (and their catastrophic collapse) is intriguing - a warning from history, to be sure, and never quite as uncomplicated or simplistic as some might have you believe. Shirer's history is perhaps more 'entertaining' than Evans', but both go into intricate detail, covering all aspects of the 'thousand year Reich' - how it was created, maintained and eventually squandered, etc. Chilling histories, I feel every modern politician should be forced to read both titles as a precondition to admittance into elected Parliamentary life.
New hobby Cal?
Re: The DVD/Blu-Ray Thread - The Hobbit: AUJ EE Out Nov 5th
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 3:16 pm
by Cal
Moggy wrote:Cal wrote:I just bought this bad boy...
The World At War - The Ultimate Restored Edition (Blu Ray)
9 disks, over 12 hours of additional materials, digitally remastered footage. Almost certainly the best televisual history of World War II ever made.
Cal in the Literature Thread wrote:Currently reading William L Shirer's
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (pub. 1960). Absolutely fascinating - and a huge tome of a book (well over 1000 pages).
Previous to this, I read all three volumes of David J Evans'
The Third Reich Trilogy (pub. 2003-08).
The story of how and why the Nazi's came to power (and their catastrophic collapse) is intriguing - a warning from history, to be sure, and never quite as uncomplicated or simplistic as some might have you believe. Shirer's history is perhaps more 'entertaining' than Evans', but both go into intricate detail, covering all aspects of the 'thousand year Reich' - how it was created, maintained and eventually squandered, etc. Chilling histories, I feel every modern politician should be forced to read both titles as a precondition to admittance into elected Parliamentary life.
New hobby Cal?
Yep - decided I really should educate myself about exactly what happened before, during and after WWII. I am especially interested in the rise and fall of The Third Reich.
I decided to get The World At War set because I remembered having watched some of them on TV as a young kid and figured that since the whole series has now been lovingly restored for a Blu Ray release now would be as good a time as any to watch the whole series again as an adult, especially given my reading habits of late!
Re: The DVD/Blu-Ray Thread - The Hobbit: AUJ EE Out Nov 5th
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 3:25 pm
by Moggy
I remember my dad loving the World at War series but have never watched it myself. The whole period is interesting though, I will have to check that series out one day.
Re: The DVD/Blu-Ray Thread - The Hobbit: AUJ EE Out Nov 5th
Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 2:16 pm
by False
Is that set actually HD or just jazzed up black and white?
Re: The DVD/Blu-Ray Thread - The Hobbit: AUJ EE Out Nov 5th
Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 2:23 pm
by Buffalo
That layout makes it look like a big smiling face, I don't recall WW II being particularly funny.
Re: The DVD/Blu-Ray Thread - The Hobbit: AUJ EE Out Nov 5th
Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 4:59 pm
by Nibble
Cal wrote:I just bought this bad boy...
The World At War - The Ultimate Restored Edition (Blu Ray)
9 disks, over 12 hours of additional materials, digitally remastered footage. Almost certainly the best televisual history of World War II ever made.
Apparently, they've cropped the picture of this version to make it 16:9
Re: The DVD/Blu-Ray Thread - The Hobbit: AUJ EE Out Nov 5th
Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 6:49 pm
by KjGarly
Buffalo wrote: I don't recall WW II being particularly funny.
Just how old are you exactly?
Britians oldest gamer?
Re: The DVD/Blu-Ray Thread - The Hobbit: AUJ EE Out Nov 5th
Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 11:25 pm
by Buffalo
I'm 52 years old.
Re: The DVD/Blu-Ray Thread - The Hobbit: AUJ EE Out Nov 5th
Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2013 10:51 am
by T9Flake
KjGarly wrote:Buffalo wrote: I don't recall WW II being particularly funny.
Just how old are you exactly?
Britians oldest gamer?
Buffalo wrote:I'm 52 years old.
If not then GRcade's oldest
Re: The DVD/Blu-Ray Thread - The Hobbit: AUJ EE Out Nov 5th
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2013 10:28 pm
by Prototype
Buffalo wrote:I'm 52 years old.
haircut that bad?
Re: The DVD/Blu-Ray Thread - The Hobbit: AUJ EE Out Nov 5th
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 12:39 pm
by Buffalo
Prototype wrote:Buffalo wrote:I'm 52 years old.
haircut that bad?
It's a disgrace.
Re: The DVD/Blu-Ray Thread - The Hobbit: AUJ EE Out Nov 5th
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2013 11:37 am
by Rubix
Re: The DVD/Blu-Ray Thread - The Hobbit: AUJ EE Out Nov 5th
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2013 12:01 pm
by Wedgie
Don't remember the surprised bird on the box.
Re: The DVD/Blu-Ray Thread - The Hobbit: AUJ EE Out Nov 5th
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2013 12:04 pm
by Rubix
It's one of Pixar mini films
Re: The DVD/Blu-Ray Thread - The Hobbit: AUJ EE Out Nov 5th
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2013 12:05 pm
by Wedgie
Oh my bad, it's Jesse from Toy Story.
Re: The DVD/Blu-Ray Thread - The Hobbit: AUJ EE Out Nov 5th
Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2013 10:34 pm
by Rubix
Re: The DVD/Blu-Ray Thread - The Hobbit: AUJ EE Out Nov 5th
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 10:34 am
by Fruits Punch Samurai
It shouldn't happen over here as Studio Canal have the distribution rights in this country.
Re: The DVD/Blu-Ray Thread - The Hobbit: AUJ EE Out Nov 5th
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 7:30 pm
by HSH28
Nice as some of those steelbooks are, I'm not sure that nicer boxes can justify an £8.50 extra price increase over the standard versions.
EDIT - The Ponyo one is £11 more than the standard Bluray on Amazon.
