Turned off halfway, I’m interested and don’t want to see anymore. 😊

When I’m away from home, I watch blurays with my laptop, an external BD drive and PowerDVD. You can only change Blu-ray regions five times but there are a couple of PowerDVD system files to delete and this resets the counter.

After researching, it seems Blu-ray drives are all region free but it’s the software/firmware of the device controlling it that determines the region settings.

This does not apply to DVDs where the region settings is in the drives firmware but can be bypassed with things like AnyDVD I think.

I’m pretty sure there’s an Italian 4K release as well.

I read elsewhere that they will replace the disc if they have any stock which is unlikely as most of the titles are out of print. Apparently you can pick another film instead. A like for like replacement.

Did you guys never get plastic cases for your VHS tapes? Were they always cardboard sleeves?

Here in the UK, they were always in plastic cases.

On a slightly different note here in the UK, TV studios back in the 1960s/70s had all their programs stored on magnetic tapes. When they desperately needed more tapes, they grabbed some off the shelf and wiped the contents. Whatever on that tape was then lost for all time!

It must be just me, but I can’t see what’s so different about this new Shrek?

In a perfect world, I’d like a hybrid version. I think that some jokes in the extended cut fall a bit flat. Ideally, I would like the theatrical cut of the film but with the full dance number of the extended cut.

In a way, I’m quite happy the majority seem to hate it. I picked up the 2 disc Blu-ray edition in a Poundland store for just £2! When I got my PS5, it was one of the first 4K discs I purchased as it was only £5.

Liking the unpopular film has its advantages. 😁

I remember watching Tenet for the first time and giving up because the sound mix is rather odd, and I find it hard to hear what the characters are saying. A year or so later, I stuck on a pair of decent headphones and tried again. Watched it all the way through and absolutely loved it.

I’m also one of the rare people to actually enjoy Ghostbusters (2016)! The trailers had me worried, and I expected the worst to be honest.

There’s a guy who sometimes pops up on my Instagram feed who is collecting just copies on VHS. Here’s an article from last year : Experience: I own nearly 3,000 VHS tapes of Titanic.

Henry Cavill screen tested for Casino Royale back in 2006 as mentioned in the article, but he is too old now.

And not just because these auditions were found on a VHS tape that was found in a dumpster last month 😁, at the same time, there were tests with Sam Worthington, Rupert Friend and Anthony Starr.

Did anyone try watching Gemini Man in 60fps?

That takes some getting used to. It’s hard to describe, it’s like watching someone’s home video. It doesn’t feel cinematic at all.

BIG shout out to Thunder, a great app for both Android and iOS.

It’s really nice to use, lots of nice features, I’m really happy with it.

VLC is all you need for DVDs. You just need to download this file, unzip it, and put the DLL file into the same directory where VLC is installed.

This file will enable VLC to access the DVD in such a way to bypass the protection methods.

Have you seen the original Hellraiser? I think it’s supposed to be set in the US, but the problem is, at one point in the film two US policemen show up at the door. Considering they’re quite clearly on an English housing estate, I wasn’t quite sure what was going on!

If you wanna provide the money, I’m sure they will. It’s always about the money.

I can’t remember the piece size of the top of my head, but physically, the Raiders of the Lost Ark temple is my biggest and would happily build it again.

My only worry is that the rubber bands might perish at some point.

I enjoyed building the ECTO1 but the stickers were really annoying. There’s a large number of stickers representing rust and they’re all identical.

I was going to leave them off so the car would look pristine like the original film but I changed my mind.

From what I’ve heard, it’s set before Alien and apparently it might be ignoring Prometheus and Covenant.

The aesthetics of the film were perfect and the first face hugger action sequence was fantastic.

Unfortunately, I’m not a fan of Prometheus or Covenant, so I didn’t like the connections to those films. This in turn means I didn’t like the ending with the final monster at all.

What really topped it all off though we’re the constant throw backs to previous films. Really unnecessary and the “bitch” line was just too much.

I really liked the first film, I should watch it again. I’ll skip the trailer though for the sequel, probably reveals too much.