OT: Movies You Have Seen Lately

dogscoff · #1 September 21st, 2004, 01:20 PM

NTSC and PAL are just two different display outputs. It doesn't necessarily mean your machine is multi-region, but it doens't mean it isn't either.

A lot of DVD players are multi-region these days, and a lot of those that aren't can be made multi-region very easily. Sometimes it requires a little hardware work (opening it up and doing some light modding, or maybe flicking a switch or something) and sometimes it is as easy as getting a "secret" key-sequence off the internet to access a hidden menu or type in a special code.

Do some research on the internet for your own particular model of DVD player. Just go to google and type in the exact model of your DVD player and the words "region hack", for example http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...07+region+hack

gregebowman · #2 September 22nd, 2004, 11:01 AM

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dogscoff said:
NTSC and PAL are just two different display outputs. It doesn't necessarily mean your machine is multi-region, but it doens't mean it isn't either.

A lot of DVD players are multi-region these days, and a lot of those that aren't can be made multi-region very easily. Sometimes it requires a little hardware work (opening it up and doing some light modding, or maybe flicking a switch or something) and sometimes it is as easy as getting a "secret" key-sequence off the internet to access a hidden menu or type in a special code.

Do some research on the internet for your own particular model of DVD player. Just go to google and type in the exact model of your DVD player and the words "region hack", for example http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...07+region+hack

Just for the sake of argument, let's say I could modify my dvd player. Where the heck do you get the other region dvd's? I know you're going to say E-bay or some other internet service. Since I don't have a credit card to use or want to participate in Pay-Pal, how would I get my hands on these discs?

narf poit chez BOOM · #3 September 24th, 2004, 02:04 AM

I saw hero and spider-man 2 today.

Fyron · #4 September 24th, 2004, 02:41 AM

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gregebowman said:
Just for the sake of argument, let's say I could modify my dvd player. Where the heck do you get the other region dvd's? I know you're going to say E-bay or some other internet service. Since I don't have a credit card to use or want to participate in Pay-Pal, how would I get my hands on these discs?

I think it is illegal to sell DVDs in the "wrong" reason... or if not illegal, then very highly discouraged.

No need to modify your DVD player at all. Just get a DVD-ROM drive for your computer and get good software that can decrypt any format DVD. I posted some links in the DragonCon thread if you are interested... A video card with TV Out options can help, as you can then ouptut the movie to a TV (maybe use an RGB converter if necessary) and not have to watch it on the computer monitor.

dogscoff · #5 September 24th, 2004, 05:56 AM

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I think it is illegal to sell DVDs in the "wrong" reason... or if not illegal, then very highly discouraged.

Maybe in the states, but not over here. That is a serious case of corporations writing the laws if that's true- I mean why should that be a crime?

I've yet to use a out-region DVD myself, but my brother has a friend in Australia who frequently sends him wierd stuff. Has anyone here ever seen "Strangers with Candy"? Wierd wierd wierd funny wierd wierd.

gregebowman · #6 September 24th, 2004, 10:29 AM

Well, I got a dvd-rom on my pc. I'll have to check out that thread you mentioned, Fyron. But I still have no idea where to get the discs. Probably do a Google search one of these days.

Kamog · #7 September 28th, 2004, 10:04 PM

I saw Vampire Effect.

A silly and kind of stupid movie, but funny. It's like a Chinese Version of Blade, but the vampire hunters are a couple of pretty but rather immature Chinese girls who fight using their kung fu. Jackie Chan makes a small appearance and there is a silly fight scene between him and a vampire.

gregebowman · #8 September 29th, 2004, 02:37 PM

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Well, I got a dvd-rom on my pc. I'll have to check out that thread you mentioned, Fyron. But I still have no idea where to get the discs. Probably do a Google search one of these days.

Hey, give a warning next time. I went to that thread, and those pictures would definitely have gotten me into some sort of trouble if someone had seen me looking at them (either at work or at home. I can image the wife's reaction to the "man-eater" picture).

Just picked up The Alamo today. I didn't get the chance to see it when it came out. I know it bombed at the box-office, but I hope it's still pretty good.

Speaking of Jackie Chan, I read or saw on tv something about how he wants to be taken as a serious actor now, and is giving up on the types of roles that have made him famous. We'll see how long that Lasts. I know he's 50+, and his body may not be able to take all of the punishment it has in the past, but I don't think the world is ready for a serious, dramatic Jackie Chan.

Kamog · #9 September 29th, 2004, 11:00 PM

I saw Fist of the Red Dragon

The story is set in China during the Opium War. The bad guys are smuggling opium into China and there's a big problem with people getting addicted. The hero, Donnie Yen, beats up the bad guys with his kung fu. Some very good fight scenes, choreographed by Yuen Woo Ping who did the Matrix , Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Kill Bill, etc. There some boring parts which are supposed to be funny but aren't. The fight scenes are great though, just ignore the rest of the story. This movie is similar to Iron Monkey, with the same guy and the same sort of fighting, but not quite at the same level.