Red dwarf blu ray was a quid, bargain :nod:

Arrived:

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This weeks new arrivals.

I'd be interested to hear what The Great Silence looks like when you get around to it Dem.

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Obviously not read my review from earlier in the day then ;)

Clearly not. Looking now.

Ok read now. I have the older Eureka dvd which looked pretty decent to begin with. It's been a while I grant you, but I don't recall any issues with the print at any point.
Was this your first viewing Dem?

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Yeah.

Picked up 4 dvds. All UK.

The Eye (Tartan), this to replace my asian one, as that looks a tad soft imho.
Elephant
My Lucky Stars
The Lonely Ones

£2, 50 for each South Park, tbh can’t even remember last time I watched a episode of south park, easily 20yrs ago before 2000.
Brightburn £1,50

Have you seen Brightburn before? I enjoyed it when I saw it.

From Monday, HMV.

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No not yet, from what I gather it’s a kinda parody of what if superman wasn’t a good guy, just never got round to it, now I can.

It's not even close to be a parody lol, it's more a thriller/horror movie

Try The Boys if you want to see what Superman as a parody would be like. Awesome stuff.

Actually forget parody. The Boys is exactly 100% as i see Disney and the MCU.

There are some standout episodes in those two seasons. From season nine, Best Friends Forever is a really smart take on the Terri Schiavo case, Ginger Kids is hilarious because of what they do to Cartman, and Trapped in the Closet just shows how far Trey Parker and Matt Stone could push the line and not get sued for everything they have.

In season 10, you see how they deal with Isaac Hayes' response to Trapped in the Closet, are introduced to ManBearPig (an approach to climate change Parker and Stone acknowledge was a mistake in the season 22 episodes Time to Get Cereal and Nobody Got Cereal?), get an idea of how much they dislike Family Guy in the two-part Cartoon Wars episodes, and revel in the brilliance of Make Love, Not Warcraft.

Picked up the Network dvd of Green For Danger and an ABBA in concert dvd. £1.50.

This weeks new arrivals.

Arrived:

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Also arrived:

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That horror double bill looks interesting. Hadn’t seen that one before. Aside from that one, and The H Man/Battle in Outer Space, are there many other double features from Eureka?


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There are certainly non-horror doubles like Police Story I & II, but i can't recall any other horror double bills. I took the plunge on this one because at just over 15 motes it was the cheapest i'd ever seen it. Usually around £18.

A quick trip into Burnley got me a couple of mags from Smiths, a Blu from Poundland and some credit spent at CEX. (I'm a bit annoyed i didn't pick up Spartacus for £3.50 so may bob back tomorrow if i've time.)

HMV

Helloween - United Alive - 3 disc DVD - £11:99

Contents / Track Listing

Disc 1
01. Halloween 13:29*
02. Dr. Stein 5:47*
03. I’m Alive 3:23**
04. If I Could Fly 4:13*
05. Are You Metal? 4:19***
06. Rise And Fall 4:22**
07. Waiting For The Thunder 4:04*
08. Perfect Gentleman 4:26*
09. Kai´s Medley 14:36*** (Starlight / Ride The Sky / Judas / Heavy Metal Is The Law)
10. Forever And One 4:32**
11. A Tale That Wasn’t Right 6:09***

(*) Recorded live in Madrid, December 9th, 2017
(**) Recorded live in São Paulo, October 29th, 2017
(***) Recorded live at Wacken Open Air, August 4th, 2018

Disc 2
12. I Can 4:48*
13. Pumpkins United 6:28***
14. Drumkins United 4:50***
15. Livin’ Ain’t No Crime / A Little Time 6:38*
16. Why 4:32**
17. Sole Survivor 5:15**
18. Power 4:16*
19. How Many Tears 10:58***
20. Invitation / Eagle Fly Free 7:55*
21. Keeper Of The Seven Keys 20:13*
22. Mos-Kai-To 2:38*
23. Future World 4:46*
24. I Want Out 9:08***
25. Outro & Credits 4:59

(*) Recorded live in Madrid, December 9th, 2017
(**) Recorded live in São Paulo, October 29th, 2017
(***) Recorded live at Wacken Open Air, August 4th, 2018

Disc 3
01. Halloween 13:35 - Live in Sao Paulo, October 29th, 2017
02. Dr. Stein 5:29 - Live in Sao Paulo, October 29th, 2017
03. Kids Of The Century 4:08 - Live in Prague, November 25th, 2017
04. March Of Time 5:27 - Live in Santiago de Chile, October 31st, 2018
05. Pumpkin’s Whisper - 35:27
06. Bursting Hamburg - 01:59
07. The Essential LED Compilation - 17:09
08. Seth & Doc, The United Thing - 12:04
09. The Keeper’s Journey - 1:19

Liking that, Susan. Good price. I'd have bought that definitely.

Nice mix of Kiske / Deris era songs.

The line-up actually features all three of their vocalists!

Michael Kiske – vocals
Andi Deris – vocals
Kai Hansen – guitars, vocals
Michael Weikath – guitars
Sascha Gerstner – guitars
Markus Grosskopf – bass
Daniel Loble – drums

The last Helloween CD I got was 'Pink Bubbles Go Ape' way back in 1991, so I am looking forward to hearing a lot of new and unknown music!

Yes, it's the Pumpkins United line up. I said Kiske / Deris eras because there's really only the medley that covers Kai Hansen's turn at the Helloween mic stand. However he does add vocals to the other songs. Basically all three sing but the songs are mainly from the two eras i mentioned.

I've no doubt you'll prefer the Kiske songs over the Deris ones because you are probably very familiar with them but post Kiske the band made some cracking albums and tracks like I Can, If i Could Fly, Power and Sole Survivor are every bit as good as songs on the first two Keeper records as i'm sure you'll come to agree the more they get into your head.

As for Pink Bubbles Go Ape? No wonder it was your last Helloween album. Some real rubbish on there. The titel of one of the bonus songs sums it up - Shit and Lobster.

Went back to Cex for Spartacus and picked up a couple of others that weren't there yesterday as well as some £3 Blu-rays from Sainsbury's. No idea if The Lion King and Mulan are supposed to be any good but i remembered how good the Blu of The Jungle Book looked so took the plunge.

I love The Shallows. It's probably my second favourite shark movie and Soloman Kane is a great piece of low budget fantasy.

Mulan is good but not as good as the animated original, it does look awesome though, the Chinese scenery looks beautiful. Not seen Lion King though (either versions!!).

Picked these up today, the Spider-Man found in Oxfam still wrapped up.

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Just 2 today. Both UK (dvds)

Scotland The What! - The Final Fling

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Arrived:

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A 4K UHD of Ghostbusters Afterlife arrived today. Looking forward to revisiting it and showing it to my wife (who hasn't seen it yet). I very much liked it and it completes my Ghostbusters 4K UHD collection (I even own the 2016 film). btw Sometimes I wonder if I should also place my blu-ray of Evolution into my Ghostbusters section.

Other recent pickups are a blu-ray of Exodus Gods and Kings for 1.50 from Cex and a 2 pound spend on a blu-ray of Neil Marshall's Doomsday, also from Cex.

Doomsday is a film that pretty much torments me, I can honestly never decide if it's good fun or a complete disaster that hurt Marshall's career path (after he had delivered the incredible Descent film). Thought I'd give it another chance, watching on my own as my partner absolutely hates it!

I've heard nothing good about the Ridley Scott film but I wanted to see it for myself and it was cheap. Doesn't hurt that disc reviews described picture and sound as being reference quality. My wife is nuts about Egyptology so I'll also be curious to see what she makes of it. :)

As he was called on at late notice to direct the Game of Thrones episode 'Blackwater' and would go on to receive an Emmy nomination for directing 'The Watchers on the Wall' two years later, Neil Marshall's career path doesn't seem to have been badly hit by Doomsday.

I thought Centurion (2010) was okay, but Hellboy (2019) was downright awful. (I haven't seen The Reckoning (2020) yet.)

I think Doomsday is excellent. The Reckoning was good. Low budget but good. Marshall's as much a producer these days as director. He's exec producer on Lost in Space the tv series that's been running since 2018.

Neil Marshall was one of my favourite directors, his first four films are all superb in there own way. Dog Soldiers is still his masterpiece for me despite its rough and ready approach. I've yet to see his last two, Hellboy or The Reckoning. I love Del Toro's Hellboy films and I've yet to hear a good word about Marshalls take. The Reckoning does interest me but I'm surprised that it seems to have gone under the radar a bit.

Some of Marshall's Hellboy is actually quite good (for example, the baba yaga witch with her chicken legged home and the giant monsters at the finale). And David Harbour is good in the title role. But it's terribly uneven and doesn't compare well to the two prior films. Also Milla Jovovich gives a pretty bad performance. I was much easier going on Marshall's Hellboy on a second viewing and actually think it's worth me keeping as a part of my collection. It's certainly worth checking out as it is usually being sold at a cheap price.

I think I paid £2.99 for the Blu-ray. I've seen it once and have kept it around by my TV because I want to see how it stands up to a second viewing and whether I was overly harsh/critical when I saw it the first time.

It's often around two quid in cex.

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I bought it for some really low price brand new on Amazon but still haven't got around to watching it, I feel like it was less than £2 and with prime delivery! Perhaps one for this weekend.