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  • Splinter
  • September 14, 2020 at 7:46 PM

There are 199 replies in this Thread which has previously been viewed 28,058 times. The latest Post (January 17, 2026 at 3:29 PM) was by Rice.

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    • May 19, 2021 at 5:54 PM
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    Exactly.

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    • July 5, 2021 at 7:26 PM
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    Binged seasons one and two on DVD’s, only to learn that season three had been canceled. Pity. Plot line needed to be tightened up, but the sheer lush greenery of the countryside (filmed in Malaysia) and the mysterious relationships among India’s religions and castes - and among all of them and the British - were very engrossing.

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    • July 19, 2021 at 8:19 AM
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    Last night I started watching David Lean's Lawrence Of Arabia (1962), a film I watched many many years ago as a youngster. What immediately struck me is the cinematography of the desert scenes, which is truly stunning.

    It has its historical inaccuracies, but as an epic film, it's almost beyond compare. I hope to finish it tonight, bearing in mind that it's 3h 47m long.

    By the way, Peter O'Toole was nominated for an Oscar numerous times and was finally given an honorary one in 2003. His speech alone is worth several of his screen performances.

    A Brit In Buenos Aires

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    • July 19, 2021 at 9:41 AM
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    Splinter , if you’re streaming Lawrence of Arabia, on what platform? I’d like to see it again. Didn’t remember it was almost 4 hours long - -

    :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:

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    • July 19, 2021 at 10:39 AM
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    I acquired it by alternative means, but it seems to be on Amazon Prime.

    Watch Lawrence Of Arabia | Prime Video (amazon.com)

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    • July 19, 2021 at 10:45 AM
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    “Acquired by alternative means” used to mean “bought from a street vendor,” although even if that industry hadn’t dried up, I doubt that Lawrence of Arabia would have been in their inventory.

    I’ll check Amazon Prime, thanks!

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    • July 19, 2021 at 1:00 PM
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    Can you still buy DVD s in the street? I haven't seen anyone selling them for a while.

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    • July 19, 2021 at 5:10 PM
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    I think streaming services ended the pirated dvd industry. Weird, but that somehow saddens me.

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    • July 19, 2021 at 5:27 PM
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    There's a shop in Martinez where you can still buy pirated DVDs. Never looks very busy though.

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    • July 20, 2021 at 12:01 PM
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    Several years ago , I used to buy DVDs , some CDs and the occasional computer program from a company called XTOP

    I have just discovered they are still on the go.

    Web site - https://www.xtopsite.com

    DVDs are now 150 pesos per unit - if you buy 100 , you get a 50& discount!

    Quality was always pretty good

    They now offer a streaming service for 600 pesos a month - not too sure how this one works.

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    • July 20, 2021 at 12:31 PM
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    For a dying industry, this group certainly has a large inventory!

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    • July 20, 2021 at 1:03 PM
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    I was probably saving 20/25% on the street price back in the days....

    I used to think these guys might actually be the wholesalers of all the dodgy DVD s in the capital.

    The quality was always good . Once I got a bad copy - it got changed with no problem whatsoever.

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    • July 20, 2021 at 4:28 PM
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    I hope they are still in business when we get back. Streaming is fine most of the time, but there are times when I want to actually have the widget.

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    • September 19, 2021 at 4:43 AM
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    Now finding and watching a movie is not as difficult as it used to be. You just need the Internet and your desire. I really love to watch a movie on weekends. And I often look for films for the evening on the site https://www.123-movies.im/. There is a large selection of genres and by the way, you can also see the latest innovations here.

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    • September 20, 2021 at 7:43 AM
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    This is a riveting film about the US gun lobby, money, power and corruption. I was engrossed by Jessica Chastain's performance.

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    • September 20, 2021 at 11:02 AM
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    Great suggestion. Having just re-watched Kyra Sedgwick’s great series The Closer for the second time, and getting near the final season of Criminal Minds, we’re looking for some good new things to watch.

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    • November 15, 2021 at 4:02 PM
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    I highly recommend this German film which is beautifully directed and the actors are simply first class. It opens your eyes to a Germany post war and the laws that were passed shortly afterwards, many of which protected the Nazis.

    No English subtitles on Netflix so I had to watch with German dialogue and Spanish subs, but it was enough. A remarkable film.

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    • November 15, 2021 at 5:40 PM
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    I’d love to see it, but am not quick enough to follow either in German or with Spanish subtitles. It sounds formidable.

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    • November 16, 2021 at 7:27 AM
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    Naked Gun 2 and 1/2 is a laugh a minute comedy, I couldn’t stop laughing

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    • March 10, 2022 at 7:24 AM
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    I need a Dracula fix.

    Count Draculas on film – ranked!
    To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Nosferatu, we run the rule over the stars who have played the virgin-crazed, bloodsucking aristocrat
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