Movie Junkie Posted August 18, 2006 Posted August 18, 2006 Read the story here. I'm linking to the story instead of copying it to here because of the restrictions listed at the bottom of the article.
volvofl10 Posted August 18, 2006 Posted August 18, 2006 most giveaways are old tv series, or 30 year old films, i cant say ive seen anything decent dvd wise on the front of a UK newspaper though
jack Posted August 18, 2006 Posted August 18, 2006 I got the original Moby Dick out of The Times, it is one of my all time favourite films and I would have bought it if I could have found it a decent price. HMV wanting ?14.99 for a film made in 1956 is downright scandolous! Although Amazon have it at ?4.99 plus P&P. I guess there is some truth in the article though.
dbminter Posted August 19, 2006 Posted August 19, 2006 I saved money once by getting a DVD I wanted free with a Pizza Hut pizza.
Grain Posted August 19, 2006 Posted August 19, 2006 I got The Mask free in a box of cereal a couple years ago, bastards have been skinning us alive for too long with this $20-30 per disc shite for too long anyway. They actually expect people to start replacing their collections with $35 BDR or HD disc? Fuck that.
dbminter Posted August 19, 2006 Posted August 19, 2006 I got... All Dogs Go To Heaven 2. Granted, it was a movie only disc, made specifically for Pizza Hut, with a starting ad video stream before the main menu. Which only has two menu options. Start movie and choose Espanol. But... I didn't have to deal with that for too long...
Pain_Man Posted August 20, 2006 Posted August 20, 2006 Fucking-A, Grain! And that's AFTER paying a bloody grand for the player!? They can kiss my entire ass. Besides, looking at a display at BestBuy, the picture is better, but it ain't that much better. And until is , I ain't buying shit. DVD-Video has the market right now and for the forseeable future. Some might point to the 8-track's quick demise at the hands of the cassette, but the cassette tape was invented before the 8-track hit the market. And, besides, the 8-track was a pain in the ass, always cutting out in the middle of a song you liked, only to fade back in when it kicked to the next "track." And they were rather fragile. My Dad actually had a car with an 8-track deck in it. Needless to say, no one ever even tried to steal it. I got The Mask free in a box of cereal a couple years ago, bastards have been skinning us alive for too long with this $20-30 per disc shite for too long anyway. They actually expect people to start replacing their collections with $35 BDR or HD disc? Fuck that.
linx05 Posted August 24, 2006 Posted August 24, 2006 Donnie Darko? They shouldn't be giving it away for free!
bill7621 Posted August 24, 2006 Posted August 24, 2006 My Dad actually had a car with an 8-track deck in it. Needless to say, no one ever even tried to steal it. Stealing 8 track players was a thriving business when I was young. I lost three of them to the thieving bastards. Cassettes might have been invented before the 8 track, but at that time , they weren't as good or as readily available. However, when they did start mass producing them, 8 tracks became obsolete almost overnight.
spinningwheel Posted August 24, 2006 Posted August 24, 2006 AHHHH yes, the 8 track quadrifonic player with a mini joystick to tune the speakers to just what you wanted.....
Movie Junkie Posted August 24, 2006 Author Posted August 24, 2006 (edited) AHHHH yes, the 8 track quadrifonic player with a mini joystick to tune the speakers to just what you wanted..... I had a Learjet 8-track player. I installed it in my 1960 Chevy Impala Ragtop along with 4 speakers and the sound was fantastic. Edited August 24, 2006 by Movie Junkie
polopony Posted August 24, 2006 Posted August 24, 2006 you see what those ragtops go for today in #1 condition its a downpayment on a nice house
bill7621 Posted August 24, 2006 Posted August 24, 2006 You have to admit they sounded pretty darn good. We were used to AM radio and these sounded a whole lot better than that. FM was little more than a wet dream at that time.
polopony Posted August 24, 2006 Posted August 24, 2006 you see what those ragtops go for today in #1 condition its a downpayment on a nice house ,saw one on ebay with the 348 ,$30,000 and bidding not over
Movie Junkie Posted August 24, 2006 Author Posted August 24, 2006 you see what those ragtops go for today in #1 condition its a downpayment on a nice house ,saw one on ebay with the 348 ,$30,000 and bidding not overI paid $200.00 for it in 1968. It had a 283 engine that had been bored out to a 327. Damn, I wish I still had it.
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