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post #31 of 152
12/1/06 at 2:33pm
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Originally Posted by plissken99 View Post

Actually I had Serenity on DVD, upgraded for HD-DVD, in fact it was a large part of what pushed me into HD-DVD to begin with, great movie!

I have all except FnF3, glad to see thats largely the case with others.

I will eBay my SD copy of Serenity and pick up the HD this weekend.
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post #32 of 152
12/1/06 at 2:51pm
Doesn't King Kong have the unfair advantage of being the only release on the list that was bundled?
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post #33 of 152
12/1/06 at 2:55pm
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Originally Posted by WirelessGuru View Post

Doesn't King Kong have the unfair advantage of being the only release on the list that was bundled?

I have KK because it was bundled. I'm assuming that there are at least a few other people who voted on owning KK because of the bundle?

The only other HD-DVDs I own are Chronicles of Riddick and Grand Prix. I'm slow on buying a lot of the movies because for a good amount of the movies I own, I have some sort of packaged set.

-JR
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post #34 of 152
12/1/06 at 3:04pm
KK will probably be the only one I'll own, because it came with XBOX HD DVD player. I've only ever bought one DVD and that was a whim at Wal-mart for $5 when on vacation once. Most of the time I'm not that interested in watching a movie twice so rental works good for me. I might buy Heat when it goes HD if the quality is better than DVD.
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post #35 of 152
12/1/06 at 3:15pm
Looks like Batman Begins is winning (283 83.24%) but how is the 83.24% calculated? I would guess you're just counting the number of members voting in the poll. There would have be a "None" option to even come close to calculating a percentage. At least that's what I would think. Not that I'm a stats expert of any kind.
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post #36 of 152
12/1/06 at 3:36pm
Is there any particular reason people are buying online?

I have 5 local so far, and the only reason I would think to buy online would be imports and others that are hard to find locally.

I bought them for $19.95 each at Target, and will probably buy more at Fry's in the coming weeks, they have a bunch for $19.95 with some $25 and up. Fry's has a MUCHbetter selection than Target so far.

When I looked online the prices were the same or more, so the wait time and shipping seems like it would make it less attractive to buy online.
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post #37 of 152
12/1/06 at 4:00pm
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Originally Posted by Chako View Post

Woohoo! I get to check all the boxes

same here
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post #38 of 152
12/1/06 at 4:07pm
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Originally Posted by narcopolo View Post

There would have be a "None" option to even come close to calculating a percentage. At least that's what I would think. Not that I'm a stats expert of any kind.

cause then you would get blu ray fan boys putting none and screwing it all up
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post #39 of 152
12/2/06 at 2:07am
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Update!

Out of 361 who voted, Here is the standing.

---Title-----------------Votes--------% Owned
1. Batman Begin---------301------------83.38
2. King Kong-------------286------------79.22
3. MI3-------------------253-----------70.08
4. Serenity--------------227------------62.88
5. Superman Returns-----207------------57.34
5. V for Vendetta--------207------------57.34
7. Chronicles of Riddick---188------------52.08
8. Training Day----------156------------43.21
9. Terminator 3----------146------------40.44
10. FnF Tokyo Drift------112------------31.02
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post #40 of 152
12/2/06 at 10:32am
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Pick up Serenity today, only Riddick left from the list.
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post #41 of 152
12/2/06 at 10:48am
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Originally Posted by Zappcatt View Post

Is there any particular reason people are buying online?

I have 5 local so far, and the only reason I would think to buy online would be imports and others that are hard to find locally.

I bought them for $19.95 each at Target, and will probably buy more at Fry's in the coming weeks, they have a bunch for $19.95 with some $25 and up. Fry's has a MUCHbetter selection than Target so far.

When I looked online the prices were the same or more, so the wait time and shipping seems like it would make it less attractive to buy online.

Online is usually cheaper. Doesn't CA have sales tax too? With Amazon it's $18.00, free shipping, and no sales tax (for me anyway) and no driving. You just have to put up with Amazon's stocking issues, etc. NBD for me.

larry
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post #42 of 152
12/2/06 at 2:25pm
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Originally Posted by homerx View Post

You should add a few more movies like

Charlie and the chocolate factory
Pitch black
The rundown


Homerx's idea is right. There is no balance on this list. All of these movies are action movies. I understand that it would be difficult to list all the available titles in one single pool, but in this list there are items from the first months and brand new launches, however, all of them are action films.
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post #43 of 152
12/2/06 at 5:33pm
Missed owning the Poll! LOL Don't own Riddick...not sure if I want to Blind Blind it.
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post #44 of 152
12/2/06 at 6:25pm
I have them all, and Serenity twice.
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post #45 of 152
12/2/06 at 7:03pm
Like a few others, I own every listed title except for the stinker known as The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.
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post #46 of 152
12/2/06 at 9:37pm
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Originally Posted by divianb View Post

Homerx's idea is right. There is no balance on this list. All of these movies are action movies. I understand that it would be difficult to list all the available titles in one single pool, but in this list there are items from the first months and brand new launches, however, all of them are action films.

I didn't pay attention to the type of movie for the choices.

I was just trying to find out which movies are most popular among members.

These 10 were all pretty high on Amazon's sale ranking at one time or another.
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post #47 of 152
12/3/06 at 10:19am
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Picked up Riddick last night, owned all 10 now.
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post #48 of 152
12/3/06 at 10:59am
I own all except Kong. Everytime I try to buy the title, I keep telling myself I might get the XBOX addon for my living room.

I would expect either Kong or Batman begins to have top ownership. Kong for the simple fact it was a pack in with the XBOX drive.
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post #49 of 152
12/3/06 at 11:15am
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Originally Posted by Massimo N View Post

I own all except Kong. Everytime I try to buy the title, I keep telling myself I might get the XBOX addon for my living room.

I would expect either Kong or Batman begins to have top ownership. Kong for the simple fact it was a pack in with the XBOX drive.

I think that Batman Begins will be the top ownership even if King Kong is offer with the xbox add on because not many will pass on BB. I can't say the same for KK.
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post #50 of 152
12/3/06 at 11:49pm
Added Training Day and Serenity today. The HD DVD support is pretty strong for blockbuster titles.
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post #51 of 152
12/4/06 at 12:09pm
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Update! Closing in on 500 votes.

Out of 459 who voted, Here is the standing.

---Title-----------------Votes--------% Owned
1. Batman Begin---------377------------82.14
2. King Kong-------------352------------76.69
3. MI3-------------------315-----------68.63
4. Serenity--------------291------------63.40
5. V for Vendetta--------255------------55.56
6. Superman Returns-----253------------55.12
7. Chronicles of Riddick---234------------50.98
8. Training Day----------189------------41.18
9. Terminator 3----------186------------40.52
10. FnF Tokyo Drift------141------------30.72
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post #52 of 152
12/4/06 at 12:31pm
I would LIKE to own superman returns but its hard to find.
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post #53 of 152
12/4/06 at 1:03pm
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Originally Posted by chap View Post

I would LIKE to own superman returns but its hard to find.

Best buy has prenty of them in stock now.
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post #54 of 152
12/5/06 at 9:50am
Nice! Closing in on 500 votes. BB still in the lead.
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post #55 of 152
12/5/06 at 10:32am
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Originally Posted by xue891 View Post

Best buy has prenty of them in stock now.

Wal Mart has the best deal for SR for only $19.96 compared to Best Buy's $34.99.
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post #56 of 152
12/5/06 at 11:31am
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Originally Posted by newvue1256 View Post

Wal Mart has the best deal for SR for only $19.96 compared to Best Buy's $34.99.

Not many wal mart has them through, but if you can find one, that difinitely a great deal compare to BB.
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post #57 of 152
12/5/06 at 12:53pm
I Netflixed Tokyo Drift to see the U-control special effects. Neat stuff, but still a lousy movie. I was surprised to see some of the top titles are ones I don't own. I have Batman Begins on DVD and don't like enough to upgrade to HD DVD. I have Kong on its way from Netflix. I don't expect to like it, but we'll see. I can't stand Tom Cruise, but I bought the MI 4 disc set because of the pricing, and MI are probably the best Tom Cruise movies. Serenity remains my favorite for entertainment value, but it's a mixed bag on PQ becuase of the way it was filmed. One not on the list - Seabiscuit - surprised me the most as I Netflixed it expected it to be boring but ended up buying it becuase of the outstanding PQ and enjoyable story.
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post #58 of 152
12/5/06 at 2:48pm
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Originally Posted by DaveinTucson View Post

I Netflixed Tokyo Drift to see the U-control special effects. Neat stuff, but still a lousy movie. I was surprised to see some of the top titles are ones I don't own. I have Batman Begins on DVD and don't like enough to upgrade to HD DVD. I have Kong on its way from Netflix. I don't expect to like it, but we'll see. I can't stand Tom Cruise, but I bought the MI 4 disc set because of the pricing, and MI are probably the best Tom Cruise movies. Serenity remains my favorite for entertainment value, but it's a mixed bag on PQ becuase of the way it was filmed. One not on the list - Seabiscuit - surprised me the most as I Netflixed it expected it to be boring but ended up buying it becuase of the outstanding PQ and enjoyable story.

I didn't like Tokyo Drift either, but I bought it to check out the special effects. I rented Seabiscuit from Netflix. It was a nice movie as well as the PQ. Might buy it later on.
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post #59 of 152
12/5/06 at 3:52pm
Out of that list I own:

Batman Begins
MI:3
Superman Returns
King Kong
Training Day
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post #60 of 152
12/6/06 at 1:54am
From the list I have:
Batman Begins
King Kong
MI3
Serenity
Superman Returns
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