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Donkey · 07-14-2002, 04:49 AM

I really want to see but none of my video stores have it. So I was just wondering if it's worth a blind purchase?

Ashenden · 07-14-2002, 05:01 AM

Imo a movie is NEVER worth a blind purchase. It depends too much on your movie taste (and your mood when you see it, I have found).

That said, I enjoyed this quite a bit.

tenebrae · 07-14-2002, 12:41 PM

When I bought my copy it was a blind purchase - and I haven't had any regrets. Guillermo Del Toro rules - I can't wait to see what he makes out of "Hellboy" and "Blade 3".

pdjennings · 07-14-2002, 04:33 PM

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Originally posted by Ashenden
Imo a movie is NEVER worth a blind purchase.

Wow. I guess you never go the theater....

Crow331 · 07-14-2002, 07:23 PM

Good point PDJennings ... isn't going to the movies the equivalent of a blind purchase?

With that said, if I didn't think a movie was going to be good enough to see in a theater, I sure am not going to spend the $20 on a blind purchase. Big difference between a blind purchase of $10 at the movie theater and double or triple that (in the case of backbone) for a blind purchase on dvd. I'll rent any movie I didn't see in the theater before I'll blind purchase it.

Tenebrae - Guillermo Del Toro is no longer directing Blade 3 ... he dropped out to do Hellboy instead. Can't wait for that one!!

Ashenden · 07-14-2002, 09:06 PM

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Originally posted by pdjennings
Wow. I guess you never go the theater....

I go to the theater at least once a week. But I fail to see what that have to do with buying a DVD. Going to the movies costs 6-9$, the DVD costs 18+$. For me that makes a difference. Also I do _rent_ movies blindly, and I still don't consider that the same.

I buy movies that I consider being "rewatchable".

I rented Devils Backbone on Netflix

Have not yet decided on whether I am going to buy it.

Hari · 07-14-2002, 09:29 PM

I wouldn't. Visually it is a pretty good movie, but the story is fairly boring, I would say uninteresting.

If you really like ghost stories as a genre ( 6th sense, the others) then get it. Not saying it is nearly as good as those movies it just fits in with them.

BrainofJ · 09-11-2002, 04:49 AM

Is the movie in Spanish or English?

Lo Pan · 09-11-2002, 06:04 AM

I loved The Devil's Backbone, and I recommend it to anyone who asks about it.

Fow what it's worth, I've bought literally hundreds of blind purchases, and have regretted it less than five times**.
For some people, even one mis-spent dollar is too much, for others it's no big deal. I fall into the latter category.

**Of course, I also have a bunch of freebies that I would never have paid two cents for, so...

Quietus · 09-13-2002, 08:56 AM

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Originally posted by pdjennings
Wow. I guess you never go the theater....

You must remember that person such as myself for example seeks dignity in my selection. Hence even if going to the theatres costs more, it prevents a disgraceful box from abhorring my shelf.

pdjennings · 09-13-2002, 01:37 PM

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Originally posted by Quietus
You must remember that person such as myself for example seeks dignity in my selection. Hence even if going to the theatres costs more, it prevents a disgraceful box from abhorring my shelf.

Explain that, please.... I don't understand what that's supposed to mean.

07-14-2002, 04:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
Donkey Actor Join Date: May 2002 Location: Akron, Ohio, USA	"The Devils Backbone" - Worth blind purchase? I really want to see but none of my video stores have it. So I was just wondering if it's worth a blind purchase? __________________ Tell me something, my friend. You ever dance with the devil by a pale moon light?

07-14-2002, 05:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
Ashenden Actor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: San Francisco, California	Imo a movie is NEVER worth a blind purchase. It depends too much on your movie taste (and your mood when you see it, I have found). That said, I enjoyed this quite a bit. __________________ No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible

07-14-2002, 12:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
tenebrae Actor Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Denmark	When I bought my copy it was a blind purchase - and I haven't had any regrets. Guillermo Del Toro rules - I can't wait to see what he makes out of "Hellboy" and "Blade 3". __________________ Somebody who should be dead is alive, or somebody who should be alive is already dead.

09-11-2002, 06:04 AM	#9 (permalink)
Lo Pan Actor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Chinatown.	I loved The Devil's Backbone, and I recommend it to anyone who asks about it. Fow what it's worth, I've bought literally hundreds of blind purchases, and have regretted it less than five times. For some people, even one mis-spent dollar is too much, for others it's no big deal. I fall into the latter category. Of course, I also have a bunch of freebies that I would never have paid two cents for, so... __________________ Stuff.

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07-14-2002, 07:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
Crow331 Actor Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Los Angeles	Good point PDJennings ... isn't going to the movies the equivalent of a blind purchase? With that said, if I didn't think a movie was going to be good enough to see in a theater, I sure am not going to spend the $20 on a blind purchase. Big difference between a blind purchase of $10 at the movie theater and double or triple that (in the case of backbone) for a blind purchase on dvd. I'll rent any movie I didn't see in the theater before I'll blind purchase it. Tenebrae - Guillermo Del Toro is no longer directing Blade 3 ... he dropped out to do Hellboy instead. Can't wait for that one!!

07-14-2002, 09:29 PM	#7 (permalink)
Hari Supporting Actor Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: US	I wouldn't. Visually it is a pretty good movie, but the story is fairly boring, I would say uninteresting. If you really like ghost stories as a genre ( 6th sense, the others) then get it. Not saying it is nearly as good as those movies it just fits in with them.

09-11-2002, 04:49 AM	#8 (permalink)
BrainofJ Actor Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dothan, Al	Is the movie in Spanish or English?