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IG88 · 12-25-2000, 06:13 PM

Happy Holidays to all! Just wondering if everyone got what they wanted for Christmas. I was expecting the Toy Story 2-pack from my wife, but I didn't get it. She got me the Ultimate Toy Box instead!!

She knows what version of a particular set is the better one. And after only several months of brainwashing!

Seckin · 12-25-2000, 06:24 PM

I am happy for you. Merry Christmas to you and to your thoughtful wife..

Seckin

tomdkat · 12-25-2000, 08:47 PM

I almost got everything I wanted for Christmas. I wanted all of my family and friends to be happy and one particular friend is sad today because she doesn't have any family and is alone.

I'm trying to get her to come spend time with me and my family.... Hopefully she will come over....

Merry Christmas to all of you!

Peace.....

DVD-NUTTA · 12-26-2000, 12:06 AM

I hope my fellow DVD HEADS have a joyous christmas & a feature filled new year..I've had a pretty shite one accidentally broke a girlfriends leg on thursday so have been down the hospital most of the time + my mum died before she got the chance to watch GLADIATOR which i know she would have loved,but at least i got ROAD TRIP for crimbo

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If movies be the food of life bring on the buffet

manigrasso · 12-26-2000, 03:49 AM

I'm afraid I'm a bitter surly man and don't appreciate the Holidays much. But I certainly hope you all enjoyed yourself, and if you didn't get what you wanted, have the means to get it yourself.

Sid · 12-26-2000, 06:48 AM

I got the Boogie Nights 2 disc set. Pretty cool (I 86'd my old 1 disc version as soon as I heard about it) and thats it in the way of DVD, this Christmas was more music than movie oriented for me (not to mention that by the end of next year my DVD collection will be complete with the exception of new stuff

tomdkat · 12-26-2000, 05:58 PM

I gave my dad a copy of Gladiator to go with the DVD player I also got for him (a Pioneer DV-333). We watched the beginning of it on my system and he got really excited about home theater and is thinking about getting himself some home theater gear to go with the DVD player.

We also watched one of the depth charge scenes from U-571 and a couple of scenes from Amadeus and he was really impressed (with the DVD experience).

Unfortunately, his DVD player is still in the mail so when it comes I'll just have to send it to him.

By the way, I've purchased 6 DVD players this year! I bought myself my Pioneer DVL-919 and a Pioneer PDV-LC10 (my "toy") and I bought as Christmas gifts a Toshiba SD-1200 (refurb) and three Pioneer DV-333s. One went to Florida and the other two went to friends and my dad.

Of course, the gift players also had standard issue copies of "The Matrix" and I include the Toy Story Ultimate Edition Box Set with one and the above mentioned copy of Gladiator with another one.

Long Live DVD! :-)

Peace.....

mbowen · 12-26-2000, 08:35 PM

That's great. I gave my parents the Pioneer 333 too. Thier first DVD experience was with The Patriot though. Even on their antiquated, pro-logic only system they were impressed with the improved sound and picture quality, and they're hardly what you'd consider "technophiles". I was actually pretty impressed with the presentation on that disc too. I'll have to borrow it now and check it out on my rig at home

tomdkat · 12-26-2000, 10:48 PM

What do you have at home, mbowen?

Peace....

deepfry · 12-27-2000, 03:59 PM

Well I must say I had a great Christmas - I finally got a subwoofer! (even though it's small - 8" - I live in a condo so hopefully I won't disturb the neighbours too much). Now all I need is the cabling to hook it up! (which leads me to my newbie question - are there different types of connections for subwoofers? I believe that my receiver only has the lfe line out - it's the Yamaha RX-V496. I'm also assuming that there is a standard connector for the lfe out (rca?) - am I correct or way off base?)

I also got the Road Trip dvd for xmas and I'm pretty impressed - I love the label graphics.

mbowen · 12-27-2000, 05:02 PM

tomdkat, I don't have a very impressive system at home, it's just that I have a DD/DTS setup and a Sony Wega, where my parents have an old Pro-Logic only reciever and a worn-out projection TV (looked awful to me, but better than a VHS to them). My sound rig is just one of those Kenwood, all-in-one 5.1 packages they sell. It actually sounds pretty good for the money, and now I have digital surround to keep me occupied while I can upgade like one piece at a time.

eltravi · 12-27-2000, 10:48 PM

DVD Nutta - I'm sorry man. Sometimes life can be full of shite, that's why you gotta throw the shite back at life

Well, I didn't get anything for Christmas, but I got a lot of night's worth of fun things (Jew here, hehe)

A new Mini DV camcorder, wrapping up a small indie film

Ghost Dog DVD
Mallrats DVD
Gimme Shelter DVD
Man or Astro-Man? cd (best band EVER)
Kubrick Collection

Happy holidays to all, and hopefully we won't all die on New Year's when the new millenium OFFICIALLY begins

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Cinema is everything to me. I live and breathe films -- I even eat them!" -- Lucio Fulci

MGM - I WANT MY "RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD" DVD

12-25-2000, 06:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
IG88 Actor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Pa.	Christmas Surprise! Happy Holidays to all! Just wondering if everyone got what they wanted for Christmas. I was expecting the Toy Story 2-pack from my wife, but I didn't get it. She got me the Ultimate Toy Box instead!! She knows what version of a particular set is the better one. And after only several months of brainwashing!

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12-25-2000, 06:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
Seckin Actor Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Istanbul, Turkey	I am happy for you. Merry Christmas to you and to your thoughtful wife.. Seckin

12-25-2000, 08:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
tomdkat Official Forum Warmonger "Dial Tone" Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Hayward, CA, USA	I almost got everything I wanted for Christmas. I wanted all of my family and friends to be happy and one particular friend is sad today because she doesn't have any family and is alone. I'm trying to get her to come spend time with me and my family.... Hopefully she will come over.... Merry Christmas to all of you! Peace.....

12-26-2000, 12:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
DVD-NUTTA Actor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: CEBU: PHILIPPINES	I hope my fellow DVD HEADS have a joyous christmas & a feature filled new year..I've had a pretty shite one accidentally broke a girlfriends leg on thursday so have been down the hospital most of the time + my mum died before she got the chance to watch GLADIATOR which i know she would have loved,but at least i got ROAD TRIP for crimbo ------------------ If movies be the food of life bring on the buffet

12-26-2000, 03:49 AM	#5 (permalink)
manigrasso Forum Sage Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: NJ	I'm afraid I'm a bitter surly man and don't appreciate the Holidays much. But I certainly hope you all enjoyed yourself, and if you didn't get what you wanted, have the means to get it yourself.

12-26-2000, 06:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
Sid Actor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Antioch, California, U.S.A.	I got the Boogie Nights 2 disc set. Pretty cool (I 86'd my old 1 disc version as soon as I heard about it) and thats it in the way of DVD, this Christmas was more music than movie oriented for me (not to mention that by the end of next year my DVD collection will be complete with the exception of new stuff

12-26-2000, 05:58 PM	#7 (permalink)
tomdkat Official Forum Warmonger "Dial Tone" Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Hayward, CA, USA	I gave my dad a copy of Gladiator to go with the DVD player I also got for him (a Pioneer DV-333). We watched the beginning of it on my system and he got really excited about home theater and is thinking about getting himself some home theater gear to go with the DVD player. We also watched one of the depth charge scenes from U-571 and a couple of scenes from Amadeus and he was really impressed (with the DVD experience). Unfortunately, his DVD player is still in the mail so when it comes I'll just have to send it to him. By the way, I've purchased 6 DVD players this year! I bought myself my Pioneer DVL-919 and a Pioneer PDV-LC10 (my "toy") and I bought as Christmas gifts a Toshiba SD-1200 (refurb) and three Pioneer DV-333s. One went to Florida and the other two went to friends and my dad. Of course, the gift players also had standard issue copies of "The Matrix" and I include the Toy Story Ultimate Edition Box Set with one and the above mentioned copy of Gladiator with another one. Long Live DVD! :-) Peace.....

12-26-2000, 08:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
mbowen Actor Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Omaha,NE,USA	That's great. I gave my parents the Pioneer 333 too. Thier first DVD experience was with The Patriot though. Even on their antiquated, pro-logic only system they were impressed with the improved sound and picture quality, and they're hardly what you'd consider "technophiles". I was actually pretty impressed with the presentation on that disc too. I'll have to borrow it now and check it out on my rig at home

12-26-2000, 10:48 PM	#9 (permalink)
tomdkat Official Forum Warmonger "Dial Tone" Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Hayward, CA, USA	What do you have at home, mbowen? Peace....

12-27-2000, 03:59 PM	#10 (permalink)
deepfry Unnecessarily Loquacious Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pickering, Ontario	Well I must say I had a great Christmas - I finally got a subwoofer! (even though it's small - 8" - I live in a condo so hopefully I won't disturb the neighbours too much). Now all I need is the cabling to hook it up! (which leads me to my newbie question - are there different types of connections for subwoofers? I believe that my receiver only has the lfe line out - it's the Yamaha RX-V496. I'm also assuming that there is a standard connector for the lfe out (rca?) - am I correct or way off base?) I also got the Road Trip dvd for xmas and I'm pretty impressed - I love the label graphics.

12-27-2000, 05:02 PM	#11 (permalink)
mbowen Actor Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Omaha,NE,USA	tomdkat, I don't have a very impressive system at home, it's just that I have a DD/DTS setup and a Sony Wega, where my parents have an old Pro-Logic only reciever and a worn-out projection TV (looked awful to me, but better than a VHS to them). My sound rig is just one of those Kenwood, all-in-one 5.1 packages they sell. It actually sounds pretty good for the money, and now I have digital surround to keep me occupied while I can upgade like one piece at a time.

12-27-2000, 10:48 PM	#12 (permalink)
eltravi Actor Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Tigard, OR, US	DVD Nutta - I'm sorry man. Sometimes life can be full of shite, that's why you gotta throw the shite back at life Well, I didn't get anything for Christmas, but I got a lot of night's worth of fun things (Jew here, hehe) A new Mini DV camcorder, wrapping up a small indie film Ghost Dog DVD Mallrats DVD Gimme Shelter DVD Man or Astro-Man? cd (best band EVER) Kubrick Collection Happy holidays to all, and hopefully we won't all die on New Year's when the new millenium OFFICIALLY begins ------------------ Cinema is everything to me. I live and breathe films -- I even eat them!" -- Lucio Fulci MGM - I WANT MY "RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD" DVD