Best and Worst Blind Buy
06-15-05 | 10:06 AM
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Best: UNDERGROUND (Region 4 Pal) - I had it for 2 weeks before watching this masterpiece.
Worst: THE KILLER (Fortune Star John Woo Collection) - One of the most overlyhyped amatuerish HK movies ever made with the worst DVD quality ever. A VHS tape is better.
Worst: THE KILLER (Fortune Star John Woo Collection) - One of the most overlyhyped amatuerish HK movies ever made with the worst DVD quality ever. A VHS tape is better.
06-15-05 | 11:15 AM
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Worst: The Office (the first time I watched it)
Best: The Office (every time I've seen it since)
Best: The Office (every time I've seen it since)
06-15-05 | 11:49 AM
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From: knoxville, tn
Best: FLCL
Worst: Escape from New York:SE (for being a huge John Carpenter fan, I was surprised how bored I was throughout this. I wanted to love it, but alas, I could not. Very "eh".)
Worst: Escape from New York:SE (for being a huge John Carpenter fan, I was surprised how bored I was throughout this. I wanted to love it, but alas, I could not. Very "eh".)
06-15-05 | 01:33 PM
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Best: The Shield Season 1 and 2 (Some of the best TV I've ever watched)
Worst: Honey (Jessica Alba is hot, but the movie is not)
Shark Tale (This is a good rental, but bad blind purchase)
Worst: Honey (Jessica Alba is hot, but the movie is not)
Shark Tale (This is a good rental, but bad blind purchase)
06-15-05 | 08:49 PM
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From: Minding the precious things in the Local Shop
Best: Dead Man Shoes R2
Worst: Donnie Darko & Memento, easily two of the absolute worst films I have ever seen. Each one was pointless and mind numbingly putrid in both storyline & execution.
Worst: Donnie Darko & Memento, easily two of the absolute worst films I have ever seen. Each one was pointless and mind numbingly putrid in both storyline & execution.
06-15-05 | 09:17 PM
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Best: Scarface, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Untouchables
Worst: not really that bad, but I wasn't overly thrilled with Switchblade Romance (called High Tension here)
Worst: not really that bad, but I wasn't overly thrilled with Switchblade Romance (called High Tension here)
06-15-05 | 10:10 PM
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Best: another vote for Shaun Of The Dead. I mean I purchase a lot of films that are blind buys, that's just one of many happy purchases.
Worst: The Wedding Planner O.K. it was a valentine present for my wife. We gave it a try ... boy did it stink.
Worst: The Wedding Planner O.K. it was a valentine present for my wife. We gave it a try ... boy did it stink.
06-15-05 | 10:18 PM
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Worst was "A New Kind of Love" - I love Paul Newman but this one was soooo boring.
Best i: it's a tie between Carnival of Souls and Eyes Witout a Face, two excellent Criterion offerings.
Best i: it's a tie between Carnival of Souls and Eyes Witout a Face, two excellent Criterion offerings.
06-15-05 | 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by TomOpus
Yep, already been through this but in 2 separate threads:
Best blind buy
Worst blind buy
Interesting that the "Worst" thread was the bigger of the two.
Best blind buy
Worst blind buy
Interesting that the "Worst" thread was the bigger of the two.
Originally Posted by chileorgullo
Hey, I don't do many blind buys anymore because I am getting poor from doing just that.
I have a lot of great blind buys, but my best would have to be Adaptation.
I mostly bought it because it was super cheap, a superbit and I heard it was Nic Cage's best performance in a long time.
Not only is this one of my favorite movies now, this is also my home theatre demo disc.
I have a lot of great blind buys, but my best would have to be Adaptation.
I mostly bought it because it was super cheap, a superbit and I heard it was Nic Cage's best performance in a long time.
Not only is this one of my favorite movies now, this is also my home theatre demo disc.
BBB: Adaptation
WBB:Anchorman