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Assume that all of these are available to all customers unless specifically listed as member only like the Welcome Package. Also remember that any preliminary codes are just that and BN could pull it, change the details or exclusions anything prior to release so always a bit of YMMV until the final release date
Mini FAQ
Coupons should not work for PREORDERS , Nook, Legos, Rosetta Stone, Digital, Gift Cards, Memberships, etc. There are glitches where sometimes an excluded item will be allowed but assume that is the exception to the rule
Free Shipping is $25 (before tax/shipping) or with membership.
Max 3 GC on a single online order.
Online only a single code can be applied to an order
Return period is 14 days after delivery (possibly 30 days for members though I've never tried)
Online ordered items can returned to a local store unless it's classified as a web-only item then it's at the store's discretion to accept
The long standing Free 60 day Trial Offer was discontinued in late May 2016
STORE ONLY 15% OFF Coupons -- Unknown if multi-use or if will work on 40% Off Items
15% OFF Single Item Exp 12/31/2017 (I)
15% OFF Single Item Exp 12/31/2017 (II)
15% OFF Single Item Exp ?? (III)
15% Single Item exp 11/6 2:59am ET -- if these are all used I can post some more.
New codes added below at least to make the bots and lurkers work a little harder. Used codes removed 3:30pm. New Codes added
Some possible upcoming codes
STACKED
YESANDYES
DAYMAKER
TAKEFIVE
"New Member" Welcome Coupons
Welcome coupons may be dead -- or at least the type that have been available for nearly a decade. The latest set now have what appears to be single use codes so these probably no longer will be generic/multiple use style.
Mini FAQ
Coupons should not work for PREORDERS , Nook, Legos, Rosetta Stone, Digital, Gift Cards, Memberships, etc. There are glitches where sometimes an excluded item will be allowed but assume that is the exception to the rule
Free Shipping is $25 (before tax/shipping) or with membership.
Max 3 GC on a single online order.
Online only a single code can be applied to an order
Return period is 14 days after delivery (possibly 30 days for members though I've never tried)
Online ordered items can returned to a local store unless it's classified as a web-only item then it's at the store's discretion to accept
The long standing Free 60 day Trial Offer was discontinued in late May 2016
STORE ONLY 15% OFF Coupons -- Unknown if multi-use or if will work on 40% Off Items
15% OFF Single Item Exp 12/31/2017 (I)
15% OFF Single Item Exp 12/31/2017 (II)
15% OFF Single Item Exp ?? (III)
15% Single Item exp 11/6 2:59am ET -- if these are all used I can post some more.
New codes added below at least to make the bots and lurkers work a little harder. Used codes removed 3:30pm. New Codes added
Spoiler:
Some possible upcoming codes
STACKED
YESANDYES
DAYMAKER
TAKEFIVE
"New Member" Welcome Coupons
Welcome coupons may be dead -- or at least the type that have been available for nearly a decade. The latest set now have what appears to be single use codes so these probably no longer will be generic/multiple use style.
100 Movies. 31 Days. The 13th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
10-26-17, 08:11 PM
#1626
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 13th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/
I'll be the first one to say that It Follows was a fantastic throwback to 70s slow burn horror that I thought also worked as compelling symbolism about the loss of innocence as adolescents transition into adulthood. The great cinematography and a suspenseful synth score really worked for the film
10-26-17, 08:45 PM
#1627
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 13th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/
Halloween 6, which movie is better to watch first? The theatrical or Producer's cut.
10-26-17, 09:18 PM
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 13th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/
I'm one of the few people who is sort of down the middle with It Follows. It seems most people love it or hate it. I thought it was all right. Very well made, but I had some issues with the story. I always think my experience with that movie was clouded by a close friend who saw it before I did and hated it. She talked such shit about the movie beforehand that it was hard to go into it with a completely open mind.
10-26-17, 09:48 PM
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 13th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/
Welcome to the forum! Don't worry about "completing" the Challenge. Someone who watches one film is equal to someone who watches 300. All that really matters is participating in the fun and the threads.
Please do stick around. The forum isn't huge, but there are active threads on pretty much every subject if you look around the various subforums.
Please do stick around. The forum isn't huge, but there are active threads on pretty much every subject if you look around the various subforums.
Watched Train from Busan tonight. What an incredibly powerful ending. Loved it.
10-26-17, 10:06 PM
#1631
Challenge Guru & Comic Nerd
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 13th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/
Speaking of liking or disliking films, we've discussed earlier in the thread how various factors at the time of your viewing can affect your impressions of a film. I've hated films on first viewing, then come around on the second viewing. I don't have a good memory for, well, anything, but on films my main gauge is my IMDb rating of films I view. A recent example is that I gave Creepshow 2 a 3/10 at some point. Just saw it on anthology day and really enjoyed it, probably a 7/10. So how do I really feel about it?
10-26-17, 10:13 PM
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 13th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/
Just got back from watching Jigsaw. It was like every other saw movie. Traps, blood, gore, plenty of it with a nice twisted ending. I expected a bit better. It still was entertaining thruout.
10-26-17, 10:21 PM
#1633
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 13th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/
For people who didn't like It Follows, what is a modern horror movie that you did like?
I personally really enjoyed It Follows and this it's a better example of recent horror output.
I'm tempted to go see Jigsaw but I'm not very up to date on the Saw mythos and cannot decide if the continuity between films is a brilliant thing (usually I love ongoing continuity) or is keeping me from enjoying the later Saw films because I've sometimes lost track of how characters are related across films. Every year I decide that I should watch Saw series back to back but end up just watching other stuff instead.
I personally really enjoyed It Follows and this it's a better example of recent horror output.
I'm tempted to go see Jigsaw but I'm not very up to date on the Saw mythos and cannot decide if the continuity between films is a brilliant thing (usually I love ongoing continuity) or is keeping me from enjoying the later Saw films because I've sometimes lost track of how characters are related across films. Every year I decide that I should watch Saw series back to back but end up just watching other stuff instead.
10-26-17, 10:32 PM
#1634
DVD Talk Special Edition
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 13th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/
So backlogged.. heres day 6
10-26-17, 10:32 PM
#1635
DVD Talk Special Edition
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 13th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/
That said, I think The Conjuring 2 is probably my favorite most recent one, followed closely by It. I also liked Happy Death Day, but it's after a big dropoff for the other two.
10-26-17, 10:52 PM
#1636
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 13th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/
Barring unforeseen circumstances, I should definitely make my 50 for the month and maybe a bit over.
Just finished watching The Seventh Curse (1986) on Amazon. Best looking version of the movie I've seen. Puts my Fortune Star Legendary Collection disc to shame. The only flaw, because of course there has to be, is that it is slightly cut, but it's just that kinda superfluous framing device at the start of the movie, otherwise, it's almost like seeing the movie for the first time.
Just finished watching The Seventh Curse (1986) on Amazon. Best looking version of the movie I've seen. Puts my Fortune Star Legendary Collection disc to shame. The only flaw, because of course there has to be, is that it is slightly cut, but it's just that kinda superfluous framing device at the start of the movie, otherwise, it's almost like seeing the movie for the first time.
10-26-17, 11:14 PM
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 13th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/
Another It Follows fan. I thought maybe it was just the synth score I was more into, but it held up surprisingly well on the subsequent viewing.
I honestly don't think it matters. Just a matter of preference.
I honestly don't think it matters. Just a matter of preference.
10-26-17, 11:21 PM
#1638
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 13th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/
I need to watch my copy of It Follows. When I watched it with friends, I was blown away and purchased the amazing steelbook edition when it came out. I thought it was both smart and scary.
I recently acquired the Dracula: Legacy Collection set and watched Dracula's Daughter and Son of Dracula. I don't remember ever seeing them. The former is a fantastic film, an excellent sequel that may actually surpass the original. The latter is okay. Lon Chaney steps into Lugosi's shoes and is never quite convincing as Dracula. However, the supporting cast is game, and a lot of the stuff not featuring the vampire is really interesting. Glad I got the set!
I've been ramping down my viewing as life gets in the way. I'm hoping to set down for a mini-marathon over the weekend - after a birthday party and a vet visit and whatever else crops up!
I recently acquired the Dracula: Legacy Collection set and watched Dracula's Daughter and Son of Dracula. I don't remember ever seeing them. The former is a fantastic film, an excellent sequel that may actually surpass the original. The latter is okay. Lon Chaney steps into Lugosi's shoes and is never quite convincing as Dracula. However, the supporting cast is game, and a lot of the stuff not featuring the vampire is really interesting. Glad I got the set!
I've been ramping down my viewing as life gets in the way. I'm hoping to set down for a mini-marathon over the weekend - after a birthday party and a vet visit and whatever else crops up!
10-27-17, 06:54 AM
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 13th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/
I'm tempted to go see Jigsaw but I'm not very up to date on the Saw mythos and cannot decide if the continuity between films is a brilliant thing (usually I love ongoing continuity) or is keeping me from enjoying the later Saw films because I've sometimes lost track of how characters are related across films. Every year I decide that I should watch Saw series back to back but end up just watching other stuff instead.
10-27-17, 07:15 AM
#1640
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 13th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/
I watched Life last night. I thought it was a very effective killer alien on a ship movie. As I was watching it, I kept thinking about Prometheus and the Alien prequels. If at least one of the prequels had been similar to Life, I think they would have been received much better.
10-27-17, 07:48 AM
#1641
DVD Talk Legend
10-27-17, 07:52 AM
#1642
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 13th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/
10-27-17, 08:08 AM
#1643
DVD Talk Special Edition
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 13th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/
Perusing the IMDb list for today's theme and noticed that Twin Peaks: FWWM is listed. Twin Peaks has a population of 51,201 (1990) ... a small town is generally agreed upon as having a population of 20,000 or less.
I think people confuse a town behind in the times (or set in their ways) as a small town automatically. Or maybe they're just thinking of the town center only. I've been to the "real" Twin Peaks many times (North Bend area, from '98 - '06 timeframe) and that population is less than 7,000. That's small.
I think people confuse a town behind in the times (or set in their ways) as a small town automatically. Or maybe they're just thinking of the town center only. I've been to the "real" Twin Peaks many times (North Bend area, from '98 - '06 timeframe) and that population is less than 7,000. That's small.
10-27-17, 09:12 AM
#1644
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 13th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/
I started it the other night, but was too tired to finish it, so I decided to finish Spawn, on Google Play. That movie has always held a special place in my heart, because I actually saw it in the theater.
10-27-17, 09:46 AM
#1645
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 13th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/
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10-27-17, 11:02 AM
#1646
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 13th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/
I've been trying to catch up on my foreign horror films. Yesterday I watched El hombre y el monstruo (The Man and the Monster) (1959) and The Ghost Galleon (1974).
I really enjoyed El hombre y el monstruo (The Man and the Monster) (1959). The makeup effects are pretty goofy but it's otherwise a passable mashup of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and "Faust" with somewhat Wolfman looking makeup.
The Ghost Galleon (1974) is the worst of the "Blind Dead" films I've seen. It has a fairly interesting premise but doesn't pull it off as well as the land bound versions of the story. I know I've purchased the last installment of the series, Night of the Seagulls (1975), but it's not in my unopened piles (unless I just missed it, which is quite likely). If I've watched that one it was not during a challenge as it's not in any of my previous lists... I hate when that happens...
I really enjoyed El hombre y el monstruo (The Man and the Monster) (1959). The makeup effects are pretty goofy but it's otherwise a passable mashup of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and "Faust" with somewhat Wolfman looking makeup.
The Ghost Galleon (1974) is the worst of the "Blind Dead" films I've seen. It has a fairly interesting premise but doesn't pull it off as well as the land bound versions of the story. I know I've purchased the last installment of the series, Night of the Seagulls (1975), but it's not in my unopened piles (unless I just missed it, which is quite likely). If I've watched that one it was not during a challenge as it's not in any of my previous lists... I hate when that happens...
10-27-17, 01:34 PM
#1647
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 13th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/
I'll be the first one to say that It Follows was a fantastic throwback to 70s slow burn horror that I thought also worked as compelling symbolism about the loss of innocence as adolescents transition into adulthood. The great cinematography and a suspenseful synth score really worked for the film
I think a lot of people doing the praising have watched a lot of movies from the period they're associating with a successful throwback, or just some of the more mainstream films from the time.
10-27-17, 02:08 PM
#1648
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 13th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/
I never caught the throwback feel that everyone kept mentioning, which is another reason I shut it off. It didn't feel anything like the stuff I watch when I was younger. That's just my opinion. Kind of like House of the Devil(?), that people praised it's throwback feel.
I think a lot of people doing the praising have watched a lot of movies from the period they're associating with a successful throwback, or just some of the more mainstream films from the time.
I think a lot of people doing the praising have watched a lot of movies from the period they're associating with a successful throwback, or just some of the more mainstream films from the time.
The film also feels timeless, with the lack of pop music and cell phones; I enjoy the Japanese One Missed Call but it all ready feels dated with the characters' use of flip phones. The film emphasizes atmosphere, and the horror aspect of the film relies more on the audiences' imagination than overt gore or special effects. With the synth score and numerous tracking shots, it's hard not to be reminded of the original Halloween. It also lets the malevolent force remain mysterious, whereas most modern horror films feel the need to overly explain the killer/creature's motivations. An ambiguous ending and thought-provoking themes, which I believe are about the loss of innocence, just look at how every visual element decays throughout the film, are more at home in the daring era of 70s horror film-making.
10-27-17, 03:04 PM
#1649
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 13th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/
So, I took what basically amounts to a nap so I could wake up in the early a.m. to binge Stranger Things 2. Having gone through Season 1 yesterday, everything was fresh on my memory, so I was pumped and ready.
I really liked Season 2. It built on Season 1 and developed characters nicely with some getting a chance to shine more than others. But, when talking throwbacks to the 80's, I don't think I've ever seen a movie or show do it so well if it wasn't actually made during that era. The ending leaves a setup for Season 3, but not so much that you feel cheated about waiting the year it'll probably take to produce it. If you liked Season 1, you'll definitely like this season.
I really liked Season 2. It built on Season 1 and developed characters nicely with some getting a chance to shine more than others. But, when talking throwbacks to the 80's, I don't think I've ever seen a movie or show do it so well if it wasn't actually made during that era. The ending leaves a setup for Season 3, but not so much that you feel cheated about waiting the year it'll probably take to produce it. If you liked Season 1, you'll definitely like this season.
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10-27-17, 03:36 PM
#1650
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