Atomik Circus.....I think I have seen it all now!!
09-18-05, 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Shagrath
Where did you order from? I ordered mine from ThaiNetCity on 9/5 and it shipped on 9/8. I got it yesterday (9/16). I've ordered from ethaicd on other occassions and seem to remember them being fairly quick as well (1 week shipping).
09-22-05, 06:24 AM
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Wasn't quite as much fun as I was hoping. The comparison to Undead came to my mind as well, in a negative way, but this was a better film than that one. Still, it has some entertainment value for B-movie aficiandos, and for $7 shipped I hardly feel ripped off.
And yes, the DVD is anamorphic and 5.1. The picture is very heavily filtered and looks kind of muddy, unfortunately.
And yes, the DVD is anamorphic and 5.1. The picture is very heavily filtered and looks kind of muddy, unfortunately.
I am in this catagory also... a little more could have happened in the first hour +.
09-22-05, 07:46 AM
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I am in this catagory also... a little more could have happened in the first hour +.
09-22-05, 09:12 PM
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I ordered this a while back, and it was shipped on August 29th. It still has not yet arrived. Did it take this long for anyone else to receive their DVD?
09-26-05, 11:27 AM
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Some Spoilers (I guess)-
Man, i guess i was seeing a different movie than others who were raving, nothing here screamed "Way Out!" like everyone seemed to be saying, hell, this movie to me was almost a dead ringer to Wild Zero but nowhere near as fun. The sleazebag agent was funny but the first half of the movie dragged WAAAYYYY too long ( the muddy picture and lack of background music during alot of the movie didnt help pacing either), not even the cool bar shootout could save it, and what was up with the animatronic dog? The ending could have also been cool but just left me perplexed. And yes, for $7 shipped it wasn't that big a deal.
Man, i guess i was seeing a different movie than others who were raving, nothing here screamed "Way Out!" like everyone seemed to be saying, hell, this movie to me was almost a dead ringer to Wild Zero but nowhere near as fun. The sleazebag agent was funny but the first half of the movie dragged WAAAYYYY too long ( the muddy picture and lack of background music during alot of the movie didnt help pacing either), not even the cool bar shootout could save it, and what was up with the animatronic dog? The ending could have also been cool but just left me perplexed. And yes, for $7 shipped it wasn't that big a deal.
09-27-05, 06:59 AM
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and what was up with the animatronic dog?
09-27-05, 07:22 AM
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The dog was obviously supposed to be seen as a puppet. The director was totally not trying to make the audience believe that the dog was real or supposed to look real, eventhough the dog is "real" within the movie. That's one of the traits that makes the movie bizarrely unique...
09-27-05, 09:02 AM
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An update, mainly for raining_helper...I e-mailed ThaiNetCity yesterday, after the 28 days had passed, and "Nash" responded within an hour, telling me that they will check with the Post Office and let me know what they find.
I'm not sure how they will resolve it if the Post Office can't seem to locate it, but I suppose we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
I'm not sure how they will resolve it if the Post Office can't seem to locate it, but I suppose we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
09-27-05, 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by printerati
An update, mainly for raining_helper...I e-mailed ThaiNetCity yesterday, after the 28 days had passed, and "Nash" responded within an hour, telling me that they will check with the Post Office and let me know what they find.
I'm not sure how they will resolve it if the Post Office can't seem to locate it, but I suppose we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
I'm not sure how they will resolve it if the Post Office can't seem to locate it, but I suppose we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
I am going to drop them an e-mail today since mine has not yet arrived.
09-27-05, 08:49 PM
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Hmmmm... this is the first time I've used ThaiNetCity, but I'm not impressed.
My order sat unshipped for several days before they finally emailed that they are out of several titles -- including Atomik Circus, apparently! (I ordered 3 copies for friends, and they only have 2 to spare.) On top of that, they say that they can't reduce the shipping total, which with the fewer DVDs in the order is now almost $5 more than their web site says it should be!
I've already emailed them to reduce the shipping or I'll dispute the charges with my credit card company, but this is putting a very bad taste in my mouth...
My order sat unshipped for several days before they finally emailed that they are out of several titles -- including Atomik Circus, apparently! (I ordered 3 copies for friends, and they only have 2 to spare.) On top of that, they say that they can't reduce the shipping total, which with the fewer DVDs in the order is now almost $5 more than their web site says it should be!
I've already emailed them to reduce the shipping or I'll dispute the charges with my credit card company, but this is putting a very bad taste in my mouth...
09-28-05, 06:35 AM
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Ethaicd.com is always tops with me, cheap prices, free shipping and everything usually arrives in about a week, and this is from Thailand which always suprises me when packages mailed within the US takes longer sometimes. And about the animatronic dog, yeah, I get the joke the dog is real within the movie, but why bother? Just being weird for weird's sakes.
09-28-05, 07:55 PM
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Quick question -- kinda irrelevant at the moment, but oh well -- can anyone confirm whether the Thai R3 "Atomik Circus" and "Banlieue 13" discs are CSS encoded or not? My only accessible DVD player can hack region coding unless it's CSS encoded (meaning some of my non R-1 discs are fine while other won't play).
Any info would be appreciated. I've already ordered the discs and i'm awaiting shipment from my home in the US.
Any info would be appreciated. I've already ordered the discs and i'm awaiting shipment from my home in the US.
09-28-05, 11:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Tuan Jim
Quick question -- kinda irrelevant at the moment, but oh well -- can anyone confirm whether the Thai R3 "Atomik Circus" and "Banlieue 13" discs are CSS encoded or not?
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10-02-05, 11:36 PM
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I just received an update from ThaiNetCity. They are going to ship a new order to me while the Post Office investigates the first order. 
Unfortunately, I have to put my mail on hold for a couple of weeks since I'll be on my honeymoon, but I hope it's waiting for me upon my return.
Unfortunately, I have to put my mail on hold for a couple of weeks since I'll be on my honeymoon, but I hope it's waiting for me upon my return.
10-03-05, 03:02 PM
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Just an update that I have finally received my copy from ThaiNetCity. Shipped August 29, and arrived October 3. That is quite the wait for a small padded envelope.
I will have to watch it in the next few days.
Mine came in a slimcase, is that how all Thai discs are packaged?
I will have to watch it in the next few days.
Mine came in a slimcase, is that how all Thai discs are packaged?
10-06-05, 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Joshua B
pro-bassoonist, thanks for taking the time to write your review and for your enthusiasm which, as you can see by all the orders your inspired, was a success. I just ordered a copy from thainetcity.com.
10-06-05, 09:21 AM
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FWIW, eThai has surprisingly fast shipping to Boston... less than a week on both orders I've made.
Also, both "Tropical Malady" and "Atomik Circus" came in the slim cases, but I'm not sure if this is the way all Thai discs are packaged.
Also, both "Tropical Malady" and "Atomik Circus" came in the slim cases, but I'm not sure if this is the way all Thai discs are packaged.
10-06-05, 09:52 AM
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not all, some come in regular cases, other come in cardboard fouldout cases like Necromancer and zee oui and other come in keep cases with cardboard slip cover like cashern and six.
10-26-05, 10:40 AM
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"SARS WARS"
Must have DVD of 2005 if you liked "AC"
No links, or reviews....DIY...
Well... I'll go "upscale"
Ok, here you go fellow mutants:
http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117...goryid=31&cs=1
You know the drill where to find it.
Must have DVD of 2005 if you liked "AC"
No links, or reviews....DIY...
Well... I'll go "upscale"
Ok, here you go fellow mutants:
http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117...goryid=31&cs=1
You know the drill where to find it.
10-26-05, 05:55 PM
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Strangely enough, although Atomik Circus wasn't CSS, my Banlieue 13 disc (same distributor) was -- oh well, at least I was able to find a nice, cheap, hackable player at the PX. Otherwise I woulda been really pissed.
10-28-05, 09:04 PM
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Well, my replacement order hasn't arrived yet, but the first order arrived on 10/18. raining_helper and I must have picked the wrong day to place an order.
12-31-05, 04:52 AM
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I just watched this and found it very entertaining in that b-movie-aspiring-for-cult-status way. But the reason I'm posting is that it seems to be a lovecraft-derived story - the aliens are referred to as "shub-niggurat" in the subtitles which is very close to the "shub-niggurath" of the cthulhu mythos from HP Lovecraft which are nasty dark oily creatures with long vicious tentacles - kinda like in the movie.
