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Old 01-29-02 | 05:43 PM
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L.A. Confidential: Worth getting?

Saw LA Confidential on cable and liked it. Wondering if it's worth getting it on dvd with consideration to image/sound quality & extras.

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Old 01-29-02 | 06:34 PM
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L.A Confidential is one of the best early DVD. The picture and sound are great. You can get it for less than $15 at Best Buy. Definitely worth it.
Old 01-29-02 | 06:47 PM
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Oh, hell yes! It's been out for a while, so it's cheap. The transfer and sound are excellent. It's got a bunch of bonus features. Plus, it is an excellent movie. You can't go wrong.
Old 01-29-02 | 07:55 PM
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Its a kick-ass movie & DVD , especially for the $$$.
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In a word, yes.
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Yes yes and yes.
Old 01-30-02 | 05:28 PM
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Buy, buy, buy!
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Best picture of the year except it got swamped by that big boat. Spacey and Crowe have won best actor oscars last two years, and Guy Pearce was in Memento and Ravenous.
DVD is beautiful and a steal at under $15.......
Old 01-31-02 | 07:40 AM
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I love this movie, it's in my top 10.
It's the type of movie you can watch over and over again.

It was the first dvd I bought.
Excellent picture and sound with a lot of extras.
At $14.99 and cheaper you can't miss !

Hush, hush...
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GREAT--except for the annoying snapper case...
Old 01-31-02 | 10:03 PM
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I just rented it a few weeks ago and it's pretty good quality considering it's an earlier release. I haven't heard of this being re-released anytime soon.
Old 02-01-02 | 06:56 PM
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Luckily, the snapper case doesn't affect the film at all, and still retains director Curtis Hansen's original vision.

In other words,

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you can also get it as a fulfillment title from CH
Old 02-03-02 | 01:27 AM
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This is one of my Top 10 movies so I can't recommend it enough. I imagine that it will eventually be re-released but who knows when that's going to be so I'd definitely go out and buy it.

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Saw it today for the first time, pretty good movie. Why Kim Basinger won for best supporting actress in that movie is beyond me, she was horrible.
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Originally posted by uteotw
GREAT--except for the annoying snapper case...
Yeah, that snappers....
However, besides that stupid thing, I can't recommend this movie enough: they're classy, they're elegant, and they're thrilling.
The picture is excellent, it's dark, and very detailed. The sound is as good as a film can be, and the extras are great.
Bottomline is, get this thing, and you won't be disappointed.
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One of my first and still an all-time favorite.
Without hesitation, get it!
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Everyone made a big deal out of Kim Bassinger in this movie, but to me the real stars were Guy Pearce, Russell Crowe and of course, Kevin Spacey.

I think the disc even has Pearce's and Crowe's audition tapes. It's weird hearing Guy Pearce speak with his real accent (Australia or New Zealand) since he hasn't used it in any of his American movies.

So yes, this is a great disc. Get it. Now.
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its woth it for the cool map that names all the places in the movie
Old 02-11-02 | 05:27 PM
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Well, I was going to give a negative review, but since so many people gave a resounding "yes" I will take a look at it again.

Unfortunately, renting will cost $3, so I might as well just buy it at CH for $9.

I guess that means I say "buy" too!
Old 02-12-02 | 08:07 PM
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Yeah!!! Buddy!!!!

Good movie, great DVD, great performances.

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