TO BOLDY BID . . . . . . . .

I've always loved Star Trek, for me it's the perfect blend of drama and science fiction and Deep Space Nine balanced the two perfectly. 

DS9 was my first proper introduction into Star Trek, I had watched random episodes of TOS & TNG but never whole seasons. Then something interesting happened, my local video store started stocking tapes of DS9 episodes and the best thing was that these tapes were in season order!! Each tape contained two episodes from that particular season and my video store got every single one!

I devoured these tapes, every weekend I would take advantage of the 5 for $10 deal and sock up on DS9. After DS9 came Voyager, which I also loved but never as much as DS9.

So while I was logging my DVD collection the other day, I came to my Star Trek series sets, which currently consists of TNG 1, 2, 3, DS9 1 & Voyager 1, 2. After entering these into the database, I got this urge to complete my sets. 

I have always wanted to get the complete sets of these series but it was just one of those things that every time I was out shopping there were better things to buy. But the other day while checking out eBay, I came across an auction for the entire DS9 series in the original plastic cases. The seller wanted $100 for the whole set 'buy it now' which I had to read twice at first.

To put this into a bit of perspective, there was another auction I was following for the entire Voyager series in the plastic cases and that sold for over $200!

So after a quick review of the sellers feedback I decided to jump on this deal and hit the buy it now button. A few short days later and I now own every episode of DS9 and I couldn't be happier. 

Now to re-visit this classic series, I might post a few random episode reviews here. Let me know if there are any episodes you guys want me to review. 

USED ARGENTO!

While trawling through the ever changing cash converters website,  I came across these two treasures! Unfortunately a copy of inferno got snapped up before I could get it but pretty damn happy getting these two for $9 a piece!

$12 WELL SPENT!

I think the picture tells the story!

UPDATE

I'm pretty sure that I am the only one that actually reads this site at the moment (hopefully that changes soon). 

I thought I would just write a quick update on what will be appearing here soon just in case you accidentally stumbled across this site and was wondering what it was all about!

Basically I am a avid movie buff / collector and this is a place where I can talk all things movies and collecting movies. You will see reviews, pick ups form what I have been buying and hopefully lots more. 

Stay tuned . . . . . . . . . 

PICK UPS #3

JB,  Amazon, Big W, I've been stocking up on a lot lately!

Here is a few of the things I picked up:

1981 (Dir. David Cronenberg)

$21.95 JB Hi Fi

'Did you ever see that scene from scanners where that dudes head explodes?'

I have, but I've never seen the rest of the film until now. The acting is pretty terrible, especially when the scanners are doing the scanning. However it is still a pretty fun watch and Michael Ironside is always reliable. 

2012 (Dir. Rob Sitch)

2 for $30 JB Hi Fi

I've always been a fan of Working Dog, ever since The Late Show and think that they always put out quality products. Any Questions for Ben is no exception, while it may not be as funny as some of their previous films this film is a really charming little story about a guy who has everything but nothing at the same time. Josh Lawson, who is currently making a name for himself in LA really steals the show here, definitely worth a watch. 

1982 (Dir. Steven Speilberg)

$27.95 JB Hi Fi

I was never the biggest fan of this film, it came out the year I was born and while I did watch it as a kid it never affected me like other films did. I've never owned a version of this and when I saw it for a reasonable price I thought I should probably have it just for the sake of it.

Mean Streets 1973 (Dir. Martin Scorsese)

$7.99 Amazon US

After Goodfellas this is my favourite Scorsese film! Harvey Keitel owns this films from start to finish and De Niro is all sorts of crazy as Johnny Boy.

I can't describe how great this film is, it feels real almost documentary like. If you haven't seen it, WATCH IT NOW!

2011 (Dir. Duncan Jones)

$6.99 Amazon US

Duncan (David Bowies son) Jones comes back after the amazing Moon with his second directorial effort. I saw this at the cinema and remember enjoying it so thought I would pick this up. It's basically a sci fi version of Groundhog Day (not really).

1972 / 1974 / 1990 (Dir. Francis Ford Coppola)

$17.95 Amazon US

$17.95 for The Godfather trilogy on blu ray, sold!

1994 (Dir. Tim Burton)

I think this was Tim Burtons last great film, it suits his style perfectly and it's probably my favourite Depp / Burton collaboration. Telling the story of Ed Wood Jr, the worst film director all all time, this film really captures the feel of that time and the cast is top notch. 

2012 (Dir. Rian Johnson)

I really like this film, sure Levitt may look nothing like Bruce Willis in his prosthetic get up but who cares! Rian Johnson has created a fully fleshed out, believable future that I just want to see more of. 

PICK UPS #2

Woke up Sunday morning with an urge to visit Camberwell market, hadn't been there for years and thought I may be able to find a DVD bargain or two.

First impressions, so much junk! I really don't understand some of the things people attempt to sell at this market, surely it is more profitable to sleep in and save the stall fees. Some of the highlights were:

• P & O Fair Star Bottle Opener (Used to the point of rusting) $4!
• An assortment of bootleg DVD's from Thailand for the bargain price of $5 each (pretty sure that is a 400% profit!)
• Bargain box of DVD's for $4 each, promising at first until I realised that the majority were burnt copies!

Aside from all those stunning bargains, I did manage to score one item I was pretty happy about:

I saw this box set sitting on the table of a guy that had a whole setup of DVD's, something about picking up the entire series at once appealed to me. I had overheard him quoting prices for other single DVD movies at $5-$10 so thought that this would probably be way overpriced as a lot of the items at the market are. I asked anyway, and was surprised to hear that he wanted $35 and was willing to take an offer. He did mention that this set had been here a while so he may have just wanted to get rid of it but all the better for me. I offered him $30, which for 8  seasons and 26 discs was pretty damn good and he accepted! There is a good chance that I will watch one or two episodes, maybe even the first series and then this will sit on the shelf, but it was too good a price to pass up.

Also, while in JB later that day I took advantage of the 2 for $20 Blu Ray sale they have on at the moment and picked up the following:

I actually thought that I had this one on DVD but found I was wrong, I now think I actually had it on VHS. It is a stupid film, with pretty awful acting (who doesn't love Nicholas Cage hamming it up!), but from memory some decent John Woo action. This is more of a good memory film for me, at the time of it's release I was just getting into John Woo after my uncle took me to see Broken Arrow. I had become obsessed with Hard Boiled and The Killer, and Chow Yun Fat as well, and this film came at the perfect time. It has lots of the great Woo style of action that is completely unrealistic and needless slow motion shots but that's what makes it great!

I very vaguely remember actually liking this film, honestly I don't mind Tom Cruise 'The Actor' as I think he makes you forget about his actual real life persona when in character. 

Bryan Singer is definitely not my favorite director but from memory this didn't feel like a Singer film. Hopefully when I get round to watching this one my memory proves correct! 

PICK UPS #1

This is where I will update some of my recent purchases, talk about why I got them and possibly review some of them.

First thing I picked up this week was the region 1 DVD release of John Carpenters 'The Fog' (1980). 

Found this one at a recent trip to Dixons in Camberwell for $7 which I thought was a pretty good price. Have never actually seen this one, but I am a big Carpenter fan so am keen to check it out. 

The disc comes with quite a few special features including a couple of documentaries and a commentary. 

Next up and also at Dixons I found the region 1 DVD release of David Lynch's controversial 'Dune' (1984). This is the steel book edition which includes both the theatrical and the extended 'Alan Smithee' version of the film.     

I haven't seen this film for a long time, I remember renting it when I first discovered David Lynch and had to absorb everything he had ever made and recall being quite let down by it. However being the completest that I am I couldn't resist picking this one up especially since it contains both versions of the film. (I was also seduced by the steel book if I am being completely honest!)

It was $17 dollars which was probably more than I would've liked to pay, seeing as I thought it was $7 but the price tag was smudged but when I was at the counter I had already decided to get it so I paid the extra $10. It has a few special features on it, nothing that looks that substantial but that is quite common for Lynch films. 

I also got this for $5 . . . . . . . . . 

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