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does you guys know where i can download a dvd-rip Battle Royale I with decent seeders?

the comments on the one in mininova says it's got bad quality. is the one in AvistaZ good?

monta wrote:does you guys know where i can download a dvd-rip Battle Royale I with decent seeders?

the comments on the one in mininova says it's got bad quality. is the one in AvistaZ good?

Try Pirate Bay.

www.piratebay.org

Tu_triky wrote:

Try Pirate Bay.

www.piratebay.org

thanx!

btw, ^ edit *do you guys...* :beaten:

monta wrote:

thanx!

No worries. You're welcome.

Tu_triky wrote:Try Pirate Bay.

www.piratebay.org

Or Asian DVD Club. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
Or Asian DVD Club. :victory:

Good call...I only posted Pirate Bay because there were multiple copies of Battle Royale floating around on that site. ;)

Tu_triky wrote:Good call...I only posted Pirate Bay because there were multiple copies of Battle Royale floating around on that site. ;)

I think the same is true at Asian DVD Club....

bmwracer wrote:
I think the same is true at Asian DVD Club....

Well I guess...good for monta! :beaten:

eMule usually has good DVD Rips of a lot of good movies. Check out http://sharethefiles.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=83

You can go back 10 pages and the movies will still have a lot of people uploading. That's the good thing about eMule, people tend to keep things in their "share" folder for ages, unlike BT seeders.

got it. thanx guys


actually i've finished DLing and seen it a couple o days ago. IMO Battle Royale is overrated. the whole theme was interesting and the idea was fresh and all that but it was poorly executed. it's just a bunch of kids killing each other, nothing artsy.

monta wrote:got it. thanx guys


actually i've finished DLing and seen it a couple o days ago. IMO Battle Royale is overrated. the whole theme was interesting and the idea was fresh and all that but it was poorly executed. it's just a bunch of kids killing each other, nothing artsy.

I couldn't even finish watching it...and I was even drinking a beer. It's lame.

Anime Dad wrote:eMule usually has good DVD Rips of a lot of good movies. Check out http://sharethefiles.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=83

You can go back 10 pages and the movies will still have a lot of people uploading. That's the good thing about eMule, people tend to keep things in their "share" folder for ages, unlike BT seeders.

The problem with those DVD rips are that they've been converted to avi from mpeg2... If that's the only choice, that's fine, but what I like about AsianDVDClub is that they don't alter/reencode the video at all... At the price of the file being the full 4+GB in size. :sweat:

Tu_triky wrote:

I couldn't even finish watching it...and I was even drinking a beer. It's lame.

yeah. i didn't pay attention a lot of times. and how they had to list the ones that are dead, not only did they announce it they also had it written, with full names and numbers. they only showed up for 3 minutes then got their head blown

bmwracer wrote:At the price of the file being the full 4+GB in size. :sweat:

that'd be 30 hours of DLing for me. i'll take the rips any time :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
The problem with those DVD rips are that they've been converted to avi from mpeg2... If that's the only choice, that's fine, but what I like about AsianDVDClub is that they don't alter/reencode the video at all... At the price of the file being the full 4+GB in size. :sweat:

Yeah I know... but my issues with BT are well-documented :( The eMule rips are often 1.4G, so they are pretty good quality. Not as good as what you mentioned, but on my TV you wouldn't notice the difference anyway :bonk:

bmwracer wrote:
The problem with those DVD rips are that they've been converted to avi from mpeg2... If that's the only choice, that's fine, but what I like about AsianDVDClub is that they don't alter/reencode the video at all... At the price of the file being the full 4+GB in size. :sweat:

Seconding the above point. It does take me eons to download it, but I mind the quality of the video a whole lot... and the files are easier to put straight to DVD for better viewing.

And to be on topic...

Just watched Unmei Janai Hito, and that movie just went from sappy to hilarious in the span of a few minutes. That was just what I needed to watch right now. Excellent.

:thumbsup:

FarOutFreak wrote:Seconding the above point. It does take me eons to download it, but I mind the quality of the video a whole lot... and the files are easier to put straight to DVD for better viewing.

Yup.

The only exception I make is that when the ISO is over 4GB: then I use DVDShrink to make it fit a DVD-5 disc... :victory:

Review of Rainbow Song from my little blog. Sorry to fans of Be with You; it was entertaining, but just not for my tastes.

Spoiler — click to reveal

My initial reaction upon reading Rainbow Song's synopsis was: does the world really need another sappy romance movie from East Asia where a main character dies? The answer to that rhetorical question is an enthusiastic YES. Rainbow Song deserves so much more praise and attention than Be with You (get ready to bash the upcoming Jennifer Garner remake!), which uses fantasy and false hope to console the audience. If anything, its mature approach to losing a loved one puts it in line with the wonderfully subtle Christmas in August from South Korea. However, a 7.3 rating on IMDb, which may not be entirely accurate with less than 200 votes; the story; and an unfortunately corny title translation will not make my quest of convincing you that it's worthy of your valuable time an easy one. Nevertheless, I'll try my best.

The biggest reason to see this is for Ueno Juri's (Swing Girls, "Nodame Cantabile") fantastic performance as Sato Aoi, a boyish college student longing to become a filmmaker. In the beginning of the movie, we learn that she is killed on a flight to Los Angeles. That immediately sets a sad tone, until she's revived with a flashback that is the core of the film. Self-regarding and imperfect Kishida Tomoya, played by Ichihara Hayato (All about Lily Chou-Chou, "Rookies"), is one of Aoi's classmates. We witness their first meeting when he's allegedly stalking Aoi's more feminine friend. Unsure why, Aoi puts up with Tomoya's persistent irritation (at this point, he's forgotten about the other girl) and eventually casts him as the lead in her school project. They form an unexpected friendship.

My lips are sealed about whether they pursue a romantic relationship, because they share a chemistry that doesn't need to be strengthened by the standard customs of dating. But when I see Tomoya break down in Aoi's bedroom at the moment everything sinks in, part of me wishes certain scenes had been a little different. You know that saying where if you don't shed at least one tear--physical or otherwise--during something, you have "no soul"? Yeah, well, that applies to this. The filmmakers could done what others in their genre have and eased the blow. Rewriting a scene, however, is not applicable in real life.

^ Spoiler tags added.

Yeah, we've been gabbing on and off about this wonderful little film in the Juri-chan thread... :)

queenofpainting wrote:Review of Rainbow Song from my little blog. Sorry to fans of Be with You; it was entertaining, but just not for my tastes.

a remake of 'be with you' with jennifer garner? omg!

It might just be an IMDb rumor. Hopefully?