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Post by Deeky on Apr 5, 2023 23:07:26 GMT -5
Well, I saw it, and "My Brother Has Bad Dreams" (1972) is one of the Billy'est movies I've ever seen. I miss that loon. |
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Apr 6, 2023 9:24:33 GMT -5
Well, I saw it, and "My Brother Has Bad Dreams" (1972) is one of the Billy'est movies I've ever seen. I miss that loon. If he hadn't been the one to recommend it, I would have been thinking the whole time, "Billy would have loved this flick." |
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Post by Lemmy Caution on Apr 6, 2023 11:03:57 GMT -5
Well, I saw it, and "My Brother Has Bad Dreams" (1972) is one of the Billy'est movies I've ever seen. I can definitely see why he recommended it. It's pretty fucking great start to finish. Just wish the print was better.
Which brings up a question for the more tech-savvy: The only problem with this disc was the original VHS print (probably several generations down). The disc itself was burned off on one of my trusty old RCA tape-to-disc rigs from the early days of DVD. I've heard that digital tech like discs are liable to fade or something within like 5-10 years, but I guarantee you this disc is two decades old and it played fine. So, are people wrong about discs going wonky? Or am I misunderstanding something? Are there a lot of variables like with analog, where if you keep your shit in a relatively dry, cool environment it will last longer? Forgive me. I guess that's several questions.
It's been a really long time since I've worked with burned CDs/DVDs so this might be outdated. But this is what used to be the issue: (Tech babble alert!) Commercial CDs/DVDs are manufactured by stamping a pattern into the reflective aluminum layer. This isn't foolproof, and the aluminum can become damaged. But basically the data is fixed on the disk in much the same way audio used to be when grooves were pressed into vinyl records. It's just a different encoding/retrieval method. "Burned" optical storage has a layer of dye/opacity-stuff over the aluminum that is, literally, burned away by the laser in the CD/DVD burner. This creates a pattern that can be decoded by the DVD/CD player like a commercial disk.
The BUT (and it's a big one --I cannot lie) is that the combination of aluminum/opacity-write-layer is less stable than stamped aluminum. Depending on the quality of the disk, variations in individual production batches and how the disk is treated*, burned disks will start to "pinhole' over time. Microscopic imperfections will eventually add up until the disk isn't readable anymore.
*For example, Sharpie ink will seep through the plastic from the label side and eventually start corroding stuff. This is why there was a brief surge in "CD Label Safe" markers back in the day.
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Post by Deeky on Apr 7, 2023 22:45:56 GMT -5
Upstairs Inferno A doc about the largest mass-murder of gays in US history [prior to the Pulse massacre].
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Apr 8, 2023 10:57:13 GMT -5
I can tell you I own 1500+ CDs and have never had one go bad in 35 years. G'damn. You're like me with DVD-R's!
But yeah, I know they won't be worth anything to anybody after I'm gone, but I will literally break down crying if all my DVD-R's become unplayable.
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Apr 8, 2023 11:00:41 GMT -5
We saw "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" (2023) and "The Whoopie Boys" (1986) last night. I gotta say, D&D was pretty great. Well-written, great dialogue, likeable characters. "The Whoopie Boys" was fun too, but that was a little more Paul Rodriguez than I can typically stomach in one sitting.
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Apr 9, 2023 10:05:21 GMT -5
"Dark Encounter" (2019) last night. Pretty good. Starts off as a typical alien encounter plot but changes it up a little for the finale. Worth a watch.
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Apr 9, 2023 13:01:53 GMT -5
Oh, I saw "Napoleon Dynamite" (2004) for the first time the other day, too. Weird, quirky flick that is not without its charms. Was overjoyed to see Sandy Martin as the grandma. I had recently seen her in a movie called "Vendetta" (1986) for the Hypno zine. She stole the show in that one.
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Apr 9, 2023 13:09:25 GMT -5
Still one of my favorite movie posters bar none. And it has NOTHING to do with the story 🤪🤪🤪 I don't think I've ever gotten around to seeing that one. You mentioned being disappointed. I won't be going in with high expectations because I'm really not much for Italian horror. Actually, I'm considering a "giallo" issue of Hypno (like sometime next year). Maybe a week-long plunge will change my mind. |
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Post by Killer Goldfish on Apr 9, 2023 17:17:53 GMT -5
And it has NOTHING to do with the story 🤪🤪🤪 I don't think I've ever gotten around to seeing that one. You mentioned being disappointed. I won't be going in with high expectations because I'm really not much for Italian horror. Actually, I'm considering a "giallo" issue of Hypno (like sometime next year). Maybe a week-long plunge will change my mind. I'm not at all convinced this is an Italian horror picture. It's set in England and all the actors have American accents (although the settings and fashions definitely look Italiano). And it's not horror -- it's much more of a whodunit. |
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Post by Killer Goldfish on Apr 9, 2023 17:19:14 GMT -5
Upstairs Inferno A doc about the largest mass-murder of gays in US history [prior to the Pulse massacre]. There's a doco about the UpStairs Lounge fire? I'm on a mission to see this now. I've read 2 books about it & all I want is more. |
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Post by Deeky on Apr 9, 2023 20:31:22 GMT -5
Upstairs Inferno A doc about the largest mass-murder of gays in US history [prior to the Pulse massacre]. There's a doco about the UpStairs Lounge fire? I'm on a mission to see this now. I've read 2 books about it & all I want is more. You can watch it free here. |
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Post by Killer Goldfish on Apr 9, 2023 21:56:38 GMT -5
There's a doco about the UpStairs Lounge fire? I'm on a mission to see this now. I've read 2 books about it & all I want is more. You can watch it free here. I didn't even think of trying tubi, thanks! |
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Apr 10, 2023 7:28:55 GMT -5
Twenty three years late to the party, but I finally saw "Ginger Snaps".
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Post by Lemmy Caution on Apr 10, 2023 20:26:05 GMT -5
Twenty three years late to the party, but I finally saw "Ginger Snaps". Whereas the first sna-- Oh. Wait. Not the same word. Anyway, I was just shy of 16 years old. Gave me an automatic complex for redheads ever after... |
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Apr 11, 2023 6:48:06 GMT -5
Twenty three years late to the party, but I finally saw "Ginger Snaps". Whereas the first sna-- Oh. Wait. Not the same word. Anyway, I was just shy of 16 years old. Gave me an automatic complex for redheads ever after... It kind of blows my mind that movie is 23 years old already.
Last night was "Lisa" (1989). Cheryl Ladd had no right looking that good that many years after Charlies Angels.
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Apr 14, 2023 11:19:03 GMT -5
Watched this last night. Not for anyone experiencing suicidal ideation. Actually, the one gal looked so much like the "Debbie Downer" character from SNL that I couldn't help but grin even when she was saying the darkest shit.
It's similar to movies like "It Follows" or "Smile", in that there is some sort of disease or energy traveling from host-to-host. In this one, a person is overcome with the feeling that they will in fact be dying the next day; and when they encounter others, those people are then also under the strange influence of the meme/disease/whatever and feel like they too are goners. It was dark.
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Apr 15, 2023 11:25:24 GMT -5
I really enjoyed this last night. It's about a couple of EMTs working in New Orleans who see a spike in horrific deaths attributed to a new designer drug on the streets. That's it on the surface, but it gets into some wild science fiction and even time travel as the story develops. Best if you go into it cold like I did. Recommended.
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Post by Killer Goldfish on Apr 18, 2023 21:31:27 GMT -5
What a ridiculous, yet enjoyable little movie. Never got around to this one before.  |
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Apr 18, 2023 21:47:01 GMT -5
Watched one earlier called "The Timekeepers of Eternity" (2021). It's actually the 1995 TV miniseries of Stephen King's The Langoliers painstakingly redone by shooting stills of each frame in black & white and trimmed down to an hour.
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