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You can download the form for 5 free movies from Amazon, BB or any number of sites.



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madskillz said:
@ Whatever - Is there a print ad or did you just print it from the Internet?

 We just had a printout from the internet.  There is no print ad.



It just occurred to me that for a 100 bucks and 5 free movies, they might as well give the player away for free, with the purchase of any 5 movies. I think they'd get more money that way, and people would get the player for free. How can you turn that down? Honestly I had no intention of getting an HD player this early in the battle of formats but I may pick one up with how cheap they are.



Coca-Cola said:
went to walmart early this morning and there were people lined up to buy it.
I don't know how many they had to sell but they sold out in 15 minutes
And it didn't come with any movies.

What Fishy said. You have to mail in the rebate form and wait 10 weeks. However, Best Buy has a special where you can get 2 free in-store HD DVDs whenever you buy ANY HD DVD player. I think they are offering the same thing on Blu Ray players as well.

So, at Wally World, you get 5 free movies and BB offers you 7 free movies. However, when I got my deal, they were also offering Heroes boxset HD DVD and King Kong was packed in the Xbox HD DVD.



whatever said:
madskillz said:
@ Whatever - Is there a print ad or did you just print it from the Internet?

We just had a printout from the internet. There is no print ad.


@ Whatever: Thanks a million. I printed the ad and I am gonna snag as many copies of Blue Planet as I can ... you rock! 



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fooflexible said:
It just occurred to me that for a 100 bucks and 5 free movies, they might as well give the player away for free, with the purchase of any 5 movies. I think they'd get more money that way, and people would get the player for free. How can you turn that down? Honestly I had no intention of getting an HD player this early in the battle of formats but I may pick one up with how cheap they are.

No, what the folks that sold you the player are hoping is ... that you forget and don't mail off the form. I saw a stat once that said like 70 percent of rebates are never sent off. The odds are against you sending off your rebate ...



Saiyar said:
fabinou said:
whatever said:

all 27 the store had sold out quickly.


You mean there was 27 hd-dvd players in this store and it's SOLD OUT, NOW ? In one day ?

Do you think this store will receive another shipment ?


You won't able to find any A2s at walmart after the sale after today. The A2 is a discontinued model so there won't be any more shipments.


 Yeah, they are trying to clear space for the A3.  They sold out in about 30 minutes.  There was almost a fight when one guy tried to grab one out of turn.

 I think this will prove that whichever format gets to the $100 dollar barrier first will win.  People that were in line were only buying it because of the price.  They would not have been buying it otherwise, including myself.



madskillz said:
whatever said:
madskillz said:
@ Whatever - Is there a print ad or did you just print it from the Internet?

We just had a printout from the internet. There is no print ad.


@ Whatever: Thanks a million. I printed the ad and I am gonna snag as many copies of Blue Planet as I can ... you rock!


 Good luck.  Like I said earlier.  You just need to NOT take no for an answer.



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Kasz216 said:
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rocketpig said:
I'm really debating whether $99 is worth it for an upscaling DVD player that will play the occasional HD-DVD. I just went through the movie lists for HD-DVD and Blu-ray and got a good chuckle out of them.

Good to see that HD-DVD released a bunch of Kubrick films. I always wanted to watch a 4:3 movie in high definition. Caddyshack in high def sounds great, too. As does The Breakfast Club. A young collection of Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Emelio Estevez, Molly Ringwald, and Ally Sheedy in 1080i excites me to no end.

The Kubrik films are out on Blu-Ray also.


I'm pretty sure he was being sarcastic and saying that those movies being in HD mean nothing since they really arn't graphic masterpieces to begin with.


Oh I know. 4:3 and all that nonsense. I was just pointing it out for those who don't know.

Tbh, I have never seen a Kubrik film, and I don't plan to see one anytime soon.


Yeah, i've seen one or two. I wouldn't suggest them.


 OK.  I gotta chime in here.  "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" is possibly my favorite movie.  Peter Sellers and George C. Scott are just phenomenal in this movie.  It was just hysterical if you like satire/dark humor.  If you only see one Kubrick film, make it this one.

I also enjoyed Clockwork Orange, 2001, and Barry Lyndon.



whatever said:

OK.  I gotta chime in here.  "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" is possibly my favorite movie.  Peter Sellers and George C. Scott are just phenomenal in this movie.  It was just hysterical if you like satire/dark humor.  If you only see one Kubrick film, make it this one.

I also enjoyed Clockwork Orange, 2001, and Barry Lyndon.


Dr. Strangelove is one of the greatest comedies of all time. George C. Scott and Peter Sellers are brilliant.

"But, but, he'll see the BIG BOARD!" or when Sellers calls the President Mein Fuhrer... Absolutely cutting edge stuff for the time.

Other Kubrick movies that are must-sees:

- A Clockwork Orange (originally banned in Britain because of its topic)

- 2001: A Space Odyssey (IMO, the greatest sci-fi flick ever... definitely the most intelligent)

- Full Metal Jacket (if you're not riveted by the first half hour of that film, you're probably dead)

- The Shining (I still can't understand why Stephen King so hated this film... it's one of the best based on his books)

- Lolita (very edgy for its time)

- Spartacus (epic movie)

I still haven't seen the entirety of Barry Lyndon but I've heard it's good. Kubrick was one of the most influential directors of all time; I don't understand how someone could say that his films weren't good.




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