Thread: Wings of Desire

Quote: Originally Posted by Beta Man I like owning movies too..... but I watch more than I can afford..... Up until i got my blu ray player i owned maybe 100-150 dvd's and watched about 1 movie a month (if that). Now I've been watching 3-4 a week and it's getting very expensive!!! __________________ My movie collection: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?k...5eXdmbUE&hl=en

Quote: Originally Posted by jasonrw I don't have netflix. I have such mixed feelings about it.... i like owning things but i hate clutter. i've only had a blu-ray player for maybe 4 months and I already have purchased over 80 movies. that is pretty crazy. i could have had a netflix subscription for quite a few years!!! I like owning movies too..... but I watch more than I can afford.....so Netflix is great! I have 1,200 DVDs and 125...

well I finally finished my copy this weekend, and am very happy to report that I had no freezing issues, so baring a sudden increase in poor reports, I think we can assume that even though there clearly are some discs with these small scratches, it doesn't appear that they necessarily lead to any problems. I also emailed a follow-up to Criterion regarding my particular disc.

Quote: Originally Posted by Arkadin yeah the deal is that the friend bought a copy and watched it, had the problems, and returned it. while there at BB he opened the other copy they had, and it ALSO had the scratches. so that's 2 copies plus mine makes 3. plus this report in the post above so that's now 4. I am not trying to say that every disc is defective, but there does seem to be an issue. so far I have watched a little over an...

Quote: Originally Posted by neo_reloaded I've been following this on both the AVS forum and here. On AVS, the same poster that reported the defective discs said his friend had one copy with the scratches that froze, and he took it back to Best Buy and opened a second copy and saw it had the scratches too - he did not say if his friend actually exchanged for the second copy and tried to play it, only that it had the same scratches. So...

Outstanding film, IMHO. Peter Faulk is a pleasent suprise too I have not bought it yet but I saw it at BestBuy yesterday for $44.00! ( eek ) Last edited by MarkWM; 12-22-2009 at 02:42 PM . Reason: can't spell

So how would you guys say this compares to "Angel-A". I really liked that movie, but didn't really like "City of Angels". I also read somewhere that Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are in this movie, so that helps. __________________ Helpful spelling hints: 1. definitely 2. sequel 1. Inglourious 2. Basterds My Custom Blu Covers

Quote: Originally Posted by repete66211 I sat through City of Angels. The experience was unpleasant enough to dull any motivation to see what is almost certainly a superior original. Based on what I've gathered over the years (which isn't much) I don't think I would recommend a blind buy for this one. At least Meg Ryan got hit by a truck... Wings of Desire is a fantastic film, and one that I have not seen for a while. I'm...

Quote: Originally Posted by Beta Man I like owning movies too..... but I watch more than I can afford.....so Netflix is great! I have 1,200 DVDs and 125 or so Blu-rays.... but still manage to pick up 8 or 9 per month with Netflix (in addition to watching the ones I own repeatedly) Depriving yourself of sleep is a great way to squeeze in a lot of films into the schedule...... Nothing like coming back from a bar at 3:00 am and watching a disney...

I also received this title from Amazon and I noticed the tiny scratches on the disc (label side). The scratches are so small, though, that I would be surprised if they affected playback. I'm looking forward to watching this film. I love Wenders' Paris, Texas, but I haven't seen this one yet. I did just watch Downfall, in which Wings of Desire's Bruno Ganz portrayed Adolf Hitler (a very good movie, by the way).