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#576 Re: Square Eyes » Video/ TV Poll » 28 Oct 08 :: 18:05
My answers
1. Standard size
2. By the end of this year
3. Always the Widescreen version
4. The African Queen
Step by Step
Family Matters
The Man from Atlantis
5. Over 1100
6. About 60
7. I've owned the following video formats
Beta (Still own about 12 Beta tapes)
VHS (Still own about 30 VHS Tapes)
LaserDisc (Still own about 90)
DVD (About 1100)
#577 Square Eyes » Video/ TV Poll » 28 Oct 08 :: 18:01
- Illinoisguy1
- Replies: 36
Just thought I'd post some questions about video/TV that you like/own.
1. What aspect ratio TV do you currently own?
a) Standard size tv. In other words the old squarish tv.
b) Widescreen TV, but not HDTV
c) Widescreen HDTV
d) Non-Widescreen HDTV
2. If you don't own a HDTV or Widescreen HDTV, when do you plan on buying one.
a) By the end of this year
b) Within the 1st 6 months of 2009
c) Sometime in 2009
d) Sometime much later
e) Don't plan to.
3. Regarding Widescreen ratio films and buying them on dvd.
a) You always buy the Widescreen version
b) You always buy the Full Screen version
c) You don't care which version it is.
4. Which films/ TV Series do you wish was released on DVD?
5. How many dvds do you currently own?
6. How many dvds have you recorded at home?
7. How many different video formats have you owned? And how many of each?
Here are the video formats that I'm aware of.
Beta
VHS
LaserDisc
CED Disc
DVD
HD-DVD
Blu-Ray
#578 Re: Square Eyes » Misc Stuff » 28 Oct 08 :: 17:12
I still can't fully understand why Zac Efron is as popular as he is.
I guess he's big with all the pre-teen/ teenage girls since that High School Musical 3 movie made over 40 million this past weekend. When was there the first 2?
Perhaps if I had children, especially girls, I would have to put up with buying these things on dvd. Gee, I would just be embarrassed buying any of the HS Musical films on dvd.
#579 Re: Square Eyes » 2 found dead in Jennifer Hudson mothers Chicago home. » 27 Oct 08 :: 16:01
Plus the SUV matches the vehicle that they were looking for in connection with the Amber Alert for the nephew.
#580 Re: Square Eyes » 2 found dead in Jennifer Hudson mothers Chicago home. » 27 Oct 08 :: 15:54
WGN is reporting that the police is saying the body of a 7 year old boy is inside. But they haven't confirmed yet that it's the nephew yet. But it looks like it is based on the age.
#581 Re: Square Eyes » 2 found dead in Jennifer Hudson mothers Chicago home. » 27 Oct 08 :: 15:42
Seems like more sad news.
Hudson's 7 year old nephew was missing following the murders and now they are showing on the news a white Suburban that some sources are saying has the body of a young child in it.
Now at 8:48AM they are showing the Suburban being loaded onto a flatbed truck for further investigation.
#582 Re: Chris On Screen » Fanboys » 27 Oct 08 :: 08:10
Deb,
I saw your post on IMDB and I am sure you misunderstood me.
Excuse me, Illinois? Hard on that guy? He was the one flinging the very personal insults.
I posted about not being too hard on the digitalbits guy. Not whomever you are referring to. I'm sure that the guy who runs the digitalbits site didn't insult you on IMDB.
#583 Re: Off Topic Stuff » Randomness » 27 Oct 08 :: 00:12
So we're having high winds today, up to 50MPH. Getting waves of rain. Now we're supposed to get snow showers tonight.
Kind of early for this type of weather.
#584 Re: Square Eyes » Lets post some mini-reviews and recommendations! :D » 26 Oct 08 :: 16:12
The Incredible Hulk
Just watched it this weekend and I liked it. It's much better than the Ang Lee version.
It has at least 2 nice nods to the tv series. One with Lou Feringo (sp?) as a security guard and the little bit of music from the tv series when Banner would be walking down a road.
It does start a little slowly with Banner trying to find a cure. A soldier named Blonsky gets injected with some of the same stuff as Banner and becomes a super soldier. Of course he wants more of it and forces a scientist inject him with more of it and he becomes Abomination. The finale is the big battle between The Hulk and Abomination with some very good action.
Of the 3 summer films I've seen on dvd so far, it's my third favorite.
#585 Re: Square Eyes » Post your recent DVD purchases » 25 Oct 08 :: 15:31
Bought these this morning from Walmart for $4 each
#586 Re: Square Eyes » 2 found dead in Jennifer Hudson mothers Chicago home. » 25 Oct 08 :: 00:49
From MTV
Police are investigating the deaths of two people they believe to be related to singer/actress Jennifer Hudson.
Chicago police confirmed to MTV News that investigators are at the scene at a residence on the South side of Chicago, where two people, a male and a female, suffered fatal gunshot wounds; the representative said police believe both victims to be related to Hudson. Officers received a call shortly before 3 p.m. Friday, and upon arriving found the two victims. The incident has been declared a double homicide.
The Chicago Tribune reported that according to public records, the home is owned by Darnell Donerson, Jennifer Hudson's mother. The paper also reported that Hudson is not injured, according to her bodyguard.
One of the victims was a woman in her 50s who was shot in the head and the other was a 29-year-old man who was shot in the chest, a spokesman for the Cook County medical examiner's office told the Tribune. Chicago police spokeswoman Monique Bond told the paper that at least one victim is "believed to be" a relative of Jennifer Hudson. The shooting was believed to be related to a domestic disturbance, Bond said, emphasizing that the information was preliminary.
TMZ reported that the female victim is Hudson's mother, and the male victim is Hudson's older brother Jason, a mechanic.
A representative for the city's medical examiner's office told MTV News that they have an investigator on the scene but have no identification or preliminary information.
The police source told the Tribune that the bodies of a man and woman were discovered by a family member about 3 p.m. in the home in the 7000 block of South Yale Avenue.
MTV news will have more on this story as the investigation continues.
#587 Square Eyes » 2 found dead in Jennifer Hudson mothers Chicago home. » 25 Oct 08 :: 00:45
- Illinoisguy1
- Replies: 20
CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities in Chicago are investigating the deaths of two people whose bodies were found at a home that's listed under the same name as the mother of Jennifer Hudson.
The Cook County medical examiner's office says officials were dispatched Friday afternoon to a South Side home where the bodies of a man and a woman were found.
Police say they're at the home and two people were found unresponsive, but they have no other details.
Police tape blocks access to the large, white house, where a crowd has gathered outside.
Public listings show a Jennifer Hudson and Darnell Donerson at the address. Hudson, the Oscar-winning actress and singer, grew up in Chicago and her mother's name is Darnell Donerson.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iIqS … QD9414BC80
#588 Re: Chris On Screen » Fanboys » 24 Oct 08 :: 23:49
Chris as a Jedi in Episode II (Did this on photofunia.com)
He looks good as a Jedi.
#590 Re: All About Chris » Photo thread » 24 Oct 08 :: 23:42
I came across this site called photofunia in which you can put any photo into another.
So I played around and did a few with Chris.
#591 Re: Square Eyes » Post your recent DVD purchases » 24 Oct 08 :: 19:31
Got these this week.
From amazon.com via the Pepsistuff points
From Target:
For $7.50
Mine has a red slipcase with the words "Premier Collection"
and the Target exclusive set for The Incredible Hulk
A few better pics of the Hulk packaging.
(I didn't take these, found them on another site)
#592 Re: Square Eyes » Guess the film/tv series by screencap » 24 Oct 08 :: 08:15
Rear Window is right.
#593 Re: Square Eyes » Guess the film/tv series by screencap » 24 Oct 08 :: 08:01
Incredible Hulk is correct
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#594 Re: Off Topic Stuff » Randomness » 23 Oct 08 :: 16:57
^ They're cute though.
Looks like we'll get our first taste of winter weather here soon. On Monday the high is predicted to be 39 F.
But the bad thing is that Halloween will be in the 60's. I hate Halloween. A few years ago idiots egged my car and I had a bitch of a time to remove the dried egg.
#595 Re: Square Eyes » Guess the film/tv series by screencap » 23 Oct 08 :: 13:24
Poltergeist is right.
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#596 Off Topic Stuff » Post pics from around where you live or have lived. » 22 Oct 08 :: 15:05
- Illinoisguy1
- Replies: 22
I thought it might be a good idea to post pics from around where you live or have lived.
They don't have to be yours. I guess a 30 mile radius would be good.
Here are a few I found online
I live South of I55
Fairly new Bolingbrook Promenade
2 aerial views of Bolingbrook Airport (to the left is a shopping mall with Meijer and Circuit City, at the bottom of the pic is another shopping center with a Best Buy)
Shopping center with Meijer, Circuit City and Home Depot is on the rightside
A newly remodeled McDonalds located at I53 and Marquette Drive
I'll post more later.
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#597 Re: Off Topic Stuff » Randomness » 22 Oct 08 :: 13:31
Gee, I wish I could share some of my photos I've taken over the years. But I can't since I have a crappy computer and no way of inputting it into the computer.
In the past I've gone to car shows, air shows and some scenic spots such as Graue Mill in Oakbrook, Little Red Schoolhouse and wildlife in forest preserves.
Hopefully sometime soon I can get a better computer and upload some of my pics.
Some tips I've learned over the years is when taking pics of animals is to get down to their level. When taking pics of objects such as cars, planes or buildings is to take it at an angle to give it a 3-D effect - if taken straight on the subject has no depth and just looks flat. Composition is also very important, I always try and carefully frame it to at least balance the photo.
I'm really looking to get a digital camera once I get a new computer.
#598 Re: Square Eyes » Guess the film/tv series by screencap » 22 Oct 08 :: 12:42
Matrix is right.
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#599 Re: Square Eyes » Guess the film/tv series by screencap » 21 Oct 08 :: 21:11
Right again.
You're on a roll.
I'm down to 4 including this one, so I'll have to find some more soon.
#600 Re: Square Eyes » Guess the film/tv series by screencap » 21 Oct 08 :: 20:57
Correct
