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Something a little different. The Fifth Element is one of my favorites and so I'm huge sucker for anything cool relating to the movie - and something very cool did come out recently from Zavvi - a super duper set that includes a *metal* mooooltipass. The one on the right is what the steelbook inside looks like (this is like my 5th SB for this movie, just ridiculous). In between those two is a stone cold De Palma classic with tour de force performances from Pacino and Penn (didn't realize it was him until midway through the first time) and Leguizamo is fantastic as Benny Blanco (from the Bronx of course). A really nice new set from Arrow with newly commissioned artwork and goodies and most importantly, the original 2.0 theatrical mix.
A really nice touch on The Fifth Element set that made me smile:
Edit: I wasn't actually kidding, I now have 5 SBs for the movie (although the last two are the same since the box set SB is the same as the individual):
A really nice touch on The Fifth Element set that made me smile:
Edit: I wasn't actually kidding, I now have 5 SBs for the movie (although the last two are the same since the box set SB is the same as the individual):
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The BD remaster of The Thing is superior in every possible way I seriously do not understand why you bought and even less actually went to the effort to watch the vhs upscaled jesus fucking christ I think I'm gonna be sick.
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Yikes, they put the old captain who was killed by Evil early in the film on the cover art over the other military guy who had a much larger role.
I wonder what happened to that actor. Oh, he died two years after 5th Element. Bummer. Looks like he had high hopes for his career after this.
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Will be smoking this with my 'Pa & brother, and a healthy pour of rum. 
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There are awards for DC motor fans you can win?
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Oh, you don't even know how prestigious it is in the industry to win a "fanny."
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Not really a purchase, but Mugicha gave me his Kraylix a few weeks ago. I’ve since spent just about every free moment of daylight I’ve had prepping it for paint. I sanded, bondoed, and painted it with automotive paint and clearcoat, and polished the top surface to a mirror finish. The screen is on a rotating mount for easy Tate-ing. The controls are connected to two Brook UFBs. Feels pretty great but I need to get some more comfortable seats.
Pardon the mess, I put it in it junk room where boxes go to die.
Pardon the mess, I put it in it junk room where boxes go to die.
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The JP part of the GBA collection gets some love this time. There are some amazing Japanese releases that never made it stateside and don't have much of a (or no) language barrier.
When I put together my collection many moons ago, I was a fan of the Kuru Kuru games - really fun puzzle games involving this rotor thing is the best way I can describe it. The first one (Kuru Kuru Kururin) at least made it to Europe but the second (Kururin Paradise) is Japan only. Here's a pic of the set with a bonus - Pinball of the Dead (so much nicer artwork in Japan than the trainwreck art on the US release), a decent pinball game with House of the Dead characters (love the series, great light gun games):
More recently, I found out I missed some Japan-only gems that I had to pick up. Elevator Action Old & New is a pretty fun update to the classic series, Guru Logi Champ (apparently an abbreviation of guruguru logic, the first word meaning a rotating motion) from Compile is a really well designed puzzle game with pretty entertaining intermission scenes and finally Lode Runner (classic series, you know what to expect):
Craziest part is that I found these in amazing condition at my local retro shop (well, their Guru Logi was in rough condition so I had to pass on that one and go to the source for a nice copy). Not cheap games but price isn't too crazy except for Elevator Action - that one had a super low print run for some reason.
When I put together my collection many moons ago, I was a fan of the Kuru Kuru games - really fun puzzle games involving this rotor thing is the best way I can describe it. The first one (Kuru Kuru Kururin) at least made it to Europe but the second (Kururin Paradise) is Japan only. Here's a pic of the set with a bonus - Pinball of the Dead (so much nicer artwork in Japan than the trainwreck art on the US release), a decent pinball game with House of the Dead characters (love the series, great light gun games):
More recently, I found out I missed some Japan-only gems that I had to pick up. Elevator Action Old & New is a pretty fun update to the classic series, Guru Logi Champ (apparently an abbreviation of guruguru logic, the first word meaning a rotating motion) from Compile is a really well designed puzzle game with pretty entertaining intermission scenes and finally Lode Runner (classic series, you know what to expect):
Craziest part is that I found these in amazing condition at my local retro shop (well, their Guru Logi was in rough condition so I had to pass on that one and go to the source for a nice copy). Not cheap games but price isn't too crazy except for Elevator Action - that one had a super low print run for some reason.
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Around $70.
I didn't pay anywhere near that.
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Very much so had it's digital release a few years back for various consoles and this recent reprint.
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People get horned up for unlicensed reprints. -PCEworks
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Depends how much of a fan you are, I guess.
I remember the limited run Toaplan MD reprints... They had the common titles, but not the two rarer ones by Tengen.
I was still tempted because anything related to these games is tempting me... And even if I know they're not even quality reprints, every now and then I still vaguely regret not buying them.
