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Transcend 32GB 600X CompactFlash Card (Yellow)

Just noticed the 32GB 600x card from Transcend has dropped in price since i last checked. I got mine for $197 on eBay just a few months ago in July. That was the best price at the time. Today i just happened to see it going at multiple places, including Amazon, for under $160! This [ READ MORE ]

The Constant Gardener (2005)

It was probably good, but i’m not really sure. I wasn’t watching it very well. And it probably needs to be watched. Politics is not my favorite flavor, though it tasted like a lot of things[ READ MORE ]

Hidalgo (2004)

First of all, as a rule, i don’t like sports movies. Because they always win. But this one was kinda interesting. It was incredibly long in duration and a little slow at times. But unlike the last movie i watched, some incredible looks were painted to express the various temperaments of the desert. There was [ READ MORE ]

Mission: Impossible (1996)

I had been waiting for an updated DVD transfer of this movie for a while. The original was released back when DVDs were fairly new, and it only had a 4:3 letterboxed image. I picked up the new box set of the first two films a few weeks ago. But while it looked good—definitely better—it [ READ MORE ]

Man on Fire (2004)

I had never seen it, but everyone always said it was great. It was also recommended for stylistic notes like the dynamic subtitling. I have to admit that it was a neat way to do subtitles, and the film had an amazing look—lots of unusual use of shadows and depth of field in really interesting [ READ MORE ]

The Years