Info and forum posts by 'sj'

RE: Ripping CDs

EAC is great but my go to is foobar2000.
I don't do too many CDs nowadays (a dozen or so a year) but I do use it to convert between filetypes and bitrates (flac to mp3 etc.)

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[VIDEO] RE: Clarkson's farm

Season 3 starts early May.
Trailer here.....

Looking forward to it again!
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RE: Liz Truss PM

A delusional in denial.

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RE: [VIDEO] Knox goes away

Really enjoyed this too. Keaton was excellent in it and Pacino steals every scene he's in, superb. Certainly a few leaps of faith required to be accepted at some of the things but do so and it's a great ride.

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This item was edited on Monday, 15th April 2024, 14:37

RE: [VIDEO] Fallout (Amazon / 2024)

Watched the first episode last night, great start! I played Fallout 3 many years back - other than going in Vaults etc and the big wasteland there were no specific things I can recall where playing them would have helped or made a difference to the TV series. That's probably my memory and I'm sure there are loads of references and Easter eggs etc. Besides all the Vault boy posters and cool Pipboy wrist things.

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RE: [VIDEO] Damaged

Was it a surprise because you liked it despite it being pretty much panned everywhere so you weren't expecting to - or that you knew nothing about it so it was a nice surprise?

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RE: [VIDEO] Taskmaster is back!

Still no-one watching this? 🤣
Back for S17 a few weeks back and brilliant as ever.
A real strength of the whole concept is that, unlike most other 'game shows' where someone can stand out to win because they're good/knowledgeable etc. at a particular thing, these tasks are so varied they can all excel in different things week to week.
This season has Nick Mohammed (Ted Lasso etc.) and Steve Pemberton (Inside No. 9 etc.) as probably the two most recognisable guests but the other 3, and two women especially, are hilarious.
Ep 3 tonight but all available in App/online.

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RE: [VIDEO] Arsenal 23/24 season

Quote:
RJS says...
"Well, thank Utd for the draw that you should have won, but also neither of them looked good in that game"Not sure about not looking good in the game, we had 28 shots?
62 shots against them in two games this season, the most any side have faced since records began.  Unfortunately for us, they've resulted in 2 goals and 2 points - which certainly ain't good.
Utd are soooo poor, you'll beat them well I'm sure.



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RE: [VIDEO] Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 12

Finale done.
Total fan service and loved every minute of it.  Absolutely nailed it for me and sooooo many laugh out loud moments.
Shame it's all over but it reminded me of many of the great incidents of the past.

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RE: [VIDEO] The Gentlemen (TV Series)

Thought the chicken episode was superb (2).  If you're 3 in, the next is good, didn't think too much of the one after.  Good again after.  I've got two to go.
If you think it's intense, don't watch The Bear!!  One episode in S2 has to be the most intense hour of TV I've probably seen (Fishes)...

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[VIDEO] The Gentlemen (TV Series)

Wasn't sure whether to just add this to the thread for the film but decided to create a thread for it as there's no real links between the two other than the name (and director).
Anyone else watching (or watched) this?
Really loving it here - trailer below......

Feeling in the mood for a bit of Lock, Stock now..

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RE: [VIDEO] Roadhouse

Ended up straight to Amazon, much to the dismay of the director.
Anyway, it was fun enough mostly and quite poor in places too - pretty much exactly what most will expect I think.  McGregor and his smile is every bit as annoying as you would expect too.
Looking at Jake Gyllenhaal was like looking in a mirror at times..

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RE: Is dvdreviewer no more?......

Yeah, I'm sure it must have done.
Hey, I clicked a button (still called dvdreviewer 🤣) and it opened in all its loveliness, didn't check the url 😊

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RE: Is dvdreviewer no more?......

That redirects to myreviewer though.
Your url has a dot after dvd too, I'm talking about good, old http://www.dvdreviewer.co.uk/Forums
EDIT:above was replying to Jitendar.
@RJS, dvdreviewer doesn't redirect though if that's what you were expecting..

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This item was edited on Friday, 22nd March 2024, 21:09

RE: Is dvdreviewer no more?......

"it stopped properly existing ages ago, been myreviewer for long long time."
They have both co-existed for a long time but the dvdreviewer domain stopping is definitely only in the last few days...

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Is dvdreviewer no more?......

Haven't been able to access the site for a few days (http or https) on a couple of browsers  on the PC so thought there was an issue - but it was OK on the phone, even via ISP, which was obviously weird..
I just realised my phone actually accesses myreviewer, not dvdreviewer though!
Do most access via myreviewer and it was just me? 🤣
Are you not using the dvd site name anymore RJS?

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RE: [VIDEO] Aftersun

Meant to say, it's available on iPlayer too!

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[VIDEO] Aftersun

After seeing All of Us Strangers a few weeks back (that no-one else seems to have seen lol), I only just got around to seeing this, despite it being on my watchlist for a year plus.
Anyway, thought it was absolutely superb, another top, top performance from Paul Mescal - and also his 'daughter' in the film Frankie Corio.
Similar to All of Us Strangers, a few teary moments and a few I'll need to think about further.
The film takes place in the 90s and is the tale of a recently but amicably divorced father taking his 11 year old daughter abroad on holiday and there are so many 'holiday' moments in there most could easily relate to.
For spoilers now - do not read if you've not seen it or have any intention of doing so - my take on it...
SPOILER:
I assume the dad killed himself soon after the holiday and the film is interspersed with what happened on the holiday, lots of which the daughter didn't see, and with footage taken on their new video camera.  As it ends, we see the video footage is on a TV screen and pans away to the now grown up daughter watching it.  She's probably watching it for the umpteenth time, trying and rightly failing to find signs of his huge depression that she didn't see, not just as an eleven year old, but that he kept so well hidden from all it appeared.  The reasons for his depression obviously aren't explained but I think there are a few suggestions that he could be gay and struggles internally with it?  In the film there's such a sad scene where the daughter is describing feeling 'down' and it's like you're sinking - without really knowing she's describing depression and what her dad's actually going through - really powerful stuff.
@admars, I actually thought of you a couple of times when writing this - would be really interested to 'hear' your thoughts if you get to see it..

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This item was edited on Friday, 8th March 2024, 16:12

RE: Road House

Roadhouse v Road House...
You posted in the first one too..

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[VIDEO] RE:What are you listening to now??? (Music recomendations)

Pretty much I/O (Peter Gabriel) for the last few months!  Genius.
The words to this in particular mean so much, more so as the years go by.

...One by one the voices silenced
For they know that time will tell
It's time that wears the crown
And time that rings the bell...

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RE: [VIDEO] What gig did you just go to?

OMD - great again..





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This item was edited on Tuesday, 5th March 2024, 21:29

RE: Hairy Biker dies

Yes, this was really sad news for me too. Always seemed such a nice guy and really thought he'd come out the other side and was on the way up.
There was an episode recorded not far from me late last year and was only recently broadcast too.
A really touching comment from his bezzy mate, Si King I thought:
"My best friend is on a journey that for now, I can't follow."
Bastard disease.

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This item was edited on Saturday, 2nd March 2024, 14:11

RE: [VIDEO] Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 12

Really enjoying this season so I was really saddened to read Richard Lewis has died earlier in the week.  He was actually looking well I thought, you justr never know.
Great scene this season arguing with Larry that he was putting him in his will and Larry arguing that he was only doing it so he'd put him in his.
I'm sure any more scenes with him in now will be even more poignant.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68431621

You tend not to think of Larry David doing much emotion but a nice quote from him nevertheless:
"Richard and I were born three days apart in the same hospital and for most of my life he's been like a brother to me," he said. "He had that rare combination of being the funniest person and also the sweetest. But today he made me sob and for that I'll never forgive him."

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Breathtaking

Not an easy watch but new 3 part series on ITV (available on ITVX) started last night - based during the rise of Covid pandemic and puts us right in the frontline.  If anyone waivers for a second about the support our doctors need at this time, a few minutes of this should put pay to that.
I read something along the lines of this could and should do for our frontline health workers what Mr Bates vs the Post Office did for the sub-postmasters and mistresses - and based on the first episode I just watched, I know exactly what it meant.

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RE: [VIDEO] True Detective

Quote:
Snaps says...
"I think they left as much as needed."The more I think about it the more I think how they wasted precious time on crap (the Russian bride served what purpose?) that could have been so much better spent explaining other things - like tongues on the floor, SPOILER:
killer cleaners, fits, voices and ghosts.  Or leaving them out altogether.

Previous True Detective series had strong detective leads certainly and there have been many other shows with a similar premise.  This certainly had two great leads too.
I just felt this thought it had that premise so crowbar a few links and Easter eggs in to justify the name.
It probably would have actually got more leeway had it just been a 6 part thriller cop series, unlinked to what had gone previously.
Still, stories are stories....

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This item was edited on Tuesday, 20th February 2024, 22:26

RE: [VIDEO] True Detective

Overall I thought it was 'OK' but could and should have been soooo much better.
It started to remind me of Lost mid way through where I was starting to think they've introduced so much and so many questions the finale is gonna be amazing but in the end they just didn't bother for most of the things they brought up.
eg...
the whole supernatural thing - why?  Danvers didn't believe any of it but sometimes seemed to see/sense things but it was all brushed aside and not explained.
'She's awake....' - what was that all about - and his 'fit'?
the tongue - erm, what and why?
link to S1 - Travis was Rust's dad, spirals etc. - why bother adding any of that and doing zero with it?
so, SPOILER:
other than the cleaners did it - and wow, how they all managed to keep a secret for so many years!, how did they actually die - specifically thinking of being terrified before they died - the vet etc.?
the way they somehow found the caves so quickly unaided that then happened to be pretty much directly underneath the Research Station... it was so easy to find you need to wonder the point of the Heiss character and why he needed to be killed?  Also, what was the point of the other guy they went to visit in the little settlement?

Ultimately, I think it was just OK, as above, but tagged on the 'True Detective' badge to get those viewing figures up!

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RE: Steve Wright :( afternoon over

Yeah, such sad news. Great DJ, loved Steve Wright in the Afternoon way back when.
Bobby 'traffic' Pryor was in bits trying to do the traffic around half five tonight on R2 after hearing the news.
Time for some serious jockin'..
RIP Steve

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RE: The King has cancer

I'm not aware it's prostate cancer he has but nice to see he's started his treatment the same day.
My mate was diagnosed just before Christmas. He's got 8 weeks more to wait for Chemo. 🤬😭

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RE: Apple Vision Pro

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68215614

Cybertruck doesn't even have driver assist I think!

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RE: [VIDEO] The Grand Tour Season 3

I think 'that mucky farm program that Clarkson has' is brilliant!
I know quite a few people who can't stand Clarkson but love Clarkson's Farm.

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This item was edited on Saturday, 3rd February 2024, 11:07