Apr/12

Purchase Diary 2012 – April

The Bodyguard (1992)

05 Apr – €9.99 @ Drogerie Müller

Larry Crowne (2011)

05 Apr – €9.99 @ Drogerie Müller

Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)

05 Apr – €7.99 @ Drogerie Müller

Missing in Action (1984)

05 Apr – €7.99 @ Drogerie Müller

New Year’s Eve (2011)

07 Apr – €12.99 @ Media Markt

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Categories: DVD / Blu-ray, Purchase Diary 2012
Tags: Captain America: The First Avenger · Dragon Ball · Hanna · Larry Crowne · Lone Wolf McQuade · Michael Clayton · Missing in Action · New Year's Eve · Priest · Real Steel · Shooter · Sidekicks · Super 8 · The Bodyguard · The Delta Force · The Ref · Turkish for Beginners · Whip It
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Apr/12

A Self-portrait ;-)

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Categories: Fun, Misc
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Apr/12

The Hunger Games

Synopsis: The United States of America have long been gone. In its place, between the Appalachians and the Rockies, is now the country of Panem, consisting of 12 districts and the Capitol.

Many years ago the 13 districts rose against the Capitol and paid a high price for it. The riot-leading district was completely annihilated. And the 12 other districts have to endure a humiliation every year which proves the total superiority of the Capitol.
Every year each district has to send a girl and a boy between the ages 12 and 18 to the Capitol – where these 24 kids will fight each other until only one survives: The Hunger Games.

My Opinion: Originally I had planned to read the book completely before I watch the movie. Didn’t turn out that way. I just made it to the point where Katniss has her fiery ride into the Arena.
My problem with the movie was that there was no real suspense building up. Sure I didn’t know if Peeta was going to survive, but still. The book on the other hand was very interesting to the point where I read it.
And even the end left me hanging because there was no scene that hinted at what was coming next. Let me make the comparison to The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring here: At the end of the movie it was clear that Frodo and Samwise would be travelling towards Mordor and Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli would try to rescue Merry and Pippin from the Orcs. The question “What now?” didn’t come up. The Hunger Games on the other hand simply ended. Some viewers who are not aware that this is a trilogy will probably scratch their heads even more.
I don’t want to assume anything yet since it’s well known that movie sometimes interpret their original material rather freely but I wasn’t pleased with the actual ending of the movie either.
Spoiler (mark to read):
I would have wished that – when there were only three left and were standing on the transporter – they simply had refused to continue this farce. Now it’s more of a cliché ending where everyone from District 1 is simply a mindless killer. Also the closing interview would have been a good place to stir things up a little. Instead she played nice and did what her mentor told her to do. I hope her motivation is better explained in the book.

Categories: Cinema, Short Review
Tags: The Hunger Games · The Lord of the Rings
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Mar/12

Purchase Diary 2012 – March

Chasing Amy (1997)

01 Mar – €2.17 ($11.14) @ Amazon.com (partially paid via gift certificate)

Unfortunately this Blu-ray from the US is from Canada and Region-A-locked. I will have to get the British version after all.

Clerks (1994)

01 Mar – €2.07 ($10.49) @ Amazon.com

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011)

01 Mar – €2.74 ($14.99) @ Amazon.com

Horrible Bosses (2011)

01 Mar – €2.14 ($10.99) @ Amazon.com

Chasing Amy (1997)

06 Mar – €8.28 (£6.83) @ Amazon.co.uk

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Categories: DVD / Blu-ray, Purchase Diary 2012
Tags: An Evening With Kevin Smith · Bones · Chasing Amy · Chuck · Clear and Present Danger · Clerks · Cobra · Demolition Man · Die Hard · Doctor Who · Eagle Eye · Fantomas · Glee · Going the Distance · Harold & Kumar · HOP · Horrible Bosses · House M.D. · Leverage · No Strings Attached · Patriot Games · Pirates of the Caribbean · Pulp Fiction · Red Scorpion · The Guild · The Hangover · The Hunt for Red October · The Italian Job
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Feb/12

Purchase Diary 2012 – February

Grindhouse (2007)

11 Feb – €14.99 @ Media Markt

MacGruber (2010)

11 Feb – €9.99 @ Drogerie Müller

My 900th movie:

Pulp Fiction (1994)

11 Feb – €16.99 @ Drogerie Müller

Mallrats (1995)

16 Feb – €7.40 (CA$13.99) @ Amazon.ca (paid partially via gift certificate)

Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)

17 Feb – €9.38 (£6.94) @ Amazon.co.uk

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Categories: DVD / Blu-ray, Purchase Diary 2012
Tags: Cat Run · Dogma · Down to You · El Mariachi · Gamer · Grindhouse · Hobo with a Shotgun · MacGruber · Mallrats · Mamma Mia! · Mission: Impossible · Mr. & Mrs. Smith · Pulp Fiction · Red Riding Hood · Reservoir Dogs · Star Trek · Stargate · The Adjustment Bureau · The Change-Up · The Expendables · The Fast and the Furious · The Karate Kid
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Feb/12

Purchase Diary 2012 – January

(500) Days of Summer (2009)

04 Jan – €3.33 (£1.99) @ Amazon.co.uk

Justified: Season 2 (2011)

04 Jan – €19.07 (£14.86) @ Amazon.co.uk

Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

04 Jan – €4.45 (£2.77) @ Amazon.co.uk

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

04 Jan – €4.68 (£2.96) @ Amazon.co.uk

American Pie 1 – 7 (1999 – 2009)

16 Jan – €24.47 (£17.84) @ Amazon.co.uk

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Categories: DVD / Blu-ray, Purchase Diary 2012
Tags: "About Last Night..." · (500) Days of Summer · American Pie · Cheaper by The Dozen · Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind · Justified · Little Miss Sunshine · Pretty in Pink · Ricky Gervais · Sixteen Candles · Some Kind of Wonderful · St. Elmo's Fire
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Dec/11

DVD Statistics 2011

2011 End Statistics:

New Purchase Items: 144 (131 in 2010)
New Movies: 113 (thereof Blu-ray: 69)
New TV Seasons: 72 (thereof Blu-ray: 5)
New TV Specials: 1
New Special Interest: 6

Money Spent: 1,755.48€ (1,586.10€ in 2010)
Money Spent on Movies: 962.86€
Money Spent on TV Seasons: 762.17€
Money Spent on TV Specials: 8.49€
Money Spent on Special Interest: 59.96€

Avg Spent: 12.19€ (12.11€ in 2010)
Avg Spent on Movies: 8.20€
Avg Spent on TV Seasons: 10.59€
Avg Spent on TV Specials: 8.49€
Avg Spent on Special Interest: 9.66€

Running Time: 61,605m (42d 18h 45m)
Running Time Movies: 12,753m (8d 20h 33m)
Running Time TV Seasons: 48,110m (33d 9h 50m)
Running Time TV Specials: 99m (1h 39m)
Running Time Special Interest: 643m (10h 43m)

Cheapest Item: The Butterfly Effect 2 (4.20€)