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@ Mr. Skywire Pte Ltd - Hong Kong's piracy levels isn't as bad as you imagine or make it out to be. For one, HKers purchasing power is strong. Secondly, enforcement against piracy is taken seriously by the authorities.

However, that is not to say that piracy does not exist at all. Sure, you can still find pirated stuff in HK, but usually this is something that a casual tourist would not stumble upon in the mainstream. You would need to know specifically where to go to (usually on the higher floors of some secluded building off the main zones) and the protocol for purchasing such stuff (i.e. select and pay for your orders first, come back 30-45 mins later and collect at another location through a small peeping hole through a reinforced steel door!). Quite an interesting experience for the uninitiated lol. But surely not something any tourist or casual visitor would want to go through.

For the locals hell-bent on getting their materials ILLEGALLY, they don't really need to resort to buying pirated BDs when they can download them off the internet. You can get a 100Mbps internet package for about HK$100 per month, with no capping and consistently fast speeds. Bandwidth is quality-controlled by a quota system i.e. limited to x number of users (subscriptions) per floor/block of building. Anyway, I digress.

So to surmise, my point is that as a rule of thumb, you basically won't be able to find pirated BDs at street-level retailers and in shopping malls.

PM me once your dates are confirmed. i'll bring u BD shopping around HK. HT/hifi shopping too if u want.

This post has been edited by terranova: May 5 2011, 04:20 PM

dude, yes.

how to enforce/implement?

Not out yet, but u can bookmark these limited editions for future reference.

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not cheap in seoul. amazon cheaper for western titles. local releases of western titles have korean text.

blu-ray takeup in S.Korea hasn't really gone mainstream yet. probably due to their "download" culture (fast internet speeds and local seeds). also, HD is nothing new to them (they've had HD channels for years).

for tourist friendly place, you can try COEX Mall. If you want to be more adventurous, try Yongsan electronics market. but may not be worth your while, depending on what you're looking for. my 2 cents.

that's what i said ...

Taeguki is a brilliant film. Great choice. My eyes teared when I watched it in cinema (I was living in Seoul then). Lots of ppl in the cinema were crying too. Hahaha ....

YMMV = your mileage may vary.

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btw, u still owe me a review of Les Miserables' 25th Anniversary Concert. buy buy buy but never watch. no time to watch issit?

i'm sold. checking out now ...

Shaolin blu-ray quick review.

PQ : colours were muted with an overall grey & drab theme (as intended by the producer), don't expect Pixar-like rainbow of colours. however, very clear and detailed esp close-ups. the CG-produced parts were apparent and not A-grade, esp. the bombing (explosion) scenes.

AQ : the soundtrack comes in Dolby TruHD 7.1 and DTS HD-MA 7.1 for both the Mandarin and Cantonese tracks. The mix reminds me a lot of Ip Man 1 i.e. the middle speaker vocals are more recessed and not upfront enough vs. the other channels. otherwise, AQ is very good, you can literally feel the horses' hoof hitting the ground, and the LFE on the explosion scenes towards the end will rock your subwoofers.

Horror movies? Another oldie classic for me was Carrie. I was scared shit watching this in the cinema.

On another note. I'm rather surprised that this time around, there are no news of any steelbook releases of LoTR Extended Edition (as far as I know anyway). When the Theatrical Edition was released, there were 4-5 versions of steelbooks floating around.

Bestbuy only delivers in the US. You can buy online and have it delivered to MY via vpost or borderlinx.

Very nice artwork on the cover. Much nicer than my dented Basterds.

Good and bad. Better PQ & AQ since more space to breathe over 2 BD-50s, but inconvenient to get up and change disc in the midst of the movie (potong stim). Personally, I prefer if they fit it all in one disc. I'm a lazy bugger. Time to step up to BD-100.

pls read first post on first page of this thread.