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 Post subject: Which LD have you spun the most and why?
PostPosted: 02 Nov 2021, 06:22 
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Just a simple topic to get going.

We watch home alone each Christmas on LD
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 Post subject: Re: Which LD have you spun the most and why?
PostPosted: 02 Nov 2021, 21:50 
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Koyaanisqatsi, for some weird reason. Must've watched it eight times by now. :crazy:

It's not exactly what you'd call an attention-grabber, but it certainly has managed to grab mine.

I wonder if it's the autism.
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I think the films that are on my list would be:

Big Trouble in Little China.
Good the Bad and the Ugly.
Blade Runner.
Streetfight/ Coonskin.
Boy and His Dog.
Slaughterhouse Five.
Dirty Pair Eden Project.
Predator.

These are films I would have played more than 20 times each.


I know when I had them on LD I would spin at least twice a year. Probably in the 50+ range.

Transformers the Movie.
Rock and Rule.
Heavy Metal.

There are more but I can't remember now.

Thx for starting this, now I need to spin some of these again.

Edit: was flipping through my discs about an hour ago and also in that top range would be Conan the Barbarian. At least 30+


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PostPosted: 03 Nov 2021, 03:07 
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There are several in my queue.....

- GATTICA
- SCREAMERS
- ALIENS (UNCUT IMPORT BOX FROM JAPAN)
- RONIN

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All original members minus drummer Bill Bruford.......
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PostPosted: 03 Nov 2021, 08:27 
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Good question :think:

I haven’t really spun that many discs lately but in the past it was….

Song Of The South
Aliens Special Edition

The reason was simply people I knew kept wanting VHS copies of them so I ended up watching them as I edited them to tape with my S-VHS editing deck.


Other than that, I spun up infrequently but more than several times the following other titles….

Sound Of Music (entertain my nieces)
Mary Poppins (entertain my nieces)
Blade Runner: Criterion (just one of the best sci-fi films of all time)
Forbidden Planet: Criterion (another great sci-fi film that finally made sci-fi a serious genre)
The Graduate: Criterion (just a damn good comedy on so many levels)
Air Force One (mainly certain scenes to demo AC3)
Star Wars: Special Edition (not really to watch in its entirety but using as an AC3 demo as well)

I’m sure there are a few others but I have to think about it.
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The holiday discs - these are either themed for the holiday or I first saw the movies around that holiday.

Groundhog Day: Groundhog Day :P
Star Wars Day: Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi
Easter: The Ten Commandments
Fourth of July: Top Gun, Independence Day, Batman
Halloween: Ghostbusters, The Sixth Sense, Terminator, Arsenic & Old Lace
Thanksgiving: Star Trek II/III/IV
Christmas: It's a Wonderful Life, Home Alone, Die Hard


Others that I have watched many, many times: Back to the Future I/II/III, Bladerunner, Highlander, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Prisoner, Tron, The X-Files; these are all classics and I just enjoy re-watching them, especially with friends and those that have never seen them before. So much better than the endless re-makes of today!
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Which and Why?

Which? I'd have to say 'The Fifth Element'

Why? Such a great story with a near perfect blending of so many elements of sci-fi and drama and comedy, acted by such amazing people in these roles, will call out Gary Oldman specifically (some personal bias) but they all excel in this piece.

And; if you avoid the DADC pressing. one of the very best PQ ever realised on LD.
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PostPosted: 09 Nov 2021, 21:19 
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audioboyz1973 wrote:
Which and Why?

Which? I'd have to say 'The Fifth Element'

Why? Such a great story with a near perfect blending of so many elements of sci-fi and drama and comedy, acted by such amazing people in these roles, will call out Gary Oldman specifically (some personal bias) but they all excel in this piece.

And; if you avoid the DADC pressing. one of the very best PQ ever realised on LD.


Totally agree on this one. Actually your mention of the US release being a notorious rotter prompted me to check my copy which plays flawlessly and sure enough its a Pioneer (Kuroray)? pressing rather than a DADC US disc thankfully!
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) [LD 68952-2WS] No clue why just a great movie and a great version better then the dvd I own Visually and Audibly had to have watched it 15 times by now.
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Ghost in the Shell
Angel's Egg

I've watched both of these on LD a lot.
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 Post subject: Re: Which LD have you spun the most and why?
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audioboyz1973 wrote:
Which and Why?

Which? I'd have to say 'The Fifth Element'

Why? Such a great story with a near perfect blending of so many elements of sci-fi and drama and comedy, acted by such amazing people in these roles, will call out Gary Oldman specifically (some personal bias) but they all excel in this piece.

And; if you avoid the DADC pressing. one of the very best PQ ever realised on LD.

Way too Euro
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For me it's gotta be Eric Clapton Live in Hyde Park. The Audio is so good, the atmosphere, the era. All perfect. Spun this weekly when I had my setup set up.
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pobodys_nerfect wrote:
Way too Euro

What does that even mean forper?
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audioboyz1973 wrote:
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Way too Euro

What does that even mean forper?


Now it makes sense.

Fifth Element is one I always enjoy. I have it on LD but yeah, it's a rotter. The revised Blu-Ray is fantastic but if I could get a rot free LD I wouldn't mind because it's one of those like Lawrence of Arabia where the film quality is just so good that it will shine on any format.
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PostPosted: 16 Nov 2021, 02:49 
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Still yet to watch Fifth Element.
Found a pioneer one locally in a bundle which came cracked dammit.
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PostPosted: 17 Nov 2021, 08:36 
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Tesla - Five Man Acoustical Jam i recall spun up most frequently over the past 2 decades.

Also Rob Roy and Michael Collins for some Liam Neeson Gaelic vibes.

It seems Rush on laserdisc has been a big part of the soundtrack of my life being from Michigan, which happened to be a frequent stop for the Canadian Trio.
Rush Moving Pictures Tour 1980 @ Cobo Hall on the river in Detroit will live on as my fondest memory of the boys early years. I was 16 at that time.
Alex Lifeson in that red suit coat wailing out Red Barchetta still moves me to tears.
Fortunately snipitz of that tour were captured on the LD RUSH : EXIT STAGE LEFT. and Red Barchetta on RUSH CHRONICLES sports Alex in the infamous red suit coat.....

Had to revisit this thread again since pondering and reflecting about those silver platters that gravitate to the tray more frequently then others.
So grateful to have stumbled upon this format many moons ago.

So glad my girlfriend won that Pioneer LD player at that raffle circa 1995.
She indirectly gave me the hobby of collecting movies on big shiny platters as well as giving me my only son who is 25 this year.
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PostPosted: 17 Nov 2021, 19:34 
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Proabably Jaws: Signature Collection since it's my favorite movie and I watch it almost every 4th of July.

That or probably my Queen Karaoke Flix LD as that got the most mileage when I hosted karaoke.
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Which and Why?

Which? I'd have to say 'The Fifth Element'

Why? Such a great story with a near perfect blending of so many elements of sci-fi and drama and comedy, acted by such amazing people in these roles, will call out Gary Oldman specifically (some personal bias) but they all excel in this piece.

And; if you avoid the DADC pressing. one of the very best PQ ever realised on LD.


Totally agree on this one. Actually your mention of the US release being a notorious rotter prompted me to check my copy which plays flawlessly and sure enough its a Pioneer (Kuroray)? pressing rather than a DADC US disc thankfully!


Wow, yes, that is a great movie. I should watch that one again soon, it's been a couple of years now. I did not have any problems with the disc that I have but how do I tell if it's a Pioneer disc?
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Inside ring will have mint marks or numbers, check them on the listing page to see if they match with the Pioneer etc.
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Okay,thank you, I never really looked closely at those numbers before. So I do have Pioneer for The Fifth Element. Is it normal to have different numbers on each disc or are they normally the same for both discs?
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