Purchases of the Week - 04/22/2012

I got a few more blu-rays and items for our fur kids. Lots of sales lately that we've been taking advantage of as well.

Conan the Barbarian - Classic Arnold. " To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women." 

Dead Space: Aftermath - Horribly executed. The graphics should be considered an embarrassment to the digital movie community. It looked like they found their talent from the desperate digital amateur artists pool in youtube. I am just very disappointed in how this was produced. The first Dead Space was good. Anyways I liked the converging stores to make a whole and it's always nice to know what happened afterwards. Only a true Dead Space fan should buy this and buy it cheap. Like I did.
50 First Dates - Is a charming movie. I like Drew Barrymore. Concept is unlikely, like a sugar coated version of Memento with rainbows and unicorns. It works for me. 

The Fifth Element - Classic campy sc-fi. Leeloo Dallas multipass! Chicken gooooood! I could go on on. 

 
Bridget Jones's Diary - Sure she makes that siopao face expressions but if you can get past her muddy British accent there's a cute story here. 

 
The Scorpion King - I like to think this is the movie that made The Rock a movie star. He makes a great action star. I wish he would return to doing such films again. Not really feeling the Disneyfied Dwayne Johnson. 

Four Brothers - I like Mark Walhberg. Even though he has a habit of putting both feet in his mouth sometimes. He's a much better actor than a singer that's for sure.

 

Liv-a-Littles Chicken - I am running out of this already so I re-supplied. I like to add it to their meals so that they'll finish their food entirely. Nodame and Pickles love this the most.

 
Petmate Top Loading Carrier - This carrier is Marley's. Their last vet visit was traumatic for them and us. They fought going into the traditional carrier we had. Nodame actually clawed me in his displeasure at being put into one of these. Marley and Dhani can deal with this design. I already am eyeing another top loading one for Nodame. 

Ugroom Rubber Brush - My cats love to be scratched and petted. The traditional brushes I have for them don't have the massaging option and de-shedding capabilities this one has. I can also use it during bath time for them so the shampoo will go deep.

Oatmeal Dog and Cat Shampoo - Yeah. That's a gallon size. When you have four cats that are bathed monthly, you quickly run out of shampoo if it's in a regular shampoo bottle. I got the Oatmeal one as my cats don't really have fleas and I suspect Nodame has sensitive skin. The oatmeal always did a wonderful job with P-Chan. I expect the same results for the cats. 

 
Gallon Dispensing Pump - I'm going to be attaching that sucker on the gallon. That's about it. Oh. Nate got his suit and I got two choices for shoes for our wedding. =)

Purchases of the Week - 04/15/2012

Damn, it's been that long since I did one. I have been purchasing quite a bit lately but I decided to once again re-start with blu-ray purchases.

First off, our Sony blu-ray player was having issues. We were getting the error "Unable to play disc." It was very frustrating as we thought we had defective discs. Six of our movies were coming up this way. We ended up returning some of our movies but then a week later, Sony released a software update and all was well again. Ugh.

So I am back to scouring the net for cheap blu-ray! Here's this week's loot.

 

 

Nacho Libre - I had to return, then buy then return and finally buy it back now that the software issue has been fixed. 

Shaun of the Dead - I have only seen the end of this movie. Even with what little I saw I was laughing. I can't really say much because I still need to see it. 

The Frighteners - I love this movie. I've been patiently waiting for it to come to blu-ray. It has a lot of the charm of his Back to the Future performance but as a burnt out version. I can't tell you how many times Nate and I have quoted, "My body is road map of pain." 

 
The Fly - I have seen this movie in bits and pieces. I've also heard that bits and pieces tend to be "collected" in this movie. I've been warned not to watch after eating. I have always wanted to watch it but I suspect every time this is shown on TV it might be edited.

Elizabeth - I've seen this movie and I liked it. I love historical/period movies. I love Cate Blanchett. A snow queen best admired from afar.

Billy Madison - Nate's always singing the song and every time it pops up on TV, he will watch. So this is for him.

 
Basic Instinct - I do like this movie. Sharon Stone played a psychopathic sex fiend perfectly. I am not gonna lie. I did squint and pause the film when she crossed her legs. LOL 

Alien vs Predator - A concept that would have ruled. The first film was OK. I liked it. The film following it sucked so much donkey balls. I had to quell my anger and sit through Requiem on Netflix. Time I cannot get back. But at least I didn't turn it off like Collateral Damage. Which is the first time I stopped watching a movie halfway.

 
Harry Potter 2: Chamber of Secrets (Ultimate Edition) - Why am I buying these instead of the conveniently packed 8 movie edition? The Ultimate Editions are loaded with a ton of extras. I am aware of the planned special collector's edition packed as a trunk but I am hearing rumblings that it's not as comprehensive as these Ultimate Editions. Since we love Harry Potter, I prefer to get these versions instead. I have the first one and these are not cheap. This one happened to be 44% off and met my requirement for cheapness.

That's it for now. We're still trying to replace our DVDs but that's a slow process as the DVD movies we have are still at unacceptable pricing in their blu-ray versions. But glacial patience always wins out.