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    No life risking necessary, I’ll wait until it’s safe to return to the theaters again. Dune is an IMAX event. Easy for me to be patient with all the streaming content available now.
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    I have HBOMAX and I refuse to watch Dune, The Matrix 4 and Godzilla V Kong on it.
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    Thanks, halfway through and I’m fascinated so far.
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    Oh, absolutely on the comics. Fraud is everywhere and I just try to find out as much as I can about the process to minimize that. Haven’t decided whether to venture into the game collecting hobby yet but it’s a curiosity of mine since I’ve loved gaming since the early 80s.
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    Interesting. “As long-time video game collectors, WATA graders are highly skilled and trained to identify these characteristics.” So a video game grader never grades the game. Never even sees it. He is an expert in shrink-wrap. I think it comes down to that because how hard would it be to replicate and age factory shrink-wrap if you have access to factory machinery? I’m not talking about a home shrink-wrap kit with a blow-dryer. Maybe far-fetched, but if 100k can be made via fraud... someone is thinking of it.
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    Just curious how they know the actual game cartridge is in there and if they grade the cartridge or the box. Do they open the shrink-wrap and inspect the game? Because anyone can “re-shrink wrap” an open box again.
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    Was watching season 1 with my daughters and then I had to leave for work. Like fly away to another country for 6 months. And they made me promise them I wouldn’t watch it until we were together again. It was a hard promise to make. Luckily they caved and are watching it now so I get to finish season one AND season two! I will cancel my subscription to Disney+ a second time after the binge. I do want to see WandaVision too but no real interest in anything else. Unless they drop Black Widow which they most likely will not do.
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    I guess I’m a sicko, I thought that scene (back then) was over the top and loved it!
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    I still watch it (unrated version) every couple of years. Can’t wait for his Army of the Dead. And yes Justice League sucked but I’m hopeful his cut will deliver us a different film. I’ve only seen the original once and am trying to forget.
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    There’s something to be said about sitting in an IMAX theater and actually looking up at a giant Godzilla and hearing that bass moving in a wide open space as opposed to a confined living room with an HDTV.
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    I’ll give it a try, Apple is offering a bundle with CBS Access + Showtime for $9.99.
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    I know. Plus who doesn’t own this movie by now? Disney better find the rare directors cut where the Dread Pirate Roberts kills Westley.
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    I wonder if it’s like Netflix in regard to how I use my VPN to change my Netflix movie selections by switching to different countries. Of course this is only for the apps on my iPad.
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    Is this a fan made one? Because it says March 2021.
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    If I started working in 1920, I’m pretty sure I would have saved up enough by 2020 to retire. AMC opened in 1920 and can’t take one year off? Yes I know it’s more complex than that but come on.
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    I was under ten watching Jaws in the theater with my father. Not in 75 when it came out but a couple years later on the military base we lived on. All I remember was the roar of the crowd after the “Smile you SOB.” I don’t remember what I had for dinner yesterday but I remember that.
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    I married with two daughters and I’ve learned three purses holds a lot of Walmart snacks.
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    I guess I’ve been fortunate, never had a bad experience in IMAX. Plenty of jerks on their cellphones in the regular theaters though. I’ve never been to a crowded IMAX as I always see the movies late in the run and always during the work week.
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    I’m very happy with my home setup. Soundproof room, Epson 4K projector, Bose in front, rear and sides. Might even beat a standard theater experience. But it will never come close to true IMAX. I say true IMAX because there are “lesser” IMAX screens out there, I just call them fake IMAX despite them being officially licensed. But a true IMAX experience can not be beat. It’s also about that big sound with bass you can feel in your bones. The wide open space where you can really get a sense of sound traveling in different directions in relation to what you see on screen. You can sort of replicate that surround sound in your home but limited space takes away from that “big” sound movement across so many speakers. I gave up the normal theaters long before the pandemic. I only go out for IMAX.
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    This is great news! AppleTV has a weak selection but they are the new kid on the block with only a year since launch. They need this and they know they need it. They definitely have the cash. And unlike Disney, they should launch it like they did with Greyhound. If you are a subscriber at $4.99 a month, you got Greyhound at no extra charge. Bond on AppleTV would bring in subscribers. People would subscribe for one month only at five bucks just to stream this and that would still be a killer deal. They would probably cancel right after though.
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    That’s where my wife and daughters left TWD as well, after Glens death. Most of us rally for the films or series to stick to the source material but this would have been a great exception to that rule. I hung in there a little longer but I didn't have that same anticipation and it was no longer in the “must watch” category. Just fizzled out. We are planning a marathon of the first six seasons in the future though. I often wonder how things would have turned out if they kept Frank Darabont on as writer and director. Supposedly fired because he was a madman but also possibly because they couldn’t afford him. Wanted to cut costs. The guy directed Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile and The Mist. They should have kept him.
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    Transformers Saw Fast and Furious Successful franchises where the majority of their films suck. People watch.
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    Blasphemy! Miracle Mile is a classic 80’s popcorn movie.
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    You have it indefinitely as long as you keep paying the monthly fee for Disney+. If you choose to cancel for whatever reason in the future then Mulan is no longer yours. I’ve been weighing it before I canceled. I already owned all the Star Wars movies and my favorites from Marvel on iTunes. The Mandalorian was the only thing really keeping me there.