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Welshman · 15th June 2008, 15:01

I don't go to the cinema and just rely on torrents to watch on my DVD player.

I've downloaded a load of Akira Kurusawa films but can't get the subtitles embedded, so can only watch them on my 'puter. Pity, really, as one of the films I have is RAN which really needs to be watched on a wide screen.

I can also recommend Onibaba by Kaneto Shindô. It's a 1965 film, in black and white, but still hasn't lost it's atmosphere.

On a more recent note, one torrent I downloaded was Stardust. I expected it to be a rather smarmy kid's film but was pleasently surprised. I'd recommend it to anyone, especially to see Robert De Niro as the pirate captain who helps the couple.

He has a secret life which, as one wizened member of the crew commented 'We always knew you were a bit of a whoopsie'.

My daughter, who was over here last month, watched it something like three times, I think then took the disk back with her to the UK for her son to watch.

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Welshman Welshman is..... Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Garden Homes Village, Minitmai Road Posts: 3,025 vCash: 500 Rep Power: 217	Re: Movies - what you seen and was it any good? I don't go to the cinema and just rely on torrents to watch on my DVD player. I've downloaded a load of Akira Kurusawa films but can't get the subtitles embedded, so can only watch them on my 'puter. Pity, really, as one of the films I have is RAN which really needs to be watched on a wide screen. I can also recommend Onibaba by Kaneto Shindô. It's a 1965 film, in black and white, but still hasn't lost it's atmosphere. On a more recent note, one torrent I downloaded was Stardust. I expected it to be a rather smarmy kid's film but was pleasently surprised. I'd recommend it to anyone, especially to see Robert De Niro as the pirate captain who helps the couple. He has a secret life which, as one wizened member of the crew commented 'We always knew you were a bit of a whoopsie'. My daughter, who was over here last month, watched it something like three times, I think then took the disk back with her to the UK for her son to watch.