Comments on: Film poll results – and an idea (DVD swapping?)

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:35:58 +0000

I think you should watch both the original of “Apocalypse Now” and the redux version – the inserted scenes (or cuts, depending on your point of view!) make the redux version a quite different film.

By: Liz W

Liz W — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:10:57 +0000

I’m in London and would be up for that in principle, but my availability is generally pretty dreadful; weeknights are permanently booked with yoga, keep fit, music group and family commitments, and weekends fill up months in advance.

By: sanbikinoraion

sanbikinoraion — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:14:12 +0000

Sounds like BookCrossing meets, which I can attest to being good fun if you can find like-minded people. If I were closer to London, I’d be tempted!

By: Liberal Neil

Liberal Neil — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:58:13 +0000

I like the idea – you could do a sort of ‘Liberal Drinks with DVDs’ or I suppose book too.

By: Alex Foster

Alex Foster — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:50:57 +0000

Lovefilm have a “pay as you go” tariff too, where you pay a set amount for a set amount of discs regardless of how long it takes you to get through them.

By: Iain Coleman

Iain Coleman — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:41:57 +0000

No thoughts on your idea, I’m afraid, but I do want to chime in to recommend “Redux”. It is on the long side, with at least one sequence that could easily have stayed cut, but the ending is a very substantial improvement on the shorter version.