The misadventures of Rupert's Land...

[fajrdrako]

So I invited a bunch of friends (including commodorified over to watch Rupert's Land, and for a potluck supper. We sat happily eating and I went to put in the DVD and... couldn't. The machine wouldn't work. Wouldn't open - I couldn't even get a display.

So I borrowed maaboroshi's machine. That one worked, but it wouldn't play the DVD.

Eventually we trooped over to Alayne's place, and watched Rupert's Land there. I enjoyed it of course - how could I fail to enjoy Samuel West in anything? The movie is oh-so-Canadian, at times embarrassingly so. But fun. I particularly liked the end, where they throw the coffin in the water.

Now I guess I have to buy a new DVD player. Damn.

If anyone has any advice on what kind of DVD player to buy or what to look for, I'm listening!

Comments

[rosiespark.livejournal.com]

If anyone has any advice on what kind of DVD player to buy or what to look for, I'm listening!

A multiregion one?

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

A multiregion one?

Good thought!

[blackbyrde.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a good time was had by all. :)

I have Rupert's Land on tape, but I haven't been able to sit through an entire viewing. I love Sam West, but the movie bores me. I'd much rather watch Hornblower or Strangers. ;)

[(Anonymous)]

Sounds like a good time was had by all.

Except for me mourning my DVD! The best thing was Alayne's fruit salad for dessert. Yum.

I love Sam West, but the movie bores me.

Sam is Sam, but he's not at his most sexy here. Perhaps the story is just too mundane?

I can always be perusaded to watch Hornblower!

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Hey, what happened? I answered a message on my own LJ as 'anonymous'. I didn't mean to do that.

[benbenberi.livejournal.com]

A good site to check up on DVD players is: http://www.videohelp.com/

There's a page there where you can look up a model to find out if it is, or can be made to be, multiregion: http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks

(When my DVD player died in the winter, I looked up the available cheap models at the various store sites, then cross-checked them at this one, till I found one that met all the criteria of low-cost, hackable, and available.)

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

"Low-cost, hackable and available" sound like my criteria too! Perfect - thank you so much for the links.