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Posted: 6/20/2001 9:40:14 PM EDT
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Is it VHS or DVD?
Does Canada use the same VHS system that the US does? I know the the UK doesn't. I have been waiting to see this movie. I might just read the book again to hold me over. |
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Posted: 6/20/2001 9:49:03 PM EDT
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BOOTLEG!!!BOOTLEG!!!BOOTLEG!!!
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Posted: 6/20/2001 9:58:03 PM EDT
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Quoted: Does Canada use the same VHS system that the US does? Yes, all of North America uses the same encoding. It's strange that I cant order the tape from a Video store in Detroit, but I can cross over into canada and buy as many as I want and bring them back. I guess the BBC doesnt think there is any American interest in the film? |
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Posted: 6/21/2001 12:31:15 AM EDT
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Ar15fan:
If you cross over the border again and pick up an extra one. I'd like to buy it. Trades? Edited because I'm illiterate. |
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Posted: 6/21/2001 12:57:36 AM EDT
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Whats the story line of the movie?
Six |
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Posted: 6/21/2001 1:14:33 AM EDT
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Sixgun357:
It's about an SAS team sent into Iraq (Desert Storm)to locate scud sites and destroy them. The team Bravo Two Zero gets split up. Two books were written by two team members. Bravo Two Zero by Andy McNab. The One That Got Away by Chris Ryan. Both excellent reads. |
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Posted: 6/21/2001 5:29:01 AM EDT
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Excellent book. I didnt even know there was a movie. AR15 Fan, Ill buy a copy and make it worth your while if you can get a copy.
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Posted: 6/21/2001 5:33:33 AM EDT
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I live only an hour away from the Canadian border, but I'll probably have to go all the way to Winnepeg to get one. Is it legal for me to go buy a bunch of them there and bring them back? If so, maybe I can hook everyone up!
Or maybe Stryker or some other of our Canuck memebers can hook us up!??? |
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Posted: 6/21/2001 5:36:43 AM EDT
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Im in for a group purchase. Maybe we can make it the LEGP video....HaHa
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Posted: 6/21/2001 5:40:16 AM EDT
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Is that Meg Ryan flick "Thanks of a Greatful Nation?" If so, I wouldn't put it in the same catagory with war movies. However, it was a good movie explaining what this Gulf War syndrom probably came from.
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Posted: 6/21/2001 5:46:25 AM EDT
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I just ordered mine from the link above!! [:D]
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Posted: 6/21/2001 6:59:05 AM EDT
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Quoted: I just ordered mine from the link above!! [:D] Make srure you get the North American encoded version. UK movies wont play in North American VCRs. |
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Posted: 6/21/2001 7:06:25 AM EDT
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Quoted: Is that Meg Ryan flick "Thanks of a Greatful Nation?" No. It's the first Gulf War film. Meg Ryan is a Army medic who is recommended for the CMOH and Denzel Washignton is doing an investigation into the CMOH warrant. Also has Lou Diamond Phillips in it i think? |
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Posted: 6/21/2001 7:07:46 AM EDT
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Quoted: The One That Got Away by Chris Ryan. A&E made this one into a movie too. Cant find a North American VHS version yet though, still looking. |
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Posted: 6/21/2001 7:50:52 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: I just ordered mine from the link above!! [:D] Make srure you get the North American encoded version. UK movies wont play in North American VCRs. I got the DVD. Will that still work??? Damnit. I sure hope so!!! |
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Posted: 6/21/2001 8:04:18 AM EDT
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Quoted from the Amazon.co.uk site:
[url]http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004CX3I/o/qid=993139162/sr=8-1/026-2019301-9550864[/url] Nevertheless, SAS aficionados and fans of the novel will enjoy it immensely, if only to look at the way in which McNab's account presents Chris Ryan--author of a drastically different film and novel version of this incident, The One That Got Away--as a posturing, image-conscious coward. The video also includes an exclusive 22-minute interview with the author, Andy McNab. Seems to be somewhat of a rift between Andy and Chris... |
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Posted: 6/21/2001 9:20:46 AM EDT
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Can anybody get their hands on this. Thanks for the UK video info. I almost ordered it. Didnt Mcnab die recently?
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Posted: 6/21/2001 9:45:48 AM EDT
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Courage Under Fire was the name of the Meg Ryan/Denzel Washington movie...also had Lou Diamond Phillips and Matt Damon.
It was actually a VERY good movie, despite AR15fan's feelings on the matter. |
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Posted: 6/21/2001 9:53:53 AM EDT
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Quoted: Didnt Mcnab die recently? I dont think so? He was in Proof of Life. |
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Posted: 6/21/2001 11:17:48 AM EDT
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You are right. I just did a search and he's written two new fiction books. Should be pretty good.
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Posted: 6/21/2001 11:43:44 AM EDT
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Strikers video is open for business. [:D] Someone should ask Blockbuster or another national chain if they will order it in.
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Posted: 6/21/2001 11:46:56 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I just ordered mine from the link above!! [:D] Make srure you get the North American encoded version. UK movies wont play in North American VCRs. I got the DVD. Will that still work??? Damnit. I sure hope so!!! If you got the VCR tape, you need a PAL TV (and VCR I think?) If you order the DVD, you'll have to have a DVD player that can play Region 2 (Europe, Japan, and Middle East) encoded DVDs. (I have an Apex AD-600A, and it'll do any region [:P]) Hope this helps. -Gloftoe |
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Posted: 6/21/2001 11:52:43 AM EDT
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If someone sets this up, count me in for two.
That book brought up so many emotions. It was a quick read. Someone??? Please!!! I like Canandians!!! and those that live close to the border. I never blamed it on the Canadians, I like Terrance and Phillips. Uncle F`er is an opus! I love maple syrup and all those pretty flowers near Victoria. So pretty please make this happen and make it worth your while. |
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Posted: 6/21/2001 11:57:27 AM EDT
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RICH314. I'll check the local BlockBusters and see if they can order it. Although Gloftoes post has me wondering if they will play here. What is a PAL TV??
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Posted: 6/21/2001 11:58:54 AM EDT
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Guess I`m TV stupid too.?????
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Posted: 6/21/2001 12:25:13 PM EDT
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PAL is a different format. Kind of like Beta vs VHS, sort of.
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Posted: 6/21/2001 1:23:08 PM EDT
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It did seem to me that both of the above writers
bad mouthed each other in their books. I think that there were nine team members in Bravo Two Zero. They got split up and each book tells the story of each half of the team. VHS TAPE PLEASE........... |
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Posted: 6/21/2001 2:19:27 PM EDT
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Basically "PAL" is the type of information Encoding used on European VHS tapes. These will not work with North American VCR's.
However the Canadians use the North American encoding and VHS movies sold there will work with American VCRs. So get your copy from Canada, not the UK! BTW: Canadians are selling pre-veiwed Bravo Two Zero tapes for about $35.00 on Ebay! That's a hefty Markup for a tape that sells for about $18.00USD. |
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Posted: 6/21/2001 2:26:20 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I just ordered mine from the link above!! [:D] Make srure you get the North American encoded version. UK movies wont play in North American VCRs. I got the DVD. Will that still work??? Damnit. I sure hope so!!! If you got the VCR tape, you need a PAL TV (and VCR I think?) If you order the DVD, you'll have to have a DVD player that can play Region 2 (Europe, Japan, and Middle East) encoded DVDs. (I have an Apex AD-600A, and it'll do any region [:P]) Hope this helps. -Gloftoe AAAAH DAMNIT DAMNIT DAMNIT!!!! How can I tell if my DVD player will play Region 2??? It is a Pioneer DVP-S350. |
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Posted: 6/21/2001 2:50:33 PM EDT
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It vame in my X- Mas stocking last year. My wife got it for me. I am in the UK now. This is the limited edition DVD and it also has the South African weapons training the actors had to go thru. I did no like the fact that one of the 203s in the film has a 37mm launcher. The book is better, or perhaps my imagination is more active than the directors. GREAT movie nonetheless.
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Posted: 6/21/2001 2:56:22 PM EDT
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BTW: Canadians are selling pre-veiwed Bravo Two Zero tapes for about $35.00 on Ebay! That's a hefty Markup for a tape that sells for about $18.00USD. Actually one of the two copies of Bravo Two Zero for sale on E-bay is in Boston..the other is in NYC. I did a search of Chapters (apparently this is our version of Amazon) for the movie and turned up nothing. There must be a member that either has the equipment to convert the British version or knows someone who can. the link at the start of this thread is for the UK Amazon site. I couldn't find where it said available in Canada. |
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Posted: 6/28/2001 1:59:06 AM EDT
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I thought that the exchange rate went the other way?
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