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Started by scarface, March 01, 2013, 12:21 AM

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scarface

#360
Tonight, a new movie, titled "No exit" and released in 2022 is available on the forum.


Storyline: During a blizzard and stranded at an isolated highway rest stop in the mountains, a college student discovers a kidnapped child hidden in a car belonging to one of the people inside.

Link: https://ok.ru/video/3237671406116


I didn't watch this movie but it obtained solid reviews. Note that it might not be suitable for every user of the forum since it was rated R for strong violence, language and some drug content.





scarface

#361
Today, a new movie titled "girl followed" and released in 2017 is available on the forum.


This is an above average TV movie and the story is quite good and quite engaging though, in some parts, highly contrived with characters acting illogically to move the plot along. If the acting is sub-par throughout, this movie might be entertaining enough for humbert or Vasudev.


Storyline: A resentful 14-year-old girl is drawn into a seemingly innocent friendship with an older man, but the relationship turns sinister.


Link: https://ok.ru/video/2237186312891




scarface

Tonight, a new movie, titled "zero fucks given" is available on the forum.

This movie is in English, however there are a few passages in French. It shouldn't be a problem for humbert or shadow.97.


Storyline: A young flight attendant loses her job at a low-cost airline.

Link: https://ok.ru/video/3575290268198




scarface

Today, the French movie Student services, released in 2010, is available on the forum.
Note that this movie might not be suitable for everyone of the forum, and I'm thinking about akaubee or usman.


After an initial stage of ambivalence and hesitation, I finally decided to put a link for this movie on the forum. There is no doubt humbert and aa1234779 will enjoy this film.
My opinion: In the first 20 minutes of the movie, the predicament of the young student induces a state of queasy anticipation. The scenes with a world of lurid colors are intertwined with darker scenes. The viewers of the forum will certainly notice the stark contrast between the young student and the elderly customers.

The story:
Laura D. is a modern language student at a Paris university who desperately wants to do well in school. She works a part-time job but cannot make ends meet. One evening in which she is short of funds, she answers a personal ad online by "Joe," 57, who seeks a female student for "tender moments." The pay is 100 euros per hour. Laura pledges to do this just once, and three days later, she goes to a hotel room with Joe. And then the spiral begins.

In French with English subtitles.
Link: https://ok.ru/video/2212168010271




Vasudev

Quote from: scarface on June 05, 2022, 04:10 PMToday, the French movie Student services, released in 2010, is available on the forum.
Note that this movie might not be suitable for everyone of the forum, and I'm thinking about akaubee or usman.


After an initial stage of ambivalence and hesitation, I finally decided to put a link for this movie on the forum. There is no doubt humbert and aa1234779 will enjoy this film.
My opinion: In the first 20 minutes of the movie, the predicament of the young student induces a state of queasy anticipation. The scenes with a world of lurid colors are intertwined with darker scenes. The viewers of the forum will certainly notice the stark contrast between the young student and the elderly customers.

The story:
Laura D. is a modern language student at a Paris university who desperately wants to do well in school. She works a part-time job but cannot make ends meet. One evening in which she is short of funds, she answers a personal ad online by "Joe," 57, who seeks a female student for "tender moments." The pay is 100 euros per hour. Laura pledges to do this just once, and three days later, she goes to a hotel room with Joe. And then the spiral begins.

In French with English subtitles.
Link: https://ok.ru/video/2212168010271




I believe I have seen it. In the climax real person with voice only recounts the tale and suggests never to do it again or fall for it.

scarface

Note that the Spanish movie "Madrid 1987" was reencoded in 1080p from the original Blue-ray. A new link is available in this message:
https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=1023.msg29638#msg29638

At that time Humbert asked "Your link says the movie is in 720p. This is pretty low considering it's 1.75GB in size. Why not get movies in 1080p instead?". His question was not answered at that time. First and foremost, movies are not always available in Blue Ray version. It's particularly true for old movies. What's more, even when they exist, you have to be aware that a new version was released and be able to get it.
For example the movie "l'aile ou la cuisse" (the wing or the thigh) was released in Blue-Ray only a few years ago (it's here: https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=1023.msg29243#msg29243).

humbert

Quote from: scarface on June 08, 2022, 11:31 PMAt that time Humbert asked "Your link says the movie is in 720p. This is pretty low considering it's 1.75GB in size. Why not get movies in 1080p instead?". His question was not answered at that time. First and foremost, movies are not always available in Blue Ray version. It's particularly true for old movies. What's more, even when they exist, you have to be aware that a new version was released and be able to get it.

They don't necessarily have to be Blu-Ray. On http://yts.mx (my favorite movie download site), the majority of movies are WebRips. I have a 4k TV and it's easier to upconvert 1080p, which is why I'm asking for them. I've seen movies on that site as old as the 1930's upconverted to 1080p. I don't know how they do it.

BTW, 4k is rapidly becoming the standard. 8k will soon follow. Today even cheap TV's are available in 4K.

scarface

#367
Note that I encoded new versions for the movies "The Glass house" in this message: https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=1023.msg29263#msg29263 and Water Lilies in this message: https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=1023.msg29463#msg29463
The previous ones were encoded with the x264 codec. Those ones are encoded with the new x265 codec. They are smaller in size and yet the picture quality is better. In fact h.265 can deliver similar quality at 2/3 to 1/2 the bitrate of h.264. But it's not very popular because it takes much more CPU power to encode and decode. What's more if most new devices support both, older devices do not support h.265.

scarface

Today, the movie "Le pari" (the bet) is available on the forum.


Story: Two rival "brothers-in-law" make a bet that they can stop smoking for 2 weeks. But, it's just not that easy...
This movie is very close to "Les 3 Frères" (the 3 brothers): a really funny comedy which pits upper/lower families.

For those who want to quit smoking, or if you want to go on a diet, this movie is certainly a must-see.


In French with English subtitles.
Link: https://mega.nz/file/yZIXkTLL#MLgLG9qFaaQi02IApSTVPP8jCsgVdGbpS2O9ogtZWhs








scarface

#369
Today, another movie titled « Les sous-doués passent le bac » or the Under-Gifted, and released in 1980 is available on the forum. It's a funny movie and I chose it because I know that humbert, Vasudev, aa1234779 and Guliver are going to enjoy it.
Note that I encoded this movie (x265). It contains English subtitles.

Story: Baptiste 'Bebel' Lavalle and his classmates in Versailles' private high-school Louis XIV enjoy their carefree life enough to deliberately fail the exams, a national record of zero graduating pupils. Permissive headmaster Léon Jumaucourt's bitchy wife Lucie takes charge, determined to make them pass. She's no match for Bebel's tricks, despite cruel abuse, but the gang also annoys the public, including the dumb police commissioner. After a mix-up between their bomb-alert prop and a real terrorist group's African embassy attack, Bebel's bunch is condemned to pass their exams or go to jail, and the commissioner, charged with supervision, is in no mood to let them off easily.

Link: https://mega.nz/file/jAB3kIZY#Dpdn_xUvr3V4jW6KLnvKfUbGV3IjcoWyupZPhPovExs