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Originally posted by Japschin

£600 or $1.2k, you can't buy anything much, at least I don't know what can I buy with that amt. Can't buy a car, can't buy me another plasma tv etc.
What would you buy?

At the moment I would clear some debts and pay for some job training - either sub-editing, proofreading or some course in QuarkXpress or MS Office programs. I feel that the fact that I can't boast a good level of competence with these applications is affecting my job prospects.

If it was any other time I would probably spend the money on building a new PC.

Originally posted by Japschin

Have you watched Lost in Translation yet? First time I watched it, I kept wondering when would something interesting appear....watched only an hour then put in another movie:p 2nd time, just to watch the ending....The movie just wasn't what I expected.

LOT was one of the most amazing films I've seen recently. You're right not a lot happens. However, I was affected by the sense of loneliness that is captured in the film; the need to reach out for a familiar spirit, for something that isn't sex or the material. Beautiful with an excellent soundtrack though I admit that the film is not for everyone.

Originally posted by Japschin
Actually I thought R3 movies cost as much as R1s, unless they are bootlegs, sometimes more expensive? Just wondering coz the last time I was in HK, they were selling US movies for HK$250 = US$32. It's the same cover as those in US but only with extra Chinese words.

The DVD was £5 cheaper than the cheapest I could buy the R1 or R2 and cost £7.99 (US$14.81). It probably doesn't sound much of a bargain to you because the £ is still so strong against the $, but £5 is a fairly significant margin to me.

The R3 is identical to the other regions (I checked a very useful DVD comparison site to make sure) and, as you said, the cover is the same albeit with an additional cardboard slip-cover.