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Old January 23rd 04, 08:32 PM posted to uk.rec.audio
Ian Molton
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Default CDWOW bullied into raising CD prices by BPI

On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 21:21:17 +0000
Ronnie McKinley wrote:


Well doubt the "Zero" (Jan 2004) year old will eat much at McD's anyway.


only by proxy.

.... geez the *******s won't even heat-up a baby's bottle in case they
get sued. But serve their hamburgers all day long without a health
warning. Brings back memories ;)


My t'other half breastfeeds so we dont have that problem.

I was thinking the many other families in the country, like the UK, not
just your case. Ya know, I was pondering this cost, of 3 quid. That must
be a real fleapit or summit?


Turns out its 3.50, my mistake (or has it gone up). it even has a website ;-)

Your right that Warner Village is way more
than three quid, well more than three quid. But IMNSHO I think you're
taking bollix about the *main* screens in a typical Warner Village,


Perhaps but why are the films I want to see NEVER on the main screens when I go? I dont think Ive managed to see a movie on their main screens EVER so far :-(

compared to a 3 quid fleapit - Warner? the seating is good,


Only if your warner is brand new. otherwise the seats all have chewing gum on. no better than a fleapit.

the screen is B I G enough


I think only one cinema I have been to ever had a screen that was annoyingly small.

and the sound serves its function.


Ive never come across a cinema with a sound system that had any degree of actual Fi, let alone the Hi...

With a good well made
film, the movie house will perfectly well give the full cinema
experience.


As will just about any other

DVD in fine within its own context , and can certainly
provide massive excitement and entertainment. Both can offer value for
money.


Absolutely.

DVD can probably, in the long term, offer better value for money.


Not necessarily.

LoTR and Finding Nemo will provide value for money (need to get Nemo still) but I doubt I will watch 'seven' again (watched it this morning. deathly boring, guessed the ending ages before it happened).

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