Tired of Asian Theme Samurai movies

[bookwalk]

I had VOOM when it was an independent company and there was MUCH more variety in the movies than I am seeing now. Asian in the World Cinema, Asian in the Kung Fu, Asian in the Film Fest and sometimes, Asian in the Family Room. Enough is enough! There are so many other classic movies that are not being shown and if any are shown, it is maybe only one or two times.

I really don't like this VOOM set up and wish it would separate out--seriously thinking of not renewing the HD when my contract is up and hoping for Movie Beam or some other source of HD movies.

VOOM has been with HD a year now and just don't see a lot of new content. Along with the HD-Lite, am not impressed and hope there will be other venuew for HD films--like the Movie Beam of Broadband or something.

Too bad DISH really trashed VOOM--it really is nothing like it was, movie-wise.

 

[Sean Mota]

I went to the review movies and just compiled the movies within a month and a half ago (non-samurai) which viewers have reviewed. There is variety and honestly I like the Samurai movies. The ones in KungFu HD have an action type of theme but the ones on WorldCinema have a non-action theme. Just my 2 cts. I am sure that there is more than this just to give you a taste of it. I do not understand your statement about not being new content. I can't keep up with the new content even though I have a 622 and a 211 on two different Tvs. Look at the monthly threads.

FilmFest
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
Little Nikita
The Spy who Loved Me (1977) OAR 2:35:1
License to Kill (1989) OAR 2:35:1
For Your Eyes Only (1981) OAR 2:35:1.
Rattle and Hum
La Bamba
Dr. No (1962).
Live and Let Die (1973)
Enigma (1982)
Marty (1955) OAR 1:37:1
Live and Let Die
On her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Diamonds are forever (1971)
A View to a Kill (1985) OAR 2:35:1
The Bridge at Remagen
The Best Years of Our Lives
The Journey of August King (1995)
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Partisans of Vilna (1986)
Bravo to Zero (1999)
The Living Daylights (1987)
Moonraker (1979)
The Long Shadow (1992)
You Only Live Twice (1967)
Birdy
Autumn In New York
Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.
Eye of the Needle
Two for the Seesaw
Elephant Man
Rollerball
The Train
Irma la Douce
The Greatest Story ever Told
Time Regained
The Long Walk Home
2000 AD
The Rage in Placid Lake


WorldCinema
HOP 2002 OAR 1:66:1 (B&W).
Baran (2001)
Ay, Carmela (1990) OAR 1:66:1
Box 507 (2002)
Visible Secret (2001)
Flores de Otro Mundo (1999)
Carol's Journey (2002)
The Return (2003)
Artemisia (1997)
Tears of the Black Tiger (2000)
The Bad Sleep Wells (1960)
Beyond Silence/Jenseits der Stille (1996)
Pepe Le Moko (1937) OAR 1:37:1
Divine Intervention (2002)
Branded to Kill (1967)
The Son's Room (2001)
Cinema Paradiso
Viridiana (1961)
Grand bleu, Le (The Big Blue)
Maestros
Inch'Allah Dimanche
High and Low

other channels (like monsters and family room)
The Living Forest/El Bosque Animado (2001)
From Beyond [1986] (the Director's Cut)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
Day of the Dead (1985)
The Thing
May (2002)
Hellraiser: Hellseeker
It's Alive
Willard
Kid Galahad

 

[mdonnelly]

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Too bad DISH really trashed VOOM--it really is nothing like it was, movie-wise.

VOOM pulled the plug on itself, when the board decided they couldn't keep throwing money down a hole. Dish saved VOOM, to the extent that it exists today.

 

[VinceT3]

I wish they played something other than the usual old kungfu movies.. I would love to see reruns of samuri jack

Some Jackie Chan, Jet Li, etc movies would be cool too, heck I even enjoyed that Kungfu hustle movie.. it cracked me up..

 

[riffjim4069]

I'm not a fan of the Kung Fu channels, but they do have a variety of movies. I still miss Cinema10, but if they can just replace Kung Fu with GuyTV and add another movie channel...I'll be satisfied. VOOM-Lite is another topic of discussion.