The first time I saw Alien was on laser disc. A friend from school's dad had been given a player and a bunch of discs to test. My mate invited me over for the weekend and, well, I can't tell you the effect that film had on my young mind...
I mention this now because this article got me all nostalgic about laser discs, those album sized shiny objects of lust that were the essential item for movie fans in the distant days before DVD. I had a fair few discs — mainly because I was given them for free — although I did buy some myself, including the majestic Seven, Close Encounters and Nightmare Before Christmas box sets, the latter of which I had a friend lug back from NYC for me (boy was it heavy). I have them on DVD now but they're not quite the same.
I used to love hooking up my LD player to my hi-fi and playing Jurassic Park through it. Very loudly. BOOM. BOOM. BOOM went the T-Rex, much to the annoyance, no doubt, of my then neighbours. It was just a shame you had to get up and turn the discs over every 40 minutes or so...
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Seven, Close Encounters, Nightmare Before Christmas and Jurassic Park? That's like the best weekend's viewing ever right there.
You know, I've never even set eyes on a laser disc, much less actually watched one...
They're like albums, but twice as thick and shiny.
You do know what an album is, though. You're not that young, right?
"Al-bum?"
Like, for photos?
:P
(I do, in fact, have a healthy collection of vinyl)
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