Comments on: X-Men Origins in theatres next month, on DVD in China now

By: Gareth

Gareth — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:52:14 +0000

I saw this in my local store a day or so ago, but ended up not buying it… I’ll wait for a finished version… But 5.5 RMB? Seems like an odd price… I’m in Shaanxi, and stores I’ve been to in both Xi’an and Hanzhong usually charge 6 RMB for “DVD 5″ discs or 9 RMB, sometimes 10 for “DVD 9″ discs… Maybe it’s cheaper further to the east…?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:37:19 +0000

@Tait: A great option for anyone with access to a cinema playing it. Not often the option here in Suzhou at least.

By: Tait

Tait — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:55:40 +0000

I wouldn’t watch it. A movie like that should be seen in the theater.

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Wed, 08 Apr 2009 08:51:23 +0000

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By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 08:39:30 +0000

I’d never advise my wife to change her name. One Grace Jones in the world is plenty.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 06:32:24 +0000

I did – when I first moved to China a TA helped me figure out a suitable name – 累瑞安. I used Lei Ruian until I got married, and then I took her family name and became 王瑞安. When I was teaching I used it a lot more – now rare is the occasion I need it. But the exchange was symbolic between my wife and I.

By: Kellen

Kellen — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 06:18:09 +0000

i gotta say, ryan, i’m a little surprised you didn’t already have a chinese name. or did you but just changed the family name?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:03:07 +0000

Ah, fair point Jriglo. She did – but not in any official capacity – as we still live in China, and it would be a little impractical. Incidentally, I took her Chinese surname as my Chinese surname.

By: Jriglo

Jriglo — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:40:49 +0000

Ryan

This comment by Kellen “I wasn’t aware chinese women changed their name upon getting married.” When you got married to Maggie did she take your last name?

By: globalgal

globalgal — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:14:30 +0000

I stopped by my favorite computer market this weekend to check out some new DVDs only to find the entire floor of DVD shops had been cleared out. Seems they were raided. It happens every few months, as I’m sure happens at yours, but what crappy timing! I really needed some cinema-therapy. I think I’ll wait on the X-Men movie, though, I’d love to see the real deal. I’d pay for it, too, if I could…