A new director has been hired to take on Shadow of the Colossus, the movie adaptation of the hit video game of the same name. The movie has been in development since 2009, but hasn’t found a way to make it into production yet.
Andrés Muschietti, who made his directorial debut with the 2013 horror flick Mama (which was based on his own short film), is the next director who will attempt to adapt the game for Sony Pictures.
The last director that was attached to the project was Josh Trank (Chronicle) back in 2012, but he moved on to the Fantastic Four reboot and has one of the Star Wars spinoff movies lined up next.
In January of 2013, Hanna writer Seth Lochhead was hired to work on the latest draft of the Shadow of the Colossus screenplay. Justin Marks was the original writer to work on the script.
Andrés’ sister Barbara Muschietti has also joined the movie as a producer along with Kevin Misher through Misher Films.
Rang up and changed - as long as you do it before the install date (which is tomorrow for me) then there's no problem. I know the sports package is more expensive but we only ever watch football and have the PLP for that anyway. Strangely though, as I'm not having the movies and sport together, I don't get the free copy of the SkyWatch magazine - not a biggie either.
richms: Parents are terrible at giving far too much information to companies over the phone, probably told them all about how they had sky and it was so wonderful blah blah.
Just thought I would post back and confirm that it was certainly due to my father giving out far too much information so they denied him at the time from taking up the offer.
I called last week and spoke to a nice lady, explained I was looking to set up Sky on my parents behalf, and had no issues with getting the deal as described. (Basic, Movies, Sport, MySky HDi+ decoder and Skywatch magazine for 12 months.) We also upgraded to HD for $10.
Everything was installed yesterday and service up and running now - I was also encouraged to "tell all my friends", so no indication that this offer is going to finish up anytime soon. She also mentioned to call this number as opposed to the usual line as "this deal is better", FYI for anyone sitting on the fence...
Do current subscribers out of any contract get any kind of deal? Or is the "flatmate" routine the only way to go?
xpd: Cancel it, live without it for 2 months, then sign up again under any deals theyre offering. :)
Good idea, but what about CWC? Ive had Sky for an age, the doc channels are great, but I would like some recognition as being a 10 year plus subscriber. Its a bit sad to get the CWC out of the way and cancel, then subscribe to get a deal. Ive setup Lightbox, I don't need movie channels, and there are easy options to get anything I want from alternative sources. Which I don't as I pay for Sky
I could cancel Sky and get pretty much everything alternatively, plus what I do not subscribe to. So, my hope is that I keep Sky as its clean and easy, I use Lightbox as complimentary, and maybe I will find Netflix NZ value. I could have all, if it shows value. Lightbox is value, Netflix appears value, that just leaves Sky
Did you have to phone up for that deal. When I try to do it online I get charged for the Mysky box. But rest of it works ok.
Sweet, just signed up with deal. Have to say really nice people to deal with on phone compared to ones on normal Sky number.
Install was good and only issue was my existing wireless router kept dropping out. Organised with Compass to get one of 'their' ones - pre-configured and it arrived next day. VOIP phone fine too... much clearer than our old landline.
I have found the 'mycompass' part of their website easy to use to monitor usage and phone calls, and interestingly I can monitor and respond to support tickets raised via this as well. So I was able to correspond and track my new wireless router by the support ticket. Very handy.
Just though I would raise this, as I see on these forums that they have had some negative feedback. In our case so far - quite the opposite - its been a good experience so far.
Remember, if you are happy with the service and wish to refer a friend, neighbour or family member, you can receive a $50 credit on your account once they are successfully signed up!
Never had a problem personally. A reasonable amount of due diligence on your claim is to be expected. See nothing wrong with them making sure the price claimed by the customer elsewhere is legit and meets their policy requirements.
One thing I've especially noticed of late, is that large retailers are stocking products with minor variations of the same product at competitor stores.
But, the following retailers sell the same product for the same price but do not promote it as on sale...even miele say $1749 is the RRP, so how can HN say $1749 is a 'hot deal' when it is just the normal price?
At least they look the same to me, it is not impossible the HN dishwasher is better specced but I can't see any difference.
I have become immune to all these 'sales'. Basically they are just price rotations, so you wait until the next rotation to buy the product. Stores where there isn't a lot of competition in the market, such as food and building hardware don't tend to have big discounts
I'm sometimes very surprised at the vast gulf between highest and lowest prices on those price comparison sites. You wonder if anyone does competitor analysis...!
I had an interesting purchase from them recently, I walked into a store, spoke to a guy who worked there told them which Vacuum cleaner I was interested in and asked if they had stock, he looked on his mobile and confirmed they had stock and told me it was on a special and was $200 less than I was expecting it to cost, I have a think over it and go back to the store 20 minutes later, I can't find the guy but speak to someone else and told them the price I was quoted on the sticky note, the new guy looks at me puzzled and after 10 minutes of trying to find the first guy they give up and I proceed to the till, turns out the first guy gave me the staff discount amount, told them I didn't want to get the guy in trouble but they said it was fine and sold it to me anyway at the staff discount. :D
And if businesses always discount in order to match the lowest price in the market then their GP will be low. They will know what GP they require to stay in business, always being the cheapest is a great way to go broke.
Those who believe the lowest price breeds customer loyalty haven't been watching too closely. Remember when JB HiFi entered the NZ market and discounted, discounted and discounted? Then when they put their prices up to what is deemed 'sustainable' levels, well after their financial results they actually complained about NZ'ers not being loyal!
Those people who chase the lowest price are largely loyal to the lowest price, not the retailer themselves.
I'm in the market for a washing machine. Was going to go to Noel Leeming but I might just give them a miss now after reading these posts and go straight to Harvey Norman. Either that or The Appliance Shed (before they're gone for good).
Was going to go to Noel Leeming but I might just give them a miss now after reading these posts and go straight to Harvey Norman. Either that or The Appliance Shed (before they're gone for good).
Personally, NL and HN have been about the same for deals I have bought except that HN have never price matched for me.
Anyway, it's easy to find reasons not to go to any of the stores you mention. I usually look into a few stores before relying on online prices because I've often found additional savings of a further 50% or so - over sale prices too - by buying unadvertised clearance items, ex-demo and returns. The benefits vary - some items age quite quickly e.g. demo vacuum cleaners - but the warranty, store and CGA protection are almost always exactly the same.
Comparing prices, Harvey Norman actually appears to be slightly cheaper (for similar products). The service is similar however; it's not like the sales reps at HN are way nicer than NL, I've found them to be okay at both places.
The only time I tried to get NL to do a price match they denied me. It was for a TV at HN that was a good $800 cheaper there (but the local one was out of stock - didn't tell them that). NL had it on the floor, and when I brought up a price match he was visibly doing his best trying to get out of it - even showed me their cost price on their computer which was way above what HN were selling it for as they would've taken a loss of a good couple of hundred on it. It was an impulse buy so I ended up walking away, to which he seemed quite thankful
The "cost" price in retail computer systems for retailers such as Noel Leeming or Harvey Norman is really anything but. It doesn't reflect rebates or discounts that retailers get, and should really be taken with a grain of salt.
Stores love showing it to show you're getting a deal - but think about the bigger picture. If you're a company would you really want all your sales staff knowing the true cost of products, which they could easily share with competitors?
In my last price match that they refused for a printer the guy showed me the screen and how they were paying something like $200 for a printer they were selling for $299 and that selling it at $99 (which is the price Warehouse Stationary were selling it for) would mean a massive loss for them. I asked him why they were selling it for $108 the week prior and the conversation got rather awkward for him as he doubled down on his claims.
Sometimes Noel Leeming does "Cost + 5%" deals for members of any buying group who they are aligned with.
I recently went for a job interview for a tech job with them. Was invited back for a 2nd interview and told the first one went well. At the end of the 2nd interview was told by the manager they would contact my refs later that day. On the way home I contacted them and asked them to make themselves available for this (they are busy people) and both agreed.
2 weeks later I had heard nothing back so I asked my refs if they had heard anything from [manager] at Noel Leeming and both confirmed they had not. I then emailed and called the manager to find out where they are at, and I can only conclude they have gone to ground.
At the end of the day it's no issue if they offered me a job or not. I have work on and other opportunities I am mulling over. But what I take notice of is their attitude. They made a big deal in the interview of customer service and so on, but I don't see them practicing it this time.
In summary I conclude this is why they have been looking for someone to fill (what is a pretty basic tech role) for 4 months now.
That reminds me of some well known franchise systems like 100% and Mitre10. They are literally pricing their franchisees out of the market on cost-competitive items.
I have been looking at pricing of the X9000F as I know somebody who's keen on one (and they're probably one of the best TVs out there if the price of an OLED puts you off) and am 99% certain were selling for $3835 at Noel Leeming a couple of weeks ago. I just got the Harvey Norman big sale mailer in the junk mail today and that TV is $3835 again from tomorrow. So much for $3374 being 25% off..
These guys just don't learn. You'd think after being fined again for misleading customers they'd try and be less dodgy.
I am trying to access a UDAI. Unfortunately the domain has lapsed and the email on it is an old one and goes to someone not involved in the operation any more. Spoke to the registering organisation who said they can't change the email the UDAI goes to as the domain is not up todate.
Firstly you can renew the domain without the UDAI, and then it can be updated by the registrar, as you shouldn't need to login for it to be renewed. You should be able to send them proof on a letter head or something as proof, asking them to update the email address. eg if it is registered to a company, then on teh company letterhead signed by hte director as listed iby the companies office. Or a signed change of ownership form.
However if it is 'pending release' mode, you won't be able to register it again until it has been released back to the public which I believe is 90 days after expiry, so renewing is the only option.
Also wondering why you want the UDAI? If you are transferring it, the people you are transferring it to should be able to help, and provide you with this advice.
I would contact the registrar direct if you are dealing with a reseller. To find the registrar google search whois nz, and enter the domain in the whois lookup tool. If you can't resolve the problem, you can also contact the domain name commissioner at www.dnc.org.nz
It's tricky. Registrar won't want to transfer the email to anyone else because this could open a box of problems - even allowing someone else taking over a domain without being authorised to do so.
Pay the registrar for the renewal (you don't need the UDAI for this). Once it's up to date you can request the registrar update the email, then get your UDAI sent to your updated email. Easy(ish)
Zeon: Pay the registrar for the renewal (you don't need the UDAI for this). Once it's up to date you can request the registrar update the email, then get your UDAI sent to your updated email. Easy(ish)
That is basically what I said, but it sounds like they could be having trouble with proving that they have permission to change the email address. Some registrars also may require you to login to renew it, and they may not have the login details as going to the old email address.
Yes looks as though I will have to renew. Then change the email address then ask for UDAI to change registrar. Was really hoping to avoid paying then then having to change registrar.
You could ask them to fax the UDAI, mail it, or ring the phone number (and verbally give your the UDAI) from the details given on the domains registrant contact details. eg you can transfer a domain in pending release mode, if you do have the UDAI, and not renew it before the transfer.
mattwnz: You should be able to send them proof on a letter head or something as proof, asking them to update the email address. eg if it is registered to a company, then on teh company letterhead signed by hte director as listed iby the companies office. Or a signed change of ownership form.
I second this advice, assuming that the domain name is actually registered to the correct entity. This scenario should be straightforward.
If a former staff member nominated themselves as the registrant - which is a common problem - then you are basically stuffed unless you can contact them and get them to sign their half of a change of registrant form.
If a former staff member nominated themselves as the registrant - which is a common problem - then you are basically stuffed unless you can contact them and get them to sign their half of a change of registrant form.?
Yes, I have seen that happen a lot, a staff member registers a companies domain name in their own name, and they then leave the company. Or the business changes ownership, and the details are not updated. I wish that there was more checking done by the registrars, and perhaps an annual requirement by the registrant to check that the contact details are correct, like there is for some international domains. It would probably increase the costs, but domain name ownership and accuracy of the information, is an important part of many businesses these days, so all details on the whois should be accurate
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