The Warriors. Just... wow. Have you ever actually sat down and let that movie wash over you? It’s more than just a flick; it’s an entire mood. A gritty, neon-soaked fever dream of urban chaos. You think you know what street life looks like? You don't. Not until you see those gangs carving their way through the subway tunnels. It’s raw. It’s relentless. Is it even possible to make something feel that dangerous anymore? I doubt it. Everything feels too polished now, too sanitized. But *The Warriors*? That’s pure, unadulterated adrenaline.👍 The first time I ever laid eyes on this thing was back in '86 during that big film festival. I remember it vividly—mostly because that was the exact same day I finally got my hands on my very first VCR! Fast forward to yesterday, and I just finished watching it again on Blu-ray. And in the meantime? I’ve probably watched it fifty times already! What a movie.🙏
Gave up after just 20 minutes😁 That acting... those brainless dialogues... those blank stares🤦 It’s just not my thing anymore☕ I find myself checking out of new releases more and more, sticking to the classics instead😉
I’ve sat through his entire filmography, and honestly? Only one really hit the mark for me: "Santa Sangre". Some of his other work is just physically grueling to watch, which, in my book, makes them utterly pointless. That said, Jodorowsky himself is such a fascinating character. Listening to him is a genuine trip—he’s this massive enthusiast, a total dreamer. If you haven't seen that documentary about his failed attempt to film *Dune*, you absolutely need to. It’s gripping, and while you can't help but feel bad that the project fell apart, if we’re being realistic, wouldn't it have been a colossal disaster in the end?
Jack Cook7 said:Basically, what happened is likely the main motor or the head actuators just gave up the ghost—that’s why there's zero sound coming from the drive. Most probably, the electronics on the PCB fried, but that SATA to USB enclosure is tricking your PCu into thinking the drive is actually alive.
Like I said before, your only real move here is to pull the drive out of that enclosure and plug it directly into a 2.5" SATA port. It isn't exactly rocket science if you have a decent set of Phillips head screwdrivers handy. You really need to rule out the possibility that the enclosure itself is the culprit.
I highly doubt a data recovery specialist can do much more than that without charging you a fortune—we're talking maybe $100 just to tell you it's dead, $83 and that's just the diagnostic fee. Replacing the PCB or whatever else is broken? That's going to cost way more.
If the external enclosure is still working fine, you could always just buy a standalone 2.5" HDD and swap it in. It would end up being about $100 to $67 cheaper than buying a whole new external drive. Just make sure you double-check the SATA and USB versions first.
Jack Cook7 said:So, look—the drive is electrically present at Layer 1, sure, but the "logic" required to actually identify it via the SATA protocol just isn't working for some reason.
Here's the Seagate test utility you need. https://www.seagate.com/gb/en/suppor...oads/seatools/ along with this: https://helpdeskgeek.com/free-tools-...stic-software/
This might help pinpoint the exact issue. It works for other manufacturers too, so maybe run it on your functional C: drive first just to see how it behaves.
I'm not entirely sure if it’ll play nice with an external USB drive, though. Those things can be pretty finicky.
I went ahead and installed it. The drive shows up fine, but the second I try to run any kind of test—short, long, whatever—it just hangs for a bit and then spits out "Aborted" or "Failed!" At this point, I feel like I've hit a wall. There's nothing left for me to do here. Is there actually anything a repair technician could even do with this?
But look, the LED on the drive is still blinking at me.
I mean, when I pull up the Command Prompt and run "wmic diskdrive get status", it just spits back "OK" twice. So according to the system, both my internal drive and my external one are perfectly fine. 🤔
Jack Cook7 said:What kind of power setup are you running for that external drive enclosure? Is it just a single USB cable for data, does it use two USB cables, or are you plugging it into a wall outlet with an AC adapter?
Maybe you should just pull the drive right out of the enclosure and plug it directly into a SATA port on your PC. You know, just to rule out the enclosure, the USB connection, or some faulty AC adapter as the culprit.
My Seagate 2 TB Seagate external drive just died on me out of nowhere. No drops, no physical damage, nothing. I haven't even been rough with it. But whenever I try to mount it, I get hit with some message saying something like Fatal device error! The drive is over five years old, mostly used for watching movies and shows. It hasn't taken a single tumble. I already tried swapping out the cable and plugging it into a different USB port, but absolutely nothing worked.
Is there any actual chance of reviving this thing, or is it ready to be tossed into the Mississippi...
Absolute masterpiece... keeps you on the edge of your seat from the opening shot to the very end.👍 Safdie brothers🙏 They have this incredibly specific visual language, and honestly? If you don't vibe with it right away, just don't watch them. ☕ It’s like how I can't stand those generic, cookie-cutter action flicks starring Tom Cruise.😉>
I watched Alphaville a while back and, honestly, it didn't blow me away. But maybe—just maybe—I'll give it another shot. Perhaps with a bit more maturity, I'll see it through a different lens.🤔 As for Masculin féminin, it didn't do much for me either. Out of his entire filmography, the only one I find myself circling back to is Breathless.
I’ve always leaned more toward Chabrol. There's something about his obsession with women and their uncanny knack for deception that just works for me. It’s a completely different universe than Godard's... and frankly, far more gripping.👍
Do you even have any idea how much wind is blowing at 600 meters up there?! They're up there talking away, just wiggling around like they’re sitting on a couch in their own living room🤦
I’ve been up on ship masts that were maybe 60-70 feet high, and even then, standing on those platforms is terrifying! Your stomach just does a complete flip🤔 But these women at 2,000 feet... they're just pacing in circles, standing still for a second, sitting, jumping... I mean, they're actual pro climbers, and I'm just some random guy😉
Honestly, the best part of this whole thing was the song during the end Credits.🤔 Everything else? Just mediocre. I really expected more, but it’s just one of those movies you watch once and forget. It was frankly boring... then again, I’ve never been a fan of movies centered around kids, so maybe that’s why I wasn't exactly blown away.🤔 I was genuinely hoping the director would use this project to actually level up, but instead, he just played it safe and stayed stuck in the same lane as his previous work...
Jeremy Lopez57 said:You could give Active File Recovery Professional a shot. Honestly, the software is top-tier and handles data recovery incredibly fast. I actually dealt with this exact same nightmare once—my Windows OS saw the entire drive but showed absolutely zero files on it. But then I ran AFR Pro, and it saw everything. It recovered every single bit of data without one solitary error.
So, did you actually buy the software, or were you just sitting on a serial key?
So, I swung by my local PC repair shop today, and get this—the technician there couldn't even get his own computer to read the Hard Drive. Unbelievable, right? He told me he could probably pull my data off using some specialized software, but of course, that comes with a hefty price tag.
It’s also pretty weird because now my Samsung TV won't read anything from the drive either. Is that because I was messing around in Disk Management, tinkering with the MBR and GPT settings? Who knows.
Anyway, I'm thinking maybe I can just handle this myself. There have to be some decent programs out there you can download for free, right? What would you guys recommend?
So, I'm looking at Disk Management, right? And there it is—my external drive shows up as 465.76GB, but it’s just sitting there labeled as "Unallocated." When I try to right-click it, the system starts nagging me about creating a new volume, which basically means formatting everything...