Dragoon En Regalia
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Shadows is pretty middling Cassavetes. If you haven't seen Faces yet, I'd try that instead, or Killing of a Chinese Bookie. His style's quite interesting, I think.
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Movies You've Seen Recently III: The Third Chapter
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Liquidsnake
Banned
Ok so I watched The Master last night. I am not sure what to think. I need to digest it for a little while longer. My initial impression was that this is P.T Andersons weakest work to date.
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
Just saw No. Loved it. Gael was fantastic, one of his best roles. 8/10
Killing Them Softly - Maybe I sleepwalked through this but I thought it was pretty bad. WE'RE IN A FINANCIAL CRISIS. Shut the fuck up, I get it already. Also the fact that there is multiple characters that serve absolutely no purpose whatsoever but take up significant screen time is really dumb.
Liquidsnake
Banned
Can I please recommend that you fan's of The Terminator go and get the new remaster.
Its is damn flawless, and looks better than any other version to date. I was blown away. It kind of cam out under the radar and the cover has to look like this to ensure you got he new remaster.
Its is damn flawless, and looks better than any other version to date. I was blown away. It kind of cam out under the radar and the cover has to look like this to ensure you got he new remaster.
Anyone here going to be doing SXSW film stuff?
I have a pretty set schedule for the first three days (though it's possible that I won't get into some of these screenings, as I only have a wristband and not a badge)
FRIDAY 8th:
The Act of Killing 6:30 (Ritz)
Evil Dead 9:45 (Paramount)
V/H/S 2 11:59 (Topfer)
SATURDAY 9th:
A Teacher 11:15 (Violet Crown)
The Bounceback 2:00 (Paramount)
Prince Avalanche 4:30 (Paramount)
Drinking Buddies 7:15 (Paramount)
Before Midnight 9:45 (Paramount)
Haunters 11:45 (Ritz)
SUNDAY 10th:
Mud 12:00 (Paramount)
GAP TO DO WHATEVER
Spring Breakers 9:30 (Paramount)
You're Next 11:45 (Topfer)
I have a pretty set schedule for the first three days (though it's possible that I won't get into some of these screenings, as I only have a wristband and not a badge)
FRIDAY 8th:
The Act of Killing 6:30 (Ritz)
Evil Dead 9:45 (Paramount)
V/H/S 2 11:59 (Topfer)
SATURDAY 9th:
A Teacher 11:15 (Violet Crown)
The Bounceback 2:00 (Paramount)
Prince Avalanche 4:30 (Paramount)
Drinking Buddies 7:15 (Paramount)
Before Midnight 9:45 (Paramount)
Haunters 11:45 (Ritz)
SUNDAY 10th:
Mud 12:00 (Paramount)
GAP TO DO WHATEVER
Spring Breakers 9:30 (Paramount)
You're Next 11:45 (Topfer)
Can I please recommend that you fan's of The Terminator go and get the new remaster.
Its is damn flawless, and looks better than any other version to date. I was blown away. It kind of cam out under the radar and the cover has to look like this to ensure you got he new remaster.
For UK folk myself, you'll wanna look out for this one.
Think we got the transfer a little before you guys. According to Bluray.com, it's really good stuff. Hoping to watch it with some friends soon.
Thanks for the heads up on that. This one right?
TOM f'N CRUISE
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the first cove is awesome
Can I please recommend that you fan's of The Terminator go and get the new remaster.
Its is damn flawless, and looks better than any other version to date. I was blown away. It kind of cam out under the radar and the cover has to look like this to ensure you got he new remaster.
I got the limited edition steelbook of that cover here in the UK, it fucking rocks the transfer is great.
Count Dookkake
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Eh, does the new release have the original sound FX?
This is an insane generalisation.
What's the worst blu-ray you've ever watched?
For me, it's Gangs of New York. It looks like absolute shit; an absolute mess. I'd buy the remastered version (remastered because the original was such a horrible car wreck) but I don't like the movie enough. I did, however, send my Gladiator disc back for the improved version - but that was free.
For me, it's Gangs of New York. It looks like absolute shit; an absolute mess. I'd buy the remastered version (remastered because the original was such a horrible car wreck) but I don't like the movie enough. I did, however, send my Gladiator disc back for the improved version - but that was free.
28 Days Later, but I give it a pass due to what it was shot with.
Ghostbusters is also a pretty shitty transfer
Probably 28 Days Later, but that's more because of the camera than the transfer.
Maybe that vaseline covered Predator transfer.
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
Probably 28 Days Later, but that's more because of the camera than the transfer.
Maybe that vaseline covered Predator transfer.
he looks like a completely different guy in that pic. He actually looks cute.
american psycho maybe. bad audio/shitty image quality.
Liquidsnake
Banned
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Maybe not the worst, but the most disappointing was that original Total Recall blu-ray I bought back in the day, around 2006. They just shitted out a popular catalog title out there for people lookin' for anything to play on their PS3s(like me), and it was sooo grainy and fuzzy, some places looked even WORSE than the DVD, I swear. And the colors were so washed-out and bland.
The best thing to come out of that completely unnecessary Total Recall remake was that it got Lionsgate to give the original the HD treatment it deserved. The Mind-Bending Edition is like night-and-damn-day.
Can't wait for the Robocop remake so we get a proper version of that Verhooven classic, too.
The best thing to come out of that completely unnecessary Total Recall remake was that it got Lionsgate to give the original the HD treatment it deserved. The Mind-Bending Edition is like night-and-damn-day.
Can't wait for the Robocop remake so we get a proper version of that Verhooven classic, too.
I remember my copy of Platoon not looking great at all. I think I remember it getting absolutely slammed in reviews as well, but I saw it cheap and jumped before doing my research.
Out of curiosity, what kind of a home AV setup do you have? If you don't have a large screen and decent audio setup I can understand why you might struggle to see the difference.
The difference in both audio and visual quality between DVD and BR is huge. Yes there are instances where it doesn't seem like there's much of an improvement but they're few and far between in my experience.
Out of curiosity, what kind of a home AV setup do you have? If you don't have a large screen and decent audio setup I can understand why you might struggle to see the difference.
This prompted me to read the review of the blu-ray on blu-ray.com. Does anybody else think this reads like Patrick Bateman? I was reading it in his voice and chuckling to myself:
http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/American-Psycho-Blu-ray/135/
I think it's because his character breaks into these, um, review-esque, fastidious soliloquies (which pretty much never let up in the book) so it was almost inevitable that a review would share that tone.
Liquidsnake
Banned
technically your statement is false.
To my eyes the first time I saw something in 1080i not even 1080p I shit in my pants.
Then I upgraded to a nice large screen and blu ray's in 1080p have been beautiful. To be able to pick out the number of pebbles on and the desert sand is an experience man. DVD is just unwatchable now, as is regular TV.
Blu ray has allowed me to experience movies I have seen dozens of times before for the first time.
Kilgore Trout
Member
And the audio is loads better than DVD. Not even comparable, really.
TheKaeptain
Banned
Well here we are comparing american dvds not pal ones, Pal has much higher resolution. I can definitely say on my 50 inch plasma I have never seen a dvd look even a little blurry
BotoxAgent
Member
Watched the Keanu Reeves produced documentary Side by Side: The Science, Art, and Impact of Digital Media from Amazon Prime. He interviews a lot of influential directors, cinematographers, editors, etc discussing the impact of digital movie making vs traditional film. Keanu seems to really know his stuff, and AV geeks may find this quite enjoyable and informative and he takes you through a nice guided tour of the history of the film shooting process.
Ha! That's great.
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Vilix
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Zero Dark Thirty. Loved it.
Thug Waffle
Member
I'm gonna get on this real soon. I saw it on Netflix and added it to my instant queue immediately. I wish there were more documentaries about filmmaking on the various digital streaming networks. The Story of Film, this Keanu Reeves one, and Tales from the Script are the only competent ones I have heard of or seen.
Boss Riovane
Member
I watched Battleship. I have never laughed harder at this pieced together film. The peg artillery was pretty ingenious but it ultimately was just a trainwreck of a blockbuster. Its a movie to watch drinking with friends so you can ridicule it in a group.
thanks for the reminder! i'm watching this tonight.
149) The Face of Another 1966
Pretty good, a man who face was burned in a fire struggles with this eventually gets a life like face cover. He goes out to seduce his wife, who claims she knew. Close to the end kinda confused me, was he just seeing those people in his head or were they all disfigured as well ?
150) Pitfall 1962
Somehow managed to get 2 movies back to back from
Hiroshi Teshigahara
, Good movie as well, I liked The face of another more. This had a lot of sub stories going on in it. Be murder investigation, ghost of a murdered man..ect
151) Harlem Nights 1989
If i told you Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, Eddie Murphy in a movie together you'd probably think damn, i would like to watch that. But I found out this is not so. Pretty boring gangster film.
152) The Prophecy 1995
I find it amusing Gregory Widen has like 11 directed movies. like 4-5 prophecys, 4-5 highlanders then backdraft. this was meh though
152 total watches
101 new watches
51 rewatches
movie average per day dropped now to 2.62, work has been taking a lot of my energy away and makes me not really want to focus on movies. i figure if/when i start up school in the fall and still be working my movies will drop to like 3 per week.
Pretty good, a man who face was burned in a fire struggles with this eventually gets a life like face cover. He goes out to seduce his wife, who claims she knew. Close to the end kinda confused me, was he just seeing those people in his head or were they all disfigured as well ?
150) Pitfall 1962
Somehow managed to get 2 movies back to back from
Hiroshi Teshigahara
, Good movie as well, I liked The face of another more. This had a lot of sub stories going on in it. Be murder investigation, ghost of a murdered man..ect 151) Harlem Nights 1989
If i told you Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, Eddie Murphy in a movie together you'd probably think damn, i would like to watch that. But I found out this is not so. Pretty boring gangster film.
152) The Prophecy 1995
I find it amusing Gregory Widen has like 11 directed movies. like 4-5 prophecys, 4-5 highlanders then backdraft. this was meh though
152 total watches
101 new watches
51 rewatches
movie average per day dropped now to 2.62, work has been taking a lot of my energy away and makes me not really want to focus on movies. i figure if/when i start up school in the fall and still be working my movies will drop to like 3 per week.
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
Saw Magic Mike. It was actually pretty good (not even talking about the guys). Super fun movie. The ending played it safe, but the rest made up for it. 7/10
ThanksVision
Member
I can't stop thinkin' about On the Waterfront
that glove scene :,)
that glove scene :,)
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