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[Road Captain]

Watched 'Crash' on Friday. Very interesting movie starring: Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, and Jennifer Esposito. Dealt with issues of race and gender.

[Ktulu_1]

Watched Batman Begins last night. Seen it in the theater. Great movie. PQ isn't the best on the DVD IMO.

Spider Man 2 was on HBO HD right after we got done with Batman. PQ was fantastic.

[Mntneer]

Watched Batman Begins last night. Seen it in the theater. Great movie. PQ isn't the best on the DVD IMO.

Spider Man 2 was on HBO HD right after we got done with Batman. PQ was fantastic.

I thought I read somewhere that the Batman Begins Deluxe Edition DVD has a different version of the film, where they took all the extras off the main disc, put them onto a second disc and therefore upped the bitrate on the film itself, making it a better picture than the normal DVD release.

[MrSquid]

Batman Begins was Friday night. I was disappointed that the audio wasn't DTS or DD.

Saturday night we watched The Jerk. It'd been years since I'd watched it straight through, and my wife had never seen it. I love that movie!

Last night was Kicking and Screaming. I know a lot of people loathe Will Farrell, but he cracks me up. But this movie was a dud...

Cancelled my Blockbuster moviepass this weekend and signed up for Netflix. Blockbuster's in-store selection has really gone into the toilet lately. (or at least the one by me)

[rdwalt]

Batman Begins was Friday night. I was disappointed that the audio wasn't DTS or DD.


What!? :eek:

[thericky]

Watched Monsters, Inc. as the first movie in my new HT. Looked great... great movie. It was my wife's first time seeing the movie and she enjoyed it a lot.

I watched Sin City last night for the first time and was disappointed. I had high hopes for this film and despite the great visuals, the storyline (or lack thereof) let me down. I would rather have stuck with one set of characters thoughtout the film than 3 practically independent storylines.

[Rahl]

Batman Begins was Friday night. I was disappointed that the audio wasn't DTS or DD.
What!? :eek:


Don't worry, it is Dolby Digital 5.1.

Just not DTS like it has at the end of the credits (don't understand why they drop the DTS since they used it in the theaters ??)

[rdwalt]

Don't worry, it is Dolby Digital 5.1.

Just not DTS like it has at the end of the credits (don't understand why they drop the DTS since they used it in the theaters ??)

That's quite common.

[Art Sonneborn]

I watched Sin City last night for the first time and was disappointed. I had high hopes for this film and despite the great visuals, the storyline (or lack thereof) let me down. I would rather have stuck with one set of characters thoughtout the film than 3 practically independent storylines.


Hey, late in the evening at my meet a group of us( all guys by then, some of us with a few in us )watched just from "Her name was Goldie "through Marv's electricution. We laughed so hard ..... I could have watched that part again right then and gotten great fun out of it. It is so over the top that laughing was all I could do. :o

Boy would I love to have this in HD !

[DMF]

Maybe movies are dead. But comix books is alive!

[consumertalks]

The Jacket
My second time around for this, it's good. Keira Knightly could bend me like Beckham. ;)
Arrested Develpment, Season 2
I was late on watching this, but I love this show. Widescreen is awesome, too. If only all TV on DVD were 16:9 (and this funny!), I'd own many more.
Shaun of the Dead (HBO HD)
One of the best comedies I've seen in a long time, very funny.
Anchorman (Unrated DVD)
Another great comedy, this is one of my top 10 of all time.

This weekend: Batman Begins, Fight Club, Spun, and Taco Bell. :D

[MrSquid]

Don't worry, it is Dolby Digital 5.1.

Just not DTS like it has at the end of the credits (don't understand why they drop the DTS since they used it in the theaters ??)

Strange - my NAD T773 wasn't picking up the DD5.1 track... :o

[MrSquid]

Last night we watched Meg Ryan's "In The Cut". Neither of us cared much for it - I'm normally one for thrillers like this, but the story was weak. There wasn't much of an explained connection between the bad guy and the victims, the the implied bad guys were just SO intentional that it was obvious early on as to who the REAL bad guy was.

It was a decent movie, but far from notable. Now I realize why the only real hype behind it was people who wrote the paper saying it was "trash" and that they walked out after the first 20 minutes because they thought it was going to turn into p0rn. Funny thing is that they probably wouldn't have complained if you were seeing a woman during the scene-in-question instead of a guy.

[Rahl]

Strange - my NAD T773 wasn't picking up the DD5.1 track... :o

Yeah that's weird. At the very beginning with the bats and the Batman logo, the sound is awesome!

[DMF]

Let me recommend Bubba Ho-tep starring Elvis Presley and John F. Kennedy.

No, really!

[CptnRandy]

Let me recommend Bubba Ho-tep starring Elvis Presley and John F. Kennedy.

No, really!

Hey, the wife and I watched that last night!

I'd rate it as mildly entertaining - worth a Halloween viewing.

Tonight, if things work out: Shawn of the Dead.

Randy

[Art Sonneborn]

Last night Rio Bravo recorded from HDNet movies . Fun and of course you have to let go a little .Dean Martin did a great job and Angie Dickinson very very cute ! :D

Art

[DKaps]

************NEWSFLASH!************

The Godfather is a pretty darn good movie!

Dan

[jakeman]

Shawn of the Dead and Lost Boys have become part of the Halloween festivities at our place. Both have stood the test of time well.

[Cyklopz]

We caught Kingdom of Heaven last night and Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Friday night.

KOH: Kingdom was OK. While there was lots of movie there just did not seem to be lots of story. I guess it felt like there were to many subplots.

HGG: Hitchhikers the movie is not as good as the book of course but was an interesting attempt. Considering the rather bizarre nature of the book it would indeed be difficult to produce that on film. My wife thought they captured the whale perfectly!

Cy

[jakeman]

My pre-teen daughter and I watched Hitchhiker on Friday and I thought its was a good kids movie. I found the great bass effects gave me a good listening test to measure my subs performance.

[thumperxr69]

I watched Rambo First Blood part 2 with my son. Good action movie.... I didn't realize it but *James Cameron* was listed as a co-writer w/ Stallone. Jerry Goldsmith also did the music. Jerry Goldsmith (http://imdb.com/name/nm0000025/)

I also saw "Equilibrium" /w Christian Bale. Had some action scenes that were very comparable to the Matrix. Bale was very good in it. Plot was a little iffy.

T

[Ktulu_1]

We watched Layer Cake on a 19" LCD Saturday night in my camper in the woods. Movie was ok. Maybe 2.5 out of 5. Spent half the movie critiquing the display (it's new) and the other half trying to see the James Bond in Daniel Craig (supposedly the new Bond).

BTW: I NEED surround in the camper.

[skeets]

Me and the wifee watched HOUSE OF WAX a few minutes ago. I thought it was pretty good kind of predictable at times but I love movies so I went with it. My wife fell asleep as she said it got slow at times.
I am a fan of joel silver and robert zemeckis films and the combined efforts in thier company Dark Castle
Entertainment. Kind of borrows from the slasher flicks a little. Wife jumped a few times on the didn't see that coming parts. Next up Double Feature for halloween night. no decisions yet. any suggestions?
Maybe some good ole "B" horror movies.

[starscomeout]

Next up Double Feature for halloween night. no decisions yet. any suggestions?
Maybe some good ole "B" horror movies.

Some "B" type horror movies I can think of off the top my head are:

"It Came From Outer Space" (1953)
"Eight Legged Freaks" (2002)
"Bats" (1999)
"Them!" (1954)
"The Blob" the original one, with Steve McQueen
"The Thing" The original and remake are both good choices
"Poltergeist" (1982) not a b movie, but always a good watch
"Jeepers Creepers" (2001)


Don

[Mntneer]

Watched "The Grudge" last night.

I actually liked it. Good scares. Ending was a tad disappointing, but still worthwild in a dark room late at night.

[PamW]

Tonight...Young Frankenstein!!!!

[thumperxr69]

I saw "The Interpreter" last night. Great acting by Penn and Kidman. The plot was a little convoluted but it did keep me interested. I'd give it a 7 out of 10.

T

[Ktulu_1]

Watched George A. Romero's Land of the Dead last night for Halloween. Not a really scary movie but entertaining. It's just above average at 3 out of 5. Zombie effects were great.

[consumertalks]

Since I saw Shaun of the Dead last week, I didn't feel like a Halloween type movie last night. I ended up watching Brokedown Palace (Claire Danes, Kate Beckinsale). It was ok, but a bit hokey. Still ok for a $4 pawn shop blind buy, though.

Tonight: Harold & Kumar! :D

[MrSquid]

Sunday night we watched Kevin Spacey as Bobby Darrin in "Beyond The Sea". I really enjoy these types of movies where we get a glimpse into the lives of people like this. We did a double-feature and also watched "Carolina" with Shirley McClain and Julia Stiles - which was better than the typical chick-flick.

Last night my wife picked up Bewitched and we watched that. ugh.....

[krss5657]

Kill Bill Vol 1.

Revenge movie with a style. Not as stylish as Sin City. Sin City is way more refined. The movie failed to show why was the bride "killed" to begin with.

SAW

Very well done movie. You keep guessing till the end. Primal Fear also has a very interesting twist at the end -- a very unexpected ending.

[Mo'olani]

Just saw Napoleon Dynamite - it lived up to its Internet hype. I find there are people that really enjoy this movie, and people that really hate it. Oh well, I found it very funny, in a very dry kind of way.

I too enjoyed Primal Fear - an excellent debut by Edward Norton.

Of course, today is Nov. 1, so I know what I will be watching tonight - "Revenge of the Sith."

[DKaps]

Kill Bill Vol 1.

Revenge movie with a style. Not as stylish as Sin City. Sin City is way more refined. The movie failed to show why was the bride "killed" to begin with.

Watch Vol. 2 for the missing pieces. I personally liked it more than the 1st.


Just saw Napoleon Dynamite - it lived up to its Internet hype. I find there are people that really enjoy this movie, and people that really hate it. Oh well, I found it very funny, in a very dry kind of way.

Agreed. I thought parts of it were hilarious. When Napolean's brother was attepmting to demonstrate the strength of the Tupperware, I nearly busted something laughing so hard.

Dan

[dc_pilgrim]

Still haven't seen Kill Bill 1 or 2. I was kind of irritated when they split it in two. Now I guess I am waiting till it (they) hits the wal-mart $5 bin.

[Mo'olani]

Agreed. I thought parts of it were hilarious. When Napolean's brother was attepmting to demonstrate the strength of the Tupperware, I nearly busted something laughing so hard.

Dan


I think that sums up the movie (Napoleon Dynomite). It shouldn't be funny, but to certain people (like me), it is downright histerical. I lost it during the "skit" scene, but it is genuinely funny throughout, if you look at it from a certain point of view. And really, isn't there a little "Napoleon" in all of us?

[DKaps]

And really, isn't there a little "Napoleon" in all of us?

I'm sorry. I just can't relate. Here's a picture of me taken about 23 years ago.

http://www.heartlandcables.com/Dork.JPG

Thank God, time heals all wounds.....

Dan

[Mo'olani]

I'm sorry. I just can't relate. Here's a picture of me taken about 23 years ago.

http://www.heartlandcables.com/Dork.JPG

Thank God, time heals all wounds.....

Dan


Now that is a tight 'fro. Can't see the shoes though...

[Brown Radagast]

LOL! I almost expected to see an airliner on a collision course with a tower or something...

Mostly NFL lately on the big screen (Niners finally tie their record from last year - things can only get better, err, I mean things can't get any worse than last year!)

Did watch Nightmare Before Xmas while carving pumpkins with my daughter, that set the mood nicely. Do they have an anamorphic widescreen version of this? (Uh, I guess I can google that, no need to reply to that query...)

[thumperxr69]

Just received "Last Days" this evening and I thought I would pop it in the DVD player. WOW ....I can sit through some pretty bad movies but this has to be one of the worst. I fast forwarded through the first 20 minutes. It was a movie loosely based on Kurt Cobain. Gus Van Sant (the director) must have been on something. Nirvana was one of my favorite groups but this movie sucked.

T

[Mo'olani]

Finished watching the Star Wars Bonus Disc that you get when you buy Star Wars - Episode III from Walmart or Sam's Club. It is about one hour long and recaps the five previous movies, as told by C3PO and R2D2. And it was in 4:3! I guess it is supposed to be a refresher course before you watch the real movie - as if any true fan needs a refresher course.

Still, not bad for free.

[CptnRandy]

Playing some catchup here.

Saturday, after a day of raking leafs, I sat down to watch "Sean of the Dead". Freaking hilarious.

Saturday night, my youngest daughter and I watched "Forbidden Planet" (all the take with Art recently brought that back to the top of my list). Never get tired of that movie!

Randy

[Mntneer]

I sat down and watched Kingdom of Heaven this weekend. I liked it. Much better to me than Troy or Alexander, but not quite Gladiator.

[MrSquid]

Last night we watched Charlie and The Chocolate Factory. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz... (my wife literally fell asleep) The visuals were pretty neat, and the colors were great, but zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

I just had the feeling that I was watching Michael Jackson - not Johnny Depp...

[CptnRandy]

Saturday night the wife and I watched, "Far From Heaven." Amazing film.

[jakeman]

I was spellbound watching Downfall (Der Untertag). Bruno Ganz is outstanding in the main role of Adolph Hitler. I have seen many actors attempt this portrayal but Ganz's acting is incredible. This film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Film, Downfall takes you into Hitler's bunker during the brutal and harrowing last days of the the Battle of Berlin. Seen through the eyes of Hitler's infamous secretary Traudi Junge, optimism crumbles into grim realization and terror as it becomes clear that Germany's defeat is inevitable. As the Russian army circles the city, the dimly lit halls of the underground refuge become an execution chamber for the Fuhrer and his closest advisors. This film also has incredible bass effects. My HT room became the bunker. Best watched in German with English titles.

[Mntneer]

Finally got to watch Batman Begins. Took 2 nights as the baby woke up an hour into it the first night, but a damn good flic.

[Neuner]

Finally got to watch Batman Begins. Took 2 nights as the baby woke up an hour into it the first night, but a damn good flic.

Ahhhh..... Finally someone in my same predictament. This is the only movie I've seen straight through without stopping in about a year & half b/c the baby was asleep for the night and my wife nodded off after about 15 minutes into it. She wanted to see it so over the next 3-4 nights we finally got through it again!!!

[Neuner]

Saw 'The Interpreter' and it wasn't too bad. It was a good change for us since we've been seeing too many science fiction type movies lately. Very bad ending especially with no punishment for the crime.

FINALLY got to see Episode III and I think I was one of the few that was disappointed. A little convincing is all that it took for Anakin to turn to the dark side?

"Hey, you look like you could be ticked off about something, do you wanna come to the darkside? We have milk & cookies....":
"Okay, sounds good to me!!"

[Le Fou]

FINALLY got to see Episode III and I think I was one of the few that was disappointed. A little convincing is all that it took for Anakin to turn to the dark side?

"Hey, you look like you could be ticked off about something, do you wanna come to the darkside? We have milk & cookies....":
"Okay, sounds good to me!!"

Picked this one up yesterday just to complete the set, but even my kids weren't all that pleased with it.

I agree with you that the premise of his "fall" seems a bit weak. Something about going from "well.. I don't know.." to killing the Jedi kids just didn't seem all that plausible. And how does he become the ruthless, calculating villain in just a few years after that?

Oh... and what we watched last night? "End of Days." It's one of the wife's favorites. Not that it doesn't have plot holes of its own. :D

[miltimj]

Interesting.. other than Ep V, Ep III is my favorite of the six. You can't fit an entire character development turn-around in a single movie (which is expected to be a bit over two hours), especially when there is so much to cover in the transition from II to IV. His turn to the dark side with anger, etc, was evident in the second movie as well. I also saw Ep III's timeline as longer than most of the other movies, which allows for more transition, etc.

I agree it's a stretch, but I think it did a pretty good job of making that transition in a limited amount of screen time to work with. Ideal would have been a bunch of 3 hour movies..

[Mo'olani]

I finished up Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith - the movie, the director's commentary track, and most of the extra material - that was a lot of watching!

As for Anakin's fall, all the elements were in Episode II (pride, anger, love, jealousy), and even Episode I (misses his mom, etc.). Of course, you could always pick up the animated Clone Wars Discs that fill in the gap between Ep II and III and further shows Anakin's descent. Disc 1 is out, but no Disc 2 so far... c'mon Lucas!

[consumertalks]

I somehow ended up with Below from Netflix, and I was more than a little disappointed. It's almost like they couldn't figure out if it was a ghost or beast/monster movie until the end, and they flipped a coin with two heads. At least Ghost Ship made up it's mind before everyone was dead. :D

[Mntneer]

Ahhhh..... Finally someone in my same predictament. This is the only movie I've seen straight through without stopping in about a year & half b/c the baby was asleep for the night and my wife nodded off after about 15 minutes into it. She wanted to see it so over the next 3-4 nights we finally got through it again!!!

Frustrating isn't it? Sure, the baby sleeps just fine, and my wife stays awake just fine, when we're watching some chick flic. But the moment we try to watch a Batman type flic it's crying baby and sleepy wife. She actually wanted to watch Batman, and was pissed when the baby woke up. I just wish I could have watched it straight through.

And how often do you hear, "Can we just watch this upstairs in bed?" To which I always answer, "No honey... it's not porn." :p

[Daniel Bishop]

Last night we got to watch The Professional in hi-def.

Awesome movie on DVD, even better in HD.

Daniel

[almostgoth]

Saw 'The Interpreter' and it wasn't too bad. It was a good change for us since we've been seeing too many science fiction type movies lately. Very bad ending especially with no punishment for the crime.

FINALLY got to see Episode III and I think I was one of the few that was disappointed. A little convincing is all that it took for Anakin to turn to the dark side?

"Hey, you look like you could be ticked off about something, do you wanna come to the darkside? We have milk & cookies....":
"Okay, sounds good to me!!"

Hey maybe to better illustrate how evil Anakin had become , rather than killing a room full of Jedi children, George coulda had Anakin strangle a litter of kitttens...

and holy cow, what about Padme? Once a great ruler of a planet reduced to a whimpering apartment hermit. And she dies because she lost the will to live? First you have to buy into the fact that losing Anakin as a boyfriend would actually be a bad thing, then you have to believe he's more important than the 2 children she just gave birth to....er maybe she really died of post partum depression, much more beleivable.

You really have to suspend any sort of critical viewing at all, to enjoy this movie.

On the plus side, the light sabre fighting was probably the best of the Star Wars series..and seeing Anakin burned up and in little bits was kinda fun...oh yeah and the cgi wasn't as atrocious as it was with Attack of the Clones

[nerd1701]

Hey maybe to better illustrate how evil Anakin had become , rather than killing a room full of Jedi children, George coulda had Anakin strangle a litter of kitttens...

and holy cow, what about Padme? Once a great ruler of a planet reduced to a whimpering apartment hermit. And she dies because she lost the will to live? First you have to buy into the fact that losing Anakin as a boyfriend would actually be a bad thing, then you have to believe he's more important than the 2 children she just gave birth to....er maybe she really died of post partum depression, much more beleivable.

You really have to suspend any sort of critical viewing at all, to enjoy this movie.

On the plus side, the light sabre fighting was probably the best of the Star Wars series..and seeing Anakin burned up and in little bits was kinda fun...oh yeah and the cgi wasn't as atrocious as it was with Attack of the Clones

I thought the movie was building up Anakin's turn to the darkside pretty well, but then the actual turn was pretty anti-clamatic.

Some of the stuff that's on the DVD is stuff I would have like to have seen in the theaters like the start of the rebellion and Yoda arriving on Dagobah.

Also, a question I have at the end is "Do Yoda and Obi-wan know Vader is still alive?". Basically Obi-wan left him for dead.

I thought a more interesting end would go like this. We see Obi-wan watching Luke from a distance, Leia growing up at her adoptive father's side as he confronts the emperor in the senate, etc. Then we see Obi-wan meditating, and then hear from Yoda "It is time". We see him rise as the older Obi-wan and go off to rescue Luke. Now THAT would have been a cool ending.

[CptnRandy]

Friday night with the wife and younger daughter. We watched "Congo" - a fun movie with a plot that they throw everything but the kitchen sink into and some interesting casting.

Saturday night we finally got around to watching "Batman Begins". My wife watched it grudgingly, but I could tell she really liked it - just wouldn't admit it!

Randy

[jakeman]

Tried to watch Kingdom of Heaven. What a boring disjointed movie and Orlando Bloom was terribly miscast. Made it to the shipwreck scene which didn't make sense then gratefully fell asleep. Woke up for the battle scene at the end which was just Ok as those scenes go. Pass on this one unless you need something to combat insomnia.

[dc_pilgrim]

On the plus side, the light sabre fighting was probably the best of the Star Wars series.

I always liked Darth Maul for this. I guess I am a sucker for the double blade lightsaber.

[coolhand]

I'm glad everyone seems to have loved Shaun of the Dead. At one point, in a fit of histrionics I called it one of the greatest movies ever made. This quote has since been used against me entirely too many times. Obviously, I enjoyed it a lot. I actually like most of the Brittish stuff that has come out in recent years. Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels (actually saw this in London years ago) started it all out for me. I would HIGHLY recommend Layer Cake. I personally think Daniel Craig will be the best Bond since Connery started it all out, and this is a GREAT, FUN movie.

[nfinity]

If you've never seen"Usual Suspects" you simply have to! One of the best twists in thriller ever (well it's very close to "Seven"). After that I watched "Seven" again and was blown away all over again. Amazing cinematography.

[CptnRandy]

Last night my daughter picked "I, Robot". Watch-able. Not great, but watch-able.

Randy

[starscomeout]

Last night the wife and I watched "The Polar Express". Starring Tom Hanks, which I think is one of the greatest actors of our time. This movie is worth seeing for the animation on it's own, but it was also a very enjoyable movie. I can image in the very near future not being able to tell the difference from real actors and those that are computer animated.

Don

[Dick Laurent]

Last night we watched our yearly Turkey-Day movie, "Rio Bravo." Not the best transfer or sound (it is 16x9/DD 2.0, though) but I'll take what I can get. And to top things off, we put the 'ol Dean Martin vinyl on for a few spins.

John T. Chance: You want that gun, pick it up. I wish you would.

John T. Chance: Sorry don't get it done, Dude.

[thumperxr69]

I'm glad everyone seems to have loved Shaun of the Dead. At one point, in a fit of histrionics I called it one of the greatest movies ever made. This quote has since been used against me entirely too many times. Obviously, I enjoyed it a lot. I actually like most of the Brittish stuff that has come out in recent years. Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels (actually saw this in London years ago) started it all out for me. I would HIGHLY recommend Layer Cake. I personally think Daniel Craig will be the best Bond since Connery started it all out, and this is a GREAT, FUN movie.

I must say that "Shaun of the Dead" was horrible. Not funny--The only interesting thing about it was the FX of the person getting killed in the bar.

I have seen "Millions". A good family film about 2 British kids who find a bag of money. I watched it with my 12-year old and he even liked it.

"Balseros" was also a good documentary about Cubans trying to come to the US in the early 90's.

"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" sure did not have the magic of the original.

T

[coolhand]

Well Thumper we can certainly agree to disagree. I was horribly disappointed with Millions, the only British movie I have seen in ages I didn't care for.

[thumperxr69]

Just finished watching "High Tension". I don't want to spoil anything but it had me on the edge of my seat. Not your typical slasher/thriller. :eek: I believe it was French but there were very little dialogue.

T

[CptnRandy]

Last night my wife and I watched "Hotel Rwanda." Exceptionally well done.

Randy

[Art Sonneborn]

Last night we watched our yearly Turkey-Day movie, "Rio Bravo." Not the best transfer or sound (it is 16x9/DD 2.0, though) but I'll take what I can get. And to top things off, we put the 'ol Dean Martin vinyl on for a few spins.

John T. Chance: You want that gun, pick it up. I wish you would.

John T. Chance: Sorry don't get it done, Dude.

It was on HDNet movies a few weeks ago. It looks pretty darn good there. I saved it but have yet to finish it.


I watched War of the Worlds twice, Finding Nemo in HD, Spiderman 2 in HD and 1933 King Kong so far since I've been off.

Art

[scorch123]

Last night the wife and I watched "The Polar Express". Starring Tom Hanks, which I think is one of the greatest actors of our time. This movie is worth seeing for the animation on it's own, but it was also a very enjoyable movie. I can image in the very near future not being able to tell the difference from real actors and those that are computer animated.

Don

Funny coincidence! I watched the Polar Express & March of the Penguins last night. It's an excellent family double-header feature. It was chilly in Arizona :)

- Steve O.

[Dick Laurent]

It was on HDNet movies a few weeks ago. It looks pretty darn good there. I saved it but have yet to finish it.

I just have Comcast HD. What does HDNet come on? A guy at work got sat HD(not sure with who) and he gets that UHD. But he does not get INHD channels. It'd be nice if someone offered all the HD choices.

[Dick Laurent]

I saved it but have yet to finish it.

<attemps best John Wayne impersonation> :cool:

Saved don't get it done, Art. You have that movie, then watch it. I wish you would.

[starscomeout]

It was chilly in Arizona :)

- Steve O.

Hi Steve,
It may have seemed chilly to us, but I would bet that some from the East and Midwest would think that it was warm enough here to go swimming. :D


Don

[miltimj]

It was chilly in Arizona :)
That'll be the day...

-Tim from Mpls. :)

[CptnRandy]

We just wrapped up our Central Ohio meet. geocab and Chris stuck around for a movie and we watched, "Man On Fire." Excellent flick!

Had a small, but fun group - eight of us after a rash of last minute cancelations and no-shows, but we had a great time.

Randy

[scorch123]

Randy - Man on Fire was awesome. I really like Tony Scott's style, especially the visual effects. Have you watched Domino yet?

- Steve O.

[Belcherwm]

Watched Star Wars II on Fox and then Stars Wars III on DVD. My best word would be unsatisfying. I know I've grown older since the first triology, but I really was hoping the triology prequel would have been better in character development and editing.

[CptnRandy]

Randy - Man on Fire was awesome. I really like Tony Scott's style, especially the visual effects. Have you watched Domino yet?

- Steve O.


I haven't been to see Domino. I'll catch it when it hits DVD!

Randy

[MrSquid]

Saturday night we watched War of the Worlds and I was horribly disappointed. Visual/audio effects were great, but that's where it ended for us. (and I'm normally into movies like this)

Last night we watched John Q - I can't believe it took us this long to get around to this movie - great flick!

[jakeman]

I watched Jet Li in "The One" and it stunk. Shut it off after 40 minutes.

[Mntneer]

I wasted the entire holiday break and didn't manage to watch a single film from start to finish. Watched bits and pieces of The Professional, Attack of the Clones, Highlander, and whatever else was on TV.

[HTJunkie1]

Got a chance to see War of the Worlds with my young nephew and one of his lil buddies. I read all about the things that people were saying about turning down their subs. I ran only one of mine, and it sounded good. Didn't have to turn anything down, and was able to listen to it at reference level. The sound was just right for me, but the kids kept saying that it was "making our ears hurt" :D Not to mention the number of times that they jumped! Anybody see Stealth yet?

[MrSquid]

Anybody see Stealth yet?

Stealth was a decent "popcorn flick" (but could see where people would think it was awful). The audio, however, was great!

[Art Sonneborn]

Yesterday afternoon , I watched A Night at the Opera. It has been considered the best of the Marx brothers but I think Duck Soup is better.
Last Night Oceans Twelve in HD . Wow, what a beautuful looking film but unfortunately, the look was it's strong point.

Art

[johnnykretentiv]

This weekend we watched

Kung Fu Hustle
Shaolin Soccer
Brazil
Requiem for a Dream
Waking Ned Devine

[jakeman]

Watched Cream at Royal Albert Hall, May 2005. Excellent concert film with Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker. Thundering Gibson bass and vocals by Jack Bruce steal the show from Clapton. Great DTS soundtrack.

[HTJunkie1]

Watched "Black Hawk Down" This is one of those movies you can watch over and over....well....at least I can. :D

[MrSquid]

Last night was The Polar Express. WOW!!! We got it from Netflix, but will definitely be buying this one. This will fall into our "yearly regulars" for Christmas movies - along with A Christmas Story, The Grinch and Christmas Vacation!

[Mntneer]

Watched the Swayze snot bubble last night and the rest of Red Dawn. Have recorded it off of HDNet and decided to watch it while doing laundry.

The print didn't look all that great, but the sound was pretty decent considering it's age. The preview of The Goonies though looks real nice.

[thumperxr69]

Watched "Black Hawk Down" This is one of those movies you can watch over and over....well....at least I can. :D

Must agree here. Black Hawk Down is probably the most compelling war movie I have ever seen. I have probably watched it 10 times.

[MrSquid]

I watched "Office Space" (now with extra flair!) tonight with a couple of friends - one who's re-entering corporate life in about 2 weeks.

I LOVE that movie, and now my buddy is starting to question his decision to return to the cubicle farm. :)

[Mo'olani]

I watched "Office Space" (now with extra flair!) tonight with a couple of friends - one who's re-entering corporate life in about 2 weeks.

I LOVE that movie, and now my buddy is starting to question his decision to return to the cubicle farm. :)

Was the "Extra Flair" worth it. I have the original (one of my favorites), but really wanted a Director's commentary track which the "Extra Flair" doesn't have. How were the deleted scenes?

[Art Sonneborn]

Last night with the family Wizard of Oz in HD. The commercials did anumber on it but wow was it gorgeous ! I just sat there mesmerized my the beauty of this technicolor masterpiece.

Tonight Open Range on HD net movies. Terriblly soft and replete with compression artifacts.

Art

[MrSquid]

Was the "Extra Flair" worth it. I have the original (one of my favorites), but really wanted a Director's commentary track which the "Extra Flair" doesn't have. How were the deleted scenes?

I never bought the original, so yes... the "extra flair" was worth it. :D

I didn't notice deleted scenes (we would have watched them I had noticed them), but I think there was a directors commentary. The theatrical trailer was on there too.

There's a DVD-ROM based portion of the disc - a (lame) "beat Lumberg to work" game, sound bites you can save off to your HDD, wallpapers, a screen saver, and a couple of other things.

[MrSquid]

Last night we watched "Mr and Mrs Smith". Entertaining to watch (Angelina usually is) with great audio, a nice picture, but a predictable story.

[Neuner]

'Black Hawk Down' - I didn't think it was a compelling story, I guess it just never hit me that way, but I do own it. My favorite is 'We were soldiers'. I think it hits all of the marks that it needs to, but there are some parts where it tries to enter a laugh which I think is unnecessary. I remember both movies coming out at the same time and there was going to be a screening by the President for either one and they chose 'BlackHawk Down'.

[Neuner]

Wife & I saw 'Polar Express' over the weekend. I never read the story on which it's based, but I guess you have to be a kid to enjoy it, b/c it's driving me nuts. I can usually get into these sorts of kids stories, but this one is just weird. The visuals & sound effects are great to watch however the little girl has a funny look to her which is distracting.

[Mntneer]

We watched Bewitched Saturday night. Not bad. Will Ferrell definitely makes for the funniest moments.

[MrSquid]

The visuals & sound effects are great to watch however the little girl has a funny look to her which is distracting.

My wife and I thought the same thing about the little girl. There was something about her during the first scenes on the train - she just looked... creepy. Almost like she was planning something evil. Strange...

[rjy]

Wife and I started watching the holiday movies we watch every year. Last night was
White Christmas

[jakeman]

Madagasgar was fun for my little daughter but I fell asleep. Dreamworks was likely hoping for another Shrek but it missed the mark.

[hankey01]

I felt Madagascar was pretty forced. What seems to come natural to PIxar seems forced and commercialized from Dreamworks IMHO (except Shrek 1&2). On that note WHEN will Hollywood and Mike Myers for that matter know when enough is enough and let a good thing stay that way instead of miking it to death for money?! I guess I answered my question, but I heard there wil be a Shrek 3..which is very likely going the cheapen the whole thing. Quit while you are ahead!!!

We watched Polar Express last weeknd and my wife and I both loved it. We are saps I wil admit, but it really was a touching little story. I just wish they used real kids' voices for the kids...

[CptnRandy]

The girls were watching a Christmas special, so I took to opportunity to watch "12 Monkeys."

Terry Gillian must really hate Bruce Willis!

Randy

[MrSquid]

Saturday night we watched the Fantastic 4. (or as my wife was calling it, the "Fabulous 4") It was pretty good for a superhero movie, but I didn't care for how the real good guy/bad guy stuff didn't kick in until about 20 minutes before it ended...

Tonight we're braving a real theater for "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe". I've been looking forward to this day since I was a kid!



I guess I answered my question, but I heard there wil be a Shrek 3..which is very likely going the cheapen the whole thing. Quit while you are ahead!!!

I thought I heard they were making 3 AND 4 at the same time... :confused:

[htimst]

We test drove our new projector with Robots. Familiar plot, but fun movie.

[Mntneer]

Watched the Duke boys last night. Man, what a hack job done on a TV classic.

[coolhand]

Got a free trial for HBO and Showtime HD somehow so I felt I had to take advantage. Watched Flight of the Phoenix.

For anyone out there that has managed to avoid it this long:
Congratulations! Do not deviate from your course.

UGH.

[Mntneer]

I tell you... it's great now that my youngest has started going to be on a regular schedule, around 8:30pm. We've been catching up on flics now that we're free from 9pm on. Watched Mr. & Mrs. Smith last night. Pretty fun flic. Not all that I expected, but I did find it definitely entertaining. Tonight.... War or the Worlds.

[MrSquid]

Last night we watched "The 40 Year Old Virgin". If you like American Pie-styled toilet humor, this is definitely one to check out! I loved it!

[thumperxr69]

I watched the original ESPN movie "Codebreakers". It was surprisingly well done.

T

[CptnRandy]

Friday night we watched the original, 1933 King Kong. Still a thrilling and amazing movie.

And last night we watched the new, Peter Jackson, King Kong. Terrific movie!

Randy

[Mntneer]

Family watched The Polar Express Saturday night while making Christmas cookies. Good movie, everyone really enjoyed it. Though the elves freaked me out a little. Great sample too to test those bass shakers out. The scene when the train first arrives at the boy's house was fantastic.

Watched the Boogeyman too last night. Not bad for a couple cheap thrills.

[lax01]

For anyone who has seen it, Serenity comes out tommorow and from what I've seen, the DVD is excellent reference material. I highly suggest you buy it. If you buy it at Best Buy with Battlestar Galatica 2.0, you automatically get $10.00 off...anyways, check it out, great movie from Joss Whedon which continues the critically-acclaimed Firefly series....

[htimst]

We watched The Incredibles for the first time on Saturday night...it was a really fun movie.

[lmunz22]

I have heavily used my pj, but a few nights ago was the first time I had more than 1 other person watching...I had 2. We watched Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

[D_B_0673]

Watched "Noel", very good Christmas movie. Eveyone in the house cried. :) One of the few movies where the movie is better than the trailer. I was a little put off by the trailer, as I wanted a Christmas feel good movie... I would recommend this. Turned out fine

Often see a trailer and then the movie and think the movie did not live up to the trailer

[Le Fou]

For anyone who has seen it, Serenity comes out tommorow and from what I've seen, the DVD is excellent reference material.

Picked up Serenity on Tuesday, watched it last night for the first time and I agree that from a transfer standpoint, this is reference material.

Personally, I thought it was a very fitting and well executed end to the Firefly series.

If you haven't seen the series yet, borrow the box set from someone. It's well worth the time. Watch that first, then watch this movie. Otherwise you'll be very confused. :)

[coolhand]

I LOVED Serenity. Had never heard of Firefly when I saw it. But I have been watching Firefly episodes ever since. I disagree that you need to watch Firefly first. In fact, I would suggest that you watch Serenity then go back and watch Firefly. Otherwise a lot of the movie would be a little redundant.

On a COMPLETELY different note I just watched Primer. VERY GOOD. Just make sure you can give it your full attention or you might miss out on what is going on.

[lax01]

Picked up Serenity on Tuesday, watched it last night for the first time and I agree that from a transfer standpoint, this is reference material.

Personally, I thought it was a very fitting and well executed end to the Firefly series.

If you haven't seen the series yet, borrow the box set from someone. It's well worth the time. Watch that first, then watch this movie. Otherwise you'll be very confused. :)


Definitely not the ending to the Firefly verse....Joss says that the DVD sales are totally the determining factor if Unverisal will pick them up for a sequel...he's said, in the perfect world, he'd do two more movies and then go back to the series....but who knows...I love the Firefly verse...definitely some of hte most interesting Sci-Fi I've seen in a very long time

oh yeah, buy the Firefly DVD boxset (don't borrow ;))

[nerd1701]

Got a free trial for HBO and Showtime HD somehow so I felt I had to take advantage. Watched Flight of the Phoenix.

For anyone out there that has managed to avoid it this long:
Congratulations! Do not deviate from your course.

UGH.

Go back and watch the original. Better movie.

[CptnRandy]

Xmas Eve - the youngest and I watched "A Christmas Story."

Today, watched "Sky High" with the whole family - cute movie and lots of laughs!

Randy

[lax01]

To Christen the new projector and screen, we watched Fantastic Four last night (TERRIBLE), the BSG Miniseries, Moulin Rouge (awesome), and I've watched a couple of episodes of Sleeper Cell in HD off my laptop.

the AE900 is simply amazing

[Belcherwm]

The kids got a couple of DVDs from family members for gifts this year. Does it drive anybody else nuts to see the words "Full Screen" on a DVD?

[lax01]

yup...I just spent a good part of today trying to return Batman Begins FULLSCREEN to a few of the local Targets...of course none of them had the Widescreen version....I'm not a happy camper

[thumperxr69]

To Christen the new projector and screen, we watched Fantastic Four last night (TERRIBLE), the BSG Miniseries, Moulin Rouge (awesome), and I've watched a couple of episodes of Sleeper Cell in HD off my laptop.

the AE900 is simply amazing

Oh c'mon Lax The Fantastic 4 was good popcorn movie. I am just as critical as the next guy (The War of the Worlds sucked).

T

[lax01]

no it was terrible...absolutely awful...Whoever decided to have a naked Jessica Alba who was also invsible should be shot in the face....

that and the absolute craptacular plot-line made it unwatchable...it didn't even look all that great on our new setup

[Tigershark]

The kids got a couple of DVDs from family members for gifts this year. Does it drive anybody else nuts to see the words "Full Screen" on a DVD?

I actually return any DVDs I received that are Full Screen (and not supposed to be).

[Tigershark]

Broke in my in-law's new HDTV by watching Hero with Jet Li. I had seen it before on my old CRT, but the movie truly came alive on their TV. Now I am jealous.

Also finished up Dead Poets Society - a classic (although the DVD is pretty much just the movie).

[video_bit_bucket]

Finding Neverland, previewed as is my habit for my 3 year old. Not 3 year old fare, reason I preview, but a really good movie. Cant imagine anyone who loves; kids, family, life, not finding a chord somewhere in this.

Also watched the Aviator. Was Ok. Well acted all arround. Was a really odd look into a life. It seemed to cut Hughes down into a few excessive elements, I know, not a documentary, just felt a little cheated.

[Belcherwm]

I actually return any DVDs I received that are Full Screen (and not supposed to be).

Unfortunately my family purchased them in another state at regional stores.

[BasementBob]

To get out of christmas mode, I watched Black Hawk Down and Island.

[scorch123]

Hi,

I just got schooled by my little brother (9 years younger than I). He visited me over the holidays and we put the HT through a workout. I never knew he was a film buff until now. It's a little painful to hear a family member chuckle or ask "you bought THIS?" as he/she thumbs through your movie collection :)

I showed him all about htpc, projectors, and hi-fi, though...

We watched:

Once Upon a Time in America (2 disc version)
Before Sunrise/Before Sunset
Notorious

Lighter stuff:
Moulin Rouge
Ronin

He gave me a list of his recommended films to watch over the next year - a great gift.

- Steve O.

[CptnRandy]

Yesterday was the first time in a long, long time that I went out to 2 different movies.

First, I took my daughter to see "Narnia". Just OK, nothing extrodinary.

Then last night my wife and I had a meal out on our own (also rare) and went to see "Geshia". Very well done.

Randy

[Clarence]

I got home from our Chistmas trip and watched the U2 Vertigo concert DVD. We saw them live a couple of months ago... I was going to get the DVD when it first came out, but I made the mistake of mentioning it, so it became a predictable present from my wife and kids. Good show.

Lots of good stuff on the HD DVR while we were gone, too... we watched Les Miserables in concert... my wife's favorite play. Then U2. Then she went to bed and I got hooked into the PQ of The Incredibles in beautiful full HD. Also got Phantom of the Opera... looks good, Barenaked Ladies Christmas concert, and some Sting in HD that I'm about to check out.

I took my older son to see King Kong over Christmas. I was disappointed.

[Tigershark]

Just finished up James and the Giant Peach on DVD - I hadn't seen it since the theaters. Definitely different.

[CptnRandy]

Last night: Rear Window.

Hitchcock remains the master!

Randy

[Westshorestudios]

Re:

"The kids got a couple of DVDs from family members for gifts this year. Does it drive anybody else nuts to see the words "Full Screen" on a DVD? "


Drives me crazy. It took me over 2 years, but I've finally trained my wife to not buy full screen (she's an artist, what can i say). I refuse to watch full screen (unless of course that is the native format).

[Ktulu_1]

Watched Cinderella Man last night. Best 2005 movie I've seen this year.

[Daniel Bishop]

Last night we watched Must Love Dogs...

Diane Lane is still eye candy!

[coolhand]

Just had a Full Screen incident last week. I was in a hurry to do some last second shopping and got a digital camera for my brother. Had a 15% off coupon or something and liked one of the entry level cameras there. Well I also wanted to pick up 40 year-old Virgin as it was only 13.99. Obviously, they were quite busy. I finally got everything rung up and right as I was giving him my credit card I saw the dreaded words FULL SCREEN (they should have flashing neon on these cases for proper notification). I told him I HAD to go get a widescreen version. He was fine with it. I come back 10 seconds later and he had voided out the transaction. Starts going through everything again only now he cannot find the coupon. It flat out disappeared. Takes him 10 minutes and he just gives up trying to find it. I am 20 minutes late to meet my family at my house, who are sitting outside my front door in the cold by this time. He was kind of looking at me like "is it ok without the 15% off the 200 camera?" Obviously thats a big fat no. So he goes looking for a manager to override it and give me the coupon. Finally I get out of there, probably 20 minutes from when I started checking out. I got some dirty stares when I got back but atleast I didn't have a FULL SCREEN movie in my collection.

No offense to CC, I will still shop there over BB EVERYTIME.

[coolhand]

Picked up North by Northwest at WalMart for $5.50. What a deal. What a movie. Randy is right, Hitchcock is the man. Very few movies stand up well 30-50 years after they were made, yet ALL of Hitch's do.

[CptnRandy]

Last night had a full theater with my cousin and her husband in town, my mom, the wife and the youngest. Wanted to show off the theater, so we watched, "War of the Worlds."

I haven't been much on Speilburg's scifi of late, AI and Minority Report have some significant problems. But even with Tom Cruise, WOTW is an amazing movie and holds up to repeated viewings.

Randy

[Art Sonneborn]

Last night had a full theater with my cousin and her husband in town, my mom, the wife and the youngest. Wanted to show off the theater, so we watched, "War of the Worlds."

I haven't been much on Speilburg's scifi of late, AI and Minority Report have some significant problems. But even with Tom Cruise, WOTW is an amazing movie and holds up to repeated viewings.

Randy

Randy ,
This is one of those instances where it is impossible for me to seperate the components of the film . It is great entertainment despite any flaws! I agree I've seen it four times through. It will be on DirecTV PPV in HD on the sixth. :)

Yesterday afternoon I watched Dark City. I've never seen it before. Wow what a CRT PJ love fest ! :D

Last night Salina( my 14 year old) a few of her friends and my three little ones watched The Incredibles in HD . This is just such a great piece of entertainment also and all the better in this nice HD transfer.

Art

[starscomeout]

Last night the wife and I watched "War of the Worlds". We wanted something for a New Year's eve viewing that had some bang to it. For a Spielberg movie, we both thought this movie was a major disappointment. http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/images/icons/icon13.gif http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/images/icons/icon13.gif

Don

[suprfly4whtguy]

Last night(after the ball dropped so i guess this morning?!)... The Longest Yard... 5 min into i was passed out in my coasters, another movie missed because of comfort level. Im gonna try again tonight!

[COACH2369]

It has been awhile since I have added anything to this thread, but it is a new year so what the heck...

I watched the newest creation from the direct to video Steven Seagal collection, Black Dawn. My wife doesn't care for his movies and she was upstairs downloading the 300 plus pictures we took at a New Year's Eve party last night. The movie was one of his better direct to video releases. There were no voice overs and only a few obviously placed body doubles for Seagal. The move had a very dark theme to it. The whole thing practically took place at night and in poorly lit rooms.

We also watched Four Brothers since we have to return it tomorrow. My wife and I both thought the movie was pretty good. It had some pretty intense scenes and a terrific ending. Well worth the rental.

[Clarence]

I watched Dark City. I've never seen it before. Wow what a CRT PJ love fest ! :DGreat movie! Nice pq. Lots of dark detail. It'd be good even on a 7" LCD screen, but on a G90... wow. ;) :D
watched The Incredibles in HD . This is just such a great piece of entertainment also and all the better in this nice HD transfer.I swear I've watched that new HD version 4 times already... absolutely beautiful.

Tonight my wife and I watched "Crash". Very good.

[Mntneer]

Randy ,
This is one of those instances where it is impossible for me to seperate the components of the film . It is great entertainment despite any flaws! I agree I've seen it four times through. It will be on DirecTV PPV in HD on the sixth. :)

Yesterday afternoon I watched Dark City. I've never seen it before. Wow what a CRT PJ love fest ! :D

Last night Salina( my 14 year old) a few of her friends and my three little ones watched The Incredibles in HD . This is just such a great piece of entertainment also and all the better in this nice HD transfer.

Art

Dark City is a fantastic movie. A title that I added to my collection the moment it was released on DVD.

I'm laid up in bed now and not able to catch up on anything! Got a massive herniated disc New Years Day and have been unable to get up and walk and make it to the basement.

Did get to watch the Sugar Bowl though! :)

[BasementBob]

"One Crazy Summer" 1986 John Cusack, Demi Moore, Bobcat Goldthwait
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00008DDXK/qid=1136437507
When Bobcat Goldthwait dresses up as Godzilla, his hair on fire due to a chucked cigar down the mouth of the suit, and stomps over the evil villain's model subdivision, I laughed and laughed

[Ktulu_1]

I watched The Hunters (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051750/) last night on DVD. Decent movie with good aerial combat for the day (1958).

Mitchum and Bob Wagner turn in good performances. Richard Egan is ok but I cant get the image of him as King Leonidas in 300 Spartans out of my head. Seems like he should be wearing a helmet with a brush on the top. "Molon Labe!"

The movie has some glaring errors such as the Chinese using American equipment with a red star painted on the side but overall it's a good movie. It's certainly a pleasure to watch the F-86s fly around.

[Art Sonneborn]

Last night I watched WotW recorded on from PPV. As usual the improvement was striking compared to the DVD despite the intentional blown out whites and grain.

Art

[CptnRandy]

Last night my wife selected "The Upside of Anger".

This movie has some major problems and wide plot holes. But Joan Allen's performance it terrific. Frankly, not recommended.

Randy

[Art Sonneborn]

Dark City is a fantastic movie. A title that I added to my collection the moment it was released on DVD.

I'm laid up in bed now and not able to catch up on anything! Got a massive herniated disc New Years Day and have been unable to get up and walk and make it to the basement.

Did get to watch the Sugar Bowl though! :)

Sorry to hear about your back. The Mountaineers showed that they are for real !!

[COACH2369]

The Sugar Bowl was not good for us Georgia guys...:(

Tonight, we are planning on watching Cinderella Man....

[nerd1701]

[QUOTE=BasementBob]"One Crazy Summer" 1986 John Cusack, Demi Moore, Bobcat Goldthwait
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00008DDXK/qid=1136437507

I agree that was a cool movie.

Here's some others from the 80's I would recommend:

Creator (Peter O'Toole)
The Last Starfighter (great ending!)
Wargames

[nerd1701]

We braved the trip to the local Multi-plex with our 8 year old son today to see The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe.

We decided to show up VERY close to the start time since we figured a movie that had been out 4 weeks would not be that crowded and we could avoid the commercials. WRONG! It was a FULL theater, which they had actually over-sold.

We wound up sitting all the way in the back, but it was a good view with no one to kick my seat :).

The movie is awesome, and the quality of the animation is fantastic. Aslan (The Lion) looked super. Can't wait for this to hit a HD format for home.

Doug

[Mntneer]

Sorry to hear about your back. The Mountaineers showed that they are for real !!

Thanks. It's the most painful thing I've ever experienced, and it made watching the Sugar trickey, not being unable to jump up and down. :eek:

It has allowed me though to catch up on some TV shows, but it's no fun when that's being done on a 27" CRT set in the bedroom. Though, it may help me convince the Mrs. that a 42" plasma nice look nice hanging off the wall. :)

[Mntneer]

The Sugar Bowl was not good for us Georgia guys...:(

Tonight, we are planning on watching Cinderella Man....

Have to admit though, hell of an exciting game till the end. :)

Overall, I think this BCS season was solid for all 4 games. Though I wish ABC would do something about their 5.1 encoding.

[COACH2369]

Have to admit though, hell of an exciting game till the end. :)

Overall, I think this BCS season was solid for all 4 games. Though I wish ABC would do something about their 5.1 encoding.


I agree with you about all 4 BCS games being solid. I was just happy that Georgia was playing in a BCS game. Before the season started, I had them pegged to go 8-4 or 7-5. So I was very happy with the season...:)

We didn't get a chance to watch Cinderella Man tonight, but I am hoping we will watch it tomorrow before the Bengals/Steelers game.... WHO DEY!!!

My wife picked up American Pie: Band Camp tonight. Has anybody seen it yet? Is it worth owning or should I return it and rent it?

[CptnRandy]

Thanks. It's the most painful thing I've ever experienced, and it made watching the Sugar trickey, not being unable to jump up and down. :eek:


The blown disk is bad (went through that 11 years ago, including surgery and 6 week on my back), but if you want pain, try a kidney stone!

Last night we watched the recent remake version of "Flight of the Phoenix." Not a bad movie (not great, either), but some terrific bass!

Randy

[Daniel Bishop]

Last night we watched Serenity.

I am a fan of the series and enjoyed the movie.

Awesome with the Bass Shakers!

Daniel

[thumperxr69]

I watched the "Exorcism of Emily Rose" which I really looking forward to. What a bore. My wife fell asleep and my kids were restless. Good ating and that was about it.

T

[video_bit_bucket]

Watched WOW and Phone Booth this weekend. Was a little disappointed in WOW, good production, story as done had some real gaps. Did shake. Phone Booth was better than I anticipated. Not great but enjoyed it.

[Daniel Bishop]

Finally got to see Cinderella Man (uninterrupted by family).

Enjoyed the movie, Russell Crowe fan.

Daniel

[thumperxr69]

I saw "The Island" last night which I thought had a great look and a good plot but it needed better editing. It was too long and the special effects at the end were just thrown in. Don't get me wrong they did look good though.

I watched "Midnight Cowboy" on HDNet tonight that I had TiVoed. What a bore. This film was highly rated??? Hoffman's performance was good but that was it. It is hard to believe that it won Best Picture in 1970. Among other awards. A different time I guess???

T

[lax01]

Just watched Lord of War and I am totally shocked. I pegged it as a action-comedy from the trailer but I couldn't be further from the truth. Another casuality of a absolutely horrible marketing campaign filled with misinformation and misdirection, Lord of War more closely resembles Syriana than Black Hawk Down. The movie is interesting to watch and really has some a good running political commentary throughout it. Nicholas Cage, while funny at times, really only uses humor to hide what is character actually is, evil. An evil character which while, as much as we want to hate him, we can't help but feel sorry for his situation.

Anyways, it comes out next Tuesday on DVD and I highly suggest it. Probalby not a good movie for the kids, but a deep and provocative movie which will definitely have you thinking as the credits roll.

[Daniel Bishop]

Couldn't sleep so I watch Mr. and Mrs. Smith for the second time.

I enjoyed it more the 2nd go-round, picked up little jibes during the "fight" that I missed on the 1st viewing.

Wouldn't recommend getting up at 2 AM every morning...

Daniel

[longshot21771]

Sure there are some FIrefly fans here, I had never watched the series so by someones suggestion I did, then watched the movie Serenity both were GREAT!!!!

Brothers Grimm Horrible movie, not worth renting

40 year old virgin not too bad worth the watch

[longshot21771]

I agree with you about all 4 BCS games being solid. I was just happy that Georgia was playing in a BCS game. Before the season started, I had them pegged to go 8-4 or 7-5. So I was very happy with the season...:)

Wasnt that an awesome game? GOOOOOOO EEEEERS!!!!! The look on the Georgia fans faces was priceless. Now the basketball team is rockin again this year, man they step up against ranked teams.

[Ktulu_1]

Watched the rest of Scarface DVR'ed from UHD. I remember this movie being more shocking when it saw it the first time.

[Daniel Bishop]

Last night we watched War of the Worlds.

The Tripod coming out of the ground was amazing with the Bass Shakers!
Daniel

[BasementBob]

Watched Into The Blue (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BYRCH4) and then immediately afterwards I watched Sphere (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/079073639X) and then Transporter 2 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BTITKS).

It's probably an Einsteinian Relativity thing given what I watched first, but I remember wondering if Sphere was the best sci fi ever done, assuming one is capable of ignoring the memorable [sic] anticlimatic ending that I hated so much in the theatre that I was now cumfy with on the DVD; it's certainly a movie up there in the top 1000 or so. Good quote from the Sphere I ended up saying to myself several times during Transporter 2, "It's not impossible. It's just ridiculous." which desperatly belongs in so many courtroom movies where the defense attorney insists on an answer to "But is it possible Doctor?" :)

[Daniel Bishop]

Last night wife wanted to watch Must Love Dogs.

Fun movie for a chick flick.

Daniel

[COACH2369]

I just got done watching Red Eye. I was very surprised how well this was done and I really enjoyed it. My subwoofer got one heck of a workout during the airplane scenes.

Next up is American Pie: Band Camp. This will be the third time I have tried to watch this movie..

[video_bit_bucket]

Watched 13 going on 30. Light, fun, felt good at the end. Better than I anticipated.

Mighty Aphrodite, very much a Woody Allen experience. Was Ok, it always takes me a while to settle into films he does but by the end I am enjoying it.

[CptnRandy]

Saturday night we were delighted to host Geordon and his wife, Starr. We watched the recent remake of "The Italian Job."

Randy

[COACH2369]

Last night we FINALLY sat down and watched American Pie: Band Camp. I can definitely see why this was a straight to video. It had a couple of laugh out loud moments and they did a good job of casting for Stifler's brother, but I wouldn't recommend buying this one. It is worth a free rental coupon though...

[Art Sonneborn]

Friday I had Mark Seaton for a reworking of my audio calibration,afterwards we watched several demo chunks and drank....................................................... ......way too much. :eek:

On Sunday my three little ones and I watched When Worlds Collide. This is interesting in that it makes you think of how the world has changed and how people would react today to this situation. This might be a good one for Hollywood to remake.

We also watched Earth Versus the Flying Saucers . Pretty impressive stop motion work on the saucers really.

Last night The Incredibles in HD again. With the calibration I knocked my center channel speaker off the shelf and I thought it perforated the screen at first. :o :eek:

Art

[lax01]

Saw THX-1138 on InHD...directors cut so it had all the new CGI...awesome movie and way ahead of its time...I'm willing to say one of Lucas' best!

[greyS60]

Wathched Black Hawk Down and We Were Soldiers this weekend. Can't wait to get a sound system to go with the TV. I also watched Madagascar with the kids, good movie for them and not too annoying for me.

[Brown Radagast]

"we watched several demo chunks and drank....................................................... ......way too much..."
LOL - I did something like that a few months back - kept misplacing the remote after a while!:D

Watched an old B&W Jerry Lewis flick - I forget the name offhand, but it was the one where he was an idiot sent in undercover to find out why a movie studio (Parimutual) was losing money. Not his best work, but it had it's moments, and the PQ was actually okay...

Also watched Kurosawa's "Dreams" in HD on INHD for the first time - that was one intense and amazing film - great PQ, which is to be expected from one of his films!

[CptnRandy]

Last night The Incredibles in HD again. With the calibration I knocked my center channel speaker off the shelf and I thought it perforated the screen at first. :o :eek:

Art


Great Caesars Ghost! You really do need to consider seat-belts, maybe full 4 point restraints.

Of course, that just means that you'll have to calibrate it all over again! :D

Randy

[CptnRandy]

Also, here's a rule of thumb:

If your speakers jump off the shelf and thru your screen, you may have enough bass!

Randy

[Art Sonneborn]

Also, here's a rule of thumb:

If your speakers jump off the shelf and thru your screen, you may have enough bass!

Randy

Good point but honestly Salina said she came home and all of her pictures were off her walls ! She thought Turner (the six year old terror in my house) had gotten into her room. :D

Art

[COACH2369]

Art,

I really wish I would have been able to come up for your HT meet back in October. I can only imagine how it looks and sounds. My wife has browsed through the pictures you have posted of your theater and she loves it! I travel up to Michigan regularly for business and hopefully you will have another meet soon!

[Art Sonneborn]

You are welcome to come up some weekend. I will be hosting a Michigan group (HEMI) movie night probably next month. I've promised myself that we will just watch a movie though. My last meet lasted over 12 hours, so I was tryinig to get folks here to have a GTG around just a movie.

Art

[lax01]

Just took the day off to watch some of the HD movies I've DVRed...just watched Kill Bill...um wow....

thats pretty much all i have to say...I can't see the BD being that much better

absolutely amazing quality...too bad it wasn't OAR

[Art Sonneborn]

Also, here's a rule of thumb:

If your speakers jump off the shelf and thru your screen, you may have enough bass!

Randy

Good point and certainly one way to measure ! I like the "may" however. :D

Art

[COACH2369]

Art,

I will let you know when I will be up that way and if it works out for you then I would love to take you up on your invite.

[Art Sonneborn]

No problem but give me as much notice as you can so we can plan around it a little. :)

Art

[COACH2369]

I just wrapped up a double feature...

1. Lord of War with Nicholas Cage. This was not what I expected it to be. It was slow and I kept wanting it to end. Not recommended at all. I really could use a good Cage action movie...

2. Transporter 2 - Now this was one fun movie to watch, especially if you like those over the top and unrealistic action sequences. The plot was pretty weak, but the fight scenes made up for it.

Tomorrow I am hoping to catch an early showing of the Glory Road. I am a basketball coach, so of course I need to see this one.

[Art Sonneborn]

Just watched Saw in HD with my daughter and 18 of her friends,. They liked it I think since the screaming etc was rampant.

Art

[CptnRandy]

The wife and I watched "The Butterfly Effect" - the director's cut.

Meh. Depressing, plot holes and stretches, Ashton Kutcher. None of which makes for a great movie.

Randy

[COACH2369]

Randy, I agree with you about The Butterfly Effect. Neither my wife nor I cared for that movie at all.

Since my wife has been working nonstop on her scrapbooks, I have had several opportunities to watch movies she wouldn't enjoy watching. Last night I watched the first hour of Tombstone. I hadn't seen it before but several people have told me it is an excellent movie. So far, I am not really into it as much as I want to be. I am hoping the second hour gets better.

[Belcherwm]

Started watching American Pie: Band Camp. Dumped it after about 15 minutes. NOT funny.

We then moved on to Saved with Mandy Moore. It was OK, reminded me of Mean Girls not only in content, but also how there were so many more directions they could've gone to take the movie to a higher level. Not enough risks. Interesting that Micheal Stipe was one of the producers.

[Tnilsson]

My wife and I signed up for one month of Blockbuster's all you can watch for $30 deal and have been trying to watch 2 DVDs every night in order to catch up some of the movies and TV shows we've always wanted to see but never seem to get around to. While it seemed like a good idea when we signed up, it turns out that it is really gruelling trying to watch 2 DVDs every night, even when you ignore all the extra features. I don't know if we'll make it for the full month.

The movie that has impressed us the most so far is probably "Donnie Darko, the Director's Cut". I have no idea if the original cut is better or worse than the director's cut, but either one is probably well worth a rental.

The TV show that has frankly astonished us is season 1 of "Lost". We had ignored it when it was on TV, assuming that it was some stupid "Survivor" rip off/soap opera, and I suppose it is, but wow, what a good show! It is the most compelling TV show I have ever seen!

The movie that has disappointed us the most so far, especially given the positive buzz, was "The Aristocrats". It was entertaining but much too long. And though I thought it would show a bunch of comics telling the same joke, they mostly just talk about how they first heard the joke and what they think of it. Much different than we expected.

[CptnRandy]

Friday night - family movie night: The Goonies. This is one of those movies that many people remember fondly, but frankly is not that good of a movie. Strangely, not made better by drinking heavily, either.

Saturday night - first feature, my youngest daughter had friends over to watch "Nauscia". They reported enjoying it. My wife and I then watched "Fever Pitch", which I was surprised with - actually a pretty decent flick.

Sunday afternoon I had a rare chance for a movie on my own and watched "Constantine" which was also surprisingly good.

Randy

[Art Sonneborn]

Last night Path's of Glory in HD. It is fun to see even 4x3 films showing up in Hd now. A very good film .


Last night later Apollo 13 also in HD with my three boys. The sound track was not as good as the DVD but the pq was tremendous.


Art

[Tnilsson]

I love the review of "The Goonies". I haven't seen it but wondered if I should rent it for my kids because so many people have mentioned their fond memories of it. But it sounds like I may want to try to ensure that my kids end up with fond memories of better movies . . .

[Rahl]

You're from northern california and haven't seen The Goonies??


Goonies to me is my favorite movie of all time.
Mainly because it reminds me of when I was young and with my brothers.
We would go out into the woods and play adventure games and treasure hunt.

On topic, I watched Red Eye which was pretty good. Get's your heart going in a couple scenes.

[BasementBob]

Spike network was running US Marshals (Tommy Lee Jones, Wesley Snipes, 1998), but this 131 minute movie with commercials ran for four hours.
So, out came the DVD. The next day, I watched The Fugitive (Harrison Ford, otherwise the same cast and characters, 1993).

[David Guill]

Wow, I can't believe this thread is still going. Its been awhile since I've added to it.

Well here goes ..... again.

Goonies is a great movie to watch with the kids. My 18 year old daughter absolutely loved this movie as a young child so much that she brought it to college with her and showed her friends at school. Now there is a new cult following of it. All the college kids loved it. Its a dumb movie but boy does it bring back childhood memories no matter what age you are. Its just a fun movie meant to be enjoyed.

I highly recommend sitting with your young ones and watching it. Years later you'll be glad you did.

[Mntneer]

Watched Saw last night. Had really never thought about watching it, but saw enough bits and pieces of Saw 2 that I figured why not. I recorded the Showtime HD version. Not bad at all. Actually much better than I expected.

[APorter]

Watched Red Eye and enjoyed. No wasted moments in the movie.

[Dinger23]

Watched Red Eye. It was ok. Just turn your brain off and don't think "If it were me I would..."

[Rahl]

Got The Fog last night through Netflix.

Ugh... It started off pretty good, but got pretty bad towards the end. It had a couple of plot holes also and stopped making sense about 3/4 of the way through.

[nashvillecat]

Hey, I watched "Pulp Fiction" last night for like the 50th time. Never realized how intense the ending was when Jules has the gun on "Ringo" and says, "...And Mr. 9mm here, he's the shepherd protecting my righteous ass in the valley of darkness. Or it could be you're the righteous man and I'm the shepherd and it's the world that's evil and selfish. I'd like that. But that **** ain't the truth. The truth is you're the weak. And I'm the tyranny of evil men. But I'm tryin', Ringo. I'm tryin' real hard to be a shepherd." Awesome lines from that film :cool:

nc

[rdwalt]

When this movie came out, our preacher said it was good.

[jakeman]

Watched 4 movies this week.

Millions--charming comic fantasy set in Liverpool England, artistally done and enjoyable for all ages.

Stealth--gave the subs a workout but pretty thin plot. Yawning above the jet roar.

Dark City---Just as creepy as the first time. Dark, artistic and disturbing.

Four Brothers---Mayhem in Detroit. Is it just me that drools over Sofia Vergara. Good entertainment.

[nashvillecat]

Watched 4 movies this week.

Millions--charming comic fantasy set in Liverpool England, artistally done and enjoyable for all ages.

Stealth--gave the subs a workout but pretty thin plot. Yawning above the jet roar.

Dark City---Just as creepy as the first time. Dark, artistic and disturbing.

Four Brothers---Mayhem in Detroit. Is it just me that drools over Sofia Vergara. Good entertainment.

Dark City - very first DVD I bought/watched. Keifer Sutherland was great. I'll have to watch this one again myself

[Ktulu_1]

Watched Thief last night on HDNet Movies. Good movie. When you watch this movie in retrospect it's so Michael Mann. All his calling cards are there. Shots of cityscapes, traffic at night, diners, etc. It's cool to see where Heat and Collateral get their roots.

[lax01]

Dark City - very first DVD I bought/watched. Keifer Sutherland was great. I'll have to watch this one again myself

watch it when its on HD....absolutely incredible...

[Mntneer]

I couldn't have spent Feb 2nd without watching Groundhog Day in HD on Showtime. A classic Bill Murrary for me.

[nashvillecat]

I caught "Annie Hall" on Encore last night. I know I've seen this movie a gazillion times, but it really is very funny. "Your what Mamma would call a real J*"; "...15 years, huh?"... Diane Keaton is superb.

nc

[surffish]

New Member here but a long term lurker,,,figured its time to start posting,,,last week watched 3 great movies and have watched all three several times over the years,,,Pulp Fiction, Reservior Dogs, and another great movie, Killing Zoe,,,If anyone liked the first 2, its a pretty good bet you will like the other,,,RD and KZ have similar themes,,,all 3 are great movies.

[Rahl]

Watched The Legend of Zorro last night.

Very fun action adventure type movie. A little predictable, but still good.

[MrSquid]

It's been a while since I've been in here. But I've seen lots of good movies lately - if only I could remember them all...

Last night we watched Elizabethtown - I expected a typical chick-flick, but I was surprised by the son/father element and how it personally hit me.

Over the past weeks I've also really enjoyed School of Life, My Date with Drew and Undiscovered. School of Life stars Ryan Reynolds (Van Wilder) but it's NOT a funny movie.

My Date With Drew is just plain different - it's an indy documentary about a guy who is a long-time fan of Drew Barrymore and wins $1100 on a gameshow where she's the winning answer. So he buys a video camera from Circuit City with the planned intent to return it at the end of the 30 day return period - then he uses the gameshow $$$ and the "6 degrees of separation" theory to try to get a date with Drew Barrymore WITHIN that 30 day period before he has to return the video camera back to Circuit City. This may not be for everyone, but I really enjoy documentaries and true-life video journals like this so I really liked it.

[jakeman]

Watched Saint Ralph. Unexpected hit at the Toronto Film Festival. Feel good light family flick set in early 1950's about a 14 year old runner without a father who believes only a miracle will save his dying mother. After being told it would take a miracle to win the Boston Marathon the stage is set. Recommended.

[Mntneer]

Watched "The Cave" last night on my new LCD set. Not a bad flick persay, but nothing outstanding either.

[Rahl]

Sat down last night with the wife and watched "Just like Heaven"

I was going into thinking it was going to be a gawdy chick flick, but I was quite impressed. Some funny, laugh out loud parts. Very good.

[Cheftom]

I watched Waiting... last night. its basically a day in the life of a restaurant, pretty funny and some parts were pretty realistic, almost like watching a documentary about some of the places I've worked over the years.

[rdwalt]

We finally watched Million Dollar Baby last weekend. Talk about depressing! :eek:

[MrSquid]

...some parts were pretty realistic, almost like watching a documentary about some of the places I've worked over the years.
And that's EXACTLY the reason why I don't want to see this movie. :p I love anything that Ryan Reynolds is in - but I've never worked in a restraunt, I love going out to eat, and I really don't WANT to know what's happening behind the scenes... ;)

[Art Sonneborn]

The 1952 War of the Worlds with my three boys. They just sat there ! Interesting that the eight year old caught a lot of the similarities to the 2005 version.

Art

[miltimj]

"Just sat there" in boredom or amazement? :)

[COACH2369]

I have spent the last 2 weeks on the road, so I haven't had much time to watch movies at home.

I did finally get to see Glory Road and absolutely loved it! Then, we went and saw Memoirs of a Geisha while I was home for one day last week... My wife enjoyed that one since she had read the book, to me it just dragged on and on..

Tonight we might try to catch a comedy at the AMC on Newport or grab something from Blockbuster.... I started watching Chinatown the other night in my hotel and I was enjoying it. To bad I had to leave.

[darryl b]

saw this a few weeks ago, but didn't post.
i found christmas with the kranks to be one of the most enjoyable movies in memory! check it out.

[BasementBob]

Watched "Doom". In the tradition of if you can't say something nice don't say anything at all, I'd have to say this is a film. It seems to run about 30 frames per second, and they hired actors, and most of it is in focus. I had a nice nap about 3/4 of the way through it, but woke up in time for the end so I felt I'd achieved the best of both worlds.

Watched IMAX Fighter Pilot - Operation Red Flag (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000A2XB9K). The package came with DVD and a second disk with Microsoft Windows Media Video High Definition format. I watched the DVD version. These are beautiful pictures of planes and background scenery. I had a contented grin on my face the whole time. Spectacular photography. You know how all the best bits of TopGun have been recylced into every other episode of JAG; well this is all new stuff for me. Just sit back and ignore the voice track. Is there any truth to the rumor that this movie was sponsored by a Flare manufacturer.

[Art Sonneborn]

"Just sat there" in boredom or amazement? :)

Young man,the fact that you asked that question tells me one thing..... you do not have any young boys. :D The fact that they sat in one spot for 90 minutes means they got into it. :)

Art

[Road Captain]

CONAIR - lots of sound & action...

[CptnRandy]

Trapped here in Hartford, CT in this damned blizzard, so watched "Kingdom of Heaven" on my laptop.

Makes the desert look pretty appealing right about now.

Randy

[miltimj]

Young man,the fact that you asked that question tells me one thing..... you do not have any young boys. :D The fact that they sat in one spot for 90 minutes means they got into it. :)

Art
Ha! Thanks for the lesson - I'll definitely remember that.. :D

[Dcostanza]

Even though my theater is only 90% finished, did the "unthinkable" and fired up the projector to watch "Hero". Watch it once or twice a year and the uniqueness of the movie never grows old for me. Really appreciate the balance the story,action and color that the cinematography brings.

Pretty good soundtrack as well which didn't hurt...

Best regards
Don

[Ktulu_1]

Watched "The Cave" last night. Average movie with good sound and picture quality. 2.5 out of 5.

[Mntneer]

Watched Lord of War last night. Pretty good movie. Nice DTS 6.1 soundtrack. Good picture. Interesting subject.

[CptnRandy]

Home sick today, but good enough for a movie. I watched "Dark City". Very good - also got about half way through the Ebert commentary.

Randy

[CptnRandy]

Another rare opportunity for a mid-week movie. I watched Gattaca. I wanted to like it, but frankly, couldn't recommend it.

Randy

[thumperxr69]

Ohhh.. Randy I loved the freshness of the plot of this movie. I must admit it has been a while since I have seen it but I really admired it at the time.

T

[CptnRandy]

I just felt that the entire film was on sedatives.

Then again, I was on sedatives myself . . . (damn kidney stones!).

Yesterday I watched "American Spender". Brilliant. Simply brilliant.

Tonight: Wallace and Grommit: Curse of the Wererabbit!

Randy

[thumperxr69]

I saw "Redeye" tonight which I thought was a complete bore.

"40 year old Virgin" had some good chuckles albeit a little over the top.

T

[COACH2369]

Randy, I felt your pain last week as I too was stuck in Hartford... Fortunately, my hotel had pay per view movies...

Well, my wife and I are both battling a flu bug so we cancelled our out of town plans. That left us with some serious movie watching this weekend.

Friday we watched "Truth about Love" with Jennifer Love Hewett. My wife picked this one out because she thought I would tolerate it due to JLH being in it. It was obvious why this was not released in the theaters. The voice over work for Hewett was so bad that I had to convince myself it was her playing the role... I do NOT recommend it.

Saturday we watched "Must Love Dogs" and "The Amityville Horror". It was decent but I expected much more from the Diane Lane and John Cusack. I didn't like how the movie ended.

We enjoyed the Amityville Horror. It was nice to see that Ryan Reynolds can act in something besides a comedy. The movie had plenty of suspense. I have never seen the original, so I don't know how this one compares to it.

Then tonight we picked up "Hustle and Flow". I can see why Terrence Howard got such good reviews for this movie. The acting was good and the plot seemed believable. It was on the line of 8 Mile, but IMO, a better movie. I highly recommend it.

[CptnRandy]

Hope you're feeling better, Coach.

Last night the wife and I watched "Crash&