The wife and I finally watched Monster last night. What an incredible performance. That was one seriously damaged/disturbed lady.

Dan

Watched a couple of movies last night:

Lord of War - Better than I expected. PQ was pretty bad for this recent of a DVD release though. The transfer did not look great IMO. The movie was great I thought and the DTS ES sounded nice although this isn't a big surround movie. Very interesting look into the gun running business and I thought Cage was excellent in this roll. There were some great lines only he could pull off in his quirky style of delivery. My favorite line as he was being detained at the airport as the ATF agents were taking him into custody:

ATF Agent - "I'm from the bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. Will you come with me"

Cage - "I have a feeling this isn't about the alcohol or the tobacco"
Classic!!!!

The other was Kingdom of Heaven. This movie never really appealed to me for some reason. Lets just say the Crusades weren't a great time in history so maybe that is why. I enjoyed the movie though. Great action and battle scenes and I thought the story telling was also very good and they didn't take sides as to who was right and who was wrong. Both sides were equally wrong.

On another note...I received my Animusic II DVD in the mail yesterday. For those of you who have never heard of Animusic or don't own this DVD. Get it!!! Or at least check out their website, although the videos won't do the DVD justice. This will easily be my demo material for showing off the HT. Picture is excellent and the 5.1 audio mix really fills the room with sound. The music is great as well.

I saw a clip from Animusic recently. Their DVDs seem a touch expensive for what you get, and the computer synth rock gets old fast, but their "Pipe Dream" piece is simply amazing. You can see a low res clip of it at: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5503582578132361295

Watched "Night Watch" the other day. I can't really recommend it. It is subject to more hype than it deserves given its gaps and inconsistencies.

I saw a clip from Animusic recently. Their DVDs seem a touch expensive for what you get, and the computer synth rock gets old fast, but their "Pipe Dream" piece is simply amazing. You can see a low res clip of it at: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5503582578132361295

At $19.99 it's a bargain IMO. I'd gladly pay more now that I have it. To each their own I guess. I wouldn't listen to the audio on it's own in my car per say, it's the illusion of the animation seemingly creating the music that is amazing. Plus the music is great. Sort of Alan Parsons'ish. I couldn't turn it off plus my kids will love it.

Yes folks, I actually watched Pee-Wee's Big Adventure last night, on DTS/EX and a 10 foot screen. It is the soul reason I even build my HT room.

NOT! :D Absolutely kidding. . .

I havn't watched that movie in 15 years, so I watched it with my kids. It actually still holds up today, though some of the stop motion animation is pretty crude. . well. . .very crude. But my kids got a kick out of it, and its a surprisingly good transfer and movie to watch on the big screen. If you havn't seen it in a while, you should slap it in again. . . no, it won't be the best demo DVD, that is for sure, but there are some good laughs still in this 20 year old film. :)

Watched benchwarmers,first full movie on my new PJ,pretty good movie. Lots o' comedy.

Tonight my wife and I watched third episode, season one of Carnivale. We're rewatching the series to prepare for the finally released on dvd, season 2 :)

Tonight my wife and I watched third episode, season one of Carnivale. We're rewatching the series to prepare for the finally released on dvd, season 2 :)

don't bother...they never finished the series and you are left with a ton of questions...

Last night the wife and I watched "Matchstick Men". I was pleasantly surprised, although I figured out the "sting" very early.

Randy

Weekly wrap up...

Pitch Black (HD-DVD): I haven't seen this movie is a while and I forgot how much I liked it. Picture quality is awesome. 3 out of 5 stars.

Chronicles of Riddick (HD-DVD): I remember being suprised at how much I liked this movie the first time I watched it. This time not so much. At times I found I was laughing at the movie not with it. Picture is one of the best I've seen. While Pitch Black is a better movie, I still think Riddick is better than average. 3 out of 5 stars.

Running Scared (DVD): My expectations for this movie were low. To say I was surprised by this movie is an understatement. It's pretty good. I found myself enthralled in the story. There is only one moment that I can remember thinking "Come on, that's just ridicules." Without spoiling anything it has to do with hockey pucks. Transfer was good. Picture and sound were on par with current DVD releases. 3 out of 5 stars. Extremely violent. Lots of bad language.

Tristan and Isolde (DVD): I had low expectations for this flick as well. Watched this with the wife and daughter Sunday night. It's another decent transfer. Not a lot of surround activity. For me the movie bogged down a little at about 3/4 of the way through. At 2 hrs I found it a little long. Would have been better at 1.5 hrs. Still, better then average. 3 out of 5 stars.

Enter the Dragon (HD-DVD): It's been posted on this site that this title suffers from the 1080i bobbed master issue that a few Warner titles are afflicted with. I had to admit if I didn't read it here, I would never have known. It looks fantastic. It's also a fantastic movie. 3.5 out of 5 stars.

It has been scorching here so we had another family over for an afternoon showing of "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea". It brought back a lot of memories and the special effects hold up surprisingly well.

Also watched the live-action "Madeline". I had never seen it but it was very well done. Very true to the books but with changes that were logical and helped the plot. Well received by all.

Last night the wife and I finally got around to watching "A.I. Artificial Intelligence". I have had it in my library, it seems like, was shortly after it came out. I heard that a lot of people did not care for this movie, but I found it one of those movies that provide a strong message, and from what I got from this one was what the possibilities could be from man playing God.

On 1 to 5 star rating, I give this one a 4.

BTW, it was also damm hot here in the Phoenix area. It has been ranging in the past week from 110 to 117.

Don
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Last night the wife and I finally got around to watching "A.I. Artificial Intelligence".
I've been meaning to check out this movie and had forgotten about it... thanks for the reminder and the comment.

BTW, it was also damm hot here in the Phoenix area. It has been ranging in the past week from 110 to 117.
Be glad that it will most likely let up, at least overnight, and not be triple-digits for the low.. Case in point.. (http://www.qwikcast.com/cgi-bin/forecast.cgi/7644080?zip=An+Nasiriyah%2CIQ&unit=f) ;)

watched "When a Stranger Calls" on Sunday....In a word, "CREEPY".....something about it just creeped me out......

Watched "Henry Cho: What's That Clickin' Noise". Stand-up routine of the Korean-born but Tennesee-raised comic. No cussing & was still funny.

Tried to watch "Date Movie", but couldn't even get through 15 minutes. I like "dumb" slapstick comedies, but this was just unwatchable. For pre-teens only.

don't bother...they never finished the series and you are left with a ton of questions...

I beg to differ... Carnivale's 2nd season is very worthwhile if you liked season 1. There is a lot of unfinished business after the final episode but I thought it was great.

Watched
- V for Vendetta (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434409/) - really enjoyed the first half hour. The rest was merely good. Might read the comic book.
- Inside Man (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454848/) - I liked this one too. Certainly the cop characters in this film have all seen Dog Day Afternoon (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072890/) and Quick Change (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100449/).

Has anyone watched "Kitchen Stories"? I found it to be a very entertaining, in an odd sort of way.

We watched Serenity last night. I had been waiting for it to come on HBO HD, Showtime HD or Starz HD but it ended up on Cinemax HD and I don't get that channel. So I broke down and rented the DVD. The movie was okay, 3 out of 5, but the picture quality looked fantastic (for upconverted DVD).

Friday night I final broke down - the wife has been bugging me forever - and we watched "Meet the Parents". Eh. I hope to avoid the sequel, but you know how that will work out.

Last night, "Apt Pupil". Not bad, some excellent performances, but a weak script and opening/setup.

Randy

I was finally able to sit down and enjoy my new projector and HD-DVD player for the first time this evening.

We watched "Swordfish" and I forgot how much I enjoyed it. The PQ and AQ was incredible on HD...

I watched Rob Roy the other day. I love this movie and I've seen it several times. On the other hand, this is one of the worst transfers I've seen. The picture quality when compared to other DVDs is absolutely dismal. This is one movie that deserves a new transfer or the HD treatment. PQ 1 out of 5. Movie 3.5 out of 5.

Watched "Loggerheads" last night.

Didn't realize that it centered around a gay character, and thought we were going to have "Brokeback Turtle" for a minute. However.........

This ended up being a very tastefully done movie that really tugged at my emotions. The real heart of the plot was of a mother's instinctual love to be near her child.

The pace is slow, but necessary, to give the feel of the small southern towns that it takes place in.

Highly recommended. 4 of 5.

16 Blocks was a disappointment. I like Mos Def. He has played good parts in Italian Job and a few others but the accent he had was like nails on a chalkboard. Just brutal. Pains me to watch Bruce Willis get so VERY old. Cop out plotlines ran throughout.

Underworld Evolution was not nearly as bad as everyone mad eit out to be. I generally like vampire movies and was pleasantly surprised. Kate Beckinsale is always worth the watch but you might even want to have the volume on. Only issue is that it comes STRAIGHT off the 1st one and if you haven't seen it the first 30 min wouldn't make any sense.

My wife and I watched "V for Vendetta" last night. We both agreed that it was decent. However, I have a pet peeve that the movie hit upon....

When Evey is being held prisoner, the interrogator is obviously Creedy (the actor playing that character). Then later, she/you discover that it was V in control the whole time. Are we meant to believe that it was V disguised? Voice too? Cheesy way to throw a curve IMO.

Dan

Watched "Hustle and Flow" last night.

I'm not a fan of rap music, but I am a fan of this movie! Strong story, stronger acting.

Picture quality was average, but audio gave my subwoofer its best workout in a long time. I had to check for sheetrock cracks after this one!

We watched Serenity last night. I had been waiting for it to come on HBO HD, Showtime HD or Starz HD but it ended up on Cinemax HD and I don't get that channel. So I broke down and rented the DVD. The movie was okay, 3 out of 5, but the picture quality looked fantastic (for upconverted DVD).

I watched Serenity last night on my RCA HD-DVD player. Picture and sound were fantastic. I hadn't seen this since it was in the theaters. Forgot how much I enjoyed the dialog. My kind of wit. The Firefly series is still much better, IMHO. Not sure we will ever see them on HD though, but I would definitely buy them if they were.

The Firefly series is still much better, IMHO. Not sure we will ever see them on HD though, but I would definitely buy them if they were.

Not for sale (yet), but will be broadcast on UHD.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=8135592&&#post8135592

We watched Serenity last night. I had been waiting for it to come on HBO HD, Showtime HD or Starz HD but it ended up on Cinemax HD and I don't get that channel. So I broke down and rented the DVD. The movie was okay, 3 out of 5, but the picture quality looked fantastic (for upconverted DVD).

Coming to HBO in September...can't wait

Last night in a rare, mid-week movie night, the girls wanted to watch a movie and picked "Must Love Dogs." A trifle, but they liked it.

Randy

I agree about "Must Love Dogs". It is a trifle but I enjoyed it when I saw it.

Watched half of the new Jimmy Buffett Live at Wrigley Field concert DVD last night. It is very well done and was like having front row seats (or at least standing room) at one of his actual concerts. Concert DVDs usually bore me but I highly recommend this one if you like his music!

Coming to HBO in September...can't wait

That figures. Oh well. I hear that Firefly is coming on UHD in September though.

Last night the wife and I watched "In the Line of Fire." Great pic.

Randy

Tonight we are going to give "Benchwarmers" a shot and then watch "The Italian Job" on HD-DVD....

Tonight will be "The Grapes of Wrath". With all the crap Hollywood is putting out in the last 6 months, this is a good time to fit in some classics that we haven't seen. :)

tony

"The Grapes of Wrath"---> I can see why this had such acclaim back in 1940. It was an emotional story, and for its time, well acted.

Everytime I watch an older (1940's) movie, it sets the benchmark for just how far movie making has come. The style in the 40's seemed to be that of a theatrical play that is being filmed. The dialogue is delivered that way, and the sets are no more extravagent than you'll find in your local small theater house. We have come so far, in fact, that these items are almost overwhelmingly distracting, IMHO.

One area that I don't think we've advanced in, is the movie introduction and buildup. I really enjoyed the prologue and long title sequence. It sets the movie up as an "event", whereas todays movies seem to jump right into the action so fast.

We went for older and classic last night, too.

For us it was the original 1969 "The Italian Job". Lots of fun all around.

Randy

My wife and I watched "V for Vendetta" last night. We both agreed that it was decent. However, I have a pet peeve that the movie hit upon....

When Evey is being held prisoner... Are we meant to believe that it was V disguised? Voice too?

Dan

I just watched that last night myself. I enjoyed it. As far as your question,

Nope, it isn't V. V and Creedy were working together at that point in time. I think they should have made that part just a little bit more clear.

-Warren

Van Helsing Ok

Anna and the King. Really enjoyed it. Terrible video, good show.

Last night we watched "A Love Song for Bobby Long", John Travolta and Scarlett Johanson.

Being born and raised in New Orleans, I really enjoyed the setting. They did a great job of capturing the attitude of New Orleans. I knew a dozen guys that were all like Bobby Long. We were watching it with a couple from across the street that moved here from out west. They commented, "what do these people do to support themselves?" hahahaha. In that respect, the movie is pretty accurate, as it is the one place I've lived where people aren't defined by there careers. You could know somone for years and never know what they do for a living. It is truly the "Big Easy".

As usual, Hollywood never gets the accents right. They insist on making all "southerners" sound like they stepped out of "Gone with the Wind". Otherwise, a good movie with rich character development.

OK, last night my wife and I watched Just Friends with Ryan Reynolds and Amy Smart (hottie!!!!) . Yeah it was corny and predictable, but we laughed a lot during this movie. Reynolds for some reason just cracks me up. The gist is that Reynolds and Smart were "best friends" in high school and he was secretly in love with her. He was a shy fat kid but 10 yrs later he's a good looking successful hollywood record executive. He goes back to Jersey and tries to win her back and hilarity ensues. Most guys I think can relate to the "just friends" curse at some point in their life so it makes it hit home. At least I eventually married my "just friend" so there is hope :D

Last night, I nearly completed the redo on my theater. So, to steal a sneak peek at how my new screen would look, we watched "Something New" with Sanaa Lathan. We thought it was funny and charming. Next up: the Aviator!

As usual, Hollywood never gets the accents right. They insist on making all "southerners" sound like they stepped out of "Gone with the Wind". Otherwise, a good movie with rich character development.

A pet peeve of mine as well.

Just watched the Region 4 DVD of The Descent....utterly creepy and nerve-racking...it was a great horror

Watched...

Sahara (HD-DVD): Great picture, not so great movie. 2.5 out of 5 stars.
Firewall (HD-DVD): Somewhat silly and predictable. 2.5 out of 5 stars.
Taxi Driver (HD .TS File): Great movie. Robert De Niro, Cybill Shepherd, Jodie Foster, and Harvey Keitel look so incredibly young. Especially Keitel and Foster. 4 out of 5 stars.
Payback (HD .TS File): I like this movie. It's violent and gritty like no other Mel Gibson movie. Lucy Liu, Maria Bello, Deborah Kara Unger do a pretty good job as eye candy. 3 out of 5 stars.
Lost in Translation (HD .TS File): I skipped this movie do to a unflattering review from a friend. I watched it the other night and really liked it. Bill Murray is a joy to watch in this movie. The interaction between the characters played by Murray and Johansson is fantastic. For me there is a very fine line between art and entertainment. Too much either way and quality begins to suffer. This movie walks that line very well. 3.5 out of 5 stars.

Picked up Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector.

So so movie. Some really funny parts but overall just an average movie. Bloopers in the credits are the best part of the movie.

Picked up Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector.

So so movie. Some really funny parts but overall just an average movie. Bloopers in the credits are the best part of the movie.

So...is he a Cable Guy or a Health Inspector???? I'm confused...... :rolleyes:

Never understood why people thought he was funny. To each their own I guess. I made a blanket rule here at work that anyone who says "Get 'er done" gets bitched slapped. So far so good.

on another note....I watched V For Vendetta last night and I really like it. I'll probably buy it but I'll hold out for DTS or some sort of deluxe edition. Overall picture quality was very good and the audio was also good, but not great.

For me there is a very fine line between art and entertainment. Too much either way and quality begins to suffer.

Wow. Truer words have never been written (or typed).

So...is he a Cable Guy or a Health Inspector???? I'm confused...... :rolleyes:

Never understood why people thought he was funny. To each their own I guess. I made a blanket rule here at work that anyone who says "Get 'er done" gets bitched slapped. So far so good.


You should read what David Cross has to say about him...its hilarious...

Watch Brick. Now. Why are you still reading this? Go rent Brick.

I LOVED this movie. GREAT film noir flick that somehow avoided public awareness. The High School setting is a little peculiar at first but the film really worked for me. I can't recommend this enough to anyone listening.

Last night, lady's pick: Bridget Jones' Diary. Not bad, but no real interest in seeing #2.

Randy

We are watching Star Wars Episode IV tonight with the neighbors. It is the start of the 6 week "Star Wars Weekend Series". Should be good times at the Shadow Woods Theatre.

We are watching in this order: 4, 5, 1, 2, 3, and ending with 6.

Star Wars was a success. It was the first time I had people over to watch an entire movie. Episode IV really isn't the greatest movie to show off a system. People are just shocked at the screen. One guy actually had never seen Star Wars at the theater and he kept commenting on details he had never seen before when watching on a regular tv. He was ready for an all nighter to watch all the other movies! His wife wasn't. :)

Next Saturday we are having a 2pm matinee of The Empire Strikes Back. We'll move onto Episode 1 and 2 during the following weeks. I hope to have the final showing be a double feature of Revenge of the Sith and Return of the Jedi sometime in September. Sith will start at 10am and will be featured in HiDef! We'll then have a lunch cook out around 12:30 and start Jedi around 2pm. Should be a great way to wrap up the series.

Unfortunately I'm running out of seats (I have 8) and if everyone shows up I won't be able to watch the movies! It may be time to open another theater! :)

FINALLY watched a movie in our new HT. For the last 2 months we have had ZERO time to watch any movies other than 2 kids movies. Last night, with no kids in the house the wife and I watched 2!

Saraha - very good mindless entertainment - recommend it.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith - also good fun

The new furniture showed up for our media room on Friday afternoon. My wife sounded more like our seven-year-old-- "Can we go watch a movie? Can we go watch a movie?" I had a big, stupid, pleased-with-myself grin on my face.

We watched Delicatessen on Friday and Sleepy Hollow on Saturday.

The "Matador"......Fun movie.....Pierce Brosnan was definately "un-Bondslike".....

Re- watched "Miracle" with Kurt Russell last night. It the one about the 1980 Olympic Hockey team.

If you like hockey it's a must see, the on ice sequences are great!

As sports movies go it's a pretty good one.

Of course! How is it that we haven't seen Star Wars yet with our outdoor movie screen? Thanks for the idea!

Of course! How is it that we haven't seen Star Wars yet with our outdoor movie screen? Thanks for the idea!

Take pictures! That would be cool!

This past weekend we watched:

Inside Man

Alice In Wonderland (1985 Movie)

Both were good. Inside Man is an excellent movie and I highly suggest it!

Alice is good for kids:)

Last night I watched "A Simple Plan" (1998) starring Bill Paxton and Billy Bob Thornton.

This is one EXCELLENT movie, however it provides a strong message to a scary part that dwells within us all and how we perceive our friends, love ones and ourselves, but only to find out that we all have a darker side that surfaces from a deep part of us that only shows it’s self during times of overwhelming greed. It then takes control over who we were and then destroys our lives leaving to whom we were lost forever and never truly knowing and trusting ourselves or love ones again. We can never again look the same at our friends, family, and ourselves, without seeing the dark side of evil that lurks within us all.

This movie provides a scary message, but is a necessary message to show us all that our ship will not arrive on a silver platter, but needs to be built with effort and support by family and friends. By understanding this, only then can we keep evil at bay and under control, because as sure as there is good within us all, there is also evil lurking as a sign of glistening gold that will only kick us in the balls as soon as we reach out and grab onto it.

This movie is about a found duffel bag of money, and 4 good souls, and what it does to them. I have always considered myself as one of the most honest people I know. I will go out of my way to point out an error that would have left me with extra money, but then again would I have been tempted to keep a large bag of found money, money that I could have convinced myself was nothing more then dirty drug money that no one would ever miss, maybe, but not after watching this movie!

On a 1 to 5 star rating I gave this movie 4 stars and 5 stars for the excellent way it provides that scary message.

BTW, Billy Bob Thornton is at his best in this movie and really does prove what an excellent actor he is.

Don

Last night I watched "A Simple Plan" (1998) starring Bill Paxton and Billy Bob Thornton.
We rented that around Christmas '99. Great movie, but afterward, we vowed only to watch cheery stuff during the holidays.

My son wanted to have a Star Wars movie night last weekend, so we invited some of his friends and their dads over for Ep. IV. Though it was a successful event, people are right that Ep. IV is not the best movie to show off your HT.

And be careful of showing the episodes in the order Lucas now prefers: I-VI. We showed Eps. III and IV back to back when Ep. III came out on DVD to see how they transitioned and boy, was that a mistake. Ep. III has good lightsaber and blaster effects, active fights, and well trained stormtroopers. Ep. IV has bad lightsaber and blaster effects, very sedate fights with none of the flips, etc. in Eps. I-III, and keystone cops stormtroopers who don't even know enough to look before entering a room or to duck now and then in the middle of a battle (and that does not even count the many script inconsistencies or the fact that, in my opinion, only Eps. IV-VI are okay for little kids). So, be careful of what order you show then in if you are holding some Star Wars marathon of your own.

As to other recent movies, saw Stalingrad and Shaolin Soccer. Stalingrad has a good script and acting but lacks the surround sound of more recent WWII movies and, while still good, would have been much better with more immersive sound. Shaolin Soccer was fun, but not as fun as Kung Fu Hustle. The movie has both an American Theatrical version and an Original Chinese Version. We watched the Original Version so I don't know how the American Version compares, but the English subtitles were awful and often read like the instruction books that come with some products from the Far East. The apparently funny outtakes at the end of the movie don't have any subtitles at all.

Last night I watched "A Simple Plan" (1998) starring Bill Paxton and Billy Bob Thornton.

Sounds like a modern version of John Huston's Treasure of the Sierra Nevada.

When a Stranger Calls (2006) (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000F6IOAM/).
I enjoyed it. Reviews at amazon.com are mixed.
I loved the house.

For the last few nights my wife and I had been trying to power through the Firefly series on DVD. We both really like it so far which is saying something because my wife HATES SciFi including Star Wars and I'm not a big SciFi fan either. She says she can't relate to talking robots and aliens. Fortunately Firefly has neither. Great characters and it's quirky which she likes. We'll finish up with Serenity of course which is actually what got me into the series. I would recommend this to anyone.

For the last few nights my wife and I had been trying to power through the Firefly series on DVD. We both really like it so far which is saying something because my wife HATES SciFi including Star Wars and I'm not a big SciFi fan either. She says she can't relate to talking robots and aliens. Fortunately Firefly has neither. Great characters and it's quirky which she likes. We'll finish up with Serenity of course which is actually what got me into the series. I would recommend this to anyone.

Another Browncoat convert. Welcome to this wonderful 14 episode obession. :)

Walk the Line. Enjoyed it more than expected (not a Johnny Cash or country music fan). Really were great performances by Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon. Actually piqued my interest in Cash's music. Will definitely remind one of Ray.

If you try Cash's music, try some of the newer versions with Rick Rubin as a producer. Johnny does U2 and others (and the U2 song Johnny does is much, much better in my opinion than the original U2 song).

I haven't posted here in awhile, well a long while at that, but last weekend we watched Inside Man and V for Vendetta. Both movies were very good and definitely worth watching. I was particulary intrigued with Inside Man b/c of how the story unfolds. V for Vendetta was enjoyable and for the longest time I was trying to figure out who's voice was V then it hit me like a ton of bricks, Hugo Weaving of Matrix and LOTR movies (I didn't recognize it at first).

Watching "Dead Birds" tonight.
A nice twist on the horror/suspense front and little known as a feature film.
2/4 stars, so far.... :)

Just finished watching "Ray" in HD-DVD. Very nice picture, and a good story. I wouldn't buy it, but is was definitely worth a Netflix rental.

Watching "Dead Birds" tonight.
A nice twist on the horror/suspense front and little known as a feature film.
2/4 stars, so far.... :)

Loved Dead Birds!

Watched "Brick". Very well done. Gritty and smart. May take some back to the days of the film noir detective genre. Stay sharp to the lingo... -j

"Love Actually", enjoyed it. Not meant to be believable, definitely a feel good.

We had friends over for "Saw" last night. We don't often do horror, but it is fun when you have a big group.

I was expecting a shallow slasher movie, ala "Friday the 13th", etc. Instead, this was a thought provoking plot with a few nice twists. I'm not saying it was award winning, just better than expected.

As far as the slasher aspect, it was no worse than "Silence of the Lambs".

Enjoyed it.

tony

Finally watched V for Vendetta this weekend. Not a bad flic, not as good as I had hoped, but still enjoyable. Little odd watching a movie where one of the main characters wears a mask the entire time.

Eight Below (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000F4PDFI)
Good film. I can see this being enjoyed by a wide audience. If you liked march of the penguins you should love this film. Some will say the dogs are better actors than the humans. This is intended to be an emotionally heart-wrenching saga that has left true dog lovers wiping their eyes. The movie is clean and is recommended for children, but parents should be prepared for some emotional episodes with children who may have difficulty dealing the harsh realities of this movie.

One thing I was hoping for in the special features that I didn't see was from back when the movie first came to theatres there was a commercial or making-of or something with the eight dogs sitting in lounge chairs on their backs drinking pina coladas and laughing and chatting about their experiences making the film (yes, the dogs).


Also watched Poseidon (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000GTLQXU). OK film. One slightly modernized theme, but the rest seemed to me as if you wrote down 10 points that you can remember from the original movie, well they did those ten. The 1972 original (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EHSVNW) was better.

Watched "RV" over the weekend

My mother in law raved about this movie. She and my father in law were big into RV's for a long time. That may have something to do with it. Robin Williams was pretty good. I chuckled a few times but belly laughs were rare. The second half of the movie was funnier than the first. Not bad for a rental but I wouldn't own.

Very familly friendly, good to watch with the kiddies.

Saturday night the wife and I watched, "Good night, and Good luck." Very well done.

Randy

Watched "RV" over the weekend

My mother in law raved about this movie. She and my father in law were big into RV's for a long time. That may have something to do with it. Robin Williams was pretty good. I chuckled a few times but belly laughs were rare. The second half of the movie was funnier than the first. Not bad for a rental but I wouldn't own.

Very familly friendly, good to watch with the kiddies.
I too watched RV this past weekend and it was okay with a few funny parts. Much of the movie was predictable, but if you're looking for a good wholesome funny movie, RV is not that bad.

Watched The Eagles Hell Freezes Over and enjoyed that tremendously. Definitely worth the purchase!

Watched "Flightplan" last night, with my wife.

This is the most "Follow the formula" movie I have seen in a long time. The whole movie was predictable in the first 15 minutes, and never deviated from the plan.

With that being said, it was still fun.

Watched "Silent Hill" last night. Wife fell asleep in the first 20 minutes. Other than a few creepy visuals, the movie was a dud. Not scary, not entertaining, and by the end I was scratching my head wondering just what the hell they were all talking about.

I should have listened to the critics on this one.

now that Im using my Panny AE900 BB card for 40 free rentals I've been recklessly renting.

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - A detective sleuth comedy that for me was very funny and worth watching again.

Pitch Black and Chronicles of Riddick - Both pretty good; liked Riddick better for the cinematography and sound.

The Matador - watchable but ultimately not that good.

Pride and Prejudice - actually pretty good for a movie focused on the pursuit of love. Penty of banter between man and distresed damsel

Iron Giant - well done, great drawings and good sound.

RV - as stated earlier a good family movie with little offensive content.

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - A detective sleuth comedy that for me was very funny and worth watching again.

I liked that one alot too.

Watched "Last Holiday" w/ Queen Latifah last night (my wife's pick, not mine) For what it was, it was pretty good. A few solid laughs and a good warm fuzzy ending.

I liked that one alot too.

Watched "Last Holiday" w/ Queen Latifah last night (my wife's pick, not mine) For what it was, it was pretty good. A few solid laughs and a good warm fuzzy ending.

I saw this on a plane to Europe this summer. I was surprised--I liked it a lot! (Just turn your brain off, don't analyze the medical insurance issues that crop up, and enjoy the show.) There was a lot of funny stuff in this movie--and you're right, warm fuzzies as weel.

Who knew LL Cool J could elicit warm fuzzy feelings?

wow.

Just watched Short Circuit the other day, and boy did that bring me back. The DVD in itself is pretty horrible. poor transfer, lackluster menus and absolutely NO special features. but my sons, have now officially seen a fairly iconic character of the late 80's.

even though so much is CGI, looking at the animatronics for Number 5, I was still really impressed. Plus, he was designed by Syd Mead, so even 20 years later, the robot design still looks great.

tonight, we plan on watching "The Wizard". . .anyone remember this Nintendo movie based hoopla starring Fred Savage, and introducing Super Mario 3. . .

oh yeah, its on. . .and in widescreen. :D

I just finished "The Wizard" starring Fred Savage (1989)

what. . . .a .. . . horrible. . . . film.

i dont have enough words. . .I just don't.

it is, as they say, a huge Nintendo commercial. seeing the old games was neat, but ohh man, what a horrible movie, with some of the worst acting and cheesey lines (I love the Power Glove. . .it's so bad!) I have almost, almost, ever heard.

skip it. . .save yourselves, SKIP IT!!! it had a surprisingly good transfer, but. . .

SKIP IT! SKIP IT!!! I have defiled my HT room!! :eek:

My wife had her sister-in-law over to watch Failure to Launch. I wasn't planning on viewing this but when I saw it was in glorious 2.35 aspect ratio I stayed and participated in the chick flick ritual. :)

Not a bad movie and mildly entertaining.

I just finished "The Wizard" starring Fred Savage (1989)

what. . . .a .. . . horrible. . . . film.

i dont have enough words. . .I just don't.

it is, as they say, a huge Nintendo commercial. seeing the old games was neat, but ohh man, what a horrible movie, with some of the worst acting and cheesey lines (I love the Power Glove. . .it's so bad!) I have almost, almost, ever heard.

skip it. . .save yourselves, SKIP IT!!! it had a surprisingly good transfer, but. . .

SKIP IT! SKIP IT!!! I have defiled my HT room!! :eek:
THE Fred Savage? Never would've even corrupted my brain to even think of watching it.

Friday night the wife and I tried to watch "The Ice Harvest". We got interrupted twice and never got back to it. We'll probably finish it, but frankly, it's a pretty awful movie.

Randy

CptnRandy, I had Ice Harvest in my netflix queue b/c the preview looked interesting, but if it's horrible, I may take it off. What movie is it similar to?

I watched Sin City and that was a very unique film. It wasn't bad, but then it wasn't amazing to me either.

The Ice Harvest is a stupid guys commit a crime on Xmas eve comedy.

Except for the comedy part.

Randy

Began watching Sin City, too. I forgot how cool and violently-fun that flick is.

Watched "The Producers"! First movie to have me laughing out loud in a long time.

It was nice to be entertained in a throw back fashion, without modern reliance on crudeness, etc.

It did drag at the end. As much as I was enjoying it, the last 15 minutes were hard to get through.

I watched Bone Collector last night on HD-DVD. I hadn't seen this movie before as I had little interest in it until it came out on HD-DVD. Unfortunately, the movie is just above average. It's entertaining but a little too predictable and the end is just silly. Certainly worth a rental but I'm glad I didn't buy it. As usual with HD-DVD, the picture quality was solid. The DD+ soundtrack was ok. Dialog was always clear. No bass a all. 3 out of 5 stars.

The wife didn't accompany my son and me to BB this weekend, so we ended up with two Godzilla movies: Godzilla: All Out Monsters Attack and Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla. Both made in the last couple of years and in 2.35:1. Both were fun in a This-Is-What-Michael-Bay-Is-Trying-To-Do sort of way.

Screened (looking for new ways to say "watched") Ray last night. Picture and sound were great as usual with HD-DVD. I found the story and the acting to be quite good. The music was also fantastic. Ray is a good movie. 3.5 out of 5 stars.

Last night was my wife's turn to pick. We watched The Wedding Date. It was so so. On a side bar I'm going to step out here as a movie aficionado and in my vast knowledge of all things film related and say this: " Damn Debra Messings nostrils are huge!!!" That is one horrific beak.
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f71/jandawil/messing.jpg
Too bad too because she is really pretty other than that. All in all it was your typical cookie cutter romantic comedy minus the comedy part, but it was tolerable and only 90 minutes long. I'll give it 2.5 stars out of 5.

Watched "11:14" last night. The acting wasn't that great but the way the story line was presented was certainly different.

Saw Elling last night. It Norwegian (w/subtitles) about a couple of developmentally challenged guys trying to live in an apartment. Not my usual cup of tea, but really quite good.

Saw Elling last night. It Norwegian (w/subtitles) about a couple of developmentally challenged guys trying to live in an apartment. Not my usual cup of tea, but really quite good.

That was released in the states as well. I think it was called Dumb and Dummer.

That was released in the states as well. I think it was called Dumb and Dummer.


No kidding. Damn hollywood remakers ;)

Actually, it has elements of "The Odd Couple" in it.

Friday night we watched 2 movies:

Failure to Launch - not bad, the wife wanted to see this. Fairly entertaining for what it was. 3 out of 5.

The 40-Year Old Virgin - Funny - crude, but funny. It was the "unrated" version. 3.5 out of 5.

Watched "V for Vendetta". Didn't know a thing about it going in. Really, really enjoyed it!!!

May be my favorite comic book movie.


Tonight is "Posiedon" with some company over.

Watched Chinatown (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000022TSH).
Pretty good. Several parts, including the ending, weren't predictable.

Watched 'The Sentinel' and disc 1 of Monk: Season 1.

We did a theme double feature-- Things to Come followed by Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.

Watched District B13 (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005JP6A/).
"Filled with every cliche of an action film, and every twist and turn that you could possibly predict, B-13 packs a punch that forces you to not pay attention to its flaws, but rather embrace it as the next best rock `em sock'em, go get `em action flick of the year." The first such sequence is about 9minutes into the film.

Watched District B13 (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005JP6A/).
"Filled with every cliche of an action film, and every twist and turn that you could possibly predict, B-13 packs a punch that forces you to not pay attention to its flaws, but rather embrace it as the next best rock `em sock'em, go get `em action flick of the year." The first such sequence is about 9minutes into the film.

haha funny, I just watched that last night too (dubbed)...awesome flick...I loved the fight scenes and everything...

Last night, "Millions". A warm, funny film. Recommended.

Then the wife and I finished "The Ice Harvest". A cold, depressing "comedy". Apparently the entire cast, crew, director and film editor was on heavy medication for the making of this film. And not the good kind of drugs, either. Not recommended.

Randy

My wife and I watched The Sentinel last night. Not a bad movie, but not great either. I just couldn't see Keifer on screen and not think "Jack Bower". He played the same type of character. Pretty good use of surrounds when needed and the picture quality was actually very good on this one. Good rental.

I have to put in another good word for Elling. I saw it recently and, if I had to compare it to anything, I'd say The Odd Couple is a good choice (though Elling is darker and probably a fairly realistic look at what it is like to transition to the real world from an institution). Comparing it to Dumb and Dumber is an insult (though I assume it was a joke).

I have to put in another good word for Elling. I saw it recently and, if I had to compare it to anything, I'd say The Odd Couple is a good choice (though Elling is darker and probably a fairly realistic look at what it is like to transition to the real world from an institution). Comparing it to Dumb and Dumber is an insult (though I assume it was a joke).

Yes...it was a joke. Tongue was firmly implanted in cheek. It was based on this synopsis:

about a couple of developmentally challenged guys trying to live in an apartment

Saw 1) The Sentinel- didn't enjoy it at all even though Jack Bauer is my hero
2) V for Vendetta- very good movie, really makes you think and one of the best scripts i've heard in a long time

UNITED 93...........wow.

Blinking during the last 10 minutes is NOT an option.

We rented Proof the other day with Gwyneth Paltrow and Jake Gyllenhaal, and my wife and I both liked it. The acting was strong, and the scipt was very intelligent, although it did lag in spots a little.

I just got into the new Battlestar Galactica (they are showing reruns from last season on Universal HD) and I am just hooked. What a great show. So I want to start from the beginning, and just ordered from Nflix the miniseries that started teh show back in 2003. Think I'll watch 1/3 of it tonight...

Watched the remake of Planet of the Apes (Wahlberg) and enjoyed the special effects and DTS soundtrack. Not impressed with the ending of the movie though. Was the original the same way?

Had a few neighbors over for a movie night; we watched V for Vendetta. I kept thinking that it looked like Natalie Portman lost some weight since The Professional.

Friday night - girls pick again. Phenomenon with John Travolta.

Randy

UNITED 93...........wow.

Blinking during the last 10 minutes is NOT an option.

Did you watch the special features? Very moving.

In the special features the director comments that the movie was essentially based on real time. Knowing that gives an entierly new perspective on the events, how they played out, how long it takes to understand a situation and how long it takes to react to a situation.

This movie is a must see.

UNITED 93:
When I was watching it I remember thinking the ground 'actors' of the air trafic control, FAA, and military, were alarmingly realisitic. Turned out they were not actors, a lot of them played themselves including the director of the FAA.

I watched United 93 today and afterwards, I literally sat there speechless. I normally don't cry in movies, but this one definitely moved me to tears.

Simon2150
Watched the remake of Planet of the Apes (Wahlberg) Not impressed with the ending of the movie though. Was the original the same way?The original was 5 movies.
In the sense that the future affected the past, the Wahlberg version is the same way.
In the sense that the apes were the government in 2001, that's new.
The original was one timeline, unchanged.

Thanks basementbob!

Caught up with a couple of older movies this weekend. Firstly, the uninspiring Firewall and then the Poseidon 'remake' (The sound was good at least...)

Watched Serenity this weekend on HBO HD. I saw this and found the Firefly series on DVD afterwards. This is some of the best SciFi produced in many years, Lucasfilms included. The movie is a little stilted without knowing the series, but taken for his body of work, Joss Whedon impresses.

Watched Serenity this weekend on HBO HD. I saw this and found the Firefly series on DVD afterwards. This is some of the best SciFi produced in many years, Lucasfilms included. The movie is a little stilted without knowing the series, but taken for his body of work, Joss Whedon impresses.

I agree 100%. Firefly was by far one of the best SciFi ever. Never saw on the air though only on DVD. I watched all episodes each night for a week then watched Serenity. Let's just say I was shocked at the ending. Not at all what I expected. Movie was still good though it looked like they ran out of money for sets by the end.

I think I'll go watch an episode of Firefly now.

I agree 100%. Firefly was by far one of the best SciFi ever. Never saw on the air though only on DVD. I watched all episodes each night for a week then watched Serenity. Let's just say I was shocked at the ending. Not at all what I expected. Movie was still good though it looked like they ran out of money for sets by the end.

I think I'll go watch an episode of Firefly now.

Speaking of good sci-fi, I had been away from it for a while (unless you count Lost on ABC), but I recently got hooked on the new Battlestar Galactica. People had told me for a while that it was really good, but I couldn't shake the campy 70s version of it out of my head. Well, the mini-series rocked. Now I am waiting for the DVD of season 1 from N*flix. I have actually been trying to satisfy my BSG cravings by watching some season 2 reruns on Universal HD, so unfortunately I have some spoilers, but watching it in HD is pretty awesome...

Once I am done with BSG, I'll have to pick up Firefly and Serenity.

I've been hearing great things about BSG as well.. I will probably end up getting that after catching up on 24, Lost, and some others..

BSG is probably one of the best shows on TV right now....incredibly under-rated, the show has absolutely everything. Incredible writing, excellent cast, and the special effects just add to the realism...must see, imo

Occasionally I've been watching Deadwood (http://www.hbo.com/deadwood/) because there are a couple of things that are good about it, but I just can't get past the foul language to actually enjoy it. I certainly don't care if I miss an episode or 10.
My grade 9 french teacher taught us that colourful words were used to punctuate extreme emotion, and could and should be used like that. But Deadwood takes unreasonable liberties with George Carlin's "seven words you can never say on television" IMO.
"When comedian George Carlin made a record discussing, among other things, "The seven words you can never say on television," WBAI radio (New York) played the record, and received a fine so heavy that, although the incident occurred in 1973, WBAI, recently announced (1990) that they have not yet paid all their " (http://www.deepleafproductions.com/wilsonlibrary/texts/raw-carlin.html)


Anyway, what I've been enjoying instead is The Persuaders!, Set 1 (1971) (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000DC14E).
Between heroic spells as the Saint and James Bond, Roger Moore was teamed with Tony Curtis in The Persuaders, a derivative but fun series about a couple of millionaire dilettante adventurers who swan around the world competing for the attention of beautiful women and getting involved in perplexing mysteries. Moore is Lord Brett Sinclair, an upper crust Brit of impeccable breeding, while Curtis is Danny Wilde, an up-from-the-streets self-made millionare. With witty dialogue, fast paced scripts directed by Roy Ward Baker, the series was fun from beginning to end. They are somewhat hammy but this series has a charm. They have on location adventures in some of the most fascinating places in 1960's Europe.
Lots of action, mostly fisticuffs. The occasional pistol fight is marked with a lot of missing (hitting walls) and occasionally someone being shot in an arm. No foul language at all. Everyone's civil, even when kidnapped or kidnapper.
Interesting 60's sexism. When women end up in group fights, a lot of the time a man picks her up and puts her in a box (laundry hamper, closet, whatever) to be safe until the men's fight is over. No man to woman violence, it just isn't done you know. On the other hand, there's fanny tapping, and a scene where a man needs an extra $20 to pay for a cab so he reaches into the bra of a receptionist who never stops doing her nails and certainly doesn't complain.
Plenty of action and entertainment, that leaves you feeling good, and none of the "JackBower24" terrorism.

My daughter and I are big Battlestar fans.

Randy

How is Battlestar Galactica for WAF (typical not-a-Scifi-fan wife)...?

How is Battlestar Galactica for WAF (typical not-a-Scifi-fan wife)...?


ooh that it a good question that I would like to hear answered as well. My wife HATES SciFi. She never had anything to do with Star Wars or basically anything containing robots that talk or aliens. That bing said, she LOVED Firefly. So much she was very bummed after we finished the 14 episodes on the DVD. I would like to hear more on the WAF.

Firefly on Universal HD starting September 24 at 6:00pm and 10:00pm. They will play through the whole season (including the missing episodes) in the correct order every Sunday night.

Set your Tivos and DVRs and tell your friends that have not discovered this great show!

ooh that it a good question that I would like to hear answered as well. My wife HATES SciFi. She never had anything to do with Star Wars or basically anything containing robots that talk or aliens. That bing said, she LOVED Firefly. So much she was very bummed after we finished the 14 episodes on the DVD. I would like to hear more on the WAF.

it will be tough...I can't get a lot of my non-SciFi friends to watch it simply because of the name....i explained that the story and characters are what make it so great, not that it takes place in Space...I dunno, some people just have an immediate adversion to things they consider "geeky" and "nerdy"....I was under the same impression until I watched the mini-series and fell in love with the show....its absolutely amazing what they do...

Actually, Battlestar is VERY wife friendly. I have several friends who's wifes "hate scifi" but love it. Just tell the wife, "yes, it's set in space, but it's about sex, religion, politics and family."

Randy

Actually, Battlestar is VERY wife friendly. I have several friends who's wifes "hate scifi" but love it. Just tell the wife, "yes, it's set in space, but it's about sex, religion, politics and family."

Randy

Funny...sounds alot like Firefly.

The kids and I just finished watching Hoodwinked. They like it a lot. I LOVED it. Very clever and funny and I liked the voice talent in this one. Patrick Warburton is always funny in whatever he does. The grown-ups who watch this will laugh at completely different things than the kids will. This is definitely one to add to the DVD collection whether or not you have kids.

Funny...sounds alot like Firefly.

Well, I enjoyed Firefly, but that show relied more on humor and a contrived situation that continually had the show winking at you "hey, we're cowboys in SPACE!".

Battlestar plays as deadly serious drama. And man, do they pack story in each episode.

Randy

Last night the wife and I watched "The Wedding Crashers" - I had avoided it because I really don't care for most "bad taste comedies", but I heard a terrific interview with the writers and decided to give it a chance. It was pretty funny and although long for a comedy, worthwhile.

Randy

Actually, Battlestar is VERY wife friendly. I have several friends who's wifes "hate scifi" but love it. Just tell the wife, "yes, it's set in space, but it's about sex, religion, politics and family."

Randy

yeah...if you can get them past that the fact that it is Scifi...at least thats what I was trying to say...

Last night the wife and I watched "The Wedding Crashers" - I had avoided it because I really don't care for most "bad taste comedies", but I heard a terrific interview with the writers and decided to give it a chance. It was pretty funny and although long for a comedy, worthwhile.

Randy

LOVE that movie!! I've gotten to the point that if Vince Vaughn is in it, I'm in. That guy is just pure funny. You should also check out Dodgeball if you haven't already. Not quite the "bad taste comedy". Quite a bit sillier, but also very funny.

I watched Poseidon last night. I liked it. Lets just say that there are movies that I wouldn't even consider on my old 26" TV setup that I will watch in my new theater. Somehow on a 118" screen with 7.1 surround and a kick a$$ sub certain movies become tolerable. This was one of them. Great workout for the surrounds with lots of neat creaking and moaning of the capsized ship as it takes on more water. The special effects were fun to watch as well and the scene where the wave hits was well done. Violence was a little over the top however in some scenes.

Watched 'Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World' with Albert Brooks last night. I must say, a lot better than I thought it was going to be. Absolutely funny.

Albert Brooks actually plays himself in this movie. Because of his background in comedy, he's asked by the U.S. government to head up a month long project to study what makes Muslims laugh in order to better understand them. Most of the movie takes place in India and makes use of some nice outdoor shots. Several comments are made of his voice acting in 'Finding Nemo'.

My only complaint is that the ending felt kinda contrived.

Really recommend this one to watch.

Only bonuses are a couple of deleted scenes (including one with a New Yorker driving a cab in India since all the cab jobs in New York are taken over by Indians.)

Watched The Final Cut with Robin Williams. I honestly thought it would be more of a Cloak and Dagger--espionage type movie dealing with some sort of crime, but it wasn't. I was a little disappointed, but it wasn't the worse movie I've seen (that distinction would have to go to Miss Congeniality 2 which I never finished watching with the wife--movie made me dumber, seriously).

Well, I enjoyed Firefly, but that show relied more on humor and a contrived situation that continually had the show winking at you "hey, we're cowboys in SPACE!".

Battlestar plays as deadly serious drama. And man, do they pack story in each episode.

Randy

Finally got Season 1 of BSG (after watching the miniseries) and fired up Episode 1 ("33") last night. My wife was trying to take care of something in the other room, and had a view of the screen--eventually said, "Forget it, I have to sit down and watch this." She loved it (as did I). We will be savoring this series for a while--we have a lot to catch up on!

Steve - Sci-fi is running a marthon of season 2 of BSG today, and some more on 10/6. The PQ is iffy, but you may want to spark the DVR up if you want to skip buying the season 2.0 + 2.5 dvd's.

http://www.scifi.com/schedulebot/index.php3

We really warmed up to the show towards the end of season one, and in the episodes we've seen so far of the S2 reruns (almost caught up).

Been sick since saturday. So, with a heavy dose of football I did a few movies as well.

Lucky Number Slevin (DVD) - Good story. With the possible exception of some scenes with Ben Kingsly, it's well acted all the way around and Lucy Liu is adorable. Sound and picture are good considering the source. Except for one utterly preposterous part concerning a baseball, the movie, for the most part, made me overlook the small stuff and allowed me to simply enjoy. I'd recommend it to anyone that likes the crime genre, dark comedy, film noir, violence, etc. This is good stuff. When it's available on HD-DVD I'll buy it for sure. 3.5 out of 5 stars.

Broken Trail (DVD) - I only watched part 1 as I didn't know it was a two disc set and didn't order the second disc from Blockbuster Online. Suffice it to say, part 2 is on the way. I liked what I've seen so far and hunger for more. Robert Duvall is one of my favorite actors and he is wonderful in this movie. The other dude (Thomas Haden Church) is pretty good too. Fans of the Western and/or Duvall might want to check out this AMC original production. Picture in less then stellar. Ringing and mosquito noise plague this transfer. Sound is adequate but nothing to write home about. No rating. Viewing incomplete.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (DVD) - What a strange and delightful movie. It's written by Charlie Kaufman who also wrote the very strange but very good movies Adaptation and Being John Malkovich. There isn't too much to say other than it's well acted, well written, and well made. 3.5 stars out of 5.

Watched: Hard Candy.
A suspenseful, psychological thriller with an intense and suffocating atmosphere.
The acting is simply, superb! Ellen Page is outstanding!
The camera work was cleverly claustrophobic and the use of colour, beautiful.

This movie WILL work on your emotions. I wasn’t sure if this guy was the real pedophile monster or if this girl was just a psycho little bitch. The movie leaves many questions unanswered.....and people feeling very uneasy.....as it was intended to. It was meant to promote a re-evaluation of your own morals, and just get you thinking.
Great stuff, an emotional rollercoaster. Loved it. -j

I saw a review of that on Ebert and Roeper (if I remember correctly). They said it was uncomfortable to watch but worth it. Thanks for reminding me to rent it.

Finally got Season 1 of BSG (after watching the miniseries) and fired up Episode 1 ("33") last night. My wife was trying to take care of something in the other room, and had a view of the screen--eventually said, "Forget it, I have to sit down and watch this." She loved it (as did I). We will be savoring this series for a while--we have a lot to catch up on!

Wait till you get to the finale of both season 1 and 2.0, BSG has mastered the art of the cliffhanger :) I just bought 2.5, and the wife and I can't wait to start watching it tonight.

United 93. Very intense. Will definitely make your blood pressure rise...for more reasons than one.

"Napoleon Dynamite" Sat in the back of the room and watched when my kid had some friends over (aged 12+/-). Now I know where "vote for Pedro" came from. Possibly the dumbest movie I have ever watched. Not sure why I watched it all the way through. The kids seemed to think it was great and were always laughing.

Is this movie the "Monty Python and the Holly Grail" of this generation?

I watched two movies in the last couple of days I picked up on the weekend at HMV 2 for $20.

Apollo 13 Anniversary Edition - Boy did I forget how great of a movie this was. I hadn't seen it since the theatre, so it was really fresh. The casting was fantastic, Bill Paxton and Tom Hanks are two of my favs, and adding in Bacon, Sinise and Burns really made it special. Definitely glad I bought this one!

The Ring - Doesn't matter how many times I've seen this (probably about 5) I love it each time. Just gets the chills going, and when she finally comes out of the tv, I lose my breath. I'm a huge horror fan, and this one will always stand out for me. I just love the hues, angles, and the music!

Friday night: The wife picked "Flight Plan" both depressing AND implausible. Meh.

Saturday night: "Match Point" Wow. This is a terrific film and the less I say about it, the better. If I hadn't seen that Woody Allen wast the director I would have never guessed. This film has it's own pacing, but if you give it time it pays off.

Randy

When you watch "X-Men 3 The Last Stand", be sure to sit through (or at least fast forward through) the end credits. The movie isn't over until it's over.

Hey guys, First movie in media room was I robot and 2nd True Lies. Love these two. Wife and I also watched Entrapment (great)(Kathren Z).

When you watch "X-Men 3 The Last Stand", be sure to sit through (or at least fast forward through) the end credits. The movie isn't over until it's over.

It comes out next week doesn't it? I never got to see it in theaters, so I'm looking forward to the DVD.

District B13-this was 1 of the better dubbed movies I've seen. The sound wasn't that bad. The action was awesome. I enjoyed it and enjoyed the stunts in this film a whole bunch!

I'm really enjoying the HDDVDs now. Friday I watched The Dirty Dozen. One of my favorite movies ,not the best HD transfer but still the best it's looked in my home.

Saturday night The Adventures of Robin Hood incredible for one of the first color films. Last night, Good Night and Good Luck. A very enjoyable film and one of the best looking images I've ever experienced.


Art

Watched Lucky # Slevin the other night. I really liked this one. It had one of those "twist" endings that shouldn't be too hard to predict if you are paying attention, but it is still fun watching it unfold. Lucy Liu is adorable in this one as well. I highly recommend this one.

Watched 3 Extremes. They are 3 short stories. Dumplings is the best. Hee Hee. Highly recommended.

ooh that it a good question that I would like to hear answered as well. My wife HATES SciFi. She never had anything to do with Star Wars or basically anything containing robots that talk or aliens. That bing said, she LOVED Firefly. So much she was very bummed after we finished the 14 episodes on the DVD. I would like to hear more on the WAF.

Boy I can't get Angela away from the Firefly box set. Not typical Sci Fi though. She has seen Serenity at least five times too.

Art

Boy I can't get Angela away from the Firefly box set. Not typical Sci Fi though. She has seen Serenity at least five times too.

Art

I'm starting to hear that more and more from a lot of people. It's a shame it never caught on even after Serenity.

watched XMen 3 today and it was a great movie. It has a great soundtrack too, my subs got a good workout with this movie.

Saw 1) The Sentinel- didn't enjoy it at all even though Jack Bauer is my hero
2) V for Vendetta- very good movie, really makes you think and one of the best scripts i've heard in a long time



V for Vendetta - one of the best movies we (my wife and I) have seen in a long time - my wife, who never likes to see movies more than once, wants to see it again. If you haven't seen it - go rent or buy it!




Dennis

Fantastic 4 on HBOHD. Kinda stunk. I didn't really hate the bad guy nor feel very drawn to the good guys. Nothing special about the soundtrack or CGI either. Other comic book movies blow it away IMO (e.g. Xmen, Spiderman, etc). Only 'good' about the movie was Jessica Alba as eye candy.

I'm starting to hear that more and more from a lot of people. It's a shame it never caught on even after Serenity.

Boy...I don't think I can ever get into Sci-Fi. I really thought Serenity was average at best. After all of the accolades around here. I'll stick to a good foreign movie. :D

T

Boy...I don't think I can ever get into Sci-Fi. I really thought Serenity was average at best. After all of the accolades around here. I'll stick to a good foreign movie. :D

T

I am the same way. I think 95% of SciFi is lame and never once watched the SciFi channel with the exception of a cheesy 80s horror flic. I also have an issue with anyone spending more than 3 seconds debating whether or not Cptn. Picard is truly superior to Cptn. Kirk. That being said my wife and I both enjoyed Firefly actually more then Serenity. Enough about that though....X Men III is on for this weekend and I've yet to see it. Looking forward to that one.

jandawil:
That being said my wife and I both enjoyed Firefly actually more then Serenity.That's relatively common. Another common occurance is that Serenity was just good enough (not great by any means, but just good enough), that combined with all the posts about Firefly, people went out and bought the Firefly DVDs after seeing Serenity, and really enjoyed Firefly after getting over a couple of weird bits.

Watched Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (Director's Cut (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000GGSMC6). very good. I can't believe you didn't tell me about this film. Complete plot, spoiler of all, found here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lock,_Stock_and_Two_Smoking_Barrels).

Watched Hoodwinked (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000EQ5UHS). fair. A couple of good jokes. Lots of bad songs. Definately made quick and cheap, at least compaired to

Over The Hedge (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000H7JCK0). pretty good. Good animation. Good songs. The feature that shows you how to draw is good too.

jandawil:
That's relatively common. Another common occurance is that Serenity was just good enough (not great by any means, but just good enough), that combined with all the posts about Firefly, people went out and bought the Firefly DVDs after seeing Serenity, and really enjoyed Firefly after getting over a couple of weird bits.

And it's great to see Universal HD airing the show in HD now.

Watched "Saint Ralph" last night. Slightly better than average. Had some funny moments that dealt with young men entering puberty.

Probably won't be posting much in the next many months, as we just sold our home and will be moving into a temporary apartment while we build.

Good news is that we will have a backlog of good stuff to watch a year from now. :)

We'll be watching "Heros" tonight on NBC in HD! We've watched the first 2 episodes and really like it! Having it on the big screen in HD is almost like watching an X-Men movie every week!!

I watched the first episode of "Heroes" last week on TIVO. Got to admit, ended it with an "eh" crossing my lips. Gonna give it one more episode before I make my final decision.

This weekend, with the wife and kids away visiting her sister, I sat down to watch "South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut" and "Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls." Best Buy had SP on sale last week and I'd bought AV:WNC as part of the two-pack that was released a couple weeks ago. I needed a good laugh, and both provided plenty.

Tonight I'm watching "Thank You For Smoking." Heard nothing but good reviews for it.

My original post was about Jericho, then I realized that the previous poster actually said "Heroes" not Jericho.

Doh!

But I feel the same about Heroes as I do about Jericho--just kinda ok. I'm waiting for it to pick up a little bit... Perhaps when the characters start coming together...

Hey guys, First movie in media room was I robot and 2nd True Lies. Love these two. Wife and I also watched Entrapment (great)(Kathren Z).

Exceptional choices for the First Night. In fact, our opener was I, Robot as well. :D

Had a big bunch over last night for an open house night for staff at my new job. I had X-Men 3 queued up, but the crowd decided on "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom." Everyone had a great time.

Randy

thanks for all that recommended V for Vendetta. picked it up last night and really enjoyed it.

Yep, we watched "V for Vendetta" last night, too. I really enjoyed it.

Randy

Watched "Inside Man" - also very good and my wife also really liked it.





Dennis

We just watched "Inside Man" last week. I'll have to offer a variation on the above comment. Yes, it was good, but not very good.

As great as Denzel is, I'm getting tired of the typecast that he chooses. How many times has he been the tough guy in law enforcement? It's so predictable.

Come on Mr. Washington! You're one of the best of our time. Challenge yourself.

Had a crowd over from work for a couple movies. Watched Thirteen Ghosts to tie into the day and then lightened things up with wedding crashers. Had a great time I had not seen either movie. Ghosts was a bit wierd and unbelievable but entertaining. Kind of glad it was short. I thought wedding crashers was very funny and enjoyed it very much, especially with a group. Add in beer and pizza and it didn't really matter what we watched but was a lot of fun.

Just finished the Firefly series. Really wish there were more episodes. Very enjoyable. The extras at the end were worth watching. Many times listening to a cast talk is a letdown, frequently the self satisfaction and self importance felt by the actors really comes through. This cast presents as a group of actors not over impressed with what they each did but what the project was. Refreshing, comes through in the performance.

Watched "The Omen" remake last night.

All in all not a bad movie. They did a good job on the remake and it had a few good shocks the original didn't have. It more or less followed the original scene for scene and the performances were really good.

It looked and sounded pretty good too. With holloween coming up it's a good horror flick to watch.

Basement Bob, you haven't been listening to me. If you were you would have watched Lock Stock ages ago! Check out Layer Cake. Similar feel to it and it helped Daniel Craig land the new Bond gig.

Having people over for a Halloween get together and was hoping someone could hit me up with a newer horror movie recommendation. Several women coming so please lower the gore (think no Hostel) and raise the psychological intensity (think The Ring). Hated the new Omen.

Basement Bob, you haven't been listening to me. If you were you would have watched Lock Stock ages ago! Check out Layer Cake. Similar feel to it and it helped Daniel Craig land the new Bond gig.

Having people over for a Halloween get together and was hoping someone could hit me up with a newer horror movie recommendation. Several women coming so please lower the gore (think no Hostel) and raise the psychological intensity (think The Ring). Hated the new Omen.


Stick with the classics...."The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen" Still the scariest d*mn movie ever made!

And I agree with you about "Layer Cake." GREAT movie and Craig will make an excellent Bond.

Having people over for a Halloween get together and was hoping someone could hit me up with a newer horror movie recommendation. Several women coming so please lower the gore (think no Hostel) and raise the psychological intensity (think The Ring).

The Grudge

Watched The Da Vinci Code last night, 25min extra version, wife and i really enjoyed, definitely something i'm gonna buy soon

Also watched Chaos....mmmm very disapponiting could have been done alot better

Cheers Dalesy

We got in one final movie before closing up the theater for the move. "Click". We really enjoyed it! The first 30 minutes I was worried that it was going to be a gimmick only type movie, but it really came on strong in the second half!

Stick with the classics...."The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen" Still the scariest d*mn movie ever made!

And I agree with you about "Layer Cake." GREAT movie and Craig will make an excellent Bond.


Ditto on "Layer Cake" great flick!

Watched Jaws.
Jaws was the first blockbuster to start principal photography without a script, without a cast, and without a shark.

Watched "Stay" yesterday with my wife. We both enjoyed it, she so much she wants to watch it again, myself on the other hand might have to watch it again so I can figure it out :eek:

This past weekend I watched, sans wife, The Proposition Very good, gritty western type film. Character driven and a somewhat slow pace but the tension brought out by the filming and soundtrack kept me somewhat edgy. Not a happy film. 4 out 5

I also watched Click - not to bad, somewhat humerous and I got to see Kate Beckensdale for and hour. 2.5 out of 5

The wife and I watched Final Destination 3 last night. Decent flick! :) It was pretty much a carbon copy of the 1st two films but managed to stay entertaining. The deaths were fairly creative.
-J

Category: B-Horror
Score: 4/5

I had a couple of friends over last night to watch "Corpse Bride" in HD. Very entertaining and the picture and audio was awesome. Everyone enjoyed it, but we all agreed that "Nightmare before Christmas" was better. Last week we watched "Over the Hedge", extremely funny perhaps because of all the rapid growth in the NoVA area. Lots of cute lines in the movie, and would recommend it for children and grown-ups alike.

I watched "Slither" yesterday.
Not a bad flick. It had some good scares and good laughs too. SFX were more gross than gory. It reminded me alot of "Prom Night" both for it's plot line and it's sense of humor.

I had a couple of friends over last night to watch "Corpse Bride" in HD. Very entertaining and the picture and audio was awesome. Everyone enjoyed it, but we all agreed that "Nightmare before Christmas" was better. Last week we watched "Over the Hedge", extremely funny perhaps because of all the rapid growth in the NoVA area. Lots of cute lines in the movie, and would recommend it for children and grown-ups alike.

My last movie also. Rather jaw dropping HDDVD . The skeletons dancing in the bar just awesome !!!!!!!!!

Art

Monster House (8/10) - Great movie, but scared my 4 year old son. Eight year old daughter, wife and myself loved it. :)

Band of Brothers (9/10) - Bought the DVD set and watched 5 episodes in one day. Just incredible. Listening to the real men from Easy Company at the beginning of each episode just tears you up seeing how you can tell they stil live each moment every day of their lives. Best mini-series ever made. Can't wait to finish the last 5 episodes.

Family Guy Volume 2 (7/10) - No matter how many time I see it I crack up.

Just finished watching Mission Impossible III. Very good movie. Filmed with kind of a gritty texture.

Now I'll have to go back and watch the rest of the movies in the three pack.

Watched Click and Lucky # Slevin.

Click was your typical Adam Sandler movie. It had it's funny parts and Kate Beckinsale is just absolutely hot in the movie

Lucky # Slevin was very good too. I liked how the movie told the story.

2 very good movies over the weekend (after not watching any the past 3 weeks).

The wife and I watched Click last night. I was surprised that there is more depth to Click than I expected. Generally, I had the movie pegged before seeing it but I expected it to be much more shallow and it gets a lot darker than I anticipated.

The movie is essentially a Harry Chapin song with a remote control as the MacGuffin. It's a pretty well done film and Kate Beckinsale in a Supfriends t-shirt and jammies at least 1/2 the time is always a winner. Click is certainly an above average movie. 3 out of 5 stars.

We watched "12 Monkeys" and "Army of Darkness" on HD-DVD last night. My SO really liked AoD, but I didn't find it at all humorous. I guess it is one of those like it or lump it movies. We both like "12 Monkeys". I had seen it 10 yrs ago, but forgot how it ended. I really enjoyed it the second time, and will probably end up buying this one. (Netfix rental).

I have to agree about CLICK, I had no idea that is was going to be that deep, I thought it would be straight comedy..I really enjoyed that.

I love I mean I LOVE - MONSTER HOUSE...bought it yesterday and am watching it at the moment, hopefully tomorrow, I will get my not only my Mits 3000U but also my screen to set it up again and watch it AGAIN..my kids loved it too - of course though 11 and 13 - will do it for them...

Yeah Monster House was great! Watched it over the weekend.

What surprised me was how good it sounded. Lotsa low end rumbling and explosions. The creeky old house sounds in the surrounds were cool.

As mentioned in my previous post, I was working on the Band of Brothers miniseries. Finished watching the final two episodes last night. Man, I can not recommend this box set enough. If you can still rent it, do so. You won't regret it.

Just finished watching Mission Impossible III. Very good movie. Filmed with kind of a gritty texture.

Now I'll have to go back and watch the rest of the movies in the three pack.


IMHYO I think you will be disappointed. MI3 was by far the best of the trilogy.

T

The wife and I watched The Thing last night. Man I love this movie and it looks feaking awesome on HD-DVD. Happy Halloween!

Monday night watched MI 3 with four of the children. Some of the best HD that has ever been produced and a good movie. A must have if you want to see what film to video in a home should look like.

Art

The Mrs. and I watched Kiss Kiss Bang Bang the other night. We both really liked it. Very clever movie with some whity dialogue as well. Could have used a little less of the F-bomb, but still a good watch.

Watched MI3 last night and enjoyed it very much. This was the best of the Mission Impossible series and made the other 2 seem a little boring. I like how this one (to me) was non-stop action and it told the story great.

Just watched V for Vendetta, American Beauty and War Games (on INHD)

All great Movies. Funny how V for vendetta to me looked better than War games though. Just played it through my Lite-on DVD player of my computer through the DVI input on TV.

OK...I know I'm a little behind the times on this one, but Saturday night my wife finally convinced me to watch Love Actually with her. For some reason I have avoided it up til now. She fell asleep in the middle so I ended up watching it by myself and you know what....I'd watch it again. It was very funny and heart warming at the same time. Great date movie for sure. See this one if you haven't already.

We watched "Saints & Soldiers" Tuesday night. I'd give it 3.5/5 stars. It had a pretty good story that was based on true events however it felt slow on occasion. IMO, it needed an extra "mini-mission" before completion of the main objective. I'd watch it again but not for a year or so...

Since my wife doesn't care for anime, I watched "Final Fantasy: Advent Children" by myself. The story kinda sucked. I've played the video game that the movie is based on however it's been a few years. For anyone unfamiliar with the material, this movie doesn't do a good job of filling you in. I found myself just watching the movie for the visual spectacle. The computer animation is top notch. Skin textures were very soft in this film and appeared much better in the first Final Fantasy movie, however scenery and environmental textures were much improved. There were several fight scenes that would be perfect to demo your HT for guests. Pixar's "Cars" should arive today from Netflix... the whole family is looking forward to it.

Watched Da Vinci Code (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005JOC9/). Some good spots. A lot of silly plot twists. 3 out of 5.

Watched An Inconvenient Truth (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000ICL3KG/), with vice-president Al Gore talking about global warming. This was really entertaining. 5 out of 5. It comes in an environmentally friendly case too. Yes it's got a hugely strong bias. No mention that Mars is getting warmer too for example (for the other hand, have a look at point 13 here (http://www.realclimate.org/index.php?p=192)). Nevertheless I rather enjoyed the film. The movie was done in 2005, the special feature followup was done in 2006.
BTW, I liked the way his 45 foot wide 2.35:1 screen got taller when at one end when something interesting happened there.

Had the boss and her husband over for the first time and we watched "Cars". Lots of fun - another hit from Pixar.

Randy

Battlestar Galactica (Season 1, Disk 1): 7/10 - Good enough to make me want to watch the rest of the series. In the Netflix queue, eagerly awaiting the arrival of disk 2.

Battlestar Galactica (Season 1, Disk 1): 7/10 - Good enough to make me want to watch the rest of the series. In the Netflix queue, eagerly awaiting the arrival of disk 2.

Good choice. We are just now getting to the end of season 2. It just gets better and better.

Just watched V for Vendetta, American Beauty and War Games (on INHD)

All great Movies. Funny how V for vendetta to me looked better than War games though. Just played it through my Lite-on DVD player of my computer through the DVI input on TV.

DVR'ed War Games (showed to my kids, but they had more language in there than I remember), and American Beauty too.

Tried to watch the HD DVD of Aeon Flux, but even with Charlize I turned it off half way thru.

Movie party this coming weekend with Indiana Jones & Last Crusade!

Last night after the OSU vs. Michigan game (GO BUCKS!), the wife and I watched "Bad Santa" - actually "Badder Santa."

I don't know who told me this was a terrific comedy, but whoever it was owes me the cost of this DVD. Man, this movie sucked. I should have known better after watching "The Ice Harvest" that any holiday black comedy with Billy Bob Thorton would be painful.

Do yourself a favor. Skip this one.

Randy

Last night after the OSU vs. Michigan game (GO BUCKS
Randy

:(

Art

I had never really paid any attention to it til last night when I watched - the time when DeNiro is standing next to the secret service guy, and tells this guy his name..."henry krinkle". Funny aS HELL!!

Agent: Look, uh, if you're really interested, if you give me your name and address, we'll send you all the information on how to apply. How's that?
Travis: You will?
Agent: Sure. (The agent takes out a notepad.)
Travis: OK. Why not? My name is Henry Krinkle. K-R-I-N-K-L-E. 154 Hopper Avenue.
Agent: Hopper?
Travis: Yeah. You know like a rabbit, hip, hop. Ha, ha. Fair Lawn, New Jersey.
Agent: Is there a zip code to that Henry?
Travis: Yeah, 610452. OK?
Agent: That's, uh, six digits.
Travis: Oh, well 61045.
Agent: OK.
Travis: I was thinking of my telephone number.


NC

Watched An Evening With Kevin Smith 2 - Evening Harder (2006) (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000I0QLOQ/). Overall, not worth the time.
The first one was a riot (good) (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00007149S), but the remake, not so much.

Here's a brief education in the movie business: Theatrical release of any movie doens't really ******* matter. Essentially, now, in the days of DVD, and you know revenue streams that continue going along after the theatrical life of a film, the theatrical is one big commercial for your DVD release. Because theatrical box office the studio doesn't even take a 100 percent of it. They only take like 45 percent because the exhibitors get the rest. And sometimes they have to split up the back end of a feature as well with you know some stars who were involved or whatever. So theatrical life it doesn't matter. I mean the more you make at the box office great. It just means that there's more interest on DVD. But ultimately the real money is in DVD.

Last night the wife and I watched the Harrison Ford action movie "Firewall".

Amongst the blatant product placement from Cryslar and Dell, it was only OK.

To paraphrase a line from the Lethal Weapon movies, "He's getting too old for this!"

Randy

Watched Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005JP0F) A few scenes are a bit nasty for kids, which is a shame. Worth the purchase price, at least to me.

It's that same musical score you remember from The Rock and Gladiator.

BTW, there's a little extra plot after the credits.



Space channel ran a list of top ten special effects, and I've been watching them from ten to six thus far:
1) 2001: A Space Odyssey
2) Star Wars IV A New Hope
3) Jurasic Park
4) King Kong 1933
5) Lord of the Rings the Two Towers
6) Jason and the Argonauts
7) Terminator 2
8) Forbidden Planet
9) Last Starfighter
10) Matrix

Lots of movies so far this weekend:

Wednesday night: King Kong (HD): Looked glorious, movie was awful-- Jackson should have trimmed at least an hour out of it.

Thursday matinee: Cars (SD): A great movie. Looked fantastic for an SD disk. Great sound and story. Clearly the Pixar guys have true affection for motor sports.

Friday night: Batman Begins (HD): Also a great movie. Dark scenes really showed off the contrast on my Ruby. Can't wait for the sequel.

We will do one more tonight, not sure what it will be yet.

Last night - "Click". Not bad.

Have to admit, got a little thing for Kate Beckinsale, but then again, that wasn't enough for me to get through more than 10 minutes of "Underworld".

Randy

Randy,

I agree 100% with you. I like Kate as well, but I couldn't stand Underworld...

Hey all AVS home builders! There is a theater that is being rebuilt into a dinner theater here in Lexington, KY. They are throwing away all the remaining seats (couple three hundred maybe). They are medium purple still many good sets but some broken. They are trashing whats left on Monday! If you can make it here tomorrow you can have your pick!

Used to be the Movies 8 off of Richmond Rd. here in Lexington. Its near the Krogers.

I've already got some for my little project (I needed 6 good seats to squeeze into my room).

I hate to see so many of these go into the trash, good luck.

PS - My wife and I finally got some Berkline 090's (4) for the back row and now we can have some theater seats for the front row for free. Even got some brand new parts and all new fabric for them.

PPS - I would have posted this sooner but we just saw them sitting in the lot today, sorry about the late notice.

Cy

Last night King Kong on HDDVD with my three little boys. Just an incredible presentation . I've seen it in the commercial theater, at a friends house on DVD on his three chip DLP and now in my theater. This disc really is a must have despite the fact that they could have shortened the film a little I think.

There are some scenes in this movie that are simply as visually engaging as anything I've ever seen anywhere......... ever !


Art

Last night ;
Ice Age The Meltdown on Blu-Ray from my son's new PS3.

Oh my WORD!!!! It was incredible! I could count the individual hairs on Manny -

Last night ;
Ice Age The Meltdown on Blu-Ray from my son's new PS3.

Oh my WORD!!!! It was incredible! I could count the individual hairs on Manny -

Pam,

What are your impressions on how the PS3 does on Blu-Ray playback? What type of projector/TV do you have?

I currently own a Toshiba HD-DVD player, but I am considering getting the PS3 to use primarily as a Blu-Ray player...

Pam,

What are your impressions on how the PS3 does on Blu-Ray playback? What type of projector/TV do you have?

I currently own a Toshiba HD-DVD player, but I am considering getting the PS3 to use primarily as a Blu-Ray player...
I have an "older" Pioneer Elite Pro 710HD - component only AND 1080i. I had to use this -
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Monster-Component-Digital-A-V-Kit-for-PlayStation-3/sem/rpsm/oid/166290/catOid/-16762/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
to get component to HDMI to work. I have OTA HD as well as cable HD (OTA is SO way better!) and IMHO the Blu-Ray PS3 was equally as clear as OTA HD. My Elite was also recently cleaned and calibrated.

I can only imagine how incredible 1080p + HDMI would be for this!

The only way I can get into the Christmas mood is to watch movies that completely rip apart the wholesome Christmas ideals.....in other words National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Still to date the FUNNIEST holiday movie ever made. Watched it tonight and still found myself laughing out loud.

Up next....Bad Santa.

The only way I can get into the Christmas mood is to watch movies that completely rip apart the wholesome Christmas ideals.....in other words National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Still to date the FUNNIEST holiday movie ever made. Watched it tonight and still found myself laughing out loud.

Up next....Bad Santa.

Everytime Katherine fires up the microwave I piss myself and forget who I am.

Every year we watch Christmas Vacation.

Watched The Da Vinci Code Saturday night. I liked it. 3.5 out of 5 stars.

Watched The Da Vinci Code Saturday night. I liked it. 3.5 out of 5 stars.

I did too. I was wondering how they'd manage the pacing for the first half of the movie, considering how the book goes. The only thing I felt was rushed was the opening sequence when they're in the louvre.

Now I'm REALLY curious how they'll pull off Angels and Demons.

I did too. I enjoyed it (and it saves me from reading the book). My wife had read the book but also enjoyed the movie. I'd agree with the 3.5 stars comment.

Saturday night: had friend over and screened "Superman Returns". I had seen this on it's initial release and we enjoyed seeing it again.

Sunday night: entertained again and watched "Layer Cake". Disappointing.

Randy

Saturday night: had friend over and screened "Superman Returns". I had seen this on it's initial release and we enjoyed seeing it again.

Sunday night: entertained again and watched "Layer Cake". Disappointing.

Randy


What did you think of the PQ of Superman? I had to tweak every setting on my projector to get the image to look semi-decent.

You found "Layer Cake" disappointing?! Oh man, I love that movie. And Craig is awesome in it.

I'm now rewatching the "Kill Bill" movies. Not a huge Uma fan (just don't see what some guys think is so great about her, she's kinda gangly), but love those two flicks.

The PQ for Superman Returns was good - but remember, Singer was paying tribute Donner's original vision for Superman in 1979. It is an intentionally soft pic.

As to Layer Cake, I like Craig and after watching the new Bond was interested in seeing more, but I thought the sound quality and mix was one of the worst I've heard in years (not the accents, I can deal with that, but the sound balance). That, and the film was populated with almost universally repugnant characters in a world of capricious events. Not my cup of tea.

Randy

I'm now rewatching the "Kill Bill" movies. Not a huge Uma fan (just don't see what some guys think is so great about her, she's kinda gangly), but love those two flicks.

I'm with you on Uma, but Quentin is pretty much obsessed with her (and her feet) and she does really well in the film admittedly.

It's funny you posted this though because I was watching Jackie Brown last night and was wondering how well Bridget Fonda would've done in Kill Bill instead of Uma. Bridget's definitely hotter (to me at least) and she's done action before (the US version of La Femme Nikita).

Everytime Katherine fires up the microwave I piss myself and forget who I am.

Every year we watch Christmas Vacation.

Ahh..it's a staple of any families holliday season.

Hey. If any of you are looking for any last-minute gift ideas for me, I have one. I'd like Frank Shirley, my boss, right here tonight. I want him brought from his happy holiday slumber over there on Melody Lane with all the other rich people and I want him brought right here, with a big ribbon on his head, and I want to look him straight in the eye and I want to tell him what a cheap, lying, no-good, rotten, four-flushing, low-life, snake-licking, dirt-eating, inbred, overstuffed, ignorant, blood-sucking, dog-kissing, brainless, dickless, hopeless, heartless, fat-ass, bug-eyed, stiff-legged, spotty-lipped, worm-headed sack of monkey sh!t he is. Hallelujah. Holy sh!t. Where's the Tylenol?

I know what movie I'm watching tonight.......

Watched "Joyeux Noël" last week. A good Christmas season movie about the spontaneous truce that occured during the first Chritmas of World War I. The movie involved surprisingly little violence and virtually no bloodshed. And while it had some minor flaws, it is an interesting movie and worth watching. It is certainly more up-beat than "A Midnight Clear".

national lampoons christmas story is very good but a christmas story is still the best

I guess noone watches movies anymore lol :)

Randy!! Say it isn't so!

Positive review for Superman Returns and a big thumbs down for Layer Cake?? Well atleast I love to look at your theater even if you are going to mistreat it so (just kidding-to each their own).

Elf is turning into a XMas fav of mine too (admittedly well behind Christmas Story and Christmas Vacation), though Will Ferrell on speed is a little much for some.

Just watched Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind with the SO, then I watched Platoon after :)

Both great movies!

I've been going through a lot of "new to me" HD DVD movies lately....

Most recently:

Firewall - not horrible but some absolutely ridiculous technical leaps...C+
Lakehouse - Some clever elements. Sandra can surely act circles around Keanu...C.
Assault on Precinct 13 - Decent. C
Four Brothers - Not bad. Corny ending though...C
Terminator 3 - My God, what a stinker. D-

Superman Returns and Miami Vice are next on the list. I have high hopes for them....

Dan

The wife and I watched Miami Vice Friday night on HD DVD. Maybe I had low expectations due to the less than stellar reviews, but I liked it. It's not a great movie but it certainly doesn't suck. The movie has a sometimes very grainy look to it. HD DVD seems to recreate the picture faithfully and the DD+ soundtrack sounds pretty good. 3 out of 5 stars.


Almost forgot... I watched "To Have and Have Not" late last night on DVD. I'm not sure I can say anything about this movie that hasn't already been said ...seems like you're watching Bogart and Bacall fall in love for real, Hawks takes Hemingway's worst and make a great movie, etc.

Bacall is mezmorizing even by today's standards. She's a physically attractive woman (really just a kid in this movie) but what's so striking is the way she acts. Few woman can achieve the sex apeal Bacall exudes in this movie. She plays this part to perfection. The play between her and Bogart is magic.

Borgat himself is fantasic as the hero who doesn't want to get involved but dives in head deep when he's needed. He's cool under fire from the Nazi's and from beautiful women.

This is a GREAT movie. 4.5 out of 5 stars.