Congrats Gus, Your Sox did it!!!

Now, I'm going to bed. :D

Oh My Freaking Gaad!!!!


I never really thought I'd live to see it!

The curse is broken!!!!

In the grandest fashion!!!!

I'm numb right now. Sleep is out of the question. I don't really know what to do! You guys have no idea!!!! (Unless you are from N.E.)

No More Curse! Oh God!!! I think I'm gonna be sick!

Originally posted by David Guill
Ya see, I told you it just wasn't to be. Truly, it is the Curse of the Bambino. Remember to tell your kids about it, its real. :D

Sorry Gus, The Red Sox are a good team and I expect they will be there next year. I think Little learned and will continue to learn and the Yankees are lucky that they have a great manager in Joe Torre. Without him, the Yankees don't even make it to the ALCS.

What a difference one year makes. When you wrote this, I had the most overwhelming sense of doom you can possibly imagine.

Gus
:D :D :D

Well, 86 years later and the Red Sox win the World Series in convincing fashion. I think the Curse of the Bambino is broken. With the Patriots winning the NFL Super Bowl and the Red Sox winning the MLB World Series, lets hope 2 out of 3 is enough :D :D :D {Is this sufficiently vague?}:cool:

Noooo, don't do that! We can't close this thread!! :)

Mojo

I'm with Morris.
David - please edit the political jab out of your comment.

Randy

You guys mean David wasn't talking about The Celtics??:D

Gus

Yeah Gus,:( I got dinged. Actually I was talking about the Bruins :) Yeah, thats it, the bruins. :D

I actually like the Celtics. I even went to some of their games when I lived up in Acton Massachusetts just outside of Lexington and Concord. In fact my son was born in Concord in 1985.

By the way Congratulations. . . Your Red Sox did well (Its tough to believe but I do like the Red Sox dating back to the Rico Petrocelli and Carl Yasztremski days)

There's still good in you. I sense it! Forget The Empire, come to the Light Side!

You don't like The Dark Side. Search your feelings! You know this to be true!:D :D :D

Gus

Well I guess I know what you guys were watching. This was supposed to be the week of Halloween movies and I know Gus was expecting a trick, but instead got a big treat.

Congratulations, http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/images/icons/icon14.gif http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/images/icons/icon14.gif I guess there is no bigger Blockbuster for you to watch this week, then the one you just saw! And just think, you were all prepared to go trick or treating dressed as a defected ballplayer, and now you can ring your neighbor’s doorbells and yell trick or treat in pride, without being ashamed!

I remember what a treat it was when the Arizona Diamondbacks won the series, just how could it felt, and I am not even much of a sports fan, so I know how good you most feel. Just as if you ate a big bag of Halloween candy all by yourself, with chocolate smeared all over that grin! :D

Don

Just leave those poor trees alone! :D

I think I saw you on one of the news clips dangling off of a tree after the game!

Sheesh - knock over a few trees, and the cops shoot tear gas at ya. Over in my area, you have to tip over cars and start a few building fires to get that kind of TLC!:D

But now to post something "thread related":
Saw an old Rankin/Bass puppeteer movie - "Mad Monster Party". Maybe it was because I was tired, but my daughter and I both fell asleep halfway through it. I'll have to watch it again to give you a good review - it got good reviews on Amazon. PQ transfer was pretty good, considering it was made in '68. I will mention that there was a part where Phyllis Diller was singing - what can I say about that part? FF is the answer...

Last night we watched The Day After Tomorrow. Not a bad flick. I kinda wondered near the end how the ships were frozen half-sunk if the water didn't freeze right away. There were a bunch of little problems like that in the movie, but if you can keep yourself from thinking about them, then the flick is alright.

Watched Van Helsing tonight. I thought the movie was going to be worse than it was. Plenty of action and good sets if you can look past all the CGI. Plus, I can't complain too much about a movie with Kate Beckinsale in a corset the whole time.

I wasn't expecting great movies from either so I guess I was pleasantly surprised with both.

Saturday night ...

My wife had never seen Twin Peaks, and I haven't seen it for years, so we watched the pilot. She was disappointed that I didn't have season 1 to keep going. :)

Then we watched Stargate, which I'd only seen parts of. It was fun to watch 'til the third act dragged on ....

Earlier we watched The Office special from BBC America, saved patiently on TiVo.

Mojo

Day After Tomorrow is my most recent watch.

It had the most amazing low end of any release I have heard. When that large wave built up just before crashing into NYC, I thought my room (and woofers) were going to explode!! New demo material for sure.

So So film...The gratuitous global warming excuse at the end was just priceless:rolleyes:

Gotta agree with "The Day After Tomorrow" reviews - my wife and I watched it last night. Good visuals, good sound, fair acting, and what I'd call a better-than-made-for-TV storyline.

If you're not looking for some deep meaning, life-altering experience, and you just want a couple hours' worth of entertainment, give it a play...

Dwight

Last night was Hocus Pocus to pretty much round out Halloween viewings..

brickie

Watched Season 1 of 24 the past 2 days. Already threw it on ebay.

It was entertaining but VERY suspenseful, I don't like being that nervous for such a long time. Are they gonna die, are they gonna live, are they gonna die... man kidnapped again... escapped... kidnapped again... All in 24 hours! Shesh!

If you want to kill some time its ok, the blonde is cute :)

I have Roswell Season 1 on DVD to watch next.

Amazon had a pretty good deal on TV Series so I bought a bunch. :)

Tonight: the new version of Dawn of the Dead.

Friday and Saturday night watched the DVD of the recent TNT mini-series remake of "Salem's Lot". We both enjoyed it - the perfect Halloween treat!

Randy

Watched Raising Helen with my girlfriend. Not a bad movie but I am glad we rented it vice buying it!
Jamie

Watched the new "Dawn of the Dead" the other day. Lots of fun, plenty of gruesome gore, and just full of those scenes that make you yell at the screen, "No! For the love of God, don't go in there! What are you thinking?!"

If you liked the original, you'll eat this one up as well (pun intended...).

Dwight

Last night with about ten others I watched the Superbit version of Underworld. This is a reference disc in every regard visually. It is a very fast paced entertaining film. The sword cut near the end is destined to be considered a classic scene.:D

Art

The new version of Dawn of the Dead was a pretty good flick. Parts of it looked more like it was shot with a home video camera, but it was still pretty good. There was one part that was never answered. Near the beginning, the lead girl washes her hands in a fountain. Then the cop gets a cut and ends up in the fountain. They showed it like that was how he gets infected, but he never is.
Also, be sure to watch the credits.

Okay dokey, I'm the noob here and have enjoyed reading most of this entire thread.

About me:
My HT is certainly a beginner's HT compared to the awesome ones I've seen here. I have a Mits DLP 62-525 tv with a panasonic progressive scan DVD player & a really old Sony receiver & speakers which is only 550W of total power. Kinda sad, but I'll be upgrading soon. :) I also have xbox & ps2 hooked up to the tv.

Anyway, back on topic, some recent movies I've watched (within the past 2 months or so....)
Star Wars Eps. IV, V, VI--are absolutely amazing pic & sound! Although in the cantina, Han Solo's supposed more realistic dodge of the blast was quite honestly horrible.

Day After Tomorrow--awesome special effects, but if you wanna watch a good story line, you'd be disappointed here.

Whole Ten Yards--I thought the Whole 9 yards was alot funnier. Still had its moments though.

Calendar Girls--if you're in the mood for a "Chick Flick" not a bad one to check out.

Kill Bill Vol.2--I liked the action in this one. Quentin is a little off the wall which is what makes some of his movies interesting.

Aladdin--my favorite Disney movie, the songs are so addicting and pic & sound were pretty good too, esp. the part where the cave starts to talk and says somethin' like "who disturbs my slumber" & then later says something about the only one who can enter is a diamond in the rough.

White Chicks--totally corny movie, but still kinda fun. I had a few good laughs with this one

Taking Lives--I'll watch anything with Angelina Jolie :) Was an okay movie, kinda predictable, but Angelina is good for the eyes.

Girl Next Door--Elisha Cuthbert is hot, movie is good, reminded me some of my HS years almost 10 yrs ago--it's a love story

What's on tap for this weekend: Shrek2 & prolly another movie, although I'm not sure which one yet.

Hey, Simon, welcome the the thread!

Randy

Thanks cptnRandy, hope to stick around for awhile!

What have I Missed?

Been out of the country on business for last 6 weeks...

What new movie would you recommend viewing first?

Daniel

New movies? Go see "Ray" or "The Incredibles".

New to DVD? Shrek 2.

Randy

Hey Daniel,
Welcome back to the US. Disney recently released Aladdin (Platinum Edition) and Mulan (2 Disk Special Edition). Next Tuesday we get Gone With the Wind (65th Anniversary 4 Disk Special Edition). None of which are new movies but tons of new bonus material! Yeah! Bonus material! :p

Haven't been up to posting lately. Injured my shoulder at the gym and it hurts like a bastard.

Last friday:

Dawn of the dead - I'm not into gory horror movies, but I made it through the entire thing without feeling badly.

Van Helsing - More enjoyable popcorn.

Can't comment on video nor audio quality since I saw this at a friend's house and the gear is not high quality (to say the least). But enjoyed sharing dinner and a few drinks with my friends none-the-less.

Tonight: Shrek-2

Gus

Thanks for the Movie & DVD Heads Up Capt'n Randy & rdwalt!

A lot of movies to watch this weekend!

Daniel

Friday night - Shrek 2. Pretty funny, but I'm not as gaga over these movies as a lot of people. I find the "style" of animation clumsy and distracting.

Saturday night - found myself alone so guys night! Watched Terminator 3, which for some reason I'd never gotten around to seeing. Pretty good and I liked the ending - sets it up into a Planet of the Apes style loop - really begs for one more movie (or two, where we loop back to the beginning and give the future a different path).

Then watched Rounders - also very good. Especially if you're hooked on TV poker!

Randy

I loved Rounders!

How is the PQ on Shrek 2? I liked the first movie but wanted to see what people thought about the second before ordering it.

Is it a good demo disc?

Been Watching TV Series latley...

Finished Season 1 of 24 and Season 1 of Roswell. Both pretty good, I liked Roswell better but then I like Sci-Fi alot.

Also saw White Men Can't Jump on Tivo, Havent seen that in years. Great Flick!

Lovely wife out of town, I've been binging a bit.

Watched Matrix Reloaded on TiVo, then stumbled onto The Italian Job on D*, then watched Alladin on DVD.

Watching Empire of Dreams: The Making of Star Wars this morning.

Mojo

Watched Shrek 2 at a friend's house. I thought it was quite funny.

I also watched "Shrek 2" last night. Really enjoyed it - I thought it was better than the first one. Puss in Boots was priceless - and the short that they put on the disk called "Far Far Away Idol" was a lot of fun. The Simon character was a hoot.

The kids and I watched "The Last Starfighter" this afternoon. They really liked the film, but I was unimpressed with the quality of the transfer. Could very well have been a problem with my PJ, though. It might be time to replace the Plus Piano with a better quality PJ that can handle an HD signal, too.

Dwight

Like many here....also watched Shrek 2 on Friday night.... Funny movie.
Then Saturday night I had a Rodney Movie Marathon with the guys in honor of the man that got 'no respect'. Had about 10 people over throughout the night....with 5 die-hards that stayed for all three flicks. We watched "Back to School", "Easy Money", and "Caddyshack". It was a blast....many laughs.

Steve

We watched a few this weekend. Like most we watched Shrek 2 and thoroughly enjoyed it. Can't say the same for Around the World in 80 days. Jackie Chan movies are becoming repetitive. We also watched Garfield. Bill Murray was a good match for Garfield. The movie overall was OK. To cap it off, I watched Ripley's Game with John Malkovich. I found the movie entertaining but dull. A good story, good acting, but slow moving with very little suspense or intrigue.

:lol: Well put me down as one who also watched Shrek 2, a good flick, but not as funny as I thought it'd be. I liked the Far Far Away Idol thing they had @ the end of the movie.

Also watched the first 2 Batman movies (Batman & Batman returns), I was really not impressed with how those movies turned out on DVD. Not good @ all!

We were the twelve billionth family in the world to watch Shrek 2 last night. Everybody loved it. I was very impressed with the quality of the animation. Some of the scenes, mostly scenes that didn't show any humans ( or ogres) looked very real. I believe the next generation of anymated movies will rival the real thing.

Gus

Originally posted by Gus
We were the twelve billionth family in the world to watch Shrek 2 last night. Everybody loved it. I was very impressed with the quality of the animation. Some of the scenes, mostly scenes that didn't show any humans ( or ogres) looked very real. I believe the next generation of anymated movies will rival the real thing.

Gus

Gus,
I wasn't sure that you would be able to return to regular HT stuff after the World Series. That should be a high that lasts a while........ like three or four generations anyway !:D

Art

Some of the scenes, mostly scenes that didn't show any humans (or ogres) looked very real. I believe the next generation of anymated movies will rival the real thing. And I hear that Polar express is also very real in its animation taking the "real look and feel" another step further. How long do you think it will be before they don't need the actor/actresses except for the voice overs? Do you think the executives and producers will eliminate the finicky actor/actress that costs so much in a production and doesn't guarantee its success? What would be cool is if Hollywood did a story about an animated character that took the place of a real actor/actress but everyone thought they were real and Hollywood billed them as real. Cool, Maybe its already being done. Maybe Ahnold isn't real just an animated character:D

That's the storyline used in Simone with Al Pacino:)

Originally posted by David Guill
...What would be cool is if Hollywood did a story about an animated character that took the place of a real actor/actress but everyone thought they were real and Hollywood billed them as real. Cool, Maybe its already being done.

It has.

http://ia.imdb.com/media/imdb/01/I/76/01/91m.jpg

But dumb movie. What was Pacino thinking?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0258153/

Originally posted by Art Sonneborn
Gus,
I wasn't sure that you would be able to return to regular HT stuff after the World Series. That should be a high that lasts a while........ like three or four generations anyway !:D

Art

Art, you have no idea. This has been like an imposible dream for us Sox fans for so long, we still can't believe it's really happened.

I'm just now starting to go back to normal living. We hape that now that the curse is broken (make no mistake about it, the curse was real!) we will be able to salt in a few wins every now and then.

Gus

Been out every night this week, came home early from work and started watching Band of Brothers. I ended up watching all 10 episodes in a row, It was pretty good although I think everyone hyped it up to much for me. The Audio track was excellent, some of the planes flying over were excellent!!!!!

Also watched Roswell Season 2 which was alright, good to kill some time if you like Sci-Fi.

I have been on a TV Series Kick latley. :)

Up Next from my Childhood.. Knight Rider Season 1. :)

Also have Day after Tomorrow and Van Helsing sitting here. Lots of stuff to watch.

Friday night to start the holidays off the whole family watched "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles." Still funny stuff.

Today, took the everyone to see "The Incredibles". Wow.

Randy

Last night ,one of my favorites again, The Big Sleep then tonight with my thirteen year old and six of her friends Van Helsing. I had purchased this some time ago but I didn't watch it till tonight . Effects are great but the frenetic pace is typical of todays films with much less in the way of good script. Entertaining and it filled the bill of being scary ( what they wanted).

Art

re-joined Netflix a couple weeks ago and also sprang for a Blockbuster movie pass for this month, so i've been taking the opportunity to watch a lot of stuff i had previously never seen or outright avoided including

Cider House Rules (enjoyed it quite a bit)
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind ( wow! will more than likely buy this down the road)
Gothika (don't understand all the harsh reviews, as Ebert said, its good trash and knows what it is - though the last act and resolution is not as strong as the set-up)
Dawn of The Dead -04 ( this version didn't work for me but the original is still one of my all time favorite films)
Mulholland Falls (mildly diverting thanks to the milieu, but LA Confidential mined some of the same territory so much better)
Pickup On South Street (tight little film noir with a wonderful B&W transfer, got a little corny at the end though)
In A Lonely Place (highly regarded Bogart film noir. very disappointed. had planned on purchasing it blind, earlier- so glad i didn't)
Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes (not bad, but this is another one i'm glad i didn't buy first)
Toute Une Vie ( amusing, but slightly long French romantic comedy/farce from the 70s)
Bon Voyage (very enjoyable melange of WWII thriller, romantic comedy and farce with Isabelle Adjani and Gerard Depardieu...from the director of Depardieus Cyrano De Bergerac)

Lets see over the weekend I saw The Incredibles @ the theater, very funny & enjoyable movie.

Also bought 2 for 1 price DVD @ Sam's--
The Siege--eery resemblance to 9-11
Man on Fire--very good, action packed movie!

Friday night my 11 year old daughter and I watched "The Iron Giant". She initially didn't want to watch it, but several times was laughing loudly!

This is a great flick and highly recommended (especially if you're enjoying "The Incredibles")

Randy

Watched Elf over the weekend. Laugh-out-loud funny at times and touching but mostly juvenile.

Got to catch up on a few this weekend.
The Clearing - Watch it if you like Redford. Otherwise nothing special.
The Return - Russian foreign film about 2 boys and a father that suddenly reappears after 12 years. Very good.
Home on the Range - Good family fun. Good use of surrounds and LFE.
Scandal - Pretty good.

Went to Target and picked up a few movies friday... and got a guy to consider building his own FP home theater while I was there. (after my daughter blurted out "we have a movie theater out our house!").

Anyway, we got: Iron Giant, American Beauty, and Lawrence of Arabia.

Iron Giant:
I agree with Randy, this is a terrific movie. Well worth owning. One of my favorites. I've been waiting for this DVD for a while, and it looks great. I can finally toss the VHS tape.

American Beauty:
I don't really know what to make of this movie... I just like watching it. It's sort of an odd flick, but it won a bunch of Academy Awards, so I guess its not TOO off-beat. I'm a Kevin Spacey fan, so I guess thats part of it.

Lawrence of Arabia:
Will watch this weekend. Its long, so I need a long weekend to watch it!

Will be getting Harry Potter on Tuesday. It's gonna be a great weekend for movies this week.

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On Saturday night with the family and a few friends Chronicles or Riddick. I went in with low expectations but was pleasantly surprised. The visuals were spectacular.

On Sunday the new transfer of Gone With The Wind. It probably has never looked better but still has edge enhancement and a pretty good crop of mosquito noise. The first 2/3 or so was entertaining but it just goes on too long really ( I mean just beat the **** out of Scarlett and leave her for dead some place no poon tang is worth that :D ).

Finally watched Shrek 2 with the family and friends..Very enjoyable,but not quite as funny as the first to me.

brickie

Jane and I have started in on Alias having never seen the show on broadcast. We've done the first seven episodes, season one, and have all the signs of a mild addiction.

Mojo

Originally posted by Morris Jones
Jane and I have started in on Alias having never seen the show on broadcast. We've done the first seven episodes, season one, and have all the signs of a mild addiction.

Mojo

Take your time and ration them out. You have to make them last until January when the new season starts. But there are a couple of seasons so you have plenty to watch until then.

This one's for the kids ! We watched Mickey's Twice Upon Christmas. It features the Disney characters in CGI. The colors were great. It even has a DTS soundtrack. The surround info is fairly tame. But all in all the kids loved it and I enjoyed seeing the Mickey in more of a 3D form.
Greg

Just got Iron Giant SE from amazon yesterday and watched it immediately.
Simply amazing!! -j

Elf--instant Christmas classic, I loved this movie, very funny.

We're about to start "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban."

Best HP movie yet!

Randy

Tonight Goldfinger by myself.

"Pussey ,you know planes better than you know guns, that's a Smith and Wesson 45, if you fire that in here, at that close range it will pass through me and the fuselage like a hot knife through butter".

Art

Last night we watched Man on Fire!

Loved the book and this movie version was much better the than first.

Today we're watching The Terminal. I have read several reviews and they were not very flattering. I am a big Tom Hanks fan though and should enjoy it.

Daniel

Now this is a cool thread... I just found it, plan to hang out a bit. Lots of good ideas here! Think Im going to go buy Iron Giant soon based upon recent posts...

Recently finished my basement with new HT - Infocus 7200 throwing 100" diag 16 x 9, Denon 5.1 sound. Just got HDTV working a couple of weeks ago, Broncos football in HD and 5.1 sound is as good as being there. Ive been in "cave mode" ever since...:D

Sampling of Recent viewings :

Shrek 2 with the kids - very funny fun movie. Lots of references to other movies. Kids and I had fun picking them all out.

Road to Perdition - have had this for a while, first time watching on big screen. Still a good flick, but knowing the ending took something out of it

A Knights Tale with the family - just a fun flick, creative soundtrack (you know what I mean of you have seen it)

Saving Private Ryan - alone. First time on big screen (never saw it in theater). Absolutely mind blowing. When I watched before on 32" TV, you could ALMOST tone down the first 20 mins. At over 7' wide, its a moving experience (and not really a pleasant one).

Last night : The Alamo - not bad, not great. Drags at times, but interesting anyway.

jc

We watched "The Terminal" tonight starring Tom Hanks http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/images/icons/icon14.gif http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/images/icons/icon14.gif. We are giving this one two thumbs way up! As with most movies Tom Hanks stars in, he does an out standing performance. I don’t think we could have chose a better movie to end the Thanksgiving day.

Don

Just watched Spiderman 2. Great movie. Highly recommended. It looks like a great transfer as well, although it is hard to tell on my little 27" wega.

Lucky you!!I saw a copy of it and demoed it about 3 weeks ago and it did look and sound pretty good.

Last night we watched The Day After Tomorrow,great sound and pic quality but the story was way over the top..Still everyone enjoyed it.

brickie

Last night with the family, Elf. A few chuckles but unfortunately ,these were already in the trailers of it I had seen.It was a disappointment overall. The transfer was colorful but soft.

Art

After reading several reviews on this forum, I decided to buy FireFly. The boxed set comes with 4 DVD's and this forum's reviewers recommended you watch them in their order (1, 2, 3, 4).

The first DVD is Titled Serenity and provides the background for the series. The visuals and fx are very good and I have to admit I really enjoyed the movie. I wish other TV shows were this good.

Years ago my wife and I enjoyed Star Trek-The Next Generation. This series has a similiar feel in the storylines and character development.

Can't wait to watch DVD #2.

Daniel

Two days ago - Elf (the kids liked it, I chuckled a few times but its not a movie destined to be in the "own" rack.

Also The Terminal - an OK movie, but again not a classic. Hanks does an admirable job in a character that I think would have been difficult to play. Again, not destined for the "own" rack, but a pleasant movie to watch.

Also Gatica Superbit - very nice transfer, and an intriguing storyline. I knew nothing of this movie (dont know how I missed it before).

Tonight - Monty Python and the Holy Grail with some other Python fans. Should be a lot of fun!

jc

Wednesday - "Chronicles of Riddick" - LAME LAME LAME - No story what so ever - I didn't expect much but it didn't deliver any.

Thursday - "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" - Really liked this one. Best Harry Potter to date in my opinion

Friday - "Van Helsing" - Again didn't expect much from this like Riddick. However this was a pleasant surprise. Decent storyline - thin but thats to be expected. Non stop action and creatures. Good stuff.

Tonight - Will either be "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" or "Home on the Range" - looking forward to both.

I watched Taking Lives with the family and we all liked it but felt it had somthing missing...What? Well I don't know, just a feeling.....Overall.....Good.

Originally posted by MileHighJC
Also Gatica Superbit - very nice transfer, and an intriguing storyline. I knew nothing of this movie (dont know how I missed it before).


jc

I love this movie. I'm hoping I'll have an HD version soon.

Art

We also watched Elf Thanksgiving night. Enjoyed a few laugh out loud moments.

Had friends over last night and the picked, so watched "Spider-Man". Now anxious to see II next week!

Randy

Elf was better than I expected. James Caan seemed like he was on tranquilizers though. Just "seeing" Bob Newhart makes me laugh.

As for Firefly, that is a GREAT TV series. Well written and acted. Not bad special effects either and they don't take over the show. I am waiting for the theatrical movie of Firefly coming out next year called "Serenity"...however, it's release date was put back to September 30th instead of April 5th. This is my favorite Sci-Fi since Babyon 5.

EDIT: Also Firefly DVD 4 pack is a reasonable priced $40.00. All Season TV shows should not be more than that. The $80.00 range is just greedy and no wonder people "burn" copies of media. I always buy my DVD's. I want the cases and the other stuff that comes with them. I will not buy Babylon 5 for example at those prices. Also I heard they are not that great of a transfer to begin with.

Tonight the youngest daughter and I watched "The Last Starfighter." An enjoyable little gem made memorable by a performance by Robert Preston. But it can be used as an example of how far computer graphics has come!

Randy

CptnRandy,
Wasn't that one of the first CGI based films? I thought they used a Cray computer or something similar to make that movie. It was state of the art at the time.

Ten people over for Chronicles of Riddick AGAIN! I told you guys I'd watch it again.:D Just an entertaining movie with unsurpassed visuals. As far as picture quality is concerned, DVD doesn't get any better than this.:)

Art

Watched Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban a few days ago. I thought this was by far the best of the three in the series. The other two had endings that were too quick without any real excitement, especially the first one.

And poor Ron, how come he is always getting hurt? I'd quit hanging around with Harry if I were him.

Tues Night - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. A truly enjoyable movie.

Last Night - Van Helsing. Not a good movie. I never felt at all drawn into the story.

Today - maybe Disney's Tarzan. The kids and I really enjoyed this one.

Best regards,

Dwight

Watched Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban with the family. Everyone thought it was the best of the three.

Pulled out 'Jack' with Robin Williams. Another winner. Robin Williams, Bill Cosby, and a bunch of 10yr old boys. Engaging and entertaining.

Went to the movies for National Treasure. It was fast moving and entertaining. Unfortunately, the theater had less than adequate audio. I would like to see and hear this one in my HT.

Watched Mulan. Good story and animation. Eddie Murphy doing his stuff pre-Shrek.

Watched Sleepover. A good teen film with some laugh-out-loud moments.

Around the World in 80 Days (2003). entertaining for the kids and adults. Great surround activity and some surprisingly powerful base (e.g. when the Statue of Liberty tablet falls).

Recommend it for a family film.

Also saw Johnny Depp movie secret Window. What a tired, repeated old stroy line. Started out strong but fizzled. Not recommended.

Tonight is van Helsing.

Originally posted by Workindood
CptnRandy,
Wasn't that one of the first CGI based films? I thought they used a Cray computer or something similar to make that movie. It was state of the art at the time.

Yep, state of the art 1984. And it still plays well.

Interesting trivia bit for this movie: Wil Wheaton from "Stand By Me" and infamous for "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and now celebrity blogger was shot for this movie, even received credit, but had his scenes cut.

Randy

Last night :

- Monty Python and the Holy Grail - still funny after all these years
- Dreamcatcher (on Dish HD) - Ok if you like that sort of thing

Tonight :

- Broncos vs Raiders in HD (oh yeah, thats not a movie)

I just got done watching an odd movie called "World Traveler" with Billy Crudup, Julianne Moore, Cleavant Derricks, James LeGros, David Keith, and Karen Allen. Kind of movie that makes you think about "what if" you threw away all your responsibilities and jumped in the car and drove away. Who hasn't thought about doing that from time to time?

Watched Paycheck with the family and liked it.... 3 stars

Tonight The Terminator in HD. I used to follow bodybuilding more than I do now and this was the first time I recognized that a terminator that wiped out a lot of humans in the future during Sarah's dream was Franco Columbu , a long time friend of Arnold's.

Art

Watched ELF with the kids Friday Night....thought it was good. Also watch The Day After Tomorrow....okay movie, but really enjoyed the effects.

Steve

The last few were:

Godsend - Decent but predictable. 3/5 stars
Love Actually - Not a bad flick, some funny party . 4/5
Secret Window - A little slow, not much else to say. 2.5/5

Watched The Terminal tonight. The story was OK and mildly amusing. Not a movie I would buy.

The other night watched Riddick. Not too bad. Even my wife liked it - which is saying a LOT especially since she was expecting me (without ever saying it to me) to come home with The Terminal and had wanted to watch that. :)

Cheaper by the Dozen--I found this movie to be very entertaining. Storyline is quite predictable, but those kids wreak some kid-havoc in the movie. Enjoyed it very much!

Cheaper by the Dozen--I found this movie to be very entertaining. Storyline is quite predictable, but those kids wreak some kid-havoc in the movie. Enjoyed it very much!

Holiday Weekend!

Before Sunset: Dumb
Thirteen: excellent (but scary)
Secret Window: Dumb
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: Dumb
Van Helsing: Good
Around the World in 80 Days: Good (for kids)
Hero: (watching tonight but looks to be good)

Just finished watching "Metropolis" 1927 version on TCM. Very good silent film. A little long, but good. The original was 5 hours I believe. This restoration was just over 2 hours.

Lot of snow today, many car accidents this morning. I drove back home and called in sick...hehehe. Good day to "veg" and watch some movies.

Watched Hero last night (my wife has a black belt in TKD, so it's just one of those movies we have to watch..... yes dear).
Despite the sparklies, it was a great story! Beautifullly shot, superb visuals and very nice wire work!
Then started to watch JU-ON(the original japanese film later remade by hollywood as "The Grudge"). Will have to finish that tonight.
It was getting good and creepy! -j

Watched PBS Great Performances last night.....Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival...was very good with excellent PQ.

Steve

Watched a pretty interesting movie called "The Tour Baby!" It is basically a home movie that a guy shot on his trip to watch the 2000 Tour de France. He had the good fortune of running into the right people and before he knew it he was getting behind the scenes footage of the Tour. He decided to make it into a movie and sell it to help raise money for the Lance Armstrong Foundation. If you have any interest in cycling or Lance Armstrong it is worth the purchase.
Also watched the bonus disc of the Star Wars trilogy, I really enjoyed seeing how the movies were created and the amazing work that went into it all. I enjoyed the first Star Wars movie but never really got into the next 2, or the latest 2 for that matter. After seeing this I think I will be going back and at least watching the origional trilogy.

Against my wishes, we watched "Prisoner of Azkaban" with family on Thanksgiving. Was good, not great... perhaps my expectations were too high. Maybe because I watched at my sister's house, instead of my theater. This one is definitely NOT for little kids.

Watched "Elf" the other night with my daughter. Was pleasantly surprised. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Originally posted by Simon2150
Cheaper by the Dozen--I found this movie to be very entertaining. Storyline is quite predictable, but those kids wreak some kid-havoc in the movie. Enjoyed it very much!

Yes, I enjoyed this also.

Side note: My old boss has 13 kids. This movie made me realize that he must be nuts.

Stepford Wives: Entertaining. I'm glad they did the movie the way they did rather than the way they showed in the deleted scenes.

Chronicles of Riddick: Good action flick. This was a good movie considering it starred Vin Diesel. Glad they followed along with the original story (I think it was named Pitch Black?) Good digital scenes and it is great if you want to test your contast. Lots of good dark scenes.

Elf: First half was a bit boring. Second half was better. It's got some funny parts in it. Worth watching at least once.

Spiderman 2: Better than the first. It was a good movie with lots of action. I don't like that they don't really explain what was wrong with Peter and the whole thing about the single tiny fragile chip was pretty dumb. But the rest of the movie was good. I'd recommend this movie.

Originally posted by Workindood
Just finished watching "Metropolis" 1927 version on TCM. Very good silent film. A little long, but good. The original was 5 hours I believe. This restoration was just over 2 hours.



I saw the restoration at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor when it was released with live organ accompaniment . Impressive work but DVD has edge enhancement.:( Still looks light years over the previous recorded versions.

Art

They say we are lucky to get any decent DVDs of these pre-code movies. That would have been cool to see that in a theater. (I'll bet the audience was well behaved at that viewing :) ) It didn't look to bad to me on TCM. In fact now my wife is Groaning because I want to buy some pre-code movies. I want to see more of this "liberal" attitude from 1925-1935.

Tonight I was waiting to view Enterprise on channel 8 UPN. But it was preempted by the Pistons and channel 50 was a stinkin' FCC screen. I wanted my "fix" on Sci-Fi. There isn't any real good Sci-Fi on TV anymore and Enterprise is better than other Star Trek shows. So instead a buddy came over with some burned DVDs of his Tivo captures. So we watch some South Park, Drawn Together, and Tripping the Riff. Funny stuff.

Originally posted by Workindood
Tonight I was waiting to view Enterprise on channel 8 UPN. But it was preempted by the Pistons and channel 50 was a stinkin' FCC screen.

UPN has a VHF channel?

The episode was pretty good. You'll want to see if they reshow it to keep up with the minor story lines.

Well I dunno ..... hmmm. Channel 50 Detroit is UHF. Been that since it's beginnings. Channel 8 Jackson/Lansing has been on Channel 8(UPN 18 I think) for a year or so. It is a "new" station. As for it being a UHF or VHF I frankly don't know.

I know I'll have to hunt for it. It will probably be on at an odd time. Or I'll forget, or the wife will make me do something else like go to Her office Christmas party. Where I have to "Behave Properly". :) That means NO "Christmas Cheer" ie: I would say something stoopid and hear about it all the way home. (She is a Nurse Coordinator for a Group of Doctors....a good group of people...seriously they are...but Doctors just the same...that means SHOP TALK)

Oh...well. It could be worst. There could be no party and then that means NO job and we are poorer...and that means NO cool High-Dev gadgets or other electronic devices. ;) I shudder to think....

EDIT: Oh and as of UHF/VHF I have no antennas or HD tuners. She makes Nurse Bucks not Doctor Bucks. I am NO rich guy either. I make Workindood Bucks. So the Buck has to stop somewhere, since I/We are out of Bucks. Also we have one child in Catholic school (They demand Bucks all the time) and the other one is at DePaul. (They seem to have a need for an unlimited supply of Bucks.) Just to irritate the parents DePaul lets the students out for 6 weeks at the Holidays (Thanksgiving till just after the first of the year) and that puts a strain on our Home Bucks in the form of food, gas, and any other reason to spend precious Bucks.

Ahhhh....Buck IT.

Spiderman 2. great flick.

See my review of the Superbit here (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=4756997#post4756997)

Originally posted by Workindood
They say we are lucky to get any decent DVDs of these pre-code movies. That would have been cool to see that in a theater. (I'll bet the audience was well behaved at that viewing :) ) It didn't look to bad to me on TCM. In fact now my wife is Groaning because I want to buy some pre-code movies. I want to see more of this "liberal" attitude from 1925-1935.



I have a lot of old films but I'm just not much of a silent film buff. I have a Chaplin collection these are great and of course Metropolis. Others are It Happened One Night , Grand Hotel, Dracula,The Thin Man and All Quiet on the Western Front , good films and they have value to be watched more than once for me. Of course I have five or six Marx Brothers DVDs as well. I have a hard time just buying older films since the transfers are a mixed bag. Some Like It Happened One Night is near reference quality while others are unwatchable at the same age or younger.Reviews of these DVD are hard to come by.

Art

I am not a silent film buff either. Except for the comedies like Chaplin. But I did want to see this Metropolis. As for Pre Code Movies I want to see the talkies. The issues of the day...uncensored wise.

My wife is looking for stuff to buy me for Christmas. I told her to get me the first two Thin Man movies. I just crack up at all that drinking.

My first Mister with Leelee Sobieski (sp?) and Albert Brooks.

Ok movie. Worth watching once.

Next up:

Equilibrium

Last night - Spiderman 2. This one surpised me, a better flick than I expected. I like pleasant surprises.

Tonight - The Missing. Havnt really heard much about this one, but they said it was one of the year's better movies. Wow, two surprises in one weekend would be GREAT!

Last night - also Spiderman 2. While both the first film and the second were very good, I found the overall "moviemaking" to be better in 2 than in 1. The first one didn't "flow" as well (IMHO).

Dwight

I want to get Spiderman in Superbit. The reviews I read state that it is far better than the regular version. Plus you get DTS. Anything in Superbit is just jaw dropping. Lawrence of Arabia was crystal.

Edit: Looks like my 13 yr old daughter has chosen to watch the DVD of "The Last Samurai". I came upstairs from my computer and there she was watching this movie. I am proud of her. Yes it is a fictional account, however, I always try to get my kids involved in more historic type movies, books, etc. It sure beats watching something along the lines of "Mean Girls" or some similar tripe.

Tonight Gattaca in HD, I love this film. retro-future.

Art

Tonight - wife's pick: The Fugitive. Still hold together as a great action flick.

Randy

Art,
What station is that on? I do not see it on my Cable listings? Or do you have a HD player? If you do I am moving into your house. :D hehehe!

Watched The Chronicals of Riddick, pretty entertaining and I am not a big Vin Diesel fan. Then watched a short indie movie that I found out about thru MacAddict mag called Radius. Only about 30 minutes long, very small budget film, edited on a Mac, lots of interesting behind the scenes type stuff about making a low budget indie film.

"The Missing" was missing being a good movie. It had a lot of potential, and a lot of good acting, but in the end was just plain boring. Good thing my DVD reverse button worked well, lost count of how many times I had to back up 5 mins cause I fell asleep. Oh well.

Today - Sunday football in HD!

Originally posted by Workindood
Art,
What station is that on? I do not see it on my Cable listings? Or do you have a HD player? If you do I am moving into your house. :D hehehe!

Just an old tape from HBO months back.

Art

Last night was Xmas mini marathon..Watched the first 2 Home Alone movies.Still love em,and has us laughing out loud!

Only problem is they really need an updated transfer..

brickie

Originally posted by Workindood
Art,
What station is that on? I do not see it on my Cable listings? Or do you have a HD player? If you do I am moving into your house. :D hehehe!

Our local blockbuster has it in Superbit... I watched it a couple of weeks ago - excellent quality!

jc

MileHigh,
Superbit is awesome. We just got done watching Spiderman 2 in Superbit. I haven't seen this movie at all yet. Not only was it my favorite Super-Hero movie ever, the Superbit was icing on the cake. The fight scene on the train was well done.

Also I am lucky to have a wife that appreciates good Action/Sci-Fi type movies. She was right in there enjoying it too. She was making funny comments( At least WE can do that in our own home) on how Peter Parker can fix his monetary problems. She was saying on how Spiderman needs to have Coke or Pepsi sponsor him. Plaster ads on his costume for royalties. :) She can be a Funny Lady at times.

Chronicles of Riddick - good sci-fi action.
Hero - A great film. Superb story, acting, scenery, action, and soundtrack. Don't let the flap about the 'quality' of the transfer stop you from enjoying it.

The Termina with some friends -- first viewing for all of us, and thoroughly enjoyable.

Stepford Wives Club--Will somebody please give me back the 90minutes of my life I used to watch this movie, what a waste of time. The wife picked this movie out thinking it would be a sort of serious girly movie, but my goodness, what a waste of time! Don't watch it unless you're in the mood for a really bad movie!

The Terminal--I, like Morris, really enjoyed this movie. Tom Hanks did a great job in this one. Definitely worth the rental, but not worth owning IMO.

SpiderMan2--After seeing this movie in the theater awhile back, this movie went on my must own DVDs. A really good flick!

Introduced my 4 year old son and 1.5 year old daughter to "A Christmas Story" on Saturday night. First family film in the new HT with popcorn and all. He loved the movie. She the popcorn.

Watched Paycheck with the family & liked it......3 Stars.....

Dead Alive - hilariously gory splash-fest directed by Peter Jackson.

Requiem for a Dream - good story about how "ordinary" people become drug addicts - a must for Jennifer Connelly fans...

DE

Watched The Last Samurai and could not ask for more..4 1/2 stars

Laws of Attraction with Pierce Brosnan.
He shouldn't be too hasty about ditching James Bond. Even my wife didn't like this flick.

"Bad Santa", It is sad that they spend the kind of money they do to make such bad movie, but even sadder that I even rented it! I guess suckers like me are what they are counting on. http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/images/icons/icon13.gif http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/images/icons/icon13.gif

Don

The Bourne Supremecy

We enjoyed it, but I thought it wasn't nearly as good as the first film. The hand-held cameras didn't bother me as much as others have reported.

Torque-brainless entertainment, but not very good in our opinion.

Coming today: Dodgeball

James taylor - Pull Over....loved it but not as good as James Taylor - Live at Beacon Theatre

I purchased a MyHD card about a year ago and just recently got around to installing it in my HTPC and putting up an antenna to receive ota HD reception. We started watching for the first time the CSI series in HD and find these shows to be very entertaining and fascinating.

I originally did not want to use our theater room for TV viewing in fear of us losing interest from spending too much time in the theater room, but I find that the CSI series seems to fit right in, more like watching a short mystery movie.

So far I have been unimpressed with the movies that have been broadcasted ota in HD. When comparing them to the same movie on DVD, which I scale to 720p, I see little difference in pq, and the sq is much better on the DVD. I also prefer to watch the movie unedited, without commercials, and with no TV station logo.

Don

My mom gave us the Ken Burns Jazz documentary series for Christmas, and we're going to be absorbed in that for a while. Episode One last night. I already know I'm going to want the Baseball series. :)

Mojo

"ABBA-The Movie"

on INHD... recorded on DVR. Watch ONLY if you're a fan. The "movie" part is sort of contrived. Its mostly just a series of concert clips strung together, with a "cub reporter trying to get a big story" as the glue. Probably a good idea, as I don't think I could take a straight ABBA concert (and I am a fan!).

My 6-yo daughter recently heard "Dancing Queen" for the first time, and loves the song. We basically fast forwarded 75% of the movie, and watched that song and a few others... but I didn't delete it yet. I'll probably watch it through once.

Conversation as we watched it last night:
6yo daughter: (surprised) "This is old, daddy... how old are they now?"
Dad: "Um, I don't know. They're older than me, I watched them when I was little."
Daughter: "Ohhhh, are they dead now?"
Mom: ROFL!

I went out and purchased "Dodgeball". We watched (the whole family) last evening. It was my favorite Stiller movie next to "Zoolander". It's stoopid gags like getting hit with a wrench just made me laugh out loud. I know it didn't get good reviews, but, who cares, it was funny to us. Anything Christine Taylor is in (Stiller's wife in real life) I like to see. She is "Next Door Neighbor Pretty".

Originally posted by DaveInBerlinNJ
"ABBA-The Movie"

on INHD... recorded on DVR. Watch ONLY if you're a fan. The "movie" part is sort of contrived. Its mostly just a series of concert clips strung together, with a "cub reporter trying to get a big story" as the glue. Probably a good idea, as I don't think I could take a straight ABBA concert (and I am a fan!).

My 6-yo daughter recently heard "Dancing Queen" for the first time, and loves the song. We basically fast forwarded 75% of the movie, and watched that song and a few others... but I didn't delete it yet. I'll probably watch it through once.

Conversation as we watched it last night:
6yo daughter: (surprised) "This is old, daddy... how old are they now?"
Dad: "Um, I don't know. They're older than me, I watched them when I was little."
Daughter: "Ohhhh, are they dead now?"
Mom: ROFL!

Last winter I had strep throat. I was laying in bed with a 103 fever. My four year old comes in and wants to get in bed with me and I tell him no don't get close daddy is sick. He asks then if I'm going to die. I said no I'll be OK. He stood there quiet and I started thinking. I made a big mistake, I asked him if it "would make him sad if daddy died" ? He said" no, mommy would just make a new dad" ! I thought for a minute and realized that he was right. Bill Cosby said ,kids tell the truth.:eek:

Art

Originally posted by Workindood
I went out and purchased "Dodgeball". [...] I know it didn't get good reviews, but, who cares, it was funny to us.

Actually Dodgeball got a lot of good reviews, including two thumbs up* from Ebert & Roeper, and 68% on the tomato meter (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dodgeball_a_true_underdog_story/)

Mojo
*"Two thumbs up" is a trademark of (I guess) Buena Vista

My wife and I sat down to watch dodgeball last night and were pleasantly surprised. We liked it. Laughed out loud at a couple of parts.

Tomb-Raider 2 is on. My son is watching it.
Buddy of mine just came over....we are gonna go to the Mall and shop.
Bookstore, Jewelers, then BestBuy. We both have to get this shopping stuff out of the way. Better to be in pain with a friend while doing it.

We are saving BestBuy for last. At least it is a store that doesn't put us to sleep. The Bookstore is still enjoyable, however I always end up getting myself more books.

Bummer I wish the "Return of the King" EE version was out this weekend. Since the weather is crappy, cold and rainy...it would be a good weekend to view that movie. But then again I did get the new version of "Christmas Vacation", also "Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer" (1964 version) and the re-mastered "It's a Wonderful Life". Could watch those this weekend. I have had such terrible copies of "Wonderful Life" over the years...I am curious how good this one is. I bought a VHS version of that movie in the 80's from Wards...I swear it was a bootleg...just horrible...I threw it away.

Watched "Elf". There were a few laughs, but I don't think I will be replaying this one next holiday season. Once was more then enough.

Don

Just got done watching "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers". Thought provoking film. Geoffrey Rush was excellent as Peter Sellers. There were shots that he looked and acted just like him. I just happened to catch it on my old downstairs Panny 27" TV. I did'nt care. I just sat there and watched the whole thing. Anyways the rest of the family was upstairs wrapping gifts and listening to Christmas music...I didn't want to invade them.

Makes me want to watch "Being There" again.

I also have to get a life..I am on this forum too much lately. :)

Originally posted by starscomeout
Watched "Elf". There were a few laughs, but I don't think I will be replaying this one next holiday season. Once was more then enough.

Don

My exact sentiments, just not enough gags etc. I won't sit through it again.

Art

Another wife-pick night: Passenger 57.

If the soundtrack didn't give away that it was made in 1992, the haircuts would!

Randy

Tonight another double feature..Watched Jingle All The Way, and Snow Day.Had another great time of xmas movies with the family..

I actually thought Elf was okay..Family enjoyed it at theater..

brickie

Originally posted by CptnRandy
Another wife-pick night: Passenger 57.

If the soundtrack didn't give away that it was made in 1992, the haircuts would!
Haw! Don't stir the wrath of Blade! :D

We watched 3 episodes of "Huff" on Showtime last evening. That is a well written show. I love Oliver Pratt's Character.

Last night we watched "The Santa Clause". It has been a couple of years since last watched this one and we found it to be a nice movie to see for this time of year.
In the next night or two we will be watching "Santa Clause 2". We have not yet seen this one, but are always looking for new holiday movies to watch for this time of year.

Don

We watched "White Christmas" with our 20 yr old son. He has never seen it. (Actually he just doesn't remember it) It was fun. That little Vera Ellen is just a hottie. We figured she has a 18" waist. :) I would recommend this movie. It is a wholesome feature to share with your clan.

Last night Thunderball. Boy, I can't wait for the new Connery transfers they need work.

Art

Last night the wife and I watched the remake of Miracle on 34th Street.

This movie stars Elizabeth Perkins and Dylan McDermott.

I always enjoy a good Christmas movie and parts of this one are better than the original but the orignal has its pluses as well.

Sunday night: Hero - Good movie. Better than I thought it would be. I like how they showed each interpretation of the story. Watch it in Mandarin with subtitles if you see it.

Monday night: LOTR:ROTK EE - I saw the film in the theater and have not seen it since. Wow this movie is awsome. I still teared up a little when Aragorn sees the hobbits at te end. The EE includes parts that were in the book and deleted from the theater version. A great end to the collection. I also noticed that they included a "coupon" for the box to create your own box set if you have all the EEs. All you have to do is pay $3 for shipping. Very cool of them to do that.

Purchased LoTR: RoTK EE last night, but wife and I decided to watch the movies in order first. So we watched LoTR: Fellowship EE, and will be watching Two Towers tonight. Can not wait to see the extended Return of the King.

Toxarch,

If you liked Hero, then you have GOT to see "House of Flying Daggers" (aka "Shi mian mai fu"). It is from the director of "Hero" and the female star of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

I really liked both of those films, but was blown away by "House of Flying Daggers"! Amazing and visually stunning.

http://i.imdb.com/mptv1.gif

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385004/

It is currently in theaters, but I watched it on my 12 foot diagonal screen at home via a DVD that a relative brought from Taiwan.

We really loved it. And man is she beautiful and talented.

http://i.imdb.com/mptv1.gif

Went home with a cold and my wife out of town, and watched Elf. I needed something silly, and it fit the bill. :)

Mojo

I, Robot - I really enjoyed it. Great special effects, and it also gave the sub a work out. I have not read the book, so I didn't have that to do compare it to. But as an action movie, I felt it delivered.

Dodgeball - Based on the comments here, I decided to check it out. I have to say I am a bit embarassed by how hard I laughed at people getting hit while playing dodgeball.

Hero - Another one I liked a lot.

DOH!!! Just popped in the Return of the King EE and after 10 mins my Mother in Law called. Nice woman, but long winded. Someone is sick in the family and my wife is a Nurse. (They think of her like a Doctor)

Not to sound callous however, this always happens. Soon as we start to watch something we have been waiting for either the phone rings or my In Laws just *POP* by. They never phone ahead for THAT.

<Sigh>

I, Robot....popcorn flick all the way (read my DVD review here (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=482529))

Took a break. Watch the "Daily Show". That was it. Need to go around the house and tighten screws and light bulbs from the thumping the house took from the RoTK the night before. Will watch the extra two other disks of RoTK this weekend.

Home alone again last night, and watched The Iron Giant for the first time -- a little private indulgence while my wife is out of town on business.

Mojo

Watched I,robot and Collateral last night; both keepers IMO. -j

Last night watched Collateral, it was interesting, and a pretty good movie. Frankly I didnt think Tom Cruise could pull off the bad guy, but he dos. Cold. Very cold.

jc

Originally posted by Morris Jones
Home alone again last night...

Morris, at first I thought you said that you watched the movie: "Home Alone" last night! I thought that was an odd thing for a grown man to do.
Then I realized what you really meant and I had to chuckle!:)

I, Robot last night - Really good action movie. My girlfriend and I both really liked it. Its not based on the book just the general premise of the book, but if you are looking for a smooth action movie with great sound, it delivers.

Tonight - Collateral. Some people are coming over and I'm really looking forward to this flick.

The kids and I watched LOTR-ROTK extended edition the other night, the additional 50 minutes really add to the story and help fill things out. My 10, 12, and 13 year olds were riveted the entire 4 hours, I think the extra time actually makes the movie seem shorter because the movie flows better.
Last night my wife and i watched Collerateral, very enjoyable, much better than some reviews had led me to believe.

Markito,

I thought Morris was watching Home Alone too. :D I respect his opinion and I was flabbergasted. Why would HE watch that? I thought well maybe he is on Pain-Killers and had a weak moment. Then I "read" his statement again and realized what he was saying. Too Funny....

We watched I Robot again last night for my Friend's benefit. We both saw that in the theater (One of the few that I have seen in the last year) and he was impressed with the quality of the DVD. He has a decent Benq projector however, his sound system is weak(it is my old DAV-S300). So it was only justice that we watch it on my 34"HS510 with a better HTiB.

You know I might have caught that if I'd ever actually seen Home Alone. :) (I haven't.)

Mojo

Last night the wife and I watche "Love Actually". Not bad, it is a Christmas movie, and a few laughs for a romantic comedy.

My wife did have some disturbing and ominous comments about the Alan Rickman character that has an affair, though. Something about surgery. Yikes.

Randy

What's wrong with home Alone?Very good X-mas movies...the first 2 anyway.

brickie

Originally posted by brickie
What's wrong with home Alone?Very good X-mas movies...the first 2 anyway.

brickie

I agree, "Home Alone 1 and 2" are both excellent family movies. I have never outgrown such movies and I still enjoy watching movies like the Disney Family classics, and I am 53. If I ever stop enjoying these movies and become as boring as some, then I will just figure I must have already died :(.

Don

I'm working my way through some older, more obscure movies thanks to Netflix. Anyway, I just finished watching True Romance.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108399/

Written by Quentin Tarantino, directed by Tony Scott and more stars than you can shake a suitcase of cocaine at...

Brad Pitt as the stoner roommate is especially hilarious.

If you like QT at all, it's well worth a rental. Unfortunately the picture and sound quality are pretty awful, but I loved it anyway.

DE

This time of year : Christmas Vacation. Simply great fun.

"If that cat had 9 lives he just spent 'em all!"

heh heh....... priceless fun.

Christmas Vacation is a fun one to watch. We are waiting until Christmas Eve to view that one.

Dodgeball: Good, corny flick! I enjoyed it, def. worth the rental.

Hero: Wow, the fightings scenes in this movie were very beautifully and artistically done! Enjoyed this one as well. When this flick goes to the previously viewed section for a discounted price, I'm buying this one!

Bourne Supremacy - Actually saw this one in the Theater a while ago. Not quite as good as the first one IMHO, but a fun ride anyway. The Soundtrack is pretty cool.

jc

Saturday night, Battle Royale. This is a popular Japanese film about getting control of the youth through a battle to the death of a randomly selected high school class. Nice transfer, OK film. Unlike most of the teens getting killed by Freddy or whoever it has some redeeming qualities other than the novel killings.

Art

Watched "Trapped" with Charlize Therone and Kevin Bacon. Older flick that I hadn't seen. Is was a good film that kept my interest. I'd recommend seeing it once.

Just bought dodgeball hilarious movie

Loved Dodgeball!
That Christine Taylor is BEAUTIFUL!!!

Art,

I saw that new avatar and thought, "Agh! What happenned to Art?!"

What's up with the new look?

Dwight

Last night : I Robot. I was pleasantly surprised. I had low expectations for this movie based on what I had read here and elsewhere, but wound up enjoying it quite a bit.

Tonight : Hero. I have HIGH expecatations for this one.

jc

Watched Braveheart night before last and Rob Roy last night.
Art-
I assume that was the live action film of Battle Royale and not an anime?
I have the english translated version of that manga; pretty graphic and violent! Was the film the same? BTW, nice avatar!
Jeff-
I think you'll be very pleased with Hero.
I'm looking forward to House of Flying Daggers... -j

Originally posted by dwightrahl
Art,

I saw that new avatar and thought, "Agh! What happenned to Art?!"

What's up with the new look?

Dwight

Thank Bob Woods for that .:)

Art

Originally posted by skyman00
Watched Braveheart night before last and Rob Roy last night.
Art-
I assume that was the live action film of Battle Royale and not an anime?
I have the english translated version of that manga; pretty graphic and violent! Was the film the same? BTW, nice avatar!


Yes, live action; yes, yes violent !

Art

We watched EQUILIBRIUM last night. I had low expectations but I thought it was good. Not great, but good.

3.5/5

tonight was King Arthur and Napoleon Dynamite. King Arthur was OK, and Napoleon Dynamite is very strange, I guess I enjoyed it, but not sure if I would watch it again. The kids are now watch Home Alone, one of our favorite Christmas movies.

My daughter said she wanted to invite a couple of friend over last night to watch Napoleon Dynamite. I counted 14 pairs of shoes by the front door!

Randy

I have I Robot, Collateral, and Napolean Dynamite on the way from Netflix. It is going to be a good movie weekend.

The wife and I enjoyed Manchurian Candidate last night. Started Shaun of the Dead... will have to finish tonight. -j

Last night : Hero. Stunning visuals, beautiful use of color. Watched it with the English subtitles on the Manchurian soundtrack. Went into this with very high expectations, and came away just a LITTLE disappointed. Never really became emotionally invested in the characters (maybe because I was always rushing through the subtitles because I was enjoying the visual). If you like martial arts, and like the Matrix, you will love this movie.

Tonight : Maybe Gladiator - The better half rented the Stepford Wives, not one I would choose, but who knows, I hear its funny.

jc

Last night whole family watched LOTR3, everyone enjoyed.
Night before the wife and I watched Tears Of The Sun, much better than I thought it would be. Night before that Spiderman2, before that I Robot.

With Christmas just around the corner I'm sure will have a stack of new DVD's to watch.

Gonna buy napeloan dynamite soon has anyone seen it?

Just finished Shawn of the Dead....
What a scream! LMAO!!!! -j

We all sat down to watch Napoleon Dynamite tonight - very funny! The commentary is pretty funny, too.

Randy

Monday night was King Arthur. I enjoyed it, but the actor playing Arthur kinda got on my nerves a little. Something about his voice or something. It's a good flick and I recommend seeing it.
Tuesday night was Collateral. Good movie. Both Fox and Cruise did a good job in this movie. You should definitely see this movie.
Today we watched Manchurian Candidate. Not a bad film. It's worth seeing once.
Tonight we watched I, Robot. I liked the movie. Some good twists in there.

Last night my Daughter brought home Napolean Dynamite. She giggled for the whole movie, and really enjoyed it. I guess I'm just not the target demographic for this flick. While some of the gags were funny, the lack of any plot just left me uninterested, and eventually I started dozing off (which doesnt help much). If you read the recent reviews over on IMDB, you will actually find those who think this movie is the best movie ever, I got a better laugh out of that than I did the movie itself.

Was it worth a rental - yeah, I got that many laughs out of it. Is it going in my rack? Not on my $.

jc

Last night we watched the newer DVD of Christmas Vacation. We were gonna watch it on Christmas eve however, there will be no time. I was watching some of the commentary afterward...it was quite funny. I also threw in the remastered It's a Wonderful Life...much better PQ then any of my earlier tapes of it.
We also flipped on PBSHD and watch some of the Christmas Choir music. That was quite enjoyable as well.

We thought Napolean Dynamite was an awful movie.

After picking up my Mom (she'd been without power all day) we watched "Jingle All The Way".

And tonight, my oldest daughter and my Mom watched "Napolean Dynamite". It was the third time my daughter watched it this week. I think it's pretty funny.

Randy

You are a good son CaptnRandy! You guys got hammered with the snowfall. We got 6 inches up here in Lansing, and 8 inches down at work in Novi. That was enough for me to Close up the business for the rest of the week. To me it was an early Christmas present to get an extra day off. :D

We just got back from my Mother-in Law's home for their Christmas Eve ritual. My daughter got two CDs of some rock band I know nothing about so I quietly slipped away down stairs to the computer so she can listen to it. Also it was cool to record the evening on my new DVD camcorder. I already burned the DVDs to way cheaper DVD-R disks to give out to the rest of my wife's clan. It is so easy to just pop out the 3" disk and burn copies instead of downloading it.

So in the spirit of the thread...that is what we watched...Home movies only a few hours old. I was able to see who gave what to who, because there are so many Family members there it is hard to keep up.

Yep, lots of ice here!

We just finished watching "Kiki's Delivery Service", one of my youngest daughter's favorites.

Randy

Friday: Collateral, Return of the King

Saturday: The Game, Outbreak, Waterworld

For Today: Tears of the Sun, Dodgeball, Italian Job

Watched Collateral last night - recommended. Jamie Foxx is having a good year!

Randy

Over the last couple of days, we've watched Collateral, I Robot, Soul Plane, and The Manchurian Candidate.

I have to agree Jamie Foxx is having a very good year.

Bourne Supremacy--very good movie, great action!

Prisoner of Azkaban--also very good, all the Potter movies have a different tone to them which make them very enjoyable!

Christmas day, Chronicles or Riddick. A much more entertaining film than I expected. The visuals are worth a rental.

Last night, Borne Supremacy, an almost fatiguing number of separate number of action scenes.

Marc

Last night:

Napoleon Dynamite - funny as hell.
iRobot - fun movie with amazing PQ and sound!

Currently watching Mean Girls with my daughter then wife and I are going to watch Suicide Kings

last couple of days:Napeloan dynamite, alright. Bourne Supremcy, Good
Surviving Christmas,Funny

Just got done watching 2 of the best movies I have seen this year, Shawn of the Dead and Garden State. Shawn was pretty damn funny and I highly recommend it. Garden State is unbelievable, I think I need to watch it again to let it all sink in. Natalie Portman is incredible, and it doesnt' hurt that she reminds me of one of the great loves of my life ( thank God my wife doesn't read this forum! ) I can't recommend this movie enough, I even watched the deleted scenes afterward with the directors commentary, which I rarely do. I have never really watch Scrubs and was not a big Zach Braff fan, but this is a very impressive debut film as writer, director, and star. If you havent' seen these two films move them to the top of your lists.

Last night: Lord of the Rings: Return Of The King Extended Edition.

Wow.

Randy

Invited a friend and her son over last night - she had never been to the Wheel-O-Rama - he is our sitter for my boys. Of all things we ended up watching Men In Black - she giggled throughout the entire movie! What fun!

Surprising to me that Ive not spent more time in the HT over the holidays... guess there are just too many other good things to do. Having said that, recently I have seen :

Gladiator - Finally got around to watching this after having bought it a couple of weeks ago. Excellent. Nuf said.

Goodfellas - its been a while since I had seen this, and forgot what a incredibly well put together film this is. Its excellent if you can get by the violence (I can).

jc

Spiderman 2 Superbit.

Great fun.

Bought anchorman super funny reccomended

I wished we watched Anchorman. Just got done watching King Arthur. Thought it would never END....

Originally posted by Workindood
I wished we watched Anchorman. Just got done watching King Arthur. Thought it would never END....

:D lol:D

Watched Bourne Identity and Bourne Supremacy the last two nights. I still like the second film more, but I think they overdid the shakey camera effect.

Also bought and watched The Clash of the Titans. The film is old but still so enjoyable.

My daughter had a frighteningly large crowd over last night. They watched "The Blues Brothers" (great movie), then a couple of the boys went out to get "Anchor Man" - she reported that it was pretty bad.

Randy

Well we got home from my Sister & Husband's home yesterday. I burned the copy of the home movie I made while we were there. It was normal family fare...until the end of the "Movie". My Brother in Law "TED" was given a ornament from my son. It was from Bronners Christmas store. (World Famous place in Frankenmuth Mi.) But...TED DROPPED the thing right on his hardwood floor and it shattered. He was walking around saying: "Ohhh GAWD...I am sooo sorry...." (We were all laughing so hard) and he kept saying: " It's not funny....." It was priceless....the moment was....not the ornament.

Last night my wife and I had a rare evening at home along - some nice grilled ribeyes, bottle of good red wine, and the theater to ourselves!

We watched "Insomnia" - an excellent performance by Al Pacino.

Well...Mrs Dood wanted to watch all 3 EE versions of the LoTR DVDs today.
So we put in the first disk of the first movie and we all fell asleep by the end of the first disk. My son, wife, me, and our Corgi dog (Ranger) all were snoozing. Wasn't until the dog woke us up so he could go out side. Now we are on the first disk of the Two Towers. I think we will make it now.

All in All...it was a great Nap!!

and I thought they were suppoused to be good lol

Tonight we watched "The Dream Team". I forgot how funny that movie is. Especially some of the asides and throw away stuff.

"Arise and walk my son."

Randy

Watched Phil Collins Serious Hits Live...It must have been shot hi-8...No, make that a lo-8.... Very bad.... NO Stars...

Also tonight Monster..... 3 Stars

Just bought I robot watch it later ill write how it was

Well we TRIED to watch all three LoTR movies EE versions yesterday. When it got to be 1:30 am this morning Mrs Dood and I had to go to sleep. We were just starting the final disk of the RoTK. So my son stayed up and finished it. I made him use the wireless headphones though. Our bedroom was rattling to much.

Rainy Sunday afternoon. Watched Dare Devil (director's cut).

I never watched the theatrical release, so I can't compare, but I enjoyed this one.

Randy

just stumbled across this thread. read every single post. very interesting thread, lots of ideas for entertainment.
yesterday we watched king authur, directors cut, very good. this was followed by monster man, lots of fun!!

Hey Randy, if you liked Pacino in Insomnia, get out an old copy of The Insider. Great Pacino, great Russel Crowe. We watched this again a few weeks ago with some friends, and had forgotten what a great movie it is.

We're just back after two weeks on vacation. We watched the Rose Parade Sunday morning off KTLA's HD broadcast (from TiVo), then a couple more Alias episodes from the Season 2 set. TiVo will keep the current season 'til we're caught up. :)

Mojo

Saturday night - I Robot. Very intense movie - I always like Will Smith - he makes these movies fun!

Originally posted by PamW
Saturday night - I Robot. Very intense movie - I always like Will Smith - he makes these movies fun!

:D :D :D :D awesome movie

Originally posted by Morris Jones
Hey Randy, if you liked Pacino in Insomnia, get out an old copy of The Insider. Great Pacino, great Russel Crowe. We watched this again a few weeks ago with some friends, and had forgotten what a great movie it is.
Mojo

I agree - Crowe got lots of recognition for that movie, and rightly so, but Pacino gave a terrific performance in that as well - one of his best.

Randy

Just watched Garden State; very nice!

Did ayone see without a paddle in theaters it comes out next week and wondering if it was any good?

Last night was a new release double feature, Harold and Kumar go to White Castle, and Troy. H and K was OK, not great but enjoyable, just don't let the kids watch it. I enjoyed Troy, again not an all time great but entertaining.

Mrs Dood is watching HGTV. AAARRRGGHH!!! Her "To Do" list is growing bigger as we approach spring. I should say her "TO DOOD" list.

I could take the dog outside for a walk and somehow accidentally unscrew the cable feed. "Sorry Honey...The cable must be out...."

Better HGTV - I watch too much Food Network. Combine that with a home theater habit and the result is measured not in a growing to do list, but waist line!

Last night we had friends over and watched "Spider-man 2". Lots of fun and probably superior to the first.

Randy

Had the neighbors over last night and watched "Pirates of the Caribbean". Johnny Depp never fails to entertain! Later this week - "Troy" - for all my girlfriends - I'll have the "pause" button handy!

Finnally saw the terminal good story alsa some funny parts tom Hanks did a great job.

We played the "DVD Trivial Pursuit Scene It" today. That is a pretty fun game. Part of it is on cards and part of it is on the DVD. On one part, they have you watch a clip from a movie and then ask you a question about the clip afterwards. You have to really pay attention. Like they ask what was the last word said by a certain character, or what was the name on the mailbox second from the right, things where you have to analyze a short clip quickly. I'd recommend this game to anyone who enjoys seeing a lot of movies. It was a lot of fun. We also played a couple rounds of Simpsons Jeopardy which was also fun.

Toxarch I plan on getting this game myself as soon as possible.

Last night watched the first Harry Potter..Finally was able to make it thru without going to sleep..Good movie.

brickie

Originally posted by brickie
Toxarch I plan on getting this game myself as soon as possible.

Good. Everybody should own Simpsons Jeopardy. :D

The Harry Potter movies get better. The first two ended too quick. The third one was actually pretty good.

Boy, you guys are still going strong here!

I've been away for a while. A lot has changed since my last post here.

The Morel Theater is no more.

My new display is a 43" Plasma in my apartment. All my gear is packed up in my closet.

2004 brought me two things I never thought I'd see.

The Red Sox victory and the end of my relationship with my wife.

Haven't really watched any movies lately. I tried to watch I Robot, but I'll have to watch it again because it was a rather raucus gathering and I missed the whole thing.

Gus

Sorry to hear about that, Gus - I hope that 2005 is better for you!

Also sorry to hear that Gus, and hope good things for you in the upcoming year.