View Full Version : Let the Theater Take Over


Charles R
08-04-07, 10:43 AM
I posted this on my site but thought you guys might appreciate it...

The Internet Movie Database rating for District B13 is 7 out of 10 with close to 7,000 votes, which means a lot of people enjoyed the movie. Regardless of all of those thousands of opinions I believe it's not very good at all at least compared to a great movie that last for days or even years in your mind. This one was over before the credits started to roll.

I even knew it wasn't a keeper before I watched it. Why then did I light up my theater and give it a spin? That's easy I knew it was fast paced, had lots of action and more than likely featured plenty of sounds effects. Now don't get my tastes in movies wrong as I didn't enjoy the Matrix series or even the Lords of the Rings and don't get me started on Star Wars.

After watching Premonition the night before I wanted something that would make my theater come alive. Why else do I have a eight foot screen, seven speakers, and countless hours of tweaking other than to on occasion sit back and let the theater take over. Especially since I have recently redone large parts of it along with upgrading to a fancy new 1080p projector. It was about time it entertained me!

I was entertained only slightly by the movie itself and I would have never sat through it in the den. But in the theater the experience was delightful. I didn't have to follow a plot, or even concern myself with the characters, as the movie became a stage for my theater to perform. The image was crystal clear, the action fast and sounds were bouncing all around me. It felt like I was taking a sports car for a fast lap around a racetrack. The theater was designed to perform not idle away movie after movie.

I'm sure once I get used to the new surroundings and projector I'll long for one of those movies that take you to their place and time. But tonight it sure was nice to sit back and watch the theater do its thing.

logain2000
08-04-07, 01:56 PM
I must admit I liked District 13. In fact I liked it alot despite the fact that I knew on some level that it was crap.

But I total understand your point. I'll sit trough some bad movie sometimes and still enjoy them based off the fact that it shows off my system. I can't tell you how many bad kids movies I have sat through with my kids but still enjoy based on the sound/picture.

Kind of like talking to a beautiful women that is as dumb as a brick.....it may be a bad converstation but it still is nice to talk to a beauftul women. Even a bad movie can be fun to hear/look at on a nice system.


I posted this on my site but thought you guys might appreciate it...

The Internet Movie Database rating for District B13 is 7 out of 10 with close to 7,000 votes, which means a lot of people enjoyed the movie. Regardless of all of those thousands of opinions I believe it's not very good at all at least compared to a great movie that last for days or even years in your mind. This one was over before the credits started to roll.

I even knew it wasn't a keeper before I watched it. Why then did I light up my theater and give it a spin? That's easy I knew it was fast paced, had lots of action and more than likely featured plenty of sounds effects. Now don't get my tastes in movies wrong as I didn't enjoy the Matrix series or even the Lords of the Rings and don't get me started on Star Wars.

After watching Premonition the night before I wanted something that would make my theater come alive. Why else do I have a eight foot screen, seven speakers, and countless hours of tweaking other than to on occasion sit back and let the theater take over. Especially since I have recently redone large parts of it along with upgrading to a fancy new 1080p projector. It was about time it entertained me!

I was entertained only slightly by the movie itself and I would have never sat through it in the den. But in the theater the experience was delightful. I didn't have to follow a plot, or even concern myself with the characters, as the movie became a stage for my theater to perform. The image was crystal clear, the action fast and sounds were bouncing all around me. It felt like I was taking a sports car for a fast lap around a racetrack. The theater was designed to perform not idle away movie after movie.

I'm sure once I get used to the new surroundings and projector I'll long for one of those movies that take you to their place and time. But tonight it sure was nice to sit back and watch the theater do its thing.

Bing
08-04-07, 05:34 PM
Kind of like talking to a beautiful women that is as dumb as a brick.....

I'd rather talk to a average looking women with a brain. The lack of intelligence and smoking are two of the biggest turnoffs.

Bing
08-04-07, 05:35 PM
Even a bad movie can be fun to hear/look at on a nice system.

That I agree with.