HAmmer32261 Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 The Hobbit 3D, special effects were excellent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyrc Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 The Hobbit 3D, special effects were excellent The Hobbit didn't work for me. It lacks the warmth of the book. The Fellowship of the Ring was pretty good (got off to a good start) -- the others in LOTR are less so, except for the depiction of Gollum, which was brilliant. I'm a person who sometimes finds movies to be better than the novels on which they are based. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAmmer32261 Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 My wifes the opposite she always points out things they left out of the film that was in the books. Alot of my movie watching is for the good LFE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyrc Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 My wifes the opposite she always points out things they left out of the film that was in the books. Alot of my movie watching is for the good LFE. They have to leave some things out, or many movies would be as long as the original 12 hour Greed. [] To me, sometimes the book is better, sometimes the film. I pointed out that sometimes I prefer the film so my dissatisfaction with the film of The Hobbit would not look like the knee-jerk reaction of a book preferer. We can all point out books that have produced inferior films, but to me, here are some instances of the film being better: The Joy Luck Club -- I read the book first, and liked it, but felt the movie was better in almost every way. It may have helped that Amy Tan co-authored the screenplay, giving her the opportunity to not only protect the essence of the book, but to have another go at it. Ben-Hur (1959) -- Even though the book contained far more detail, the movie was less dense, and more powerful and more spiritual. Had Wyler, et. al., insisted on including the final two sentences of the novel, which were quite effective in print, the ending would have been less moving. The final line in the movie makes the point. As to the effect of the forces in the film I'm glad they relied on another modality, and let Rozsa make the point with music. By the way, HAmmer, if you like LFE, I have never experienced any more intense as the simulated earthquake at the end of the crucifixion in the 6 channel stereo magnetic 70 mm version of Ben-Hur. It shook the concrete floor of the theater, and the 24 horn loaded 15" JBL woofers that were in the Coronet in San Francisco created a breeze in the theater. And LFE was not a separate channel then! What got on the Blu-ray was pitiful. 2001: A Space Odyssey was not based on the novel of the same name, rather the novel and screenplay were written together "with feedback in both directions," according to Arthur C. Clarke. Nonetheless, the movie was better in several ways, including in its powerful nonverbal communication, its leaving somethings unsaid so that people could react to the complex mythic power of the mysterious, and, of course, in its use of Zarathustra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Solomon Kane: A good action movie during midevil times. Witchcraft and soccery must be fought for Solomon Kane to regain his soul. 3.5/5 stars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knorbu Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Solomon Kane: A good action movie during midevil times. Witchcraft and soccery must be fought for Solomon Kane to regain his soul. 3.5/5 stars. I just watched this also, I liked it a lot ! Robert E.Howard created some exceptional characters in his writings, I think Soloman Kane did a better job promoting his writings than any of the Conan flicks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 A lovely noir'ish movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimanata2007 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Avatar. never seen Avatar in BD before. BD graphics and DTS just an amazing combination! love my new 12" sub even more now. Transformers trilogy, Saving Private Ryan and Pearl Harbor are next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TasDom Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Put your neck brace on and crank it up during the first 30 minutes of Saving Private Ryan. You'll be looking all around your room when the bullets start flying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Put your neck brace on and crank it up during the first 30 minutes of Saving Private Ryan. You'll be looking all around your room when the bullets start flying! I needed to rewatch that movie since I got the new sub,lol. Thanks for bring that movie back up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimanata2007 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Put your neck brace on and crank it up during the first 30 minutes of Saving Private Ryan. You'll be looking all around your room when the bullets start flying! will do! I've seen it once but I had no 5.1 at that time. pretty sure it sounds better in 5.1! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimanata2007 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Put your neck brace on and crank it up during the first 30 minutes of Saving Private Ryan. You'll be looking all around your room when the bullets start flying! I needed to rewatch that movie since I got the new sub,lol. Thanks for bring that movie back up. just because I got decent (well to my standarts ) sub now I bought BD off ebay. S.P.R.- one of the best movies I ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 just because I got decent (well to my standarts ) sub now I bought BD off ebay. Congrats on the new BDP! Now it's movie time!!![H] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimanata2007 Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 no, I'm using my old samsung- it works fine after resent soft update. I bought S.P.R. blu ray disc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 another limited screen archives unit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TasDom Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Got this from Amazon yesterday. Incredible sound track (7.1 Dolby TrueHD) and plenty of non stop action. Highly recommend as a go to demo...[Y] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted August 2, 2013 Moderators Share Posted August 2, 2013 Got this from Amazon yesterday. Incredible sound track (7.1 Dolby TrueHD) and plenty of non stop action. Highly recommend as a go to demo... Will be buying it this weekend. Fantastic movie in theaters. Can't wait to watch it in my HT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyrc Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Les Miserables ...On the stage, it did little for me. The movie was powerful and moving, with incredible (audio) dynamic range. The large orchestra used in the film made the tiny one that can be afforded for a live theater production (night after night) seem limp and puny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 Shoot 'Em Up is great! I've lost count of the number of times I've watched, even two nights in a row with two visitors. Women enjoy it more than most "shoot-'em-ups", likely because of the baby. Also, Smith's defence of himself and the girl and the baby during the love scene could not be more macho. Taking out all those ninjas while pleasuring his lady at the same time, well, what could be manlier than that? The Transporter (the first one, with Shu Qi) is another favourite of mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 Also, Smith's defence of himself and the girl and the baby during the love scene could not be more macho. Taking out all those ninjas while pleasuring his lady at the same time, well, what could be manlier than that? That is a great scene! That movie is packed with action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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