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Post by Termination on Jun 28, 2007 4:04:24 GMT -5
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) (HD DVD)
HD Video - 7/10
HD Audio Dolby Digital Plus - 8/10
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Post by ZapRowsdower on Jun 28, 2007 12:15:06 GMT -5
Live Free or Die Hard - I'd have to say the only major complaint I had about this movie was the title. Because that's just a really corny title. But other than that, good freakin' movie. Real fun to watch, and remains as satisfying as its predecessors. 8/10
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Post by Phoenix on Jun 28, 2007 14:07:26 GMT -5
Caught Reno 911: Miami on DVD. The extras are funnier than the movie I think. Definitely very low humor, but it was what I expected since I've watched the show. I laughed alot.
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Post by Termination on Jun 28, 2007 18:52:22 GMT -5
Born on the Fourth of July (1989) (HD DVD)
HD Video - 7/10
HD Audio Dolby Digital Plus - 8/10
Breach (2006) (HD DVD)
HD Video - 9/10
HD Audio Dolby Digital Plus - 9/10
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Post by Termination on Jun 29, 2007 3:15:20 GMT -5
Daylight (1996) (HD DVD)
HD Video - 8/10
HD Audio Dolby Digital Plus - 8/10
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Post by Termination on Jun 29, 2007 16:31:50 GMT -5
Sneakers (1992) (HD DVD)
HD Video - 8/10
HD Audio Dolby Digital Plus - 9/10
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Post by ZapRowsdower on Jun 29, 2007 17:29:33 GMT -5
The Color of Money - I might be crucified for saying something like this, but I thought it was better than the Hustler. I just think Scorsese was much better at handling the subject of pool, it moved at the right pace, and I watched it all in one shot. Not to put down on the Hustler, which was also a fine (if overrated) film, but I really thought this was the better picture. 8/10
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on Jun 29, 2007 21:10:14 GMT -5
The Changeling 1/4-Didn't care for this one much...
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Post by Pulpmariachi on Jun 29, 2007 22:34:34 GMT -5
Porco Russo (Hayao Miyazaki) -- perfectly charming tale of a cursed pilot in the form of a pig who battles sky pirates and the fascist Italians. Mostly wonderful animation and I liked Keaton as Russo, but it's hard NOT to like Keaten, he's like John Cusak, there's this drawing into him that's completley inexplicable. B+.
Speaking of John Cusak....
1408 (Mikael Håfström) -- a rare occurance...an actually really good horror movie. There are times when it gets under your skin or just flat out scares you, kinda like the best horror films I've seen, including "The Exorcist" and "The Shining" among others. There's great direction all around and the story's pretty solid, except for one scene towards the end trying to pull a fast one involving surf boards, but still, I enjoyed it immensley. Plus, John Cusack was great. B+.
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Post by Termination on Jun 30, 2007 0:44:37 GMT -5
Ghost Rider (2007) (Blu-Ray)
HD Video - 9/10
HD Audio LPCM - 10/10
HD Audio Dolby TrueHD - 10/10
A minor mix of grain, noise & softness keep this video transfer from being perfect. There are frequent scenes which have excellent level of detail & depth. The color is tweaked out & skintones rarely look natural giving the image a processed look which may be intentional. I found no differences with the 2 lossless tracks. Both have the same soundfield, not one was tweaked over the other during mixing so acoustics, bass, trebile & ambient effects are equel to one another & both make great use of the LFE channel. Dialog & dynamic range is also well mixed throughout which offers both tracks a great level of consistency.
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Post by ZapRowsdower on Jun 30, 2007 2:55:11 GMT -5
Ratatouille
Pixar does it again. A very fun, quirky, and - best of all - original film by the guy who brought you the Incredibles that I would also consider one of the best 2007 has to offer. 10/10
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Post by Pulpmariachi on Jun 30, 2007 13:48:13 GMT -5
Ratatouille (Brad Bird) -- I smell another Oscar for both Bird and Pixar. And well deserved too. Reveiw coming soon. A.
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Post by Pulpmariachi on Jun 30, 2007 16:24:32 GMT -5
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Milos Forman) -- just one of those movies that's really hard not to like...do I need to explain more? A.
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Post by Pulpmariachi on Jul 1, 2007 20:43:39 GMT -5
Pan's Labyrinth (Guillermo del Toro) -- a movie that gets better with repeated viewings. A-.
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Jul 1, 2007 23:42:06 GMT -5
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Milos Forman) -- just one of those movies that's really hard not to like...do I need to explain more? A. Not to me you don't. Definitely a classic! |
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