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 What 1080p Movie did You Watch Today?, Its supposed to be a midnite...

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post Oct 10 2013, 06:52 PM

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the conjuring 2013... kind of a remake of exorcist 1973, esp the last 20 mins.

budget of usd20mil in 2013 vs usd10mil in 1973, i find conjuring lacking due to either a low budget or purposedly made to be less horrifying.

still, if u like exorcist 1973, conjuring 2013 is ok, but will probably not meet yr expectations. biggrin.gif

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post Oct 11 2013, 06:53 PM

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QUOTE(klimal @ Oct 11 2013, 04:37 PM)
Pacific Rim is another Transformer movie with Ultraman monsters on steroids.
Story line sucks and the dialogue is even worse but the bass is immense.
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yep, most will relate pac rim to transformers.

but actually, pac rim's idea of humans piloting a giant robot fighting aliens in an apocalyptic war has been on the screen since the mid 90s via the japanese anime series/movies called evangelion or eva.

i watch a fair amount of jap anime and find them extremely stimulating. more interestingly, hollywood will sooner or later make blockbusters out of them. anyone interested, i recommend ghost in the shell (steven spielberg bought the rights, still waiting on him to make a movie), deathnote (japanese movies made but will take hollywood to really bring this one out) and... naruto shippudden, a martial arts/ninja fantasy epic - this one better china/hongkong movie makers do it! biggrin.gif

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post Oct 11 2013, 11:18 PM

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white house down is a flop, imo. if olympus has fallen is poor, this one is just as poor if not a little worse.

but as roland emmerich always deliver, there is no lack of action - bullets, grenades, rattling guns, stingers, blackhawks, raptors, air force one - all of it.

jamie foxx didn't fit well into the character in this show and veteran james woods couldn't help much.

still, can have a blast with it. enjoy! biggrin.gif

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post Oct 12 2013, 05:56 PM

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while waiting for man of steel, i tot should give this superman2 a watch after decades! this is supposedly a diff 2006 version from the original theatrical of 1978.

well, it is a little diff with more of marlon brando as jor-el and some extras, but is very much what i saw decades ago. still, it's quite good for its time. enjoyed it.

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post Oct 13 2013, 11:04 AM

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QUOTE(peter32 @ Oct 13 2013, 09:41 AM)
What is the main difference between This special cut version than the original theatrical release ?
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superman2 apparently had production complications - 2 directors. richard donner, original director had to hand over to richard lester who re-shot half the movie.

this version supposedly has most of the film shot from diff angles, additional footage by richard donner who says, "what it shud have been".

story is the same, but i do see many of the scenes are a little different. also, remastered, improved video.

wud be worth watching if u liked superman2 (i like this one most from the whole lot) and like to rewatch!

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post Oct 22 2013, 06:47 PM

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QUOTE(sherr127 @ Oct 22 2013, 03:23 PM)
Already use media player(currently pioneer 450)for 2 years with no problem,i"m a bit particular about sq and aq..used to buy bluray disc ori or not almost everyday bcos like u i"m crazy about movie...any language will do.
But i"m not downloading myself bcos of the poor connection in my area,so particularly i get my movie from hdworld.biz,already done a lot of test..no different with the ori bluray disc..
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pioneer... u mean dvd player with usb input? if so, this way, you get reasonable video and audio but not the best. i have a pioneer like that too but use only for smaller mkv and mp4 files incl tv series.

like movfreak was alluding to, playback 40-50gb bdmv files on a media player like ac ryan is thumbup.gif , can't get any better!



this one, i like, very much. nice rework of superman and superman2. superman return looks pale compared to man of steel.

besides russell crowe (jor-el) and michael shannon (zod), nice to see old faces kevin costner, diane lane and lawrence fishburne in there. great job from zack synder who's going to do batman vs superman!

never a dull moment for 140mins. soundtrack is excellent. enjoy with bdmv dtshdma! biggrin.gif

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post Oct 22 2013, 11:04 PM

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QUOTE(sherr127 @ Oct 22 2013, 08:56 PM)
Its bluray player bro ..

http://www.whathifi.com/review/pioneer-bdp-450

Also got oppo 103 but cant read iso file and most bdmv file,waiting for jailbreak..
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ah yes, of course... via usb, dvd players can only play mp3 and avi files; bd players can play more formats but most can't read iso, flac, rmvb, etc.

i hv one of those pioneer bdp's but can't remember the model.

i think oppo103 is also a bd player, not a media player.

media players will read everything, incl those cheap china brands.

current models will handle dtshdma and dolbytruehd audio and even 3d video; older models with old chips can't.

you should check them out, much better in all ways since they are meant to handle media files only.

not that costly, anything rm200-1000 depending on brand.

only thing is if you are big on it, you'll be keeping lots of hdds. i won't be surprised some people here have 10-20tb of storage!!

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post Oct 23 2013, 12:40 AM

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QUOTE(capoi @ Oct 23 2013, 12:08 AM)
I want to try to play bd iso file. Just can't do that yet because my Hdd not big enough. Most of movie just download a 720p mkv file. Play it on my ac ryan pohd2. Really curious the different between mkv and actual bluray quality on my 50" plasma. Just want to compare PQ only because I can't enjoy a true hd dts yet. My htib just can support ac3 through optical.
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if u hv the pohd2 and play only mkv 720p, u r missing a lot!

u must hv tried 1080p mkv on the 50 inch tv. great video, right?

bdmv/iso files will come out a little better than 1080p mkv for video, but the big diff is in the audio if we're comparing dtshdma vs dts with a 5.1 or 7.1

full bdmv/iso files 40-50gb each are as good as bd discs, at least to me. the diff is probably imaginary...
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post Oct 23 2013, 04:28 PM

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QUOTE(Mov_freak @ Oct 23 2013, 12:55 PM)
One other point I would like to make is all ACTION in this movie is actually CGI... so the what is a practical shot and what is CGI is really REALLY blurred!! Very impressive work indeed.

Another peeve that I have about this movie is the last scene between Superman and the American army, that really ruffles my feathers...
indeed, the cgi is obvious and abundant. but nicely done, so it's very enjoyable! biggrin.gif



that part with the general and tanks facing the kryptonians is disturbing... reminds me of the scene in matrix revolutions where human-robot guns face a zillion sentinels about to breach the temple - a hopless situation. incidentally, it is harry lennix who played the general again!

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post Oct 23 2013, 04:39 PM

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QUOTE(klimal @ Oct 23 2013, 04:31 PM)
The Croods is also a nice surprsie. I actually enjoyed it more than Despicable 2.
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yes, croods is excellent, to my delight!

epic is not so good.

despicable me2 and turbo next in line...


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post Oct 23 2013, 11:01 PM

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QUOTE(Mov_freak @ Oct 23 2013, 09:31 PM)
Odd Thomas (2013)

This is an odd movie.

So, in short, STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.

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thanks, will watch it.

i remember demon seed and phantoms - both from dean koontz novels.

both writers dean koontz and michael crichton had great movies made from their novels.
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post Oct 23 2013, 11:41 PM

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QUOTE(Mov_freak @ Oct 23 2013, 11:21 PM)
I have never watched Demon Seed and Phantoms is probably my favorite Dean Koontz novel. I am actually very shock with how badly it was translated to the movie (with Ben Affleck)

never read the book but i actually like phantoms the movie. despite those days, vcds only! laugh.gif

don't quite remember ben affleck but remember well peter o'toole in the show.



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post Oct 25 2013, 09:19 PM

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QUOTE(Mov_freak @ Oct 23 2013, 09:31 PM)
Odd Thomas (2013)

watched it. i find it ok but not that good.

as a story, i think it is about on par with some of stephen king's horror/supernatural tales.

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post Oct 25 2013, 11:38 PM

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QUOTE(sherr127 @ Oct 23 2013, 11:03 AM)
RIPD

men in black wannabe?ok,theres a lot of action,good cgi,fair amount of comedy but..but i donno..its not connected me and i know a few days later i will forget about this movie.
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yeah! men in black in a final fantasy tale hollywood style! biggrin.gif

crazy show, but good 90 min fun. pretty good cgi.

nice to see kevin bacon back on screen, again as a baddie like in x-men 1st class.

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post Oct 27 2013, 10:34 AM

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QUOTE(ycs @ Oct 27 2013, 08:32 AM)
DTS Blu-ray Music Demo Disc 8 2013 1080i Blu-ray AVC DTS-HD MA 5.1
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this vol 8, i watched/listened to it yesterday - i find it not so good - a few tracks are too old, poor video, dts only.

i actually recommend vol 1 - this one is all dtshdma, better selection of live performances, imo, superb video and audio. i hv the full concerts for some of them, but it's nice to have such a compilation. thumbup.gif

DTS Music Demo Blu-Ray vol.1
Celine Dion - The Power Of Love
Roy Orbison - Only The Lonely
Michael Buble - Fever
Jane Monheit & J. Pizzarelli - They CanΓÇÖt Take That Away From Me
Heart - Alone
Simon & Garfunkel - Sounds Of Silence
A.Bocelli & S.Brightman - Time To Say Goodbye
Sting - Englishman in New York
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds - Stay Or Leave
Eagles - Hotel California
Robbie Williams - Mack The Knife
Diana Krall - The Boy From Ipanema
Legends Of Jazz - The Panther
Bon Jovi - Living On A Prayer
U 2 - Stuck In A Moment You
The Police - Every breath You Take
Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire
Linkin Park - Shadow Of The Day
Pink - Please DonΓÇÖt Leave Me
Beyonce - Single Ladies
Michael Bolton - How Can We Be Lovers
Phil Collins - True Colours
Gloriana - Wild At Heart 7.1
B.T. - 1.618 7.1



will check vol 7 soon. if any good, i'll shout! biggrin.gif

total, think 10 volumes.
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post Oct 27 2013, 06:20 PM

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i'm more of an x-files cum fringe person but stories and movies about ghosts, restless spirits.... fine with me! tongue.gif

horrific ghost and demons.... there is hollywood (exorcist, others, changeling, conjuring), chinese (eye, eye2, double vision), thai (nang-nak, shutter) and there is korean...

killer toon is a 2013 korean crime-horror-ghost tale. i like the story. the scary part only comes in if you watch on large screen and full blast dts 5.1. so, not to be scared yet enjoy the movie, watch it on small screen and turn down the volume. biggrin.gif i assure u the ending is not odd thomas/nang-nak style!

(a tip - you need eng subs to watch this)

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post Oct 27 2013, 09:53 PM

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QUOTE(Mov_freak @ Oct 27 2013, 09:26 PM)
If I was ever in a movie, I wish (one can always fantasize laugh.gif) I could have Eric Stoltz's (I was Marty McFly for two weeks) role, catatonic for most of the movie and then get paid!! tongue.gif

i like the fly1 better with jeff goldblum.

eric stolz...in fly2, he was the promising young actor. however, unfortunate that he hasn't done so well. i thought he did great in pulp fiction but he did not get good response in the quickly aborted 2010 syfy tv series caprica, a prequel and spinoff of the excellent battlestar galactica series.
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post Oct 27 2013, 10:46 PM

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QUOTE(Mov_freak @ Oct 27 2013, 10:09 PM)
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I forgot Eric Stoltz was in  The Fly II (1989)... He is always on a verge of making it big, but never does...

I'm sorry for not making my reference more clearly.

I was actually referring to the fact that Robert Zemeckis & Steven Spielberg first offered the role of Marty McFly (Back To the Future) to Michael J. Fox and he actually turned it down because of schedule conflict with his Family Ties shoot. They hired Eric Stoltz, and actually shot two weeks worth of stuff with Eric, but Steven was still unhappy with him as Marty McFly. So he approached Michael again, and Production of Family Ties moved things around, so that Michael could do Back To The Future. With that, Eric Stoltz was fired from the movie... They then reshoot what they had done with Eric with Michael as Marty McFly...

As i said, always on the verge but never managing to...
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oops... hehe.. biggrin.gif

i did not like back to future serial, so i dun remember!
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post Nov 1 2013, 07:01 PM

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QUOTE(AVFAN @ Oct 27 2013, 10:34 AM)
this vol 8, i watched/listened to it yesterday - i find it not so good - a few tracks are too old, poor video, dts only.

i actually recommend vol 1 - this one is all dtshdma, better selection of live performances, imo, superb video and audio. i hv the full concerts for some of them, but it's nice to have such a compilation. thumbup.gif

will check vol 7 soon. if any good, i'll shout! biggrin.gif

total, think 10 volumes.
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update... personal taste, i think vol 1 is the best, vol 2-8, i only checked selected tracks, compiled them into vol 1b for my own! tongue.gif

other great 1080p concerts - check... jackson browne's 2012 live in denver, foreigners chicago live 2011 and whitesnake made in japan 2011 - if u like these "80s" music.

no new great movies to watch, started to watch walking dead seasons 1-4... surprisingly good, kind of a prelude to brad pitt's world war z...



anyway, enjoy this x-men days of future past trailer! biggrin.gif
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK2zYHWDZKo


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post Nov 4 2013, 09:15 PM

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watched last days on mars with liev schreiber....

poor show, cheapo copy of "alien", dun bother...

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