Last BD (or, unrealistically, HD DVD) you watched?
09-13-14, 11:07 PM
#7877
DVD Talk Legend
re: Last BD (or, unrealistically, HD DVD) you watched?
World trade Center Watch this every Sept 11 week. united 93 was a superior movie but i still find it more difficult to watch
09-14-14, 03:19 AM
#7878
DVD Talk Legend
re: Last BD (or, unrealistically, HD DVD) you watched?
Muppets Most Wanted
I thought it was entertaining and not as bad as some people thought it was.
I thought it was entertaining and not as bad as some people thought it was.
09-14-14, 06:29 AM
#7879
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
re: Last BD (or, unrealistically, HD DVD) you watched?
Unlike when I purchased the dvd all those years ago, I knew full well what I was getting into this time. Not being a real big fan of slapstick, I originally found the movie intermittently charming but more than a bit tedious and exhausting. I've never pulled the dvd out a second time to watch it all the way through (though I did use it quite frequently early on as a demo disc for certain scenes).
My interest in getting the Bd was mostly curiosity about how those old demo scenes would look in higher res on better gear. The more I flipped through it though, the more I wanted to see it all over again. Ended up being just the exact right time to watch it. Enjoyed it pretty much start to finish, and all the excesses I was dreading seeing again, sailed by pleasantly and innocuously.
Mancini's terrific score made a real impression this time and the PQ was frequently dazzling.
In the right frame of mind, this ended up being great fun.
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09-18-14, 01:49 PM
#7886
DVD Talk Legend
re: Last BD (or, unrealistically, HD DVD) you watched?
Couple change of pacers:
1. Tim's Vermeer - if you're in the mood for a documentary type feature, an interesting way to spend about 90 minutes.
2. The Lunchbox - nice little movie. The ending wasn't Hollywood and I think that added to it. I really want to eat Indian food now.
1. Tim's Vermeer - if you're in the mood for a documentary type feature, an interesting way to spend about 90 minutes.
2. The Lunchbox - nice little movie. The ending wasn't Hollywood and I think that added to it. I really want to eat Indian food now.
09-18-14, 02:28 PM
#7887
DVD Talk Limited Edition
re: Last BD (or, unrealistically, HD DVD) you watched?
Ghostbusters - still as funny as ever even though it seemed a lot shorter than I remember it being. 5/5
Ghostbusters II - while not a classic like the first one still a lot of fun and doesn't deserve the hate it sometimes gets 3.5/5
Young Frankenstein - still the funniest movie of all time. Teri Garr is gorgeous. 5/5
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - still the best horror film of all time. I bit my nails down to the stubs again like I always do when she is running through the woods. 5/5
Ghostbusters II - while not a classic like the first one still a lot of fun and doesn't deserve the hate it sometimes gets 3.5/5
Young Frankenstein - still the funniest movie of all time. Teri Garr is gorgeous. 5/5
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - still the best horror film of all time. I bit my nails down to the stubs again like I always do when she is running through the woods. 5/5
09-19-14, 01:00 AM
#7890
DVD Talk Legend
re: Last BD (or, unrealistically, HD DVD) you watched?
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
09-19-14, 11:34 AM
#7891
Moderator
09-19-14, 01:27 PM
#7893
DVD Talk Legend
09-19-14, 04:19 PM
#7895
DVD Talk Legend
09-19-14, 09:39 PM
#7896
DVD Talk Legend
re: Last BD (or, unrealistically, HD DVD) you watched?
The opening chase was filmed in rochester so that was cool.
I'd still do Sally Field's old wrinkly ass cause i still see the hot thing from Smokey and the Bandit
Andrew Garfield is too ugly for a hot chick like Emma Stone
09-20-14, 07:29 AM
#7897
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
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09-20-14, 05:59 PM
#7898
DVD Talk Legend
re: Last BD (or, unrealistically, HD DVD) you watched?
Sabotage and New Jack City
09-21-14, 01:14 PM
#7900
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
re: Last BD (or, unrealistically, HD DVD) you watched?
I'm a big fan of Billy Wilder, but have always been apathetic about checking this out due to hearing about the nature of it's ending. I never heard exactly what goes down, but knowing something will made the movie seem like a gimmicky, one trick pony.
But having watched it I can see now it's just as re-watchable as almost any other Wilder film. Great performances all around. Even though Laughton gets all the accolades, it was actually Power and Dietrich who impressed me the most.
Great film, wonderfully presented. Very happy I finally broke down and gave it a spin.
This was a spur of the moment impulse purchase in the last B&N sale. Up until I bought it I had no interest whatsoever in seeing it. I'm not a huge fan of slapstick and figured like WFTP, this was going to be a one-trick pony show built around the iconic image of Lloyd hanging off the clock.
It was actually a relatively brief, sweetly realized earnest lad makes good story with orchestrated visual gags more in line with Keaton. I was impressed. Lloyd was also a fresh and likable presence.
I now have to shift my budget around for the November B&N sale, because suddenly The Freshmen is on my radar.
After umpteen viewings this is still a lot of fun. And this was one of the best viewings ever thanks to the HD uptick. Spectacular resolution and an eye-popping array of heavily saturated, brilliant colors.