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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: feeutfo on 07 May 2011, 09:58:42
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On BluRay last night. Loved it. Loads of basy effects and sound track really gave the speakers a work out. .... Picture was good too. ;D
Looking forward to Transformers 3. I love all the sic fi stuff personally, but any big blockbuster will do. Can't be arsed with comedies for some reason.
If it doesn't give the home cinema a work out then....naah. ;D
Any other recommendations.?
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Is they much differance sound wise between blue ray and normal dolby dig / dts ?
I'm running a Yamaha DSP amp with Mission speakers all round in 6.1 format :y
Tv is an old Toshiba CRT so never botherd with blue ray yet :-/
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Transformers is brilliant.
Have you watched Shooter ? Now that is a proper film :y
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On BluRay last night. Loved it. Loads of basy effects and sound track really gave the speakers a work out. .... Picture was good too. ;D
Looking forward to Transformers 3. I love all the sic fi stuff personally, but any big blockbuster will do. Can't be arsed with comedies for some reason.
If it doesn't give the home cinema a work out then....naah. ;D
Any other recommendations.?
yeah - the only way that film was any good was to watch with your eyes closed ;D ;D
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Is they much differance sound wise between blue ray and normal dolby dig / dts ?
I'm running a Yamaha DSP amp with Mission speakers all round in 6.1 format :y
Tv is an old Toshiba CRT so never botherd with blue ray yet :-/
ill trump that with a 7.1 system ;D
must admit film is good on effects and sound wise
but it a shit film never the less original tron is a better movie
im a bit of a sic fi as well
IM too tight to buy I just down load the blue-rays
I changed my old 720 projector for a a nice new 1080p one last year
if you want a good work out for home set up Terminator 2 still takes some beating
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I wanted to see Tron Legacy at the iMax in Waterloo, but it was always sold out :(
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Even better in 3D at the cinema. :P
Need to watch the prequel to fully enjoy it though.
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Transformers is brilliant.
Have you watched Shooter ? Now that is a proper film :y
Yes, Shooter is good, but I'll trump that with Heat, old, but Al pachino and Robert Deniro, and a cracking gun battle that rattles the windows. :)
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Is they much differance sound wise between blue ray and normal dolby dig / dts ?
I'm running a Yamaha DSP amp with Mission speakers all round in 6.1 format :y
Tv is an old Toshiba CRT so never botherd with blue ray yet :-/
The yam is plenty good enough IMO. Hd will kick the tubes arse though. If that bothers the individual is another story of course. :y
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On BluRay last night. Loved it. Loads of basy effects and sound track really gave the speakers a work out. .... Picture was good too. ;D
Looking forward to Transformers 3. I love all the sic fi stuff personally, but any big blockbuster will do. Can't be arsed with comedies for some reason.
If it doesn't give the home cinema a work out then....naah. ;D
Any other recommendations.?
yeah - the only way that film was any good was to watch with your eyes closed ;D ;D
Effects like that who needs a story...? A story that I much prefer to, say, Meet the fockers, or something about Mairy etc, yuk!
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Transformers is brilliant.
Have you watched Shooter ? Now that is a proper film :y
Yes, Shooter is good, but I'll trump that with Heat, old, but Al pachino and Robert Deniro, and a cracking gun battle that rattles the windows. :)
Yup, a perfect example of Fire and Manoeuvre :y
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On BluRay last night. Loved it. Loads of basy effects and sound track really gave the speakers a work out. .... Picture was good too. ;D
Looking forward to Transformers 3. I love all the sic fi stuff personally, but any big blockbuster will do. Can't be arsed with comedies for some reason.
If it doesn't give the home cinema a work out then....naah. ;D
Any other recommendations.?
the A-team film will give your speakers and system a work out, knight and day is a good film iron man 2 as well is pretty good sound wise if you like ac dc
However imho independance day reigns the best for sound effects
we have a sony 60 in lcd tv running through a7.1 sony thearter amp and mission speakers in a room just for films nowt else in it bar the tv,speakers,etc and 4 recliner chairs..... the complaints from the neighbours lets me know i have a good system oops
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On BluRay last night. Loved it. Loads of basy effects and sound track really gave the speakers a work out. .... Picture was good too. ;D
Looking forward to Transformers 3. I love all the sic fi stuff personally, but any big blockbuster will do. Can't be arsed with comedies for some reason.
If it doesn't give the home cinema a work out then....naah. ;D
Any other recommendations.?
the A-team film will give your speakers and system a work out, knight and day is a good film iron man 2 as well is pretty good sound wise if you like ac dc
However imho independance day reigns the best for sound effects
we have a sony 60 in lcd tv running through a7.1 sony thearter amp and mission speakers in a room just for films nowt else in it bar the tv,speakers,etc and 4 recliner chairs..... the complaints from the neighbours lets me know i have a good system oops
Independence day... Didn't strike me tbh. Maybe I'll give it a re run.
Both Iron man films get thumbs up from me. Only transformers 1+2 is better, and 3 is out in June. :y
I tried an Onkyo 7.1 amp a couple of years ago, sent it back it was crap. They reckon it was faulty, but the menus where very dull and it was slow, and ruined the picture. :-/ never bothered replacing so went back to my trusty Sony 5.1. even though it had to have relays re soldered.
Oh, 50inch pioneer BTW. 8-)
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There does appear to be a lack of decent films recently - I guess the film companies are holding back like the rest of industry.
Stuff I've watched in the last few months that have actually caught my attention (I tend to be on the computer, or reading, at same time)...
I was quite impressed with The Tourist (Jolie and Depp), though was predictable. I started watching it whilst doing something else, but found myself getting drawn towards the film.
The remake of Unstoppable with Denzil Pemberthy and monkey nuts from Star Trek, typical American film, very predictable, but an enjoyable couple of hours with the character relationship between the 2 main characters. Based (loosely) on a true story as well.
Knowing was quite fascinating, although has a sci-fi element, although key to the film, isn't part of the film, if that makes sense.
District 9 was an interesting film, very sci-fi, but could have been not sci-fi (those who have seen it will understand exactly what I mean).
I know you've seen Avatar, though I thought the middle bit dragged (though I think mine is the extended version).
A-Team was much better than I thought - I wasn't going to bother with it, then we saw a cut-to-ribbons version on a plane, and it looked good, so when it came out, we got it, and I really enjoyed it.
Star Trek was enthralling as well - as a franchise, its now full of holes, but a great film none the less.
The Kings Speech, despite being a chick-flick, was a worthwhile watch.
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BTW, Ironman works for me - good enough film on its own, but she does scrub up nicely ::)
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[/quote]yeah - the only way that film was any good was to watch with your eyes closed ;D ;D
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Hear, hear! I slept through most of the middle section. :-/Not a patch on the original.............. :'(
A right terribly sorry old boy, I am a little tired fest ::)
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yeah - the only way that film was any good was to watch with your eyes closed ;D ;D
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Hear, hear! I slept through most of the middle section. :-/Not a patch on the original.............. :'(
A right terribly sorry old boy, I am a little tired fest ::)[/quote]
Turn the sound up ;D
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Shawshank redemption, now on itv1/hd
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Omfg, Trinity in the Matrix. Itv2hd.
Is itv finally finding a use for itself?
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Shawshank redemption, now on itv1/hd
One of the few films in the last 20 years that I have watched from start to finish. :y 8-)
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Omfg, Trinity in the Matrix. Itv2hd.
Is itv finally finding a use for itself?
Utter, Utter bilge imo. :D
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Of course, it's sic fi. This is bilge with a budget. I live it actually, the bilge is an excuse for a load of fx. More more more :P
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Just waiting for the line "Misssterrr Aaanderrrsonnn" or is that in the second one? :-/ ;D
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Just waiting for the line "Misssterrr Aaanderrrsonnn" or is that in the second one? :-/ ;D
That's the first one y' plonker :P
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Transformers films are ace!! can't wait for no.3. Seems to be the big thing from us films now, resurrect superhero characters from comics. Thor out now, anyone seen it yet ? :y
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Transformers films are ace!! can't wait for no.3. Seems to be the big thing from us films now, resurrect superhero characters from comics. Thor out now, anyone seen it yet ? :y
Thors good - saw it a couple of weeks ago - funny in the funny bits and epic in the epic bits :y
Green Hornet for sound and visuals will give your system a good workout ;)
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cool ! :y will look out for that, probably wait for dvd though. hulk films ok, no. 2 better. only watched first spidey film - others any good ? i thought wolverine was brill :y
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cool ! :y will look out for that, probably wait for dvd though. hulk films ok, no. 2 better. only watched first spidey film - others any good ? i thought wolverine was brill :y
spidey 2's probably the best of the 3...3 was the worst, but still OK
X-men and X2 were decent, Last Stand i cant remember much....Wolverine was enjoyable but they ruined Deadpool and the claws looked cartoony :(
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fair enough, but to be honest i watch those sort of films and enjoy them for what they are - just fun :y
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fair enough, but to be honest i watch those sort of films and enjoy them for what they are - just fun :y
i'm a bit of a comic book geek and cast a critical eye - but yep - in the end theyre just fun entertainment designed to put bums on seats - none of its shakespeare.....well Thor is a bit... ;D
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Transformers films are ace!! can't wait for no.3. Seems to be the big thing from us films now, resurrect superhero characters from comics. Thor out now, anyone seen it yet ? :y
Thors good - saw it a couple of weeks ago - funny in the funny bits and epic in the epic bits :y
Green Hornet for sound and visuals will give your system a good workout ;)
I thought it was a terrible, terrible film, though..
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Just waiting for the line "Misssterrr Aaanderrrsonnn" or is that in the second one? :-/ ;D
That's the first one y' plonker :P
Never said I watched it from the start , y' half wit :P
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Just waiting for the line "Misssterrr Aaanderrrsonnn" or is that in the second one? :-/ ;D
That's the first one y' plonker :P
Never said I watched it from the start , y' half wit :P
;D (I couldn't think of another humorous insult..)
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Transformers films are ace!! can't wait for no.3. Seems to be the big thing from us films now, resurrect superhero characters from comics. Thor out now, anyone seen it yet ? :y
Thors good - saw it a couple of weeks ago - funny in the funny bits and epic in the epic bits :y
Green Hornet for sound and visuals will give your system a good workout ;)
I thought it was a terrible, terrible film, though..
its what i'd class as a BDM - Big Dumb Movie - but the sound was amazing, the film itself was OK - loved the Black Beautys ('65 Imperial Crowns) but they're not FWD as Kato says....when one of them is chopped in half by the lift ;D
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Sounds right up my alley ;) Gotta say how good Batman Begins and The Dark Night are, another on the way I believe :y
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Transformers films are ace!! can't wait for no.3. Seems to be the big thing from us films now, resurrect superhero characters from comics. Thor out now, anyone seen it yet ? :y
Thors good - saw it a couple of weeks ago - funny in the funny bits and epic in the epic bits :y
Green Hornet for sound and visuals will give your system a good workout ;)
I thought it was a terrible, terrible film, though..
its what i'd class as a BDM - Big Dumb Movie - but the sound was amazing, the film itself was OK - loved the Black Beautys ('65 Imperial Crowns) but they're not FWD as Kato says....when one of them is chopped in half by the lift ;D
I'm usually a fan of BDMs as much as the next man (Avatar, The Matrix, etc etc) but for some reason recently they just don't grab me (Green Hornet, Sucker Punch)..
I know, I think there's something wrong with me, too ;D
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Is they much differance sound wise between blue ray and normal dolby dig / dts ?
I'm running a Yamaha DSP amp with Mission speakers all round in 6.1 format :y
Tv is an old Toshiba CRT so never botherd with blue ray yet :-/
Sound is definately better - I'm running Castle speakers with an old ES range Sony receiver.
HOWEVER BluRay on SD CRT doesn't work very well, I tried it, had to run compishite rather than RGB. Had to run movie mode which was dark. As non RGB inputs had artificial sharpening which I couldn't be bothered to strip the TV apart to fixremove except on movie mode.
Try a few 1080P TVs and see what works for you