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Author: | laserbite34 [ 06 Feb 2016, 20:29 ] |
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EVEREST (2015) Dolby Stereo TrueHD (atmos) / Lucasfilm Ltd THX Sound System / JBL professional x73 Watched it twice in one night. Picture detail and lighting was okay. The wind sound/fx whips up feel a bit. Ice/snow breaking away from ridges has some crunch depth that is all the same typical to about just every other film. Lows don't go down lower enough 20Hz tops for this film. Dialogue pans from centre to left then left surround arrays then into the rear left back. They should mix films with "GRAVITY dialogue panning" all the time. Neat how they created the location of the mountain combined with a fake mountain on a sound-stage with green-screen. |
Author: | substance [ 06 Feb 2016, 20:46 ] |
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I liked everest, it was a good watch. I actually want to watch it again, a rare feeling. |
Author: | laserpaal [ 06 Feb 2016, 21:44 ] |
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The Big Hit (1998) Not the most impressive AC3-release. Clean video transfer, sadly - a tiny amount of red/blue speckles at the end of side B. |
Author: | kris [ 07 Feb 2016, 00:30 ] |
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Watched Sicario just now I can only wish more like these |
Author: | laserbite34 [ 07 Feb 2016, 01:57 ] |
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SLAT (2010) dtshdma 5.1 with PLIIx / Lucasfilm Ltd THX Sound System / JBL professional "Evelyn Salt", is on the run. A few nice dialouge pans about the LCR but could have been more as its not a bad action film with nicely even DME mix not too over loud. |
Author: | kris [ 07 Feb 2016, 20:08 ] |
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substance wrote: kris wrote: Purchased The Martian Just yesterday. One of few BR discs with 3D I really enjoyed. Stunning PQ and a superb soundtrack. Got me Everest 3D along with it... hoping to enjoy it the same. Came around watching my Lethal Weapon DC AC-3 box on LD. Happy owner here It took me some time to get my hands on that Realorfake3d.com Check this site up. The Martian is a legit 3D film but Everest is just a conversion. I always check this site before I buy any 3D films, most are fake 3D. Now there's a tip I never gave it any I'm not a huge 3D lover to be honnest but The Martian is the first enjoyable film that would not give me a headache. Got into the 3D thing since the new display is compatible. On rare occasions I buy a 3D movie. it's nice to see the standard 2D version included. Planning on watching the regular one soon... Loved The Martian |
Author: | kingpin [ 07 Feb 2016, 21:53 ] |
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Today: Star Wars: A New Hope Universal Soldier Love those Movies |
Author: | alien [ 09 Feb 2016, 07:59 ] |
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Disagree about the dialog panning being used more often for more films, it becomes gimmicky. Even in Gravity, its cool for a while, but it starts becoming gimmicky. |
Author: | kingpin [ 09 Feb 2016, 19:40 ] |
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Today: True Lies - Wahre Lügen one of my favorite Schwarzenegger movies. |
Author: | laserbite34 [ 11 Feb 2016, 17:13 ] |
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The Martian (2015) dtshdma 7.1 / Lucasfilm Ltd THX Sound System / JBL professional A few human dialouge pans for this high tech about eating potatoes on Mars, and hardly any Mars bars, been eating in fall view by Sean Bean. Its a home cinema disappointing for high tech sound. I'd sooner watch HANGAR 18 on laserdisc in MONO for hour and half or GRAVITY (2013) which I'm watching/listening too its a far better film and still doubt no film for dialouge panning will beat GRAVITY before the end of this decade. The digital hard-drive photography was okay just a sound disappointment that no real effort went into the sound mix. Its more like a comedy than trying to be a serious film. The Martian might be a film I like to watch over and over again in a few years but its failed to do that in less than day. |
Author: | kingpin [ 11 Feb 2016, 17:50 ] |
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Goodfellas (1990) RENTAL VERSION Warner Home Video NTSC great movie |
Author: | kris [ 11 Feb 2016, 19:14 ] |
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kingpin wrote: As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster One of the best ever! about watching casino AGAIN |
Author: | samaron [ 16 Feb 2016, 14:55 ] |
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Watched Phantasm: Autographed Limit Edition (1979) [ID3071SU] the other day. First time I've seen it, and really liked the movie. |
Author: | Guest [ 16 Feb 2016, 15:56 ] |
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phantasm is it the R-rated censored version? this is a cool movie and the black Barracuda is so fookin' awesome owner of Graveyard carz company Mr. Mark Worman build a clone of this car. He's a huge fan of Phantasm series. Mr. Coscorelli appeared on the tv show to see the car and signed it |
Author: | samaron [ 16 Feb 2016, 16:08 ] |
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I'm not sure. The box says run-time is 90 minutes. IMDb says the movie has a run-time of 88 minutes, so don't know. |
Author: | laserbite34 [ 17 Feb 2016, 11:57 ] |
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Watching Aliens (1986) Dolby Stereo / Lucasfilm Ltd THX Sound System / JBL professional x73 Arrived in the morning post today. So far the picture looks good for the transfer and age of the PAL laserdisc. PAL speed-up of the Dolby Stereo mix on this pressing seems to be good with a top end frequency response reaching around 12KHz and down to 31Hz. The opening has the cymbal Whoosh panning from front to matrix surrounds when the ALIENS title fades out. The top end isn't a problem to re-eq if most find it too much. The compressed audio on the analog I can get used to fast its still enjoyable. SW extension can felt pressing on the chest with some bass stage and some occasional bass mid from the surrounds arrays. Directional sounds fight the compression due to the analog with not too much stress. Matrix surrounds still have the same familiar surrounds effects of the opening music title of ALIENS fading out to a whooshhhh and panning into the surrounds, making me look around with the surrounds naturally defuse the room or the flamethrower when Ripley fires a short burst upwards at the ceiling. Dialogue is intelligible clear against the effects and music/score. Disc 1 side 2 CLV a little facehugger rot a few random specs flicking with small faint crackles on the analog sound but once the dynamics of the mix raises up it masks it. A typical colour flaw due to the brightness/contrast levels where the floodlight on the APC should be white. No visible EE edge enhancement. ALIEN chest-buster scene Ripley at the space station, shows a reasonable wide frequency response from 31Hz to 12Khz with score sound effects and dialouge playing. TrueRTA set at peak hold. Some portions of the framing curved edges of the 35mm print can be seen. No cue reel change over dots noticed on this transfer. CAV side 3 after removing disc after film had finished as I was puzzled as to why the disc stopped suddenly on side 4 as it appears silver blank! So if anyone hasn't already brought this pressing of ALIENS make sure to stop player the moment end credits finish. Silver blank side. |
Author: | laserbite34 [ 17 Feb 2016, 14:05 ] |
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Repossessed (1990) Lucasfilm Ltd THX Sound System Lt-Rt is out of phase on this transfer with centre mix leaking out to LR and matrix surround. I think the same issue was with the rental VHS. Chapter 14 chase stereo channel check seems to end abruptly when channel check voices "centre channel" that turns to black and then disc ends at 38 minis 06 BFD |
Author: | kris [ 17 Feb 2016, 20:12 ] |
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About to open my sealed "The Truman show" copy it's been sitting in my closset for years now. a real shame those sealed discs IMHO. Love opening up a brand new disc It's like going back in time, remember getting home back in the day with my new purchases. Amazing when you think about being able to open up a brand new copy in 2016 |
Author: | laserbite34 [ 19 Feb 2016, 21:42 ] |
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Alien Resurrection (1997) Laserdisc and bluray (both playing) Dolby Stereo Digital AC-3 with PLIIx / Lucasfilm Ltd THX Sound System / JBL professional Laserdisc Laserdisc bluray bluray ALIEN 4 bluray dtshdma lacks LFE.1 slam. Chapter 13 ALIEN RESURRECTION THX laserdisc Dolby AC-3 scared me it had LFE.1 SLAM! When the ALIENS are trumping against the door to get where Ripley is in her cell. Chapter 13, time 39.33. LASERDISC WINS! Laserdisc LFE.1 Chapter 15 flamethrower flames licked with SLAM! Stopped the bluray dtshdma was lousy too much near-field hurts my ears. |
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