Recent content by ManW_TheUncool

I've got Sphero's R2D2 and BB-8 myself... though haven't really touched them in a few years now and not completely sure if they still work -- might need their rechargeable batteries refreshed, if possible. Also, hadn't realized Sphero apparently removed/disabled(?) their dedicated iOS app (at...

I'd be interested if they're actually showing them on premium screens (and sound), especially since my AMC A-List membership apparently won't cover these, but not gonna spend $20/each (plus the travel cost) to try to get decent seats for non-premium screenings -- I already have the 4K discs and...

Well, certainly saves me the $$$ and trouble of trying to attend some Yankees games again if so (for all of MLB)... _Man_

Just finished seeing it... and well, a tad underwhelming. The PQ wasn't great... at least at the IMAX I visited near Times Square -- plenty of very noticeable pixel structure and aliasing in the image from my immersive 5th row seat -- and yeah, not really that many actual images from Webb...

I wonder... do they normally still play the usual amount of trailers, etc before such IMAX docs or far less, if any at all? I'm guessing a tad less, but still quite some (maybe 15-20min) based on the schedule at my nearest 2 IMAXes. _Man_

Oops! Procrastinated too long and missed the sale this time. Ah well... _Man_

^So that's what replaced Civil War at my nearest couple IMAXes? I hadn't really paid attention. Maybe I'll go see it today instead of First Omen (as the 1st film for my occasional 3-film marathon for this week... followed by La Chimera and Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare :D:cool:)... _Man_

Wait, what? I thought this is supposed to be a prequel to the original classic, not the remake. Was planning to see this tomorrow, but won't bother if it's a prequel specifically to the remake. _Man_

FWIW, I went into this cold myself and didn't know much of anything about it (other than a brief blurp on Rotten Tomatoes I think) -- I don't do any social media other than FB (and well, a little bit of LinkedIn, heh) and don't generally see much, if any, movie hype on there... Still, haven't...

Interesting. That page indicates Oct 2023 release date. Did they do a better quality reissue (especially since they also briefly mention "new special edition" in the description)? Is that what you have? It does list some (old) extras though, so you probably have the old release. From...

Seemed to have been released on BD in Australia, UK, France and Germany (according to blu-ray.com). At one point, I considered importing it myself, but ended up just buying it cheaply on (HD) digital instead -- I seem to recall the various BDs probably weren't that great quality-wise. _Man_

I don't know. It sounds like she wants filmmakers (and artists in general?) to tell us what and how to think or something instead of providing catalysts toward critical thinking (or at least concern/awareness), etc on what are clearly (enough) known to be (extremely) difficult/complex...

Wish I could see it again w/ excellent sound (and in 4K on a big screen), but it's apparently indeed being squeezed out of all the premium screens over here w/ too little exception (and seemingly none that works well enough for me). Ah well, guess I'll probably just wait for the disc release to...

Nah, just say no. _Man_

FWIW, I haven't tried using my Panny 420 to downrez for 1080p output, but the Sony X700's UI is even clunkier if you need to use it that way and wish to tweak/optimize its HDR->SDR downconversion. But if you don't need the HDR->SDR downconversion for long, then it's probably not much an...