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  1. Ryan FB

    Von Trier's DOGVILLE

    There's a trailer up for Manderlay (the sequel to Dogville) here. Some (most) people might find the trailer to be a bit offensive, so keep that in mind before you click the link.
  2. Ryan FB

    Lost Season 1 ongoing thread (merged)

    Next week's preview was pretty jaw-dropping.
  3. Ryan FB

    New Colorization process? Could be interesting to see what it could do to TV releases

    I've created a compiled version for Windows and Linux.
  4. Ryan FB

    Arrested Development Season 2 thread

    Oh man, that was just about the funniest hour of television I've ever seen.:laugh:
  5. Ryan FB

    Magna Carta for PS2

    I also love the artwork for this (it's in my sig), and hope we see a North American release at some point.
  6. Ryan FB

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: Return of the King Extended Cut - Absolutely Recommended

    That was great! I also nearly died laughing when they were talking about how Orlando Bloom practiced for climbing the oliphant/mumakil. :D
  7. Ryan FB

    Pro class projector

    Barco and Christie seem to be the two main competitors in this arena of projectors. Maybe the closest to what you're looking for is the Barco iCon H600, a 1920x1080 LCD projector with 6000 lumens and an MSRP of $45,000. Most of the other sub-$50k HD projectors I could find probably don't have...
  8. Ryan FB

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: Léon The Professional: Deluxe Edition (RECOMMENDED)

    Thanks, Gary...I looked into it further and edited my post accordingly. :)
  9. Ryan FB

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: Léon The Professional: Deluxe Edition (RECOMMENDED)

    Ric: From the running time listed, I believe the edition reviewed here also has same the extra footage as the international version. There's a page which has the script and screenshots from the additional scenes available here. Basically there's five different R1 releases: The Professional -...
  10. Ryan FB

    Why are black bars blacker than black?

    Some video sources can pass a "blacker than black" signal, which is sometimes used for the letterboxing bars. Usually when sets are calibrated, a PLUGE pattern is used to display a "blacker than black" background as well as a series of bars. The "black" bar is then calibrated to be...
  11. Ryan FB

    need advice on first projector

    This is harder to explain unless you have an understanding of how anamorphic video works. Basically it means the BenQ will always be 4:3, but you can put it in 16:9 mode to squeeze anamorphic video back to 16:9 and add bars on the top and bottom of the picture, but you still keep some of the...
  12. Ryan FB

    need advice on first projector

    The 4805 has a Faroudja DCDi video processor, which are pretty well respected. However, do you really plan on watching a lot of interlaced sources on your projector? With all the other factors, I don't think the Faroudja would be the determining one for me. Infocus 4805: Native Resolution...
  13. Ryan FB

    *** Official OCEAN'S TWELVE Discussion Thread

    Kourtrajmé - Thé à La Menthe I noticed the same thing about the statuettes. Also, I felt that that scene in general was just extremely poorly done with the really CGI-looking lasers (which is really more the fault of the director and SFX crew than Vincent Cassel). I definitely enjoyed the...
  14. Ryan FB

    issues with time crisis

    Is it an RPTV or HDTV? Because of the way the Guncon works it will pretty much only function properly with a normal, direct-view (single tube) CRT.
  15. Ryan FB

    Would you see "The Incredibles" in digital projection, or on film?

    While it's true that a transfer won't be higher resolution than it's source, consider the following situation: A movie studio makes the final render of their all CGI film at 4096x3112 (4k) for the transfer to film. This movie is being shown on film and digital, but the digital projectors only...
  16. Ryan FB

    Any good "PG" role palyers?

    2-player coop:Baldur's Gate: Dark AllianceBaldur's Gate: Dark Alliance IIReturn of the KingKing ArthurNightcaster II: EquinoxMagic: The Gathering - Battlegrounds4-player coop:GladiusDungeons & Dragons: HeroesPhantasy Star Online Episode I & II (not sure how the offline 4-player coop on this...
  17. Ryan FB

    Arrested Development Season 2 thread

    Yep, that was the Aztec Tomb from the pilot.
  18. Ryan FB

    Crystal Xbox

    Ted: I got a clear case from ClearPS2 / ClearXbox when they were a little less expensive (preorder phase). I like it pretty well, it's not "smoke clear" like the Crystal or Halo Xbox, it's just pure clear. Also, it does not replace the bottom/back portion of the Xbox, but from normal viewing...
  19. Ryan FB

    Arrested Development Season 2 thread

    GOB did the chicken dance in episode 15 of Season 1, Staff Infection: :D Also loved the callback to people using the stair car to jump fences in this episode.
  20. Ryan FB

    Arrested Development Season 2 thread

    Some of my favorite things from the episode:The "Solid as a Rock" motto (Will Arnett does the "Like A Rock" truck commercial voiceovers)Buster in a Buster Keaton gag (standing in a window of a falling facade)Subtitled "?" on the Mexican TV spot
  21. Ryan FB

    Lost Season 1 ongoing thread (merged)

    I don't think the Mortensen:Hidalgo::Monaghan:Lost analogy really works. For one, Hidalgo was a critical "meh", pushed as a family-friendly action flick, that was expecting people to go pay money to see it. Lost is a critical hit, targeted as a more mature mystery/drama/adventure, which is...
  22. Ryan FB

    "The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3" -- A Personal Review

    I'm starting to work through these again, picking up from where I left off at the end of S2, and I noticed a little continuity goof on S3's "Happy Birthday and Too Many More". At the beginning of the episode, Laura talks about how it'll be great for the kids to go to Dizzy Land, ride all the...
  23. Ryan FB

    Howard Stern E Show Unncensored finally available, but its a complete ripoff

    On the audio thing, could they be pulling most of the audio off the track for what goes to air on the radio (I don't know, as I've only seen about 5 minutes total of the E Show)? Because if so, it might be that the bleeped audio is just what they have to work with, that is, they don't have a...
  24. Ryan FB

    Expanding Horizons

    IFC seems to play The Thin Blue Line quite often, as I've seen it show up there on my program guide quite a few times before. It's also coming up again in a few days: 9/15/2004 1:30AM IFC 9/15/2004 8:00AM IFC 9/15/2004 2:15PM IFC 9/17/2004 6:00AM IFC 9/17/2004 12:00PM IFC I was...
  25. Ryan FB

    *** Official COLLATERAL Discussion Thread

    I thought cheek at first as well, but later (I believe somewhere in the subway sequence) I noticed that there was a large chunk missing from Vincent's left ear, so I'm pretty sure that's where he was supposed to have been hit.
  26. Ryan FB

    Conan O'Brien "infomercial" for DVD release

    Ah, I forgot to check there...thanks for the tip! :emoji_thumbsup:
  27. Ryan FB

    Conan O'Brien "infomercial" for DVD release

    I'll be watching, but I'll be getting the discs for not $19.98, not $14.99, but only $12.99 for a limited time at Circuit City if you act now! ;)
  28. Ryan FB

    *** Official COLLATERAL Discussion Thread

    It's a standard shooting and self-defense technique. Usually known as a "failure (to stop) drill" or more recently a "Mozambique Drill", the "two to the center of mass (then optionally assess the target), one to the head" technique is often taught and practiced in shooting classes.
  29. Ryan FB

    *** Official COLLATERAL Discussion Thread

    Honestly going by the trailers I'd seen I had low expectations for this, both on the front of developing actual characters and whether being shot digital would get on my nerves. The movie shot down both worries and excelled. Mann mixes digital and film pretty effectively, and the mostly digital...
  30. Ryan FB

    *** THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE Review Thread

    Overall, this film left me unimpressed. The plot is established in a predictable manner, and then goes nowhere. The same plot points are reinforced and played out over and over, with little effect of advancing the movie, characters, or impact at all. There are some truly enjoyable moments, but...
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