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Yes, there are strong parallels to DWW but I think most people's objections has more to with the fact modern audiences still needs a white character to emote and relate for them when confronting a different culture. Last Samurai was enjoyable but would have worked better if it focused on one...

The close quarters battle scenes were extremely well done. I love samurai and sword movies in general but this is exceptional. Much prefer it over the overwrought, overstylized, and comic book like fighting of Kill Bill Vol.1 that we've recently seen. Instead Last Samurai is truly brutal...

For the FOTR EE and TTT EE I agree the DD 5.1 has better bass from the LFE than the DTS track. Not boomy or harsh but just right. (This has been my experience with other DD/DTS discs but not all) Sometimes I wanted to put the volume up when I used DTS so I could feel more bass. But the first...

Whereas the TTT theatrical felt impersonal and rushed with the EE I felt a lot more for the individual characters, the people of Rohan, the Ents, and the story itself. The movie finally has room to breathe and tell its story. A few scenes or moments could have been cut but much of it was crucial...

There's no doubt in my mind the theatrical versions are the heavily edited and roughly chopped versions of these movies. And with TTT EE it is even more obvious than the FOTR EE. The FOTR theatrical simply plays better than the TTT theatrical. I'll admit I've only had time to watch Disc 1 of TTT...

The Matrix and Saving Private Ryan Those movies were always being demo'd at shops. I realized how much better the experience became with a decent surround setup. And indirectly a 5.1 system could make a TV screen actually seem bigger than it really is.

I agree with Magnus. I've seen the movie many many times and every time Pink gets captured. Poor sap. He was the most sensible. :frowning: What am I talking about? These are criminals. Bad men. Bad.:D

Apocalypse Now (both versions) isn't exactly reference material IMO either. The thing with The Matrix is the bullet time surround effects. They want to know if what they heard in the theatres can be replicated at home also. The effects are unique and very obvious. The sound factor also goes for...

I think Patrick O'Brian wrote enough books for future sequels without needing to come up with their owns ways to keep a franchise going.:D

Just another word of support for Down With Love. I really dug the spirit and groove of the movie. :emoji_thumbsup: It almost made my list.

Don, You've got a wife who knows the rules of warfare on the high seas?! That's quite a catch!!:emoji_thumbsup: :D

Scott, I got that already. But how? Thanks for the quick reply though. Edit: By the way, I don't understand why some people are complaining that the movie is slow in many places. I liked the interaction between the crew, their life on the seas, and the details Peter Weir bothered to put...

Question for all of you who saw this very enjoyable film. At the very end of the movie, when the ship "goes back" I didn't catch the reason why they finally "caught on".;) Please add appropriate spoilers. Thanks.

The fact is, a movie entirely set in a foreign land or culture has a difficult time being backed by studios as "an event film" if there isn't an American/European (white) star or told from his/her point of view. There were other major films, most notably The Last Emperor. But these are the rare...

Definately too early since a lot of good films are coming out Nov. and Dec. 1(*) Return of the King (since I believe it'll be at least as good as FOTR/TTT) 2. Finding Nemo 3. Open Range 4. Master and Commander 5. Pirates of the Caribbean 6. Bend It Like Beckham 7. Whale Rider 8. Lost...

Hmm, I guess not many people have seen this film since I couldn't find to many posts about it. :frowning: The movie's pace and story would be considered slow for most people but the ending makes it all worthwhile. This film was a lot like Talk to Her by Almodovar for me. By the time I got to...

Tom Clancey did "Executive Produce" SOAF. In other words, he gave SOAF his "stamp of approval" which was really shocking to me. Because of that, I no longer look forward to future Clancey projects as much as I used to.

I was reading the article about Kill Bill in EW and I read a funny thing said by QT about Memento: "Good movie! But there's a hole okay? And its this! How, okay, does he remember ....his own $#@!!n' condition?"

If you thought The Godfather series was kinda boring I guess I'd recommend New Jack City:D Seriously, I think JimK pretty much covered a lot of good ground. Print it up and get thee to a video store. And rewatch the Godfather series. They get better and better with repeat viewings. Honest...