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First of all, I was kind of playing on words with regards to the "throwing dirt" reference and Hooper; of course he did not literally throw grain and muck at the print.....and when I say "thing," that is also a figure of speech of sorts; this is a legendary piece of horror cinema, and I think we...

Yes, Brett, ABSOLUTELY agreed that it is kind of strange seeing TCM cleaned up this good....its almost a film you HAVE GOT to watch riddled with dirt and grain and everything else Hooper threw at this thing on his budget....I own the Pioneer release (with the chopped meat and the cool chainsaw...

"And why is LOUDER always better?" Most of the time Magnus, it just is....the overall "volume punch" of the EX track is not that "hot" in terms of recording level, whereas it has been suggested that the DTS mix is "hotter".....I cant see why hotter wouldnt simply be better, as I find most DTS...

Ahhhhhh shit.....Joel, if you are correct, I am really kicking myself for buying the Extreme Edition....are you saying that the DTS mix on the ULTIMATE cut is SIGNIFICANTLY LOUDER than the DD EX track on the EXTREME cut? Did ANYONE else find this, as well? :frowning: :frowning: :frowning:

Very interesting Lyle. Sounds like perhaps the 5.1 remix Chase did for the ORIGINAL Halloween may have come off better (with the THX certification) than their attempts at 5.1 tracks on Halloween 4....go figure....I mean, the 5.1 track on the original Halloween is pretty anemic, sure, with lots...

"Adam, I was asking about how you watched films, because a couple of guys were extolling the virtues of the Apollo 13 laserdics with full bitrate DTS, saying they looked great in addition to sounding great. There is NO WAY laserdiscs look as good as higher-bitrate anamorphic DVDs on a 16:9 HD...

Thanx Travis. :emoji_thumbsup:

Interesting info, Lyle; I did not know Anchor Bay released now THREE versions of Halloween 4....I believe I have the anamorphic version (release number two) which gave, as you said, a rather "dead 5.1 experience"; indeed, the track was very dissapointing..... What about the audio mix on the...

Thanks a million for your thoughts, Brett, as this is what I will base my purchase of Apollo 13 on I suppose; I have heard NOTHING but "demo-quality" remarks regarding the 1998 release of this title in DTS and was concerned that the Anniversary release and its Dolby Digital track was not "up to...

David, I am using a HD-ready Mitsubishi 55" 16X9 screen (a MEDALLION HD series) rear projection....

"The DTS and DD mixes are virtually identical, so it's not like it matters much." Can anyone else confirm this statement by Patrick?

Thanks for your thoughts Kevin; I did not find the same results through my system, and it is, in fact, calibrated....the surround effects loop sometimes sounds "flat" and "dated" even with the EX encoding scheme and the overall "feel" of the track does not seem so "punchy" or "heavy" as a...

"even though the DTS track on the UE is better)." THIS is what I was afraid of....does anyone else agree with Brent on this? I am KICKING myself for getting the EXTREME version with the Dolby EX mix.....:frowning: :frowning: :frowning:

Thank you everyone for your thoughts on this debatable subject.... I caved and purchased the Extreme Edition with the skull slipcase and all for $7.50 at Wal Mart or Target; I forget already! Here are my thoughts.....picture quality from the high def master was excellent.....probably the...

"The 1998 version had great sound (as we all know) -- very open and punchy DTS. Awesome. PQ was mostly soft." Thank you for these comparisons, Brett, as it has helped sum up these dilemmas on this title a bit better; some say that the DTS mix on the 1998 version was not what it was cracked up...

See people, this statement by Brian is concerning me....while Home Theater magazine has stated "the improvements are apparent in this much-needed remastering" with regard to the Anniversary Edition, I am hearing it doesnt look all that much better than other versions....is this so? And is the...

"the Apollo 13 DTS disc is not the the Holy Grail you think it is." Does anyone else think this is true?

David, Thanks for your input on this; Dolby Digital "sucking" is a very relative phrase in the way that sure, there are many DD tracks on discs which do not downright "suck" and kick ass (Terminator 3, for a good example); however, in a given situation, DTS tracks usually light up my speaker...

Right, but for me, ONE machine that plays ONE prerecorded format is what I invest in primarily; as I was saying, I do not want a Blu ray player AND an HD DVD deck AND a DVD player, etc...the bottom line question seems to be if everyone seems to think retail giants like Best Buy and such will...

Thanks for your thoughts, Cees! It has made my feelings about "Keeping" DVD for awhile a bit more secure. I see your point about DVD not suddenly looking like VHS, so no degredation issues....and I agree that buying into one of the next generation machines (HD/blu Ray) may be a good investment...

"I agree.....the mask was absolutely terrifying in the first two films. It looked so emotionless that it was absolutely chilling just seeing Michael come out from the shadows. :eek:" ABSOLUTELY agreed about the mask....something about the way the mask looked in the first two was just so damn...

Agreed, Jordan, on the Lea Thompson thing....it was indeed tough to look at Lorraine Gary in a one piece, wasnt it? As for Halloween 4 and 5, if I decide to rebuy these, it will also be in October as it is against my morals to buy and watch ANY Halloween franchise film outside of Halloween...

Interesting thoughts, Joe....I wish I could agree that THE REVENGE was better than JAWS 3 but I cannot....lol....at any rate, my condolences that you bought THE REVENGE twice.......:D

Yes Robert, it WAS the Oscars now that you mention it.....and I agree about Ressurection. :emoji_thumbsup:

"I agree that the explanation they came up with in Halloween 6 was pretty weak, with the Thorn cult." Indeed... "But I'd still take Halloween 6 over H20 and Ressurrection, even though that's not saying much. I think Part 5 could have been stronger had the Man in Black been something more...

"And you know what the bad thing is? I'm a completist, so I have H:R on DVD, and even worse, I had to buy it twice when the first one got scratched up by someone being careless." Oh Jesus....my condolences....hahahahaha....seriously though, I can understand being a completist; I do it for...

Came back from Best Buy today (after returning Apollo 13 for Speed) and noticed that T2 is indeed out in blu Ray (as the first Terminator is), and I guess this is why the store is preparing to release a $7.99 (or $8.99) version of the standard DVD this weekend; with no plans of getting a hi-def...

Well, fellas, I returned from Best Buy just now and need to report that I have exchanged the Apollo 13 Anniversary Edition for the barebones edition of SPEED, which I wanted for a while now because of the DTS track on that title...both were $9.99....I was just alarmed with all the talk of the...

"Owners of the Toshiba HD-A1 are raving about that machine and earlier problems seem to have fixed by the downloadable firmware upgrades (you should go and take a look in the HD areas of this forum!)." Yes indeed I have looked at that area of the forum; I would not be so interested to...

Thank you for the heads up about this, Harold; I have heard about this problem with early Universal discs...I was one of those people who bought -- and this was not a rot problem -- the early pressings of Jurassic Park DTS which had the defective LFE track and had to get the corrected copy...