Posts by Rich_McCracken

Thanks, Brandon, for putting it in proper perspective. I remember similar sentiment regarding the first Blu-ray of The Fifth Element. I was just so blown away by the improvement over DVD that I didn't really notice what others were...

Digital Bits has weighed in and they said Wrath of Khan is spectacular, but the rest have been "cleaned up" with DNR (is that the same process used by IMAX?). The gist was that the new Blu-rays are better than the SCE Dvds, unless you...

Me too, Bradley. Last night, a friend linked me to the YouTube clip of Helen Sharp in the psych ward and I couldn't stop laughing. I noticed that the clip has thirty thousand views - not a bad number... there must be a market out there...

POTC - Curse of the Black Pearl looks and sounds great running 1080p to the Sony Pearl and PCM 5.1 out on the BDP-S1. This is one of the best discs I've seen to date. I've only watched about 20 minutes, after having to upgrade the...

RE: Switching Audio Tracks on the fly: I am able to. From the main menu, I choose Play Movie. Don't choose Setup. Then press the audio button on your remote to page through the audio tracks. You can also choose Subtitles...

This version of the film makes we want to say, "Well this is more like it!" The theatrical version left me exhausted, the pace was relentless. This version leaves me exhilarated. In order to turn in a film that runs under 3 hours, Peter...

I'm REALLY excited about a director's cut. Do you think we might get to hear Ben Affleck say "You're soooo beautiful!" more than three measly times! Okay, sorry for the thread crapping. Let me have it. I deserve it.

Alan, thank you for your kind comments about Gypsy Boys. Although I disagree with you on some points, I do wish that the film was a bit tighter and resembled the script more. The best laid plans have a way of going astray when you don't...

Re Gypsy Boys: Alan, I was involved with the making of Gypsy Boys, (Brian Shepp is one of my close friends), and I can tell you that the actual on screen budget was equal to what was spent on the eight minute short, "George Lucas in...

Laserdisc is still alive and well here. I've been having regular screenings for many of my neighbors' kids this summer. Now that they all have DVD, they were VERY excited to discover that I had the following titles on LAserdisc that...