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11-09-2003, 03:10 PM
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against my better judgement, i starting to think about picking up Reloaded.
i did not enjoy the movie as a dramatic vehicle and i'm not interested in further study of it's...philosophical implications.
i do have to admit though, that several action scenes/shots have stayed with me after only 1 viewing, and every time i pass the dvd on a stores big screen set-up, i'm impressed with how nice the transfer looks.
i've bought other discs before that made good demo material (like U-571) although i wasn't a huge fan of the movie, but never before where i've actually disliked the dramatic content.
anybody else ever pick up a dvd for just one or two scenes?
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11-09-2003, 03:14 PM
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STARSHIP TROOPERS SB. I'm not a big fan of the movie at all, but it sure does look and sound nice on a good rig.
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11-09-2003, 03:46 PM
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I've been tempted a few times for a couple seconds, but I never gave in to temptation.
I will never purchase a DVD simply because of the picture and/or sound quality. The audio/video mean nothing if the film itself sucks.
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11-09-2003, 03:56 PM
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I would never buy a movie that is 'demo' only material. I have LOTR and that's more than enough. I've got quite a few others but they are all movies that I love.
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11-09-2003, 04:02 PM
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Well, I have quite a few. Pearl Harbor: Vista 4-disc edition (was only $9.99, couldn't resist), U-571, and Star Wars Ep 2.
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11-09-2003, 04:02 PM
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Never done it.
I figure, even if I felt the need to show off (which I don't), there are enough movies I actually like which fit the bill on my shelf.
Jay's Movie Blog - A movie-viewing diary.
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"What? Since when was this an energy ball movie?" - Overheard during a screening of Takashi Miike's Dead Or Alive
"What the hell religion are you people?" - Overheard during the Captain Marvel serial at SF/29
"If I feel even one bullet hit me, I will rip your lungs out through your nostrils!" - Ron Silver as himself, "Heat Vision And Jack"
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11-09-2003, 05:03 PM
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I'm so guilty of doing this. I had to get the Haunting DTS for that DTS track, but I was one of the few that actually enjoyed the movie too. The sound and set design were so cool. I also did pick up Pearl Harbor 2 Disc for the battle at Pearl Harbor. I'd love to get the Vista Series just to check out the extras, but I don't want to pay the price. If I could find it for $10, I'd be sold!
AJG
\"It\'s been my lifelong ambition to be a movie usher, and I have failed, as far as I am concerned\" - Bob Dylan
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11-09-2003, 06:11 PM
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Unless you sell home theater equipment, why on earth would you need a "demo" disc?
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11-09-2003, 06:28 PM
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Part of the 'communal' experience of Home Theater, in a physical sense, is showing off your system to fellow HT equipment geeks, or those getting their first taste of HT. I'm definitely into HT for the film content, but can still appreciate demos in some ways.
Owning a FP system manifests itself in several related ways. ( I approach it from a visual standpoint; certainly there are plenty of folks who take an audio approach to demos. )
- One of the real fun aspects of an FP is showing it off to friends. Their first time reactions to seeing something like The Fifth Element, Starship Troopers or one of the other oft-cited demo titles is enjoyable in and of itself.
- The second way, and a more film-centric way at that, in which demos work is in the ability on a FP system to see 'classics' on a bigger screen that really does some measure of justice to those titles. Examples including the chariot race from Ben-Hur, Omar Sharif's approach in Lawrence of Arabia, the denouement of The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, or selected scenes from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
That is how I approach demos. In the early days (1997/1998) I purchased some marginal films on the strength of their A/V presentation, but there are so many choices available that A/V isn't enough these days.
- Walter.
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11-09-2003, 06:39 PM
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I've never purchased a dvd simply for demo purposes. The reason being is that I own tons of dvds like LOTR EE, Blade 2, Gladiator, Lion King, T2 UE, and Toy Story 2 which all make great demo material so there really is no need for me.
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11-09-2003, 07:22 PM
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