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I'm looking forward to this Blu-Ray - always have lots of fun watching this one every 10 years or so. Great visuals and an excellent musical soundtrack, to boot. Bring on Diabolik on Blu-Ray, I say - I've always thought of these movies as a groovy pair.

Saw it yesterday on IMAX film in Dublin, CA - and give it a mixed review. Although it never rises to the level of true artistry and classic film-making like The Dark Knight did, I did feel it was an acceptable ending to the trilogy. Of course, Bane was the biggest weakness for me - just not a...

I admit I don't watch more than about 8-10 movies a year. But I just saw this one on Blu-Ray rental and thought it was miles ahead of the other Best Picture contenders this year, most of which were instantly forgettable and had me fidgeting for the movie to end. The only one worthy of a repeat...

I admit I don't buy Blu-Ray discs like I did a decade ago when DVD was booming. Back then there were tons of cool catalog titles that were never available in an affordable, high quality format before - and at an average of 7-8 bucks a pop I bought pretty much any title that I fancied watching at...

I was only 7 years old when this film came out, and probably didn't see it until it was re-released in theaters a couple of years later when I was about 9-10 years old. It had a big effect on me, and I've viewed it about once every 10 years ever since. It always amazes me as something that...

I admit the Jimmy Kimmel show seemed a little stiff last night. Quite a few awkward moments with the cast all sitting there. I enjoyed Kimmel's Soprano's style alt ending, though.

I enjoyed the finale a lot, and while I respect that some people will have their own unique interpretations, there was very little ambiguity in how it ended. Christian's speech, the shot of the plane taking off as the last thing Jack saw (awesome scene), and the epilogue shot of the original...

I am surprised this didn't happen sooner. I don't think it is really related to the economy, more to due with the maturation of the DVD format and the progress of technology. Like many, I went on a massive DVD buying spree between 1999 and 2004 - but curtailed my DVD buying significantly around...

Yeah, that seems plausible. I guess it was the bad editing which destroyed continuity and flow from scene to scene - one minute Connor is on the Golden Gate Bridge, the next, he is inside Skynet. I'm sitting there thinking, WTF?, which took me out of the movie.

Saw it last night, and my first thought after it ended was "this movie could be a franchise-killer". I agree with most of what has been said in this thread. I actually enjoyed the first half of the movie and thought it held together. But the movie fell apart completely by the end, and had me...

How long do you guys think this rebooted movie franchise will run? I'm no die-hard Trekkie, and don't have many strong opinions on what should or shouldn't be done with Star Trek. Based on the trailer and strong reviews, I came in expecting to like this movie a lot - but was really...

Just got back from seeing this. Bit of a snoozer, sorry to say. I've been a strong to mild Star Trek fan for over 30 years now, but haven't paid much attention to the franchise over the past decade. I thought the movie was mediocre at best. I liked the casting of the leads, felt the acting...

Well, I agree that this was the most unsatisfying finale since Season 1. While I didn't expect it to reach the heights of the season 3 finale, and enjoyed it for the most part - there was a general feeling of being rubbed the wrong way in how much it changes what we've seen before. In...

It's hard to believe it's been over twenty years since this show was originally broadcast. I have to admit, I haven't given it much thought since it's original run ended, but I was a big fan of season 3-5 when it first aired. Looking back, does it seem that this show hasn't stood the test...

Being on the west coast, I was also surprised to inadvertently see the "Rocky Mountain" spoiler at around 6:30PM PT, over 3 hours before the show airs in the west. "How did somone already see tonights episode", I cursed as I realized what I had just read. I thought I would be safe from...

Hi, I've been lurking on this thread since the beginning and feel the need to speak out on something. I'm not a fan of reality television and abhor American Idol, but I've generally enjoyed both seasons of Rock Star to date. But I felt disappointed and cheated that the Supernova song as...

Well, to me the big issue with the redubbing is the Morricone score - not the non-English speaking actors. The Morricone score needs to be restored to top volume for full impact. Perhaps there is a way to combine sound elements with an original English-dubbed print, as Gordon suggests...

As I believe the DVD's formats biggest weakness is subpar sound due to lossy audio codecs, I hope the content providers don't use this as an excuse to lower the audio bitrate on a disc in order to squeeze in more mundane DVD special features. Perhaps DD+ will be a good thing if the existing...

Thanks for the tips, guys. I will be rushing out tonight after work to get the soundtrack CD. Yeah, I could watch that teaser trailer for v1 all day - totally kick-ass music. Getting off-topic here, but I actually have an old Frank Sinatra DVD where Nancy performs "Bang Bang" live!

I agree that the sheriff and son scene does move the plot forward a bit in v1, to establish that the bride still lives. And the banter between the two is somewhat entertaining. The more I think of it, I'm pretty sure I will prefer the movies just the way they are, as two separate volumes...

I also have a lot of doubts about Tarantino's "plans". He seems to speak in an excited, stream of conciousness way, so I'd take all of his grandiose ideas with a grain of salt. It would be really great if he would be allowed to do a remake of "Casino Royale", though. I was a bit surprised...

I agree with you 100%, Jaime. I've always felt the first Pink Panther film stood head and shoulders over the rest. It's most noteable attribute is Henry Mancini's beautiful score, perhaps the finest of his long, great career. It was Mancini's music that initially attracted me to the series in...

Well, I won't criticize this episode over-all, but one aspect that disappointed were the flashback sequences. Although his appearance was brief, I didn't buy into the young, shaggy Tony character at all. Couldn't they have done a better job with casting? The guy looked and acted nothing like...

Well, I won't criticize this episode over-all, but one aspect that disappointed were the flashback sequences. Although his appearance was brief, I didn't buy into the young, shaggy Tony character at all. Couldn't they have done a better job with casting? The guy looked and acted nothing like...

Well, I won't criticize this episode over-all, but one aspect that disappointed were the flashback sequences. Although his appearance was brief, I didn't buy into the young, shaggy Tony character at all. Couldn't they have done a better job with casting? The guy looked and acted nothing like...

Eddy, Hear is another thread which discusses the Paradigm tweeter crackling issue in more detail: http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htfo...ight=crackling This tweeter issue seems to be very common with Paradigm, but I wonder if the new Studio v3's or Signature Series exhibit this behavior?

Eddy, With the Studio 40 v2's, the problem with the tweeter was not noticed until I aquired the AVIA setup and calibration DVD. When calibrating the speakers using the AVIA test tones, there was a distinct crackling, distorted sound emitted by one of the tweeters when I raised the level above...

As a Paradigm owner, I might as well throw in my two cents. First of all, in this case, I agree the dealer dropped the ball. They should have exchanged the speakers right away. But I have to side with Tony and others in saying that Paradigm is a VERY customer UNfriendly company. The main...

I agree that these installers are incompetent. But in some cases, I do feel DPLII is superior to Dolby Digital or DTS. If a DVD is encoded with full bitrate 2ch PCM sound, the non-compressed PCM track decoded into DPLII will likely sound better than any accompanying 5.1 DD or DTS track...

OK, well now I'm very intrigued by the Joseph Audio RM7si Signature Mk2 speakers. As these $1799/pair speakers were clearly preferred over the new Paradigm Signature series, I will need to go give them a listen. John, can you tell me what dealer in the Bay Area carries Joseph Audio, and...