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j_garcia
Audioholic Jedi
Didn't watch Ferrari because of the reviews
. Sounds a lot like Saturday Night. It is fun to see all the characters there from when it started, but it feels a lot like the short bits in the show. They all lead up to the first show, but they feel disconnected from each other because of how it is presented, like a bunch of skits lol.I watched Transformers cartoons as a kid. After the movies were all disappointments, I was not so hyped to see this one either. Might give it a shot.
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Movie2099
Audioholic General
The Substance 4k Disc
Watched The Substance on 4k disc this last weekend. Stars Demi Moore, Dennis Quaid and Margaret Qualley. I really like this movie. All the actors do an amazing job with their roles. Demi Moore's performance was top notch. With how crazy this movie gets, seeing her in this was awesome. Dennis Quaid's role is not something you would see him do, but I have to say he played his part very well.
As far as the actual 4k picture and sound go, all were pretty good. They had a 5.1 soundtrack. The picture was clean and there were tons of colors throughout the movie that popped. Lots of bright colors. They have a lot of closeup shots in this movie, so you'll be able to see tons of details in those closeups.
If you like movies that are outside the norm, you have to give this a view. The performances are definitely worth seeing. I believe Demi Moore is nominated for an Oscar for this performance and she won the Golden Globe. Some scenes can be a bit gruesome and grotesque. So, just know that going into this movie. Overall I'm giving The Substance a 9/10.
Watched The Substance on 4k disc this last weekend. Stars Demi Moore, Dennis Quaid and Margaret Qualley. I really like this movie. All the actors do an amazing job with their roles. Demi Moore's performance was top notch. With how crazy this movie gets, seeing her in this was awesome. Dennis Quaid's role is not something you would see him do, but I have to say he played his part very well.
As far as the actual 4k picture and sound go, all were pretty good. They had a 5.1 soundtrack. The picture was clean and there were tons of colors throughout the movie that popped. Lots of bright colors. They have a lot of closeup shots in this movie, so you'll be able to see tons of details in those closeups.
If you like movies that are outside the norm, you have to give this a view. The performances are definitely worth seeing. I believe Demi Moore is nominated for an Oscar for this performance and she won the Golden Globe. Some scenes can be a bit gruesome and grotesque. So, just know that going into this movie. Overall I'm giving The Substance a 9/10.
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Trebdp83
Audioholic Spartan
Enjoyed “The Substance” as well. Dennis Quaid did a fine job and actually replaced Ray Liotta who passed away before filming his scenes. I would like to have seen Ray’s performance of that character.
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Movie2099
Audioholic General
Watched The Last Voyage of the Demeter on 4k dsic last night. I liked it. Would've liked to see a bit more of Dracula, but I get what they were doing. Having it take place more from the crew side of things instead of Dracula's point of view. Both PQ and SQ were good. Since most of the movie is during the night, colors are dark. Nothing really pops out, color wise. Close up shots showed lots of detail. The closeups of the slashes and gashes showed lots of detail. This had a Dolby Atmos soundtrack. It wasn't demo worthy be any means, but there were moments throughout that had the heights activated. Some moments where the rears had some background effects coming through. The bass would get active throughout. Wasn't earth shattering, but good enough.
Overall, I'm giving this movie a 7/10. It was entertaining. I think if you find it on one of your streaming services, it's worth a view.
Overall, I'm giving this movie a 7/10. It was entertaining. I think if you find it on one of your streaming services, it's worth a view.
AcuDefTechGuy
Audioholic Jedi
I actually agreed with your rating here.Watched The Last Voyage of the Demeter on 4k dsic last night. I liked it. Would've liked to see a bit more of Dracula, but I get what they were doing. Having it take place more from the crew side of things instead of Dracula's point of view. Both PQ and SQ were good. Since most of the movie is during the night, colors are dark. Nothing really pops out, color wise. Close up shots showed lots of detail. The closeups of the slashes and gashes showed lots of detail. This had a Dolby Atmos soundtrack. It wasn't demo worthy be any means, but there were moments throughout that had the heights activated. Some moments where the rears had some background effects coming through. The bass would get active throughout. Wasn't earth shattering, but good enough.
Overall, I'm giving this movie a 7/10. It was entertaining. I think if you find it on one of your streaming services, it's worth a view.
It is sort of “sweet and to the point”, taking one chapter and making a movie of it.
Funny thing is - my wife hates EVERY SINGLE movie about Dracula or Vampires, but somehow she loved this movie!! I guess she likes it short and sweet.
Stephen King said the “Demeter” movie is "a throat-ripping good time" and "the best of the Hammer movies from the 60s and '70s".
Guillermo del Toro also praised the movie, calling it "gorgeous, lavish and savage!!
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j_garcia
Audioholic Jedi
Demeter was decent, not great. Fun enough watch for the genre. Nicely shot, good tension and the story was pretty good, but visually very dark.
AcuDefTechGuy
Audioholic Jedi
I bet I'm the only one who feels this way, but right now I think "Demeter" might be my favorite "Dracula" movie.
Bram Stoker was great, but it's old and the PQ/SQ is outdated.
The "Underworld" franchise is my favorite Vampire/Lycan movies, though.
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Movie2099
Audioholic General
I really like Bram Strokers Dracula. I don't know if I have "Dracula" movie that sticks out above the rest. I will be watching Nosferatu this Friday, so maybe that will be a top Dracula movie. I guess you could call this a "guilty pleasure" type of movie, but one that I enjoy watching every few years is Dracula 2000. I always liked the soundtrack to that movie.I bet I'm the only one who feels this way, but right now I think "Demeter" might be my favorite "Dracula" movie.
Bram Stoker was great, but it's old and the PQ/SQ is outdated.
The "Underworld" franchise is my favorite Vampire/Lycan movies, though.
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Movie2099
Audioholic General
Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim 4k Digital Review
Watched this movie on Friday night. The digital copy was on sale, and knew I wasn't going to purchase the 4k disc when it came out. So figure I'd give it a shot. Reviews online were mixed. Some liked it, some did not. I'm kind of in the middle as well. The animation was good. It was a bit odd they would use great looking 3D images for the background, and then every character was a 2D on top. At times throughout it looked really bad. Characters weren't even touching the ground at times. The story takes place 183 years before the events of the Hobbit. Hera is the main character, the daughter of Helm Hammerhand who is the leader of Rohan. Things go south when Helm accidently kills the leader of Dunland. The leader of Dunland has a son named Wulf, who he thought should marry Helm's daughter Hera. But Hera told him she just wanted to be friends and that didn't go over well. Wulf built an army and came back to destroy Helm and Rohan, to take over as King.
Throughout, there are some easter eggs for Lord of the Rings fans. I didn't really like Hera. The story made it seem like she was this "ultimate warrior" type. She had moments throughout, but it kind of just fell flat. I don't want to give too much away with other characters, so I will just leave it at that.
I'm going to give the movie a 6/10. It wasn't great, but it wasn't horrible either. It was just somewhere in the middle where it was great seeing another story in Middle Earth, but the overall story just fell flat, in my opinion and the animation choice was a bit odd. Catch it on a streaming service.
Watched this movie on Friday night. The digital copy was on sale, and knew I wasn't going to purchase the 4k disc when it came out. So figure I'd give it a shot. Reviews online were mixed. Some liked it, some did not. I'm kind of in the middle as well. The animation was good. It was a bit odd they would use great looking 3D images for the background, and then every character was a 2D on top. At times throughout it looked really bad. Characters weren't even touching the ground at times. The story takes place 183 years before the events of the Hobbit. Hera is the main character, the daughter of Helm Hammerhand who is the leader of Rohan. Things go south when Helm accidently kills the leader of Dunland. The leader of Dunland has a son named Wulf, who he thought should marry Helm's daughter Hera. But Hera told him she just wanted to be friends and that didn't go over well. Wulf built an army and came back to destroy Helm and Rohan, to take over as King.
Throughout, there are some easter eggs for Lord of the Rings fans. I didn't really like Hera. The story made it seem like she was this "ultimate warrior" type. She had moments throughout, but it kind of just fell flat. I don't want to give too much away with other characters, so I will just leave it at that.
I'm going to give the movie a 6/10. It wasn't great, but it wasn't horrible either. It was just somewhere in the middle where it was great seeing another story in Middle Earth, but the overall story just fell flat, in my opinion and the animation choice was a bit odd. Catch it on a streaming service.
AcuDefTechGuy
Audioholic Jedi
The Gorge 2025 4K ATMOS Streaming.
PQ. Looks great. Shot on 6K resolution digital cameras Ari Alexa65.
SQ. Some good overhead effects with choppers and weather.
Story. I enjoyed it. It's basically an action Sci-Fi love story between 2 master snipers - Anya Taylor-Joy & Miles Teller - killing a bunch of mutant undead creatures in the Gorge. Very happy ending for them, very bad ending for the bad guys.
PQ. Looks great. Shot on 6K resolution digital cameras Ari Alexa65.
SQ. Some good overhead effects with choppers and weather.
Story. I enjoyed it. It's basically an action Sci-Fi love story between 2 master snipers - Anya Taylor-Joy & Miles Teller - killing a bunch of mutant undead creatures in the Gorge. Very happy ending for them, very bad ending for the bad guys.
j_garcia
Audioholic Jedi
The Gorge has a LOT of holes in it, pun intended, but basically a fun actiony flick. "This is very important, so we are going to put just 2 people on it at a time". The interaction between them was what made it good. One aspect I found interesting, which the director claimed was not planned and was already in the script before the actors were selected, was the references to previous projects by the two of them. Whiplash for him and Queen's Gambit for her.
The interaction between them was what made it good. One aspect I found interesting, which the director claimed was not planned and was already in the script before the actors were selected, was the references to previous projects by the two of them. Whiplash for him and Queen's Gambit for her.
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Trebdp83
Audioholic Spartan
Enjoyed “The Gorge.” Not a game changer but a good time.
AcuDefTechGuy
Audioholic Jedi
You mean the Chess game and the Drum playing scenes?The Gorge has a LOT of holes in it, pun intended, but basically a fun actiony flick. "This is very important, so we are going to put just 2 people on it at a time".
j_garcia
Audioholic Jedi
Yep. It fit the story well. The part with the two of them, basically the first 3/4 of the movie, was much better than what was down there. The reveal was somewhat plausible, but still kind of disappointing.You mean the Chess game and the Drum playing scenes?
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Trebdp83
Audioholic Spartan
Those two had chemistry for sure but the pay off was no “Cabin in the Woods.”
AcuDefTechGuy
Audioholic Jedi
Companion 2025 4K ATMOS.
PQ. Looks great on my 150” screen. Shot using Digital Camera, but it didn’t say 4K, so probably 2K or 3K Digital. The movie budget was only $10 million. But video looks great. Looks 100 x better than the other AI/Robots movie called “The Creator”, which was full of grain.
SQ. Not an action or special effects movie, so didn’t notice much overhead sounds at all. But overall sound is good, not distracting at all.
Movie: I love it. It’s my kind of genre- Sci-Fi , AI/Robots that look exactly like humans. Love the story.
PQ. Looks great on my 150” screen. Shot using Digital Camera, but it didn’t say 4K, so probably 2K or 3K Digital. The movie budget was only $10 million. But video looks great. Looks 100 x better than the other AI/Robots movie called “The Creator”, which was full of grain.
SQ. Not an action or special effects movie, so didn’t notice much overhead sounds at all. But overall sound is good, not distracting at all.
Movie: I love it. It’s my kind of genre- Sci-Fi , AI/Robots that look exactly like humans. Love the story.
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Movie2099
Audioholic General
Nosferatu 4k Disc Review
PQ-Excellent. Picture quality was demo worthy. Obviously, going in it's a very dark movie. But the blacks in this movie were very nice. No crushing going on. Eggers does a perfect job of immersing you into this time. I love how he doesn't use a lot of CGI. He built the city, Castle sets and others, instead of using CGI. All the pieces on set were handmade. He spend a lot of time on details. Definitely pays off.
SQ- Sound quality was also very good. The heights and surround all were active many times throughout. There was some pretty big bass hits throughout. The music definitely kept the mood pretty intense. Skarsgard's voice for Orlok was really good. When it's just him talking and has the echoing effect going across the speakers, that was really good. You could almost say this is a demo worthy audio track.
I'm giving this movie a solid 9/10. I love Robert Eggers movies. I love that he picks period piece movies. He's not the type of director you're going to see sign up to direct Marvel or DC movies. I believe he was recently asked about potential to direct "big budget" movies and he said no. He likes working on period piece type films. It's great having more directors go outside the box. Bring something new to the table. Hollywood is severely lacking in that regard.
PQ-Excellent. Picture quality was demo worthy. Obviously, going in it's a very dark movie. But the blacks in this movie were very nice. No crushing going on. Eggers does a perfect job of immersing you into this time. I love how he doesn't use a lot of CGI. He built the city, Castle sets and others, instead of using CGI. All the pieces on set were handmade. He spend a lot of time on details. Definitely pays off.
SQ- Sound quality was also very good. The heights and surround all were active many times throughout. There was some pretty big bass hits throughout. The music definitely kept the mood pretty intense. Skarsgard's voice for Orlok was really good. When it's just him talking and has the echoing effect going across the speakers, that was really good. You could almost say this is a demo worthy audio track.
I'm giving this movie a solid 9/10. I love Robert Eggers movies. I love that he picks period piece movies. He's not the type of director you're going to see sign up to direct Marvel or DC movies. I believe he was recently asked about potential to direct "big budget" movies and he said no. He likes working on period piece type films. It's great having more directors go outside the box. Bring something new to the table. Hollywood is severely lacking in that regard.
j_garcia
Audioholic Jedi
Yesterday we watched Love Hurts with Oscar winner Ke-Huy Quan. For some reason it is rated pretty low, but this movie is well done. Sound is great, cinematography is great and the way it unfolds is fun. The choreography of the action is excellent. The story isn't exactly Oscar material, but it isn't meant to be lol. The characters and scenarios are pretty fun overall and we both really enjoyed it. It should not be rated that low.
Last week I watched Killer Elite with Dave Bautista. Really dumb story, but solid fun action. It is a dumb, Schwarzenegger-style comedy action popcorn flick that is highly entertaining. It knows the kind of movie it is and doesn't beat around the bush. It has a LOT of OH Sh*t moments, worthy of a switch brain off and just enjoy viewing.
Last week I watched Killer Elite with Dave Bautista. Really dumb story, but solid fun action. It is a dumb, Schwarzenegger-style comedy action popcorn flick that is highly entertaining. It knows the kind of movie it is and doesn't beat around the bush. It has a LOT of OH Sh*t moments, worthy of a switch brain off and just enjoy viewing.
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dolynick
Full Audioholic
Did you mean The Killer's Game? Killer Elite is a Statham movie.
If so, I'd agree. It was fun. It felt like it was getting a bit tired near the end but it was an entertaining popcorn flick overall.
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