New Releases Stink Lately

[Buckeye_Nut]

I only have a few duplicates in my collection.

Even after all of my "I'm not upgrading rant".........I admit to having at least two duplicates.

My first copy of First Blood & Terminator were MONO.......so I eventually picked up 5.1 versions once they were made available on the cheap.

 

[j_garcia]

I have duplicates already in SD, but there is going to have to be a compelling reason for me to buy an additional copy of something on BD if I already own one or more of it. I do now have 3 versions of Fifth Element - the original SD, the Ultimate Edition and now the Remastered BD and I am keeping them all. I gave away all my duplicates of LOTR when the EEs became available

I hated those mono versions...

 

[Buckeye_Nut]

I finally picked three older titles for Friday Movie/Pizza Night.

The Matinee: Gatttaca
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0119177/
I almost bought this DVD many times during my phase where I was buying a buch of DVDs(not renting), but it was never quite buy-worthy. With that said, I'm a sucker for sci-fi, and I actually have high hopes for this one.

Main Event: Stepford Wives
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0327162/
I was never very interested in this title, but my wife mentioned she wanted to watch it some time ago, so I figured it was time to finally give it a spin. After recently watching the preview again, I'll have to admit it has an excellent cast and potential.

Night Capper: Waiting
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0348333/
This raunchy comedy should be good for a few laughs after already downing a few cold adult beverages.

And yes.... every friday night is family movie night in my house, and 3 movies is the norm

Often but not always, I'll get something for the kids.(like last weeks "Are We Done Yet?" ). It really just depends on the week, what's out, and time of year. My wife always gets a say in the Main Event because we always watch that together. Sometimes it's family friendly....and sometimes not. The night capper is usually reserved for something that isn't kid friendly or too loud. My wife isn't really a big fan of Sci-fi or some of the action movies I often watch, so those select movies get spun first. She usually works late on friday.......so I spin them early so I can reaaaaaaly get the theater cranking.

And that's how we do it.... HeHeHeHe

 

[j_garcia]

Gattaca - not too bad; I liked it. If you cross it with a little V for Vendetta, you get Equilibrium

Stepford Wives - ugh. But if it is taking one for the wife, I guess it is OK. Not terrible, but not good either. Has its moments.

Waiting - sophmoric, but I found it quite funny. NOT really one for the kids....

 

[Pwner_2130]

I sort of thought that at first too, but there is no comparison between DVD, even upscaled, and what you get with the HD formats. I am continually surprised at how great some of these movies look and more and more of them are starting to impress. Some movies I don't expect to even notice it and I find myself admiring the picture quality as much as anything else. Kung Fu Hustle for example, I picked it up because it was on sale and I enjoyed it, but had only seen it on DVD. When I watched it on BD I was literally shocked at how good the video was.

Damn straight, the same thing happened to me when I first saw 300 on BD I was blown away, compared to the dvd version.

 

[Buckeye_Nut]

The Matinee: Gatttaca
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0119177/

Main Event: Stepford Wives
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0327162/

Night Capper: Waiting
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0348333/

I must have been in a really good mood friday, because all three movies got 4 stars from me.

I really enjoyed watching Gattaca. It was pretty much as expected, and I wasn't disappointed. Stepford Wives arrived cracked....so we didn't watch it. My wife brought home Last King of Scotland as a last minute replacement.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455590/
I wasn't very interested in watching a movie about that dictator dewd, but I'll have to admit..... Forest Whitaker was outstanding in the role. Very good movie..... 4 stars.

...........and finally Waiting. I thought it was a real hoot!! It served it's purpose well as the night capper after the adult beverages had plenty of time to take their effect. All in all..... I rate last friday as a very good night of movies. Silly comedies like these are a perfect way to bright a night to a close.

 

[Audioholics]

FWIW - Spiderman 3 suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucked... I hope the franchise ends now. It was like Robocop 3 to give you an idea of how bad.