Star Wars 3 Revenge of the Sith

[brian32672]

Yeah, I am a Star Wars fan. And IMO, the movie was OK. (Yes, I saw it in the movies).

Anyhow the DVD I just got, and just watched. Was the same, well at least the same story plot. But now, it was on my HT setup. And OH yeah, it has a lot of bass content.

The surround was good, probably a tad better than 1 & 2. But the bass was very consistent. If you have neighbors, then you will want to cut the sub at 50Hz. Otherwise about 80% of the movie will be rumbling. Yeah, I have now had the movie for about 6 hours. And have watched it fully once at home. At 80Hz. Just to double check, I went lower than THX standard to 50Hz. It is a very pleasing watch at 50. At 80 it was a tad to much consistent bass. With many dips (no waterfalls from me) at around 30Hz.

I would say, that out of the 1600 DVD's I have, that it does have the most consistent bass. Lowest, well maybe not. But it is a true work-out for a sub. That much is for sure. The only other thing I know of with the amount of bass, is my DTS Demo discs.

So for most, this will be a must buy. If you want to test - True surround sound and give that old sub a work out.

As far as the movie itself goes. Well, call me a oldy but goody. Yes, I like the original the best. But I could surely see where the 20 year olds would like the first (or rather last) 3 movies better. Yeah, the pod scene was great.
And yes in this movie (#3) there are 2 other things. 1)It picks up well into the original 'Star Wars'. 2)It does have great surround sound. As well as the bass I already tried to describe.

I had not seen a thread here on this, so I figured I would be the first.
I did see a thread that said something about the disc not being the correct sound.
Well, the one I have is Dolby Digital EX. And Yes, EX comes up on the receiver.


Anyhow, if you are a Star Wars fan, a bass head, a story follower, or just want to test your speakers.
Then this movie should be for you..............

 

[Francious70]

Really, I didn't notice that much bass when I watched it. Course, my sub is a POS Yamaha 8" that bottoms out with ver little power at about 30Hz. I have mine crossed at 50Hz as well.

 

[Rowdy S13]

I dont even have a sub cause I keep wasting money elsewhere (Read: CARS ) but I still use this to demo because of the amount of bass. The very first scene is a good demo. Good bass and ok surround it works for people who dont know what to listen for. As far as the movie its self goes its Ok. I basicly feel the same about 1 and 2 as well. Ive never seen the OG ones but its sounds like I should. Oh well one day Ill get around to it.

Sean

 

[hifiman]

I'm really not sure what you're talking about when you say you feel the need to change the crossover setting to 50hz. I've never heard of anyone doing that before. Why don't you just temporarily turn the sub volume down? Anyway, having said that, the movie does have some bass to it, but I don't think it's overdone. One movie that did surprise me was Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. I put it in and selected the DTS option. WAYYYYY too much bass. I have two buttkickers in my sectional sofa and the seat cushions were literally moving about 1 1/2 inches. The buttkicker amp shut itself off within a few minutes (first time that ever happened). After that I reset the amp and switched the track to DD and enjoyed the movie much more.

 

[brian32672]

I'm really not sure what you're talking about when you say you feel the need to change the crossover setting to 50hz. I've never heard of anyone doing that before.

Hmm, there are tons of people here that does this.
A lot of people like to go lower than the THX standard of 80Hz.
I found my VTF-3 working quite hard (gain level on 3). Not saying that the VTF can't handle twice that. If I would have just turned the sub down, then I would loose out on the true explosions. I'm just saying there is a lot of content in this movie about 70Hz. I even thought it was a tad to much when I saw it in a "THX" theater. And that I would rather hear/feel the super response at the 25Hz to 50Hz range.

I have not tried the movie you suggested. There are a few whom have suggested this. I am just running out of room for dvd's. So now, I am a tad picky about which movies I get. When I started collecting, I just grabbed everything. I am sure when I get to 2000 DVD's I will stop collecting. With only 400 to get to that. I'm sure it will be soon.
However, I may just rent or borrow that movie. Just for testing purposes.
Most people that suggest it, say the movie itself was border line ok to lame.
But that it is worth a watch for the bass content.

 

[hifiman]

Yes, Hitchhiker's is a very bad movie. I loved the books and had to see the movie in the theaters. The first half of the movie was very true to the spirit of the book, but it just totally falls apart after that. I left the theater thinking I had just totally wasted my time and money. So then I buy the DVD. Go figure.

 

[j_garcia]

I only found a few scenes had a lot of bass in ROTS. I didn't like the movie either (yes I bought it though, just to complete the set ).

I love the Hitchiker's Guide books too, so I didn't bother with the movie, and the reviews confirmed my decision.

 

[Buckle-meister]

I didn't like the movie either (yes I bought it though, just to complete the set ).

I plan on doing the same, and for the exact same reasons.

Regards

 

[Rock&Roll Ninja]

I am sure when I get to 2000 DVD's I will stop collecting. With only 400 to get to that. I'm sure it will be soon.

I've already started selling my collection off (I'm down to under 100). As soon as BR/HDDVD comes onto the market nobody is going to want to watch DVDs anymore (Remember when S-VHS and LD were "already great looking"?). So if I can get my collection down to <50, it won't hurt so much to dump them all at the movie store for $.50 each.

 

[hifiman]

I've already started selling my collection off (I'm down to under 100). As soon as BR/HDDVD comes onto the market nobody is going to want to watch DVDs anymore (Remember when S-VHS and LD were "already great looking"?). So if I can get my collection down to <50, it won't hurt so much to dump them all at the movie store for $.50 each.

How many people are planning to do the same thing? I'm not so confident that the hi-def DVD formats will be as successful as many of us might hope.

 

[brian32672]

How many people are planning to do the same thing? I'm not so confident that the hi-def DVD formats will be as successful as many of us might hope.

I agree. I mean even the mention of LD. Well that is a format that NEVER took off.
I think that BR-HDDVD. Since eveyone is going to have to buy a player. Then what about the countless millions that rent from Blockbuster. That have minimal money to watch a movie once a week or less. I guess Blockbuster is going to go ahead and dump DVD rentals. As well as the millions of dollars Netflix, etc.. have invested. I really don't think its a form that is going to take off, anytime soon. And even if it does get a good start from the A/V community. There are just to many people that could care less about a better quality of picture than dvd.

Oh, I may get one. But I will certainly wait a year until enough titles are out. And to see if it hits off well. But I think to many A/V'philes think it may be the best thing since sliced bread. And this just isn't so.... Or at least IMO...

 

[Shadow_Ferret]

As soon as BR/HDDVD comes onto the market nobody is going to want to watch DVDs anymore (Remember when S-VHS and LD were "already great looking"?).

I have no intention of ever jumping on the BR/HDDVD bandwagon. It will not take off. Nobody believes DVDs need improvement. Just as nobody believes CDs needed improvement and thus DVD-Audio and HDCD have not taken off and won't.

 

[hifiman]

I have no intention of ever jumping on the BR/HDDVD bandwagon. It will not take off. Nobody believes DVDs need improvement. Just as nobody believes CDs needed improvement and thus DVD-Audio and HDCD have not taken off and won't.

That's really it in a nutshell. Those few of us who participate on forums like this are usually looking to upgrade at the drop of a hat, but the public majority will not see a need to upgrade. Same thing happened with DVD-A and SACD - sure there are some improvements, but the MP3-loving public just couldn't care less, especially when the industry screwed it from the start because of piracy fears.

 

[Doug917]

As current DVDs and a good deinterlacer are more than adequate for my viewing needs,I could care less about HD/BluRay. When everyone dumps there movies, I will move in and buy them for next to nothing and double or triple my collection. My vision is not going to get any better as I get older and 480p is more than I would need as I am quite happy with it now through the Infocus 4805. I definately saw a need for replacing VHS and LD even on smaller screens/TVs, but if I can watch 480p on a 92" widscreen and have no issues, then why keep going further. To me, it is a case in diminishing returns.