Wha was the last Blu-ray (DVD) movie that you watched on your Home Theater rig?

Austin08 · « **Reply #160 on:** 29 Aug 2013, 06:01 am »

Entertain but it is nothing compare to Black Hawk down or Saving Private Ryan

mcgsxr · « **Reply #161 on:** 4 Sep 2013, 03:33 pm »

Thanks to a thread over in the Cinema circle, I discovered Oblivion last night.

A cool movie, with pretty good sound, and tremendous visuals.

ArthurDent · « **Reply #162 on:** 7 Sep 2013, 01:59 pm »

Pretty much a flawless restoration, with some interesting extras. Good sound, not amazing, but the video is outstanding. Great actors in a classic tale.
The extras include a 30 yrs later scene created between Rod Taylor & Alan Young in George's lab, where Wells try to get his old friend Philby to take a trip with him knowing that in a few days he'll die in plane crash. The first time the two had seen each other since the making of the film.

jarcher · « **Reply #163 on:** 9 Sep 2013, 07:50 pm »

Quote from: mcgsxr on 4 Sep 2013, 03:33 pm

Thanks to a thread over in the Cinema circle, I discovered Oblivion last night.

A cool movie, with pretty good sound, and tremendous visuals.

Saw this last night. Friend thought it was a bit slow, but I really enjoyed it. Nice to see a Sci-Fi film with some decent production values.

For those who liked this one, I'd recommend "Moon" w/ Sam Rockwell (?) Even slower, so requires more patience, but a great movie.

redjr · « **Reply #164 on:** 15 Nov 2013, 05:51 pm »

Searching for Sugarman. Clearly the most compelling movie I've ever seen. Run, don't walk to your nearest Redbox and rent this. At the end of this movie I guarantee you will either be choking up on emotion or speechless. If you're not, you're dead! And the most riveting thing is, it's a true story.

Bob2 · « **Reply #165 on:** 12 Jan 2014, 10:01 pm »

Europa Report. VQ and AQ were excellent. Liked the movie very much, far different than any scifi flick.

low.pfile · « **Reply #166 on:** 12 Jan 2014, 11:19 pm »

I'm always far behind in watching current movies....finally watched Life of Pi on my projector last night. It is a very cool story. I'm glad I finally saw it. I don't have a "rig" per se, but a projector onto my living room wall, without screen, but in Bluray with 5.1 audio. ha ha.

Bob in St. Louis · « **Reply #167 on:** 13 Jan 2014, 01:42 pm »

Our family enjoyed "Life of Pi" very much.

JohnR · « **Reply #168 on:** 13 Jan 2014, 01:47 pm »

Life of Pi was fun. Worth another rent now that I'm "Bluray enabled."

Bob in St. Louis · « **Reply #169 on:** 13 Jan 2014, 02:07 pm »

If memory serves, there's a scene in the movie that's very worthy of a good subwoofer.
I can't recall which scene it was though. Might have been the tiger roar??
Whatever it was, have your sub turned on and ready, as the scene will surprise you.

Bob

low.pfile · « **Reply #170 on:** 13 Jan 2014, 07:15 pm »

NO SPOILERS....

I recall quite a bit of subwoofer action related to the ship. But, I started the movie late (finished not far from midnight) so to spare my duplex neighbors, I had to turn down my sub as well as the overall level.

WC · « **Reply #171 on:** 13 Jan 2014, 07:34 pm »

My son got all the Harry Potter movies on Blu-ray for Christmas. We are slowly working our way through them. Just finished the second one last night "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"

Dan Driscoll · « **Reply #172 on:** 15 Jan 2014, 08:19 pm »

Colombiana

ss397 · « **Reply #173 on:** 20 Jan 2014, 02:04 pm »

I watched The Wolverine and regretted it. I like Hugh Jackman as an actor, I am puzzled that he would approve this mediocre script.

jarcher · « **Reply #174 on:** 21 Jan 2014, 05:07 am »

Quote from: ss397 on 20 Jan 2014, 02:04 pm

I watched The Wolverine and regretted it. I like Hugh Jackman as an actor, I am puzzled that he would approve this mediocre script.

Totally agreed. Was also the last thing I saw (albeit via iTunes). Very flat performance not just from Jack, but also from the rest of the cast - particularly the "damsel in distress" for whom I never understood why everyone was going to such trouble over . At some point I realized that I was actually bored with it all, far still from the end.

jarcher · « **Reply #175 on:** 21 Jan 2014, 05:19 am »

On a happier note, Elysium was definitely worth it. Saw it on the road via iTunes streaming, but I think this is one I'm going to have to rent on blu-ray and watch on the home theater system.

For whatever reason in recent Sci Fi I didn't "stay with me" as much as Oblivion, despite the higher production values. Perhaps because it felt too much like his earlier previous movie, District 9. I.e. a variation on a theme vs a totally new creation.

mcgsxr · « **Reply #176 on:** 21 Jan 2014, 12:27 pm »

I liked Elysium, but agree that it felt too much like District 9 with a twist. It does have excellent action scenes though.

Oblivion remains a fav for me, there is just something about it.

I am currently catching up on Homeland, though I guess that is not a movie per se. It was recommended by friends after I finally finished up Breaking Bad. While I understand the allure of Homeland, it gives up a lot to Breaking Bad in my mind.

mhconley · « **Reply #177 on:** 24 Jan 2014, 03:10 pm »

The Great Gatsby

The picture and sound were amazing and I really liked the movie, too. Then again I am a fan of Baz Luhrmann.

Martin

nature boy · « **Reply #178 on:** 24 Jan 2014, 03:21 pm »

Just watched Django Unchained last evening. Not enough blood and violence

NB

jarcher · « **Reply #179 on:** 25 Jan 2014, 04:18 am »

R.I.P.D. (Rest in Peace Department). At least one reviewer has said that this has already been done & better : i.e. Men In Black series. For me it was kind of a B grade pastiche of M.I.B. and Ghostbusters - but not as good as either. On one or two occasions the CGI even looked like it was from the Ghostbusters era. Overall a somewhat flat movie. Not something I'd recommend actively seeking out and watching. More like one of those movies that they'd show on the plane or while your in a waiting room and you can feel free to ignore or doze off.