Tag: Movies
Pick 5: Titles to own on Blu Ray over Standard DVD
The Dark Knight – From the sound perspective alone, this is a no brainer. It comes with a Dolby TruHD 5.1 track, which is the same thing they adapted for IMAX. Also, there are alot of great dark and bright scenes to show off your HD TV. LOST Season 5 – Surround sound is awesome. And since this was filmed in and mastered in HD, there’s great detail everywhere. The best is how they visually enhance the greens and blues on the island using optical filters. Seriously an awesome HD experience. Watchmen – Although I’m a comic book fan, I’m not going to preach about how they ruined the book and yadda yadda. Watchmen was a great movie and theRead More
Taken
Ever since moving to Blu Ray technology, I have been watching a lot more action movies. In fact, my overall appreciation for action movies has definitely increased. So much so, in fact, that my Blu Ray library has a large representation of action movies from the 1980s. Just because the explosions are great! So this movie, Taken (2008), starring Liam Neeson… It is absolutely incredible. The movie starts with some fairly cliché character development and exposition, just to catch you up on the world that Liam Neeson’s character is living in. Once that stuff is out of the way, it’s non-stop action and violence and raw emotion. I am fairly critical of new releases. In fact, with the exception ofRead More
Movie Masterpieces
I’ve actually been referring to certain movies as “masterpieces” lately, and I just want to set the record straight as to what that actually means. Disclaimer: this is completely arbitrary and subject to personal opinion. I’ve seen thousands of movies, and I’ve loved many of those movies. There are a few that stand out to me. I’ve actually been referring to these movies as “masterpieces.” What I really mean by that is that, if you sit down, take in the entire movie, you feel as if it is a completely self-contained work. These movies, to me feel complete in things like plot, character development, exposition, and, to a certain degree music. I’m going to list a few movies that come to mindRead More