Posted on 11/17/2007 12:54:35 PM PST by SunkenCiv
Totally agree with 300; but the age of the epic film seems to be over.
Not sure you could make Godfather, Apocalypse Now or Lawrence of Arabia today without going broke, even the Hobbit flicks were mostly digital content ...
Just don’t want you getting stuck with one format. Dual formats are out already-if you want to spend $800.
I agree. The incremental improvement between the 2 systems is very different from the case with the video war in the 1970s between Betamax vs. VHS. Then, having a VCR (which meant you could record and replay a program or watch a movie whenever you want) was a jump from only having a TV.
Why would I get stuck with one format when I haven’t even bought a device that plays either? I’m waiting for a winner.
My point was that, if I had to choose today, I’d go Blu-Ray. And since I plan to get a PS3 in the future, the choice has been made for me. If HD-DVD wins, okay, I’ll get an HD-DVD player at some point.
Sony seems to alwyas have a penchant for shootin themselves in the foot....
I will forever ponder why an agreed upon format and the resulting race for quality at the best price, is not the objective of the manufacturers...?
Agree that "good" is subjective, but movies in the digital era lack some of the emotional involvement of earlier 70mm film epics.
Apocalypse Now, Lawrence of Arabia or even Sound of Music would be less interesting if they weren't film.
The panorama and action shots in LOTR, King Kong, Matrix, etc - look fake because they are.
Ridley Scott had to work to make Alien and Blade Runner look awesome - today, he'd just digitize everything because it's cheaper and nobody seems to notice. Same thing with Jaws and even the first Jurassic Park.
Digital effects are lame, although Matrix and 300 are very, very good movies; even Transformers is watchable.
King Kong is a example of how bad digital movies can get.
There's a market for them, and I purchased one also. In all honesty though, I think the TV I have does just about as good a job at upscaling as the new DVD player.
Saw this in action last month... a co-worker bought a new Blu-ray DVD and his player could not play the disk. Samsung ultimately responded that it was a "known" problem, and it took a month a get a firmware update so his player could handle the DVD.
My rebuttal to you consists of two words:
Star Wars
I have one of those players and it does make a difference! No need to replace (yet again) many of the movies I like due to format; least for the time being..
Thanks!
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