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Veknoid_Outcast on 05 February 2013

Hint for #27:

The movie that put Gene Hackman on the map.



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SvennoJ on 05 February 2013
kljesta64 said:
SvennoJ said:

I love all the little details. I watch movies with a 1080p projector and prefer slower paced movies that let my eyes wander over the screen to soak up all the detail. That adds to the atmosphere and immersion for me. Sure the little baby alien looks absolutely fake, looked fake on VHS too. The big alien looks great in HD and the sets look fantastic.

I like it when I can see the art behind the magic, noticing the strings in the dark crystal doesn't bother me, that only adds to the respect I have for the art. It's all make belief in the end, using well known actors is a much bigger immersion breaker for me. Inglorious bastards almost made my top 50, but the scenes with Brad Pitt hold it down. A shame because Christoph Waltz's performance is near perfect.

The problem I have with most older movies is the sound quality. No amount of restoration can help with the poor sound effects and limited audio range. Modern shows have problems too, far too many stock sound effects are used. There are a couple that you hear all the time, big immersion breaker for me.


i know what you mean but most movies look like a reality show to me and that is why I prefer grainy,snowy pictures instead.

That's exactly why I prefer blu-ray over dvd. Dvds look too clean, they usually have too much DNR going and simply don't have the required bitrate to bring out the film grain. Plus they still have the 3:2 pulldown conversion which looks even worse in 480p next to VHS's interlaced picture.
Some blu-rays suffer from dnr too, but there are good review sites to avoid those. Pretty much all blu-rays are in 24 fps, and most retain the original film grain for that beautiful filmy look.

My next movie is a good example of blu-ray conversion done right. All the warmth of the cinema print is retained. It's an epic about a little boy growing up, the last of his kind.



Veknoid_Outcast on 05 February 2013
spurgeonryan said:
French connection? Poseiden? Loose cannons? The package? Actually loose cannons was just an old favorite of mine. 1 percent chance that is it.

Before all those :)



Chris Hu on 05 February 2013
Veknoid_Outcast said:
Hint for #27:

The movie that put Gene Hackman on the map.


Bonnie and Clyde.



Veknoid_Outcast on 05 February 2013
Chris Hu said:
Veknoid_Outcast said:
Hint for #27:

The movie that put Gene Hackman on the map.


Bonnie and Clyde.

That's two in a row for you.



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Chris Hu on 05 February 2013

Posted my 28th pick Grave of the Fireflies next on my list is the best Christmas movie that really isn't a Christmas movie.



Veknoid_Outcast on 05 February 2013
Chris Hu said:
Posted my 28th pick Grave of the Fireflies next on my list is the best Christmas movie that really isn't a Christmas movie.

Maybe Die Hard?



SvennoJ on 05 February 2013
Veknoid_Outcast said:
Chris Hu said:
Posted my 28th pick Grave of the Fireflies next on my list is the best Christmas movie that really isn't a Christmas movie.

Maybe Die Hard?

I thought you were joking, then I found this
http://fogsmoviereviews.com/2012/12/21/the-great-debates-is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/

There are many more jokers around then I thought.



kljesta64 on 05 February 2013

nightmare before christmas,black christmas ? :D



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Chris Hu on 05 February 2013
SvennoJ said:
Veknoid_Outcast said:
Chris Hu said:
Posted my 28th pick Grave of the Fireflies next on my list is the best Christmas movie that really isn't a Christmas movie.

Maybe Die Hard?

I thought you were joking, then I found this
http://fogsmoviereviews.com/2012/12/21/the-great-debates-is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/

There are many more jokers around then I thought.


Yep, that's the movie.