What are you watching?

Not really. But if one is to watch 'Pacific Rim', 3D is definitely the way to watch it.
The Blu-ray audio (DTS-HD MA 7.1) and the 3D picture quality are both 9.5 out of 10. ...For a truly immersing experience, visually and auditory.
The film itself is kids stuff.

'The Great Gatsby', I liked it. ...And 2D is just fine. That one is worth seeing, from my own personal point of view (age, state-of-mind, wisdom, freedom, etc.).
Audio and sound on the Blu-ray are both 8.5 out of 10 (2D). ...And the film itself is a solid 7.7 from me. ...And 3D is ok, with some extra twists.
Netflix it and check it out for yourself.
 
We just flicked on this zany Australian musical comedy.

Goddess - Starring Laura Michelle Kelly, Magda Szubanski, Ronan Keating

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Elspeth Dickins, my heart quickens, but I ain't easy pickens, because you walk like ten chickens....:singing:

Laura has a great voice.
 
Steve, this is great to have another movie lover in this thread! :cool:

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* Last night, revisited (on DVD...) :: :shocking: :fingers: :tumbleweed:------------- ...From this Criterion 4-Disc DVD Box set.

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Last night, revisited ::



Not for the faint-of-heart. ...You need guts of steel to be able to watch all the drama, all the passion, all the injustice, all the fighting and killing! ...All the blood, all the in-your-face cinematography!
...In black and white by the way, so the blood ain't red but black (makes it even more "bloody" somehow; black blood).
 
I actually had a small disappointment last night that is slowly becoming a big one. Huh?

I saw Monster’s University, the latest Disney/Pixar production. Frankly, I had enjoyed the Pixar movies from the beginning, especially Toy Story and Up, but I liked the other too.

The animation is always improving and is fantastic. But the stories are getting boring and lifeless. It started with “Cars” a remake of Doc Hollywood (Honest! they followed that plot), Cars 2, Brave they are just boring to me.

And so was Monsters University. There was a major flaw in it’s application too. The concept is that they are monsters being taught to scare kids. Yet, Disney monsters have to be lovable and NOT scary to kids or they won’t buy the merchandise.

But, sadly, the trend at Pixar is to produce more and more movies that are for kids only, Without a decent story to get adults through. Bob, how do you feel about the latest movies?download.jpg
 
I feel like you Barry; the latest PIXAR flicks I wish I was back to four (a young lovely child). :baby:

- The two 'Monsters' flicks aren't really for adults. Only in the first one I like some scenes.
- The three 'Toy Story' are a better (2nd one I prefer).
- The two 'Cars', I like the first, that's it.
- 'Brave' is nice to watch (picture pop), but not for adults.
- 'Wall•E' contains a message, but not for the oil magnates.
- 'UP' is awesome! ...If PIXAR could deliver more of more in that line the world would be a better place for both kids and adults together. I think. :)
- 'Ratatouille' is my top favorite! ...I would love that one in 3D as well.
- 'The Incredibles' is incredible, I love that one as well.
- The two 'Short Films' - Collection Vol. 1 & 2 - They have few good ones.
- 'A Bug's Life' is not my bag (bug).
- I like some scenes in 'Finding Nemo'.

By the way, I got them all on Blu and @ 3D (the ones avail), for their artistic creativity and all that animated jazz. ...Kids or not.

Yes Barry, you are right; the latest PIXAR animation flicks are losing some of their essence, quintessential creativity.
... 'Cars 2', 'Brave' & 'Monsters University'
 
I always loved animation (Snow White, Fantasia, Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies) but I realize a great deal of it, mostly the cheapest, was made strictly for kids. (Not Fritz the cat)

But I got to take my nieces to The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin and thoroughly enjoyed them. Pixar seems to be remaking the same kind of movie by either doing squeals or stuff like Planes after Cars. Wall-e and Up were so original (Ed Asner as an action adventure hero?) and in Finding Nemo, Ellen DeGeneres was so funny as, as, as, as… I forgot the name of the character she played. But, there will be another sequel next year. But squeals tend here to be redoes with nothing original. (Except Toy Story).
 
Friends Like Us

This is a romantic comedy without the romance or the comedy. How can that be? The Premise is that Chris Pines discovers he has always had a sister (Elizabeth Banks). He tracks her down and they go through the stuff you usually see in a “Boy meets Girl” movie. Except he knows she is his sister and waits 2 hours to tell her. Dull

But Chris Pines ( and Taylor Klitch (John Carter Battlefield) seem to be the annotated to do all these roles, yet fail at the box office because they can’t carry a movie. Pines also did the Tom Clancy remake and it kind of sunk, I haven’t seen it yet. He doesn’t lead in Star Trek, that really gets its energy from the new Spock (and the old one!).

What seems to happen is that they get a big role and everyone jumps in their bandwagon until the results from a few movies come it. They ten seem to melt into co-starring roles.
 

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My favorite part of the Olympics are on tonight. I have been waiting for this for two weeks.

The Closing Ceremony!!!:woot:it's over!!!:exciting:. It's over!!!!:snicker: Congrats on your Hockey win!
 
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