Age Group | 20s |
Video Likes | Natural grain structure, sharpness, correctly-calibrated colour timing. |
Video Dislikes | DNR and revisionist colour timing. |
Audio Likes | HD surround! |
Audio Dislikes | Lossy. |
Favourite DVDs | Lord of the Rings Extended Trilogy Blu-ray, Titanic 3D Blu-ray, Hot Fuzz Blu-ray, Jaws Blu-ray, Saving Private Ryan Blu-ray |
Least Favourite DVDs | Predator Ultimate Hunter Edition (horrible use of DNR), Tremors (great movie but again, DNR) |
Most Eagerly Awaited DVDs | Blu-rays of Batman TAS, the unaltered Star Wars trilogy... |
Titanic | A magnificent achievement in contemporary filmmaking which remains every bit as exciting, spectacular and affecting as it was when first released. |
The Matrix | Groundbreaking science fiction, merging unique ideas and philosophical concepts with exhilarating action sequences. One of my all-time favourites. |
Terminator 2 | An overrated sequel which hasn't aged too gracefully. Arnie makes more sense as a villain, Edward Furlong is irritating, the violence is toned-down, there's plenty of cheese, and the ending feels like a copout. |
Star Wars | The original unaltered trilogy remains excellent, though Return of the Jedi has its flaws. The prequels are awful. |
Godzilla | An overlong, lumbering blockbuster that actually manages to be somewhat entertaining. A guilty pleasure. |
Independence Day | Extremely enjoyable and full of groundbreaking special effects. It's a true summer event film. |
DVD Player | Sony UBP-X700 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Player , using HDMI output |
Display | LG OLED65E6T . This display device is 16x9 capable. |
Audio Decoder | Built in to amplifier/receiver . This audio decoder/receiver has not been calibrated. |
Amplification | Samsung Series 7 HT-J7750W |
Speakers | Samsung Tall Boy speakers, 7.1 set-up |
1. Lord of the Rings-The Motion Picture Trilogy: Extended Editions (Blu-ray) (2001) Superb video & presentations, boatloads of extras, movies are amazing | 2. Titanic 3D (Blu-ray) (1997) One of the best catalogue transfers I've ever seen, amazing audio, plenty of extras, great film! | 3. Jaws (Blu-ray) (1975) One of my favourite films gets a top-notch Blu-ray release | 4. Hot Fuzz (Blu-ray) (2007) Great movie, great transfer, plenty of extras! | 5. Saving Private Ryan: 2-Disc Special Edition (Blu-ray) (1998) Little light on extras, but the movie is a masterpiece and the transfer is demo-worthy |
6. Alien: Anthology (Blu-ray) (1979) Two absolute masterpieces, and two lesser movies given amazing treatment in high def. Great transfers, tonnes of extras! | 7. Rambo: Reloaded Edition (Blu-ray) (2008) One of my favourite action movies given a demo-worthy transfer and some meaty supplements | 8. Sin City (Blu-ray) (Roadshow) (2005) A visual masterpiece given ample supplemental material and a jaw-dropping transfer | 9. Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Collector's Edition (3D Blu-ray) (2015) A great Star Wars movie receives a demo-worthy Blu-ray from Disney! | 10. Collateral (Blu-ray) (2004) Another of my all-time favourites. It looks tremendous on Blu-ray! |