Age Group | Thirties |
Video Likes | 16x9 enhancements |
Video Dislikes | Bad transfers |
Audio Likes | Dts mixes wherever possible |
Audio Dislikes | Overuse of the subwoofer and mono mixes |
Favourite DVDs | Too many to list...my bio contains my favourites |
Least Favourite DVDs | Robots, Pearl Harbor, Titanic (original non-anamorphic release), Shakespeare in Love etc |
Most Eagerly Awaited DVDs | Disney Platinum ones.....whenever they come around! |
Titanic | I'm glad that they have re-released it. But a 7 year wait for a decent dvd release? |
The Matrix | A great sci-fi/action film! A must have in any dvd collection! |
Terminator 2 | Great effects similar to Total Recall, only better! Another dvd enthusiast's must-have disc for the remastered soundtrack! |
Star Wars | Will live forever! Simply beautiful movie-making! |
Godzilla | No thanks! |
Independence Day | A summer blockbuster that was important at the time |
DVD Player | Sony BDP-S550 (Firmware updated Version 020) , using HDMI output |
Display | Samsung LA46A650 46 Inch LCD TV Series 6 FullHD 1080P 100Hz . Calibrated with THX Optimizer. This display device is 16x9 capable. |
Audio Decoder | Sony STR-K1000P . Calibrated with THX Optimizer. |
Amplification | Sony HTDDW1000 |
Speakers | Sony 6.2 Surround (Left, Front, Right, Surround Left, Surround Back, Surround Right, 2 subwoofers) |
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey: Special Edition (1968) Cinema perfection personified! What else is there to say? | 2. Lawrence of Arabia: Collector's Edition (1962) $285 million neede to make it today? (According to Spielberg on disc two) No wonder it's so unique and poignant | 3. Casablanca: 60th Anniversary Special Edition (1942) The ultimate dramatic movie, a classic that can't be bettered! | 4. Star Wars-Episode IV/V/VI Box Set (1977) Kurosawa may have influenced this movie series, but who was to know that George Lucas could take it so far? | 5. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Special Edition/Gold Edition (1966) The quissential spaghetti western! Sergio Leone at his best! |
6. The Adventures of Indiana Jones (Box Set) (1981) The best made action movie series....a perfect blend between the action and plot sequences! | 7. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: Special Edition (1975) A fantasticly acted story from relatively unknown actors(at the time). Gripping drama with an unforgettable ending! | 8. Back to the Future: 4 Disc Collector's Set (1985) Reminds me of my teens! I never tire viewing this trilogy - and dts mixes too! | 9. The Shawshank Redemption: Special Edition (1994) What a story! And what a sleeper hit it has become! | 10. Dr. Strangelove: 40th Anniversary Edition (1964) Classic black comedy from master director, Stanley Kubrick. |