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Gattaca Superbit DVD

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Watched this over the weekend. While I'm not sure this was a prime candidate for the Superbit treatment, I had forgotten what a great movie it was.
Take the stunning locations and haunting soundtrack, add Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman and Jude Law (all some of their very best work), not to mention Alan Arkin (a fish out of water old time cop in the new world of DNA technology- who I must say embraces it quite well) and you would already have had a film of merit.
But the story is intriguing, well conceived, and intelligent and makes the movie worth watching many times over.
Read between the lines of the blurring of personal identity in favor of genetic identity and you'll have the meat of many after dinner conversations.
Really well done and a must see for all film buffs!

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I found the plot dishonest, my thoughts are in the archives..nt.. - late 07:45:17 08/29/02 (0)
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I enjoyed it... - Mrs. Piggy 19:53:11 08/27/02 (0)
Nice comments...
I've been trying to get KP to watch this. It kind of hints at an antiseptic "1984." Has a lot of style.
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Re: Gattaca Superbit DVD - lingerlonger 11:54:48 08/27/02 (5)
As a blissfully unaware Aussie please explain SUPERBIT to me.
Is it similar to High Definition or does it apply to the actual bitrate.........more......faster..........etc?

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- Re: Superbit DVD - EdM 12:15:56 08/27/02 (4)
  Basically Superbit utilizes the entire DVD storage for higher quality video and audio in lieu of bonus features and extras.
  The Superbit titles are limited but really do look and sound much better than "normal" DVD. I would have to say the video really shines in higher resolution and no artifacts with brighter and more vivid color.
  See the link below for more info.
  - SuperBit
  - Re: Superbit DVD - mikenyc 15:16:18 08/28/02 (3)
    It sucks.
    No room for extras, so you pay a little more, for less.
    What's so good about that ?
    - if your system can show the extra resolution, it is nice..nt.. - late 07:43:54 08/29/02 (2)
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      - Big Deal ! NOT. - mikenyc 11:15:54 08/29/02 (1)
        
        In Reply to: if your system can show the extra resolution, it is nice..nt.. posted by late on August 29, 2002 at 07:43:54:
        
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        I said it was nice, it is, if you don't like it, don't buy it-wish they'd Superbit movies I liked.nt - late 13:16:36 08/29/02 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Big Deal ! NOT. posted by mikenyc on August 29, 2002 at 11:15:54:
        
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