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In Reply to: What amazes me is that this is an audio site posted by johnvb on November 29, 2005 at 17:26:57:
Actually, the only part of this movie I enjoyed was the alien machines' deep "bwaaaaa" sound coming from my Vandies. I think you find little comment here on movie audio because the trend is "the louder the better". Subwoofer heaven but little else. Overdriven and highly compressed sound is why we no longer go to theaters for movies. Deafening isn't overstating it. Occasionally you find a movie where having a great audio system makes a difference, but for me soundtracks more often detractions from the movie.After a year I still think the 530HD is a great set. I'm still glad I opted for it instead of an LCD or DPL. Colors, contrast and blacks are terrific and more than make up for the slightly softer image of the CRTs. Pioneer replaced the boards about 6 mos ago, within about ten days of my service request; no green streaks since. Great service from Pioneer. I just wish I could find the matching RAE53B equipment rack.
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Movies wouldn't be movies without them. I bet if you think of some of your favorite movies, they'll have great soundtracks. The music does so much to convey mood, suspense, and uneasiness. We're talking about suspense, horror and sci fi here though, not chick flicks. Try removing the music from Jaws or The Shining and the movie will become a big piece of poop.
On the documentary accompanying the 30th anniversary edition it is noted that when the film was screened for studio exewcutives without the john Williams score they didn't care for it.
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