Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Jazz Inmate (R) on September 26, 2008 at 22:30:11

In Reply to: RE: I live in a different type of area I guess posted by tunenut on September 26, 2008 at 10:55:59

Just a couple highlights of experiences I have had in recent years:
after previews ended and opening credits rolled, a guy sitting one seat away from me continued talking on his phone. I had to politely whisper over his girlfriend for him to get off the phone please, at which point his date told me I was rude.

during one of the most sensitive moments of a very emotional, intense film (Letters from Iwo Jima), a man sitting next to my date let two loud farts rip. A different man sitting behind us coughed throughout.

at one of the most graphically disturbing and violent war films ever made (Black Hawk Down) a woman had an infant and young child (maybe five years old) who acted up throughout the movie.

I could go on and on about the behavior of others in the movie theater. Usually it involves use of cell phones, but kicking the back of seats is a problem and it isn't too fun to walk out and realize you have a couple junior mints stuck to your ass thanks to a sloppy patron who earlier sat where you did.

But I'm glad your experiences at the theater have been more positive. I did see Burn After Reading the other day and had a great time, so it's not like I've sworn off the theater altogether and I don't mean to say that every trip to the AMC is abysmal. I do agree with your point about film, but what about a film's audio, which has an even greater emotional impact than video? No theater can compare to a good home theater, by virtue of the advantages of nearfield listening (not to mention quality of electronics and care in setup and room acoustics).

But back to video. My observation is that a BD produced from good source with a decent transfer on a large 1080p plasma has qualities that trick the eye into thinking it is seeing film to a far greater extent than DVD, line doubled/quadrupled DVD or upscaled DVD ever did.
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