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anyone have a chance to look at the episode ii dvd? for better or for worse, something tells me that we're all gonna be seeing this movie every time you walk into a best buy, circuit city, etc.some comments from dvdfile.com review of the disc:
Colors pop off the screen, almost unreal in their purity and clarity. Reproduction and stability are perfect, and never have I seen such vivid and rich reds and greens! While some have doubted that digitally shot material can produce "true blacks," that doesn't seem to be a problem here. The image is rock solid and contrast excellent, and needless to say there are no "film" imperfections to worry about, such as faded blacks, dropouts, blemishes, dirt or scratches.
In terms of resolution, any feared lack of depth or detail does not seem to be apparent. Check out the Blade Runner-esque landscapes of the first chase sequence, or the CGI bonanza of the final clone battle, and the sense of fine texture and detail is astounding. And as for any edge enhancement or compression artifacts, look all you want but don't expect to find any. (I couldn't.) This is a lifelike, three-dimensional experience that will wow even uneducated friends and family. If you're looking for the new reference-standard DVD, you've found it.
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The movie sucks too much for me to stand to watch.Nope, I'll stick with my THX WOW laser disk :)
Great sound effects in this one, but when my son and I fisrt saw it in the theater, I actually fell asleep during the romantic countryside scene. Didn't think that would ever happen watching a Star Wars.
Watched it yesterday, virtually flawless image, though slightly soft. I thought Epsisode I was the most stunted performance I'd ever seen, Episode II sets a new low standard. Thank goodness for the animated characters! I think George Lucas secretly hates humans, and wants to make them look bad. And what's his continual fascination with pointy spaceships going into long dark tunnels (I know what Freud would say)? Also, a new plot would be nice after so many episodes. We are suckers for buying this stuff, but IMO it is among the reference DVD's.For something different in a reference DVD, try the Canadian version of The Brotherhood of the Wolf for the (French) dts sound, and the American version for the picture.
Hitchcock (and lotsa others) did it with trains. The one I like the most is where the train enters the tunnel and is then shown, hurtling at breakneck speed, emerging out of the other end of the tunnel . . .Er . . . Ouch?!
So will Episode III be 100% CGI? Have no real human characters, and make all the CG characters act like the ones in Final Fantasy? (emotionless)He might still be in the midst of writing it, either trying to connect all the crazy convoluted plot to mesh with the original Star Wars, or busy scanning old sci-fi films to steal ideas.
Its as if Brittney Spears made an audiophile quality CD and every one of us starts listening to her just for the sound quality.
that's really not too far from the truth - look at some of the demo hi-rez titles used at stores and hi-fi shows. yecch.
Yeah, I know about the third rate orchestra recorded with purist tube gears and direct to tape/ADC. But Brittney is more in line because that and AOTC are both mass medias.
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