What Have You Just Seen... Marks Out of 5

ReconFive · Post by **ReconFive** » 07 Apr 2006, 14:08

EvaUnit02 wrote:
Shen wrote:want to watch 2046 but working with a 14" screen right now and i hate it! argh so small, no way will i watch a movie on here! its doing my head in just browsing the web. stupid monitor. the writing is so tiny lol evil!!
I recommend saving up for a 32" widescreen CRT TV. Very cheap (by consumer electronic standards) these days for a new one in NZ, can't imagine that it'll be any different in pomland where you are.

..and they still produce the BEST picture with the BEST black levels compared to any other TV technology on the market. The only reason i bought an LCD projection is because i wanted a larger screen...but nothing compares to good old CRT tube.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 07 Apr 2006, 14:44

grim_tales wrote:Bill Bailey

Bill Bailey is great. Probably the only reason I stuck with Black Books. Is that show still going?

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 07 Apr 2006, 14:45

Why would anyone want a CRT? The quality is shite compared with LCD and they don't support HD. Oh they're huge too.

They're cheap for a reason. I'd get one for the kitchen or spare bedroom but otherwise no thanks.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 07 Apr 2006, 14:59

ReconFive wrote: ..and they still produce the BEST picture with the BEST black levels compared to any other TV technology on the market. The only reason i bought an LCD projection is because i wanted a larger screen...but nothing compares to good old CRT tube.

The short-comings of other display technologies are too great to bother with IMO at this current point time.

LCD - has motion-blurring on fast moving stuff. Eg action movie scenes.
Plasma - super susceptible to burn-in (FAR more so than Rear-projection). What a fucking joke.
Projector - bulbs cost a zillion dollars to replace once they burn out, thus making them very uneconomical and unpractical IMO. I want something that can I catch everyday TV, DVDs and play consoles on which doesn't need $800 blown on it every two years.
Rear-projection - Highly susceptible to burn-in. Bulkier than even CRT.

I'll stick with our current CRT telly until either plasma or LCD is perfected or a better practical HDTV display technology comes along.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 07 Apr 2006, 15:09

and they don't support HD.

I can live with only playing next gen consoles in 480p/576p. But otherwise it's pointless at this point, the HD disc formats are eons away from actually taking off (and if they do - prolly become a niche format like DVD-A, SACD or laserdisc which the mainstream ignores; thus the software remains expensive.) Plus I reckon it won't be another 10-15 years before they become the standard for free TV broadcast in NZ.

Oh they're huge too.

Meh. Once they're put in position there's no need to bother touching them.

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 07 Apr 2006, 15:20

romerojpg wrote:Yet it gets 3, geez.

It's good but I expected it to be a lot better. The detectives were unusually dumb. The "meh" was more of a disappointment. I should've used "sigh" instead... or maybe, "hmm"... what noise best describes a 3/5? i.e. decent but not screaming to be re-watched any time soon? ... "uhhhh?"

Shen · Post by **Shen** » 07 Apr 2006, 16:22

EvaUnit02 wrote:I recommend saving up for a 32" widescreen CRT TV. Very cheap (by consumer electronic standards) these days for a new one in NZ, can't imagine that it'll be any different in pomland where you are.

lol.....lets not, i dont have enough dvds or watch enough tv to warrant that kind of expense, plus im already saving for a darkroom and new pc

and i dont havea job because im lazy

lol

and...my bedroom tv works fine, the 14" monitor is for my pc until we can afford to buy a new one since our old one has issues

man i would love to be you guys who see mto have endless streams of money!! i would love and LCD tv and TFT monitor but theres just no way i could afford anything like this!

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 07 Apr 2006, 16:36

CRT still produces the best picture at this point in time.

Shen · Post by **Shen** » 07 Apr 2006, 16:43

wait 'til you're older 4/5

watched this alstnight. i expected to getsomething like 13 going on 30 and big etc. and a hell of a lot more besides! it jsut compares nothing with the us movies. great great movie, now becoming one of my favourites. Andy Lau was really cool. just bummed that the extras didnt have english subs

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 07 Apr 2006, 17:51

Hinokio - 4.5/5

Great little film. Very sweet.

Synopsis:

http://global.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.as ... 004100566/

Somewhat reminiscent of "Pinocchio" or "AI: Artificial Intelligence", its about an unhappy, heartbbroken young boy through the loss of his mom, named Satoru, who has withdrawn to his room, who uses a robot tool nicknamed Hinokio to communicate with the outside world. He does go to school, find fellowship and through an encounter with a girl, Jun, is able to experience human touch once again, and build a relationship with his dad.

Knetan · Post by **Knetan** » 07 Apr 2006, 17:59

hey,

Wait Til You're Older was more 3/5 material for me. Andy is as solid as you expect him to be. Can't go wrong but a little dramatic restraint on Teddy Chen's behalf could've benfitted the overall effect. Give kudos for some unexpectedly brave choices in the script considering it's mainstream material.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 07 Apr 2006, 18:03

Ken you seen Hinokio?

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 07 Apr 2006, 18:05

Bisc and I have seen it, and we have LOVED it.

Knetan · Post by **Knetan** » 07 Apr 2006, 18:06

hey,

no, never crossed my radar. Don't keep much track at all about what goes on in Japan (only a little in Korea).

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 07 Apr 2006, 18:07

Must be good then!

As I say, really sweet little film. It could have been cliched but it isnt.

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 07 Apr 2006, 18:09

Now go watch "The Great Yokai War".

(if you haven't already)

the68monkey · Post by **the68monkey** » 07 Apr 2006, 23:16

grim_tales wrote:Bill Bailey Live: Part Troll - 4.5/5

I really don't know why this should be funny, but it is Maybe its the surreal observations? The slightly stoned delivery? I loved the bit about Argos ("The laminated book of dreams!" ), the revelation he auditioned for Gimli in LOTR, and the songs he makes up are inspired, including a bitter love song that has the line "The duck lies shredded in a pancake, drowning in the hoi sin sauce of your lies" or comparing the BBC news theme to a rave/techno song - my favourite was probably the hilarious spoof of Kraftwerk ("Ja! Das Hokey Kokey!" )
Great stuff

I loooooooove Bill Bailey!

I have a couple of Bill Bailey t-shirts. I wore the one that says "Part Troll" to school one day. My students didn't have a clue what the reference was, but they did think I was a total weirdo.

Still, as much as I like Part Troll, I think I prefer Bewilderness. And I could watch my Black Books DVDs over and over again, laughing at BB as Manny!

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 07 Apr 2006, 23:52

In my day even the pupils wouldn't have been allowed to wear comedy t-shirts... never mind the teachers. A long skirt and cardigan it was for Young Miss and we saplings were all the better for it. Haarumphhh...

the68monkey · Post by **the68monkey** » 07 Apr 2006, 23:59

Only on Fridays are we allowed to dress down. M-Th it's business as usual.

ReconFive · Post by **ReconFive** » 08 Apr 2006, 01:57

EvaUnit02 wrote: LCD - has motion-blurring on fast moving stuff. Eg action movie scenes.

This is what i thought also, but i had a high deffinition CRT for years and i can personally vouch for the newer LCD projection screens not having this problem. There is really no motion blur what-so-ever. I love my LCD, the only problem i have with it is the black levels, which are not nearly as "pitch black" as on my CRT (even with the contrast corrector and advanced iris features on). Most people do not even notice this, but i got very used to have ultra solid blacks, espically with the black bars for movies shot in 2:35:1 (as strange as that sounds).

Aside from that, they produce a beautiful, motion-blur free picture that rivals CRT.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 08 Apr 2006, 02:23

Knetan wrote:hey,

Wait Til You're Older was more 3/5 material for me.

Exactly what I gave the film in my review:
http://www.asia-on-dvd.com/index.php?na ... cle&sid=52

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 08 Apr 2006, 08:04

68M I haven't seen Bewilderness, will check it out

Knetan · Post by **Knetan** » 08 Apr 2006, 08:54

hey,

FYI, LD, the american make-up artist on Wait Til You're Older is Mark Garbarino who has now worked on that film in addition to Running On Karma and recently Home Sweet Home (some excellent stuff there) in Hong Kong. Has a very solid resume from America as well, including work on Six Feet Under, Babylon 5 et etc.

Knetan · Post by **Knetan** » 08 Apr 2006, 13:28

hey,

One Of The Lucky Ones 3.5/5

One of them age old inspirational stories about one person overcoming all odds...bla bla bla. Well, it isn't bad at all, only awfully rushed at times as Clifton Ko recycles most of his actors from I Have A Date With Spring and delivers the story of Ching Man-Fei (Alice Lau), the first visually impaired Chinese woman to attain a University degree. Touching.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 08 Apr 2006, 19:27

Los Debutantes - 4/5

Good film, enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Apart from the hot women and nudity

, I liked the way the story is told from different peoples points of view and how the narrative jumps back and forth to explain more of the story.

I didnt know the film was Chilean BTW, I thought it was Spanish.