Age Group | 25 |
Video Likes | Beautiful anamorphic transfer in the original aspect ratio. |
Video Dislikes | Pan and Scam, ugly transfers. |
Audio Likes | Dts dts dts and more dts, aggressive surrounds and sub action. |
Audio Dislikes | Anything less than 5.1 surround, and lack of surround action on a 5.1 mix. |
Favourite DVDs | Blade 2, Monsters Inc., Fellowship Of The Ring, Pulp Fiction SE, Jackie Brown SE, Reservoir Dogs SE, Brazil: The Criterion Collection, Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, The Godfather Collection, The Terminator, Terminator 2 Ultimate Edition, Fight Club, SE7EN, Star Wars Episode 1, Toy Story Toybox, Die Hard Trilogy (Region 1), Superman, Best Bits Of The Late Show: Champagne Edition, Bad Taste (Region 1), Evil Dead Trilogy (Region 1), Re-Animator Millenium Edition, Memento (Region 1). |
Least Favourite DVDs | I don't have any, because anything on DVD beats watching VHS. |
Most Eagerly Awaited DVDs | The 2 remaining trilogies - Star Wars & Indiana Jones, Schindlers List, ET, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (SE), Goodfellas (SE). |
Titanic | Great effects, and great action let down by the Hollywood factor. The DVD is crap, and a new 16x9 version in dts would make me buy it. |
The Matrix | Awesome film from a potential addition to the Holy Trilogies (Star Wars, Indiana, Godfather, Back To The Future). One of my favourite all-time films, on an average DVD. A re-issue is inevitable (dts please) when the trilogy is completed anyway. |
Terminator 2 | Pretty much as good as action gets. Another one of my favourite all-time films. The DVD is great technically, but the lack of extra features is a letdown. The Region 1 Ultimate Edition is incredible... |
Star Wars | I don't rate Star Wars as a film, because it's Star Wars. You either love it to death (like most of the world), or you hate it. Can't wait for the original trilogy to be released on DVD. |
Godzilla | 90's Hollywood crap doesn't smell worse than this. |
Independence Day | Smells just about as bad as Godzilla. |
DVD Player | Pioneer DV-525 , using Component output |
Display | Teac 82cm 16x9 . Calibrated with Video Essentials. This display device is 16x9 capable. |
Audio Decoder | Built in to amplifier/receiver . Calibrated with Video Essentials. |
Amplification | Sony STR DE-545 |
Speakers | 5 Sony speakers; Sherwood 12" 100w Powered Subwoofer |
1. The Godfather-DVD Collection (1972) Fantastic collection of 2 of the greatest films ever made, and their sequel that isn't that far behind. | 2. Star Wars-Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) C'mon......It's Star Wars! | 3. Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Collector's Edition (1977) Classic Spielberg film getting the treatment it thoroughly deserves | 4. Fight Club: Special Edition (1999) On of the greatest films of the 1990's, on arguably the best DVD ever produced | 5. Superman-The Movie: Special Edition (1978) A film I grew up on, on a DVD that is as good as it gets. |
6. Seven: Special Edition (1995) David Fincher's incredible attempt at Film Noir, on an awesome DVD. | 7. 12 Monkeys: Collector's Edition (1995) A Terry Gilliam film ('nuff said), with one of the best audio commentaries I've ever heard, and one of the best behind the scenes documentaries I've ever seen. | 8. Jaws: 25th Anniversary Collector's Edition (1975) Spielberg's monster masterpiece. Fantastic DVD for a classic film. | 9. The Late Show-The Best Bits of: Champagne Edition (1992) Had to put this one in, an old favourite TV of mine, with an incredible amount of extra features. | 10. The Terminator: Special Edition/Gold Edition (1984) Not quite as good as T2, presented beautifully on DVD. |