Age Group | 30 + |
Video Likes | Dutifully and lovingly restored sick horror flicks from the 70s and 80s. |
Video Dislikes | Grain, grain and more grain. Print softness. |
Audio Likes | Wild and aggressive DTS or Dolby Digital 5.1 surround mixes. |
Audio Dislikes | South East Asian voices dubbed into American or English. |
Favourite DVDs | The new wave of French Horror (Trouble Every Day, Malefique). Region 1 Blue Underground, Mondo Macabro, NoShame, Image and some Anchor Bay horror releases. And anything by Takashi Miike. |
Least Favourite DVDs | Region 4 no frills, full-frame horror titles. |
Most Eagerly Awaited DVDs | A Deluxe Edition of The Keep and an uncut release of My Bloody Valentine. |
Titanic | Contains some of the most realistic and disturbing death scenes ever committed to celluloid. |
The Matrix | A masterpiece that re-defined how we look at sci-fi cinema. |
Terminator 2 | A sequel to Terminator and predecessor to Terminator III. |
Star Wars | A coming-of-age film for my generation. |
Godzilla | Allowed the Western World to feel good about Tokyo being stomped. |
Independence Day | America the beautiful becomes America the trashed. |
DVD Player | Pioneer DVR-640H , using S-Video output |
Display | Yamaha 106cm Plasma . Calibrated with Sound & Home Theater Tune Up. This display device is 16x9 capable. |
Audio Decoder | Built in to amplifier/receiver . Calibrated with THX Optimizer. |
Amplification | Pioneer VSX-816K |
Speakers | 2 x Bose Speakers and 4 NX-S200 Yamaha mini-speakers. |
1. The Beyond (E tu Vivrai nel Terrore: L'Aldilą) (1981) | 2. Basket Case (1982) | 3. The Evil Dead (1981) | 4. Dead & Buried: Limited Edition (1981) | 5. Ginger Snaps (2000) |
6. Suspiria: Limited Edition (Simitar) (1977) | 7. Blood Feast (1963) | 8. Bride of Chucky (1998) | 9. Ichi the Killer (Koroshiya 1): Collector's Edition | 10. Black Christmas (1974) |