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[Pepper Jack]

Originally Posted by rabbitc

thing is - on older films, the gain isn't really that much.
I can see getting blu-ray for new films - but anything older than 15 years??? -bah, get the dvd instead.

agreed, i've downloaded some older films in HD and they look very unimpressive. the only blu rays i own are the assassination of jesses james, black hawk down and the planet earth boxed set, all of which look amazing but for example the blu ray trailer on PS3 for full metal jacket looks crap, better off just getting it on dvd

[bevo1981]

someone made the point earlier that it's currently only a bonus to get Blu for action movies. do you really care if some slow drama is DVD or Blu?

[Pepper Jack]

Originally Posted by bevo1981

someone made the point earlier that it's currently only a bonus to get Blu for action movies. do you really care if some slow drama is DVD or Blu?

it was me who made the point lol, and yes it's better to have them on blu but it's not really worth the price tag unless it's one of the best dramas you've seen lol. but action films are worth the money and planet earth definately is

[Blasterpez]

Originally Posted by Pepper Jack

agreed, i've downloaded some older films in HD and they look very unimpressive.

That is because the godfather is pretty unimpressive all around...not just picture quality.

[Pepper Jack]

Originally Posted by Blasterpez

That is because the godfather is pretty unimpressive all around...not just picture quality.

i'll kill you

[Blasterpez]

Originally Posted by Pepper Jack

i'll kill you

don't be hatin on the truth, yo!

i can always get you with a blow to godfather. i can change it up and hit titanic if you want. tee hee.

[bevo1981]

The Godfather insists upon itself.

[remixFA]

i dont think thats necissarily true about the age of the movie. I rented Excalibur on HDDVD a good while back, and i was amazed at the difference. Now in an upscaling player, maybe u wont notice the difference so much, but it was still a big difference.

[friedkarma]

The Marx Brothers look awesome on Blew-Ray!

[BRUTAL1TY]

Originally Posted by Blasterpez

That is because the godfather is pretty unimpressive all around...not just picture quality.

That is a statement that is beyond unforgivable, you silly little man.

[bevo1981]

for me, i think the only way to tell any difference is to have 3 plasma tvs sitting next to each other all playing the same movie simultaneously. 1 with regular DVD, one with HD-DVD, and the last with Blu. i think it also plays a major role in how often you watch movies on your player. those who only watch 1 or 2 movies a month on their player will probably not care as much as those who watch a dozen movies on disc a month.

[rabbitc]

Originally Posted by bevo1981

someone made the point earlier that it's currently only a bonus to get Blu for action movies. do you really care if some slow drama is DVD or Blu?

Hmm...interesting point...but i would disagree - if the definition is there - it's just as important on a dramatic scene as it would be an action scene imo.

Originally Posted by rabbitc

thing is - on older films, the gain isn't really that much.
I can see getting blu-ray for new films - but anything older than 15 years??? -bah, get the dvd instead.

Apocalypse now, Platoon, Desperado.

Sit down.

[Pepper Jack]

Originally Posted by shane32Eire

Apocalypse now, Platoon, Desperado.

Sit down.

you and your lack of facts really showed him!!! sit down rabbit!!

[rabbitc]

Originally Posted by shane32Eire

Apocalypse now, Platoon, Desperado.

Sit down.

Apart from Apocalypse now, your choices make no sense. The ONLY reason I would replace a DVD is for a movie filmed in 70mm.

But that's a bloody short list - in fact, here it is.
2001 being my first pick...

If your film ain't on it - DVD is the way to go.

* Oklahoma! (1955) - Todd-AO @ 30 frame/s; this production also shot in 35 mm CinemaScope @ 24 frame/s
* The Miracle of Todd-AO (1956) - Todd-AO @ 30 frame/s; short subject
* Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) - Todd-AO; reportedly shot with two 65 mm cameras running at 30 and 24 frame/s, respectively
* Raintree County (1956) - MGM Camera 65; exhibited only in 35 mm CinemaScope
* South Pacific (1958) - Todd-AO
* The March of Todd-AO (1958) - Todd-AO; short subject
* Ben-Hur (1959) - MGM Camera 65
* Porgy and Bess (1959) - Todd-AO
* The Big Fisherman (1959) - Super Panavision 70
* The Tale of Old Whiff (1960) - Todd-70 and Smell-O-Vision; short subject
* Scent of Mystery (1960) - aka Holiday in Spain; Todd-70 and Smell-O-Vision
* Can-Can (1960) - Todd-AO
* The Alamo (1960) - Todd-AO
* Exodus (1960) - Super Panavision 70
* West Side Story (1961) - Super Panavision 70
* Lawrence of Arabia (1962) - Super Panavision 70
* Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) - Ultra Panavision 70
* It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) - Ultra Panavision 70; presented in 70 mm Cinerama
* Cleopatra (1963) - Todd-AO
* Man in the 5th Dimension (1964) - Todd-AO; NYC World's Fair short subject
* The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) - Ultra Panavision 70
* My Fair Lady (1964) - Super Panavision 70
* Cheyenne Autumn (1964) - Super Panavision 70
* The Sound of Music (1965) - Todd-AO
* Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965) - Todd-AO
* The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) - Todd-AO
* The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) - Ultra Panavision 70; presented in 70 mm Cinerama
* The Hallelujah Trail (1965) - Ultra Panavision 70; presented in 70 mm Cinerama
* Battle of the Bulge (1965) - Ultra Panavision 70; presented in 70 mm Cinerama
* Lord Jim (1965) - Super Panavision 70
* Khartoum (1966) - Ultra Panavision 70; presented in 70 mm Cinerama
* Grand Prix (1966) - Super Panavision 70; presented in 70 mm Cinerama
* The Bible: In The Beginning (1966) - Dimension 150
* Doctor Dolittle (1967) - Todd-AO
* Playtime (1967) - filmed with a 65mm Mitchell camera; presented in a non-standard aspect ratio of approximately 1.8:1
* 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - Super Panavision 70; presented in 70 mm Cinerama
* Ice Station Zebra (1968) - Super Panavision 70; presented in 70 mm Cinerama
* Star! (1968) - Todd-AO
* Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) - Super Panavision 70
* Hello, Dolly! (1969) - Todd-AO
* Krakatoa, East of Java (1969) - Todd-AO; presented in 70 mm Cinerama
* Mackenna's Gold (1969) - Super Panavision 70
* Airport (1970) - Todd-AO
* Patton (1970) - Dimension 150
* Ryan's Daughter (1970) - Super Panavision 70
* Song of Norway (1970) - Super Panavision 70; advertised as "On the Cinerama screen" in some countries
* The Last Valley (1971) - Todd-AO
* Symbiosis (1982) - Super Panavision 70 @ 30 frame/s; Disney Epcot short subject
* Auto-E-Motion (1984) - BMW promotional short subject
* A Year Along the Abandoned Road (1991) - Norwegian short film
* Far and Away (1992) - Panavision System 65; segments in Arri 765 and 35mm VistaVision
* Baraka (1993) - Todd-AO
* Tour Eiffel (1994) - Arri 765; short subject
* Hamlet (1996) - Panavision System 65; segments in Arri 765

Partial-70/65mm

* The Horsemen (1971) - Super Panavision 70
* Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) - special effects shots only; early promotional material erroneously suggested that the entire film was produced in Super Panavision 70
* Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) - special effects shots only
* The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - selected special effects work
* Tron (1982) - live-action scenes and partial-CGI scenes only; entirely-CGI shots filmed in VistaVision
* Blade Runner (1982) special effects shots only
* Brainstorm (1983) virtual reality sequences only
* Little Buddha (1993) - Arri 765, Buddha flashback scenes only
* Contact (1997) - background plates
* Spider-Man 2 (2004) - selected special effects shots only
* The New World (2005) - "hyper-reality" scenes only
* The Prestige (2006) - selected wide shots only
* Stephen Hawking's Beyond the Horizon (2007) - Arri 765; dialogue scenes only
* Sunshine (2007) - rear projection process work

[remixFA]

no offence rabbit.. but um.. wft? someone buy this man a hooker!

[rabbitc]

copy-and-paste -it's a right, not a privilege.

Originally Posted by Pepper Jack

you and your lack of facts really showed him!!! sit down rabbit!!

There 3 films that I have on HD, and they look silly amazing. and all would be classed old films.