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As part of the new apartment celebration, I am purchasing a 30" widescreen (theater ratio) TV. The theory here is that I don't watch that much actual TV and watch more DVDs. I am a firm believer in initiating new objects into my life properly. I am currently entertaining suggestions as to what should be the first movie for my lovely new television. It'll also be the first movie for my new apartment. I have a few ideas, but will leave them out so as not to taint your suggestions.
What Dreams May Come (okay, not a great movie, but visually stunning and it'll make your screen happy).
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The Cell (also not a great movie, but visually really cool)
You know, I never thought of this before, but there's really NOT a quintessential "play this first" movie for new video systems like there are priority plays for new audio systems.
Like, I've broken in EVERY new sound system by playing Steely Dan's Aja album first. But a movie...I'm not sure.
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You shouldn't be buying a TV at all, they are evil. Get a membership in a gym, or if you already have one, get a bike.
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While I'm pretty much disappointed with the new Star Wars films, the podrace sequence in The Phantom Menace is a great way to showcase a new home theater. Great visuals with lots of vibrant colors and excellent surround sound with lots of different harmonics for each of the pod's engines.
quote:Originally posted by Enigmatic: One of the ones I've been considering is The Shining because the hallways in my new building remind me of it. I think it's the carpet that does that.
*decides not to invite herself over for the show*
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You trying to put him to sleep? (I've never managed to make it through that movie, though I've tried several times.) Snore.
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Me too! It's not even that I'm bored by it, it's more like there's some subliminal hypnosis in the opening scene that puts me out like a light.
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There is no film more soporific that "Koyaanisqatsi". I saw it in the cinema on a first date. It caused me not only to sleep with a guy on the first date, it caused me to sleep with a theater full of other people, too.
A chorus of snores rose from the audience. No kidding.
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I'm so conditioned by that movie that the opening bars of Also Sprach Zarathustra will send me into an 8 hour coma.
It's the movie equivalent of tryptophan.
I woke up once towards the end of that movie and realized I'd never actually seen that part, even though I'd watched the thing at least a dozen times.
I think anyone who would design a computer without an off switch gets what they deserve.
There's no way I'd go onto a ghost spaceship filled with human blood and tissue floating in zero G and then take off my space suit after a finite amount of time and air scrubbing. Bleccchh.
If I ever see an obelisk land on any planet of mine, I'll beat it to pulp with the nearest femur. Oook!
It's full of stars, my ass! The cast was "B" at best.
Space stewardesses should not wear soft sculpture bubble hats, even if they do have to walk upside down and wear velcro-soled booties!
The PanAm space plane was cool and I'm really sorry they went bankrupt before starting that service.
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I'm a firm supporter of the LOTR Trilogy marathon.
Other suggestions include-
Original Star Wars Trilogy marathon (they added surround sound in the DVD edition, and it's, as we all know, a lot better than the new movies)
And thats about it.
But I'd have to go with LOTR, seeing how it's the perfect set of movies to exhibit for a quality audio-video system. Well with all the amazing visuals and intresting sounds.
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Metropolis (directed by Fritz Lang)? Hunchback of Notre Dame (the one with Charles Laughton)? Ruggles of Red Gap (Charles Laughton fan, I guess)? The Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin)?
I haven't seen a lot of movies lately. But I remember that those were pretty good. If you are looking for very high fidelity sound quality, you might want to stay away from Metropolis and The Gold Rush, however.
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quote:There's no way I'd go onto a ghost spaceship filled with human blood and tissue floating in zero G and then take off my space suit after a finite amount of time and air scrubbing. Bleccchh.
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It's full of stars, my ass! The cast was "B" at best.
Weren't those from 2010?
In any case, I love 2001 and Koyaanisqatsi. If I were in your position, those would be at the top of my list.
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I still think The Iron Giant sounds like a good choice. Or maybe The Day the Earth Stood Still .
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quote:I felt like I was hit upside the head with a Kubrick.
Edit: I don't know about you guys, but I'm going to watch the Iron giant , which is how it is written on the movie case, right now.
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If you've got home theatre audio to go along with your tv, and wanna invite a few folks to make the video premier into a housewarming, try burning down the house with Stop Making Sense.
Edit: Well, this way you could guarantee that you'll never, ever see a worse movie on it. 'Twould only go up from there.
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quote: Edit: Well, this way you could guarantee that you'll never, ever see a worse movie on it. 'Twould only go up from there.
Bah, if I was going to do THAT, I already own a copy of Ed Wood's Orgy of the Dead. Unfortunately (or maybe not) it isn't widescreen, so that's no good for these purposes. No good for any other purposes, really, except inflicting upon unsuspecting, and soon to be former-, friends.
--Enigmatic (First post from new apartment! I have teh intarnets!)
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quote: The only part of that film that was worth anything was when he gets mugged like four times in 60 seconds.
The singing cockroaches crack me up, but it was really much better as a 5 minute short than a movie. The movie was really... really... bad.
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So, you decided to shy away from the visual grandeur and special effects that is Fritz Lang's "Metropolis". Well, no accounting for taste. Posts: 10397 | Registered: Jun 2005
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My copy of Metropolis is not widescreen aspect ratio, defeating the purpose for this exercise. Now that I think about it, I don't think my copy of the original Nosferatu is, either. Was the wide ratio introduced later? Any movie history folks know this?
Narnia, a careful search of Hatrack for things related to Labyrinth should reveal my reasons. Sure, I could just tell you, but then I wouldn't be
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If your reason has anything to do with the budding starlet Labyrinth features, then you have my full blessing. Excellent selection.
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