Path: ...!news.mixmin.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Arthur Lipscomb Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: What Did You Watch? 2024-04-11 (Thursday) Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2024 11:57:06 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 35 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2024 02:39:01 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="bdf73bfe05c361f71cb6426118afb45c"; logging-data="2782805"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19n9GbFBNMSusnvaWhj5ojAUDE+F7SpHNc=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:uktM2bqJqxlleAmn0D1kNZJ8wWM= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: Bytes: 3069 On 4/12/2024 11:16 AM, Ian J. Ball wrote: > On 4/12/24 10:12 AM, Arthur Lipscomb wrote: > >> I watched: >> >> >> Civil War (theatrical) New war movie written and directed by Alex >> Garland.  The movie is set in the near future where the United States >> is at the end of a brutal civil war.  The plot follows 4 journalist as >> the make their way from New York to D.C. for what they hope will be an >> interview with the President.  I went in not knowing what to expect >> other than it was getting great reviews.  I was taken aback by just >> how intense this movie is.  It's like the opening of Saving Private >> Ryan mixed with the opening Farm House scene in Inglorious Basterds or >> pretty much any Tarantino flick where you are on the edge of your seat >> waiting to see who will die.  This is almost non stop action and when >> the action does stop, then it becomes an edge of your seat thriller. >> I think this movie probably gave me PTSD!  I also noticed, and I >> almost never notice this, but the sound mix on this movie is one of >> the best I've ever heard in a theater.  This movie is definitely one >> for the theater, in the biggest screen with the best sound possible. > > Not true!! All the home theater nerds will tell you that if you have a > good enough TV and sound system (IOW, top-of-the-line stuff), it will be > better than any theater experience, save for IMAX. > > I believe they are now correct on this point (especially with > top-of-the-line OLED TV, and a Dolby 5-7+-whatever speaker sound system). > I generally agree. My home audio system (to my ears at least) is as good or better than the local theater. That's why this sound mix stood out so much. Granted I did see it in a Dolby Theater which is obviously going to have a top of the line sound system/mix. But this one in particular stood out like no other.