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Subject: Re: What Did You Watch? 2024-04-11 (Thursday)
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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).