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From: Arthur Lipscomb <arthur@alum.calberkeley.org>
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Subject: Re: What Did You Watch? 2024-04-11 (Thursday)
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2024 11:57:06 -0700
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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.