EDIT: I see you looked up their order. That's somewhat accurate. They overlap each other.

I really wouldn't be surprised if someone has taken upon the task of editing the films together in a chronologically-correct arrangement.

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Ahhh dude 3 is when we start finding out why all this shit is happening. It's fully explained. 4 wasn't necessary, The Marked Ones kinda was (story-wise, none of these films are "necessary" lol). To Grandma's house we go!

In Ghost Dimension, we finally see Toby in his demonic form. Not sure if I want to see that, as the most horrifying thing about all the films is you never see him. That, and also the fact (that for me, anyway) that demonic posession is totally possible. These movies strike me to my core, and that's why they really scare me.

Yep. That's a part of what scared the shit out of me - is that these sort of occurrences are possible and there are records of their happening (I believe, but I'd rather not :p).

And, well, damn, with all this new hard drive space, I'll surely be getting these pretty damn soon. Netflix was in fact how I watched the first. I'll see if it happens to be on there now. (edit: nope, but Paranormal Whacktivity is, though. :laugh:)

Don't forget 30 Days of Paranormal Activity With the Devil Inside the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Reminds me of The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It

Mashing together movie titles like that... :p

Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension

WHAT THE FUCK

I really wouldn't be surprised if someone has taken upon the task of editing the films together in a chronologically-correct arrangement.

I have an edit of 1 and 2 edited together front-to-back with the fluff in the middle cut out, so you see Katie lose her shit and then you go straight into the aftermath with her sister.

I have an edit of 1 and 2 edited together front-to-back with the fluff in the middle cut out, so you see Katie lose her shit and then you go straight into the aftermath with her sister.

Hit me up with a link! :D

PS I know I have to reply to your PM ;)

Hit me up with a link! :D

PS I know I have to reply to your PM ;)

I'll reupload it asap :)

That's the refined man's BvS! :)

Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension

They all went downhill after the 2nd, but the story continued to intrigue me. That's really the only thing it has going for it, other than the cheap scares that still scare the shit out of me. I'm freaking myself out just typing this up :laugh:

Gave up after the first one.

That's the refined man's BvS! :)

I Do Love This One! :p

That's INSANE. Wow :)

Currently: "Temple Grandin". :)

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Grandin_(film))

I just saw a clip of it and said to myself: "I have to watch the whole thing right away!"
This kind of movie is exactly what I need at the moment. Very excited! ^^

This cue is an absolute beauty.

Though, admittedly, when I imagine a string section performing this (the main melody)...forget about it.

...Which this should've had, by the way. Following it's original ending, it could've perhaps been fleshed out to something more, along with a longer duration, strings in the forefront, and with at least a little development or variation of the melody. It would've been heavenly.

Maybe it's expected with how the narrative of a film could limit a piece and what it does.

Watching the Nintendo Switch stream. Can't wait for you guys to start shitting on it.

If it's even worth shitting on lol.

Hey brother just curious you've got 3 daredevil albums by john paesano. I'm assuming one is from season 1 and one album is from season 2 whats the third album? :)

Hey brother just curious you've got 3 daredevil albums by john paesano. I'm assuming one is from season 1 and one album is from season 2 whats the third album? :)

Suites.

Watching the Nintendo Switch stream. Can't wait for you guys to start shitting on it.

:this:

However. I've just woken up and have yet to see the full presentation. My body is ready, but so far what I have seen, the presentation was fucking magnificent. Even my brother who was very "eh" of Nintendo and didn't trust them much due to the Wii U was pretty impressed with the presentation.

It's wow. Nintendo really seems to be serious this time. If the same people as always gonna keep shitting on Nintendo.. when this time, it looks like they are trying.. then they have a problem.. :P

Starting The New Netflix Series:

A Series of Unfortunate Events.

Watching the Nintendo Switch stream. Can't wait for you guys to start shitting on it.

While I still don't quite care for the Switch itself, my body is ready for the new Zelda!

:laugh:

But the game does indeed look like a beauty, though! My body is ready, as well.

Watching the live action Cinderella

I'm babysitting one of my kids from work, she's a 2nd grader. I told her I'd bring WALL•E, but she wanted Cinderelly. Oh well.

Watching Man in the High Castle, Season 2, and Black Mirror, Season 3 (US Season 1)

Just finished meticulously tagging this :laugh:



Anyhoo, but it's typing practice. :p Though there was, admittedly, some copy-pasting involved. :erm: And I assuredly will not lie under oath.

Watching the live action Cinderella

I'm babysitting one of my kids from work, she's a 2nd grader. I told her I'd bring WALL•E, but she wanted Cinderelly. Oh well.

Feed them moose milk. Guaranteed quiet evening. Then you can watch WALL-E.

Hannibal 1x01, "Aperitif"

Never saw the series, but always had a little interest. The whole series (a measley 3 seasons) is on Prime.

Look Away (The Reptile Room) - Neil Patrick Harris - A Series of Unfortunate Events (TV Series)

Hannibal 1x01, "Aperitif"

Never saw the series, but always had a little interest. The whole series (a measley 3 seasons) is on Prime.

A 3 season run is measly?

It Got Cancelled.

So? Three seasons is a lot!

It Got Cancelled.

A shame but the fact it lasted for three seasons is just short of amazing. Not exactly feel good TV and I mean that in a good way.

So? Three seasons is a lot!

Not Compared To Some Stuff.... lol.
It Started To Pick Up In Season 3 With The Dragon. :D


Still I Have Other Things To Keep Me Going On TV/Netflix.

Currently listening to the Rise & Shine OST on bandcamp after just finishing the game.

A 3 season run is measly?

Ummm yes. Yes it is. 39 episodes.


So? Three seasons is a lot!

http://imgur.com/7ipFn4K.gif


A shame but the fact it lasted for three seasons is just short of amazing. Not exactly feel good TV and I mean that in a good way.

It's only short of amazing because NBC can never keep a series for more than 1 season.

39 episodes? 45 minutes each? Holy shit! That's like a gorillion hours of spending time with Hannibal and co.
You're not one of those awful binge-watchers, are you?

But take a look at Breaking Bad or The X-Files. :p

Comparatively to most other shows that traverse by 45 minutes or so, 39 episodes is poor. 39 episodes is about just a bit more than one traditional season. And it's also worse if the story wasn't properly concluded.

Ummm yes. Yes it is. 39 episodes. It's only short of amazing because NBC can never keep a series for more than 1 season.

Not counting the 17 seasons of SVU, five seasons of Grimm, and however many decades of SNL. It was amazing to me because of the subject matter and how the series approached it. It ventured into some dark terrain with relish. This wasn't Dexter killing killers this was Hannibal making meals of the guilty and the innocent. If Hannibal had done a Dexter it would probably still be on air.

And it's also worse if the story wasn't properly concluded.

The only tragedy there is the writing team's crappy skills, who can't figure out how open-ended closure works. Or if they think that audiences need a cliffhanger or some similar reason to return to the show after a hiatus, the show isn't worth renewing in the first place.

What A Surprise......


Anyway.

Watching

Sleepy Hollow S4E02

Beauty and the Beast

First time on Blu-ray, first time I've seen it in probably 15 years, maybe more. I'm excited.

Be our guest......

Right now, "About Ray"... :)

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/About_Ray)

Very interesting story with a great cast! I'm excited!

From left to right it looks like Elle Fanning, a combo of ScarJo/Naomi Watts and Susan Saranwrap

America - The Last Unicorn

Wait JNH did ASoUE?!?!

Oh that's one I hope to listen to. You know how JNH is fantastic for this kind of stuff.

Has anyone ever heard of Milan Kymlicka's scores for the Babar movies and series? They're so great, yet I don't think they've ever been on CD, have they..?

From left to right it looks like Elle Fanning, a combo of ScarJo/Naomi Watts and Susan Saranwrap

Yup, that's correct. :D And you are right with Naomi Watts.
She actually resembles Scarlett in this picture.

Well, the movie wasn't that great, by the way. :/
It was played very well, but the story wasn't fully developed, I think. Too bad...

watching Inferno.

And the score goes best with the movie.
It makes so much more sense when you watch the movie.

After, you can probably grasp more of what they were doing for the score.

Holy shit. Now this is brilliant. I was met with such a beautifully elegant melody upon listening to this; chill-inducing for certain; and its 'flowing' succession of notes is really effective from how much it's of that mesmerizing 'sweeping' quality that's just too amazing to me. Almost makes want to die or something.

This cue's also a lot like El Cid's 'Love Theme'(?) in almost every respect; like tempo and style and such; even sharing quite a few of the same notes. I definitely had the right idea to steer towards this track, thinking I might like it, partly on behalf of its title, but I didn't expect something in anyway similar to R�zsa's El Cid and it's finesse. Pleasantly surprised. And even the higher-register brass towards the end were really similar to alike moments from El Cid.

And by God, strings express the whichever certain kind of emotion flawlessly as no other instrument does, and it's sound (especially of larger string sections), especially of this cue in particular, I am in love with :p

Yes, I am aware that I'm babbling on, but I don't really care. ;)

To add: from what I've happened to read of this game's score, and the amazing piece show above, I might soon have a mind to put this up there with Outcast and Medal of Honor. It may be a very strong contender.

Inferno was good.
A little predictable if you've watched enough of these movies.

Instead of giant pieces of the puzzle we've seen in the earlier movies where they're artifacts and treasures, they've employed a lot of small details in front of you for deception. The puzzle becomes more personal.

Nice imagery for the visions.

Deepwater Horizon

Let's see how impressive the sound on the Blu-ray really is. Hope the neighbors aren't planning on going to bed anytime soon....

Saturday Night Live 42x11, "Felicity Jones / Sturgill Simpson"

Wait JNH did ASoUE?!?!

He Did Most of the Series.

I don't see the appeal in Arrival's score. It's just a bunch of noise. Sure, very atmospherical for the movie.. but just god damn noise, why is this score being praised?

No clue. Sicario was like that too: droning noise that even Hans Zimmer would condemn. The one track that doesn't sound like bowel movements is the one I think called "Teaching Montage". I really like the vocalist.

No clue. Sicario was like that too: droning noise that even Hans Zimmer would condemn. The one track that doesn't sound like bowel movements is the one I think called "Teaching Montage". I really like the vocalist.

Some film score music lovers are just too much of hoarders, I supose..

Watching Medici Masters of Florence on Netflix and the soundtrack is very good. Unfortunately, I cannot find it anywhere...

FFVI - Maria and Draco Opera
Arr. by Kosuke Onozaki

The King of Swing (The Gang's All Here - Kritzerland 2016)

Hearing Zelda cry in 7 different languages...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDaGlqy0jXs

WHAT THE.

I just watched all the BotW trailers in a row and I'm at peace with the game now. It's gonna be fine, even if the screen looks smudgy sometimes.

I just watched all the BotW trailers in a row and I'm at peace with the game now. It's gonna be fine, even if the screen looks smudgy sometimes.

Why did you hate it before in the first place? It looks amazing.

I didn't HATE it - I never did - I just was unimpressed with the graphical aspects of some of the gameplay videos. But I'm trusting that Nintendo's marketing is doing the game more justice than the hastily-assembled, blurry gameplay vids.

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The Switch itself I'm still not sold on though.

Everclear - So Much for the Afterglow 1997

The brown shit stains make it look like one of the fairies he goes to to refill his jars.
But that second image, he looks like he's photoshopped behind the fairy. There's depth persception. Unless he's got a snake-like body and off to the far side just to kiss her neck.

Watching Netflix's new Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.

I read all the books as a kid. Never saw the Jim Carrey movie.
I wonder if I'd enjoy the TV show.

So far, I think Neil has done a wonderful job portraying Count Olaf.

If it's based on a book, they're all probably shit.
Book readers don't like anything except their own imagination.
"His eyes are blue; not brown!" "His hair was off to the LEFT side; not the right side!" "He said "thee"; not "the"!"

The movie was fun, and I want to give the Netflix series a run.
Especially after hearing that JNH is involved.

I'll probably enjoy it. Ignorant of not having read anything of the books, I am blessed.

I pretty much find enjoyment in anything I watch.

If it's based on a book, they're all probably shit.
Book readers don't like anything except their own imagination.
"His eyes are blue; not brown!" "His hair was off to the LEFT side; not the right side!" "He said "thee"; not "the"!"

The movie was fun, and I want to give the Netflix series a run.
Especially after hearing that JNH is involved.

I'll probably enjoy it. Ignorant of not having read anything of the books, I am blessed.

I'm usually pretty forgiving towards films taking their own direction, so long as the film itself makes sense.
i.e. the exact opposite of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I'll never forgive David Yates.

RE: Deathly Hollows...

Wasn't it all obvious from the first film?
I don't know what's different from book to film, but it really feels like that Voldemort should have known better from the very start since all the rules are well known by everyone.

It seems like there was a lot of difficulty ending the series. It was all standard and very poor.
But the graphics, music and action were great.

I like the fan theories about the films.
Don't know if they invovle the books, but it's good enough for me as a movie watcher.

I just took Voldemort as a poorly created villain for the sake of a handicap for the children to win, since the target audience was children.

No explanation what the mirror is
No explanation of why Voldemort turns into frosted flakes upon dying (magic?)
The screen is too dark, I can't see anything
Shoddy editing
No reason to include Aberforth, at all, in any way

No explanation what the mirror is
No explanation of why Voldemort turns into frosted flakes upon dying (magic?)
The screen is too dark, I can't see anything
Shoddy editing
No reason to include Aberforth, at all, in any way

The movie does indeed turn into a summer blockbuster, which I can get behind, but knowing the books, I can't but feel like things were pretty rushed on Part 2 (and drawn out on Part 1). Especially knowing how the earlier films went. Still, I'm pretty forgiving, so it doesn't bother me much.

No explanation what the mirror is
No explanation of why Voldemort turns into frosted flakes upon dying (magic?)
The screen is too dark, I can't see anything
Shoddy editing
No reason to include Aberforth, at all, in any way
• The Mirror of Erised? It shows exactly what one desires in the mirror. Different results for every person.

• Voldemort disintegrates because his new body was 'artificial', and therefore magically unstable.

• The screen is dark, because
1. It's mostly meant to be seen in a dark environment, not during the day, but definitely in theaters.
2. 'Deathly' = dark; in my opinion.
3. Get glasses, Harry had 'em. ;)

• Probably based on the fact that it's difficult to appeal to all kinds of audiences and flow a story chronologically, when the story has been separated into so many different flicks.

• Aberforth was a Half-Blood, so probably had some type of connection to the storyline following the Half-Blood Prince. He was Albus' brother, why was Ron's brothers and sisters or even Harry's time at home included in the films? Because he was a very important character, and we needed to understand the background of his life and how he was treated around the house. Dumbledore, in my eyes, is just as important as Harry Potter is. He's like the 'Dean' or the 'Principal' of the entire school/university, whatever you want to call it. He was also the owner of Hog's Head Inn in Hogsmeade, so why would he not at least appear in the story at all if Harry, Ron, and Hermione were all hiding there? I don't know, but I think he was an important character.

^^

Am currently listening to a vinyl rip of Oxygene 3. Much better than the awful CD.

No explanation what the mirror is
No explanation of why Voldemort turns into frosted flakes upon dying (magic?)
The screen is too dark, I can't see anything
Shoddy editing
No reason to include Aberforth, at all, in any way

So much happens everyone I know who watched the movies and not read the books, all share one thing in common:
They never remember and never care about the mirror shard.
It gets asked once, but as soon as the scene changes, we just stop caring that it happened.

They way they shoot those scenes, it doesn't really matter or mean anything.
Just a wallpaper screenshot moment.

Who cares why Voldemort flakes. It's a movie. They need visuals and something lasting for the memory.
If he just vanished, I'd feel ripped off. I paid to see it. Give me something visually stunning.

Yes, it's dark. But, that's a common problem for a lot of home media.
Blacker than black was added to bluray since everyone started buying HD TV's with super contrast and other placebo magic effects.

The standard convention used to be that the luminance levels of a video (overall combined brightness/contrast) would be limited to 16-235 on a scale from 0-255.
That would be called "TV levels" on an 8-bit video scale.
10-bit video can go higher. Just multiply everything by 256. Except the maximum is 256*256 (65536) instead of 255*256 (65280). For coding reasons or something technical I don't need to know.

Anything outside of "TV levels/range" is considered "PC" levels/range.
You'd have to re-encode the whole movie with the levels clamped to legal TV ranges to get a better picture.
Except this can tend to wash out the blacks and ruin the image.
Most blurays have an actual range of... 8-255.
The 8-15 range gives the blacks more details and appear more black than we're used to in the old days.

I don't know what makes the editing shoddy. If the action was too fast, blame the asshat who got an academy award for jerking the camera around for American actors who can't fight fast enough as Hong Kong action stars (who earned their speeds).
The Bourne Ultimatum was a good movie. But the camera work was all cheating techniques because the actors can't fight. Shake, jerk and time it so the punches look heavier and faster.

I never remember Aberforth. I do remember my mom saying he was useless in the movie.
She even said that Harry Potter was useless and it should be all about Hermione and the others.
Harry did the least in those movies total.

Fan theories suggest that he didn't even kill Voldemort but it was really the one they pick on that's responsible for everything and the real hero.

Alas, that is Hollywood.
Make a scene for the sake of a screenshot and a trailer buildup.
They probably wanted fans to wet themselves: *GASP* "The mirror! Oooh I'm going to cum!"

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• The Mirror of Erised? It shows exactly what one desires in the mirror. Different results for every person.

I think he meant the mirror shard that Harry looks at at random times.
I remember he looked at on the beach.

I actually had to google this mirror for DH Part 1 & 2.

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� The Mirror of Erised? It shows exactly what one desires in the mirror. Different results for every person.

I think he meant the mirror shard that Harry looks at at random times.
I remember he looked at on the beach.

I actually had to google this mirror for DH Part 1 & 2.

Yeah, I was talking about the mirror shard.
NOW I remember why Aberforth was in the film. They needed a character on the other side of the mirror. In the books, the fact that it's Aberforth has meaning. But not in the movies.
Shoulda had it be McGonagall or something for the film adaptation, if they were going to introduce Dumbledore's brother but never do anything with him. :noonecares:

but definitely in theaters

The levels of a dark film are more easily to see in theaters than home media.

I remember quite a few films where it was easy to see everything in theaters, but bluray and dvd have to crush levels severely.

Theater uses absolute colors so they don't need to convert down to smaller sets.
Bluray uses BT.709 colormatrix was is extremely small compared to other standards.
DVD uses Bt.601 but you won't see too much of a difference. More of a difference between red and orange.

But a lot of movies on bluray need tweaking just to see the details.
Which was observed in theaters, so it is the director's intent (for the purists) that those be seen.

I know the first part where Voldemort graverobs for the wand is extremely dark on bluray.
That's a movie that has to be sequenced to fix dark scenes.

I sometimes forget how the internet can get pretty involved in Harry Potte discussion. Aren't I glad to be more like a casual to not care about issues others keep having (this isn't a "feeling superior" thing, btw).

Am listening to a series of fan commentaries for all Marvel films. Currently am on Spider-Man 2, in which one guy argues the way Skelly does.

Reddit is the commonplace for anything on anything.

I bet, right now, there is a war raging on about the Lemony Snickets Netflix series.
Blood, all over the boards.

• Voldemort disintegrates because his new body was 'artificial', and therefore magically unstable.

Actually this makes sense, never thought about it that way.


It's mostly meant to be seen in a dark environment, not during the day, but definitely in theaters.

That's no excuse. If the film is unwatchable on home media, you change the film's color grading and lighting. WB can't be bothered to spend an extra nickle on anything though, so I shouldn't be surprised.


Aberforth was a Half-Blood, so probably had some type of connection to the storyline following the Half-Blood Prince. He was Albus' brother, why was Ron's brothers and sisters or even Harry's time at home included in the films? Because he was a very important character, and we needed to understand the background of his life and how he was treated around the house. Dumbledore, in my eyes, is just as important as Harry Potter is.

Aberforth had nothing to do with HBP... that was all Snape.
That's another thing Yates and Mark Day botched... why is Snape the Half-Blood Prince? No explanation at all.
The fact that the DH films lack Aberforth's backstory shows how little he mattered to the core plot. He's a literal goat-fucker and a drunk anyway. Nothing of value would be lost by cutting out his character entirely.

That's no excuse. If the film is unwatchable on home media, you change the film's color grading and lighting. WB can't be bothered to spend an extra nickle on anything though, so I shouldn't be surprised.

Actually, this is based on the economy of TV purchasing habits.

You're just one of the people who didn't buy a well graded TV.

Remember, Michael Bay transfered Transformers: Dark of the Moon personally and he did it as right as he can.

It's just most of the consumer market has no real regulation and anyone can take shortcuts, put a sale sticker on the tv and water down the industry.

Even if you "felt" you spent a lot, you still haven't spent "enough".

The best way to get on the same level for most movies is to buy an expensive doohickey to calibrate your TV screen.

Believe me, WB and every other distributor out there has put thought into the lunimence levels for movies on bluray.
They cater to the rich who *can*.

If they crushed the blacks, it'd look much worse, believe me.
If they crushed the blacks to cater to a universal poorness of the technology, anyone who bought a good tv would complain.

There's no real level ground for home media.

I appreciate that WB gives its BDs transfers which are accurate to the source, but at the same time there needs to be a middle ground.
No one likes "remote riding" for the volume, and I feel like I shouldn't have to be doing that but for my TV brightness.
In the end though, it's always a battle between purists and casuals.
I can only imagine what the DVD version of this film must look like. O_O

Christmas holidays are the worst for buying a TV.
The ones that go on sale the most are the cheapest tv's that actually ruin the playback experience.
They're the ones everyone buys because they can pinch a penny.
But, in the end, everything looks washed out and the colors are not right.

I want to buy a new monitor, but all the ones I'm looking at, I have to second guess.

I've literally spent 3 days looking at different stores online and reading the specs and thinking to myself if I really like it or not.

Should I save up for a different monitor that costs more and has better luminance ratios? Or should I care more about the response rate? Should I try go for a 144Hz monitor??
Pick one, lose the rest that presents accuracy.

I can either go for gaming and get better timings but lose colors, or go for movies and get better colors but lose response rate.

I watch movies and do video editing.
So I want the colors.

But I also use SVP to interpolate the frame rate, so I'd like the response time as well.

For all of that, I'd have to spend quite a pretty penny meant for more for profressional grading for video and photo and actually calibrate my monitor with a doodad.

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I appreciate that WB gives its BDs transfers which are accurate to the source, but at the same time there needs to be a middle ground.
No one likes "remote riding" for the volume, and I feel like I shouldn't have to be doing that but for my TV brightness.
In the end though, it's always a battle between purists and casuals.
I can only imagine what the DVD version of this film must look like. O_O

Probably better on DVD for brightness since the compression is bigger.
DVD uses old MPEG-2 encoding standards so studios would likely respect TV ranges of 16 for blacks instead of 8.

I think TV's should start adopting volume normalization standards that are free and open source.
If they can do it for music on the fly, they can do it for movies.

The problem with normalization on TV's is that you can't control the properties like attack/release timings.
Which make *all* the difference.

I love playing off the PC because Windows has a powerful compresser that normalizes to the point where you don't have to reach for the volume.

People have asked Plex to start including some normalization for transcoding. But Plex won't. They leave that to the playing device.
Gaming consoles don't much to offer for dynamic range compression, if at all.
TV's generally have one preset for the DRC.
Even if they were to just normalize the downmixing matrices for 5.1 to 2.0, that would help a lot.

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I appreciate that WB gives its BDs transfers which are accurate to the source, but at the same time there needs to be a middle ground.
No one likes "remote riding" for the volume, and I feel like I shouldn't have to be doing that but for my TV brightness.
In the end though, it's always a battle between purists and casuals.
I can only imagine what the DVD version of this film must look like. O_O

Probably better on DVD for brightness since the compression is bigger.
DVD uses old MPEG-2 encoding standards so studios would likely respect TV ranges of 16 for blacks instead of 8.

I think TV's should start adopting volume normalization standards that are free and open source.
If they can do it for music on the fly, they can do it for movies.

The problem with normalization on TV's is that you can't control the properties like attack/release timings.
Which make *all* the difference.

I love playing off the PC because Windows has a powerful compresser that normalizes to the point where you don't have to reach for the volume.

People have asked Plex to start including some normalization for transcoding. But Plex won't. They leave that to the playing device.
Gaming consoles don't much to offer for dynamic range compression, if at all.
TV's generally have one preset for the DRC.
Even if they were to just normalize the downmixing matrices for 5.1 to 2.0, that would help a lot.

Well, I was almost enticed to watch an old episode of Bob the Builder, but I put in Alien instead. :)

"Hmm, Bob the Builder, or Alien?"

You must be the first person to have ever had that decision :laugh:

Deepwater Horizon special features. Pretty awesome stuff. Jablonsky's briefly in it :D

()

Well, I was almost enticed to watch an old episode of Bob the Builder, but I put in Alien instead. :)


"Hmm, Bob the Builder, or Alien?"

You must be the first person to have ever had that decision :laugh:

Maybe "can we fix it?" made him think of Ash? lol :p

I'm listening to the final problem soundtrack for Sherlock.

I've been trying to connect with michael price about obtaining an unreleased cue from the final problem (the cue after pick up and before brother bine on the OST). I figured i'd give it a try. If I did not the answer was gonna be no any way so at least with this I tried and hopefully he'll respond but I doubt it.

Patriots Day

Listening to The Moana Soundtrack While I Sort Stuff In My Hotel Room.

Listening to The Moana Soundtrack While I Sort Stuff In My Hotel Room.

So, how's Paris? If you get the chance sit in a sidewalk cafe and have a cup of coffee for me.

Patriots Day

Damn fine film. Good script, great acting, tense, dramatic and overall very well done. Better than Lone Survivor and Deepwater Horizon combined IMO.


If you get the chance sit in a sidewalk cafe and have a cup of coffee for me.

While listening to Non, je ne regriette rien as the sidewalk and everything around him begins to explode.

Iunderstoodthatreference.gif

So did I and I haven't even seen that movie complete.

You're not missing that much imo

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I mean it's fun to watch once, but it doesn't earn even half the merit it gets in terms of "hnng so intellectual, so deep".
It's a fun idea with good special effects in place.

I started watching it one day in Netflix, couldn't finish, and due to my high procrastination I never finished it, but one day I might finish it.

It was somewhat interesting, and as you say had some impressive visuals.

Interstellar is a relatively meatier film though. Another Nolan movie. Have you seen that one?

My body is not ready for that one.

I didn't finish Origin not because I didn't understand it, but because I had to stop. :laugh:

Interstellar is a relatively meatier film though. Another Nolan movie. Have you seen that one?

Ha. I see what you did there.

I've been watching Netflix's A Series of Unfortunate Events. It's fantastically depressing, or depressingly fantastic.

It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia 12x02, "The Gang Goes to A Water Park"

I cannot believe this show is on its 12th season. I remember when it premiered and nobody knew what it was. I'd always tell people about it and mention Danny DeVito, but they were clueless.

I'm not crying, you're crying. Ft "Hero" by David Bowie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkSaPs4FXY0

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It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia 12x02, "The Gang Goes to A Water Park"

I cannot believe this show is on its 12th season. I remember when it premiered and nobody knew what it was. I'd always tell people about it and mention Danny DeVito, but they were clueless.

Out of curiosity I'm watching that episode. That was fun!!

Megamind (2010)

↑↑↑
One of the few Dreamworks films I thoroughly enjoy

Yeah, funny enough is one of the few Dreamworks movie that everyone agrees it's literally GOOD

It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia 12x02, "The Gang Goes to A Water Park"

I cannot believe this show is on its 12th season. I remember when it premiered and nobody knew what it was. I'd always tell people about it and mention Danny DeVito, but they were clueless.

Oh shit. Sounds like a hilarious episode. The last one was pretty interesting too.

Oh shit. Sounds like a hilarious episode. The last one was pretty interesting too.

I watched that one too. I kinda was in the mood for more!

Giving Jean-Michel Jarre's Oxygene 3 another listen through the Oxygene Trilogy vinyl rip. Sounds so much better when it's not loud and compressed.

Oh shit. Sounds like a hilarious episode. The last one was pretty interesting too.

Yep it was. Frank and Charlie "have AIDS", Mac and Dee get stuck in a kid's waterslide and they literally get showered in piss, Dennis takes a 12-year old girl under his wing as his apprentice. In other words, the usual shenanigans.

Bah! American television... your time would be better spent watching The Detectorists. :smrt:

What are you talking about? Sunny is GREAT television! And you make it sound like you're not American :p

Yep it was. Frank and Charlie "have AIDS", Mac and Dee get stuck in a kid's waterslide and they literally get showered in piss, Dennis takes a 12-year old girl under his wing as his apprentice. In other words, the usual shenanigans.

Ah, sounds just as I had hoped. Goddamn hilarious in that classically devised 'Sunny' fashion.


Sunny is GREAT television!

In complete agreement. It's a favorite sitcom of mine for a reason. Quite similar to even Seinfeld, in the way of how each of the characters are pretty much a menace to society and can only tolerate each other, and belong in their own 'bubble' of bewildered perception. :p

One of my absolute favorites of the last season and of all time is the one of where Mac and Dennis go to live in the suburbs. Knowing the series and characters, I knew it was going to be a hysterical episode before I even watched it. :laugh:

Wow, this is truly a beautiful piece of music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f59v8r1CBIo

What are you talking about? Sunny is GREAT television! And you make it sound like you're not American :p

American and proud!... Except for the television.

Listening to about 10 kids screaming in the game room at work...

Listening to about 10 kids screaming in the game room at work...

Fire Emblem Direct?

Fire Emblem Direct?

No :P I work at a Pizza Place. It's like a poor mans Chuck E. Cheeses. We have a "game room" with a 2 arcade games, 3 claw games and an air hockey table.

()

The conclusive motif is such a perfect resolve for this piece.

Even though this game's score is mostly just arrangements of traditional folk compositions and others, they're elaborately orchestrated and brilliantly well done, thus still ranking as one of my favorite orchestral video game scores. The Industrial/Atomic era variants of Brazil, Egypt, India, Norway, Russia, and Spain are particular favorites.

Concluded La La Land. Suffocating, navel-gazing tosh.

Blade Runner: The Final Cut. While this is technically the second time I've seen this film, the first time was so long ago I don't remember a thing. So it's basically like the first time

Man Seeking Woman 2x01, "Wings"

It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia 12x03, "Old Lady House: A Situation Comedy"

Holy shit that sounds even funnier than the last. I've got to get my ass on these new episodes - looks as if two have aired thus far.

Three have aired. That's what "12x03" indicates. Season 12, episode 3.

Usual shenanigans. Again. Always.

Ah, I meant "two more", but I missed a word. :notgood:

Anyway, I might watch these tommorow. Had gotten them earlier today.

Man Seeking Woman 2x03, "Scythe"

New Logan trailer. Also includes a description of the 40 minute preview Fox provided reporters. Sounds like X-23 is going to be a complete and total bad ass.

http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/new-logan-trailer-40-minute-preview-review-james-mangold-interview-712

New Logan trailer. Also includes a description of the 40 minute preview Fox provided reporters. Sounds like X-23 is going to be a complete and total bad ass.

http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/new-logan-trailer-40-minute-preview-review-james-mangold-interview-712

I still don't have high hopes for the film after The Wolverine and Apocalypse

80% of The Wolverine was awesome. Apocalypse sucked donkey dick though.
I for one am FUCKIN' PUMPED.
Might try to hit the theaters March 3, if possible.
I really hate movie theaters but this one looks like it'll be worth the trouble.

I listened in the morning two things, one is the score for Iron Will by Joel McNeely, great score !
Also i was listening a Concert by Sting in Central Park, lovely !

Last weekend i was in the mood to watch some fun movies, and i watched the Tuxedo and Inspector Gadget both scored by Debney, terrible movies by the way.

I love me some Sting (and The Police, and Maynard James Keenan, too, by the way).

Currently listening to some old video game music I'm in the process of redownloading after an accidental hard drive wipe. Palms and Deftones, too.

Watching Persona 4 Golden Animation as well.

Chinese Ancient Music series volumes 1-8. 84 tracks, 7 and a half hours, all outstanding.

I queue this up from start to finish in the winter a lot and chug unhealthy quantities of oolong tea.

I still don't have high hopes for the film after The Wolverine and Apocalypse

Fair enough but this coming from the man who keeps seeing the Transformers films?

Fair enough but this coming from the man who keeps seeing the Transformers films?

https://media.giphy.com/media/26AHvF2p5pridaSf6/giphy.gif

Dunkey's Best of 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y9CLWJvia8

80% of The Wolverine was awesome. Apocalypse sucked donkey dick though.
I for one am FUCKIN' PUMPED.
Might try to hit the theaters March 3, if possible.
I really hate movie theaters but this one looks like it'll be worth the trouble.

I want proof you were there


Fair enough but this coming from the man who keeps seeing the Transformers films?

Oh believe me I know how bad they are. But it's my childhood on screen. What's yours?


https://media.giphy.com/media/26AHvF2p5pridaSf6/giphy.gif

Why this particular gif? Did you take it as killgrave insulting me? Cause I didn't.

Apocalypse sucked donkey dick though.

Still like it better than First Class though. runs

Logan looks like the "superhero" film I've been wanting to see in a while though. Consider me excited.

Still like it better than First Class though.

http://static4.fjcdn.com/thumbnails/comments/Where+to+start+half+of+this+looks+like+crossfit+_c 88263388bca912ea2b595509f21d291.png

Can't wait 'till I watch all of these X-Mex/Wolverine films following First Class so that I can know what the hell y'all are talking about.

NO
DON'T

Just watch X2, DoFP, and The Wolverine.
AVOID ALL OTHERS.

I've only seen every one up to First Class, so. X2 is probably my favorite.

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AVOID ALL OTHERS.

They can't be any worse than Troll. :laugh:

They can't be any worse than Troll. :laugh:

I watched that. All of it. Plus the sequel.

The OH MY GAAAAAWD was a prominent gif here for a good while.

Some good stuff on youtube that too.
IIRC, there was a This Is Sparta remix (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MonoacDKd8) for it.

Ugh. Here come the youtube suggestions...


:169: For you as well!

Nitzsche, Jack - [Cutter's Way #01] Main Title

:-*

Everything Wrong With Troll 2 In 19 Minutes Or Less
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw2szUP0IRI

I've watched so many of those that every time I hear narration in a movie, a little piece of me dies inside becuase I hear the ding. :sad:

I don't know the stigma behind narration.
I like it for some movies.

But some don't need it at all... *ahem* BLADE RUNNER *AH-HEM**cough**choke**spit**ahem*

I will say in defense of X-Men Apocalypse that it has extreme comedic value if viewed through that lens.

NO
DON'T

Just watch X2, DoFP, and The Wolverine.
AVOID ALL OTHERS.

But seeing them all will put everything in perspective. That's one of the reasons DoFP is so good. It's my favorite of the franchise.

The best parts of DoFP are the future scenes.

The best parts of DoFP are the future scenes.

Well... actually... if you watch the movie... every scene and frame you have not watched yet... ARE the future scenes since they have not come to pass.

So the whole movie is good. :smrt:

Rogue Cut. Wolvie butt.

The only thing I like about DoFP is getting the old gang back together from the original trilogy.
Even if it doesn't add much to the core plot, that's why the Rogue Cut is my favorite version of the film.

It was certainly nice to see Scott back along with the others.
Seeing Jean was great! But then ominous but then I'm sure by now that Logan knows that's no-touchy because Scott didn't really learn anything from it since everything changed for him.

Kelsey Grammar cameo! :shock: what a welcome surprise!

Kelsey Grammar cameo! :shock: what a welcome surprise!

I would have been an emotional wreck if I saw this in theaters...
https://i.imgur.com/B3O5CVd.gif (https://imgur.com/B3O5CVd)

Newman: "Hey what is that up that tree?"

Kramer: "*hoo*.....Man that looks like a dead bear."

Jean-Michel Jarre - Zoolook (2nd Edition)

Boy is this such a bizarre piece of work, but a fantastic one at that.

Seinfeld 7x04, "The Wink"

Seinfeld 7x04, "The Wink"

https://media.giphy.com/media/10dJBypgfsmxfG/giphy.gif

The inauguration of Donald J Trump as 45th President of The United States of America

The inauguration of Donald J Trump as 45th President of The United States of America

Starting in about 22 minutes for me.

"The Lighthouse - Casper & Kat" - James Horner

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoyNg0Np2ZU)

Watching season 2 of Prison Break while I recover from surgery.

Starting in about 22 minutes for me.

The deed is done. The first time in 8 years or maybe ever I was proud to see it happen. *sob*

Now, let's hear, for four long years, the constant, whining, crying, and complaining every single day! :D

Like with Obama, but x5 times, because this time, it's okay and justified, since it's not a black man :D

I could give a flying fuck, I'm just so damn glad it has finally happened and no damned soul can do a damn thing about it. :D

The feeling is immense, and immediate change imminent. Damn...:)

Hope y'all ready for a big ride!

Oh I'm strappin' in. ;)

https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/16114246_10211472826037248_8636521688757181443_n.j pg?oh=b7e71bb0e1fba475655397cd79fcfbbd&oe=5920CCA8

Hillary is in the crowd... looks miserable.
She spent a billion dollars on her campaign and lost to a reality TV star.

All in all, we're just another brick on the wall.

Very profound, Ponyo. You should write poetry!

MusicBee, my dad got it (I recommended it to him) and he's very happy with it.

I'm listening to Bolt's original soundtrack by JOHN POWELL.

All in all, we're just another brick on the wall.

IN the wall

MusicBee Is A Lot More Faster Than Itunes, Which Paused For No Reason....

Hillary is in the crowd... looks miserable.
She spent a billion dollars on her campaign and lost to a reality TV star.

Hilary didn't spend a dime. Her campaign was funded by foreign donors.

IN the wall.

Tomato, potato.

Looks like it's modeled after iTunes 12.4......before Apple did away with that amazing album view. Sigh.....

Hilary didn't spend a dime. Her campaign was funded by foreign donors.


Tomato, potato.

Looks like it's modeled after iTunes 12.4......before Apple did away with that amazing album view. Sigh.....

Not On The Actual Library Itself...

Tomato, potato.

http://i.imgur.com/EQ5TobX.gif

Tomato, potato.

Actually it's "toe-may-toe, toe-mah-toe." Allow me to visually illustrate.

Never trust a Spaniard to deliver English figures of speech correctly.

Let's see if it's as good as People say Fur real... ;)

Still better than Giacchino's puns.

Never trust a Spaniard to deliver English figures of speech correctly.

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/zz6/penultimatepage/happy%20gifs/tumblr_lfm1k88SMX1qfrb09.gif


Currently:

Watched the teaser for House of Cards Season 5... FRANK UNDERWOOD 2020!

Still better than Giacchino's puns.

Nah. At least those are somewhat actual phrases. "potato tomato" is just broken English. Get rekt.

Nah. At least those are somewhat actual phrases. "potato tomato" is just broken English. Get rekt.

:tommydissapproves:

I was refering to "fur real", in reply to ManRay.

I was refering to "fur real", in reply to ManRay.

Nah. That's much worse. I appreciate a guy that tries harder more than one who takes the easy road.

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Am currently listening to Mike Oldfield's newly released "Return to Ommadawn."

Currently sounds like it has more of it's own identity while still being reminiscent of the original. Something all sequels to Tubular Bells failed to do.

Still better than Giacchino's puns.

Gia's puns are great!

Gia's puns are great!

No. Gia's puns should be pun-ishable.

The Man in the High castle ost <3, good show, even better OST :)

:tommydissapproves:

I was refering to "fur real", in reply to ManRay.

No offense to ManRay, but 'fur real' is much worse. We've heard that one before, very often. It's an oldie. And in no way do I see it as better than "Takes One to Rogue One" or "Bazed and Confused" (which I think are some of Michael's best yet)

But let's face it; in the end, no pun is really ever so clever. Most if not all are pathetic or simply stupid, but that's the point.

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No. Gia's puns should be pun-ishable.

http://i.imgur.com/sfLxhEz.gif

You guys take your puns way too seriously

You guys take your puns way too seriously

Yep. It's just no pun after a while.

You guys take your puns way too seriously

Do I?

Are we not human?! For if we pun, do we not bleed?!

Ah whatever...

Oh, I know how bad "fur real" is. But my point came across anyway: Gia's puns are fucking horrible.

Gia's puns are fucking horrible.

Puns are puns. His are about as legit as they usually are. so your opinion is invalid.

The point we realize that each of our opinions of puns and more particularly, Giacchino's puns, are highly subjective, is the point we should come to peace and know that there is no need, for pun control.

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Puns are puns. His are about as legit as they usually are. so your opinion is invalid.

Everyone's opinion is valid. I'm...pretty sure we know that by now.

Everyone's opinion is valid. I'm...pretty sure we know that by now.

I only said that because he's just being too persistent at this point. If you don't care for them, then just don't say anything.

Sigh. Lost cause.

Sigh. Lost cause.

There wasn't even a cause. Just opinion.

Sigh. Lost cause.

Yeah, it is if one doesn't realize that this whole trivial 'debate' is completely subjective, and each and every one of us has a right to what we think about bullshit like this...which is what it becomes when more importance is given than what is deserving. So... *shrug*. Never needed to come this far.

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Oh, I know how bad "fur real" is. But my point came across anyway: Gia's puns are fucking horrible.

Gia's puns are at least creative titles as opposed to other scores that have really blunt titles like "Titles" "Hallway" "Final Battle" "Chase"

Gia's puns are at least creative titles as opposed to other scores that have really blunt titles like "Titles" "Hallway" "Final Battle" "Chase"

No. They are unfunny, idiotic and downright retarded.

No. They are unfunny, idiotic and downright retarded.

https://media.giphy.com/media/HFmO5XV1N5kha/giphy.gif

I think best to disagree rather than say it as if it's a fact. Beginning a statement with 'I think' is 10x better and clears up any misunderstandings. How you state and word your opinion means everything in a case like this, that's why we're even talking about it.

And I can't entirely disagree, and do think some of them are 'eh', but this one's so far down the trash hole I've decided to give up reaching for it.

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And also, I'm even an idiot for continuing to say anything, so yeah.

A Swarm Reception
Hitting the Saucer A Little Hard
Franklin, My Dear
Give My Regards to Fraudway
Best Chase Scenario
Kicking Some Astrid
Love the Glove
A Krennic Condition
As the Jurassic World Turns
Pterodactyl Temper Tantrum

It gets annoying after more than 10 years. And I'm not bias. If it were Williams or HZ, I'd be saying the same thing. The puns are enough. I'm thankful the official cues on the Rogue One OST were unpuntiful, but he still managed to get them in the booklet. Wouldn't be surprised if that's in his contract.

It gets annoying after more than 10 years. And I'm not bias. If it were Williams or HZ, I'd be saying the same thing. The puns are enough. I'm thankful the official cues on the Rogue One OST were unpuntiful, but he still managed to get them in the booklet. Wouldn't be surprised if that's in his contract.

Hmm. I'd never consider the amount of years he'd have in naming his puns. Even so, he doesn't often really give every single cue title a pun (though Rogue One might've been too forced in that regard), so it could be a lot worse.

Even so, I'm far more tolerant of puns than most, so it'll never be an issue with me. I'm probably weird like that.

I guess it's just an art form that people have no pun with.

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No. They are unfunny, idiotic and downright retarded.

Give him credit: at least he has a notable quirk. That's enough for me.

I doubt it's even him who comes up with them. Cause if he were that good, he'd write better music.

I doubt it's even him who comes up with them. Cause if he were that good, he'd write better music.

He specifically mentioned his team in the Rogue One booklet, so that's pretty likely.

I'd say we drop this "pun" thing (and potentially more Giacchino hate) now. We've given it too much attention now.

Just saw Arrival.
Excellent movie aside from Johann Johannson's utter crap score. Why his noise is nominated for Academy Awards, I'll never know.

Just saw Arrival.
Excellent movie aside from Johann Johannson's utter crap score. Why his noise is nominated for Academy Awards, I'll never know.

The Social Network was noise....and it won. History repeats itself.

Also, it's not nominated. They're announced Tuesday morning.

The Social Network was noise....and it won. History repeats itself.

Certain tracks sure, but I'd argue there is some merit to the music. It was certainly something unique for sure. (I have no opinion on Arrival though)

Finally Finished, 2CDs. Not Bad :D

Sean Kiner - Star Wars Rebels: Series 3 - Sabine Suite (https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5667721fdf40f3a42f3c2187/566f41e4bfe873371e435fc1/5867eea4ebbd1adda9a8ba18/1483206728230/Sabine+Suite.mp3) (Trials of the Darksaber)

Just finished the episode and now listening to this again. Never thought the episode would be as emotional as the music suggested...

NCIS Los Angeles Season 1

Fuuuuuck yes. I just heard a bird outside I haven't heard in probably months.

The Social Network was noise....and it won. History repeats itself.

Also, it's not nominated. They're announced Tuesday morning.

Arrival isn't nominated, but Sicario was... that score might have been even worse than Arrival.

Arrival isn't nominated, but Sicario was... that score might have been even worse than Arrival.

Saw Arrival. Score only makes an impression because of sheer volume during the first entrance into the spacecraft, otherwise it barely registers.

And I'm probably in the minority thinking the film isn't really all that great.

Fuuuuuck yes. I just heard a bird outside I haven't heard in probably months.

How do you know it's the same one?

Watching: The Fog (original)

How do you know it's the same one?

He stenciled his initials on it.

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Watching: The Fog (original)

It's the only one to watch.