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[Off-topic] Dirk:
So you're using interpolation to raise the framerate? Interested to know how well that works on a 3D TV. In effect it's what Peter Jackson did with The Hobbit. Film at 48FPS so that each eye gets 24FPS in 3D playback. If you were playing back 48 in 2D you would notice the Soap Opera effect due to the higher FPS, but in 3D each eye is still getting 24 so do you still notice the effect?

Do you get much artifacting using Interpolation on your TV? I was doing with a program called SVP on my PC for a while and the Soap Opera Effect was terrible for movies tbh, and the artifacting was too noticeable.
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Yep that's what i'm doing, i think that's what everyone should do for 3D playback. But i don't know by how much it increases the actual FPS, afaik interpolation increases the refresh rate by x times depending on the setting used, dunno if there is a direct relationship between refresh rates and fps.

Nope, no soap opera effect when watching 3D movies at high interpolation settings, it is flicker free and much more pleasant but at the same settings with 2D playback there is serious soap opera effect.

I haven't really noticed much artifacts but then i turn off the interpolation and leave it on standard for 2D content. I'll check and report back later.

When i watch the new Star Trek in 3D this weekend i'll check the difference with interpolation on and off again.
[Off-topic] Android Pizza:
How about game systems.

The Nintendo 3DS...it BURNS!

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[Off-topic] kangerX:
I'm watching pulp fiction for like a 100th time now ^_°

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[Off-topic] Dirk:
Good point! I think most people play in 2D mode. ;)

Yeah, that is QT's crowning achievement. I can't see him bettering it, but i live in hope!

The movie? I only saw that myself recently although i wouldn't have thought it was your cup of tea?
[Off-topic] kangerX:
No there all nothing like pulp fiction ever again ... :(

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[Off-topic] Dirk:
It was surprisingly good. Frost/Nixon is in a similar vein. You might enjoy that one too.

Have you seen Natural Born Killers?
[Off-topic] kangerX:
Oh yes I have hated it actually. Its weird at first then it gets creepy :(

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[Off-topic] Android Pizza:
What a coincidence...look what Nintendo just announced!

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Eh...sorry for being a little off topic.

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[Off-topic] Dirk:
Yeah, i laughed when i heard that. They've taken the 3D out of the 3DS. :p

In today's news: James Spader will be the villain in The Avengers sequel. I've been a fan since his sleazy appearance in Pretty In Pink, but it was his role in Boston Legal that put him among my personal favourites. Can't wait to see him in action again.
[Off-topic] Seraz007:
Anybody up for season 4 Walking Dead? :eek:

Just saw the sneak peek :p
[Off-topic] kangerX:
Off topic MOVIE NOT TV SHOW thread ;D but me yeahhhhhhhhhh

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Well ain't that cute... lucky you. :D

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[Off-topic] Dirk:
In case you haven't seen it, The Town is an excellent heist movie:

"As he plans his next job, a longtime thief tries to balance his feelings for a bank manager connected to one of his earlier heists, as well as the FBI agent looking to bring him and his crew down."

8/10

Really enjoyed Winter's Bone too. Jennifer Lawrence is brilliant in this bleak drama. 8/10
[Off-topic] xaccers:
Is Olympus has fallen and White House down basically the same film?
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Indeed, and i wouldn't watch either of them. Incidentally, Absolute Power and Murder at 1600 both came out in the same year too, in 1997. They were of a similar breed.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Oh dear god, Katheryn Bigalow's Point Break is being remade. :(

When will the horror stop?
[Off-topic] drewwtek:
Just finished a marathon of the Fast and the Furious series. All loose ends are now tied... so they are introducing a totally new villain?
[Off-topic] Faiz Malkani:
Jason Statham. Yes

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[Off-topic] kangerX:
Guys suggest a horror flick , not 2013ish , something along the lines of exorcist (no Alfred Hitchcock too , seen all )

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[Off-topic] Dirk:
Poltergeist.
[Off-topic] kangerX:
Downloading thanks ! Currently no work so needed something new , very tired + horror movie = epic sleep

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[Off-topic] Dirk:
I think you'll like it. The movie stands up really well despite it's age and has some genuinely scary and creepy scenes. Others you might consider in future are The Omen and The Shining, both of which are great too.
[Off-topic] kangerX:
Definitely gonna try em should be good given I like creepy scenes :D

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[Off-topic] xaccers:
Rosemary's Baby
[Off-topic] jugg1es:
Classic film :thumbup::thumbup:

"You learn something new every day if you're not careful" - Wilf Lunn
[Off-topic] xaccers:
Oh for flips sake!

They're remaking Poltegeist and WarGames!

WarGames! WTF?? Why????

The whole point of the original was it played on the very real fear of total thermonuclear annihilation.

The Cold War is over, Putin isn't crazy enough to push the button and we're not likely to have another Bush in the White House so what's it going to be about?
[Off-topic] jugg1es:
North Korea :eek:

"No Sane man will dance."

- Cicero (106-43 B.C.)
[Off-topic] xaccers:
Didn't they try that mistake with the Red Dawn remake?
[Off-topic] Dirk:
If i ever hear of plans to remake Ferris Buellers Day Off i swear i am going to go postal.
[Off-topic] xaccers:
Still keeping my fingers crossed for the sequel that was suggested in 2012, although Broderick's idea on the wiki page with them in their 70s and breaking Cameron out of an old people's home would be cool (although maybe not the ending).

I wonder what the TV series was like...
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I wonder what Mia Sara looks like these days....
[Off-topic] Prawesome:
Theres a new FF movie? Oh god.....
[Off-topic] Dirk:
The Rock needs more money for steroids.
[Off-topic] Prawesome:
Ya... I smell him cooking more and more money
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Just finished World War Z. It's worth watching, but only for the action sequences. Everything else is just fluff to make it feature length. 7/10
[Off-topic] niyas90:
Just watched kill bill vol 1& 2

Both are really superb..

Quentin Tarantino (my fav director) always awesome
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Great movies!

I just watched The Cove, and i recommend everyone else does so too. It's a documentary film about the wholesale abuse and slaughter of Dolphins in Japan. It's heartbreaking to watch but everybody should be aware of the story that's being told.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
That franchise jumped the shark after the first film. Some would say before the first film!

If you want a good driving film i'd recommend Vanishing Point.
[Off-topic] Archer:
I watched the first one and laughed at the fact that I'd wasted too much of my valuable time here on it. I vowed never to watch the sequels and I think it's the universe mocking me by making so many of the damn things!
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I once watched the remake of The Italian Job. I still feel shame when i think about it.

Now the original...that was epic driving movie fun!
[Off-topic] Archer:
In fairness, that was never meant to be taken as a remake. They only took the name and then said in the film "Let's do it like the Italian job" when they decided to use Minis. I didn't mind it, but it didn't exactly make me ponder my existence. It was a painless time-killer.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
New Scorsese/Di Caprio movie inbound at the end of the year, The Wolf Of Wall Street.

I hope it's good enough to finally win Di Caprio the Oscar that he deserves.
[Off-topic] xaccers:
Not a remake, a homage.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
More fromage than homage!

Anybody here up to date with Breaking Bad? Even the worst episode this season would rate 9/10. There's going to be a Huell sized hole in my life once the show ends. :(
[Off-topic] Prawesome:
Season 5 is the last? Sorry but I only started watching it recently
[Off-topic] Archer:
Yes! I obviously won't mention anything and spoil things for others, but this week's episode was possibly one of the best cliffhangers EVER!

I'm a Dexter fan as well, and that finishes in 2 weeks. I lose that and then lose Breaking Bad the week after. I do have all of Moonlighting to keep me happy though :D
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Man, i was only recently thinking of watching Moonlighting from start to finish! Last time i saw it was during it's original run. Around that time i had a huge Cybill Shepherd poster on my bedroom wall! Does the show hold up well considering it's age?

I've been watching Dexter since the start too but i have to say i'm not sad to see it go. I'm pretty much just hate watching it right now, waiting for it to die. This final season has nothing good going on at all. Even having more of Yvonne Strahovski on screen is too little to redeem what has been a horrible end to a once great show.

I have infinitely more faith in Vince Gilligan to keep bringing the good stuff in Breaking Bad, and i'm sure last nights cliffhanger won't be the last this season. You're right though, it was one of the best ever. How the hell does that scene end?! :laugh:
[Off-topic] Archer:
I do agree that Dexter has slumped this season, but I'm still enjoying it. At least I can rest assured that it's not going to spin-off into 2 stories and it turns out that 1 of them is completely irrelevant because it's happening after everyone is dead! (That still makes me mad.)

I've watched the 1st season of Moonlighting so far and it really has stood the test of time well. Sure, you can tell by the picture that it's not a recent show, but everything else really translates to today very well. Definitely give it a go if you were a fan 1st time round. It makes me feel like a kid again watching it :)
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I still can't get my head around what the hell happened to the end of Lost. The flash-sideways events were just them 'in limbo' waiting to find each other, which they needed to do to move on, right? The rest is all a giant mess in my head that i can't make sense of, and i've seen it all the way through three times!

Even BSG was a puzzle when you got into the nitty-gritty details of everything that the writers presented to us, the viewers. I think i've got a (tenuous) grip on that one now though, but again it took a few viewings!

Loved the dynamic between David and Maddie in Moonlighting. You've made up my mind to watch it again. :good:

For some reason the page has disappeared between this morning and now, but here's a cached copy of an Empire article about new shows coming in the fall season of 2013.
[Off-topic] nishanty13:
Well, all good things must end. :p

Vince Gilligan sure is a genius. Every episode of final season is filled with cliffhangers..... and this week's one was just.......

This show is just getting better and better as finale approaches.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Factor in the flash forward at the beginning of episode one, the diner on his birthday, and you just want to know how we get from here to there. The waiting to find out is killing me!

I hear this week that BB has made the Guiness book of records for the highest rated show ever. Apparently this Season has a metacritic rating of 98%, or something like that!

Edit: 99%! Awesome. :good:
[Off-topic] Archer:
Some are interesting and some are just damn annoying, like "Bates Motel". What's next, "Vader The Musical"?
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Do you think James Earl Jones would be up for it? :p

I like the idea of a new show with Robin Williams, although i hope Sarah Michelle Gellar is something more than just a prop for him to bounce jokes off of. (Remember Mindy?...)
[Off-topic] kangerX:
Haven't seen this dexter season but ITS GOING TO END :eek: ?!

I really liked the character , Michael c hall is awesome , well emotional scenes not so much but its not bad as Walking dead , (remember the scene where rick learns Lori is dead) worst piece of acting *_*

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[Off-topic] Archer:
Hmmm.... not too sure about that. I hate slapstick style humour, and that Robin Williams all over. I do think Sarah Michelle Gellar is underestimated though. It'll be nice to see her in something regular again.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I don't think he does slapstick any more. Did you see him in Insomnia or One Hour Photo? Serious roles which he played really well. I agree that's it's about time SMG makes a return to the small screen though. She's got great screen presence. What draws me to The Crazy Ones is David E. Kelley. I'm always hoping he can make something else that's equal to Boston Legal.

This Season is supposed to be the last, although there were still rumours not long ago that they might try to continue it for another one. Michael C. Hall is great although i think Dexter has probably done more harm than good to his reputation as a serious actor. I'd like to see him do something like Six Feet Under again.

Walking Dead. I hate it. Tried to get into it twice and the upshot is that i think it's terrible. Really, really terrible. It needs a bigger budget, better writers and better actors.
[Off-topic] kangerX:
Yup walking dead kind of drifted off , season 1/2 were cool. Zombie Apocalypse ? Common who wouldn't like that , I thought , then it got repeatative , soooooooo repeatative ...now its painful

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[Off-topic] Dirk:
Slow zombies are so boring. Rampaging pensioners with walking sticks would be more frightening. Fast zombies on the other hand, a la 28 Days/Weeks later... now that's brown trousers time!
[Off-topic] Prawesome:
That last line is so true. So many movies based on the Zombie apocalypse concept nowadays
[Off-topic] kangerX:
Lolyeah.

BTW can't wait for shameless next session ( us )

Currently im watching fringe , I started to watch first season and its really awesome but doesn't give 'that' kick that I got out of breaking bad / dexter :/

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[Off-topic] Archer:
It never gets up there with the likes of BB and Dexter, but it does get a LOT better. Only the final season was a let-down, but at least they finished it at their own pace, rather then being told to hurry up and get off screen.
[Off-topic] xaccers:
Other than Daryl, I look at the characters and think "How the hell are you all still alive???"

I have a theory that all the intelligent people that weren't bitten are holed up in nice big bunkers with food and water to last decades, while we're left following a bunch of idiots that were too stupid to follow the instructions to the evac points.

Mark Tufo's Zombie Fallout would have made a much better TV series!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Zombie-Fallout-ebook/dp/B003A022YO
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I think readers are a little cynical about zombie adaptations now since World War Z. Still, it can't be worse than what they did to I Am Legend. What a travesty that was!
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Random movie recommendation of the day:

Ravenous

Robert Carlisle and Guy Pearce star in this quirky Horror/Thriller. If you enjoy some Severance style humour with your Horror you will find this a very entertaining watch.
[Off-topic] thousandecibels:
2 weeks is all it will take...

"It has to be."

Gonna miss DEXTER :(
[Off-topic] Dirk:
What connects Robocop, Dexter and now Sons Of Anarchy?

I'm watching the first episode of SOA Season 6 and there is Peter Weller cropping up on the small screen again! A welcome inclusion. :good:
[Off-topic] Archer:
I love that film. It was the film that started me on my "watch anything with Guy Pearce in it" way of life. It also has a awesome tune over the end credits, written by Damon Albarn!
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I didn't know that, but the whole score is pretty funky if i remember correctly. It went the same for me with Guy Pearce too. I was really excited to see his name linked to The Hurt Locker at the time that came out. Less pleased of course when i saw what happened to his character! :D Still, he has a good catalogue of movies behind him now, L.A Confidential and Mememto probably being my personal favourites.

Robert Carlisle is another actor i like to see when he turns up on screen. His turn on The Beach certainly added something to that movie, 28 Weeks Later was pretty decent, and i liked his role on the doomed Stargate Universe.

Ravenous is definitely one of the great underrated movies out there. It wasn't well promoted at the time and went unnoticed, which is a shame. It's also one of the few films i can think of that has Jeffrey Jones, Ferris Bueller's 'Mr Rooney', in it!
[Off-topic] xaccers:
I really thought he did well in Lockout. Ok so it's Escape from LA in space, but his dry sarcasm came over perfectly.

Watched The Possession last night on Netflix, a pretty good creepy horror flick along the lines of The Unborn so not gorey but flippin freaky in parts.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Is it worth watching? With him in it i'm willing to give it a go if it's not a terrible movie.

Have you seen Lawless? His character is very peculiar in that. Good though!
[Off-topic] Archer:
Is he still worthy of mention? As sad as it is, Mr "nine times" Rooney has been in a spot of bother :(
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I had to look that up, i had no idea! Disturbing sex pest is disturbing.
[Off-topic] xaccers:
Crickey I didn't know that! He has been a rather unpleasant fellow. Kinda makes me think his character in Ed the Duck wasn't wearing makup after all.

Dirk, Lockout is worth watching. It's not a spectacular film of course but it's got great dry humour and seeing him in a hard nut action role makes a change.
[Off-topic] Archer:
Yeah, I agree. It'll never win awards, and it will leave you stinking of cheese for weeks, but it is enjoyable nonetheless.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Sold! I'll give it a watch.

Where's [MENTION=4186558]roofrider[/MENTION] these days? I'm missing his movie recommendations. Does anybody have a good resource for keeping abreast of foreign language releases? I'm always worried that i might miss the next 'Let The Right One In' or 'Elite Squad' because i'm not hearing about it.

I've added Empire Online as a resource to the OP now as i'm really liking their podcasts, and the website is really decent too. It's useful for keeping up with the latest movie news and their reviews are always good.
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Lol, haven't watched anything recently that's worth mentioning apart from the new Star Trek which i'm tempted to watch again and World War Z, i liked how Z was family friendly without blood and gore.

I've been eyeing The Kings of Summer, looks like a nice coming of age movie that's worth watching.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Yeah, that's one of many i've got on my list currently too. Don Jon is another, Joseph Gordon-Levitt's directorial debut. In fact, 2013 is turning out to be one of the best years for good movies that i can remember. I will definitely be watching Into Darkness again too. It was really enjoyable.

Have you seen anything new from foreign shores?
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Onto my list goes Don Jon!

:( Nope, i'll keep you updated as i come across them. Have been wanting to watch Bicycle Thieves for a while now, friend of mine told me it's a classic... years back. :o

Eagerly waiting for Snowpiercer, the few reviews that are out there claim it is a masterpiece along likes of Children Of Men.

District B13 is a decent French action flick with loads of parkour and stunts. It's what got me into parkour. I felt the stunt sequences were enjoyable, the entire movie is like the chase scene from Casino Royale.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Cyril Raffaelli and David Belle, count me in! I'm sure i heard about District B13 at the time and never watched it. I'm glad you mentioned it as i'm a big parkour fan too. I had a big collection of parkour clips that i downloaded using kazaa, many years ago, including all the David Belle clips that i could find. There was one video that i've never been able to find since, but it was like a mini-movie, with great production values and a good story. Not just another self-shot youtube special. In case it rings a bell, it has a group of five or six and it begins with them scaling the outside of a tower block?

Snowpiercer looks interesting, thanks for the tip. It's hard to tell if it's primarily an English or Korean flick. English language, Korean made flick i think! Nice to see Alison Pill in the cast, she's great in The Newsroom.

There's another mountain climbing documentary film coming soon that i have my eye on called The Summit. That might be something that appeals to you too?
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Are you talking about Yamakasi? Tell me i'm right. :D Because that movie starts in a similar fashion.

Yeah i'm not sure too, I think the director said 80% of the film is in english.

Thanks! K2 this time!
[Off-topic] Dirk:
You beauty, i think that's the one! :victory: The video i had may have just been one scene from the movie so now i can watch the whole thing. Thanks pal. :good:
[Off-topic] roofrider:
It's a nice movie, but i liked B13 more, the parkour in it is just awesome you'll enjoy it!
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Parkour is a really great discipline. I love watching those guys at the top of their game.

I've been busy updating my list of 2013 movie releases that i want to see. Here's how it looks at the moment:

Before Midnight

Wolverine

Thor: The Dark World

300:Rise Of An Empire (2014 now)

The Summit

Snowpiercer

The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug

Despicable Me 2

Elysium

Pacific Rim

Machete Kills

The Kings Of Summer

Don Jon

Riddick

We're The Millers

Rush

Kill Your Darlings

Gravity

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

The Conjuring

Disconnect

The World's End

The Counsellor

The Wolf Of Wall Street
[Off-topic] Dirk:
[MENTION=4186558]roofrider[/MENTION]

Did you know there are two District B13 films? 2004 and a sequel in 2009 called Ultimatum?
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Yeah but Ultimatum wasn't as good as B13 but can watch it once for David Belle's sake.

Have you seen Tony Jaa films? Ong bak and Tom yum goong specifically? Both have sensational fight sequences, the other Ong bak prequels weren't as good.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I don't think i ever did! Good call, they're in the queue :good:
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Oh you're in for an action packed treat, Jaa does all his stunts without any kind of assistance.

And i think i'm gonna watch B13 again!
[Off-topic] jRi0T68:
Indeed on Tony Jaa, as a blackbelt myself, I find him one of the best true martial artists to be filmed in decades.

Van Damme, Norris, etc. do things on screen that just wouldn't work in real life.

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[Off-topic] roofrider:
Lol, Van Damme. I've seen his as a martial artist only Bloodsport... in everything else he's just meh, like in Hard Target.

Or have i missed some of his gems?
[Off-topic] Will_Xda:
People expect him to be a martial arts master but he's just an actor with a heap of personal problems (i met him one time when he came to UK for the first time)

Bloodsport is definitely his best and.... We need a martial arts thread in the OT

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[Off-topic] Dirk:
How does he compare to the fella that plays the lead in the Ip Man trilogy? I loved his fight scenes.
[Off-topic] xaccers:
His death in UFO/Alien Uprising was perfect :)
[Off-topic] Dirk:
This weekend's movie marathon is under way. So far..

District B13 - Average story but decent action. Parkour and fight scenes were well done. 6/10

The East - Interesting Thriller about about an investigator, played by Brit Marling, who infiltrates an anarchist group. 7/10

The Boondock Saints - Fun, over-the-top crime caper. 8/10
[Off-topic] Archer:
If you get chance to squeeze anything in, I'd recommend Ink and Red Lights.
[Off-topic] kangerX:
You're right lol most of his films are a cliché ... but I still find his movies and his kicks awesome

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[Off-topic] Will_Xda:
Watched Simon pegg's Worlds End last night and gotta say I was pretty disappointed when compared to hot fuzz & Shaun of the dead. Definite one time watch

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