Detoxing after the show

Posted by Victor Khomenko (M) on June 3, 2002 at 05:27:37

Nice to return to the quiet Asylum after the noisy few days at the HE show.

Shows like that give you perfect opportunity to see things you would never want to see in your life, and not just once, but many times.

So I got my chance to finally see the Tiger... about 50 times, to be exact. What a boring and stupid piece of work.

I was also invited to the digital SW demo. Since everyone went, so did I.

I have not been to an American movies theater in several years. Now the next several years will be easy.

First, there were about 10 previews. Without an exception I should avoid all of those "films". That is a good bit of information.

And then the SW came and quickly set the new low for the level of boredom and stupidity. If not for Natalie - a beautiful sight to behold, and something I clinched to till the end - I would have left pretty early.

I am sure many have already described the image quality of the DLP digital presentation, and it was quite mediocre at best. The brilliance and contrast of the film are completely gone, replaced by the washed-off colors that would not be out of place on Sokurov's film (you can hardly see anything there anyway...), but didn't make any sense for something like your typical Americal movie.

I have a dream for the next HE show. We set up a room far away from other home theater installations with their noise, we hang the 4:3 screen with a single channel audio, and we simply play the classic movies. All in black and white... no exceptions. The Grand Illusion. The Bicycle Thief. Wages of Fear. Luci del varietÃ . Casablanca.

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Topic - Detoxing after the show - Victor Khomenko 05:27:37 06/03/02 (17)

Re: Detoxing after the show - groovenoter 03:42:59 07/07/02 (0)

"there were about 10 previews" - clarkjohnsen 13:49:28 06/05/02 (0)

I'd substitute Rules of the Game... - Harmonia 14:01:30 06/04/02 (2)

How about... - Victor Khomenko 14:16:59 06/04/02 (1)

Lya De Putti - Victor Khomenko 14:25:22 06/04/02 (0)

Ah! Another Natalie Portman fan.... - EdM 09:46:35 06/03/02 (11)

Re: Ah! Another Natalie Portman fan.... - Victor Khomenko 11:20:49 06/03/02 (10)

Re: Ah! Another Natalie Portman fan.... - patrickU 12:56:11 06/03/02 (9)

He-he... so you went to see it? Paid for it? - Victor Khomenko 13:39:31 06/03/02 (8)

Re: He-he... so you went to see it? Paid for it? - patrickU 13:06:29 06/07/02 (0)

Victor: check out Natalie in "Beautiful Girls"... - thekingpin 10:09:31 06/04/02 (6)

'The Professional' is also a good Natalie Portman film - caa 00:52:56 06/06/02 (0)

She was 15 in that film (nt) - Victor Khomenko 11:35:20 06/04/02 (1)

Lolita-the film- had some difficulty..too.. - patrickU 05:15:07 06/08/02 (0)

Seen it... - Victor Khomenko 11:24:19 06/04/02 (2)

Seen the current "Rolling Stone" magazine? - Ears 11:40:34 06/04/02 (1)

Mama mia! - Victor Khomenko 12:25:48 06/04/02 (0)

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