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RE: you're gonna be very disappointed re: that list

Posted by usafwso on February 5, 2008 at 18:12:34

In Reply to: you're gonna be very disappointed re: that list posted by Joe Murphy Jr on February 5, 2008 at 17:42:55:

Wait one moment! Wasn't DVD at one time a "Next Generation" format? All the films listed in a previous post are on standard DVD. Frankly, I think that DVD has a lot of life left in it and am starting to wonder when and if newer disk based format will ultimately succeed. Still, I'd like to see BR become more mainstream. It would be nice to view the best possible HD image contained on a small portable disk.

So, if I understand your last post, "NEW" video formats are marketed "AT" the youth market and damm anyone over the age of 40? If that is the case, I should stick with the millions of existing DVD titles that will play in my current DVD player.

Do you really think that older people once they reach a certain age no longer upgrade to newer technology? If that was the case, would we not see many more old black and white TV's still being used?

Artistically, all art being subjective, is there something wrong with films from an earlier era? Or is it that since most of the actors on these older movies are now dead and not good fodder for Access Hollywood?

Then I guess I shall have to suffer with my OLD FASHIONED Meridian 596 DVD machine and associated Runco monitor..... What a pitty!

55-65 crowd? Well, I have quite a few years until the age of 55 thank you! But again, I prefer to watch the film presentation at the highest possible quality (within my budget) and not so much the equipment.

Is there something wrong with older people, the baby boomers? Their generation at present has more money than the younger generations.

VHS? You gotta be kidding! I dumped VHS over a decade ago. When I did VHS, it was for time shifting.

You'd be surprised that some in the younger generation who do enjoy older and newer movies. I think that this "film crowd that I associate with, a local Las Vegas film society has a wide age range but tilts from the 40's to the 20's, seems typically to have a graduate degree, culture, and an intellect that rejects simple minded pop culture. I doubt that this crowd would watch American Idol or most of those BR disks that Sony is discounting.

What is amusing is that so many who fall for "American Culture" presume that everything new is good and that everything old is bad. Hardly the case.

Actually, I was pulling for Blu-Ray and had for about six months a Sony BD player. Unfortunately, it died under warranty so, it went back.

What I really find interesting is that when I go over to LA and go to a couple of movie theaters where they play old movies, it is astounding who young the people are, 20's 40's. Film students?

Just can't figure out many of today's popular films that seem to rely on a heavy dose of special effects, questionable plot Oh, I forgot: It has been noted by film critics - the TV, newspaper, magazine kind, "That Hollywood movies these days cater to 16 year old males."

So, I guess that leave those of us who are a bit older than that and who have a fair degree of education to watch the "Old Foggie" movies.

In the long term, I guess we'll have to sit back and see if Blu-Ray, HD DVD or some other type of HD format make it in the market.

Here is my question: At the beginning of this thread regarding Sony's BD sale, mostly contemporary movies which I dislike, whey is Sony discounting them? Why are the "young smart" people not snapping up as fast as they can be pressed?

Just a question.........

What films would you recommend for BD?

Edits: 02/05/08 02/05/08

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