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"...you bought several HD DVD players..." - I got mine for next to nothing with free disc offers & discounts; also, ...

Posted by Audiophilander on December 30, 2009 at 02:26:31:
... they're still great players.

BTW, it would be interesting to learn how many BD players you own, being that you like to convey the impression that I only have HD-DVD players hooked-up in my AV systems. Note: You should have quite a collection by now and a lot of folks around here might be at least a little curious given your strong advocacy of the format.

>>> "It doesn't have so much to do with politics as insipid writing, sophomoric direction and the other points I made in my initial reply." <<<

Sorry Jazz, but your own words seem to refute that claim. The prevarication comes from your continued refusal to admit that the politics of Avatar weighed very heavily in your dismissal of the film. Furthermore, in your own words you declared a predisposition towards disliking Cameron's movie months ago.

>>> "Though, yes I do find the politics of Avatar to have been telegraphed rather badly, adversely impacting the film." <<<

You are still being disingenuous, even with this understated acknowledgement that you didn't care for the political theme.

>>> "I'm very rarely wrong about these things and I just don't see 3D taking off--not in movie theaters and not in home video. Every few years there is another push for it, but aside from sensationalist hype little comes of it." <<<

Not to beat a dead horse, but you've been wrong about a lot of things, both here and over on the Outside board; no one is counting, but this would just be one more thing in a very long dirty laundry list.

Here is one more clue: The debate over BD was never one of right or wrong, but rather of initial hardware and disc cost and whether BD regulations would be flexible enough so that film collectors would be able to acquire DVD & BD titles from other regions and zones. Fortunately, the latter issue has been resolved, even if it isn't to your liking. Let's not get into the area of overzealous BD advocacy again, that ground has been covered ad infinitum.

While 3D probably won't be suitable for every new release, I predict with some confidence that it will take off for nature documentaries, horror, SF & fantasy, animation & major action films and will be the next big attraction for the HT market (provided the economy recovers enough to generate next generation HT sales).

However, I'm merely a fan of this new immersive cinematic technology, not an overzealous advocate cheerleading the charge and pushing one HD product over something else. That is not my department, but please, be my guest.

>>> "But you always were a sucker for sensationalism, weren'tcha auph?" <<<

Did you learn chutzpah from being a Faux News junky or what? ;O)

FYI, I like Avatar because of it's ground-breaking effects, immersive otherworldly detail and cautionary theme grounded in our own history. While I think it was a bit heavy handed (with stereotypical characters and dialogue) and may be faulted for a somewhat predictable story, it still transcended it's apparent weaknesses, culminating in a highly entertaining filmgoing experience.

Cheers,
AuPh