tiki gots a Blu-Ray

[tikistitch]

Yeppers, Blu Ray has come to Casa de Tikistitch. And, we've wrested our gaze from the screen for just long enough to post an entry.

And, no, we weren't cleverly waiting for the technology to improve incrementally, nor for the format wars to be won and lost. Basically, they issued Clone Wars on Blu-Ray, and we were like, "Woo-HOO!"

So, the very first diskie tiki ordered? Wall*E of course! And we've borried Boneboy's Nightmare Before Xmas, otherwise, that would be diskie #2. (Which, it probably still is.)

What about y'all? We realize that, as usual, we're being whatever's the frumpy opposite of an early adopter. (We're more like yer tragically unhip old auntie with all the cats.) But, that doesn't mean we can't enjoy us some gadgetry!! What's cool in high definition? We mean even potentially stinkeroo movies that are nonetheless full of awesome eye-poppiness (we've been having a very fun conversation about this matter lately).

Is there anything craptastic that we would do best to avoid? Actually, we watched a few minutes of Iron Man (before Boneboy came over to play lightsaber duel with Mr. Tiki, that is), and, it wasn't as mindbending as we'd hoped.

Spread over t' coffee table so far, looks like the bought & borried pile includes Dark Knight, Hellboy II, Speed Racer (we're a little leery of this title, although we were amongst the 0.03% of Americans who actually kinda liked the movie, lest the high definition experience thereof invoke seizures) and aforesaid Clone Wars and NBC.

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[wintersweet.livejournal.com]

I don't know, but I might start a betting pool on how many years it'll be before we buy an HDTV or a Blu-Ray player.

[sinderellah.livejournal.com]

We have watched Transformers like 5 times on BluRay, just coz the robots look so cool. And coming from me that's a big deal because I hate that Shia LeBouf guy and that skanky girl, and basically their whole love story crap in the movie.

Even something like Unforgiven was great, just for the detail in all the outdoor settings.

[tikistitch.livejournal.com]

because I hate that Shia LeBouf guy and that skanky girl, and basically their whole love story crap in the movie.

Have you seen this yet?

http://my.spill.com/profiles/blog/show?id=947994%3ABlogPost%3A355506

[sinderellah.livejournal.com]

OMG that is hilarious! Thank you for that!! XD

[mmymoon.livejournal.com]

Phft, you think you're the grumpy old auntie? I've already realized I'm going to avoid Blu-ray until the next leap of technology comes out. (I only just finished finding all my favs on DVD!)

Considering the gap for tee-vee formats is closing (DVDs had a shorter reign than VHS), I'm basically just going to wait until the internet speed/data processing tech treats movies like music -- that is, you just transfer them as digital copies, and don't end up buying the actual disc.

Because there's no WAY I'm storing anymore disc-box-crap in my house. Nu uh!

So yeah. I'm digging my heels in and waiting until they have movie-pods in wide circulation. (And even then, I won't buy it until it's, as I said, widely circulated, tested, and cheap.)

[mmymoon.livejournal.com]

Of course, I really don't value movies or music all that much, particularly not quality issues. I don't think I have keen enough senses to care -- you know "supertasters"? I'm sooooo not, and I don't think my eyes/ears are, either. I do find myself irritated by modern movies that pretend to be old by purposefully effing up the filmstock (ala Grindhouse) or whatever that was called) and can date a cable-TV movie by the fuzziness of the image, but I just don't care that drastically.

(My issue with "big screen" stuff is that going to the cinema actually makes me feel headachey -- the refresh rate? The width? I'm not sure, but it's sensory overload for me. Regular movie theaters are bad enough, and I just can't plain go to IMAX without wishing for death.)

[tikistitch.livejournal.com]

We update our gadgetry under one of two circumstances: Apple has a great leap forward (ie, iPhone), or effluvia from the Star Wars universe pops up in a new format (the laserdisc player that we purchased mainly to watch two European-released Ewok movies).

But I think you'd like Blu Ray NBX. It is awesomeness.

And now I have a digital copy of Wall*E to watch on my iPhone. That is, I would have, if we had space left on any our the hard drives.

[blowdry.livejournal.com]

I saw clips of POTC in Blu-Ray at a store and it looked awesome. I knew Blu-Ray would win out, but it's still sadly out of my price range. I can't wait for it to get cheaper. I am probably going to buy Sleeping Beauty on Blu-Ray before they stick it back in that damned "vault".

[itsnymo.livejournal.com]

Pixar movies on Blu-Ray are generally great, but WALL-E REALLY takes the cake.. if there was any hypothetical cake to take..

Pirate's of the Caribbean is also pretty cool on Blu-Ray, namely some of the interactive special features on it...

[pirkaslimegirl.livejournal.com]

It's funny you should mention Nightmare Before Christmas. I saw it for the first time this year even though it literally came out 2 days after I was born... *shame*
My favourite character is the Mayor! I also just plain love that evil teddy bear...

[avalonjones.livejournal.com]

I think I'm gonna wait until they develop a unit of some sort that you can plug directly into your brain to watch stuff. And surf the internet. And chat with your friends, and make phone calls. Yeah. That's what I want.

[tikistitch.livejournal.com]

If it could also help me remember why I got up to go to the kitchen, I'm right there with you!!