Star Wars: The Last Jedi 4K Blue Ray...

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nooshinjohn
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Bought the steel box release from Best Buy. Video quality is superb and audio is top notch. I was hoping for more however, in regards to paying respects to Carrie Fisher.
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“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,015
    edited March 2018
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    @nooshinjohn.

    I loved that assault on Luke Skywalker in the Theater. I'll bet all theaters next to the one we were in heard it. :p

    What does your subwoofer duties for your movie nights? Or do you keep it low-key due to Jr.?
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,092
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    It stays low key, but I do have a REL S5 in the mix. I have it dialed in to firm up the bottom end for the 1.2TL's, rather than have it making noise beyond that.
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    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,015
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    Nice sub! ;):p
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  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
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    Itching to get my hands on the 4k...
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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 6,678
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    I just saw it. It was pretty good.
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  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
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    Best part of the movie is when it goes silent.
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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 6,678
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    FestYboy wrote: »
    Best part of the movie is when it goes silent.

    Apparently that cornfused a number of people. :p
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
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    We saw this in the theater when it cam out & we were very disappointed. Obviously, YMMV. I won't be adding this film or the Force Awakens to our collections. FWIW, we liked Rouge One quite a bit.
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  • Viking64
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    halo wrote: »
    We saw this in the theater when it cam out & we were very disappointed. Obviously, YMMV. I won't be adding this film or the Force Awakens to our collections. FWIW, we liked Rouge One quite a bit.

    Interesting. I have seen all of them over the last several months and I think I liked this one the best. :o
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,092
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    halo wrote: »
    We saw this in the theater when it cam out & we were very disappointed. Obviously, YMMV. I won't be adding this film or the Force Awakens to our collections. FWIW, we liked Rouge One quite a bit.
    I am inclined to agree, but after viewing it a second time, I have a better idea of why they did some of the things they did. I am holding out hope that Ep IX fills in some of the gaping holes in the story.

    Yoda, as a force ghost, being able to call down lightning and manipulate things in the physical world means that we will likely see the force used it ways that will be astonishing to say the least. One rumor I have heard is this was done to allow Luke, Anakin, Obi-wan, and others to bring their skills to bear in an epic battle that will run for pretty much the entire film.
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  • BlueFox
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    I am still waiting for Amazon to get it. No idea why they don't have it. I signed up for an email alert on both the BR and 4K.
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  • DaveHo
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    Saw it in theaters, better the TFA. Wife picked up the 4K from Target. Will view it this weekend.
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,015
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    That all-out assault scene... :DB)
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  • Emlyn
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    BlueFox wrote: »
    I am still waiting for Amazon to get it. No idea why they don't have it. I signed up for an email alert on both the BR and 4K.

    The last time around Disney wouldn’t ship to Amazon for a couple weeks after other vendors because Amazon discounts new releases to a greater degree than others. At least that’s the way I remember it.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
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    Thanks. No surprise that greed is involved.
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  • tonyb
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    Rented this movie the other day. While I was pleasantly surprised with the story line, one thing kept coming up in the back of my mind.

    Luke Skywalker....is a pu-ssy. :) Always was.......
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  • Tony M
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    A different one, Luke Skywalker is. B)
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  • deronb1
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    I saw iy on Blu yesterday. Liked the movie overall, but Leah defying a space death and self propelling herself was a tad much.
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  • Dabutcher
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    Watched in tonight. Rented at the Redbox. My son and I loved every minute of it. Blu Ray PQ was good but not great. Everything seemed a little smoothed over. Not as crisp detail as some other blockbuster current releases. Peace. D
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  • GospelTruth
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    deronb1 wrote: »
    I saw iy on Blu yesterday. Liked the movie overall, but Leah defying a space death and self propelling herself was a tad much.

    I agree. I think that was the one part that, for me, set a bad tone for the rest of the movie.
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  • Clipdat
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    I haven't seen the movie, but now I don't want to.
    deronb1 wrote: »
    I saw iy on Blu yesterday. Liked the movie overall, but Leah defying a space death and self propelling herself was a tad much.

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  • daddyjt
    daddyjt Posts: 2,322
    edited March 2018
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    Great visual and audio (especially the audio!) - Just wish the story line was better. Disney was handed the keys to a mint, perfectly functioning Ferrari, and what did they do? Screwed a big faux spoiler to the back, painted flames down the side, and hung fuzzy dice from the dash.... Seriously - There are literally dozens of GREAT canon stories/books to choose from in the expanded universe (the Thrawn series comes immediately to mind, as well as the Republic Commando series). I understand Disney bought it all, and has every right to $#*% it up, it's just a shame to see them do it...
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  • nooshinjohn
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    daddyjt wrote: »
    Disney was handed the keys to a mint, perfectly functioning Ferrari, and what did they do? Screwed a big faux spoiler to the back, painted flames down the side, and hung fuzzy dice from the dash....


    I would submit to you that Lucas is the one that screwed the fake spoiler on the Star Wars saga when he did the prequels... Disney just stomped on the accelerator.
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  • FestYboy
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    One character: Jar-jar... That was the shark that Lucas jumped.
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  • Ducati Guy
    Ducati Guy Posts: 160
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    being a huge star wars guy,
    there were multiple things I really liked about it and multiple things I disliked:

    Awesome to finally see the Praetorian red guards fight it out, real choreography without the silly sword moves, been waiting for this to happen for years! Best scene of the movie!
    Too bad they missed out on telling the back story of how the praetorian guards became loyal to Snoke, this would have been really cool. Ughh missed opportunity!

    Too bad there wasn't a back story about Snoke's origin and rise to power. Again this would have really added to the story line.

    Hoaky part when Leah force saves herself from space.

    Liked the weird "connection" going on with Rey and Kylo, should be interesting where they take this...Rey falls to the dark side for a while?

    the more gritty the story lines the better,

    can't wait to see the story lines from the The Game of Thrones writers, when they eventually take over a new reign of star wars movies, nothing to do with the skywalker story line.


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  • daddyjt
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    FestYboy wrote: »
    One character: Jar-jar... That was the shark that Lucas jumped.

    As bad as Episode I was, it was still better than TFA. I put The Last Jedi on par with Episode II, near the bottom of the heap.

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  • daddyjt
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    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    daddyjt wrote: »
    Disney was handed the keys to a mint, perfectly functioning Ferrari, and what did they do? Screwed a big faux spoiler to the back, painted flames down the side, and hung fuzzy dice from the dash....


    I would submit to you that Lucas is the one that screwed the fake spoiler on the Star Wars saga when he did the prequels... Disney just stomped on the accelerator.

    I can’t really argue with you on that... even when Lucas made I, II, and III, there was SO MUCH great material out there, pre-written for him to just serve up. I just don’t get it...
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  • teamjhertz
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    Looking forward to watching it soon

    Probably tomorrow night
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  • BlueFox
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    My 4K UHD version arrived today. Hope Amazon and Disney get their conflict settled soon.
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
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    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
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    Three 20 amp circuits.
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