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Kick-Ass doesnt come out over here until April 16th i believe
cant wait to see this shit tho!
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@simon626:
I saw Hot Tub Time Machine yesterday. It was kinda disappointing
Just totally not worth the 13 dollar admission ticket nor was the 13 dollar large popcorn and drink worth it either ):Fuck expensive movie prices!
I rarely ever go to the movies since I've converted my garage to a screening room. You don't need to go all out like I did but you can now get a really nice 1080p projector for $1000 and if you know what you're doing you can get very good 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound including a receiver for $3000 - 4000. You already have a PS3. That's certainly quite a lot of cash outlay but for me it's totally worth it.
Good cell phone signal in those tunnels huh Till?
Yup. There was actually a scene where you could see them rigging the tunnel communication system so they get a signal. I don't know about NYC but in Paris they made it so that you can place very good calls from within the metro tunnels. The quality is often better than outside because they put antennas and amplifiers directly into the tunnels.
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^ hahahha, orlando bloom falls out of the helicopter
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I live within walking distance of two movie theaters in Oakland – The Grand Lake Theater and Piedmont Theater. Hence I see movies at the theaters often...a couple of times per month at least. And I enjoy the experience...I enjoy being among a community of movie-goers. The last movie I saw (with Mum) was "Shutter Island" at Grand Lake...Loved it !
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@simon626:
Ah, the movie theater is about a 10 minute drive from my house haha. Honestly i fucking LOVE my 'hood. Growing up has been awesome with no life experiences coming up short. My town has everythang i need (:
….minus your local IH retailer hahaha
Luckily that is what this website is for sir…
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Hectic, that sounds like a great movie theater. We have some like that in Austin, too. I like those.
Simon, my personal tip is not to spend money on BluRay if you don't have a big screen and a really good sound system. The difference in image between well upscaled standard DVD and BluRay is not that huge. On anything smaller than a 50" screen it's almost hard to see. My screen is 120" and I tried it out with the Ratatouille DVD and BluRay. BR was perhaps 20% better. Upscaling was done with the Oppo 983 which does a somewhat better job than the PS3 but still even with such a good set-up the difference is not huge. The real difference I find is in the sound quality. That is better. But again you need to have a rather good set-up to hear the difference. I doubt you could hear it with anything under perhaps $1500-2000 in receiver and speakers. But I haven't tried it. Of course, you could still buy some BRs to start your collection. But then again they are still expensive now. It makes more sense to wait till the prices come down a bit.
Till
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hahaa, Ohhhh GILES!!!!!! i have yet another new nick name for you…
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Sometimes Photobucket really pisses me off… Like right now!!!
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I have flickr as well. I have had it for a couple years now but decided to use it for other things. My forum photos are all on Photobucket. They are a disaster as far as being orderly and I am waiting until next week when my new computer comes to reorganize everything in my life. I am just afraid that when I reorganize my Photobucket I am going to have have to go back and re-link everything… I was having issues with the file names being similar and not being able to go into specific folders. Shit is a mess at the moment but once I get the new computer and camera, I will get everything in order!!! Excited and scared!
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Shoot! Relinking all those pictures? Not sure if it's worth it. I have a folder/set "Forum pics" in flickr. Works great so far except for the thing where I have to open each picture to link it in the correct size. You can set the file naming method in your camera; at least in most cameras that should be possible. Choose a date method. If possible, combine it with a running file method. That loops to 9999 and then starts again. This way you have a good way of finding your photos if you about remember when you shot them. And you have a good idea of how many shots you are actually taking.
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Good man and a GREAT idea that slipped my mind all together. Man I feel like a dum dum. I will do that!
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Well, it doesn't solve the relinking problem, though. I'd consider leaving the links as they are, even if they are messy now. Then re-organize your folder system and start with the new date/number method for all the new pics. When you really have MASSIVE amounts of time to kill (jail sentence for too much forum surfing for example), then you can still re-link the old ones. LOL!
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You are right. I am going to create an Old Computer File and a New Computer File for photos on Photobucket and start everything over when I get the new equipment. As for the linking, I am pretty anal and as you may already know, have plenty of time to be on the computer.
