Posts Tagged ‘Transformers’

Mid-Week Poll: The Great ‘Ghost Protocol’ Aspect Ratio Debate

Mid-Week Poll: The Great ‘Ghost Protocol’ Aspect Ratio Debate

Some of our readers may have noticed that yesterday’s Blu-ray post created quite a little kerfuffle in the Comments section about director Brad Bird’s decision to present ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol‘ on Blu-ray in a constant 2.35:1 aspect ratio, without the shifting ratios that were seen in IMAX theatrical screenings. Where do you fall on this controversy? Are you fine with the decision, or is this a deal-breaker for you? Do you care at all? Vote in our poll after the page break.
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The Buzz About the 3D-Bee

The Buzz About the 3D-Bee

It’s been over two years since the rollout of the new generation of 3D home theater, yet 3D fans still suffer a relative lack of content to play on their 3D HDTVs and projectors. New Blu-ray 3D releases seem to trickle out at a frustratingly slow pace, and broadcast 3D content is erratic at best. Looking for something to watch, some viewers will even settle for converting 2D material to 3D. To that end, many 3D displays and Blu-ray players now offer 2D-to-3D conversion functions. Unfortunately, not all do, and many of these features produce really lousy quality 3D images. Hoping to improve that situation, several companies now offer real-time 2D-to-3D outboard conversion boxes. Perhaps the most promising of these is the VEFXi 3D-Bee. The company was gracious enough to send a review sample recently, which allowed me the opportunity to put the 3D-Bee through its paces.
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Weekend Roundtable: Most-Wanted Movie and TV Crossovers

Weekend Roundtable: Most-Wanted Movie and TV Crossovers

The Alien fought the Predator. Freddy battled it out with Jason. The Puppet Master even had a skirmish with the Demonic Toys. Popular movies cross over with other popular movies all the time, and TV shows often do the same. (Thomas Magnum teamed up with the Simon brothers on several occasions!) This week’s Roundtable takes a fanciful turn, as we tell you about the crazy movie and TV crossovers that we’d like to see, if only someone could make them happen.
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Blu-ray Highlights for 3/6/12 – Ni!

Blu-ray Highlights for 3/6/12 – Ni!

“Winter is coming,” goes an oft-repeated phrase in one of last year’s most popular TV shows. Judging by that snowstorm we had in Boston last week, winter is unmistakably already here. It’s a good thing, then, that this week’s Blu-ray lineup is ready to heat things up.
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Statuesque: 2012 Oscar Predictions – Visual Categories

Statuesque: 2012 Oscar Predictions – Visual Categories

It’s Oscar week, and that means that it’s time to make some guesses about who will take home awards on Sunday night. I’ll start with the visual categories. So many pretty films, so little time… Let’s get to it, shall we?
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Blu-ray Highlights for 1/31/12 – Engage!

Blu-ray Highlights for 1/31/12 – Engage!

The floodgates are really open now. This week sees another outpouring of new Blu-ray releases, including one that the Trekkies out there have been eagerly awaiting.
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Mid-Week Poll: Favorite 2011 Blockbusters

Mid-Week Poll: Favorite 2011 Blockbusters

The beginning of a new year is always a good time for reflection. For our first poll of 2012, let’s look back and pick our favorite of 2011′s biggest blockbusters.
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Anatomy of an Action Scene: Chaos Cinema

Anatomy of an Action Scene: Chaos Cinema

When did action movies change from being classically shot and aware of space and geography, to all this frantic half-second editing and shaky-cam nonsense? A fascinating two-part video essay tries to answer that question.
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“Trilogy” Doesn’t Mean What It Used To

“Trilogy” Doesn’t Mean What It Used To

A lot of people out there love Michael Bay and his movies, but the guy has a history of telling half-truths or outright lies to create buzz and fill theater seats. Now he’s been caught in another one.
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‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’ Contest Results!

‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’ Contest Results!

I’ve got to say that, based on all the creative entries we received, I think that last week’s ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’ giveaway may be my favorite so far of all the contests we’ve run here in the blog. You guys really rocked this one! Now it’s my turn to sort through all the submissions and pick two winners. Follow after the break to see who won.
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