Where are the blockbuster movie riffs????

[TheUnabeefer]

Unbreakable is pretty bad.  I think my least favorite movie is Anchorman.  I didn't want my money back, I wanted those two hours of my life back.

I await the flames I'll get for saying so, but, damn, I hated that movie.

To each his own... I enjoyed Anchorman (I like the alternate movie they made better though) .... but I LOOOOATHE Napoleon Dynamite.  I didn't even break a smile during that pile of trash.

[Danecho1967]

Unbreakable is pretty bad.  I think my least favorite movie is Anchorman.  I didn't want my money back, I wanted those two hours of my life back.

I await the flames I'll get for saying so, but, damn, I hated that movie.

To each his own... I enjoyed Anchorman (I like the alternate movie they made better though) .... but I LOOOOATHE Napoleon Dynamite.  I didn't even break a smile during that pile of trash.

Yeah, Napoleon Dynamite mostly got quizzical looks from me.  When it was over, I said one of my favorite Tom Servo lines from MST3K's Operation Double 007:  "...The hell was that?"

[losingmydignity]

Okay, enough about these blockblusters. Where are the shorts? I guess I'm going to use my Torgo discount tonight though I was waiting for some new shorts. I hope they are in the Bahamas. They deserve it.

[TheUnabeefer]

Unbreakable is pretty bad.  I think my least favorite movie is Anchorman.  I didn't want my money back, I wanted those two hours of my life back.

I await the flames I'll get for saying so, but, damn, I hated that movie.

To each his own... I enjoyed Anchorman (I like the alternate movie they made better though) .... but I LOOOOATHE Napoleon Dynamite.  I didn't even break a smile during that pile of trash.

Yeah, Napoleon Dynamite mostly got quizzical looks from me.  When it was over, I said one of my favorite Tom Servo lines from MST3K's Operation Double 007:  "...The hell was that?"

I think I just stared with one eyebrow raised through that movie... with a "thafuh!?" look on my face.

[ShadowDog]

The one thing about this thread I don't understand is mofos acting like syncing is this super difficult deal breaker.

I don't think anyone's said it was a deal breaker - they've said it's less easy than a VOD.

I guess ... in the sense that its less easy to lick a stamp before attaching it than it is to just pull off a self adhesive stamp and stick it right on.

I mean, you pause the movie where they say, and after they count to three you release the movie.  Forrest Gump could have handled this as an infant.  I know I sound like a dick but so many people in this thread bring it up like its "ZOMG its so fucking HARD!  Just gimmie VODs so I don't have to sync! AHHHHHH!"

For crissakes, I'm pretty much functionally retarded and my ass can handle it, so I think anyone can.

[Edward J Grug III]

The one thing about this thread I don't understand is mofos acting like syncing is this super difficult deal breaker.

I don't think anyone's said it was a deal breaker - they've said it's less easy than a VOD.

I guess ... in the sense that its less easy to lick a stamp before attaching it than it is to just pull off a self adhesive stamp and stick it right on.

I mean, you pause the movie where they say, and after they count to three you release the movie.  Forrest Gump could have handled this as an infant.  I know I sound like a dick but so many people in this thread bring it up like its "ZOMG its so fucking HARD!  Just gimmie VODs so I don't have to sync! AHHHHHH!"

For crissakes, I'm pretty much functionally retarded and my ass can handle it, so I think anyone can.

You have to get the movie too. And depending on your set up, you may need to bring a sound system into your living room or whatever.

We're all very impressed with your ass though.

[ScottotD]

I think Unbreakable and Anchorman are both great!

I also think M. Night would be a good choice to direct the next Batman movie(s) if they continue in Nolan's themes... I don't want him anywhere near the script though.

[MerryWanna]

Also, I hate syncing.  I am LAZY.

For real? It takes like 60 seconds. I've had more trouble getting a lighter to work.

Well, if it's out of fuel, yeah. Best way to keep lighters from not working: don't smoke crack.

As for syncing: I've had trouble keeping something synced that started off fine at the beginning.  Getting up, changing the speed, over and over.  In fact, the last time this happened was while watching the Quiptrax of Lady in the Water.  Either the film was messed up technically or it was some sort of stupid Nerf spell. (I think you meant "naiad", Mister S.)

[eegah]

As for Shyamalan, it's mainly because he showed so much promise early in his career. The Sixth Sense is a good movie, not just because of the twist ending. But since then, his movie took a STEEP dive and never came back. If he had started out badly, he'd just be yet another bad director.

Actually I think his first 2 were good, then he went into an exponential slide:

Sixth Sense was pretty good.
Unbreakable was good.
Signs was bad
The Village was mediocre.
Lady in the Water was bad.
The Happening was stupid bad.
The Last Airbender was atrocious.

Something I did before Airbender:

The slide was more linear than exponential. 

[Wernski]

The one thing about this thread I don't understand is mofos acting like syncing is this super difficult deal breaker.

I don't think anyone's said it was a deal breaker - they've said it's less easy than a VOD.

I guess ... in the sense that its less easy to lick a stamp before attaching it than it is to just pull off a self adhesive stamp and stick it right on.

I mean, you pause the movie where they say, and after they count to three you release the movie.  Forrest Gump could have handled this as an infant.  I know I sound like a dick but so many people in this thread bring it up like its "ZOMG its so fucking HARD!  Just gimmie VODs so I don't have to sync! AHHHHHH!"

For crissakes, I'm pretty much functionally retarded and my ass can handle it, so I think anyone can.

I've never seen anyone say or suggest that syncing is too intellectually challenging.  What I and others HAVE said is that it's inconvenient. 
Not everyone watches their movies on a computer.   Not everyone can simply "pause it when they say" because they don't have a way to play mp3s and movies simultaneously.  You don't have to be Forest Gump to realize that it's trickier to sync up mp3s and movies when they don't, for example... have an mp3 player.

[MerryWanna]

Not everyone watches their movies on a computer.   Not everyone can simply "pause it when they say" because they don't have a way to play mp3s and movies simultaneously.  You don't have to be Forest Gump to realize that it's trickier to sync up mp3s and movies when they don't, for example... have an mp3 player.

I have both items and know how to do it.  I think what happens that makes me hate it is if I'm syncing with a DVD sometimes the DVD player will play in fits and starts, messing up the sync.  If I sync to an .avi which is the usual case, if it doesn't match up to the same speed the 'trax was made to sync to, it gets out of sync over and over.  What I mean by I AM LAZY is I don't like getting out of bed, jumping over to the computer and figuring out which is too slow and which is too fast.  This wrecks the experience badly.

[ShadowDog]

I think what it comes down to is if you prefer a certain thing you're willing to put up with the annoying aspects of it.  I prefer the blockbuster riffs, so it's not a big deal to occasionally have to resync it.  If somebody prefers the crappy movie VODs they're less willing to put up with minor irritations associated with mp3 riffs.  I think this is why I was having trouble wrapping my mind around the complaints.  It's not that mofos prefer crappy VODs over mp3s because of the sync issues, they have a problem with the sync issues because they prefer crappy VODs over mp3.

[Danecho1967]

My only problem with syncing was that I'm a sound snob.  I like 6 channel sound.

Syncing is easiest on a computer, so, no 6 channel sound.  My first reauthors were 2 channel and I was never happy with the way they sounded, so I learned to do 6 channel reauthors as quickly as I could.  I can now do one in 3 1/2 to 4 hours.  That's a lot of time to dedicate to being able to watch a movie the way I want to, but once it's done, I never have to do it again.  I can watch my ID4 riff any time I want, and I want to fairly often. 

I think part of my problem with VOD's is that the sound mix isn't "how I would do it."  I guess I'm just picky.

[MartyS (Gromit)]

As for Shyamalan, it's mainly because he showed so much promise early in his career. The Sixth Sense is a good movie, not just because of the twist ending. But since then, his movie took a STEEP dive and never came back. If he had started out badly, he'd just be yet another bad director.

Actually I think his first 2 were good, then he went into an exponential slide:

Sixth Sense was pretty good.
Unbreakable was good.
Signs was bad
The Village was mediocre.
Lady in the Water was bad.
The Happening was stupid bad.
The Last Airbender was atrocious.

Something I did before Airbender:

The slide was more linear than exponential. 

You predicted Airbender just right.

But I'd put Signs down between 20 and 30, and The Village down a bit, maybe 35. 

[Darth Geek]

You predicted Airbender just right.

But I'd put Signs down between 20 and 30, and The Village down a bit, maybe 35. 

Yeah, Signs is REALLY bad. Particularly that everybody in that acts like they just took a horse tranquilizer.
I would only recommended seeing it with the Quiptracks.