Atomicfog

Neko, you kick ass -- about time Lufia gets a worthy mix. Also, I'd give the spoken words or vocals a shot if you've got lines/lyrics.

I've mentioned this before, and I second this.

Dragon Force is a good band and I enjoy listening to their music, but there are two things I hate about them: 1. The somehow cause people to make too many threads here about them (and everyone loves to talk about how early they discovered them) 2. They stole the name of a Sega Saturn game that is better than they'll ever be.

I think you need to tell him, "BLOW IT OUT YOUR ASS!"

When I first listened to this remix I wasn't paying much attention to it, and thought it to be a really nice, rare ToF remix, but the more I listen to it, the more I realize the brilliance behind it. Everything is handled with such finesse, and its quality is comparable to that of a live orchestra, or blockbuster movie. It's truly an uplifting piece, and I'm definitely going to have to keep an eye out for more VHD remixes.

Fixed.....

Heh, I kind of wrote that fast, but I'm just semi-obsessed with time travel media, and I wasn't sure what you meant. But yeah, I liked the Parallel Universe Theory (PUT) aspect of Donnie Darko a lot. Any time travel movie that uses PUT doesn't have paradoxes, which is why PUT is so great. Yes, I also highly recommend Equilibrium, but it's much more of an action movie than anything else, so if you want an in depth psychological aspect -- you don't really get it. Yes, pretty damn good, though one part irked me. SPOILERS The part where he goes back in time from the prison and stabs his hands does not work. By their methodology, once you go back it changes things from that point on -- so he would have already come into the prison with scars on his hands; so it wouldn't seem miraculous at all. Anyhow, it is still really good, and was much better than I was expecting, from Ashton especially.

You mean, how time didn't loop? I can think of plenty of examples that didn't have that -- maybe you should figure out the correct time travel terminology. BTW Donnie Darko used a form of Parallel Universe Theory, in case you didn't catch it.

Yeah, I was going to say Dark City as well, but I wasn't sure if that'd count since it had a little of everything. Also Twelve Monkeys.

Yes, psychological thrillers are often great. I've seen almost every movie recommended so far, and almost every movie recommended so far is awesome.In addition I highly recommend Primer and Collateral . I'd also like to specifically second Being John Malkovich (especially), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Donnie Darko, and Cube, Saw (only the original) and Memento. I really need to watch Pi, I have it, I just have to get to it. The Machinist was decent, but I preferred Fight Club, and The Machinist seemed like a Fight Club rip-off, so I'd recommend Fight Club instead. Once you've seen one, you the other will be completely predictable.

BTW, for those who aren't impressed with HD, wait until UHD comes out. I had a chance to see this amazing technology at NAB 2007, and it was WOW. Basically, it looks completely real from a few feet away, and if it weren't on a flat surface, it would look completely real. This is shows how much space that technology takes up... We'll need HDVs. http://www.answers.com/topic/ultra-high-definition-video?cat=technology

Umm... Blu-Ray and HD-DVDs are not holographic versatile discs. Regular DVDs hold about 4.7 gigs, CDs have about 700mb, and Blu-rays can hold from 25 to 50 GBs. Heres a list of amounts of space HD video takes up for you (though this doesn't include the high compression codecs, MPEG-2, H.264/AVC, and SMPTE VC-1, that Blu-Ray uses): (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/howto/articles/UnderstandingHDFormats.aspx)

I only skimmed the articles, but I don't see anything that says anything about there not being "...a discernable difference between 720p and 1080p on displays smaller than 50". Also, sitting closeness is irrelevant, because sitting closer is something you can easily do.

That might be a valid point if we were talking about T.V., but we're talking about Blu-Ray here (which is 1080P), not compressed T.V. HD.

Umm... No. Either your sources are crap, or you read them wrong (post them). I have a 1080P 17" LCD on my latptop, and there is definitely a noticeable difference in quality between that and a laptops of lesser resolutions.

Yeah, 720P is still quite difference, but I'd say 1080P blows it away (and I've got it on my 17" laptop LDC). It almost seems like they do make it a point in some stores.

I agree, this pretty much what I would say, though maybe a bit less "block" I have few things I'd like to add though: Technically speaking, HDTV (at 1080p) is more of a jump in resolution than standard T.V (usually 480i) to DVD (which are only 480P). I guess this doesn't mean much to most people, but let me explain something to said people. The appeal of an HDTV might not be apparent at first, but once you sit back and watch footage on one for a day or so and become adjusted -- it's really hard to go back. It's really a privilege to your eyes, and though DVDs still look great, there is quite a difference (I'm speaking of 1080P mostly). Now, for those who still don't notice a real difference, I'm assuming you've either only seen 720P, or you've seen a lesser resolution footage on an HDTV (VERY common at stores). I'd argue that most people sitting down to watch a true 1080P video (no upconverting), will notice an apparent difference, and given time to use the format, would prefer it. I'm also fairly certain that Blu-Ray will trump DVDs as DVDs did with VHS.

Yeah, probably, but there is no Microsoft would be willing to lose that much money for a format that isn't there own. Want. Yeah it will be interesting to see how that turns out... Seeing the money Microsoft put forth in an attempt to buy Yahoo, I hope Sony would be able to resist such an offer.

Now, the war isn't over yet, but if you read IGN's article, it seems it's about to be. http://gear.ign.com/articles/852/852769p1.html I knew it would probably be Blu-Ray after seeing everyone using the PS3 as Blu-Ray player at NAB 2007. Hasn't done much else yet, but the PS3 is definitely what did it. Actually, it's funny, because I have some video footage from CES 2002 of some serious biz Toshiba guys gathering around an HD-DVD ("blue laser") prototype that long ago. Edit: I just realized, this is the first format war Sony has won in... Awhile.

I love it, and I really hope to hear more Threads of Fate remixes.

Oh, screw being against sequels. It's not like you have to watch them or anything. Besides, I think most people would agree that this movie does, in fact, deserve a sequel. I'm thinking it had some sort of regenerative abilities, especially now that I know the end said "it's still alive". I guess I will if it's anything like that.

If only I lived somewhere near NY. Wait, wasn't there some kind of disaster there? Something having to do with clovers or something?

Production has already been completed, fortunately. That sucks though.

Funny way to put it, but yeah. It sucks that I cannot find this piece of music anywhere on the interweb

Oh yeah, and the overture at the end (Roar!), was an epic orchestral score. I'm trying to find it everywhere to no avail. BTW, if anyone who stayed for through the credits was wondering what that voice clip at the very end said, it's revealed here: http://boards.ign.com/teh_vestibule/b5296/157534266/r157535371/