cool films

Glengarry Glen Ross is a great film. Excellent ensemble cast and one of the most quotable movies ever!

 

I've got an absolute mongrel of a system - budget Sony receiver for me, plugged into my old Eltax floorstanders (these are budget these days, but still sound great - I love these speakers), Bookshelf Eltax Monitor rears and a Cambridge Soundworks Centerstage center. I had to ditch the sub as all the speakers pack so much bass it was overkill. For picture I've got a Sanyo projector which is getting long in the tooth but still produces a nice crisp 1080p picture and a large screen, cinema-like experience. I'm waiting ever so patiently for 4k projectors and Dolby Atmos/DTS:x receivers to becoming mainstream and affordable... By then I will hopefully have saved enough pennies for some new toys.

 

I converted my single garage a few years back into a computer/home cinema room. Sadly, it's the most used room in the house

I went for value when I kitted the room out. I've got a dual wall mounted 22" monitor pc with an ssd for the operating system and about 5tb of internal and external hard drives all hooked up to my Onkyo tx-nr515 and my good old panny 50" g10b. I bought a set of jamo speakers and a sub which for the size of the room is great.

Vu+ duo with a 1tb hdd finishes everything off nicely.

Stuff has to go bang out of warranty before it's replaced. I fancy a 60" panny but I can't see my 50" going tits up any time soon

 

The Admiral: Roaring Currents. Set during the Japanese Invasion of Korea in the late 16th century. Korean Admiral Yi Sun Shin with only a dozen or so ships does battle with the majority of the Japanese fleet. I cannot stress how amazing this film is and the battle sequence are some of the greatest and most savage I have ever seen. Choi Min-sik (Oldboy, I saw the Devil) is just unbelievable as Yi Sun Shin. Def check it out, I cannot recommend it enough.

 

I've already seen 300.

 

I love 300 but for a more accurate historical drama, I would go with this. Has a real savagery to it.

 

Come and spread some misery with me on the North Shields thread you miserable ****.

 

Someone mentioned Leon, so I'll also stick Fifth Element in for mindless, Luc Besson fun.

On a similar theme - just plain fun - Galaxy Quest, Blade and Starship Troopers are a good laugh, better than expected.

A personal favourite of mine, The Ninth Gate with Johnny Depp is a cracking watch.

 

Anyone said true romance? Great film.

 

Best movie mentioned on this whole thread imo....(unless someone has said platoon)

 

Usual Suspects is good. I do find it a little overrated though.

 

Got Sonos in my house, Playbar, 2 Play one's and a sub, fantastic sound for both movies and music with Spotify.
Just watched Project Almanac, quite enjoyed it.

 

The Theory Of Everything.
Fantastic film.

 

Anyone said Wall Street?

Brilliant film. Gordon Gekko could almost be Mike Ashley.

 

I watched an Indonesian subtitled film the other Night called The Raid. It was fantastic.

 

I have never been into subtitles until recently. Watched a film called 'the lives of others'. It's about spies in the eastern bloc and is very powerful.

 

Watch the Raid 2 mate, even better than the first.

I'm going to give this thread some real good **** tomorrow, some comprehensive lists of films that you probably haven't watched but should ****ing do so immediately. I think I will start off with some westerns.

 

Aye I know. On the look out for it. Saw it's rated higher on imdb. I'm looking forward to it. I noticed they're doing a 3rd

 

Me neither, Pans Labyrinth aside. The Raid has opened the door to a side of film I've nether explored.

 

There is a wealth of gems out there lads, definetly don't let subtitles put you off.