Bring new life to favorite movies by watching them on the 17.3-inch screen of this HP laptop. The HD+ display has 1.4 million pixels for sharp images with vibrant colors, and the 4GB of DDR4 RAM provides powerful performance for multitasking and games. The 1TB hard drive in this HP laptop provides ample space for videos, photos and documents.
This was a Daily Deal about 2 weeks ago, and so far I have been very happy with it. I gave it 4 stars mainly because I don't think anything deserves 5 of them.
For some time, the only way to see Zulu has been either to catch it on late-night television, in a badly cropped and edited form, or to put up with a substandard full-frame VHS release. Diamond Entertainment initially released a full-frame version of the movie on DVD, but later followed it with this widescreen edition. As with the full-frame edition, the DVD is a bare-bones release, with only a one-page piece about Michael Caine and a one-page Diamond promotional piece; there is no trailer. The widescreen transfer is non-anamorphic, and appears to maintain the original 2.20:1 aspect ratio of the Super Technirama 70 process in which the film was shot, rather than the 2.35:1 aspect ratio used for 35 mm prints. Considering the general quality of the transfer, however, it seems unlikely that it was made from a 70 mm print. Contrast is somewhat flatter in this transfer than in the full-frame version, with the result that the colors are subdued throughout -- even the British Army uniforms seem a little dull. There is an occasional bit of bleed on the brighter colors, but this is not too serious. Black areas are reasonably solid. There are some compression artifacts evident from time to time, and visible edge enhancement in a few scenes, with some moiré occurring in scenes with hatching or a lot of diagonals. The average bit rate is on the low side. The image is soft throughout, with some grain, but is watchable. Letterboxing makes a world of difference with Zulu thanks to Cy Endfield's smart use of the frame. The source print seems to have been fairly good. Sound in this edition is much improved from the full-frame edition. Most noise has been removed expertly, with the exception of some hum, and the stereo mix has been preserved -- unfortunately, during the transfer process someone managed to flip the channels (not an unusual event). There are a mere four chapter stops on the disc. Packaging is a translucent keep case.
British colonialism of the Dark Continent at its darkest. As it is the victor who writes history, who know how accurate this is, but it still entertains.
High school students Bill and Ted travel through time and even the depths of hell in this collection featuring gBill and Ted's Excellent Adventure and Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey.
One of the most divisive and powerful personalities of the 20th century deserves a biopic. This may not be the one needed, but at least somebody tried.
This twin pack includes the Oliver Stone films Wall Street, for which Michael Douglas won the Academy Award for Best Actor, and Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps.
A Time to Kill comes to single-layer DVD in a widescreen anamorphic picture format (2.35:1 theatrical aspect ratio) and these audio options: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) and French (Dolby Digital 5.1), with subtitles available in English, Spanish, and French. Closed captioning is also included. Although there are no special features included aside from some brief production notes and the usual original theatrical trailers, picture quality is nothing short of stunning, with fine, crisp details, superb optimization, and natural coloring. Sound quality is excellently sharp and clear, but the surround goes out in some scenes.
I never understood why Peter Jackson thought The Hobbit needed 3 movies (aside from greed) and his padding distracted from the good story. Yet you have to give him props for doing a needed job, and doing it reasonably well.
Inspired by real life events, Orange is the New Black stars Taylor Shilling as Piper Chapman, a woman in her mid-thirties who is convicted and incarcerated for a decade-old crime. The unlikely prisoner is a standout at the correctional facility and earns several enemies as a result -- as well as a unique group of friends, including her former girlfriend (Laura Prepon).