Sunday, September 7, 2014

In yer face!

I've been meaning to do this for a while, so I'm finally getting around to it now because I don't have anything else interesting to write about.  So last last spring my TV died, so I went out and bought a new smart 3D TV.  Having used it for quite a now, I can say that is is an improvement over my old one, but I wish I had gotten a larger screen.

I'll admit I don't even use the smart features on it that much.  It has apps on it that I don't even use and the games are pretty useless.  I used the streaming feature a few times to stream from my laptop and phone to the TV, but I don't even bother any more.  I would stream Japanese toku shows and the aspect ratio was always slightly off which annoyed me.  Now I just plug my laptop in via HDMI and it's not a problem.

Since it's 3D I tend to buy a lot of blu-rays in 3D just so I can use that feature, sometimes I'll buy movies I wouldn't even normally watch just so I can get the most of my 3D TV.  I'm looking at you Spy Kids.


That is my 3D blu-ray shelf.  The 3D ranges from good to "is this even in 3D?"  Probably some of my favourite 3D movies are Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Jurassic Park, The Monkey King, Tron Legacy and Dredd.  Even though obviously Jurassic Park was converted to 3D some scenes still look really cool and look better than a lot of current movies released in 3D.  Where as some movies that were filmed in 3D like The Amazing Spider-Man, the 3D seems really underwhelming.  The newer Conan movie was filmed 2D and then converted to 3D and it's pretty bad.  When Cody and I watched it I had to ask him if it was in 3D or are my eyes broken because I'm getting nothing.  Also, nothing tops a Three Stooges short with 3D pies getting thrown at the camera.

Finally, just for the hell of it, it's contest time.  The first person to correctly name every single 3D blu-ray on  that shelf wins a prize!  I'm talking about a good prize, not some lame iPhone camera lens.  Good luck!

7 comments:

Cara said...

Lame iPhone camera lens?!? Check out the difference it makes:

http://imgur.com/a/dGkUN

Cara & Cam said...

Since the last prize was so awesome, here is our submission for your current contest:

War of the Worlds: Goliath
Stalingrad
The Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Doctor Who
Turbo
Jumper
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
Predator 3D
The Three Stooges in 3D
Cars 2
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 3D
Iron Man 3
Up
Wreck it Ralph
Monsters University
Tangled 3D
Pacific Rim
The Amazing Spiderman 2
The Amazing Spiderman
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A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas
Men in Black 3
Creature from the Black Lagoon
Final Destination 5
Tron
Three Musketeers
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
CZ12
Tad the Lost Explorer
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Percy Jackson Sea of Monsters
Dredd
Wolverine
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters
Jurassic Park 3D
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GI Joe Retaliation 3D
Piranha 3D
Thor: The Dark World
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D
Bait
Green Hornet
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Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Conan the Barbarian

Keef said...

Sorry Cara, you are right as always. The lens really helps bring out the blurriness. I wish I had kept it now!

Keef said...

Cara and Cam, you are so close, but are missing a few. Can't believe you got some of them, but not those ones. I will give out a few hints.

1. Marvel movie, it's sequel was released this year.
2. I mentioned this one in the post!
3. PI of the his final magical adventure.
4. Jensen Ackles is so dreamy.
5. Second to last entry in the Capcom video game movie series.

Mike, now that Cara and Cam did all the hard work, you can swoop in an finish the list!

Keef said...

I just noticed a certain meatball movie is missing a numeral.

Cara and Cam said...

Whoa Keith, you're a real stickler.

War of the Worlds: Goliath
Stalingrad
The Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Doctor Who
Turbo
Jumper
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
Predator 3D
The Three Stooges in 3D
Cars 2
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 3D
Iron Man 3
Up
Wreck it Ralph
Monsters University
Tangled 3D
Pacific Rim
The Amazing Spiderman 2
The Amazing Spiderman
Captain America The First Avenger
A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas
Men in Black 3
Creature from the Black Lagoon
Final Destination 5
Tron
Three Musketeers
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
CZ12
Tad the Lost Explorer
The Monkey King
Percy Jackson Sea of Monsters
Dredd
Wolverine
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters
Jurassic Park 3D
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
My Bloody Valentine 3D
GI Joe Retaliation 3D
Piranha 3D
Thor: The Dark World
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D
Bait
Green Hornet
Resident Evil: Afterlife
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Conan the Barbarian

Keef said...

Okay, you guys actually got them all, with a little help. If I was being a stickler I wouldn't accept it as you spelled "Spider-Man" wrong.