Every now and then, you just need a good man movie. Guns, explosions, high-speed chases, no plot other than “what’s gonna blow up next?” and hey, if you can top it off with some D-BOX Motion support, that’s just gravy. That’s where my mind was last week, and The A-Team came a-calling. And as luck would have it, The A-Team came soaked in the sausage-y goodness that is D-BOX. The A-Team was pretty much panned upon its theatrical release, and rightfully so. The original A-Team was part of my Saturday afternoon … [Read more...]
Despicable Me D-BOX Review
Despicable Me achieved a few unique milestones in my home theater experience, including being the first CG film that I felt did justice to 3D Blu-ray and being the first 3D Blu-ray movie to support D-BOX Motion Code. I've espoused the virtues of D-BOX for the past three years, and although our D-BOX reviews haven't appeared with the regularity of our videogame or Blu-ray reviews, it's through no fault of the technology or its quality. In fact, when I realized Despicable Me supported both 3D and D-BOX, I high-tailed it … [Read more...]
The Prince of Persia D-BOX Review
If you browse through our D-BOX reviews, really dig into how Motion Control augments most home movies, it's clear that the technology behind making your seat move along with the on-screen action has the potential to revolutionize home entertainment like 3D Blu-ray and 3D HDTV. More often than not, D-BOX makes bad movies tolerable and good movies great. Sometimes movies seem perfect for D-BOX, and we're excited to see them ship with the Motion Code directly on the Disc. Prince of Persia: Sands of Time was one such movie, … [Read more...]
Toy Story 2 D-BOX Review
Shrek may have seemed like the first animated film to poke fun at other stories and real-life experiences, but it was Toy Story 2 that first opened that comedic can of worms. Toy Story 2 also just so happened to be the first sequel to the industry's first animated feature film, which put it in the odd position of needing to reflect advancements in animation technology while retaining the original film's vibe. Yet with its release on Blu-ray Disc, Toy Story 2 finds itself in another odd position: introducing viewers to a … [Read more...]
Heat D-BOX Review
Warner Home Video has had some intriguing Blu-ray releases of late, including the 14-year-old film Heat, starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Val Kilmer. As excellent as the movie is, even its storytelling panache can't entirely explain why now marked the best time to release the film. The film's a nice change of pace from so many of today's Blu-ray action-film releases, which focus on high-speed elements first and character development second, but its film quality definitely shows signs of age, and even its audio … [Read more...]
The Towering Inferno D-BOX Review
It's interesting to see modern technology wrap its tentacles around age-old elements, even when the "age old" element in question is just 35 years old. Case in point: The Towering Inferno, a 1974 classic starring Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, Robert Wagner and Fred Astaire that recently released on Blu-ray Disc with D-BOX Motion Code support. The Blu-ray high-definition visuals are surprisingly good, as is the audio, but it's the D-BOX Motion Code that really brings the film into the 21st Century and … [Read more...]
Race to Witch Mountain D-BOX Review
In my last few D-BOX reviews, a few key phrases have cropped up that may give the illusion that Motion Code is losing some of its "wow factor." When readers hear things like "nuanced motion" and "subtle movements," it's not surprising for people to ask whether gentle rocking has become the de facto D-BOX effect. In reality, that's not the case at all. Instead, D-BOX was waiting for the perfect time to pull out all the Motion Code stops. And Race to Witch Mountain provided just such an opportunity. Race to Witch … [Read more...]
Ghostbusters D-BOX Review
I think Ghostbusters is an incredibily fun film, and I was stoked when it released on Blu-ray. But to put that affection in context of another home-entertainment thrill, I started watching Ghostbusters while updating our D-BOX Motion Code receiver, and when I noticed that Ghostbusters D-BOX code was downloading, I immediately stopped the Blu-ray film and waited a full hour for every Motion Code update to finish downloading and installing. Yes, I love D-BOX that much. I put off watching an anticipated film just so I … [Read more...]
The Day The Earth Stood Still D-BOX Review
To call Keanu Reeves' acting "subtle" is probably a disservice to every actor who's ever given a fantastic but understated performance. There's a reason Reeves' most famous line is "woah," and that his Neo character is known more for the ability to dodge bullets in slow motion than to actually come across as someone who's capable of being a savior. The dude's just kind of bla, as are most of his characters. In The Day The Earth Stood Still, Reeves' alien character is equally cardboard, though the character's potential … [Read more...]
Sin City D-BOX Review
Sin City is one of the most visually artistic films you'll ever see, a comic-based movie that actually succeeds in re-creating the look and feel of its animated source material. On Blu-ray, the film looks better than ever before, but the Blu-ray Disc holds a secret that vaults the film even higher in the artistic sense: D-BOX Motion Code. Normally D-BOX code is included to help drive home the on-screen action, which it certainly does in the case of Sin City. But more important, this application of D-BOX elevates the … [Read more...]
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