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Best All Time DVD's from www.metacritic.com

1 Godfather, The 100
2 Superman II 99
3 Army of Shadows 99
4 Pan's Labyrinth 98
5 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days 97
6 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 96
7 Ratatouille 96
8 Manchurian Candidate, The 94
9 Pulp Fiction 94
10 Killer of Sheep 94
11 Spirited Away 94
12 Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The 94
13 Sideways 94
14 Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The 93
15 WALL-E

"DVD , also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc ," is an optical disc storage media format. Its main uses are video and data storage. DVDs are of the same dimensions as compact discs ( CDs ) but store more than six times as much data...

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As next generation High Definition more advanced optical formats such as Blu-ray Disc also use a disc identical in some aspects, the original DVD is occasionally given the retronym SD DVD (for standard definition ). However, the trademarked HD DVD discs have been discontinued since Blu-ray absorbed their market share." (wikipedia.org).

a Review of my fav dvd movie, True romance at amazon.com:

Excellent, Underated and Often Unfairly Overlooked , November 30, 2001

By 

Mr. N. Carnegie (Kirkcaldy, Scotland, UK.)

 

"True Romance is one of those great films that was rather unfairly and bizarrely largely ignored on it's original theatrical release but it's really hard to know why. It's not because of the script/screenplay, that was written by the great Quentin Tarantino, with all the trademark flourishes you'd expect, with witty dialogue and great set-pieces that leave you quoting them for weeks. It's not because it's got a poor cast or poor acting. Apart from the leads, Christian Slater and the wonderful Patricia Arquette (in undoubtedly their greatest screen performances), this movie has a cast list like a whose who of great screen actors; Dennis Hopper, Gary Oldman and Christopher Walken. It also boasts a great cameo performance from Brad Pitt and a superb supporting performance from (the then not so famous) James Gandolfino. Val Kilmer and Samuel L. Jackson even turn up too in blink and you'll miss it performances.

This is a great movie, a cool movie, a funny movie and an action movie. Directed by Tony Scott, one of the best (if not the best) action movie directors around, True Romance is the story of Alabama (Arquette) and Clarence (Slater) young newlywed lovers on the run with a stolen suitcase full of $5m worth of the mafia's coke, which they intend to sell. But as the old saying goes, the path to true love never runs smooth and a battle of wits ensues between Clarence, the police and the mob leading to a classic finale in this action packed film. As a whole, this movie works beautifully but on DVD it's even better because you can access all your favourite classic scenes that unmistakeably bare Tarantino's hallmark again and again. Such as the opening scene where the heterosexual Clarence (Slater) states that he'd sleep with Elvis if he were still alive, or the showdown between Clarence and dreadlocked gangster (Oldman). Or the showdown between the mob boss (Walken) and Clarence's Dad (Hopper). Classic scenes indeed, particularly the one with Walken and Hopper. It's hard to believe this movie was made back in 1993 because it's still as fresh, still as cool and still looks as enjoyable as it was back then. I just love this movie and if you haven't seen it yet I hope you will too."

 

"What's the deal with DTS and DVD?

Digital Theater Systems Digital Surround is an audio encoding format similar to Dolby Digital. It requires a decoder, either in the player or in an external receiver. See 3.6.2 for technical details. Some people claim that, because of its lower compression level, DTS sounds better than Dolby Digital. Others claim there is no meaningfully perceptible difference, especially at the typical data rate of 768 kbps, which is 60% more than Dolby Digital. Because of the many variances in production, mixing, decoding, and reference levels, it's almost impossible to accurately compare the two formats (DTS usually produces a higher volume level, causing it to sound better in casual comparisons).

DTS originally did all encoding in house, but as of October 1999 DTS encoders became available for purchase. DTS titles are often considered to be specialty items intended for audio enthusiasts, so some DTS titles are also available in a Dolby Digital-only version.

DTS is an optional format on DVD. Contrary to uninformed claims, the DVD specification has included an ID code for DTS since 1996 (before the spec was even finalized). Because DTS was slow in releasing encoders and test discs, players made before mid 1998 (and many since) ignore DTS tracks. A few demo discs were created in 1997 by embedding DTS data into a PCM track (the same technique used with CDs and laserdiscs), and these are the only DTS DVD discs that work on all players. New DTS-compatible players arrived in mid 1998, but theatrical DTS discs using the DTS audio stream ID did not appear until January 7, 1999 (they were originally scheduled to arrive in time for Christmas 1997). Mulan, a direct-to-video animation (not the Disney movie) with DTS soundtrack appeared in November 1998. DTS-compatible players carry an official "DTS Digital Out" logo.

Dolby Digital or PCM audio is required on 525/60 (NTSC) discs, and since both PCM and DTS together don't usually leave enough room for quality video encoding of a full-length movie, essentially every disc with a DTS soundtrack also carries a Dolby Digital soundtrack. This means that all DTS discs will work in all DVD players, but a DTS-compatible player and a DTS decoder are required to play the DTS soundtrack. DTS audio CDs work on all DVD players, because the DTS data is encapsulated into standard PCM tracks that are passed untouched to the digital audio output. DTS discs often carry a Dolby Digital 2.0 track in Dolby Surround format instead of a full Dolby Digital 5.1 track.

What are the disadvantages of DVD?

  • Vagueness of the DVD specification and inadequate testing of players and discs has resulted in incompatibilities. Some movie discs don't function fully (or don't play at all) on some players. (See 1.41 )
  • DVD recorders are more expensive than VCRs. (See 1.14 and 4.3 )
  • DVD has built-in copy protection and regional lockout. (See 1.11 and 1.10 )
  • DVD uses digital compression. Poorly compressed audio or video may be blocky, fuzzy, harsh, or vague. (See 1.3 )
  • The audio downmix process for stereo/Dolby Surround may reduce dynamic range. (See 3.6 )
  • DVD doesn't fully support HDTV. (See 2.9 )
  • Some DVD players and drives can't read CD-Rs. (See 2.4.3 )
  • Some DVD players and drives can't read recordable DVDs. (See 4.3.1 )
  • Most DVD players and drives can't read DVD-RAM discs. (See 4.3.4 )
  • Very few players can play in reverse at normal speed.
  • Variations and options such as DVD-Audio, DVD-VR, and DTS audio tracks are not supported by all players. " from

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