George L. Schmauch Jr.

[George L. Schmauch Jr.]

I was going to say it doesn’t, but I believe I did use it for HD-DVDs.  I think the only thing I had issues with were 1080i/60 Blu-rays, at which point I used MakeMKV.

[George L. Schmauch Jr.]

I use [url=http://www.curtpalme.com/node/]this[/url] to make my MKVs, but I don’t believe it will compress anything.  It also requires quite a bit of software, though.

[George L. Schmauch Jr.]

I use [url=http://www.curtpalme.com/node/]this[/url] to make my MKVs, but I don’t believe it will compress anything.  It also requires quite a bit of software, though.

[George L. Schmauch Jr.]

I updated the video card drivers on Saturday and haven’t had any issues yet, but we also didn’t watch much TV over the weekend.  I’ll report back later this week.  I also confirmed that I’m using ffdshow for playback, not AC3filter.  Maybe the video card drivers were also causing the audio dropouts, though, since it was using the HDMI output on the ATI card.  That’d be nice if everything was fixed with a simple driver update!  🙂

[George L. Schmauch Jr.]

I updated the video card drivers on Saturday and haven’t had any issues yet, but we also didn’t watch much TV over the weekend.  I’ll report back later this week.  I also confirmed that I’m using ffdshow for playback, not AC3filter.  Maybe the video card drivers were also causing the audio dropouts, though, since it was using the HDMI output on the ATI card.  That’d be nice if everything was fixed with a simple driver update!  🙂

[George L. Schmauch Jr.]

As far as acting goes, you don’t need to worry too much in this movie.  The dialog is minimal.  For his few lines, he did a fine job.  That said, a parrot could’ve delivered them just as efficiently.  🙂  (As I said I’d admit, if it were the case.)  Of course, I didn’t go to see this movie for the dialog and they kept the majority of that to the pros… thankfully.  I definitely appreciated the MMA moves which were shown, but was disappointed that there wasn’t more.  Then, again, you can’t have big explosions in hand-to-hand combat.

In the end, this movie will make for a great showcase on TNT during their next “movies for guys who like movies” stint.

[George L. Schmauch Jr.]

As far as acting goes, you don’t need to worry too much in this movie.  The dialog is minimal.  For his few lines, he did a fine job.  That said, a parrot could’ve delivered them just as efficiently.  🙂  (As I said I’d admit, if it were the case.)  Of course, I didn’t go to see this movie for the dialog and they kept the majority of that to the pros… thankfully.  I definitely appreciated the MMA moves which were shown, but was disappointed that there wasn’t more.  Then, again, you can’t have big explosions in hand-to-hand combat.

In the end, this movie will make for a great showcase on TNT during their next “movies for guys who like movies” stint.

[George L. Schmauch Jr.]

The wife and I just got back from seeing this movie and it was everything I expected and more.  (My expectations were apparently lower than they should have been.  🙂 )  As I previously read, if you’re a fan of those old action movies from the previous era, you’ll love this movie.  I also think they kept it more “real”, which was a nice, somewhat unexpected departure.  A number of things you could see coming from miles away, both scenes and dialog, but it was still quite enjoyable.  Explosions, killing, fighting, one-liners… it’s all there.  I saw quite a few couples there.  Maybe everyone has as great a significant other as I do, who actually enjoys movies like this, but I got the feeling a number of the females in the theater were dragged there.  😉

My verdict:  Just go see it!  ;D

[George L. Schmauch Jr.]

The wife and I just got back from seeing this movie and it was everything I expected and more.  (My expectations were apparently lower than they should have been.  🙂 )  As I previously read, if you’re a fan of those old action movies from the previous era, you’ll love this movie.  I also think they kept it more “real”, which was a nice, somewhat unexpected departure.  A number of things you could see coming from miles away, both scenes and dialog, but it was still quite enjoyable.  Explosions, killing, fighting, one-liners… it’s all there.  I saw quite a few couples there.  Maybe everyone has as great a significant other as I do, who actually enjoys movies like this, but I got the feeling a number of the females in the theater were dragged there.  😉

My verdict:  Just go see it!  ;D

[George L. Schmauch Jr.]

[quote=”Meester.Rip”]
Well all the WWEWWF actors never really appeared to have any skills when acting in the ring. The Rock has done alright though, much better than Hulk Hogan’s acting for sure.

I just want to see Jet Li go all spider monkey on some bad guys.
[/quote]

Okay, the MMA fan in me is coming through now.  🙂  Let’s not compare the (lack of) acting skills in WWE wrestlers to real people who (as far as I know) never did any “performing”, following storylines, etc.  Randy Couture is a real fighter, not a “pro wrestler”.  That said, we’ll see how Randy does in this movie and I’ll have no problem coming back to this thread and saying, “Okay… Randy really needs to stick to MMA”, if it’s warranted.  ;D

Personally, I can’t think of any wrestlers I enjoyed in movies.  The Rock was “ok” in Game Plan, but that was more visual comedy that had me enjoying the movie, as opposed to his actual delivery of lines.  Steve Austin in Condemned was…  well…  also, “just ok”.  I’m really hoping The Expendables will be better than Condemned was.

[George L. Schmauch Jr.]

[quote=”Meester.Rip”]
Well all the WWEWWF actors never really appeared to have any skills when acting in the ring. The Rock has done alright though, much better than Hulk Hogan’s acting for sure.

I just want to see Jet Li go all spider monkey on some bad guys.
[/quote]

Okay, the MMA fan in me is coming through now.  🙂  Let’s not compare the (lack of) acting skills in WWE wrestlers to real people who (as far as I know) never did any “performing”, following storylines, etc.  Randy Couture is a real fighter, not a “pro wrestler”.  That said, we’ll see how Randy does in this movie and I’ll have no problem coming back to this thread and saying, “Okay… Randy really needs to stick to MMA”, if it’s warranted.  ;D

Personally, I can’t think of any wrestlers I enjoyed in movies.  The Rock was “ok” in Game Plan, but that was more visual comedy that had me enjoying the movie, as opposed to his actual delivery of lines.  Steve Austin in Condemned was…  well…  also, “just ok”.  I’m really hoping The Expendables will be better than Condemned was.

[George L. Schmauch Jr.]

Hmmm…  not sure about that one, but I’ll certainly give it a go, as well.  I’m not running the betas, but maybe I installed SageTV after AC3filter or something.  Actually, come to think of it, I believe I’m using ffdshow, rather than AC3filter.  So many things to check already.  🙂  Thanks for the ideas so far!

[George L. Schmauch Jr.]

Hmmm…  not sure about that one, but I’ll certainly give it a go, as well.  I’m not running the betas, but maybe I installed SageTV after AC3filter or something.  Actually, come to think of it, I believe I’m using ffdshow, rather than AC3filter.  So many things to check already.  🙂  Thanks for the ideas so far!

[George L. Schmauch Jr.]

I was using the latest of both, but I’ll check if newer ones have come out.

[George L. Schmauch Jr.]

I was using the latest of both, but I’ll check if newer ones have come out.

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