http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =XQ_U0QJ3dx0

Ed Harris....just stick to Ron Howard movies.

That being said, I've found the SAC series to be well written and rather enjoyable despite the fact that, in general, I don't really care for anime.

What you're really saying is HD isn't going to be that in demand and, to wit, I think you are 100% incorrect.

When you've seen true HD video and heard fully lossless 5.1 audio on good speakers, you will change your tune immediately. Not about not wanting to see Dane Cook's face in hi-def, I agree 100% there, but to see the beauty of Blade Runner or the lunacy of the Joker or the majesty of Middle Earth when it comes out (ok, New Zealand but still) in all it's 1080p beauty is simply a sight to behold. You can still play regular DVD's so you don't have to buy the hi-def version. Not all dvd's will make it to the new format for any number of reasons (rights, demand, etc) so those will still be viable. I still occasionally buy regular dvd's and so do most bluray/HD-dvd owners I would think. It's just that I get my favorite movies in the best possible format for the greatest possible viewing experience.

Rag the prices if you want as it is still a bit expensive, etc, but the format will absolutely take over SD and larger capacity portable media is the 'defacto' future. Even after high-bandwidth downloads becomes the norm we will still be using these multi-layered discs to store transportable data. Either static memory chips or discs of some sort but until we figure out how to use crystal lattice structures to store data (not that far away actually) or some other more efficient and portable 'large data capacity' storage medium, this is will be the norm for the foreseeable future for portable media, I think.

The main issue is HD doesn't get much more hi-def than what it currently is now. Unless we march into the 70mm film range (which has higher resolution than HD currently) then there's no where else to go in terms of image quality; most films are not filmed with that high resolution to begin with. Blu-rays/HD-dvds have the multilayering optics to be able to store tons of data in a quickly retrievable format (this will improve via player advancement, not media development per se) so the real issue is image quality. Not the media in which it is stored.

All that said: not everything is in HD, or 1080p or even 5.1 audio so it's still new and not blanketing the market yet. But to act as if HD is not going to catch on smacks of luddite-ism and that is something that has no place in the Geekverse.

At least the hardcore political TB's were in politically themed movies (well, for the most part anyway).

And Chuck Norris is truly nothing when you compare him to The Jesus or The Walken. These are the ancient Gods and Norris is just the newkid who's overstayed his welcome (he made his own Chuck Norris joke: LAME. You knew when the word "NOT" was no longer exempt from lameness the moment your mom said it almost 20 years ago...same here for Chuck. He's in on the joke people, it's not funny anymore even if was 15 minutes after it started. oh no, I think I just threw up in my mouth a little)

As for invading the 'wrong' country, I have no clue what you mean or how that is relevant. No only has Iraq been an enemy of the United States since 1991, the war was supported by numerous prominent Democrats.

Reneck2, the proper term is "Polyphemus.' It is a literary reference to the cyclops in Homer's The Odyssey. judging by your grammar and various ignorant assertions, I would assume you've never read it or anything else that did not require crayons to be fully enjoyed.

So we follow this week with next weeks Saw, Repo, AND Max Payne! Isn't that one of the signs of the apocalypse??

The schools that are forced to take in every lame joker with no interest in getting an education are the ones that suffer under NCLB. We in the public schools take quite a beating, but what other group is forced to take every single person who walks through the door and deal with them, no matter what actions they do/don't take?

And now, back to my previously scheduled interest in DVDs this month. Bought three from this forum this month.

Now kindly fuck off.

I will give you that "Some" liberals believe, as you say, that every child is above average. But those must be the limousine liberals. I think most of us believe that every child should be given the opportunity to succeed. I believe, certainly, that every kid should have the same educational opportunities regardless of their background, but it is up to him/her to take advantage of it. I believe the real goal of NCLB is to cut off federal funds (Title 1) to schools in low income areas as we fail to meet the mandates of NCLB. 'Nuff said on this topic.

Enjoy your VHS tapes, and don't forget to re-wrap your rabbit ears with foil.