The Digital Movie Collector

The Resolution Questions I had questions from my one reader about the following "How worried about UHD should a person be in general? Or is 8k so close it will get skipped? Thoughts?" I will answer each question one at time as best I can.  UHD? Obviously, the higher the resolution you can get for the same price is always better. There are a few movies that go on sale for $5 in UHD which is always the best value for you money. Even if you do not have a 4K or 8K TV, the streaming services will show you the best resolution your device and your internet connection will allow. So when you buy UHD, you also own the HD and SD version of the movie. Some people don't realize that. Another thing to point out is that there are a large number of movies that are not in 4K/UHD yet. Indiana Jones was just released in 4K in 2021 is an example of this. A majority of my collection has been built up through Disc to Digital conversion. In this instance, the process will only do SD or HD. UHD...

  End of the World Why are we so fascinated with movies that depict the end of the world? Perhaps we know we keep messing up this planet and would like a fresh start on another. One has to wonder if our race did manage to find a habitable planet that we could travel to, would we end up messing it up too? Probably.  Review The movie moves at a good pace. A majority of the cast are younger actors and actresses. Tye Sheridan has done a few movies lately including Ready Player One. I did not realize Johnny Depp had a daughter old enough to act. I actually didn't know he had a daughter at all. Lily-Rose Depp does a great job in this movie. In fact, many of the cast are very good. Colin Farrell plays a great mentor in this movie. While not an original story, I refer to the 1988 movie Earth Star Voyager. You can watch this old movie here on YouTube. I am surprised Disney is not suing Lionsgate for this movie. Since the movie is not on Disney+, I am guessing it is not one Disney wants...