Watching stuff on the iPhone
First off, I love my iPhone. Really, it’s probably the single greatest gadget I’ve owned, replacing the previous single greatest gadget I’d owned - my Treo 650. Having said that… I generally agree with Mr Lynch here:
Some movies just need to be seen on a big screen with, sometimes even more importantly, big sound. I like seeing movies in the theaters, I prefer it to watching at home and while I would watch some stuff on the iPhone, if it was something I cared about, I’d almost certainly watch it again on a big TV to get the real effect.
Conveniently, here’s an example (thanks chris!):
Chocolate by Prachya Pinkaew the director of Ong Bak - which you may recognize as one of my favourite action movies. While this one doesn’t feature Tony Jaa, it does feature a lady (Nicharee “Jeeja†Vismistananda) kicking much, much ass. It seems like this lady - y’know child prodigy like and all gets a little too hyped up on her M&M’s. Hyped up enough to open up several cans of whoopass all over everyone. While she doesn’t seem to have the crazy athleticism of Jaa, she does do a mean Bruce Lee impression…
Seriously, imagine watching that on an iPhone? Please.
January 12th, 2008 at 4:32 am
I am glad Howie is away @ Jackson Hole this weekend, there is a small chance he may miss this post. Are you trying to shatter his dreams? His hopes? You have known the kid since forever, and now you some kinda famous geek who likes to sit home all day and rip his friends hearts out? What did Howie ever do to you except accept you and not make fun of you when you were hallucinating that we were at the beach? Nothing thats what. Now your gunna tell him his iphone view of the world is not good enough? For who Felix, for who?
It’s all well and good that you feel somehow viewing movies on a screen 800 times as small “isn’t the same” but you got to break it to him all publicly like this? Have you no scruples? I tell you what, your on your own on this one. I was with you on the “let’s convince Howie he is adopted” thing, but this one is all you. When he looks at you with those puppy dog eyes and asks “but why can’t I watch Godfather on my iphone Fee Fee?” lower lip trembling… it’s up to you to deal with it.
SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL RULES!
January 14th, 2008 at 7:37 am
My whole life revolves around shattering Howard’s dreams. Capsici?
Strange things are afoot at the Circle-K….
January 14th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
bastards.
this is against everything so-crates taught us.
June 17th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
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