Less-than-optimum projection setups and sometimes questionable movie quality are making the future of seeing 3D movies in the theater an uncertain one (though we're admittedly excited to see Titanic 3D, which hits theaters today). But with 3D home theaters, you can control the experience by buying the right equipment. That just leaves the question of what to watch. Although the choices for the stereoscopic enthusiasts seem frustratingly limited for the moment, these 5 films could make the solid beginnings of a 3D Blu-ray library.
Top 1 - Big Hero 6 Blu-ray
From Walt Disney Animation Studios, the team behind "Frozen" and "Wreck-It Ralph," comes "Big Hero 6," an action-packed comedy-adventure about the special bond that develops between Baymax, a plus-sized inflatable robot, and prodigy Hiro Hamada. When a devastating event befalls the city of San Fransokyo and catapults Hiro into the midst of danger, he turns to Baymax and his close friends adrenaline junkie Go Go Tomago, neatnik Wasabi, chemistry whiz Honey Lemon and fanboy Fred. Determined to uncover the mystery, Hiro transforms his friends into a band of high-tech heroes called "Big Hero 6."
Top 2- Hugo
Hugo is a story of magic, but not in the Harry Potter fashion. There are no supernatural or even science fiction elements in Martin Scorsese’s new film (although the terrible marketing campaign might have led you to believe there was something like that going on). The film is a deeply felt, hugely personal, glorious and heart-swelling ode to the magic of cinema and stories. The way they bring us together, allow us to understand each other, allow us to see our dreams come true.
Ostensibly a children’s film, Hugo is really a movie for anyone who has a Pavlovian reaction to the sound of a movie projector. But to say that it only appeals to the cinephile is to discount the staggering mastery of Martin Scorsese, who has constructed a film that is beautiful and sweet and enormously touching. Yes, his love of the movies is at the center of Hugo, but his love of movies comes from something deeper and more universal: the desire to connect, to share, to create.
Hugo Cabret is an orphan who lives in the hidden tunnels and pipes of Gare Montparnesse, a busy Parisian train station. He winds the clocks and hides from the station inspector and looks out at the lives of the people who work in the station. Scorsese sets most of this up in an astonishing, perfect opening sequence that is largely without dialogue, using only the language of filmmaking to tell us who everyone is, what their relationships are, what the station looks like, and most of what we need to know about Hugo. The opening shot, which flies over Paris (which at first looks like a cog in a machine) then through the station, then up to the face of Hugo peering through the number 4 on a huge clockface, is breathtaking. Most other filmmakers would have fucked it up with an inane voice over - ‘My name is Hugo, and I live here behind the clocks’ - but Scorsese is no other filmmaker.
Samsung Gear VR is a relatively affordable VR accessory; it creates a better-than-expected sense of immersion using a Note 4 as its screen and engine; apps, while limited, are all free. Now you may have the desire to watch DVD movies on your Galaxy Note 4 via Gear VR. This guide will just show you how to convert DVD to Galaxy Note 4 supported video files for playback in Gear VR with 3 simple steps. So that you can enjoy your DVD movies in Gear VR more conveniently.
From Samsung Galaxy Note 4 official page you will be disappointed to find that Galaxy Note 4 doesn’t have a DVD driver, by far, no tablet or phablet is equipped with a DVD drive. But it is still possible to play DVD on Galaxy Note 4 via Gear VR? Here, we recommend you atop DVD Ripper for Galaxy Note 4-Pavtube DVDAid. With it, you can effortlessly rip your favorite DVD movie from DVD disc and output MP4 videos supported by Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Unit/Innovator Edition with best quality easily. Read theBest DVD Ripper for Samsung Review.
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Convert DVD movies to Galaxy Note 4 for Gear VR enjoying at anywhere
Step 1. Import DVD movies
Insert the DVD disc into your DVD drive and launch the Galaxy Note 4 DVD ripper. Click "Load DVD" to select and import the DVD movies you want to rip for Galaxy Note 4. ISO and IFO files are also supported.
Step 2. Specify output format
Click the "Format" bar to choose the output format for Samsung's Note 4 and Gear VR. Here you can simply choose "Samsung > Samsung Galaxy Note(*.mp4)" as the output video format. Read SamsungGalaxy Note 4 compatible videos.
Step 3. Start to convert DVD to Galaxy Note 4
Now go to the last step: click "Convert" to begin ripping DVD to Galaxy Note 4 compatible MP4 video files. After the conversion, you can tap "Open" to locate the converted videos immediately. Then connect your Note 4 to computer andtransferthe video files to your device for enjoyment on the go.
This tutorial will explain how users can use Galaxy Note 4 to play 3D Blu-ray movies in Samsung Gear VR for enjoying on the go.
Consumer virtual reality is coming of age, at least Samsung thinks it is, and a tie-in with Facebook -owned Oculus and the new Samsung Gear VR for theGalaxy Note 4is how it will deliver it. It's an adapter to turn a smartphone into a 3D wearable. The Gear VR it's actually an accessory for just one Samsung phone: the Galaxy Note 4. Snap the phablet into place, and it donates its 5.7-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED display for media purposes.
Nowadays, Most of the people would like to go the theater to watch the 3D Blu-ray movie with the fine spectacle in their spare time. However, frustratingly, people do not have enough time to go the theater most of the time. Well, if you have no time going to the theater, watching 3D Blu-ray movie on your Gear VR or smart phone on the go will be the best choice. If you think so, follow this page to get the guide on how to watch 3D Blu-ray movie on Galaxy Note 4 in Gear VR freely.
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[Step-by-step:]-Convert 3D Blu-ray movies on Samsung Gear VR with Galaxy Note 4
Step 1: Load 3D Blu-ray movie to the 3D Blu-ray Converter.
Insert your 3D Blu-ray movie to disc drive, and click “Load Disc” button on Pavtube BDMagic interface to load Blu-ray from ROM; it also support importingBlu-ray ISOand Blu-ray folder.
Step 2: Select format and set profile.
Click “Format” bar and find “3D Video”, there are a lot of format options for you. “MKV Side-by-Side 3D Video (*.mkv)” is recommended for Samsung Gear VR. Read theGalaxy Note 4 Supported video format.
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Step 3. Start to convert 3D Blu-ray to Gear VR
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Any moviegoer who didn't know about the untimely death of Paul Walker would never guess it had occurred during production of Furious 7, a film that (whatever massive efforts were required to work around his absence) is as stupendously stupid and stupidly diverting as it could have hoped to be had everything gone as planned.
The Bottom Line: A nuance-free franchise crafts an honorable exit for its departed star Venue: South By Southwest Film Festival, Special Events Opens: April 3 (Universal) Cast: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Lucas Black, Jason Statham Director: James Wan
Walker, Diesel and their cohorts blow the doors off on one last adventure together.
The knowledge of his death in a November 2013 car accident colors our experience of this unintentional swan song in many ways, of course, but viewers trying to spot the scenes in which stand-ins and CGI played Walker's part for him will find it hard enough that they may do the right thing: Stop trying, and instead go along with a reworked screenplay that ushers him off the stage with as much grace as any other development in this muscle-car melodrama.
Technical miracles aside, the nature of the story makes watching Furious 7 something of a morbid game: Over and over, the action puts Walker's Brian O'Conner in such jeopardy that we think, "Ah, this will be the scene where they give him a heroic death." But saying "over and over" acknowledges that Brian survives, at least, the bomb blast that nearly kills his family in one fell swoop, that he manages to get out of that big bus hanging precariously over a cliff, and that he, and for that matter all his pals, drive their cars out of a plane in midair and parachute to the ground without so much as denting a fender. But producer Neal H. Moritz, who introduced the super-last-minute screening at South by Southwest, begged the audience to keep mum about Brian's fate, so we won't provide an exhaustive list of the many certain-death situations he faces and survives.
We needn't say much about the plot, either. Bare bones: Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham), brother of the crew's defeated enemy Owen Shaw, has vowed to kill them all in revenge; an all-seeing surveillance program called God's Eye has been stolen by terrorists; the creator of said program (Nathalie Emmanuel's Ramsey) needs to be rescued; and a mysterious lawman with his own private army (Kurt Russell, who any oddsmaker would say is bound to be hiding something) promises to help Vin Diesel's Dom get Deckard if Dom's crew will save Ramsey and recover the God's Eye.
Tired yet? You will be after two hours of F7, which is as overinflated, if not as well formed, as the physique ofDwayne Johnson, who gave this ensemble a much-needed charisma boost when he signed on in episode five. Alas, Johnson is sidelined for much of this installment, laid up in a bodycast after saving a co-worker from an exploding building. Don't worry, kids, the Rock will be back for the climax, reentering the action with the words "Daddy's gotta go to work."
That is Wildean wit compared to most of Chris Morgan's unrepentantly dumb pulp dialogue. But Fast & Furious fans don't come out to critique lines like "Let's do this," they come to see a red sports car (one so expensive only seven were made) be stolen from a billionaire's Abu Dhabi penthouse; to watch it bust through his windows, fly through the air, and crash into the skyscraper next door (landing safely, of course) only to learn that the brakes have gone out, and it will have to take to the skies again into a third building.
Anyone who can buy that bit of computer-generated idiocy should have no trouble believing Paul Walker is in this film from start to finish.
Production companies: Universal Pictures Cast: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Lucas Black, Jason Statham Director: James Wan Screenwriter: Chris Morgan Producers: Vin Diesel, Michael Fottrell, Neal H. Moritz Executive producers: Samantha Vincent Directors of photography: Marc Spicer, Stephen F. Windon Production designer: Bill Brzeski Costume designer: Sanja Milkovic Hays Editors: Leigh Folsom Boyd, Dylan Highsmith, Kirk M. Morri, Christian Wagner Music: Brian Tyler Casting directors: Anne McCarthy, Kellie Roy
