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PARASITE - 2020 Academy Awards Feb 11, 2020 8:42:28 GMT 12
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Post by Owen Y on Feb 11, 2020 8:42:28 GMT 12
Academy / Oscar recognition should be a shot in the arm for the long-standing Korean film industry.
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Post by michaelw on Feb 11, 2020 13:46:43 GMT 12
i've seen parasite and while it is very good, i wouldn't have voted it best picture.
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Post by Citroen on Feb 11, 2020 14:02:57 GMT 12
1917?
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Post by michaelw on Feb 11, 2020 16:06:39 GMT 12
jojo rabbit
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Post by Owen Y on Feb 11, 2020 21:25:31 GMT 12
" The film academy vowed to diversify in the wake of #OscarsSoWhite. "
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PARASITE - 2020 Academy Awards Mar 13, 2020 16:03:46 GMT 12
- Edited Mar 13, 2020 16:08:21 GMT 12 by Owen Y
Post by Owen Y on Mar 13, 2020 16:03:46 GMT 12
OK, who spotted the hi-fi in Parasite?
The horn speakers in the Park family's huge living room in their ultra-modernist house? I think I spotted also a turntable. And a tube amp. And the music - Handel? Or bespoke soundtrack?  
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Post by michaelw on Mar 13, 2020 17:47:05 GMT 12
wasn't paying attention...
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Post by Owen Y on Mar 14, 2020 15:51:38 GMT 12
OK, to refresh your memory
 And for those yet to see this (v good) film....    
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PARASITE - 2020 Academy Awards Mar 15, 2020 12:24:37 GMT 12
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Post by michaelw on Mar 15, 2020 12:24:37 GMT 12
only piece of gear i recognise is the jelco tomearm...
i thought i heard some handel too confirmed
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PARASITE - 2020 Academy Awards Mar 16, 2020 8:44:46 GMT 12
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michaelw likes this Post by Owen Y on Mar 16, 2020 8:44:46 GMT 12
After some detective work....
The hi-fi system in the film appears to have been supplied by SBI Audio in Korea, their webpage says equipment is all 'handcrafted by Seo Byong Ik'. The turntable however is still a mystery to me, although it looks familiar.  SBI 300B-XLS Tonita amp  SBI Sonare Plus phono preamp   SBI SP-03 Mk 2 loudspeakers - with front-horn loaded Lowther midrange, dome tweeter & 15" bass driver in what looks like an 'Onken' style reflex cabinet. DarkLantern blog - darklanternforowen.wordpress.com
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PARASITE - 2020 Academy Awards Mar 16, 2020 9:14:57 GMT 12
- Edited Mar 16, 2020 9:15:39 GMT 12 by michaelw
Owen Y likes this Post by michaelw on Mar 16, 2020 9:14:57 GMT 12grayblob 2 points · 4 months ago · edited 4 months ago Turntable is an analogue works zero. Jelco 750d tonearm. Unsure of the cartridge. https://www.reddit.com/r/audiophile/comments/dun1e0/just_watched_the_movie_parasite_can_you_help_me/
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PARASITE - 2020 Academy Awards Mar 16, 2020 17:07:22 GMT 12
- Edited Mar 16, 2020 17:40:34 GMT 12 by Owen Y
Post by Owen Y on Mar 16, 2020 17:07:22 GMT 12
IMHO Parasite is an excellent film.
However, it probably tends to be a bit of a 'film-maker's film' - Rotten Tomatoes critics aggregate rating of 99% - about as high as it gets. The themes (rich & poor), sub-themes (poor people fighting amongst themselves ), the sets (the house was actually a constructed set, the numerous staircases, the semi-basement abode of the Kim's), the use of music (Baroque music sharpening tension at key moments), the visuals of every scene (the lighting in various parts of the house, the street corner cafe, the flooding scenes), the 'circular' plot (no spoilers ), the casting (Mr Kim, the Kim daughter, Mr & Mrs Park), the references to American culture, the Tarantino-like black comedy, the finale scenes, the ending....
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Post by michaelw on Mar 16, 2020 17:21:15 GMT 12
i liked it but don't feel the urge to watch it again anytime soon.
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Post by Owen Y on Apr 2, 2021 9:23:14 GMT 12
For those who haven't seen it....and who still own a TV -
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Post by cartridgeguyonline on Apr 5, 2021 8:57:35 GMT 12
I watched it last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. I was particularly amused by the parental warnings beforehand re sex violence and nakedness. Was the version shown a sanitised version or does Korean cinema have 19th century puritanical standards that apply ?
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Post by Owen Y on Apr 5, 2021 9:29:23 GMT 12
Censor's warnings would have been local, probably?
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PARASITE - 2020 Academy Awards Apr 5, 2021 18:02:50 GMT 12
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Post by Citroen on Apr 5, 2021 18:02:50 GMT 12
Good to watch it again.
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PARASITE - 2020 Academy Awards Apr 5, 2021 21:04:40 GMT 12
- Edited Apr 5, 2021 21:08:15 GMT 12 by Owen Y
Post by Owen Y on Apr 5, 2021 21:04:40 GMT 12
I particularly liked the sets - the house of course, the staircase, the basement, the Kim family basement apartment, the flooding scene, the corner cafe....
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Post by michaelw on Apr 6, 2021 10:24:20 GMT 12Original Aspect Ratio  Is Maori TV in 5.1 or just stereo ?
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Post by cartridgeguyonline on Apr 6, 2021 17:20:36 GMT 12
Mono through the TV set at our place.
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Post by RdM on Apr 6, 2021 18:35:57 GMT 12
I too watched it, sound redirected from TV optical out to a ProLogic amp (no 5.1 here!) which is normally on Source Direct but for TV films I sometimes use Dolby ProLogic, a bit of rear ambience, at present with mains a small pair of satellites and a sub, while the Sony G333ES mains await repair...
But unfortunately distracted by a ph call I came in late, maybe 15 mins late, and perhaps there I missed seeing the hi fi system in the film. Nice soundtrack, far better through the hifi system than the TV, but I'll have to watch it again to catch the start. Maybe on demand. Yes! www.maoritelevision.com/shows/sunday-cinema/S01E001/parasite 
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Post by michaelw on Apr 6, 2021 20:23:58 GMT 12
Had a closer look...
Moari TV is 1080i HD with two-channel HE-AAC sound.
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Post by RdM on Apr 6, 2021 22:01:08 GMT 12Moari TV is 1080i HD with two-channel HE-AAC sound. Ah, the TV is full HD 1920 x 1080, I use an optical to stereo RCA 5V or USB powered DAC box to take analogue to the amp. That explains why I didn't get much surround action. I have the amp set to phantom center. Cheap rear surrounds rarely used. It's a temporary sit in replacement for an old 125W Denon, a Sony TA-AV670 I bought new back in the day, early '90s. The latter shows some internal pics. Nice toroidal transformer, audio quality filter caps. An amp, not a receiver. Such is humble hifi chez RdM at the moment.
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Post by michaelw on Apr 7, 2021 10:11:31 GMT 12
Nice solid vintage amp
 Depending on content, one of the Dolby or post-surround modes can create some decent surround effects.
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