Home Theater Experience: Netflix Original War Machine 4K

About this episode

In this episode, Steve and DJ discuss various 4K films, including ninja movies and the Netflix original War Machine, while sharing their home theater experiences.

THANK YOU for PUSHING PLAY Ninja Season Begins: 4K Throwbacks, Monarch S2 Shines, and Boston’s Finest in Dolby Vision Oh boy was this another fun show to do…!! Tune in to hear grown men talk coming of age movies, ninjas and war machines!! Enjoy! Lets get into ALL our Home Theater Experiences! So much fun! “If you can’t laugh while talking Home Theater, you’re doing something wrong .” Right? Push Play and hear for yourself. In this lively episode, Steve and DJ kick off a full-on Ninja Season with Enter the Ninja from 1981 in 4K, plotting a months-long sprint through Revenge of the Ninja and Ninja III: The Domination—and yes, American Ninja is en route. They dig into the wild behind-the-scenes lore (Franco Nero! last-minute recasts!), why these 4K Kino Lorber releases are worth it for nostalgia and punchy colors even when the movies themselves are deliciously questionable, and how the set looks and sounds in a home theater today. The boys also dive into Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 2 (Apple TV+), praising the stronger action-to-exposition ratio, standout first-episode set pieces, minus-one-vibes in episode two, and notably upgraded video and Atmos over Season 1. Then they…

People in this episode

Hosts: Steve, DJ

Topics covered

• Home Theater
• 4K Movies
• Ninja Films
• Dolby Vision
• Streaming Reviews
• Film Analysis

Keywords

• Home Theater
• 4K
• Ninja Movies
• Dolby Vision
• Netflix
• Film Reviews
• Streaming

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Apple TV+, Netflix, Kino Lorber

Books & works: Enter the Ninja, Revenge of the Ninja, Ninja III: The Domination, American Ninja, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, The Departed, War Machine

Places: Boston

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