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The following is an archive of the articles, reviews, and comments of Mike Shea's DVD review and home theater website, Liquidtheater.com. You are free to download Liquidtheater.tar.gz, the entire contents of Liquidtheater.com in a tar ball.

Movie Reviews and Home Theater Articles by Mike Shea.

Home Theater Articles

How the MPAA Controls What We Think written October 17th
Predicting DVD Release Dates written September 27th
The problem with Bose written July 2nd
Hsu VTF-2 Subwoofer written June 20th
Setting Up a Home Theater written May 9th
The Great Movies written April 17th
Home Theater Master MX-500 Remote written March 8th
DVD Rating System written February 14th
Yamaha RX-V630 and Boston Acoustics System 8000 written January 3rd
Microsoft Xbox written December 27th
The $3500 Stereophile Killer Home Theater System written December 12th
The Antisocial Commentary: Fight Club and American Beauty written November 28th
2002 Holiday DVD Buyer's Guide written November 21st
Mitsubishi 55819 55 inch HDTV monitor written August 29th
Energy Take 5.2 Speaker System written July 18th
Equipment Recommendations written June 8th
Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones written May 17th
LiquidTheater.Com Certification Checklist written May 10th
Mikes Home Theater written May 2nd
Digital TV part 2 written April 14th
The End of the Movie Theater written April 6th
Desktop Theater: The Home Theater PC written March 21st
Ten ways to improve your home theater for under 100 bucks written May 4th
What happend to Liquidtheater? written April 8th
2001 Academy Awards Summary written March 26th
Home Theater Usability written February 27th
Holiday DVD Buyers Guide written November 20th
Sennheiser HD 580 Headphones written November 6th
Dolby Digital, DTS and THX Explained written October 2nd
Budget Home Theater Recommendation written August 26th
Current State of the Industry written July 2nd
What is 16x9 enhanced? written June 11th
A Look at Mission Impossible 2 written May 28th
RIAA needs to grow up written May 5th
High End Theater Recommendation written April 16th
Episode 1 on DVD rumor written April 15th
Letter to Disney written April 4th
Matrix at the Oscars written March 27th
Ebert on Erin 'Bra'kovich written March 24th
LiquidTheater Web Technology written March 19th
LiquidTheater To Do written March 19th
Denon D-M3S Bookshelf System written November 26th
Subwoofers Buyers Guide written November 21st
Energy XL-8 Review written November 21st
Home Theater 101 written November 21st
Home Theater For Cheap written November 21st
Sony VPL-W400Q written November 21st
Phillips Pronto written November 21st
Digital TVs written November 21st
Mike's Movie Rules written November 21st
Yamaha DSP-A1 written November 21st

DVD Reviews

Once Upon A Time in Mexico 17 February 2004 ( * * · · · )
Owning Mahowny 20 January 2004 ( * * * * · )
Happiness 07 January 2004 ( * · · · · )
X2: X-men 2 06 December 2003 ( * * * * · )
The Two Towers, Extended Edition 28 November 2003 ( * * * * · )
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines 21 November 2003 ( * * * * · )
28 Days Later 14 November 2003 ( * * * * · )
Nineteen Eighty-Four 07 November 2003 ( * * * * · )
Raiders of the Lost Ark 28 October 2003 ( * * * * * )
Equilibrium 24 October 2003 ( * * * · · )
Matrix Reloaded 17 October 2003 ( * * * · · )
Scarface 10 October 2003 ( * * * * * )
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind 27 September 2003 ( * * * * * )
Desperado 22 September 2003 ( * * * * * )
Bowling for Columbine 31 August 2003 ( * * * * * )
Catch Me If You Can 29 August 2003 ( * * * · · )
Solaris 22 August 2003 ( * * * * * )
Gangs of New York 08 August 2003 ( * * * * * )
Tears of the Sun 01 August 2003 ( 0)
Narc 26 July 2003 ( * * * * * )
Punch Drunk Love 11 July 2003 ( * * * · · )
The Pianist 04 July 2003 ( * * * * * )
Die Another Day 27 June 2003 ( * * * * · )
Star Trek Nemesis 27 June 2003 ( * * * · · )
Adaptation 14 June 2003 ( * * * * · )
Throne of Blood 14 June 2003 ( * * * · · )
Animatrix 05 June 2003 ( * * * * · )
25th Hour 05 June 2003 ( * * * * * )
The Transporter 29 May 2003 ( * * * · · )
Secretary 22 May 2003 ( * * * · · )
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 09 May 2003 ( * * · · · )
Girlfight 02 May 2003 ( * * * * · )
Dark City 17 April 2003 ( * * * * * )
Red Dragon 04 April 2003 ( * * * * · )
One Hour Photo 04 April 2003 ( * * * · · )
The Matrix 21 March 2003 ( * * * * * )
The Samurai Trilogy 14 March 2003 ( * * * * * )
Road to Perdition 14 March 2003 ( * * * * · )
Starship Troopers 08 March 2003 ( * * * * · )
Ran 08 March 2003 ( * * * * * )
Shanghai Noon 28 February 2003 ( * * * · · )
Urban Cowboy 21 February 2003 ( * * * · · )
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 21 February 2003 ( * * * · · )
Signs 30 January 2003 ( * * * * * )
Bourne Identity 30 January 2003 ( * * * * · )
Notorious 22 January 2003 ( * * * * * )
XXX 12 January 2003 ( * * · · · )
Zoolander 05 January 2003 ( * · · · · )
The Salton Sea 03 January 2003 ( * * * * · )
Minority Report 27 December 2002 ( * * · · · )
Heavenly Creatures 20 December 2002 ( * * * · · )
Men In Black II 12 December 2002 ( * * · · · )
Austin Powers in Goldmember 06 December 2002 ( * * * · · )
Shipping News 28 November 2002 ( * * * * · )
The Fellowship of the Ring: Extended Edition 21 November 2002 ( * * * * * )
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones 15 November 2002 ( * * · · · )
The Sum of All Fears 15 November 2002 ( * * * * · )
Windtalkers 15 November 2002 ( * * · · · )
True Romance 08 November 2002 ( * * * * * )
Bandits 08 November 2002 ( * · · · · )
Spiderman 04 November 2002 ( * * * * · )
Insomnia 04 November 2002 ( * * * · · )
Amadeus 03 November 2002 ( * * * * * )
Blade 2 26 September 2002 ( * * * * · )
Panic Room 26 September 2002 ( * * * * · )
Changing Lanes 26 September 2002 ( * * * · · )
Frailty 26 September 2002 ( * * * · · )
Amelie 19 September 2002 ( * * * * * )
Queen of the Damned 19 September 2002 ( * · · · · )
Resident Evil 19 September 2002 ( * * * · · )
Van Wilder 19 September 2002 ( 0)
Reservoir Dogs 05 September 2002 ( * * * * · )
Jackie Brown 05 September 2002 ( * * * * · )
Pulp Fiction 29 August 2002 ( * * * * * )
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 09 August 2002 ( * * * * * )
Doctor Zhivago 25 July 2002 ( * * * * * )
The Royal Tenenbaums 19 July 2002 ( * * * * * )
Black Hawk Down 06 July 2002 ( * * * · · )
A Beautiful Mind 06 July 2002 ( * * * * · )
Se7en 28 June 2002 ( * * * * * )
Monster's Ball 28 June 2002 ( * * * * * )
I Am Sam 28 June 2002 ( * * * * · )
One Night at McCool's 28 June 2002 ( * * * * · )
From Hell 21 June 2002 ( * * * * · )
Pollock 21 June 2002 ( * * * · · )
The Mummy Returns 21 June 2002 ( * · · · · )
The Mummy 14 June 2002 ( * * · · · )
The Man Who Wasn't There 14 June 2002 ( * * * * · )
Ocean's Eleven 07 June 2002 ( * * * * · )
Vanilla Sky 07 June 2002 ( * * * * · )
Rashomon 07 June 2002 ( * * * · · )
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 01 June 2002 ( * * * · · )
Nurse Betty 31 May 2002 ( * * * * · )
Swingers 31 May 2002 ( * * * * · )
The Gift 30 May 2002 ( * * * · · )
Titus 24 May 2002 ( * * * * · )
Count of Monte Cristo 24 May 2002 ( * * * · · )
A Better Place 24 May 2002 ( * * * * · )
Ghost World 17 May 2002 ( * * · · · )
Metropolis 10 May 2002 ( * * * * · )
Mulholland Drive 02 May 2002 ( * * * * · )
Moulin Rouge 02 May 2002 ( * * * * · )
Requiem for a Dream 02 May 2002 ( * * * * · )
Bully 02 May 2002 ( * * * · · )
Enemy at the Gates 02 May 2002 ( * * * * · )
Apocalypse Now 26 April 2002 ( * * * * · )
Bridget Jones's Diary 20 April 2002 ( * * · · · )
Artificial Intelligence: AI 19 April 2002 ( * * * * · )
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back 14 April 2002 ( * * * · · )
Sexy Beast 02 April 2002 ( * * * * · )
Swordfish 21 March 2002 ( * * * · · )
Memento 12 March 2002 ( * * * * · )
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 20 October 2001 ( * * * · · )
Citizen Kane 13 October 2001 ( * * * · · )
Chasing Amy 24 August 2001 ( * * * * * )
O Brother, Where Art Thou? 18 August 2001 ( * * * * * )
Finding Forrester 16 July 2001 ( * * * * * )
Unbreakable 14 July 2001 ( * * * * * )
Superman 2 30 June 2001 ( * · · · · )
Superman 21 June 2001 ( * * * * · )
Traffic 18 June 2001 ( * * * * · )
Shadow of the Vampire 08 June 2001 ( * * * * * )
Men of Honor 01 June 2001 ( * * * · · )
Story of Ricky 29 May 2001 ( * * * * · )
Sixth Day 27 May 2001 ( * * * · · )
Charlies Angels 22 May 2001 ( * · · · · )
Bridge on the River Kwai 12 May 2001 ( * * * * * )
Lethal Weapon 01 May 2001 ( * * * * · )
Dune the Miniseries 22 April 2001 ( * * * · · )
Lawrence of Arabia 17 April 2001 ( * * * * * )
Almost Famous 12 April 2001 ( * * * * · )
Lost Souls 09 April 2001 ( * · · · · )
Wonder Boys 05 April 2001 ( * * * * * )
Transformers The Movie 30 March 2001 ( * * * · · )
Snatch 28 March 2001 ( * * * * * )
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 24 March 2001 ( * * * * * )
Get Carter (2000) 22 March 2001 ( * * · · · )
The Virgin Suicides 21 March 2001 ( * * * * · )
North by Northwest 04 March 2001 ( * * * * · )
Road Trip 03 March 2001 ( * * * · · )
The Way of the Gun 18 February 2001 ( * * * * * )
Leon 13 February 2001 ( * * * * * )
Hollow Man 10 February 2001 ( * * · · · )
Battlefield Earth 24 January 2001 ( * * · · · )
The Sopranos 16 January 2001 ( * * * * * )
Gone in Sixty Seconds 15 January 2001 ( * · · · · )
The Cell 29 December 2000 ( * * * * · )
The Killer 15 December 2000 ( * * * * * )
U-571 14 December 2000 ( * · · · · )
X-men 09 December 2000 ( * * * * · )
Gladiator 02 December 2000 ( * * * * * )
A Perfect Storm 24 November 2000 ( * * * · · )
Pitch Black 18 November 2000 ( * * * · · )
Heavy Metal 2000 16 November 2000 ( * * · · · )
Titan A.E. 16 November 2000 ( * * · · · )
Mission Impossible 2 11 November 2000 ( * * * · · )
The Patriot 03 November 2000 ( * * * · · )
Last of the Mohicans 02 November 2000 ( * * * · · )
Any Given Sunday 30 October 2000 ( * * * · · )
American Beauty 27 October 2000 ( * * * * * )
High Fidelity 23 October 2000 ( * * * * * )
American Psycho 18 October 2000 ( * * · · · )
Edward Scissorhands 29 September 2000 ( * * * * * )
Braveheart 27 September 2000 ( * * * * * )
Reindeer Games 21 September 2000 ( 0)
Repo Man 19 September 2000 ( * * * * · )
SLC Punk 11 September 2000 ( * * * · · )
Terminator 2 The Ultimate Edition 08 September 2000 ( * * * * * )
Magnolia 02 September 2000 ( * * * * · )
Papillon 28 August 2000 ( * * * * · )
Romeo Must Die 18 August 2000 ( * · · · · )
New Blood 11 August 2000 ( * * * * · )
Girl, Interrupted 11 August 2000 ( * * * · · )
Kentucky Fried Movie 11 August 2000 ( * * * * · )
The Talented Mr. Ripley 30 July 2000 ( * * · · · )
Jaws 16 July 2000 ( * * * * * )
Boogie Nights 16 July 2000 ( * * * * * )
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan 15 July 2000 ( * * * * · )
Annie Hall 15 July 2000 ( * * * * * )
The Man with the Golden Gun 04 July 2000 ( * * * * · )
On Her Majesty's Secret Service 04 July 2000 ( * * · · · )
The Green Mile 02 July 2000 ( * * * * · )
Sleepy Hollow 20 June 2000 ( * * * * · )
End of Days 11 June 2000 ( * · · · · )
Conan the Barbarian 10 June 2000 ( * * * * * )
Fight Club 06 June 2000 ( * * * * * )
Galaxy Quest 03 June 2000 ( * * * * · )
The World Is Not Enough 21 May 2000 ( * * * * · )
Astronaut's Wife 14 May 2000 ( 0)
Dogma 14 May 2000 ( * * * * · )
Being John Malkovich 13 May 2000 ( * * * * * )
The Messenger 30 April 2000 ( * * · · · )
Stigmata 26 April 2000 ( * · · · · )
The Maltese Falcon 23 April 2000 ( * * * * * )
The Insider 23 April 2000 ( * * * * · )
8mm 16 April 2000 ( * · · · · )
Three Kings 14 April 2000 ( * * * * * )
Bowfinger 12 April 2000 ( * * * · · )
Arlington Road 09 April 2000 ( * * · · · )
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 08 April 2000 ( * * * * · )
Black Mask 05 April 2000 ( * · · · · )
Army of Darkness 05 April 2000 ( * * * * · )
Sixth Sense 04 April 2000 ( * * * * * )
The Haunting 01 April 2000 ( * * · · · )
Summer of Sam 30 March 2000 ( * * * * · )
Evil Dead 2 21 March 2000 ( * * · · · )
The Limey 20 March 2000 ( * * * * * )
Eyes Wide Shut 19 March 2000 ( * * * * · )
Mystery Men 19 March 2000 ( * * * * · )
Mystery Science Theater 3000 19 March 2000 ( * * * · · )
Fallen Angels 05 March 2000 ( * * · · · )
Evil Dead Collectors Edition 02 March 2000 ( * * * · · )
General's Daughter 26 February 2000 ( * * * · · )
Office Space 24 February 2000 ( * · · · · )
Trinity and Beyond 20 February 2000 ( * * * * · )
Great Expectations (1998) 18 February 2000 ( * * * * · )
Eye of the Needle 06 February 2000 ( * * * * · )
Insomnia 06 February 2000 ( * * * * · )
13th Warrior 05 February 2000 ( * * * * · )
Tora! Tora! Tora! 29 January 2000 ( * * * * * )
Natural Born Killers 27 January 2000 ( * * * * * )
City Hall 23 January 2000 ( * * * · · )
Run Lola Run 23 January 2000 ( * * * * · )
13th Floor 17 January 2000 ( * * * · · )
South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut 16 January 2000 ( * · · · · )
Pushing Tin 16 January 2000 ( * * · · · )
Sarah McLachlan, Mirrorball 13 January 2000 ( * * · · · )
Rebel Without a Cause 12 January 2000 ( * * * * · )
American Pie 07 January 2000 ( * * · · · )
Mrs. Brown 05 January 2000 ( * * * * · )
Rounders 04 January 2000 ( * * * * · )
Shawshank Redemption 02 January 2000 ( * * * * * )
Mission Impossible 01 January 2000 ( * * * · · )
A Life Less Ordinary 30 December 1999 ( * * * · · )
Deliverance 28 December 1999 ( * * * * · )
For Your Eyes Only 19 December 1999 ( * * * * * )
Sanjuro 18 December 1999 ( * * * * * )
City of Lost Children 11 December 1999 ( * * * * · )
Goldfinger 11 December 1999 ( * * * * · )
License To Kill 06 December 1999 ( * * * · · )
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 05 December 1999 ( * * * * * )
A Boy and His Dog 04 December 1999 ( * * * · · )
Six String Samurai 02 December 1999 ( * * * * · )
The Corruptor 18 November 1999 ( * * * · · )
Assassins 18 November 1999 ( * * * · · )
Thunderball 14 November 1999 ( * * * * · )
Saving Private Ryan DTS 14 November 1999 ( * * * * * )
Prizzis Honor 14 November 1999 ( * * · · · )
Ferris Buellers Day Off 07 November 1999 ( * * * * * )
Yojimbo 07 November 1999 ( * * * * · )
The Stand 06 November 1999 ( * * * * · )
Return to Paradise 02 November 1999 ( * · · · · )
Bullets Over Broadway 01 November 1999 ( * * * * · )
Your Friends and Neighbors 30 October 1999 ( * * · · · )
Strange Days 28 October 1999 ( 0)
Blair Witch Project 27 October 1999 ( * * * * * )
Goldeneye 24 October 1999 ( * * * * * )
Live and Let Die 23 October 1999 ( * * · · · )
EdTV 20 October 1999 ( * * * · · )
Blast from the Past 13 October 1999 ( * * · · · )
Excalibur 02 October 1999 ( * * * * * )
Alien Seed 27 September 1999 ( 0)
Cruel Intentions 22 September 1999 ( * * * · · )
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels 17 September 1999 ( * * * * · )
Great Expectations 12 September 1999 ( * * * * · )
Dangerous Liaisons 11 September 1999 ( * * * * · )
Go 08 September 1999 ( * * * * · )
Celebrity 07 September 1999 ( * * * · · )
The Killing 06 September 1999 ( * * * * · )
Devils Advocate 05 September 1999 ( * * * * · )
Mean Streets 30 August 1999 ( * * · · · )
Three Days of the Condor 29 August 1999 ( * * * · · )
Rushmore 27 August 1999 ( * * * * * )
October Sky 25 August 1999 ( * * * * * )
Shakespeare In Love 25 August 1999 ( * * * * · )
Paths of Glory 22 August 1999 ( * * * * · )
Spartacus 22 August 1999 ( * * * · · )
Payback 16 August 1999 ( * * * * · )
Ghostbusters 14 August 1999 ( * * * · · )
Theres Something About Mary 11 August 1999 ( * * * * · )
Heat 08 August 1999 ( * * * * * )
Ghost in a Shell 07 August 1999 ( * * * * * )
Sling Blade 03 August 1999 ( * * * * · )
The English Patient 03 August 1999 ( * * * * * )
The Faculty 31 July 1999 ( * * · · · )
Portrait of a Lady 30 July 1999 ( 0)
Killers Kiss 26 July 1999 ( * * · · · )
Mallrats 23 July 1999 ( * * * * · )
Dr. Strangelove 20 July 1999 ( * * * * * )
The Last Days of Disco 18 July 1999 ( * · · · · )
A Clockwork Orange 10 July 1999 ( * * * * · )
Barry Lyndon 05 July 1999 ( * * * · · )
A Simple Plan 05 July 1999 ( * * * * · )
The Shining 03 July 1999 ( * * * * · )
Lolita 03 July 1999 ( * * * * · )
Full Metal Jacket 01 July 1999 ( * * * * * )
Silverado 28 June 1999 ( * * * * · )
Pecker 28 June 1999 ( * * · · · )
Beautiful Girls 28 June 1999 ( * * * · · )
What Dreams May Come 27 June 1999 ( * * * * · )
Waking Ned Devine 25 June 1999 ( * * * · · )
Taxi Driver Special Edition 23 June 1999 ( * * * * * )
Elizabeth 19 June 1999 ( * * * * * )
Heathers 12 June 1999 ( * * * * * )
Days of Thunder 11 June 1999 ( * * * · · )
Alien Resurrection 10 June 1999 ( * * * · · )
Alien 3 05 June 1999 ( * * * · · )
Aliens 04 June 1999 ( * * * * * )
Alien 02 June 1999 ( * * * * * )
Young Frankenstein 27 May 1999 ( * * * · · )
Star Trek, Insurrection 27 May 1999 ( * * · · · )
Monty Pythons Life of Brian 20 May 1999 ( * * * * · )
Amistad 16 May 1999 ( * * * * · )
Midnight Cowboy 13 May 1999 ( * * · · · )
Glory 10 May 1999 ( * * * * * )
Dancer, Texas 09 May 1999 ( * * * · · )
Cube 09 May 1999 ( * * * * · )
Bottle Rocket 09 May 1999 ( * * · · · )
To Die For 08 May 1999 ( * * * · · )
X-Files 07 May 1999 ( * * * · · )
Adventures of Baron Munchausen 02 May 1999 ( * * * * · )
Basketball Diaries 01 May 1999 ( * * * · · )
Apt Pupil 01 May 1999 ( * · · · · )
Pulp Fiction 30 April 1999 ( * * * * * )
John Carpenters Vampires 27 April 1999 ( * * * · · )
A Bugs Life 25 April 1999 ( * * · · · )
Meet Joe Black 25 April 1999 ( * * * · · )
The Sting 24 April 1999 ( * * * * · )
LA Confidential 24 April 1999 ( * * * * * )
The Siege 23 April 1999 ( * * · · · )
Road Warrior 23 April 1999 ( * * * * · )
Brazil 18 April 1999 ( * * * * · )
Time Bandits 17 April 1999 ( * * * * * )
ANTZ 16 April 1999 ( * * * · · )
Blade Runner 16 April 1999 ( * * * * * )
Goodfellas 16 April 1999 ( * * * * * )
Trainspotting 11 April 1999 ( * * * * · )
American History X 10 April 1999 ( * * * * · )
Sliding Doors 09 April 1999 ( * * * · · )
The Birdcage 07 April 1999 ( * · · · · )
Sphere 07 April 1999 ( 0)
Beetlejuice 02 April 1999 ( * * * · · )
Soldier 07 March 1999 ( * * * · · )
Doom Generation 07 March 1999 ( 0)
Rush Hour 06 March 1999 ( * · · · · )
Ronin 25 February 1999 ( * * * * · )
Altered States 20 February 1999 ( * * * · · )
Apollo 13 20 February 1999 ( * * * * · )
Field of Dreams 13 February 1999 ( * * * * · )
Truman Show 12 February 1999 ( * * * · · )
Snake Eyes 11 February 1999 ( * * · · · )
Good Will Hunting 06 February 1999 ( * * * * * )
Armageddon 02 February 1999 ( * · · · · )
Clockers 31 January 1999 ( * * · · · )
Kalifornia 31 January 1999 ( * · · · · )
Pi 31 January 1999 ( * * * * · )
Total Recall 24 January 1999 ( * * · · · )
The Fifth Element 23 January 1999 ( * * * · · )
Wild Things 23 January 1999 ( * * * * · )
Get Shorty 17 January 1999 ( * * · · · )
The Exorcist 17 January 1999 ( * * * · · )
Lethal Weapon 4 10 January 1999 ( * * · · · )
Risky Business 10 January 1999 ( * * * * · )
The Graduate 10 January 1999 ( * * * * * )
The Negotiator 10 January 1999 ( * · · · · )
Blade 01 January 1999 ( * * * * · )
Out of Sight 01 January 1999 ( * * * * * )
Tomorrow Never Dies 01 January 1999 ( * * · · · )
Patriot games 01 January 1999 ( * * * * · )

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