Home Cinema Guru Gifts

'It's a program on conserving energy.'

'How many studio apartment construction projects did you say you'd worked on before?'

'I'd explain how the TV, VCR, DVD, surround sound home entertainment system works...but I don't know.'

'Someday TVs will be in big boxes on the floor.'

"Maybe you set it up wrong."

"My favourite movie is Mrs Fire, without doubt."

"WOW...this 50.1 theatre sound system makes you feel you're actually in the movie!"

"It's not just the same old crap—it's wider."

A father films his family while imagining himself as a director

'What do you mean, 'pass the remote control'?... We're at the cinema!'

"See, Honey, I told you that TV would fit in this room!"

"Great idea. Movies are so much better on the big screen."

TV: widescreen 16x9 versus 4x3.

'I hope this DVD has some worthwhile in-front-of-the-scenes content.'

'Better buy one now - before they make them too big to fit into your house.'

"We can deliver it Tuesday. If no one's home, we'll just slip it under the door."

"Hello? JS electrical? It's about this flat screen television I purchased from you."

'And it comes with an accompanying dictionary.'

"I told you that TV would be too big for this room."

The Spy Who Loved Me

'Drive-ins are so expensive...this is much better than a drive in.'

'Darling, wake up, I've just realised ... we're not HD ready.'

'Impressive screen, but doesn't it put you off your tea?'

Widescreen TV.

'Let's buy the one that has the game on it.'

'I pushed the popcorn button but there isn't any in there.'

'Okay, this is the scene where the bear becomes a parachute.'

"He cared more about insuring this than his wife's jewelry."

'We won't be needing a kitchen now we can afford take away every night.'

"How am I going to put in a new tape?"

"It's another one of our neighbors calling to complain. I think your sound bar may be working a little too well."

Man with an enormous TV

That was scary! When I opened the closet, all my family movies, tapes and DVDs tumbled down on me! Your entire life passed before your eyes!

"I'd appreciate it if you'd wait until school to do that. We've worked long and hard to bring you state-of-the-art home theater."

THe remote for when you can't find the remote.