what's a good DVD to demo a 7.1 system ?

[tattoo_Dan]

what's a good dvd with bullets flying or choppers flying overhead? or whatever? to checkout the real fun on a 7.1 system ?

[jostenmeat]

Bullets: Band of Brothers (well, the BDs at least) edit: I recommend episode "Carentan".

craziest surround: DTS-ES tracks on LOTR extended versions.

X-men3 gets honorable mention. Im sure there are TONS more... lemme find a thread for you...

Ok, here's one consumer generated list (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=918734). The OP is really into action films, Im pretty sure...

[Geno]

3:10 to Yuma is 7.1, at least in Blu-Ray. Plenty of bullets, trains, & action.

[j_garcia]

The Haunting DTS-ES, Blade II DTS-ES, LOTR - "EEs" DTS-ES.

http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24503&highlight=dts-es

[Jack Hammer]

On dvd, Darkness Falls has a lot of surround usage (the movie's stupid, but the surrounds are loud and used a lot). Black Hawk Down is good. If you've got BD, I'd definately check out the gun fight in 3:10 to Yuma. Check out the attack scene in the opening of Master & Commander, and the Scene in Hero when they let loose a bazillion arrows.

Jack

[j_garcia]

Darkness Falls was done by the same guy that did The Haunting and is an excellent example of how surround should be done. I agree, sort of a dumb movie, but the sound actually makes up for it in this one case.

[thm]

try iron man

[j_garcia]

House of Flying Daggers "Echo Game" scene.

[walter duque]

Master&Commander
Hero (Arrow scene and Blue room scene)
U-571
Pearl Harbor (from scene 21 on up pure action)

[timone]

flight of the Phoenix