Must have DVD

[MACCA350]

War Of The Worlds (the new one) even if you don't like the movie, it's worth it for the soundtrack

 

[InTheIndustry]

House of Flying Daggers is a must for HT enthusiasts!

The color, sound, and in particular the base (on the dancing game scene in particular) are amazing. I use this as a demo for setting up all of my HT installs. I highly recommend it for anyone who wants a great test DVD. Better than the Fifth Element in my opinion.

 

[BruceWallace]

Here are some titles that are a bit more uncommon (except for two) and can make even an inexpensive home theater system look and sound great for guys, chicks, or kids:

Beatles' Yellow Submarine - great colors/sound
Chronicles of Riddick - true sci-fi
Eagles - Hell Freezes Over Tour - great sound
Finding Nemo - all ages
K2 - wear a parka while watching
The Man From Snowy River - a chick flick for real men
Master And Commander - ultimate guy flick
The Mummy - ah, what the heck, it's fun
The Princess Bride - a chick flick for more real men
Thomas Crown Affair - Remake starring Pierce Brosnan / Renee Russo with great "real" special effects - chick flick for adult men

 

[masak_aer]

1. Matrix (all)
2. LOTR (all)
3. Hero (jet li)
4. Ice Age
5. U571
6. War of the Worlds (new one)
7. Fifth Element
8. Blade
9. Crouching tiger hidden dragon
10. X-men

 

[hogfan]

Some of my titles that have been played many times. The price paid gets cheaper every time I watch them.
1- John Carpenters,"The Thing"
2-Pink Floyd's, "Pulse" concert recorded at Earls Court. My copy is only DPL- stereo. Soon to be released in a 5.1remix.
3-Janet Live in Hawaii. Great video. 4.1dd, 5.1dd, 5.1dts audio.

4-Finding Nemo, I think this is the most visually stunning movie. It kinda blurrs the line between cartoon & real under water reef scenery.The audio pulls you into the story.

 

[Sheep]

Team American
Xmen 1(THX, DTS)
Xmen 2(DTS)
Lord of War (DTS:ES)
King Kong


Just some that I like.

SheepStar

 

[indcrimdefense]

in no particular order:

band of brothers
saving private ryan
black hawk down
pearl harbor
heat
gladiator
thomas crown affair
all star wars movies
5th element - superbit
a time to kill
anatomy of a murder (i can only find in mono & it's black & white but great courtroom drama)

entourage - seasons 1 & 2 (season 2 at costco for about $26)
midnight in the garden of good & evil
hunt for red october
the wire - season 1 (2 is good but takes a loooooong time to get rolling)
river runs through it
legends of the fall
english patient

 

[scottyg]

10 best movies for a laugh

1. mac and me
2. howard the duck
3.goonies
4. karate kid 1-3
5. revenge of the nerds
6. clue
7. adventures in babysitting
8. national lampoons european vacation
9. uhf (weird al yankyourcrankovich)
10. the neverending story

 

[mpompey]

The 10 must owns? Do multi-sets count as more than one? I'm going to say no. Here are my 10 in no particular order.

1. Star Wars Collection (Episode 4-6)
2. LOTR EE Set (FOTR, TT, ROTK)
3. Saving Private Ryan
4. King Kong
5. War of the Worlds
6. Aliens Quadrilogy
7. Master and Commander
8. Gladiator
9. Indiana Jones Series
10. Dune 1984 Theatrical Cut

 

[thc1138]

Black Hawk Down, Extended Cut

Has anyone seen this new version of Black Hawk Down? Is it worth getting?

 

[j_garcia]

I didn't think the first version was worth getting. A decent movie, but not one to add to my collection.

 

[Sheep]

Tokyo Drift! Damn love that movie.
V for Vendetta is another favorite.

SheepStar

 

[specka]

Chronicles of Riddick is very good quality from an AV perspective...the movie is not for everyone but on a 100" screen through my setup it has never failed to impress a viewer

 

[AndrewLyles]

Chronicles of Riddick is very good quality from an AV perspective...the movie is not for everyone but on a 100" screen through my setup it has never failed to impress a viewer

Do they make that in a DTS version? I want to pick it up but found I generally like the mixing of DTS better... yeah yeah I know they story between bits and samenes of compression... what can I say? I'm biased, lol.

Edit: Also... was thinking about getting the Trilogy pack thats out... any experience with that?

 

[Ern Dog]

Gladiator is my all time favorite. I've watched this movie at least 10 times!

 

[Sheep]

Gladiator is my all time favorite. I've watched this movie at least 10 times!

That's it? Wow, I must've seen V for Vendetta, or Team America 20+ times by now...

SheepStar

 

[Jack Hammer]

That's it? Wow, I must've seen V for Vendetta, or Team America 20+ times by now...

SheepStar

That's it? Wow, I must've seen Star Wars (the original) 187+ times by now...

...

 

[Sheep]

That's it? Wow, I must've seen Star Wars (the original) 187+ times by now...

...

Star Wars wasn't made this year.

SheepStar

 

[Nick250]

Speaking of Star Wars, what's so special about the most recent re release. It was about a year ago I think that I got what I thought was supposed to be the pinnacle of the original Star Wars releases.

Nick

 

[Jack Hammer]

Speaking of Star Wars, what's so special about the most recent re release. It was about a year ago I think that I got what I thought was supposed to be the pinnacle of the original Star Wars releases.

Nick

It's another way for Lucas to get some more of your money. Many fans of the original movies have been demanding for years that the original theatrical version be released. Some of them don't liket the additional CGI footage that was added to the movie.

Personally, none of it bothers me, with the exception of making the bounty hunter shoot at Han Solo first from about 3 feet away and miss him by about 5 feet. That was just plain stupid. Plus I liked the character better when he starts out as a total A-hole then changes.