Top DVDs to show off your home theater

[SpongeBod]

Which DVDs have the best sound and video, and are good for showing off your system to your friends?

[Indy in IN]

The Matrix
Twister
Saving Private Ryan
Master and Commander
Blackhawk Down
Attack of the Clones

All for their sound. My TV sucks ass, so picture is not an issue at this time.

[moviegroupie]

I would say:

Kill Bill Volume I
Attack of the Clones
The Last Samurai
Pirates of the Carribean
(pretty much any war movie)
Any of the Matrix trilogy
LOTR (definitely! for A+V)


and Superbit stuff supposedly looks good too.

If I had to choose only one ATM, it would be return of the king.

[miguel_montes]

Music:
Saving Private Ryan
Black Hawk Down
... and perhaps Blade II (with the soundtrack-only selected)

Video:
Any LOTR (theatrical or EE) part
Shrek
Monsters Inc.
Final Fantasy
(these three last movies are easy to choose because they are animation movies. And that's the best thing to show off your home theater.)

[moviegroupie]

Since we are talking about animated films, which I forgot to include, slap Finding Nemo onto that list.

[Kidsilk]

Terminator 2: Judgment Day. It blew my mind the first time I watched in surround sound.

[DevilDoc]

Perhaps not for video because of its overall blue-hue, but everytime I'm showing off my home theater system, i pop in Minority Report. Especially that first 5 minutes of the film when the Precogs start having visions of the "apparant" first murder. What a trip!

[Mattapooh]

I've only got a TV now, but my parents have a great setup so I always bring movies home when I go back for xmas or whatever.

I'd definitely have to go with the T2 Extreme Edition, that was just insane.

I really want to bring Open Range home this year because the sound during the gunfight in theatres was just phenomenal.

[Mad Maggot]

Requiem for a Dream
Gangs of New York
Ice Age

[Slim_JGE]

Good Audio/Video movies to show off a good system in my experiance are:

The Matrix (Any)
LOTR (Any)
Saving Private Ryan
Master and Commander
Blackhawk Down
Gladiator
Nemo, Monster's Inc., Shrek etc. etc.

[Briare Rabbit]

100 Must Have DVD's. These arent in any particular order by the way, but every collection should have a handful. Most of these have two or more of the three sound and picture quality is great and so are extras.

100 Requiem for a Dream: Director's Cut
99 Taxi Driver: Special Edition
98 Brazil: The Criterion Collection
97 The Bridge on the River Kwai: Limited Edition
96 Gangs of New York
95 M: Criterion Collection
94 Scarface: Collector's Edition
93 The Marx Brothers Box Set
92 Mr Smith Goes to Washington
91 Yellow Submarine
90 Dances with Wolves: Director's Cut
89 Patton; Collector's Edition
88 Die Hard Collection
87 JFK: Special 2-disk edition
86 The Rambo Trilogy
85 Reservoir Dogs: 10th Anniversary Edition
84 This is Spinal Tap
83 Platoon: Special Edition
82 Flashdance
81 The Sound of Music: Five Star Collection
80 Grease
79 Gone With the Wind
78 Friends: Season 1
77 To Kill a Mockingbird: Special Edition
76 Treasure of the Sierra Madre: Special Edition
75 Out of Africa: Collector's Edition
74 The Simpson's: Season 1
73 Yankee Doodle Dandy: 2 Disk Special Edition
72 Straw Dogs: Criterion Edition
71 The Graduate: Special Edition
70 My Darling Clementine: Fox Classics
69 Once Upon a Time in the West
68 American Beauty: Awards Edition
67 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Special Edition
66 2001: A Space Odyssey
65 M*A*S*H: Season 1, Collector's Edition
64 Momento: Special Edition
63 The Third Man: Criterion Edition
62 Moulin Rouge! Special Edition
61 West Side Story: MGM Special Edition
60 The Rocky Collection
59 Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Special Edition
58 Apocalypse Now/Apocalypse Now Redux
57 Rain Man Special Edition
56 Jackie Brown Special Edition
55 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Special Edition
54 Planet of the Apes Box Set
53 A Hard Day's Night
52 The Kentucky Fried Movie
51 The Right Stuff Special Edition
50 It Happened One Night
49 All Quiet on the Western Front
48 Fight Club Special Edition
47 Schindler's List
46 1941
45 Gandhi: Special Edition
44 The Beastie Boys: Critierion Collection
43 The Godfather Collection
42 All About Eve: Fox Classics
41 Empire Records: Fan Edition
40 A Nightmare on Elm Street Box Set
39 Mystic River: Deluxe 2 disk Edition
38 Black Hawk Down: 3 Disk Edition
37 ET: The Extra Terrestrial Special Edition
36 Almost Famous Director's Cut
35 Bringing Out the Dead
34 Singin' in the Rain Special Edition
33 Deliverance
32 The Legacy Collection Box Set: Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolf Man
31 Walt Disney Treasures: Behind the Front Lines
30 Passage to India: Special Edition
29 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
28 Bowling for Columbine Special Edition
27 From here to Eternity: Special Edition
26 Spider-man: Special Edition
25 Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 1
24 Army of Darkness: Boomstick Edition
23 Bonnie and Clyde
22 The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Special Edition
21 A Beautiful Mind: 2 Disk Awards Edition
20 Citizen Kane: Special Edition
19 Desk Set: 20th Century Fox Classics
18 The Simpson's: Season 3
17 M*A*S*H: Five Star Collection
16 The Great Escape: Special Edition
15 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Deluxe Set
14 The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring extended Edition
13 Speed: Five Star Collection
12 A Night to Remember: Criterion Edition
11 A Clockwork Orange
10 Spartacus: Criteiron Edition
9 Casablanca: Special Edition
8 The Grapes of Wrath: Fox Classics
7 On the Waterfront: Special Edition
6 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Special Edition
5 Indiana Jones: Special Edition
4 The French Connection: Five Star Edition
3 Pulp Fiction: Special Edition
2 Beauty and the Beast Special Edition
1 Lawrence of Arabia: Limited Edition

[Dexter]

So let me get this straight, even though I don't like more than 1/3 of those movies listed, I still must own them? Why? because of your opinion?

[Briare Rabbit]

Originally posted by Dexter
So let me get this straight, even though I don't like more than 1/3 of those movies listed, I still must own them? Why? because of your opinion?

Wow bub, no need to be such an ass.

Fine, Ill reword it. 100 movies that have optimum extras, sound and picture quality. 100 movies that are also must-have dvd's.


Oh and for the last part. Because of my opinion. ITS MY OPINIONS.

GET THE NET.


:rolleyes:

[Indy in IN]

97 The Bridge on the River Kwai: Limited Edition
96 Gangs of New York
95 M: Criterion Collection
88 Die Hard Collection
86 The Rambo Trilogy
85 Reservoir Dogs: 10th Anniversary Edition
83 Platoon: Special Edition
76 Treasure of the Sierra Madre: Special Edition
74 The Simpson's: Season 1
63 The Third Man: Criterion Edition
62 Moulin Rouge! Special Edition
59 Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Special Edition
58 Apocalypse Now/Apocalypse Now Redux
56 Jackie Brown Special Edition
51 The Right Stuff Special Edition
48 Fight Club Special Edition
47 Schindler's List
46 1941
43 The Godfather Collection
38 Black Hawk Down: 3 Disk Edition
37 ET: The Extra Terrestrial Special Edition
26 Spider-man: Special Edition
24 Army of Darkness: Boomstick Edition
21 A Beautiful Mind: 2 Disk Awards Edition
20 Citizen Kane: Special Edition
17 M*A*S*H: Five Star Collection
15 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Deluxe Set
14 The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring extended Edition
13 Speed: Five Star Collection
9 Casablanca: Special Edition
5 Indiana Jones: Special Edition
4 The French Connection: Five Star Edition
3 Pulp Fiction: Special Edition
2 Beauty and the Beast Special Edition
1 Lawrence of Arabia: Limited Edition



I've got these. Great list though, almost all are on my wish list. I've got you top 5.

[Dexter]

Originally posted by Briare Rabbit
Wow bub, no need to be such an ass.

Fine, Ill reword it. 100 movies that have optimum extras, sound and picture quality. 100 movies that are also must-have dvd's.


Oh and for the last part. Because of my opinion. ITS MY OPINIONS.

GET THE NET.


:rolleyes: You're right, I was an ass, but I don't agree with the fact that if a DVD has great extras it's a must have. I am 30 years old, and I like todays movies because they are more realistic and not over acted. Don't get me wrong, nobody can play Scrooge like Alastair Sim. A Patch Of Blue is a great film. But I just can't get into the old flicks because of the over acting.

It's just me, but I look at the ages of the members of this board, and can't understand why you "children" like these old, boring movies. Help me out.

[MichiganFlynn]

I'm 22, and I can't stand old generation films.

I like SOME old films, like 12 angry men, but I find so many of them more boring than watching paint dry.

I've never understood the appeal of Marilyn Monroe, Gregory Peck or films from the 50's.

Some people consider Lawrence of Arabia, Dr. Strangelove, and Casablanca among the greatest films ever, but I think they are horrible films. I find them so dull and boring.

It's ironic because those same people despise hollywood today, saying they've lost something. To each his own I guess.

[Indy in IN]

Originally posted by Dexter
It's just me, but I look at the ages of the members of this board, and can't understand why you "children" like these old, boring movies. Help me out.

I'm also 30. I really was never a fan of older movies before I started coming to JoBlo. The Schmoes on this board convinced me to give them a try. I got to tell you, I was hooked from the start. Over acting? Sure. That's one of the reasons to like it. They are not for everyone, that's for sure. I have a buddy that will not watch ANY black and white movies. That includes Clerks! That kills me because he loves Mallrats, Chasing Amy, and Jay and Silent Bob Strikes Back!