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Best Blu-Ray Movies?
Yeoface
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I purchased a new BluRay player for the cheap at work the other day and I'm now trying to build a library of great movies I can watch over and over, but also ones that really showcase my system (58" 1080p plasma and an Energy surround sound). Any ideas?
So far I have Quantum of Solace, Good Will Hunting, 300, Nick and Norah, and Into The Wild.
So far I have Quantum of Solace, Good Will Hunting, 300, Nick and Norah, and Into The Wild.
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Planet Earth, BBC edition.
Appaloosa also looks amazing on Blue Ray.
This is important. For some bizarre reason, the version that was originally released in the US under ( National Geographic? ) removed David Attenborough's commentary. IIRC they replaced it with Sigourney Weaver.
I still wonder who in the world thought that was a good idea. Not to knock Weaver, but seriously you do not dub over David Attenborough, it's not like he's speaking a different language or anything.
Looks absolutely stunning, quite expensive though, and it gets confusing with the different versions and such..
The Iron Man soundtrack is very much your action movie soundtrack but done realllly well. I am legend will show both sides of your system - The action sequences are cool but there are some very well done eeeerie silences with the odd bird noise far off in the distance behind your shoulder.
Also, +1 for Wall-E.
I really wish the sound on Dark Knight wasn't so royally royally fucked.
But the temptation is so strong...
Really the best source I am aware of for Blu-ray picture quality ratings. They have yet to lead me astray.
If that's a TV or monitor you can get an HD Fury adapter.
There is a beauty in that film I cannot describe. While I've rented the likes of Planet Earth and Band of Brothers and found them to be superb, Sunshine is the only BluRay I actually own. Buy this film and experience the crushing infinity of space in your very own home.
Also very good:
Ratatouille
Speed Racer
Iron Man
The Dark Knight
There Will Be Blood (so much better than the awful DVD transfer)
This is a direct opposite reccomendation, but stay away from 300. Both the DVD and the Blu-ray are shit. They kept the film grain from the theater version and it just looks awful in Blu-ray. It's distracting.
I recommend Sunshine which has absolutely superb special effects and some breathtaking space sequences that look great on a big screen. If you like Japanese animation Vexille is also extremely impressive on Blu-Ray, Appleseed Ex-Machina probably is too but I haven't watched it yet.
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Anything computer animated, certainly. Hand drawn is almost impossible to tell the difference when using a good upscaler.
But I'll second Nightmare Before Christmas, as well as Sleeping Beauty if you have kids. Also Young Frankenstein really impressed me as well, as long as you can overlook the purposeful grain.
Avoid 28 Days Later at all costs though. I was so disappointed with that. Ugh.
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My first BluRay purchase.
I need to get Speed Racer on BluRay -- I'm looking forward to seeing if playing it on my 46" 1080p will give me a seizure during the final race.
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This. Completely this.
That movie is fucking beautiful on Blu-Ray.
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Serenity has good video and an amazing TrueHD soundtrack. It's the best I've heard since I upgraded my audio equipment. The Matrix looks pretty good and also has great audio.
And yes, anything CG looks fantastic. The most impressive I've seen thus far is Bolt, which is also a pretty fun movie. Ratatouille is also gorgeous.
One random note on audio tracks for those who can do TrueHD/DTS-MA: I notice that many BDs with HD soundtracks do not default to them, but rather default to the standard DD5.1/DTS soundtracks. The difference is pretty striking (to me, at least), to where I can generally tell by listening for a minute or two whether it's an HD soundtrack or not. Don't know if it's a feature of the disks or the player (I use a PS3), but there you go.
Etc.
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Personally I want to see Children of Men on blu-ray. That film was drenched in grit, dripping in glorious detail, the more the merrier.
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