Recommendations on Blu Ray titles

dpowell
dpowell Posts: 3,068
edited June 2009 in Music & Movies
I receive my Pioneer Elite 7.1 receiver tomorrow and rumor has it the wife has ordered the Oppo BDP-83 as a wedding anniversary/Father's Day present for me.:D

This will be my first experience with Blu Ray and 7.1. I'm looking for recommendations of some Blu Ray titles to put on my Blockbuster online list that have excellent surround soundtracks and will let me have an awesome first test drive experience.

The U-571 thread had some good ideas....U-571, Master and Commander, Jurassic Park DTS (corrected ed.). Any other ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited June 2009
    I'd suggest Elton John 60 for music.. picture and audio quality is very good. So is Jeff Beck at Live at Ronnies.

    Congrats on the new Pioneer receiver and the Oppo
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited June 2009
    Bolt, HellboyII, Kung Fu Panda, Transformers, Iron Man, Hulk (Norton),...
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited June 2009
    The remastered version of "5th Element" is another one I'd recommend - great colors to show off the blu-ray! :D

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited June 2009
    I agree with Wingnut except to add - only the second half of transformers. The first half of that movie contains lots of things that should have sounded really cool, but didn't. Apparently the sound man woke up half way through though and the final battle is awesome.
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  • dpowell
    dpowell Posts: 3,068
    edited June 2009
    McLoki wrote: »
    I agree with Wingnut except to add - only the second half of transformers. The first half of that movie contains lots of things that should have sounded really cool, but didn't. Apparently the sound man woke up half way through though and the final battle is awesome.

    Agreed. The intro scene seriously lacked punch in the sound dept. There is one fantastic slo-mo sequence near the end of the movie that probably would bottom out my sub if I had it turned up any louder. Sigh.....here's hoping for an SVS some day.
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,131
    edited June 2009
    http://www.sonyclassics.com/houseofflyingdaggers/trailer-open.html

    House of Flying Daggers is perfect. The "drum scene" is a classic and sounds killer.
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited June 2009
    dpowell wrote: »
    Agreed. The intro scene seriously lacked punch in the sound dept. There is one fantastic slo-mo sequence near the end of the movie that probably would bottom out my sub if I had it turned up any louder. Sigh.....here's hoping for an SVS some day.

    The Jazz - rocket jump where he fires at the ground to jump over someone on the ground... That is just awesome - you can feel the bass roll over you in waves..... :D
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  • POIDOG
    POIDOG Posts: 391
    edited June 2009
    Want to hear your system sing :D

    Try "Live at Radio City" Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds
    Only 5.1, but DolbyTrueHD (96hz/24bit) sweet guitar :cool:

    PS: I'm not a big DM fan, but this is good stuff!
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  • dane_peterson
    dane_peterson Posts: 1,903
    edited June 2009
    Another band recommendation... "Live @ Wembley Stadium - Foo Fighters"

    A no-brainer for me is Dark Knight. Wall-E and A Bug's Life were recent purchases that I was impressed with as well... really ANYTHING Pixar is going to be reference. Can't forget Casino Royale!
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited June 2009
    Plus one with Wingnut, plus Master and Commander, Pirates of the Carribean, Cars, Wall-E, Dark Knight for sure.
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  • dancingwater
    dancingwater Posts: 18
    edited June 2009
    Umm for Audio that sticks in my mind right now:

    Sunshine
    The Polar Express
    Apocalypto
    Kill Bill 1 & 2
    Twister
    Man on Fire
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