you know how you have friends coming over to check your HT system out. you want to poison them into getting their own Blu-ray player, etc.

which Blu-ray movie would you normally use to best show off the best possible picture and sound?
Name 5 Blu-ray movies and state WHY you choose these movies as your demo

This post has been edited by DigitalKL: Apr 2 2008, 09:21 PM

rat-tat-too-ee

u can test out the surround during the rat chase. it highlights the surrounds

This post has been edited by scotty: Apr 3 2008, 02:55 AM

cartoon usually look good but cannot see real skin tones

hm, im more into audio... so here are my recommendation:

1) Die-Hard 4 - those shooting scene and explosion sounds is superb. LFE is active almost 70% of the movie and its shakes your heart... and of course its DTS-HD-MA. even core 1.5mbps is enough to poison peoples...

2) Celine Dion: A new Day - A best for Dolby TrueHD. The mix is perfect. Crystal clear sounds. its like having a best seat live!

3) I am Legend: Surrounds is real and perfect. Explosive scene also trembles your heart. Also one of the best for Dolby TrueHD

4)Black Hawk Down: Superb Sound. Makes u feel u in the battlefield and got shot down. Best for PCM

Why no BD Transformers. Only HD-DVD. Cr@p

I only have 'Susah Mati 4.0'

Bro apis, megatron told me that Black Hawk Down aint that good in AQ. Seriously, if Saving Pvt Ryan BD is out, I will buy w/o hesitation

u are right. not so great bout that movie. i haven't try the susah mati yet. will give it a try if i get hold of that blu blu

Paramaount shoot us down! haha... its coming...


owh really?

'Burung Gagak Hitam bawah' really shines on my setup... damn those shooting scene makes me feel im in the middle of war!

but im agree on the story.. not so good tho..

'Selamatkan Pvt Ryan' its a must buy! i hav the special edition on DVD.. and it awesome!

300, the part with his wife b4 going to the battlefiled

saving private ryan, the film macam blur blur wan and like shot in high speed film

htkaki, u gotta expeirence it urself

megatron says not nice, doesnt mean so

for me, black hawk good AQ even on legacy DD , but then for me, ayam legend i feel nothing good abt it (sori apis )

didikl,
reference disc, even with the highest PQ marks awarded also wont swoop ur frens (new to HD or blurays) over , trust me

the easiest to poison them is planet earth and one disney cartoon (especially cars) , although i like tikus more.

but then for me, my reference disc is easy
1. bikini destination
2. debbie does dallas
3. JAV

tis shud do it, but all above sold liao

not the scene with the oracle and the drunk girl ar?

Well, my pick will be Celine Dion's concert on BD, excellent PQ and AQ.

aiya u know, i know lah

1) The Dark Knight. Just check out the opening scene of the camera panning closer to the building. Best bluray moment ever IMHO. Great sound to boot as well.

2) Transformers. Watching Optimus transform in Full HD will send even the hardest man into LALALand and think he is 10yo again

3) Kung Fu Panda. This one even edges out Rataouille in terms of PQ and AQ. Scenes i like to show off in particular are the kungfu auditions for the animals (super colourful) and the TyLung escape scene (spectacular sound)

4) Nine Inch Nails: f*** Celine Dion. THIS is the greatest BD concert footage ever shown. Which you rather see anyway? Aging grandma walk around on stage or Trrent Reznor and gang smashing up guitars/drums/keyboards
anyway check out the info on this BD here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beside_You_in_Time

I'll be keen to test out Black Hawk Down...mainly for the SQ qhich has become legendary in Hi-Def enthusiast circles

I am sorry to bulge in, cos I don't have a BD except just a 32' LCD.

But here's my take.

After years of playing around with movies, HT (basic only) equipment, and personally love photography etc.. in order to demo HD stuff, I would suggest to separate the functions. ie, play different disc when you demo the pictures, and play something else if you want to test the audio itself.

Some movies, eg. O brother where art thou, the movie has been shot in film, but digitally modified to even change the green leaves into golden yellow to bring up the autumn, dusty, old-film appearence. Some movies featuring ocean, sea water, will be more skewed towards bluish tint, and intensified to bring up the colour tone, both skin and the water. Saving Private Ryan are deliberately mod to appear grainy, greyish, low skin tone, to reflect the cold, inhumane conditions of the war itself. However, being an Oscar best sound winner, Saving Private Ryan will be ideal to test its audio functions.

It is therefore better to collect some more nature related movies, eg. some IMAX nature features, or one of my old time favourite Baraka, which was shot in 70mm, with excellent wide angle take, I think those with 50inches screen or wider will feature it very very well.

Live concert is very bad for screening purposes, except perhaps for its sound recording, nothing else. Its colours are artificial, depending only on the live concert lighting.

This post has been edited by peter32: Jan 31 2009, 12:34 PM

i start it out with

The Rock (first 5mins), then i put on Bee Movie to show 1 particular scene where the bee wasnt visible on the DVD, then i put on Harold n Kumar escape from guantanamo to show of the change the movie feature, then i put on casino royale to show the special feature.. then i end it with a scene from cloverfield..

I like the part with his wife 'after' he gone for battle

Yeah..with the politician

This post has been edited by azbro: Jan 31 2009, 12:52 PM

actually she can kick ass.. I liked her more in Sarah Connor Chronicles.. another great BD TV series to show off your AV setup..

best AQ to poison should be kungfu panda
best PQ to poison should be casino royale..

for now....