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A Twist on Fav Movie, Best Mov. for Home Theatre?

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Okay, what's the BEST films for home theatre? I'm not talking plot of substance, I'm talking IMPACT!

My nominations in no particular order.

Jurrassic Park
Last Action Hero
Godzilla
Top Gun
Armageddon
T2
The Matrix
The Mummy
Mission Impossible (I&II)
True Lies
Independence Day
Saving Private Ryan
... more ...

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As far as sound goes, believe it or not, Stargate is amazing. It's a two sided DVD and really rocks for surround sound. That sand storm is wicked...

I don't think people with VCR's can really comment on any of this. I'm shocked that anyone would even buy one nowadays.

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Reply to dhlucke
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Yep - good call on Stargate. Jeeze so many - I've got about 400 DVDs and it is hard working through them!

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Damn, I've only got 12. What kind of job have you got? Are they hiring?

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I've got a fantastic job (hopefully still there on Monday), but I'm not hiring at present since the finance industry is going a little slow right now...

Give me a call in 6 months time or so!

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Reply to peteb

T2 the DTS ES Audio version.


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Reply to HolyGrenade

Predator pack just out, can't wait to see what that's like.



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Reply to ajmcgarry

Saving Private Ryan definately, the beginning scene is the best (best D-Day scene in a movie EVER)

Reply to Anonymous

It makes you turn your head and look around when the bullets fly by. Almost trying to dodge the bullets.


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Reply to HolyGrenade
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i just got a 38inch rca procscan so i can finally watch my dvds the way the were meant to be. but as for movies definately
gladiator
braveheart
cube
stigmata
and ronin is pretty good. all of the other ones mentioned are kick a$$ as well

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The car chase(s) in Ronin were fantastic on my 42" plasma. It was _lot_ of money at the time, but I'm really glad I got it.

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Yeah your probably right, I haven't seen it on DVD with a decent sound system, only on Digital TV but was amazed at the effects from the weedy TV sound. Can only imagine what it would be like on DVD.



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L O U D!

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Reply to peteb

On DTS.


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Reply to HolyGrenade

Speaking of jobs...

I'm about to get laid off for the second time in less than a year!! Whoopee!

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Reply to Pettytheft

Aliens
Matrix
Star Wars Episode 1 (Why no DVD?!)
Top Gun
Die Hard series
The Last Boy Scout



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Reply to Pettytheft

Star Wars 1 - Why no DVD?

Mercantilism , that´s why!
The Lucas Dude is waiting for the release of Star Wars 3 , just to even think about it!

Why should you learn from your mistakes?
Learn from other´s! It´s cheaper and less painfull! :-D

Reply to LordKaos
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I saw an interview and he said that he'll do it after Episode iii since he won't have time until then. He had something special planned for the DVD release so he needs time to prepare them.

Besides that, selling the vhs for a few years will make him some cash. Then he'll release the (I'm guessing) 6 episode collectors edition, then he'll release the HDTV version, then he'll release the DVD version, then he'll release the DVD special edition, and then he'll release....

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Reply to dhlucke

in other words, by the time they will have the Episode 1 DVD out, there will be something newer and better besides DVD...... I mean, episode 2 isn't even coming out for another year....

Reply to Anonymous
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What about Event Horizon? The ship fly by's in that will make and decent home system pound. Low rumble for starships, its great!

Screw liberty, give me broadband or give me death!

Reply to kal326
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DVD is gonna be around for a long time. I wouldn't worry too much about that. The capabilities of DVD work hand in hand with HDTV, and HDTV won't become standard until 2004-2005.

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Reply to dhlucke
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Then watch Lost in Space. Event Horizon wasn't a very good movie. My wife actually walked out on it. I thought it was mildly entertaining, but I wouldn't waste any time watching it again.

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Yep - good call. Event Horizon was pretty weak.

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one of the first dvd's i purchased was quidam by the circue du soleil. coupled with a good tv screen and digital surround sound, it is an unbelieveable experience to watch. to see them live is one thing, but watching quidam (which was filmed live in amsterdam) on dvd is like you are there in the audience as well

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just announced on the star wars website:



starwars.com Episode I News Article


DVD: The Wait is Over
June 19, 2001


On October 16, Lucasfilm Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will begin the worldwide release of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace on DVD. The highly anticipated arrival of Episode I marks the first film of the Star Wars saga to debut on DVD.
Enthusiastic fans of the film will be rewarded for their patience. Clocking in at about 480 minutes in length, it features over six hours of additional bonus material, including brand new visual effects sequences executed just for the DVD release.

Here's what the two-disc set will feature:

The Phantom Menace, mastered by THX for superior sound and picture quality, presented in Anamorphic Widescreen and Dolby 5.1 Surround EX (English), Dolby 2.0 Surround (English and Spanish), and Dolby 2.0 Surround (French, for Canadian release)
Audio commentary by Writer-Director George Lucas; Producer Rick McCallum; Co-Editor and Sound Designer Ben Burtt; Visual Effects Supervisors Scott Squires, John Knoll and Dennis Muren; and Animation Supervisor Rob Coleman, offering personal insights into the making of the film
Seven never-before-seen deleted scenes with full visual effects completed just for the DVD release
"The Beginning" -- an all-new hour-long documentary culled from over 600 hours of footage offering unprecedented access inside Lucasfilm and ILM during the making of Episode I
Multi-angle storyboard to animatic to finished film feature, that lets you flip through the various phases of development of key action sequences
Five behind-the-scenes featurettes exploring The Phantom Menace's storyline, designs, costumes, visual effects and fight scenes
The popular "Duel of the Fates" music video that debuted in 1999
All 12 parts of the Lynne's Diaries, the web documentaries that first appeared here at starwars.com
Galleries of theatrical posters, print campaign, and never-before-scene production photos
Downloaded by millions from starwars.com, the original theatrical teaser and launch trailers, plus seven TV spots including the "tone poems"
The two-disc set is priced at $ 29.98 in the U.S. and $ 41.98 in Canada.

Keep checking starwars.com for more updates on this exciting upcoming release.





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Reply to jmycal

WOW!!!

THERE IS A GOD!!!!!

Why should you learn from your mistakes?
Learn from other´s! It´s cheaper and less painfull! :-D

Reply to LordKaos

It's about friggin time!!! I'm glad I didn't buy the VHS version now.

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Reply to Pettytheft
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Ronin is brilliant on DVD. The car chase is one of the best I have ever seen in a film because it is so <i> real </i>! Even my wife was impressed. The sound is very well done, especially where the camera is in front of the car nearly on the ground, and when they're going through the tunnel.

Twister
Try the start when the storm brings in the title. Turn it up and it really wraps around your head and is <i> sooo </i> throaty when it thunders. I used to worship my (now 10 year old) Kenwood Pro-Logic, but got the Yamaha DSP-A5 and you can see (and hear) where those years of R&D have gone!

Dan

P.S. anyone know a good non-tall centre speaker in the £150 - £250 market. It has to fit on a shelf on my Hifi rack as my wife hates the look of the current cheapy Sony one on top of the telly. Must be less than 120mm high (I know, I know)

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Sweet, I thought I'd have to wait all those years. I've been boycotting the VHS version. It could serve no justice...

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