First Blu Ray movie?

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: daniel1113

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: SirChadwick

Originally posted by: daniel1113
I'd recommend Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World if you want to see a great film and if you have a nice surround sound setup.

Yeah for visual and audio... but wow, that movie sucked!

Go w/ Wall-E!

:frown: That's one of my favorite movies.

One of my favorites, too.

You hold him down, Jules, and I'll kick his ass. :evil:

:laugh:

 

[Drako]

I would recommend Kill Bill, either volume.

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: Drako
I would recommend Kill Bill, either volume.

Oh yes, I own them both and they are gorgeous, plus just a lot of fun to watch.

KT

 

[ProfJohn]

Originally posted by: sutahz
300

ummm.... no.

The director went with an artsy approach to the look of the film and that look doesn't really stand out in HD.

 

[de8212]

Thanks for all the recommnedations. Never heard of Master and Commander. Googled it and it has Russel Crow. I hate him :disgust: but I'll see if I can find it at the rental store.

I forgot about Ironman. Definately want to see that and remember the wife also wanting to see it when it came out on DVD.

ANd to answer a question or two. The tv is a 52" samsung 850 series LCD (not plasma vs LCD BS in this thread :roll and it's about 11 ft from our couch.
The HT system is average but gets the job done.
Denon 1909 receiver
JBL speakers
Sony sub.

This isn't a dedicated HT system though. Just a small system for the family room/living room.


I might have to subscribe to netflix (aren't they the ones that rent movies online and mail them to you?) I know the Blu Ray player has the ability to stream netflix but not sure if that's HD, etc.??


Anyways, thanks for all teh suggestions.

 

[foghorn67]

Originally posted by: sutahz
300

The film looks grainy on purpose. It does look wonderful, but for showing clarity and sharpness, I would suggest Wall-E, Cars, Planet Earth.
Films...Ironman, The Patriot (awesome sound and surround separation as well), there are others. The AVS forums have a ranking system in place that is like the medal system. (Plantinum, Gold, Silver, etc.)

-edit-Later on if you find a good deal on Band of Brothers on BR...buy it . It looks amazing. It has an intentional grainy feel, but still comes out showing off Blu-Ray resolution and outstanding colors and contrast.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent

Originally posted by: Drako
I would recommend Kill Bill, either volume.

Oh yes, I own them both and they are gorgeous, plus just a lot of fun to watch.

KT

This looked really good even on TBS HD via satellite.

 

[dakels]

Ironman looked better on my home 1080p then it did when I saw it in theater. No joke... the theater's digital screen looked terrible and pixely.

 

[SirChadwick]

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: SirChadwick

Originally posted by: daniel1113
I'd recommend Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World if you want to see a great film and if you have a nice surround sound setup.

Yeah for visual and audio... but wow, that movie sucked!

Go w/ Wall-E!

:frown: That's one of my favorite movies.

It is a great movie. and the sound on BD is :shocked:

It's a great movie if you missed out on sleep the previous night.

 

[ChaoZ]

Pushing Daisies, not a movie but there are a lot of eye candy.

 

[lokiju]

Gang's of New York.

Best transfer ever!



















Please note I am being facetious.





Here's a site that's good for helping determine the transfer quality of Blu-Ray movies.
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/reviews.html

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Kung Fu Panda. The visuals are absolutely spectacular, particularly the color palette which is just breathtaking. Pixar's offerings are all pixel-perfect as well.

If you're not big into animation, I'd say Iron Man, the Pirates of the Caribbean films, Kill Bill 1 & 2, Live Free or Die Hard, Transformers... most big budget action movies within the past couple years come to think of it.

 

[purbeast0]

i can tell you one NOT to get.

do not get 300 on bluray, it looks like ass. it was my first bluray purchase and i was like 'wtf this looks like crap'.

 

[lokiju]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
i can tell you one NOT to get.

do not get 300 on bluray, it looks like ass. it was my first bluray purchase and i was like 'wtf this looks like crap'.

The "noise" of the film is intentional.

 

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: lokiju

Originally posted by: purbeast0
i can tell you one NOT to get.

do not get 300 on bluray, it looks like ass. it was my first bluray purchase and i was like 'wtf this looks like crap'.

The "noise" of the film is intentional.

i know this.

it still looks like crap on bluray (compared to other films).

 

[glenn beck]

since we are on this topic, what is the cheapest I can get a blu-ray player now that works really good.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: glenn beck
since we are on this topic, what is the cheapest I can get a blu-ray player now that works really good.

http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2284612&enterthread=y

 

[JTsyo]

Band of Brothers

 

[Ramma2]

I think Dark Knight has been the best looking movie we've watched thus far on our player, on a Panny 42" plasma.

When the camera is doing the big city skyline shots, it is incredible!

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: ProfJohn

Originally posted by: sutahz
300

ummm.... no.

The director went with an artsy approach to the look of the film and that look doesn't really stand out in HD.

grain = good. Don't forget that.

BUT, the ave viewer will likely think such is crappy. B/c of the extreme amount of digital effects, 300 is extremely grainy as grain is often used to mask those digital seams.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: SirChadwick

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: SirChadwick

Originally posted by: daniel1113
I'd recommend Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World if you want to see a great film and if you have a nice surround sound setup.

Yeah for visual and audio... but wow, that movie sucked!

Go w/ Wall-E!

:frown: That's one of my favorite movies.

It is a great movie. and the sound on BD is :shocked:

It's a great movie if you missed out on sleep the previous night.

mouth breather?

 

[Koing]

TDK is very good IMO.

Cgi films always look good.

Koing

 

[DT4K]

Originally posted by: ProfJohn

Originally posted by: sutahz
300

ummm.... no.

The director went with an artsy approach to the look of the film and that look doesn't really stand out in HD.

I disagree.

300 is one of two HD DVD movies I own (because I bought my HD DVD player about 2 months before Toshiba waved the white flag). It looks stunning in HD. Yes, it's a very stylized look, so you don't get the same effect you would get with something that's more of a traditional epic film, but I was absolutely blown away by some of the scenes. The detail you see in the snowflakes in the beginning is gorgeous.

 

[DT4K]

Originally posted by: foghorn67
-edit-Later on if you find a good deal on Band of Brothers on BR...buy it . It looks amazing. It has an intentional grainy feel, but still comes out showing off Blu-Ray resolution and outstanding colors and contrast.

That's good to hear. My wife got me a PS3 and Band of Brothers for xmas, but I haven't watched it yet. Only because I had just watched it a couple months before that and I usually only watch BoB once or twice a year.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=858316

KT

indeed

some releases were dodgy...so always check before buying!

soon old classics will trickle out, they are being restored for bluray release