The best sound quality

[SithLordSi]

Which DVDs would you pull out to demo your sound system? Mine would be:

Superman: The Movie (R1) - just how good a movie from 1978 can sound!
Almost Famous (R1) - the dts concert scenes on the theatrical cut
Se7en (R1) - dts near-field surround remix...mmmmmmmm :D
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (R1 Superbit) - incredibly detailed sound
Saving Private Ryan (R1 dts) - just for the agressiveness of the opening battle
Charlie's Angels (R2) - great fun! Superb, in-your-face mix.
Gladiator (R2) - the audio in the opening battle is extremely spacious

Now for the worst:

Die Hard (R1 5 star) - people have raved about this, but I found it inconsistent and lacking in fidelity in parts - plus it sounds like a remix
Batman: The Movie (R1) - hmmmmm, mono ain't all that these days
Legend of a Fighter (R2) - good considering the source material, but hard on the ears
Audition (R2) - just really bland

Anyone care to contribute (come on, I'm bored...:D)

[Bapapapa]

Ocean's 11

[McD]

Originally posted by SithLordSi
Anyone care to contribute (come on, I'm bored...:D)

You must be! After complaining (in a new thread) about all the old hat NTSC v PAL threads on here (only to back track and admit yours was the only one in ages), you start the two most obvious done-to-death threads ever! Again!

Favourite film anyone? :)

[SithLordSi]

Unlike the NTSC vs PAL issue (which I'd forgotten, but you seem so eager to bring up again), these threads are, in my mind, always valid for three reasons.

Firstly, my knowledge of the video and sound formats is still increasing, so my opinion on what truly represents the 'best' in home cinema changes significantly over time. I like to share my opinions with others.

Secondly, with new discs released occasionally that raise the bar for picture and sound quality, I think it's worth updating any sort of 'best of' lists, if purely to suggest to some people what they might consider buying if they are starting a collection and want the very best discs to show off their system.

And lastly, I think it's fair to say that there are still threads started occasionally which ask 'which dts discs are the best' or some such thing. To have a thread where all of people's favourite demo discs are listed together seemed like a fun and useful idea to me.

You obviously don't agree.

[john316]

Planet of the Apes (2001) - super DTS track
The Rock: CC - soundtrack is just to die for in DTS
Independence Day - pretty awesome LFE material!

[tiggers]

T2:UE (R1) & True Lies (R4) are both pretty awesome.