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Re: Recommendation for first movie
BLADE RUNNER or 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY.
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I like Travis' selections from the standpoint of film choices, but would have to recommend Ratatouille. Still my pick for the best Bd release in the short history of the format.
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If you like infectiously-fun-and-yet-moderately-serious musicals (and want something for more general family entertainment), Hairspray might be a good choice too -- it gets a lot of repeat play in my household w/ 2 grade school kids (and even a toddler who also loves to boogie to it
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I haven't seen Enchanted yet (though I plan to do a blind buy at some point), but that might be a great choice also judging from all the rave reviews.
But yeah, I'd second most of the other suggestions as well. It really depends on what kind of film you feel like using for that "maiden voyage" w/ your brand spanking new HT.
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Personally, I'd rather go w/ Ratatouille or maybe Happy Feet for overall entertainment value instead of Cars myself
(though the Happy Feet BD unfortunately only provides a 640Kbps DD track
).
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I don't know about these latter recommendations; don't get me wrong--said animated Blu-rays do look stunning but, IMO, the very best of standard DVDs were always the DVDs of Pixar films, so the quality gulf between them and their Blu-ray counterparts isn't as wide as it is for most live action films.
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Hellboy is nothing short of stunning on Blu-ray. It's easily one of the best demo discs out there. I'll second the Pirates films as well. Those movies are just about, if not totally reference quality.
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Originally Posted by Cees Alons
The suggestions above are excellent, but I like to add another angle here: any movie you and/or your friends particularly like that happens to be on BD.
A beloved movie is most probably one you have seen many times, and watching it on BD for the first time will thus certainly be a flabbergasting encounter of the convincing kind.
Cees
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Aaaah! Excellent point, Cees! Pick a personal favorite that also happens to get good reviews for PQ and AQ.
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Not a movie, but if you happen to be a Lost fan, season 3 on BD is reference quality. It's easily the equal of any BD or HD DVD in my collection, and far better than most.
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