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04-12-2008, 08:39 AM
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Gabor Garai
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Recommendation for first movie
I am soon to finish my home theater. What would you recommend as the first BlueRay movie to demonstrate sound, image and overall entertainment value?
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04-12-2008, 09:00 AM
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Re: Recommendation for first movie
BLADE RUNNER or 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY.
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04-12-2008, 09:07 AM
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Re: Recommendation for first movie
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.
- Walter.
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04-12-2008, 09:14 AM
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Re: Recommendation for first movie
Just to throw an alternative out there, I would recommend any or all of the Pirates of the Caribbean films. They demonstrate superior image and sound quality, and I find them to be very entertaining as well.
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04-12-2008, 09:35 AM
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Re: Recommendation for first movie
All of the above choices would make excellent first BDs.
I'd add CASINO ROYALE, LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD, and CHICAGO.
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04-12-2008, 09:16 PM
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Re: Recommendation for first movie
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  ).
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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04-12-2008, 09:26 PM
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Re: Recommendation for first movie
any segment from the Planet Earth set.
also Cars looks as good as any BR possibly can and the uncompressed audio rocks.
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04-12-2008, 09:57 PM
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Re: Recommendation for first movie
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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04-12-2008, 10:03 PM
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Re: Recommendation for first movie
i liked cars a ton more then happy feet, i've had enough penguin movies to last
a long time in the last few years.
i will say cars and "rat" are a wash for entertainment value, for me.
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04-13-2008, 08:35 AM
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Re: Recommendation for first movie
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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04-13-2008, 09:22 AM
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Cees Alons
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Re: Recommendation for first movie
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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