Request: Film in HD which have pristine 2.35:1 or higher transfers.

Can anyone recommend some 2.35:1 and higher films with superb transfers? I feel like going on an epic widescreen film on HDDVD buying spree. Of course it's a major plus if said disc retains the film grain.
Here's what I own:
HDDVD
The Adventures of Robin Hood
BATMAN BEGINS
BLACK RAIN
The Bourne Identity
The Bourne Supremacy
The Bourne Ultimatum (Blind buy but of course I highly enjoyed the two previous films.)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Frighteners
GoodFellas
KING KONG (2005, 360 add-on freebie.)
Mission: Impossible III (I need a cover for this cause I bought it at Hollyweird Videro and it didn't have the retail one.)
TRANSFORMERS
The Untouchables
V for Vendetta (Blind buy. Watched half of it so far.)

HDDVD on Order
The Chronicles of Riddick
Field of Dreams
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible 2 (Maybe if they have it in stock.)
SPY GAME
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
THE THING

Blu-ray
BLACK HAWK DOWN

So it appears my preference is HDDVD. It's because I don't have a Blu-ray player yet and I'm using my best friends PS3 to watch them. I also import too so I'm glad I've stumbled upon XploitedCinema.com. I've been steadily making a wishlist there of HDDVD's I'm going to purchase. Of course Harry Potter greatly disinterests me so uh...

I've also been selling and replacing the majority of the DVD's I owned since the HDDVD counterparts carried over a high percentage of the extras. So recommend some titles and there might be a chance I've never seen the film before. Perhaps in another post I shall make a wishlist.

Re: Request: Film in HD which have pristine 2.35:1 or higher transfers.

Ok, it looks like it reversed quoted.
On the titles:
TROY - I'm also wanting to buy the Theatrical Cut on HDDVD since I noticed it carried all the extras from the DVD. I'm also interested in the Director's Cut.

BLADE RUNNER - I'm gonna buy it right away since I got the DVD briefcase for XMas. I figure I might as well get the HDDVD.

300 - I'd LOVE to watch this with the high grain. I thought it looked quite good on DVD but on HD? HOLY MONKEYS!

SUPERMAN: The Movie and Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut - These two along with Superman Returns are on my buying list as soon as I replace the DVD's I sold with their HDDVD counterparts. I'm keeping my DVD of Returns since it contains the Circuit City exclusive bonus, The Science of Superman.

2001: A Space "Oddity" - This film and of course Stanley Kubrick's rest, which are A Clockwork Orange, Full Metal Jacket (Deluxe Edition) and The Shining are also going to be in a purchase together.

Shaun of the Dead and HOT FUZZ - I'd really love to see these movies. I do quite enjoy British humour.

Stardust, Phantom of the Opera, Dreamgirls - Unsure on the first one to want to see. The last two just wouldn't seem to interest me.

THE THING - My best friend/housemate's Dad ordered this for me and is actually giving it to me as a present as soon as it arrives. Um, as a belated birthday present. I did wanna pay him like I normally do when he does orders but he insisted on present "Thing".

GRAND PRIX - Hell, I had this DVR'd and I think it deleted it off of there. I wouldn't mind blind buying this title.

SERENITY - On HDDVD?! I really loved Firefly and when I watched Serenity, I really wished I had more of the series to watch. I enjoyed it that much. So this is a must-buy for me.

Mutiny on the Bounty - I'd give this a rental on DVD first since I'm more familiar with the 1980's version "The Bounty". So is this 2.76:1 or whut?

SAHARA - I quite enjoy adventure films and my English teacher way back in High School was a fan of Clive Cussler. So I'll give this another rental.

FORBIDDEN PLANET - I love this movie!!! I'm planning on buying the tin set thingy with all the random things in it. I'm a huge fan of this sci-fi classic.

The Cowboys - For some reason John Wayne's acting seems a bit hackneyed to me. I'll watch his films but something about him for some reason makes me unsure as to whether or not to buy it. No idea.

Keep the suggestions coming! Oh, the film series in my signature is of course off limits for me. Older films count too!

Gonna post a link (it's in progress) of the HDDVD's in my filter on DVDSpot.
HDDVD Listing on DVDSpot for me

Re: Request: Film in HD which have pristine 2.35:1 or higher transfers.

Serenity is on my list of immediate purchases after I purchase the HDDVD's of which I sold their DVD counterparts of.
I'll put The Cowboys on my rental queue on Netflix.
I really wanted to go see Zodiac in theatres but it just slipped my mind. I'll give the theatrical a rent first before embarking on the Director's Cut. I'm quite the fan of David Fincher though. I still need to watch Panic Room and any other films of his I might've missed. How's the transfer for The Game?

Re: Request: Film in HD which have pristine 2.35:1 or higher transfers.

Not really. I've just been buying these randomly over the last couple months including 2 for $20 at "Hollyweird Videro". I've also been taking advantage of the low prices for these. Um, some of the ones from the ordered list are ones I wanted to pay for the order but the person I was ordering them through insisted on giving them to me when they arrive as a belated birthday present.
I can't really rent too much BD cause my best friend has ownership of the PS3 and I'm not going to rent as many older films. He doesn't seem to like the older movies for some reason. So until I get my own player, I'm going to see if I can rent it somewhere for cheap on HD.

(It is my birthday today and stuff.)

Gary Murrell,
Glad you posted in my thread. What every forum on the intersnets needs are more people like us who appreciate the natural film grain inherent in movies. That and knowing whether a film was shot with certain filters, saturation levels and all that various stuff. You are like a beacon for those who appreciate film as it's supposed to look as opposed to people who want it for them to look.

Thanks for the suggestions people! Alot of them I've heard about but never seen before. Also, I do import so any Scope films which are on HDDVD (prolly gonna buy them from XploitedCinema depending on price searching) from other countries would be great too. Not sure if I'd blind buy a movie with a high price point.

Re: Request: Film in HD which have pristine 2.35:1 or higher transfers.

I'll prolly rent The Prestige first. There's a European HDDVD of it ig I feel inclined to buy it.
PotC Trilogy is what I'll buy too.

I'm not getting very many Blu titles since I have to go over to a friends to watch them on his PS3. I have the XBOX 360 HDDVD add-on drive so I'll just get the HDDVD's as the majority. I don't mind importing I just gotta find the best prices for the titles I want.

The Island - I'm gonna buy the UK version of the HDDVD since it's the lowest priced one on Xploited. I'm glad I found out it kept the heavy film grain. And I thought the DVD looked good.

Re: Request: Film in HD which have pristine 2.35:1 or higher transfers.

But isn't it a 1.85:1 movie? I sold the two-disc anniversary edition. Guess I shoulda might've kept it.

I'm going to buy the DIE HARD Trilogy on Blu but of course I shouldn't buy too many at this time. Why? Cause I have to go over to a friends house to watch them on his PS3. So that's why I'm purchasing alot of HDDVD's right now. Long story short, not gonna buy too many Blu discs until the Profile 2.0 players come out and they're lower in price.

So, HDDVD's from other countries count cause I import, depending on price range. Brotherhood of the Wolf is on my tier of titles to purchase after I finish buying the titles on HDDVD of which I sold on DVD. Of course for Brotherhood of the Wolf I'm keeping my Canadian Exclusive 3-Disc Collector's Edition. Of course for alot of titles I'd still keep the DVD since the High Defition disc format version might not carry over everything.

Here's what I have for highest priority purchasing when it comes to the HDDVD side of things. Because I'm just upgrading the DVD's I owned/sold to HDDVD. (Titles with an asterisk * after them denote they're on order.)

12 Monkeys
APOLLO 13
Backdraft
The Bone Collector
BULLITT
CASINO
The Chronicles of Riddick: PITCK BLACK
The Chronicles of "Riddickulous"*
DragonHeart
Enter the Dragon (Gonna sell my Two-Disc Special Edition DVD to buy the HDDVD. As soon as I do a comparison thing through DVDCompare.net between the one I own and the one I want to buy.)
FACE/OFF
Field of Dreams*
Fletch
The Fugitive (I'm keeping my Special Edition DVD since I've read that it isn't the same "cut" as it. Meaning I've read the HDDVD is a 1080i master which doesn't have the same digital fix as the SE DVD does.)
The Last Samurai (I haven't sold my DVD copy of it to upgrade to the HDDVD.)
The Last Starfighter
Mallrats
Mission: Impossible*
Mission: Impossible 2
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
THE MUMMY (I still haven't sold the Ultimate Edition DVD. I only watch the second disc of it for the extras and not the idiotic Pan & Scan version on there.)
THE MUMMY RETURNS
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow*
SLEEPY HOLLOW
SPY GAME
SUPERMAN: The Movie (I sold the two-sided disc waaaay back. I'm gonna buy the Ultimate Superman Collection for all the extras.)
TERMINATOR 2: Judgment Day (I sold the Ultimate Edition yet I kept the Extreme one. I guess I'll rebuy the Ultimate DVD and also buy the Ultimate HDDVD Germerman one.)
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
THE THING*
TROY (I still need to sell the Theatrical 2-Disc Widescreen DVD. I'll ask for store credit. I'm gonna buy both the Theatrical and Director's Cuts on HDDVD.)
U-571

Re: Request: Film in HD which have pristine 2.35:1 or higher transfers.

I own a 360 add-on and I prefer film grain. Don't come to conclusions about people's preferences for film based upon their equipment. I have a 20" flat screen CRT and I enjoy OAR films. It's just my budget right now which is limiting me to get the equipment I'd like to purchase. I own a 6.1 receiver but I just need to upgrade the speakers and get a new sub-woofer. I have the SONY STR-DE598. I'm prolly gonna upgrade my receiver to an ONKYO TX-705's or higher. When I eventually upgrade my display, I'll probably have someone calibrate it. I'm planning on perhaps getting a DLP.

I import alot so to all those who've imported many various HDDVD's, all is welcome on their comments. Hopefully I'll be steered towards the titles which retains the film grain and aren't EE'd/DNR'd all to hell... Of course it all depends on a good price range.

Does The Last Starfighter HDDVD retain the soft filter/focus look onnit?

Re: Request: Film in HD which have pristine 2.35:1 or higher transfers.

I deed! Yesterday was a blast. I talked more aboot it at our "usual" hangout on HTF.

Regarding the titles I sold on DVD which are on the list, those have higher priority for me to get compared to others. So as soon as I get all the titles from the list, I'll start buying the other ones. As long as they carry over every extra comparings to the release version/edition I had on DVD. After I buy those, it's up to me which ones to buy and in what groupings and all that random nonsense. Of course I do have choices for movies I'd never buy let alone watch so YMMV. Should I make a list of the titles I want to buy after I purchase the ones I already mentioned? Yes, I enjoy making lists. Last but not least, I'm using DVDCompare.net and many various picture compare websites excluding DVDBeaver.com for the HDDVD side of things. DVDBeaver doesn't take the actual capture of the disc and only uses a digital camera. Frankly it isn't even helpful unlike other websites i go to where they use direct screencaptures using their computer. BulletsnBabes forums, CapsAHolic and a few others. Helpful too since the majority of them use the "rollover" method.

I won't be buying as many Blu's since I don't have my own player yet. I'm holding off on buying one until profile 2.0 and the players are at a reasonable price. Which I mentioned. So, I am technically "Purple" but leaning obviously more to HDDVD due to convienance (sp?). I do have the XBOX 360 HDDVD add-on at my house so that's a plus.
Just wondering since I'm also planning on eventually purchase a full 1080p display in the future. I have and am going to be buying DVD's and HDDVD's and such which has PAL SD content on them. Will an HDTV display both NTSC and PAL? I'm multi-region and the player is an Oppo 971H.

The linky below is a listing on the website where i keep track of my DVD collection. It's filtered on HDDVD's. Containing both "Owneded", Wishlist and Orders. Here's the list. Any comments would be good regarding the specific versions I wanna buy PQ's and AQ's. Of course the film series in my signature obviously doesn't count.
DVDSpot:

Oh, one last thing. The HDDVD's of Mission: Impossible III and TRANSFORMERS didn't have the retail covers in the case. I bought them from "Hollyweird Videro" while they were having their 2 for $20 sale. I thought I saw the retail cover for M:I:III there but no luck. AND I need to buy new toner catridges for my Lexmark X83. Mebbe matte-finish photo-paper? I have the right templates for them and such but nothing to print them out on. Link me please.