DVD Etc Poll: List Your Favorite Demo Selection (1 Viewer)

[Neil Joseph]

Let me add that I recently changed projectors/screen etc. The scene in Star Wars: Attack Of The Clones that floored me was the asteroid chase scene. Jango Fett releases two seismic charges into the asteroid field in front of Obi Wan's ship. The resulting explosion and fragmentation of the asteroids is a real visual treat with tremendous computer animation and sound effects. Blown up to 92", I just could not believe how good it looked.

 

[Chris Tedesco]

For Sound: Blade II and LOTR (both in DTS)

For Video: AOTC's and Pitch Black

 

[Jenna]

For a "one-stop" audio/visual feast:
MOULIN ROUGE!, especially Chapter 6: "Satine - The Sparkling Diamond". This DVD is pure eye candy from start to finish!
Other VISUAL favorites:
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Lord of the Rings - FOTR Extended Edition
Vertical Limit - Superbit
Ice Age
Brotherhood of the Wolf
for absolutely STUNNING SOUND:
Saving Private Ryan
Air Force One - Superbit
Eagles: Hell Freezes Over DTS
Jurassic Park III

 

[Ronn.W]

The Fifth Element Superbit
DTS track at the spaceport. Most people have been to an airport and they know what a terminal sounds like. That entire sequence from beginning to end (including the bar) is so accurate people are always impressed by it.

 

[Declan]

have it on LD, but havent watched it in ages..............might do now
Just hope it has'nt gone the way of other 97 LD's from Columbia Tristar and started rotting.

 

[Grady Hollums]

SW:AOTC -- Great picture and sound

LOTRFOTR Extended Edition -- Amazing all around (sound is from another world, heh sorry bad pun)

Toy story II -- into with THX storm into is great1

The Fifth Element (Super-Bit)-- The escape scene and Le Lu's (sp?) close-up on the ledge is awesome!

Thanks again for the input and HTF presence in your magazine!!! You have a subscriber for life in me!

 

[Joshua_Y]

Picture:
SW: AOTC
LOTR EE
Toy Story 2

Sound:
SW: TPM
SW: AOTC
LOTR EE
Pearl Harbor Vista

 

[Warren_Sc]

I have two repeats, but they stand on their own:

For a succinct, one-chapter demo I vote for the intro of Toy Story 2. I has material that is good for all ages the kind of bass that will scare the un-initiated. The start of the next chapter mellows out and allows for your brain to recover.

Speaking of bass, Blade 2 is the perfect, whole-movie bass demo. It has every type of bass in it:
- rumbling, tense mood-bass
- deep explosion-bass
- tight fighting-bass
- hypnotic club-bass (both house and hip-hop)

 

[Matt D K]

Has anyone used the "EAGLES HELL FREEZWS OVER' dvd? this has to be one of the best period !!!

 

[Chris_T]

For both audio and video:
1- Star Wars Episode I & II
2- Pearl Harbor Directors Cut
3- Lord of the Rings EE

Chris

 

[Bob McElfresh]

DVD-Video, Paramount Studios, Star Trek:Insurrection, Chapter 15 "Aggressive Tendancies", 4 minutes. TURN OFF THE TV, then play this scene and watch your friends turn their heads as the drone-flyers swirl around your speakers.

 

[Hisham_k]

Behind enemy lines has some cool surround sound and very aggressive.

 

[Declan]

I 2nd that. play the shootdown or mine feild sequences and watch as the plaster comes down off the walls.

 

[Ole]

Contact is my favorite. First the delicate sound field and visual effects during the opening sequence with the sound bytes as they fly through space. Second, the sequence with Jodie zooming through the wormholes going from thundering chaos to dead silence in one frame, then just when you get comfortable, boom, they nail you back in your chair again at max dB, particularly when you view it solo at over 100 dB because no one else will put up with it!

 

[Michael Silla]

Three words:

Behind Enemy lines. Great video and audio. A showcase. Makes me want to continually utter 1 word.....

RESPECT!

Michael.

 

[Declan]

Another one to add...........JFK.

Now this was the original release (r2) and not the Dir Cut with anamorphic video and new remixed 5.1

I really was blown away by how it sounded, especially the courtroom scene in the last 45mins the way the different sound effects and the music gel together.

 

[Jake Lipson]

Star Wars Episode II
The Fellowship of the Ring Extended Cut
Monsters, Inc.

 

[Lin Weiwen]

The Moria Sequence in LOTR: FOTR is simply great!! From the moment Pippin causes the skeleton to plunge into the well....to the Cave Troll's arrival...to the Orcs surrounding the Fellowship.....to Howard Shore's powerful score benefiting from a superb music separation to Gandalf's encounter with the Balrog!!!
As mentioned by so many others...The Pod Race in Star Wars EP1 has the best directional effects ever! A great example of a fantastic Dolby Digital 5.1 EX track!
The final 'departure' sequence in E.T (DTS track) is one that I love too. Being a huge fan of John Williams, it's a joy to hear his fantastic score swelling into a soaring, grand climax from all speakers!! Simply splendid!
For picture, I would vote for FOTR, Dances with Wolves and Shrek.

 

[Glenise]

U-571 - Chapter 15 Depth Charged

 

[Philip Verdieck]

Matrix lobby scene