Blu-Ray Recommendations

Eleven · 01-20-2011, 06:33 AM

Finally diving into the Blu-Ray hype. I was gifted "Taken" and "Kingdom of Heaven" for Christmas, and last night I bought "Grease".

I was surprised by how different even Grease looked on BR.

What are some good Blu-Ray titles for pure eye-candy? I assumed the LoTR Trilogy and Star Wars flicks, but what about a movie like Cloverfield? Such a weird shaky-cam movie anyway, does it benefit from Blu-Ray?

I have a 55inch plasma, so I'm hoping for eye popping goodness.

Chainsaw13 · 01-20-2011, 06:37 AM

Here's a couple suggestions:

Avatar
Iron Man 1 & 2

Bill86 · 01-20-2011, 06:46 AM

I enjoy every movie in 1080P blu-ray. Can't think of any particular stand outs. Maybe braveheart, Dark Knight? I recently watched Usual Suspects and Watchmen in 1080p Blu-ray, Watchmen was quite badass.

Chainsaw13 · 01-20-2011, 07:24 AM

How could I forget Dark Knight. Good call Bill.

jmsremax · 01-20-2011, 07:30 AM

You can't go wrong with any action films. Transformers is the first thing that comes to mind that hasn't already been mentioned.....great flick not only for blu ray but surround sound demos.

rebelknight · 01-20-2011, 07:51 AM

I have all of the transporter movies on br and they look great and they are entertaining. I'm a little biased about this other one because it is my favorite movie of all time but Gladiator looks great on br

issues · 01-20-2011, 08:01 AM

Off of the top of my head I recommend the 5th Element, Saving Private Ryan, Aliens, 300, Watchmen and The Matrix Collection.

There are some classics I hope to get soon myself and will let you know how they look...

Stuff like Bladerunner, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Excalibur, Superman I & II and Apocalypse Now.

hammondc · 01-20-2011, 08:14 AM

I never noticed a huge picture difference in an upconverted standard def VS BluRay. The huge difference for me was sound. Good God it is like 8track vs SACD.

It is hard to beat anything pixar. Also the Planet Earth series is stunning. It was recorded in HD though.

jonumberone · 01-20-2011, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by issues

Off of the top of my head I recommend the 5th Element,

For me this is the movie I measure all other Blu rays against.

Some others I enjoyed for Eye candy,

Gamer, Inception, New star trek

cricky101 · 01-20-2011, 08:38 AM

- Saving Private Ryan is one of my favorites on Blu-Ray, especially with a decent surround system. Bombs and bullets flying all around you.
- Others I've watched and thought looked/sounded great were 300, The Fifth Element, the Star Trek remake, and I hated the movie but Avatar looked pretty.

T.G · 01-20-2011, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Eleven

What are some good Blu-Ray titles for pure eye-candy?

Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge

Kreth · 01-20-2011, 09:35 AM

Blu-Ray. And the first movie you bought was Grease?

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Eleven · 01-20-2011, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Kreth

Blu-Ray. And the first movie you bought was Grease?

Posted via Mobile Device

I know, I know. Grease is one of those movies that has transcended generations. My mother took me to see it in the theaters when it came out, on a school night. I think I was 11 years old. All my kids liked it, and my youngest son is as much a freak about it as I am. It was only natural that we picked it up. We were even joking about it, and dismissed the fact they would even release it on Blu-Ray. Then we saw it, so we had to get it.

There are some great movies mentioned here!

markem · 01-20-2011, 09:52 AM

Master and Commander is as stunning at Avatar in Blu-Ray. I think Cars is also great.

gnbikes · 01-20-2011, 10:05 AM

Band of Brothers
Pirates of the Caribbean
Blade Runner
New Star Trek

jjirons69 · 01-20-2011, 10:09 AM

I'm up to about 100 titles now. All the Pixar movies are gorgeous. Second the Master and Commander props. Try the Planet Earth and Life series. I've only seen a couple that are so-so and that's mainly due to shortcomings by the studio doing transfers. The vast majority are awesome to view on a big screen. Scott go here:

http://www.blu-ray.com/

Check "Deals" daily. The reviews are good, too, and you kind of get an expectation of what an unviewed movie holds. On a given movie, move your mouse over the small green graph that follows the list price. You can see the pricing over time. I get a charge out of knowing I got the best deal yet. I've gotten 95% of my movies from Amazon. Their prices are nearly impossible to beat when they drop to bottom. On your Amazon account, under Settings, sign up as an Amazon Mom Membership. It's free and you get 2-day shipping free for three months, regardless of price. This way you don't have to get the minimum $25 for 3-5 day shipping. Sign up at Disney Movie Rewards for $10 off coupons for Disney/Pixar movies. There are tons of deals, you just have to be patient and chase them down.

Blueface · 01-20-2011, 10:12 AM

Almost bought a player last night.
Is the quality that much better?

jjirons69 · 01-20-2011, 11:51 AM

Sights and sounds are much, much better (58" Panny plasma and Onkyo surround)! Sometimes it's like I'm looking out of a window - maybe better, as my TV is spotless and my windows could use a little Windex. A year and a half in and I still get amazed.

issues · 01-20-2011, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Blueface

Almost bought a player last night.
Is the quality that much better?

Only if you have 1080p and a tv larger than 42". If not, it can be difficult to tell the difference other than sound quality (I know I couldn't)...

Since I got the new TV the difference is staggering!

Like Jaime said, it is almost like looking out of a window.

01-20-2011, 12:20 PM

It may sound childish, but all of the Pixar movies look great on br. Wall-e was awesome!!!

01-20-2011, 06:33 AM	#1
Eleven Solid As The Sun Join Date: Aug 2009 First Name: Scott Location: SW Ohio Posts: 1,859 Trading: (23)	Blu-Ray Recommendations Finally diving into the Blu-Ray hype. I was gifted "Taken" and "Kingdom of Heaven" for Christmas, and last night I bought "Grease". I was surprised by how different even Grease looked on BR. What are some good Blu-Ray titles for pure eye-candy? I assumed the LoTR Trilogy and Star Wars flicks, but what about a movie like Cloverfield? Such a weird shaky-cam movie anyway, does it benefit from Blu-Ray? I have a 55inch plasma, so I'm hoping for eye popping goodness. __________________ CA: putting the 'man' in bromance since 2008! --markem.

01-20-2011, 06:37 AM	#2
Chainsaw13 Møøse bites can be nasty Join Date: Jan 2010 First Name: Bob Location: The Enchanted Mitten Posts: 7,229 Trading: (96)	Re: Blu-Ray Recommendations Here's a couple suggestions: Avatar Iron Man 1 & 2 __________________ My neighbor came by my house this morning at 2AM, pounding on the door. Good thing I was still up playing the drums.

01-20-2011, 06:46 AM	#3
Bill86 Snob Join Date: Jul 2010 First Name: Bill Posts: 6,704 Trading: (67)	Re: Blu-Ray Recommendations I enjoy every movie in 1080P blu-ray. Can't think of any particular stand outs. Maybe braveheart, Dark Knight? I recently watched Usual Suspects and Watchmen in 1080p Blu-ray, Watchmen was quite badass.

01-20-2011, 07:24 AM	#4
Chainsaw13 Møøse bites can be nasty Join Date: Jan 2010 First Name: Bob Location: The Enchanted Mitten Posts: 7,229 Trading: (96)	Re: Blu-Ray Recommendations How could I forget Dark Knight. Good call Bill. __________________ My neighbor came by my house this morning at 2AM, pounding on the door. Good thing I was still up playing the drums.

01-20-2011, 07:30 AM	#5
jmsremax Yet another Masshole Join Date: Nov 2009 First Name: Jon Location: MA Posts: 1,245 Trading: (19)	Re: Blu-Ray Recommendations You can't go wrong with any action films. Transformers is the first thing that comes to mind that hasn't already been mentioned.....great flick not only for blu ray but surround sound demos. __________________ Stock/Finance banter

01-20-2011, 07:51 AM	#6
rebelknight Feeling at Home Join Date: Dec 2010 First Name: John Location: Columbus, OH and Rochester, NY Posts: 510 Trading: (1)	Re: Blu-Ray Recommendations I have all of the transporter movies on br and they look great and they are entertaining. I'm a little biased about this other one because it is my favorite movie of all time but Gladiator looks great on br

01-20-2011, 08:01 AM	#7
issues Have My Own Room Join Date: Jan 2010 First Name: Tony Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,626 Trading: (8)	Re: Blu-Ray Recommendations Off of the top of my head I recommend the 5th Element, Saving Private Ryan, Aliens, 300, Watchmen and The Matrix Collection. There are some classics I hope to get soon myself and will let you know how they look... Stuff like Bladerunner, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Excalibur, Superman I & II and Apocalypse Now. __________________

01-20-2011, 08:14 AM	#8
hammondc Moar Padrons! Join Date: Aug 2010 First Name: Chip Location: Senoia, GA Posts: 2,626 Trading: (17)	Re: Blu-Ray Recommendations I never noticed a huge picture difference in an upconverted standard def VS BluRay. The huge difference for me was sound. Good God it is like 8track vs SACD. It is hard to beat anything pixar. Also the Planet Earth series is stunning. It was recorded in HD though.

01-20-2011, 08:38 AM	#10
cricky101 Micro brew tester Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Chris Location: St. Paul, Minnesota Posts: 684 Trading: (8)	Re: Blu-Ray Recommendations - Saving Private Ryan is one of my favorites on Blu-Ray, especially with a decent surround system. Bombs and bullets flying all around you. - Others I've watched and thought looked/sounded great were 300, The Fifth Element, the Star Trek remake, and I hated the movie but Avatar looked pretty. __________________ "A witty saying proves nothing." - Voltaire

01-20-2011, 09:35 AM	#12
Kreth Ronin smoker Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Jeff Location: Oneonta, NY Posts: 3,620 Trading: (14)	Re: Blu-Ray Recommendations Blu-Ray. And the first movie you bought was Grease? Posted via Mobile Device

01-20-2011, 09:52 AM	#14
markem Bunion Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mark Location: Second Star on the Right Posts: 22,647 Trading: (47)	Re: Blu-Ray Recommendations Master and Commander is as stunning at Avatar in Blu-Ray. I think Cars is also great. __________________ I refuse to belong to any organization that would have me as a member. ~ Groucho Marx

01-20-2011, 10:05 AM	#15
gnbikes Feeling at Home Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Garry Location: Kent, WA Posts: 625 Trading: (3)	Re: Blu-Ray Recommendations Band of Brothers Pirates of the Caribbean Blade Runner New Star Trek

01-20-2011, 10:09 AM	#16
jjirons69 Haberdasher Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jamie Location: Chucktown, SC Posts: 4,120 Trading: (94)	Re: Blu-Ray Recommendations I'm up to about 100 titles now. All the Pixar movies are gorgeous. Second the Master and Commander props. Try the Planet Earth and Life series. I've only seen a couple that are so-so and that's mainly due to shortcomings by the studio doing transfers. The vast majority are awesome to view on a big screen. Scott go here: http://www.blu-ray.com/ Check "Deals" daily. The reviews are good, too, and you kind of get an expectation of what an unviewed movie holds. On a given movie, move your mouse over the small green graph that follows the list price. You can see the pricing over time. I get a charge out of knowing I got the best deal yet. I've gotten 95% of my movies from Amazon. Their prices are nearly impossible to beat when they drop to bottom. On your Amazon account, under Settings, sign up as an Amazon Mom Membership. It's free and you get 2-day shipping free for three months, regardless of price. This way you don't have to get the minimum $25 for 3-5 day shipping. Sign up at Disney Movie Rewards for $10 off coupons for Disney/Pixar movies. There are tons of deals, you just have to be patient and chase them down. __________________ Somebody has to go back and get a chitload of dimes

01-20-2011, 10:12 AM	#17
Blueface Gramps 4x's Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Horatio Seymore Hiny Location: Boca Raton - North of La Habana Posts: 8,774 Trading: (8)	Re: Blu-Ray Recommendations Almost bought a player last night. Is the quality that much better? __________________ Little known fact: I am a former member of the Village People - The Indian

01-20-2011, 11:51 AM	#18
jjirons69 Haberdasher Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jamie Location: Chucktown, SC Posts: 4,120 Trading: (94)	Re: Blu-Ray Recommendations Sights and sounds are much, much better (58" Panny plasma and Onkyo surround)! Sometimes it's like I'm looking out of a window - maybe better, as my TV is spotless and my windows could use a little Windex. A year and a half in and I still get amazed. __________________ Somebody has to go back and get a chitload of dimes

01-20-2011, 12:20 PM	#20
jwillm Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Blu-Ray Recommendations It may sound childish, but all of the Pixar movies look great on br. Wall-e was awesome!!!