Best Tester Movies

[cdika17]

For a good test for you HT system, what movies do you frequent to push your gear to the limits. I've heard:
Master and Commander
Kung Fu panda

[wkhanna]

I'm not a HT expert, but IIRC, 'War of the Worlds' has a ton of LF.

[wettou]

For a good test for you HT system, what movies do you frequent to push your gear to the limits. I've heard:
Master and Commander, Kung Fu panda

Yes Master and Commander rules, these are not bad either :T






When it comes out I would suspect:

[HedgeHog]

I've always heard this is amazing:
Planet Earth

And most animations are good...like:
Cars

or

Ratatouille

[wettou]

I forgot:

Enjoy :B

[joetama]

Iron man, Dark Night, and Death Race all look pretty great.

But, for some reason HellBoy II looks super good.

[littlesaint]

Just watched Hellboy II last night and it is definitely reference quality. I have King Kong on HD-DVD and it's a reference disk for that format. The Golden Compass is another that has outstanding PQ.

[Glen B]

My staple for testing the audio portion of my HT system is the opening segment of Goldeneye, including the drag race sequence. For video it is Planet Earth.

[NoDestiny]

More for fun than a true test, I always love in Finding Nemo, the scene when Darla is tapping on the fish tank. On a good sized screen and with the right sub, you feel just like you are inside that fishtank with the rest of the fish!

[Chris D]

Ah, yes. I've bottomed out my sub a couple times on that scene while calibrating and testing. Another pseudo-cool thing about it is that it's INSTANTLY after another scene, so it really catches you off guard. With a good sound system, it'll make your guests jump.

[impala454]

Star Wars II opening scene w/the chrome pimpship flying in is a good subwoofer torture scene. Both the fly in and subsequent explosion.

And my all time (and still) favorite demo scene is the Saving Private Ryan omaha beach scene. Between the bullets flying every direction, in and out of the water, flamethrower into the bunker boom, etc. Very "directional" sounds if that makes sense.

[NoDestiny]

Does anybody have a recommendation of a horror film that would be a good tester as well? I don't know of any off the top of my head, but I'm sure you guys have some ideas

[sikoniko]

I used to really like the opening of Gladiator as well. Can't wait to see that on BD. For now, my new demo disk is the opening of The Incredible Hulk. The scene in XMen3 where Piccard, I mean Professor X gets killed is good too.

[littlesaint]

Does anybody have a recommendation of a horror film that would be a good tester as well? I don't know of any off the top of my head, but I'm sure you guys have some ideas

The original Halloween as been released on BD and an uncut Friday the 13th is coming next month, but I don't know how good the transfers are. Good horror films are kind of a lost art. I recently enjoyed The Ruins and The Strangers, but neither were visual extravaganzas.

You might also check out the Masters of Horror releases on BD. I saw this series on Showtime (HBO?) and some of them were pretty good.

[june]

Darkness Fall

http://www.amazon.com/Darkness-Falls-Special-Chaney-Kley/dp/B00008LUNW/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1232134829&sr=8-1

Thy this for sound. Great ambience for a horror movie.

[SoundEngine355]

U-571
Behind Enemy Lines
Bourne Identity
Iron Man

[djfred]

Hey guys
I am new here and im already loving my stay.

I came across this topic and thought it was a great one. In fact i have started to work on a DVD project that i believe might help us all.

I am taking the dvds of the movies you guys are suggesting and grabbing the best clip that has best sound and making a separate DVD for this site.

I do need your help, in assisting me in giving me the Frames you guys like to see on the DVD for example.
In the Movie Hancock do you want to see the outside Hollywood fight with tornadoes or the train crash. Also if not too much trouble give me the TOC Timing so i can be precise on them.

Hope to hear from you guys.
I will upload these to my FTP as ISO's and you guys can grab them, and burn them on DVD.

-fred

[aqus]

Australia

Just watched Australia, amazing sound. Very good to test your system especially the subs. :T

[Hammie]

I guess it depends on whether you want one for PQ or SQ. But below are my personal favorites when showing off my setup.

For Blu-ray PQ:
- Any pixar film
- POTC trilogy
- I, Robot

For Blu-ray SQ:
- Hulk
- Dark Knight
- Cloverfield

[robert L]

Just watched Hellboy II last night and it is definitely reference quality. I have King Kong on HD-DVD and it's a reference disk for that format. The Golden Compass is another that has outstanding PQ.

oh my god yes...HELL BOY 2 will blow u away, its good too

[robert L]

Hey guys
I am new here and im already loving my stay.

I came across this topic and thought it was a great one. In fact i have started to work on a DVD project that i believe might help us all.

I am taking the dvds of the movies you guys are suggesting and grabbing the best clip that has best sound and making a separate DVD for this site.

I do need your help, in assisting me in giving me the Frames you guys like to see on the DVD for example.
In the Movie Hancock do you want to see the outside Hollywood fight with tornadoes or the train crash. Also if not too much trouble give me the TOC Timing so i can be precise on them.

Hope to hear from you guys.
I will upload these to my FTP as ISO's and you guys can grab them, and burn them on DVD.

-fred

i hope when u say dvd u mean blue ray, if not blue ray then it might as well be vhs

[robert L]

"Grand canyon- River at risk" the bd is simply amazing, video and audio , the sound of the rapids yull feel it in your chest

[David Meek]

i hope when u say dvd u mean blue ray, if not blue ray then it might as well be vhs

DVD still has the largest following of all the video media types. Be respectful.

HTGuide Administrator

[robert L]

DVD still has the largest following of all the video media types. Be respectful.

HTGuide Administrator

be respectful to dvd ? please have a little bit of sense of humor, sorry but its just i have a huge collection of dvd's i just cant watch anymore since bd

[David Meek]

Be respectful to the members and their posts.

HTGuide Administrator

[snommisbor]

THX Wow! demo disc is sweet if you can get it. I have it and it is awesome.

Polar Express 3D BD. 3D sucks but watching regular is great and the sound is sick, it is great for audio demo.

[djfred]

No sorry its not BlueRay just normal DVD,
I will upload it to my FTP and post the ISO link here soon, im just trying to help out the community here.
I see sites and or on ebay people charge for discs like this, i wanted to bring this to the community free of charge.

If the release is successful i will be doing more of these.

[Chris D]

Huh... not familiar with those. I thought I owned all the THX discs, too. Will have to check my collection and see if I forgot that particular disc.

[1oldguy]

I was reading somewhere...Can't remember now,about the sound used on Hellboy 2 is really advanced.Apparently they went to great lengths to do so.

[djfred]

I was reading somewhere...Can't remember now,about the sound used on Hellboy 2 is really advanced.Apparently they went to great lengths to do so.

In the DVD release or the BD release

[1oldguy]

I have the BD version ...I'm not sure about the regular DVD.
I just grabbed mine ,it says.DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1

[snommisbor]

Huh... not familiar with those. I thought I owned all the THX discs, too. Will have to check my collection and see if I forgot that particular disc.

WOW is the one with all 3 Star Wars (Original) all 3 Indiana Jones and Willow clips all edited together for a 8 minute or so demo.

Best demo still in my opinion, I got it out and watched it today twice.

[Chris D]

Ah, no, I don't think I actually own that one, then! Will have to look for a place to buy one of those!

[Chris D]

Is the "Wow" disc this one, the THX Ultimate Demo Disc that has a track named Wow? If so, I own this one.

[snommisbor]

Is the "Wow" disc this one, the THX Ultimate Demo Disc that has a track named Wow? If so, I own this one.

That be it.

[maseline_98]

That be it.

I wonder if there are any THX discs for bluray...mmmm....mmmm

[impala454]

Is the "Wow" disc this one, the THX Ultimate Demo Disc that has a track named Wow? If so, I own this one.

Can you still find copies of that for sale? I found one on ebay and bought it, and it was a freakin burned copy with menus in German. Royally pissed me off and I raised a big stink with ebay over it. I still kept it as I really like the demos, but would still like to find a legit copy.

[JustinGN]

My demo material has been a good mix of live action, animation, and various scenes with superb soundtrack mastering. Scenes I still go back to include the Lobby Scene in The Matrix on DVD (Have it on BD, but haven't given a proper comparison), the Opera in The Fifth Element (Reissued BD), the Leo/Raph fight scene in TMNT (HD-DVD) and Crescendolls in Interstella 5555 on DVD, DTS Soundtrack. For actual movies/films, I mix it up with Shoot 'Em Up (BD), Paprika (BD), and Wall-E (BD). All in all, there's rarely "Universal" demo material that everyone agrees upon; whatever you think shows off your setup in a positive light is considered good demo material.