DTS movie suggestions

**junior77blue** · 11 April 2005, 18:18 Monday

GO TIGERS!!

Ummm...how bout Gladiator?

**bamaredwingsfan** · 11 April 2005, 19:02 Monday

Originally posted by junior77blue

GO TIGERS!!

Ummm...how bout Gladiator?

I have that movie but not the superbit version with dts sound on it. I also have the nascar imax movie, an it is pretty damn good.

**Lewing** · 11 April 2005, 19:50 Monday

Man On Fire

**David Meek** · 11 April 2005, 20:04 Monday

That's quite a nice list of DTS titles there. :T Here's some off the top of my head:

Air Force One (Superbit)
Apollo 13
Band Of Brothers
Bourne Identity
Bourne Supremacy
Das Boot (Superbit)
Die Hard (Special Edition)
I, Robot
Jurassic Park
Last Of The Mohicans (Director's Cut)
Lethal Weapon (Director's Cut)
Lethal Weapon II (Director's Cut)
Lethal Weapon III (Director's Cut)
Saving Private Ryan

Some of these, like Apollo 13 and The Lethal Weapon collection (except for IV) are full-bit-rate DTS. That's the good news. The bad news is that they are OOP. EBay, pawn shops, etc are the only way to pick them up.

**autio** · 11 April 2005, 21:39 Monday

Apollo 13 is on sale at the wall market this week! not in the 550 bin but still a good deal

**bamaredwingsfan** · 12 April 2005, 01:44 Tuesday

I have found a dts version of all 3 matrix movies, (the matrix, an matrix reloaded & revolutions) are these legit or are they cheap imitations of the movies? Has anyone seen any of these movies an what was there impression of them.

**Chris D** · 12 April 2005, 02:56 Tuesday

No, no official DTS releases of the Matrix exist. Supposedly these going to be one of the first HD-DVD releases, with who-knows-what for audio available, but you're probably not talking about that.

**David Meek** · 12 April 2005, 10:47 Tuesday

Originally posted by autio

Apollo 13 is on sale at the wall market this week! not in the 550 bin but still a good deal

Hmmm, I'd verify that it's the DTS version. . . :scratchhead:

**Gordon Moore** · 12 April 2005, 11:01 Tuesday

Matrix DTS???? Don't think so, at least not Region 1.

I'd throw a vote in for IMAX Super SpeedWay MachII SE :T

and definitely The Mummy UE:

**Andrew Pratt** · 12 April 2005, 11:46 Tuesday

Saving Private Ryan has one of the best DTS mix's though its difficult to get past the visuals as demo material.

**autio** · 12 April 2005, 12:05 Tuesday

Available at walmart --Apollo 13 Anniversary Edition (Full Frame, Widescreen, Anniversary Edition) 13.88
Check out disc 2 below
info below taken from http://www.movieweb.com/dvd/dvd.php?025192724824
DVD Features:
Region 1
Digipak With Outer Box
Disc One Contains Original Theatrical Version
Full Frame:
1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - Spanish
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - French
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary:
1. Ron Howard - Director
2. Jim Lovell - Writer, Marilyn Lovell
Featurette:
1. Lost Moon: The Triumph Of Apollo 13
Trailers:
1. Original Theatrical Trailer
Text/Photo Gallery:
Production Notes
Filmographies - 1. Cast And Filmmakers
Disc Two Contains IMAX Version
Anamorphic Widescreen:
1.66
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
DTS 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Bonus Feature/Short - 1. CONQUERING SPACE: THE MOON AND BEYOND
2. LUCKY 13: THE ASTRONAUT'S STORY

**David Meek** · 12 April 2005, 12:55 Tuesday

Gotcha - that's the IMAX version. I was referring to the original DVD with DTS encoding.

**Pez** · 12 April 2005, 13:14 Tuesday

Master and Commander should be at the top of the list, my personal favorite for demos. HT Magazine listed it as the best audio DVD for 2004, IIRC.

**Shane Martin** · 13 April 2005, 01:52 Wednesday

Titan AE = $5 a Walmart/Target etc.

Hellaciously good DTS soundtrack.

**EAmin** · 13 April 2005, 18:16 Wednesday

Try the Lord of the Rings Extended Edition trilogy and Top Gun. Both are DTS 6.1 discrete mixes.

**RobP** · 14 April 2005, 01:19 Thursday

Give "Open Range" a try

**saurabh** · 14 April 2005, 02:44 Thursday

Well well before you start buying all these DTS movies, I would suggest you buy the DVD Video essentials to fine tune your entire system Audio/Video and then buy the DOlby Digital Demo disk to explore the capabilities of your system.

listening to movies would be like more subjective and will not bring out the true strength or weaknesses of your system.

**PewterTA** · 14 April 2005, 10:38 Thursday

I agree with EAmin, LOTR: EE DTS tracks are the best sounding movie tracks I've ever heard. They are extremely well thought out and the effect/music is perfectly placed. These three movies are definitely reference quality soundtracks.

If you ever want to test your sub with a nice DTS track, you want to get The Haunting. IF that doesn't shake your house to the foundation, nothing will. :T

**bamaredwingsfan** · 15 April 2005, 23:34 Friday

I just watched Gladiator in DTS!!! it was great. I found a copy of it on ebay an bought it. I am replacing every dvd i have that you can get a dts version of now! Got Xmen 1.5 an apollo 13 on the way, i can't wait.

**ELTRIGO** · 25 May 2005, 00:04 Wednesday

DTS movie suggestions

Hey! I am glad you got this thread started. I am sure that all of us DTS fans have our favorites.

My top 5 are:

1. Saving Private Ryan {DTS}

2. Day After Tomorrow, The {DTS}

3. LOTR (I, II, III) {DTS-ES}

4. Gladiator {DTS-ES}

5. Patriot, The (Superbit) {DTS}

**David Meek** · 25 May 2005, 08:48 Wednesday

Black Hawk Down - Superbit

**ekkoville** · 25 May 2005, 09:34 Wednesday

How many you guys have done a comparison between DTS and Dolby Digital with the same movie. I havn't, and am wondering which is the most regarded in everyone's mind.

**George Bellefontaine** · 25 May 2005, 09:47 Wednesday

Originally posted by ekkoville

How many you guys have done a comparison between DTS and Dolby Digital with the same movie. I havn't, and am wondering which is the most regarded in everyone's mind.

Well I don't have any doubt that DTS is better, but it is hard to tell . Some of the DTS/DD 5.1 discs can be compared but without special equipment I have found it difficult to detect much of a difference by ear, with the exception of DTS discs with a lot of LOW FREQUENCY. The higher bitrate of DTS seems to boost the low end.

**PewterTA** · 25 May 2005, 12:49 Wednesday

Normally and this is pretty easy to hear, the sound is over all more clear, the dialog is often better, sound might be a little bit louder, and the sound stage is bigger and images better. Subwoofer tends to be a bit better as well.

Overall, I think the DTS is quite noticeable when you switch back and forth between DD <> DTS. Just use LOTR as an example and you should be able to notice the difference right away.

**Cracking Oboe** · 25 May 2005, 21:51 Wednesday

Originally posted by ekkoville

How many you guys have done a comparison between DTS and Dolby Digital with the same movie. I havn't, and am wondering which is the most regarded in everyone's mind.

I have read the ‘white papers’ on DD and DTS. I had concluded that DD should sound better. However, after numerous A/B comparisons matching the output levels with a sound meter (DTS always is a few db higher), I like DTS better. If I raise the volume 2-3 db higher and boost the sub 2 db when playing DD, it is much more difficult to differentiate the two. Here is a link to a summary of the arguments that each company has made to support their format.

Hi Fi Writer - Dolby Digital vs DTS

http://www.hifi-writer.com/he/dolbydts/dolbydts.htm

Cracking!

**ekkoville** · 25 May 2005, 22:03 Wednesday

Thanks oboe, i'll check it out.

**David Meek** · 20 June 2005, 10:54 Monday

Just an FYI:

Here's a list from DVD Empire of their 180 available DTS titles.

**aud19** · 23 June 2005, 13:48 Thursday

Originally posted by Andrew Pratt

Saving Private Ryan has one of the best DTS mix's though its difficult to get past the visuals as demo material.

Originally posted by Pez

Master and Commander should be at the top of the list, my personal favorite for demos. HT Magazine listed it as the best audio DVD for 2004, IIRC.

Originally posted by PewterTA

I agree with EAmin, LOTR: EE DTS tracks are the best sounding movie tracks I've ever heard. They are extremely well thought out and the effect/music is perfectly placed. These three movies are definitely reference quality soundtracks.

If you ever want to test your sub with a nice DTS track, you want to get The Haunting. IF that doesn't shake your house to the foundation, nothing will. :T

Yes, yes, yes and yes :T ...though The Haunting's the only movie out of that group where the soundtracks about the only reason to watch it :roll:

**Adz** · 23 June 2005, 18:54 Thursday

Impossible to find The Haunting DTS release in stock anywhere.
If anyone wants to sell theirs, I'll buy it.

**David Meek** · 23 June 2005, 20:29 Thursday

Adam, there are bunches of the DVD on E-bay, but not one is shown as a DTS version. :banghead:

Oh, I lied. Here's one for you.

**Adz** · 23 June 2005, 20:34 Thursday

Originally posted by David Meek

There are bunches of the DVD on E-bay, but not one is shown as a DTS version. :banghead:

I know. Amazon no longer carries it. And the DVD Empire, Discount DVDPlanet emailed me that they were out of stock (and have been for awhile). I'll pay top dollar anyone?

The Ebay one you pointed out is no longer available.

**David Meek** · 24 June 2005, 08:10 Friday

Darn. That was fast. 8O