Must own Blu-rays?

[BritishNeek]

I'm a bit of a noob to Blu-Rays and need some advice on the must haves.

I only have Casino Royale and Black Hawk Down which I got with my PS3 and I'm considering buying The Dark Knight for £14.

[crazyBLUE]

LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD
IRON MAN
TRANSFORMERS
THE ROCK
I ROBOT
SHOOTER
HITMAN
PEARL HARBOR
UNDERWORLD 1 & 2
WAR
RESIDENT EVEL 1-2-3
PIRATES 1-2-3

just to name a few!!

[NJ_RAMS_FAN]

Iron Man
transformers
kill bill 1-2
all pirates
cloverfield
cars
ratouille

[Eagle_23]

Iron Man
Transformers
i, Robot
Apocalypto
Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy
Man on Fire
Ratouille
Cars

& yes The Dark Knight definitely will be a MUST buy imo!

[masob98]

Live Free or die hard
Independence Day
Shooter
Iron Man
Transformers
Pearl Harbor
The Incredible Hulk - comes out 10/21
Definately The Dark Knight

[dvd_mazter]

I-Robot
Iron Man
Live Free or Die Hard
Sunshine
Transformers
Ratatouille

[Valore]

Planet Earth Box Set - As Narrated by Sigourney Weaver
The Godfather Collection
300
The Terminator
Apocoalypto - AMAZING P/Q and audio

[Darth Lavender]

MUST own:

Nothing.
You'll be just as healthy (and a lot richer) without any.


RECOMMENDED:

To somebody just starting a collection (assuming you can get the right prices without too much effort and/or enjoy metaphorically sodomised by the studios) I would recommend...

- Planet Earth, the Blue Planet or Galapagos for Demo Material

- Chronos; the transfer actually got a little criticism, but this is probably my most watched Blu-Ray (actually, HDDVD) short, stunning and exhilirating.

- Terminator 2; it's a popular movie, and the newer version shows that even 'blockbuster' films are sometimes SUPPOSED to have grain, and even obvious blue-screen effects.

- The Matrix and Order of the Phoenix. Important safety measure against sounding like a fool by always whining "HDDVD encodes look terrible!"

- The Deer Hunter, Bullit and Close Encounters; to educate new viewers further on the subject of grain.

- Paprika; to showcase some 1080p animation. (Also happens to be a darn good film) & TMNT for some incredible 1080p CGI.

- 2001 or Grand Prix, to show how incredible SOME older films will look in 1080p

- Batman Begins, to illustrate the strength of Lossless Audio. (And the earlier mentioned The Matrix, to illustrate that sometimes there really is absolutely no difference)

HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION: "Gangs of New York" to make it abundantly clear to viewers that DNR & Edge Enhancement is definitely NOT a good thing.

[wnicholas76]

Must-own Blu-rays:

Iron Man
Transformers
Casino Royale
Blade Runner
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Batman Begins
Ratatouille
World Trade Center
Hairspray (If you want to see John Travolta as a woman!)
Shoot 'Em Up
Starship Troopers
Shooter

Must-own Blu-ray pre-orders:

The Dark Knight
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (at least until the first three Indiana Jones films are announced!)
The Incredible Hulk
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
The Ultimate Matrix Collection
The James Bond Collection

[BritishNeek]

Thanks for all the replies, think I'm going to order Batman in the next week.

Is the Spider-Man boxset any good, or the Heroes series' as I've never seen it?

[The world in blu]

Originally Posted by BritishNeek

Thanks for all the replies, think I'm going to order Batman in the next week.

Is the Spider-Man boxset any good, or the Heroes series' as I've never seen it?

Spider Man Box Set rocks. You should get the Spider-Man Box Set if you like the movies or if you like Comic book movies.

[caliminius]

Originally Posted by BritishNeek

I'm a bit of a noob to Blu-Rays and need some advice on the must haves.

I only have Casino Royale and Black Hawk Down which I got with my PS3 and I'm considering buying The Dark Knight for £14.

Not another one of these bloody threads...

Are you only interested in movies with great PQ and AQ to impress your friends with (i.e., to show off the size of your penis) or do you want a collection of movies you actually want to own?

Must owns are whatever movies YOU THINK are must own movies.

(I wish I could apologize for my earlier rudeness, but I can't. Asking what are "must-own" movies is such a pointless question.)

[KingBing]

Originally Posted by caliminius

Not another one of these bloody threads...

Are you only interested in movies with great PQ and AQ to impress your friends with (i.e., to show off the size of your penis) or do you want a collection of movies you actually want to own?

Must owns are whatever movies YOU THINK are must own movies.

(I wish I could apologize for my earlier rudeness, but I can't. Asking what are "must-own" movies is such a pointless question.)

couldn't put it any better my self, thats like asking us what clothes you should wear, it all depends on your liking, yes its your choice

[Lepidopterous]

I don't know where else to post this but, I just got really excited because I never knew there was a Galapagos blu-ray out. That is way cool. I'm definitely buying it.

[Bailey05]

die hard collection
Shooter
Iron Man
Transformers
rambo collection
crank
300
3.10 to yuma
con air
death sentence
danny the dog
i am legend

[Red Hood]

No Country For Old Men.

[Crim122]

House bunny when it comes out.

[AintNoSin]

2001: A Space Odyssey is a must-own on any format.
Blade Runner
Planet Earth
Close Encounters of the Third Kind

[tron3]

In a word.. "Pixar".

[NJ_RAMS_FAN]

Originally Posted by Crim122

House bunny when it comes out.

this crap will not make it to my shelf unless I was all night long with I don't... and if it does make it to my shelf, because of the Wife, I'll ; then that crap when she isn't around..