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weo4585 · 02-05-2010, 11:52 PM

I'm curious as to what BDs feature the best cinematography in your opinion. Color palette and prominent use of landscapes are especially important to me. Some of my favorites include Bruno Delbonnel's Amelie and Harry Potter 6, Roger Deakins' Assassination of Jesse James. The Prestige, King Kong, Illusionist, Atonement are all excellent, too. Do you agree? Are there other BDs you can recommend? Any films you're hoping to hear announced for blu because of their cinematography?

42041 · 02-05-2010, 11:53 PM

Baraka.

jsummers157@ · 02-05-2010, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by weo4585

I'm curious as to what BDs feature the best cinematography in your opinion. Color palette and prominent use of landscapes are especially important to me. Some of my favorites include Bruno Delbonnel's Amelie and Harry Potter 6, Roger Deakins' Assassination of Jesse James. The Prestige, King Kong, Illusionist, Atonement are all excellent, too. Do you agree? Are there other BDs you can recommend? Any films you're hoping to hear announced for blu because of their cinematography?

Harry Potter 6, Jesse James, and The Prestige are all excellent choices and favorites of mine. I think Boogie Nights and Magnolia have excellent cinematography and they both look great on blu! I have been most impressed recently by Moon, which has the best visuals I've seen in a while. Perhaps all time, my favorite is The Fountain, which uses macrophotography I believe, and the results are truly draw-dropping. Other great ones include Seven Pounds, Brokeback Mountain, Benjamin Button and Man on Fire. The New World is also astounding, as I am expecting Days Of Heaven to be.

clownface · 02-06-2010, 12:00 AM

Planet Earth looks FANTASTIC!!! i'm looking foward to Legens of the Fall.

Belloche · 02-06-2010, 12:16 AM

The New World and Children of Men both by Emmanuel Lubezki

joenostalgia23 · 02-06-2010, 12:16 AM

Batman Begins and The Dark Knight had the same DP and director as The Prestige.
Planet Earth and Baraka have great detailed shots. There Will Be Blood and No Country For Old Men also have some great cinematography of the American south and although Children of Men doesn't feature many landscape shots, it's cinematography is astounding.
If you don't mind violence, I highly recommend Tarantino's Kill Bill series and Inglourious Basterds.

As far as older films go, The Godfather series and Blade Runner both feature stunning cinematography. The Wizard of Oz is probably a must-have for fans of cinematography being the first color film.

The Dark Knight is especially recommended by me. There's beautiful IMAX shots of Chicago and Hong Kong in it and the movie's great too.

D_M · 02-06-2010, 12:24 AM

Blade Runner hands down.

jsummers157@ · 02-06-2010, 12:34 AM

Forgot to mention A River Runs Through It, as well.

substance · 02-06-2010, 12:44 AM

Tarsem's "The Fall" NO CGI!!!

SpotOn · 02-06-2010, 12:48 AM

The Aviator
No Country for Old Men
Braveheart
Inglorious Basterds
The Wizard of Oz

juha · 02-06-2010, 12:49 AM

As far as cinematography and art direction go, The Fall is great.

Clark Kent · 02-06-2010, 12:53 AM

For classic cinematography, check out the beautiful region-free UK import of Black Narcissus.

jhiggy23 · 02-06-2010, 02:42 AM

The New World.

Blu fans and great film enthusiasts should be excited for the Criterion release of Terrence Malick's classic Day's of Heaven next month. I fully expect this to be the film that everyone will think of first when asked the OP's question, as Ebert and other critics have called it the most beautiful movie ever filmed.

HRC · 02-06-2010, 03:59 AM

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JimShaw · 02-06-2010, 04:23 AM

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Originally Posted by 42041

Baraka.

I was going to say the exact same. Beautiful piece of work

RyRyMcNizzy13 · 02-06-2010, 04:24 AM

I thought Into The Wild was real good for what you're looking for. It has all types of different landscapes n such in it and it happens to have an amazing picture on top of it.

surfdude12 · 02-06-2010, 05:02 AM

There Will Be Blood
Apocalypto
Babel
Slumdog
Howard's End
Unforgiven

RipleyLV426 · 02-06-2010, 06:28 AM

Movies out now that have wonderful Cinematography:
The Fall
Dark Knight ( I'm from Chicago and I gotta say it looks beautiful in this!)
Fight Club
Bladerunner
Godfather
Gone With the Wind
Benjamin Button
Braveheart
Dark City
Phantom of the Opera
Sweeney Todd
Big Fish
Kingdom of Heaven
Pan's Labyrinth
The Orphanage

Upcoming Blu rays:
Dr. Zhivago
Ben Hur

Chevypower · 02-06-2010, 06:35 AM

Dead Poet's Society. The average person won't notice its cinematography, it doesn't detract the attention away from the movie, but enhances it. John Seale was the DOP.

Gremal · 02-06-2010, 06:43 AM

I'd have to go with No Country for Old Men. But so many mentioned above are impressive.

02-05-2010, 11:52 PM	#1
weo4585 Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Dallas, Texas	Best Cinematography Available on Blu-ray? I'm curious as to what BDs feature the best cinematography in your opinion. Color palette and prominent use of landscapes are especially important to me. Some of my favorites include Bruno Delbonnel's Amelie and Harry Potter 6, Roger Deakins' Assassination of Jesse James. The Prestige, King Kong, Illusionist, Atonement are all excellent, too. Do you agree? Are there other BDs you can recommend? Any films you're hoping to hear announced for blu because of their cinematography?

02-06-2010, 12:00 AM	#4
clownface Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Brooklyn New York	Planet Earth looks FANTASTIC!!! i'm looking foward to Legens of the Fall. Last edited by clownface; 02-06-2010 at 12:02 AM.

02-06-2010, 12:16 AM	#6
joenostalgia23 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Mar 2009 4K collection:592 Blu-ray collection:4583 DVD collection:236 Digital collection:43 iTunes collection:61 Prime collection:1 Trading Score:4	Batman Begins and The Dark Knight had the same DP and director as The Prestige. Planet Earth and Baraka have great detailed shots. There Will Be Blood and No Country For Old Men also have some great cinematography of the American south and although Children of Men doesn't feature many landscape shots, it's cinematography is astounding. If you don't mind violence, I highly recommend Tarantino's Kill Bill series and Inglourious Basterds. As far as older films go, The Godfather series and Blade Runner both feature stunning cinematography. The Wizard of Oz is probably a must-have for fans of cinematography being the first color film. The Dark Knight is especially recommended by me. There's beautiful IMAX shots of Chicago and Hong Kong in it and the movie's great too. Last edited by joenostalgia23; 02-06-2010 at 12:56 AM.

02-06-2010, 06:35 AM	#19
Chevypower Special Member Member since:Feb 2008	Dead Poet's Society. The average person won't notice its cinematography, it doesn't detract the attention away from the movie, but enhances it. John Seale was the DOP. Last edited by Chevypower; 02-06-2010 at 06:38 AM.

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02-05-2010, 11:53 PM	#2
42041 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Oct 2008	Baraka.

02-06-2010, 12:16 AM	#5
Belloche Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Nova Scotia, Canada Blu-ray collection:403 DVD collection:11 Trading Score:3	The New World and Children of Men both by Emmanuel Lubezki

02-06-2010, 12:24 AM	#7
D_M Power Member Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Canada Blu-ray collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:1	Blade Runner hands down.

02-06-2010, 12:34 AM	#8
jsummers157@ Active Member Member since:Aug 2009 Location:North Carolina Blu-ray collection:2258 DVD collection:134	Forgot to mention A River Runs Through It, as well.

02-06-2010, 12:44 AM	#9
substance Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Laguna Niguel, CA Home Theater Gallery:7 4K collection:338 Blu-ray collection:2232 DVD collection:19 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	Tarsem's "The Fall" NO CGI!!!

02-06-2010, 12:48 AM	#10
SpotOn Banned Member since:May 2009 Blu-ray collection:117	The Aviator No Country for Old Men Braveheart Inglorious Basterds The Wizard of Oz

02-06-2010, 12:49 AM	#11
juha Active Member Member since:Mar 2007 Blu-ray reviews:8	As far as cinematography and art direction go, The Fall is great.

02-06-2010, 12:53 AM	#12
Clark Kent Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Metropolis Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:184	For classic cinematography, check out the beautiful region-free UK import of Black Narcissus.

02-06-2010, 02:42 AM	#13
jhiggy23 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Club Loop 4K collection:73 Blu-ray collection:630 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:13	The New World. Blu fans and great film enthusiasts should be excited for the Criterion release of Terrence Malick's classic Day's of Heaven next month. I fully expect this to be the film that everyone will think of first when asked the OP's question, as Ebert and other critics have called it the most beautiful movie ever filmed.

02-06-2010, 03:59 AM	#14
HRC Senior Member Member since:Feb 2008 Blu-ray collection:865 Blu-ray reviews:1	Home

02-06-2010, 04:24 AM	#16
RyRyMcNizzy13 Special Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Boston, MA Home Theater Gallery:19 4K collection:82 Blu-ray collection:84 Digital collection:624 iTunes collection:618 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:50	I thought Into The Wild was real good for what you're looking for. It has all types of different landscapes n such in it and it happens to have an amazing picture on top of it.

02-06-2010, 05:02 AM	#17
surfdude12 Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Club Loop Blu-ray collection:343 Blu-ray reviews:112 Trading Score:1	There Will Be Blood Apocalypto Babel Slumdog Howard's End Unforgiven

02-06-2010, 06:28 AM	#18
RipleyLV426 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Naperville, IL Home Theater Gallery:7 4K collection:153 Blu-ray collection:805 Blu-ray reviews: 4 Trading Score:110	Movies out now that have wonderful Cinematography: The Fall Dark Knight ( I'm from Chicago and I gotta say it looks beautiful in this!) Fight Club Bladerunner Godfather Gone With the Wind Benjamin Button Braveheart Dark City Phantom of the Opera Sweeney Todd Big Fish Kingdom of Heaven Pan's Labyrinth The Orphanage Upcoming Blu rays: Dr. Zhivago Ben Hur

02-06-2010, 06:43 AM	#20
Gremal Blu-ray Samurai Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Daddyland Home Theater Gallery:49 Blu-ray collection:184	I'd have to go with No Country for Old Men. But so many mentioned above are impressive.

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