A good Blu-ray movie for new adopters - Blu-ray Forum

MGSROCKS1 · 07-06-2007, 09:35 AM

Anyone know what a good movie for a new Blu-ray adopter? Something that really shows what Blu-ray is capable of, and is why you can't go back to DVD once you you've seen it in Blu-ray. I prefer action. Thanks.

coolwavepic · 07-06-2007, 09:43 AM

Planet Earth is a good one. I bought this last week and rented the DVD for the special features to copy. I watched the beginning of an episode on DVD the pic quality between the two is night and day.

For a movie I would have to suggest: Crank, The Prestige, Both Pirates movies, Ghost Rider.

The biggest disappointment on blu-ray so far for me has been Sleepy Hollow. If you have the DVD stick with it. I couldnt tell the diffrence in pic quality.

GasCat · 07-06-2007, 09:46 AM

Welcome aboard!

The Transporter has a very interesting plot, well acted, lots of action, and looks good. I would start there.

Casino Royale is another choice. It is a James Bond flick and lives up to the previous movies in the series.

MGSROCKS1 · 07-06-2007, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by GasCat

Welcome aboard!

The Transporter has a very interesting plot, well acted, lots of action, and looks good. I would start there.

Casino Royale is another choice. It is a James Bond flick and lives up to the previous movies in the series.

Thanks both of you. I've watched Casino Royal in theaters and loved it so I might try it. I can always rent first and compare it to a DVD copy now that I think about it.

gamer4eva · 07-06-2007, 10:24 AM

Casino Royale and Pirates and wait till 300 comes out i reckon it'll be good action flick

MGSROCKS1 · 07-06-2007, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by gamer4eva

Casino Royale and Pirates and wait till 300 comes out i reckon it'll be good action flick

I can't even imagine what 300 will be like on Blu-ray. I have a question, since movies filmed are way higher then Blu-ray for example, are the movie theater screen run the movie in that resolution?

Maximus · 07-06-2007, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by MGSROCKS1

I can't even imagine what 300 will be like on Blu-ray. I have a question, since movies filmed are way higher then Blu-ray for example, are the movie theater screen run the movie in that resolution?

Complex question as some theatres are kitted out with digital projectors which have resolutions slightly better than Blu-ray, really good theatres (big cities, and historically important ones) have got 4k digital projectors which is about quadruple the resolution of Blu-ray. Film based theatres are a bit different as it depends on the age of the reel, if the projector has been refocussed recently, and how good the projector actually is, some are really bad and can only extract 700-800 lines from the 35mm reel, others can get all the way to 1200 (which is better than Blu-ray). So how good is your local theatre?

blindedcoon · 07-06-2007, 12:05 PM

I know it`s only a computer generated movie, not a real movie-but i think "the wild" is probably the best looking of the blu rays? just my opinion

MGSROCKS1 · 07-06-2007, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Maxpower1987

So how good is your local theater?

Not sure. The theater is AMC and they've opened this year. The theater is huge taking a whole floor to it self in a mall.

Iceman_II · 07-06-2007, 01:37 PM

A couple other good action flicks are Underworld - Evolution and Kingdom of Heaven

degas · 07-06-2007, 02:11 PM

Apocalypto, for sure!

Blu-Style · 07-06-2007, 02:39 PM

"Into the Blue"

nice water scenes..... nice Jessica Alba

garak · 07-06-2007, 02:51 PM

I'd recommend Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest. It has gotten great reviews all around for PQ and SQ.

Here's another forum that also has a pretty complete list of BD reviews.

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/reviews.html

BLu-Balls · 07-06-2007, 03:01 PM

Any of the POTC for all the SF and PQ and AQ are amazing. Casino Royale is a given. Crank is great for action and PQ (filmed in Hi-def).

Oh, and Congrats and Welcome!

donricouga · 07-06-2007, 05:38 PM

Yup, you can't go wrong with the pirates of the caribbean movies. Top notch audio and video.

coolwavepic · 07-06-2007, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by blindedcoon

I know it`s only a computer generated movie, not a real movie-but i think "the wild" is probably the best looking of the blu rays? just my opinion

My theater is an AMC and converted one of their screens to IMAX. Saw Batman Begins and 300 on it and its amazing!

07-06-2007, 09:35 AM	#1
MGSROCKS1 Junior Member Member since:Jul 2007	A good Blu-ray movie for new adopters Anyone know what a good movie for a new Blu-ray adopter? Something that really shows what Blu-ray is capable of, and is why you can't go back to DVD once you you've seen it in Blu-ray. I prefer action. Thanks.

07-06-2007, 02:51 PM	#13
garak Active Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Arizona	my 2 cents I'd recommend Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest. It has gotten great reviews all around for PQ and SQ. Here's another forum that also has a pretty complete list of BD reviews. http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/reviews.html

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07-06-2007, 09:43 AM	#2
coolwavepic Active Member Member since:Jun 2007 Blu-ray reviews:9	Planet Earth is a good one. I bought this last week and rented the DVD for the special features to copy. I watched the beginning of an episode on DVD the pic quality between the two is night and day. For a movie I would have to suggest: Crank, The Prestige, Both Pirates movies, Ghost Rider. The biggest disappointment on blu-ray so far for me has been Sleepy Hollow. If you have the DVD stick with it. I couldnt tell the diffrence in pic quality.

07-06-2007, 09:46 AM	#3
GasCat Special Member Member since:Jan 2007 Blu-ray reviews:1	Welcome aboard! The Transporter has a very interesting plot, well acted, lots of action, and looks good. I would start there. Casino Royale is another choice. It is a James Bond flick and lives up to the previous movies in the series.

07-06-2007, 10:24 AM	#5
gamer4eva Special Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Sydney, Australia Blu-ray collection:64 Blu-ray reviews:18	Casino Royale and Pirates and wait till 300 comes out i reckon it'll be good action flick

07-06-2007, 12:05 PM	#8
blindedcoon Member Member since:May 2007 Blu-ray reviews:1	I know it`s only a computer generated movie, not a real movie-but i think "the wild" is probably the best looking of the blu rays? just my opinion

07-06-2007, 01:37 PM	#10
Iceman_II Expert Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Ft. Worth Home Theater Gallery:2 Blu-ray collection:308 Blu-ray reviews: 4	A couple other good action flicks are Underworld - Evolution and Kingdom of Heaven

07-06-2007, 02:11 PM	#11
degas Senior Member Member since:Jan 2007 iTunes collection:1317 Blu-ray reviews:3	Apocalypto, for sure!

07-06-2007, 02:39 PM	#12
Blu-Style Special Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Германия	"Into the Blue" nice water scenes..... nice Jessica Alba

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