Starting a Blu-Ray Collection

[g35holdem]

Hey guys, just got my new Sony Blu-Ray player and I am going to start picking up some movies. Any suggestions on which ones I should buy?

A couple more questions... I have never actually seen a Blu-Ray movie yet but I have heard great things. Is there really a huge difference between HD TV and a Blu-Ray movie? As big a jump as from SDTV to HDTV? Also, this Blu-Ray player supposedly upconverts my old DVDs. Will it do the job for some of my old classics like the Matrix and 300 or should I rebuy them in Blu-Ray.

Thanks for all your info.

[_Bolt_]

Iron Man
The Dark Knight (Dec. 9th)
Wanted
Incredible Hulk
Godfather Collection
Indiana Jones: Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Casino Royale
Ratatouille
Cars
Wall•E
Kung Fu Panda
Chronicles of Narnia: Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Tropic Thunder
Die Hard Collection
Blade Runner

any of them

[supergp17]

Here are some more:
Pirates of the Carribean Trilogy
Apocalypto
Planet Earth
Troy
Kill Bill Vol1 and Vol2
Cast Away
Harry Potter collection
The Mummy
Spiderman Trilogy
Cars
Pan's Labrynth

and if you like horror:
Predator
Halloween (the original)
The Thing

[PanasonicPlasmaMan]

first, band of brothers

[katharsis]

I think 300 and Matrix will definitely be worth the upgrade!
Depending on your budget though, I would probably start getting some new movies and wait for the titles you already have on DVD to be on some kind of sale...

[BigFoot]

Casino Royale
Kingdom of Heaven
Wall-E
Batman Begins
The Dark Knight
Ratatouille
Blade Runner

[Twankies08]

I would recommend "Sunshine"
The pq and aq are among the best, just go read
the review..anybody else agree?

[BigFoot]

Sunshine definitely looks (and sounds) amazing on BD. OTOH, there are plenty of better movies out on BD (that also look great).

[ixlegitballinxl]

I robot for eye candy and sound

Master and Commander for Audio

Troy for a great movie

[tbizzle]

To answer your question, your blu rays will look amazing. Going from dvd to blu-ray is like going from standard tv to high def tv. So I would definitely get the great action movies like The Matrix, 300, Transformers, Die Hard, etc on blu ray. Your dvd's will look good when they're upconverted, but nothing near blu ray.

[BigFoot]

I totally forgot about Transformers. Yeah, that should be in everyone's BD collection.

[Blu-Jawa]

welcome to the forums.

I agree with most of the other members here, and
I own both Hellboy films on blu and IMO the PQ is Great on both and AQ is even better on the second film "Golden Army".

[tbizzle]

Originally Posted by Blu-Jawa

welcome to the forums.

I agree with most of the other members here, and
I own both Hellboy films on blu and IMO the PQ is Great on both and AQ is even better on the second film "Golden Army".

I heard that the new Hellboy is insane. Reading a lot of reviews, seeing the movies for myself, and hearing what members on here have to say, these are the movies that look sensational:

Hell Boy II
Transformers
Wall-E
Kung Fu Panda
I, Robot
Matrix Trilogy
Iron Man
Incredible Hulk
Cars
Kill Bill's
Ratatouille
Pirates Trilogy
Troy

so there's a start

[Midnightsailor]

2001: A Space Odyssey

[BIGLAD]

Ultimate Matrix Collection
Iron Man
Goodfellas
Transformers
Casino Royale
The Dark Knight
Batman Begins
Dawn Of The Dead
Hellboy 2

[DeeChizzle]

If you've never seen a blu-ray, I'd highly suggest you understand how to calibrate your HDTV before you begin your blu-ray experience.