New to Blu-ray

[Wicz]

Hey Everyone.

I just wanted to say HELLO to everyone. I am new to the site and want to introduce myself.

For christmas this year I got an Insignia NS-2BRDVD Blu-ray player. This is my first step into upgrading my home theater. I also have a 42" HD Toshiba Theaterview. Which I will be replacing with some kind of 1080P TV. My old DVD Player is an Sony DVP-CX860 301-Disc DVD Player, which I am thinking about selling. My sound system is a Yamaha HTR-5240.

I have 300 Titles on DVD, which I guess its time to replace. I have just replaced 4 to blu-ray. 300, Batman Beings, Dark Knight, Ironman, and I am Legend.

My question is... What are some of the MOST HAVE Blu-ray???

[PanasonicPlasmaMan]

Welcome!!!!

I would have to say a MUST for everyone is Band Of Brothers


also

Planet Earth
Transformers
Hulk

I say everything in my collection is a must own thats why I bought them

although some might not agree because I have Indiana Jones

[Wicz]

Here is my current DVD collect.

21
1408
15 Minutes
21 Grams
Abyss, The
All the Pretty Horses
American Beauty
American Gangster
American History X
American Outlaw
American Pie
American Psycho
American Wedding
Analyze This
Animal House
Armageddon
As Good As It Gets
Backdarft
Bad Boys
Band of Brothers
Basic Instinct
Battlestar Galactica
Beautiful Mind
Billy Madison
Black Hawk Down
Boiler Room
Boondock Saints, The
Bourne Identity, The
Bourne Supremacy, The
Bourne Ultimatum, The
Braveheart
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Bruce Lee: The legend
Bulletproof
Casino
Casino Royale
Cast Away
Catch Me If You Can
Cell, The
Chasing Amy
Chicago
Chinese Connection, The
Christmas Story, A
Clash of the Titans
Clerks
Clerks 2
Collateral Damage
Commando
Conan: The Complete Quest
Count of Monte Cristo
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crow, The
Cruel Intentions
Daredevil
Dawn of the Dead
Day Watch
Dead Man Walking
Departed, The
Desert Rats, The
Deuces Wild
Dodgeball
Dogma
Doom
Dragonheart
Dreamcatcher
Enemy at the Gate
Equilibriun
Eraser
Excalibur
Family Man, The
Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Sliver Sufer
Fargo
Few Good Men, A
Final Destination
Final Fantasy: The Spirit Within
Finding Forrester
Fist of Fury
Forrest Gump
Four Feathers
Frequency
From Hell
Full Metal Jacket - Singed By R. Lee Ermey
Funny Farm
Game of Death
Gang of New York
Get Shorty
Ghost Dog
Girl Next Door, The
Gladiator
Godfather, The Part 1
Godfather The: Part 2
Godfather, The Part 3
Gone in 60 Seconds
Goodfellas
Hackers
Hamburger Hill
Happy Gilmore
Harsh Times
Heartbreak Ridge
Heat
Heroes Season 1
Heroes Season 2
Highlande
Identity
Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Indiana Jones: Temple of Doom
Indiana Jones: Last Crusade
Indiana Jones: Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Jarhead
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Jersey Girl
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park Lost World
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Kingdom of Heaven
Kingdom, The
Last of The Mohicans, The
Last Samurai, The
Layer Cake
Legend of Bagger Vance, The
Leon (The Professional)
Lethal Weapon 4
Liar Liar
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Ring: The Return of the King
Lord of the Ring: Two Tower
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
Lost Battalion, The
Lost Boys
Lost in Space
Made
Mallrats
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Matrix, The
Matrix, The: Reloaded
Matrix: Revolutions
Memento
Memphis Belle
Men in Black
Men of Honor
Misery
Mummy, The
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Narc
National Treasure
National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets
Nightwatch
Ocean’s Eleven
Office Space
Old School
Patriot, The
Patton
Pay it Forward
Pearl Harbor
Perfect Storm, The
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Peal
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Predator
Predator 2
Pulp Fiction
Pumping Iron
Punisher, The
Pursuit of Happyness, The
Random Hearts
Red Dragon
Reign of Fire
Replacement Killers, The
Reservoir Dogs
Resident Evil
Return of the Dragon
Risky Business
Road to Perdition
Road Trip
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
RoboCop
Rock, The
Romeo Must Die
Rounders
Rules of Engagement
Rundown, The
Running Man, The
S.W.A.T
Sands of Iwo Jima
Saving Private Rayn
Scarface
Schindler's List
Se7en
Serendipity
Serenity
Shawshank Redemption, The
Shooter
Signs
Six Days Seven Nights
Skulls, The
Sleepers
Smokin' Ace
Sopranos The, Season 1
Sopranos The, Season 2
Sopranos The, Season 3
Sopranos, The: Season 4
Sopranos, The: Season 5
Sopranos, The: Season 6 Part 1
Sopranos, The: Season 6 Part 2
Spider-Man
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 3
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Star Wars: Clone Wars, Vol. 1
Star Wars: Clone Wars, Vol. 2
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: Episode IV - New Hope
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Episode VI - Retrun of Jedi
Stargate
Stir of Echoes
Suicide Kings
Sum of all Fears, The
Swimming with Sharks
Swingers
Tears of the Sun
Terminal, The
Terminator, The
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Titan AE
Titanic
Tombstone: The Director's Cut
Top Gun
Total Recall
Traffic
Transformers
U-571
Underworld
Underworld - Evolution
Usual Suspects, The
Varsity Blues
Village, The
Watcher, The
Waterboy, The
Way of Gun, The
We Own the Night
When the Trumpets Fade
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
Windtalkers
With Honor
X2: X-Men United
X-Men 1.5
X-Men Last Stand
Incredible Hulk, The

[Siri]

I agree, Band of Brothers is THE MUST HAVE the Disney Blu-rays are also a good pick as well, Pirates of the Caribbean 1-3, National Treasure 1-2

and Welcome!

[tommyboy81]

The Godfather Trilogy. It's not like some of the older films on blu-ray where they barely did anything. They took the first 2 movies and redid each scene and a sound is better. The Tommy Guns scene with Sonny in the first one.

[HAMP]

Originally Posted by Wicz

Here is my current DVD collect.

Did you type all of that?
If you did type all of that!!

Why?

There are alot of MUST have Blu ray

so many comes to mind as I think about them..

I just want to name one I love so much, I watched it so many times and enjoyed it each and everytime

HAPPY FEET

[ixlegitballinxl]

delete those dvd's and get some blu-ray's

welcome to the forum !

[caheaton]

I agree with posts suggesting Band of Brothers. I have yet to purchase that title, but it has gotten rave reviews. Here are a few that I own which I would suggest and why:

Beowulf
Wall E
Kung Fu Panda (these titles have top tier audio and video and have good stories, but be aware that they are animated titles so you need to have a taste for that kind of movie)

Lucky # Slevin (not expensive, but a great story and good rewatchability)
Planet Earth (superb documentary)
Pan's Labryinth (suberb plot, but be aware that it is in Spanish with English subtitles)

Firefly (I see you have Serenity among your DVD collection, this is the series that preceded the film)

Craig

[Wicz]

Originally Posted by HAMP

Did you type all of that?
If you did type all of that!!

Why?

There are alot of MUST have Blu ray

so many comes to mind as I think about them..

I just want to name one I love so much, I watched it so many times and enjoyed it each and everytime

HAPPY FEET

No, I didnt type all that. I have a spreedsheet of all my movies. Its an easy way to keep track of them in my changer.

[Wicz]

Originally Posted by caheaton

I agree with posts suggesting Band of Brothers. I have yet to purchase that title, but it has gotten rave reviews. Here are a few that I own which I would suggest and why:

Beowulf
Wall E
Kung Fu Panda (these titles have top tier audio and video and have good stories, but be aware that they are animated titles so you need to have a taste for that kind of movie)

Lucky # Slevin (not expensive, but a great story and good rewatchability)
Planet Earth (superb documentary)
Pan's Labryinth (suberb plot, but be aware that it is in Spanish with English subtitles)

Firefly (I see you have Serenity among your DVD collection, this is the series that preceded the film)

Craig

Band of Brothers is a MUST for me. I have it on DVD.
Beowulf was really cool in the theaters, so I may have to rent it first.
Wall E is on my Netflix que right now.
Kung Fu Panda, I love Jack Black, so I may just pick this up instead of renting it.
Lucky # Slevin, Love it. Its a must for my blu ray collection.
Planet Earth, I may rent this one. I dont see myself rewatching it.
I loved Firefly and Serenity, they are most for my collect.

[JamesKurtovich]

Pirates of the Caribbean (trilogy pack) is an amazing Blu title. Currently my favorite.

[nmycon]

there's no point in trying to replace all of your DVDs with Blu-ray

i am not buying any BDs that I already own in DVD form, it took me 1 year to get all the Star Wars DVDs, thats enough, im happy with them in DVD and i will focus my BD collection on upcoming movies (and the entire James Bond collection)

[aramis109]

Originally Posted by nmycon

there's no point in trying to replace all of your DVDs with Blu-ray

i am not buying any BDs that I already own in DVD form, it took me 1 year to get all the Star Wars DVDs, thats enough, im happy with them in DVD and i will focus my BD collection on upcoming movies (and the entire James Bond collection)

Speak for yourself! I'm upgrading just about everything in my collection.

Anyway- OP you can see the site's most popular movies here. You can also adjust in your preferences for just your region, country, etc.

[isidiner]

I'm just thinking of buying my first Blu-ray, but I don't know if all my old DVDs will work in the new Blu-ray? Is it worth the change?

[jono_0101]

Originally Posted by isidiner

I'm just thinking of buying my first Blu-ray, but I don't know if all my old DVDs will work in the new Blu-ray? Is it worth the change?

standard dvd's will definitely work in a blu ray player, just not the other way around, and it is DEFINITELY worth the change, be careful though, as a lot of people on this site can tell you, getting into bly ray can be a tad addicting

[jono_0101]

Originally Posted by nmycon

there's no point in trying to replace all of your DVDs with Blu-ray

i am not buying any BDs that I already own in DVD form, it took me 1 year to get all the Star Wars DVDs, thats enough, im happy with them in DVD and i will focus my BD collection on upcoming movies (and the entire James Bond collection)

kind of what i am doing as well, i am keeping all my old dvd's for the moment and saving my blu ray purchases for new releases and movies i dont own yet, but want to, as i slowly replace the dvd's when there is a good sale on somewhere

[Johnny Vinyl]

Originally Posted by HAMP

Did you type all of that?
If you did type all of that!!

Why?

There are alot of MUST have Blu ray

so many comes to mind as I think about them..

I just want to name one I love so much, I watched it so many times and enjoyed it each and everytime

HAPPY FEET

I LOVE Happy Feet!

[Siri]

Originally Posted by John72953

I LOVE Happy Feet!

I do too! Really good movie

[rubberghost]

welcome.


Corpse Bride looks fantastic.

[Johnny Vinyl]

But in all seriousness (yeah, like that's going to happen) here are my faves.

The Lives Of Others
The Black Book
Baraka
The Incredible Hulk
Planet Earth
Iron Man
The Dark Knight
Kingdom of Heaven

And for Concert BD's"

Chris Botti
Tony Bennett
Legends of Jazz
David Gilmour
Roy Orbison
Elton John


There are plenty of others as well.

John