Recommended music/movies to demonstrate a sub?

[Kryptonic]

The go-to sub discs aren't even on Blu-Ray. War of the Worlds is probably the most impressive demo disc during the emergence of the Tripod's. And probably the most deadly disc for your subwoofer is the DTS-ES DVD of 1999's The Haunting. It's a terrible film, but the bass that movie puts out is practically off the charts. I've never heard bass so deep.

A recent favorite of mine is the Blu of Mask of Zorro. I was struck by the first moment when Zorro walks on screen and slashes at the camera. The bass response was very impressive indeed and the rest of the film didn't let me down in the audio department.

Some Blu-Ray favorites are:

Air Force One
Hulk
Incredible Hulk
Fight Club
Quantum of Solace
Superman Returns (TrueHD/PCM)
King Kong
Punisher: War Zone
The Rundown
Terminator: Salvation
U-571