"Classics" on Blu-ray

Are you like me, only 29, and already feel out-of-the-loop with new movie titles?

Movies are in a new era of development, as evident in titles such as "The Nanny Diaries," "The Last Legion," and "Superbad." So what if you want to see the latest cinema studio developments (from movies similar to "The Matrix" trilogy) on blu-ray disc?

Your kids might think movies of your time are boring, and maybe even your elders question the popularity of the movies you select from their time.

Here are some of my opinions-

If you want a handsome breakthrough presentation, look for blu-ray title releases for movies like "Eyes Wide Shut" (1999) and "Gladiator" (2000).
Even slightly older titles like "Bram Stoker's Dracula" (1992) may look great on a Samsung blu-ray disc player.

Even though it's not exactly a great film, Andrew Davis' "The Fugitive" (1993), starring Harrison Ford and Sela Ward, is simply breathtaking on blu-ray. The transfer looks so natural, you'll want to convert your entire dvd or vhs collection to blu-ray.

If you want an old black-and-white movie, wait for Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946) or Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai" (1956) to come out on blu-ray. If selecting between these two films, note that Capra's film has a cleaner finish and may make an easier blu-ray transfer than Kurosawa's hazy epic. If, however, you are simply proud of your blu-ray player (like me, I own a Sony PS3 and am looking to buy a Samsung standard blu-ray player like the BDP-1200 or BDP-1400), Kurosawa's epic may startle you in some scenes.

The key is to look for movies that are very very very easily digestible from start to finish. Even "Eyes Wide Shut" (1999) is a stretch in this sense, though "Gladiator" (2000) is perfect.