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Top 3 blu rays in your collection???

Last post Dec 03, 2008, 3:25 PM by FrankHarveyHiFi. (9 replies)
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Posted on Nov 15, 2008, 9:47 PM

Top 3 blu rays in your collection???

What would you say are your best for film, picture quality and sound quality as a whole package? I'm interested to know as there are, it seems, a few turkeys out there to avoid and some real gems that are must haves/reference quality titles.


Mine are, in no particular order:


No country for Old Men - great overall package, top quality video.


Iron Man  - enjoyable hero blockbuster, with good overall package.


Cloverfield - good film, ok visual, amazing sound.


(Own There will be Blood, among others - looks great, odd film, wierd ending! - NOT top 3 material).


 About to add to collection, Dark Knight, Wall-E, Blade Runner.


Really loving the Blu Ray experience though!!!


Still a bit too pricey though!


Interested in your thoughts!


 


 

Posted on Nov 15, 2008, 10:27 PM

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Out of my collection :

Picture Quality - DARK CITY, stunning picture quality and deep blacks. The soundtrack is good too!


Sound Quality - 3:10 TO YUMA, cracking 7.1 soundtrack. I have an Onkyo905 with 3005SE 7.1 setup and it sounds fantastic.


Entertainment - A close call between Batman Begins and Almost Famous.

Biggest Turkey (in terms of picture/sound) - Bram Stoker's DRACULA with T2 a close second.

Posted on Nov 16, 2008, 1:00 PM

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Disagree with There Will Be Blood - easily in my top 3 Blu-Rays and possibly I would say in my top 10 films of all time - fabulous film from beginning to end.

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Posted on Nov 16, 2008, 5:51 PM

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Prof Hat - I thought that might cause some consternation!!!


I did enjoy the film, the acting was superb, but a strange story to me guv!!

Posted on Nov 16, 2008, 6:02 PM

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Top three for me so far:

Iron Man (picture)

Blade Runner (great soundtrack, although it's Dolby TrueHD, not PCM 5.1 as it says on the box)

3:10 TO YUMA (sound)

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Posted on Nov 16, 2008, 6:03 PM

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Halle:

What would you say are your best for film, picture quality and sound quality as a whole package? I'm interested to know as there are, it seems, a few turkeys out there to avoid and some real gems that are must haves/reference quality titles.


Mine are, in no particular order:


No country for Old Men - great overall package, top quality video.


Iron Man  - enjoyable hero blockbuster, with good overall package.


Cloverfield - good film, ok visual, amazing sound.


(Own There will be Blood, among others - looks great, odd film, wierd ending! - NOT top 3 material).


 About to add to collection, Dark Knight, Wall-E, Blade Runner.


Really loving the Blu Ray experience though!!!


Still a bit too pricey though!


Interested in your thoughts!


 


 



From what I've seen so far.

1. Hairspray - brilliant film and superb sound and picture.
2. Ratatouille - great film and the picture is sublime - audio top drawer.
3. Pan's Labyrinth - Wow!!

I'm going to watch Zodiac tonight - fantastic film and it's supposed to be one of the best pictures yet - although sound is just DD.
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Posted on Nov 17, 2008, 4:42 PM

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Zodiac zooms to the top - brilliant transfer. Also watched Oldboy - what a terrifying film. Excellent.
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Posted on Nov 28, 2008, 8:13 PM

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Hate to say it but my wife bought Mama Mia and is a visual and music treat for your TV (if you like Abba) and The Forbidden Kingdom (Jet Li, Jacki Chan) - very entertaining from recent releases.
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Posted on Nov 29, 2008, 12:38 AM

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Troy Director's Cut - All Rounder
Iron Man - Picture Quality
And I cannot have a sound quality one as I don't have anything that decodes HD sound.
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Posted on Dec 03, 2008, 3:25 PM

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No Country For Old Men


Dark Knight

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