Best movie for showing off your system

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03-13-2012 5:25 PM

Rippyman
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I have to say Watchmen has some of the best scenes for really making your HT setup shine.

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03-13-2012 5:41 PM In reply to

t-man
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Easy - the 2 Ts: Tron and Transformers 3

Probably one of the funnest still remains a solid choice: Toy Story 2 openning scene - wow!

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03-13-2012 5:54 PM In reply to

themrclean
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+1 on the two Ts. My all time favorite is the scene in Swordfish where the explosion goes off with all the ball bearings flying around when the camera pans around 360 degrees in slow motion. It is only like 30 seconds or so but man is it impressive.

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03-13-2012 7:32 PM In reply to

larbo13
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+2 for the two T's , after watching transformers 3 my wife turned to me and said that was the best sounding movie ever.

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03-13-2012 7:42 PM In reply to

cviper
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Cloverfield had some pretty good sound effects in it if memory serves. Any of the Transformers IMO, U-571.

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03-13-2012 8:17 PM In reply to

willland
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It is still hard to beat the Omaha Beach scene in Saving Private Ryan. The whole movie is a classic even on story line alone but the beach scene has got to be the most realistic "feels like you are right in the middle of the action" segment of any movie I have ever seen.

Honorable mention:

Flight of the Phoenix

Black Hawk Down

Underworld Trilogy

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03-13-2012 9:45 PM In reply to

Tasdom
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Battle Los Angeles has some great effects. Movie

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03-13-2012 9:45 PM In reply to

Rippyman
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The Day The Earth Stood Still has some amazing scenes as well.

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03-14-2012 1:23 AM In reply to

Vital
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I have used Master and Commander the most when showing off my system. The very beginning battle scene is just sick. The wood splintering and cannons thumping, it's awesome.

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03-14-2012 9:04 AM In reply to

kapsnb01
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Two that haven't been mentioned so far... The Dark Knight and the new Star Trek both have some great spots to show off a system.

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03-14-2012 11:18 AM In reply to

johnnydrama
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I'm sitting in my office where my BDs are mounted on the wall and am just gonna go thru them alphabetically and type which ones I thought provided great demo material:

2012

Avatar

Band of Brothers

Batman Begins

Black Hawk Down

Bourne Identity, Supremacy, Ultimatum

Cowboys & Aliens

Crank, Crank 2

The Dark Knight

Fast Five

Hellboy, Hellboy II

I Am Legend

I, Robot

Inception

Iron Man, Iron Man 2

King Kong

Master & Commander

The Matrix

Pirates of the Caribbean 1, 2, 3, & 4

Rise of the Planet Apes

Saving Private Ryan

Star Wars 4, 5, 6

Super 8

T2 Judgement Day

Transformers 1, 2, & 3

We Were Soldiers

X-Men: First Class

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03-14-2012 12:59 PM In reply to

dtel
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Almost anything that does not have women crying, talking about relationships or just with other women for more than 15 seconds, unless some clothes are missing and there is an explosion or gunfire shortly after, almost forgot little or no female type drama, or talking about dating, or............well you get the idea. Idea

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03-14-2012 2:34 PM In reply to

themrclean
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dtel:
Almost anything that does not have women crying, talking about relationships or just with other women for more than 15 seconds, unless some clothes are missing and there is an explosion or gunfire shortly after, almost forgot little or no female type drama, or talking about dating, or............well you get the idea.

+1 Yes

03-14-2012 8:28 PM In reply to

W27
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Surprised no one mentioned War Of The Worlds. I agree with the other listings above as well. Inception had some great effects too

03-14-2012 9:26 PM In reply to

Tasdom
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Anything without Samuel L Jackson! I like the dude as an actor but geez.....he pops up in every movie I start to watch!

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