Top 5 Movies to showcase an HT system ?
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I'll have my QS8s wired by the weekend and I've got some friends comming over for a listen.. was wondering what are your top movies,sonicaly, to showcase the system with my new QS8s ?
So far, I've got Master and Commander the opening battle scene..maybe Saving Private Ryan opening ?
Any others ?
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Riker
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The last LOTR, the battle with the Olyphant (begin of 2nd DVD).
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Merci Eric,
that made me think of the fist LOTR and the dragon scene.. man did my sub take a beating on that one..hence why I want an EP500..one thing at a time LOL !
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Transformers battle scene on the highway sounds great on my system.
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For DVD, the opening battle in Star Wars Episode III has some great surround sound moments.
For HD-DVD and Blu-ray, I second Transformers, but also Hitman and Kingdom of Heaven. With my EP500 I was feeling the bullet impacts in Hitman.
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I've always regarded the new version of 'Flight Of The Phoenix' with Dennis Quaid as a very good movie with great sound .... the opening scene with the C-119 flying low over the desert and Johnny Cash singing 'I've Been Everywhere' is just totally cool to me, also whenever Dennis Quaid is choking the tires you can hear the metal crackling from the cooling of those big Wright R-3350 engines is probably the most realistic sound of the real McCoy I've ever heard in a movie scene.
Personally, I'd go with movies that you like and showcase them ... nothing like trying to show off the system with a movie that you really don't care for but feel somewhat obligated to watch because the effects are supposed to be top notch.
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The scene in The Incredibles where they are getting chased through the jungle is awfully good.
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Good Point Rick..
Just asking my audio brothers if anything stands out for them.
One of my favorite movie that also sounds really good is The Fifth Element, the Plava Laguna scene..
And Toy Story 1 and 2 also sounds pretty amazing, the opening of 2 especially, anything Pixar is amazing..
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If you want the windows to absolutely rattle, play the "fishbowl" scene from Finding Nemo where Darla taps on the glass (chapter 25). It's amazing what LFE Disney packs into a harmless little movie about an orange fish. (seriously, this scene has unreal bass). Also, there's a good list here that is based off user reviews and feedback.
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Also in Finding Nemo, play the scene where Darla and Marlin are inside the whale heading for Sydney Australia, when the whale rumbles his tongue to warm them "it is time to let goooooo" and then grunts as the water drains and shoots out his spout. awesomeeeeee lfe
Also, the beginning train scene in Polar Express will rock your house off its foundation.
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