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Oops! I didn't mean to disqualify you.

You did not read all that. I didn't even read it all.

Zimm,
One of my favorite Churchill quotes is "the length of this document defends it well against the risk of its being read". Having said that, I read every word and appreciate your taking the time to write it. You said in a couple of places that your system could not quite reach low enough - out of curiosity do you mind saying what comprises your system?
My "system" as it were is a hodgepodge of "stuff" I have picked up over the years. The only bass I have is an 8" dual push pull M&K powered sub. I have a boston acoustic center and rears and I am not going to own up to the 2 dinky mains. What I have my eye on is an Epic 60 500 5.1. No doubt it will blow away what I am used to.
Now...having said that, I have watched Private Ryan Omaha scene many times....often as I was running on a tread mill. Turns out that just about the time the Sargent is scooping up the dirt, I have hit the 3 mile mark - but I digress. The sound effects that really get me are the sounds of the bullets slamming into the beach obstacles laid out by Rommel's men. Watching that scene and others like it in Band of Brothers, I just can't imagine what it takes to actually do that kind of thing.
In the separate "What Are You Watching" thread there were references to Man Tears during Band of Brothers.....what gets me is the interviews with the surviving members of the 101st - when those men are relating their experiences from 1944 and their chins start to tremble with the overpowering emotions they still possess - that is what puts the lump in my throat......soooo - well now that I got that off my chest I feel better.

You have pointed out a glaring flaw in my Opus - Band of Brothers. While really a TV show, the DVD (and surely the BR) has several scenes that are incredible. The parachute scene, early on, is so lifelike you can understand (to a degree) the fear of being there. The other (that comes to mind) is the battle of the bulge when the artillery is going off in the tree-tops. Wow.

My system: PSB Image T55 towers, and center, Axiom QS8 surrounds, B&W ASW650 sub (10" 200W Class D), Denon AVR 3300 (105 w/5, but not really ), PS3, Samsung 50" DLP RPTV. Oh, and levitating wires hand-forged by a deaf monk in the bottom of an active volcano, and a 500-crystal changer to apply the correct crystal to the wires and amp according to sound type and genre.

I've not yet seen Saving Private Ryan available on Blu-Ray. (or even a release date)

I'll have to give Hitman a rent. The movie looked pretty bad, but people keep mentioning it has good sound. (Eragon's another one like that. Pretty throwaway movie, but there's some spots with some fun rumble... however not enough to really save the movie, so still wouldn't recommend it)

I did not know Saving Ryan was on BR either, but I googled it, and Amazon says it exists. Some how out of that quick search on Amazon for Saving Ryan I ended up buying 5 re-mastered Dire Straits CDs. What economic downturn.

Just tell people that you are trying to singlehandedly turn the economy around. Well, not singlehandedly, I'm helping you too. Since the "downturn", I've bought a new receiver, a plasma TV, and a pair of Axiom speakers.

Hey, are you Barack H. Obama?
Trying to push start the economy all by yourself I see.

I should note that on my picks, the only one I have seen on BluRay is Master & Commander. I'm pretty new to the BR world, so my experiences are somewhat limited.

The Fall and Pan's Labyrinth I have seen in AppleTV-HD, which is better than DVD but not up to the level of BluRay.

And since my AVR lacks the ability to decode either DD-HD or DTS-HD, I'm missing out on that too.

Same here Peter, I do wonder sometimes just how much I am missing by not having the more updated AVRs. I have a heck of a tough time justifying a new AVR whenever the current receiver is working flawlessly, maybe as long as I don't know what I'm missing it won't be so bad.