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X2 (X Men)
Fifth Element superbit edition

The Fish Flick - finding Nemo or whatever

Dreamworks version of the Time Machine (blew up my old Kenwood subwoofer - I'm still finding pieces of rubber in odd places)

2 already mentioned - Saving Private Ryan and Matrix.

The Italian Job - I use the intro music to demo my system, sounds so pure!

THX version of Dancing with Wolves
THX version of Titanic

Terminator 2 THX version

Last of the Mohicans THX version

That should get ya goin'

I've never heard the DVD version, but if it's as good as the Laser Disc (yeah, I owned one) version, then yes, Last of the Mohicans is great!

So Open Range isn't any good as a movie? I was going to get it other night, glad I didn't.

Also, is the "THX" version of Titanic presented in widescreen or is it still the 4:3 version?

I just saw Open Range....it is not bad as a movie, but the sound is pretty good.

Another good sound movie is Underworld.....and Kate Beckinsdale ain't bad to look at either.

Another movie that has good sound in general, good LFE and makes decent use of surrounds is Blue Crush.

Laugh now, but it really is a good sounding movie.

some that I didn't see mentioned:

Amadeus (Mozart is good, what can you say?, the axioms sound sweet)

Fast and the Furious (call it my dirty secret or gulty pleasure, but it's loud and it rocks... good demo scene is race scene where manifold comes off -- feels like it flys right through your head)

Gone in 60 seconds (classic chase scene at end)

What lies beneath (another one of those subtle, well mastered DTS jobs...lot of water dripping kind of stuff, pretty good modern day Hitchcock too, great flick).

A bug's life (great for when kids are over, VERY good sound... surprising)

Thomas Crown Affair (demo scenes: sailing scene, glider scene)

Concerts:
Peter Gabriel, Growing Up Live (DTS)

Eagles, Hell freezes over (DTS)

I only laughed because I thought it was good too (want a bigger laugh -- I bought it). You should try Point Break, (DTS) Very impressive surfing scenes.