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« on: August 05, 2011, 02:10:03 PM »

Now I have a Blu-Ray player and... 2 movies to go with it.  I've been looking to expand it's library, but only with movies that would do better to be on the player.  I assume movies big on the effects, like Avatar or Scott Pilgrim, or with a very impressive visual style, like Dick Tracy or Legend of the Guardians, would benefit from being on the player.

What movies do you think would be best for a blu-ray player in your opinion?  I'm not looking for anything specifically, just any movie or kind of movie that you can think of.
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« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2011, 04:51:26 PM »

for me the difference between The Dark Knight on blu ray and normal DVD is amazing
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« Reply #2 on: August 05, 2011, 05:17:55 PM »

Battle of the Bulge (1965) looks pretty terrific on Blu ray.  The 2.76 : 1 aspect ratio and perfect amount of grain made me feel like I was sitting in the theater when it first premiered.  The only problem was the red collars on some of the German uniforms, which stood out like neon signs.  A bit too much color correction there I think.

Forbidden World (1982) also looks a whole lot better on Blu ray than DVD, but only because the DVD is terrible. 

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« Reply #3 on: August 05, 2011, 05:52:25 PM »

I've noticed that the PS3 makes DVDs look better than usual...I only own an handful of Blu-Rays yet and I just don't feel right getting something I already have on DVD on Blu-Ray. Just seems unnecessay more oft than not...
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« Reply #4 on: August 05, 2011, 06:10:46 PM »

The Shining (1980) - Looks like it was filmed yesterday.
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« Reply #5 on: August 05, 2011, 07:12:07 PM »

Ditto on The Shining, one of my favorite videos I own!


I'm in the camp that thinks almost any film can look better on Blu-ray as long as it's encoded well and hasn't had a bunch of digital manipulation.  Even a cruddy old print can at least look more like what you'd see in a decent theater.  Here are some nice ones based on stuff I own:

2001: A Space Oddyssey
Pretty much anything from Pixar.
The Searchers - Don't know if you dig Westerns.  This isn't a favorite of mine but it looks pretty amazing.
The Evil Dead - For a film shot on 16mm blown up to 35 it looks great.
Coraline
District 9
Inglourious Basterds
The Thin Red Line - Incredibly beautiful image on this one, but I know the film's not everyone's taste.
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« Reply #6 on: August 05, 2011, 07:20:07 PM »

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Oh hell yeah!   Thumbup

I forgot all about that film.  Seeing it so many times in regular format, I would love to see what it would be like with a visual enhancement to it.
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« Reply #7 on: August 05, 2011, 08:03:35 PM »

Ill go over my must sees.

2001 a space odyssey is amazing
The 5th and 6th harry potters look great.
The original Halloween looks like it was made this year
Troll 2  TeddyR
The Day the Earth Stood still looks amazing and is a great way to see how good Black and White movies will look.
The Dark Knight
Inception
EDIT - Forgot to mention that any Pixar movie looks gorgeous.

Honestly almost every movie looks better on BD.
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« Reply #8 on: August 06, 2011, 02:56:35 AM »

I imagina Fear and Loathing in las Vegas is great on Bluray.
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« Reply #9 on: August 06, 2011, 10:49:49 AM »

I bought FULL METAL JACKET on blu-ray.  The detail and colors are amazing.
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« Reply #10 on: August 08, 2011, 01:08:26 PM »

Pretty much any movie that is visually stunning in any way, whether it be due to effects or cinematography. I recently watched The Godfather, parts I and II in Blu-Ray and thought the experience was fantastic. I've got Apocolypse Now coming from Netflix in Blu-Ray and look forward to it.

Movies like The Lord of the Rings or Inception are kind of obvious and I like watching them in Blu-Ray, but I actually get a bigger kick out of seeing some of the more visually stunning classics. For example, I would love to see something like Patton in Hi Def.
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« Reply #11 on: August 08, 2011, 05:25:11 PM »

I've been thinking of breaking down and getting Inception on Blu Ray even though I already own it for a normalp layer. I imagine it would look 300 times as amazing.

In addition to what has already been mentioned I'm guessing The Matrix, Blade Runner, Apocalypse Now, and Terminator 2 would all look spectacular on Blu-Ray.
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« Reply #12 on: August 09, 2011, 07:18:36 PM »

I've been thinking of breaking down and getting Inception on Blu Ray even though I already own it for a normalp layer. I imagine it would look 300 times as amazing.
In my opinion I think Inception looks amazing. Likely it looks even better then The Dark Knight.
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« Reply #13 on: August 14, 2011, 11:49:29 PM »

Said it before, but I have yet to buy a bluray player because it's still in it's early stages and most movies I want to see aren't on bluray as of yet.
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« Reply #14 on: August 15, 2011, 06:05:37 AM »

Said it before, but I have yet to buy a bluray player because it's still in it's early stages and most movies I want to see aren't on bluray as of yet.
5 years I don't think is early stages, and you'd be surprised at whats on Blu-ray now.
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