Author Topic: Best Sounding DVDs In Your Collection? (Read 36726 times)

av_phile1 · « **Reply #180 on:** Apr 26, 2004 at 10:39 AM »

There are many. The latest: Lion King

slowhand · « **Reply #181 on:** Apr 26, 2004 at 11:32 PM »

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Memo to the DTS addicts - you gotta have this one. It ranks up there with the Superbits. The ship slicing through the water, the cannonballs tearing through the ships, the gentle creaking and bobbing of the ship, even the violin-and-cello duets - everything is captured well. Do you sometimes feel that the surround mix is too subtle on some DVDs? Not on this one!

hemisphere · « **Reply #182 on:** May 08, 2004 at 08:05 PM »

Quote from: slowhand on Apr 26, 2004 at 11:32 PM

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Memo to the DTS addicts - you gotta have this one. It ranks up there with the Superbits. The ship slicing through the water, the cannonballs tearing through the ships, the gentle creaking and bobbing of the ship, even the violin-and-cello duets - everything is captured well. Do you sometimes feel that the surround mix is too subtle on some DVDs? Not on this one!

i really can't wait for this dvd... the CE release of the dvd is really one of the ultimate collection i have seen from the reviews here and online. and limited number only were printed!! ang saya!

MAtZTER · « **Reply #183 on:** Apr 12, 2005 at 02:30 PM »

Up...I referred to this thread a lot when I bought my DVDs

esp when I was still a newbie. I like em loud & noisy para sulit ang HT.

Best sounding in my collection:

Jurassic Park Trilogy (DTS)
Die Hard Trilogy (DTS)
Day after Tomorrow(DTS w/ Tagalog subtitle!)
Alien vs Predator (DTS)
Daredevil Director's Cut (DTS)
T3 (DTS)
Dragonheart (DTS)
U-571 (DTS)
Xmen 1.5 (DTS)
Xmen 2 (DTS)
Fast & the Furious (DTS)
Hero (DTS)
House of Flying Daggers (DTS-ES, HK version)
Gladiator (DTS-ES)
The Haunting (DTS-ES)

Episode 1 & 2 Star Wars (DDEX)
Incredibles (DDEX)
Finding Nemo (DDEX)
Independence Day
Godzilla
Jumanji
Swordfish
Ult Matrix Collection

talisman30 · « **Reply #184 on:** Apr 16, 2005 at 02:21 PM »

1. LOTR Trilogy - DTS ES- DD EX
2. Star Wars tRilogy- DD EX
3. We were Soldiers - DDEX
4. HOFD - DTS
5. HERO - DTS ES
6. Fast and the Furious - DTS
7. Superbit collection also are simply the best in sounds...
Desperado, The Fifth Element UE, Bad Boys, Lawrence of Arabia, Resident Evil, Panic Room, The Patriot, which are in my collection.

Dowals · « **Reply #185 on:** Apr 19, 2005 at 10:23 AM »

Pearl Harbor R1 (DTS)
U571 R1 (DTS)
Fast & the Furious R3 (DTS)

ryu · « **Reply #186 on:** Apr 19, 2005 at 02:01 PM »

In addition, those with full bit rate

Dragonheart DTS
Apollo 13 DTS
Daylight DTS
Twister DTS
Babe DTS
Prince of Egypt DTS

bukoy · « **Reply #187 on:** Apr 19, 2005 at 06:41 PM »

Saving Private Ryan(my first on the list, umpisa palang ulam na!)
Gladiator (tinumbasan nito ung Saving, umpisa din humirit na kaagad)
Matrixes
Pearl Harbor
LOTR Trilogy
All Pixar Animation sounded great!!!

aldrinpsx · « **Reply #188 on:** Apr 20, 2005 at 01:43 AM »

1 night in paris

MAtZTER · « **Reply #189 on:** Apr 25, 2005 at 11:40 AM »

I just came from a DVD shopping spree in HK & CHina:

Terminator 2 DTS-ES
Blade 2 DTS-ES
Pirates of the Carribean DTS-ES
The Rock CC
Saving Private Ryan DTS
Air Force 1 Superbit
Pearl Harbor DTS
Shaolin Soccer DTS
Kung Fu Hustle
Sky Capt. & the World of Tomorrow

xage · « **Reply #190 on:** May 04, 2005 at 02:55 AM »

If you I go in an indepth analysis of best sounding DVD...

I say

The Passion of the Christ

shuttertrigger · « **Reply #191 on:** Nov 14, 2005 at 02:53 PM »

LORD OF THE RINGS (FOTR) - Balins Tomb scene
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN - Omaha Beach scene
TROY - Hector and Achilles fight scene
GLADIATOR - Opening scene
BRAVEHEART - Battle scene

vp_ortiz · « **Reply #192 on:** Nov 15, 2005 at 09:15 AM »

War of the Worlds

aldrinpsx · « **Reply #193 on:** Nov 15, 2005 at 01:04 PM »

Super Speedway!!!

peace!!!

nicomd · « **Reply #194 on:** Nov 20, 2005 at 09:35 AM »

Star Wars Episode I-VI (Finally, the saga is complete)
LOTR Trilogy
Harry Potter Series
Incredibles
Finding Nemo
Terminator II and III
Gladiator
Saving Private Ryan
Spiderman 2
Batman Begins

slowhand · « **Reply #195 on:** Nov 23, 2005 at 08:12 AM »

War of the Worlds (2005)

Not sure if it's best-sounding, but it certainly is one of the LOUDEST sounding dvds. Be careful with volume settings, starting with Chapter 6 when that "machine" starts blasting people. Hang on to your remote!

Movie_Geek_Tom · « **Reply #196 on:** Apr 18, 2006 at 10:35 PM »

Star Wars Trilogy
Saving Private Ryan
Jurassic Park

caycski · « **Reply #197 on:** Apr 19, 2006 at 09:05 PM »

The LION KING Platinum Edition, 2 Disc Special Edition R1 and mostly all my SUPERBIT DTS-ES or DTS encoded discs. Most of them are mentioned above hehehehe

MAtZTER · « **Reply #198 on:** May 19, 2006 at 12:18 PM »

DOMINO DTS-ES

Not just awesome music, surrounds and LFE. But even the HF noises are just SO CLEAR!!!

Every shot fired, water splash, glass break, guitar string plucked, speech, clinking noises, etc are excellently encoded in DTS-es with stunning clarity.

A Chinese Tall Story DTS
Not bad for a Hong Kong movie - LOTR special effects and amazing DTS track. Avant Garde edition has DTS 96/24

I award it "The best HT movie of the Year"

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tonedeaf · « **Reply #199 on:** Oct 13, 2007 at 05:44 PM »

how come everyone in this thread keeps referring to the Jurassic Park dvd as DTS? I this the R1 version? I've got the R3 Collector's Edition and it's just dolby digital.

Zenki · « **Reply #200 on:** Oct 13, 2007 at 06:17 PM »

Quote from: tonedeaf on Oct 13, 2007 at 05:44 PM

how come everyone in this thread keeps referring to the Jurassic Park dvd as DTS? I this the R1 version? I've got the R3 Collector's Edition and it's just dolby digital.

Yes, it's the R1 DTS edition.

tonedeaf · « **Reply #201 on:** Oct 13, 2007 at 09:32 PM »

I just watched Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. Wow! Guess I'll have to watch T2 also.

I usually only buy the DVDs of the movies I like. I think I have a new criteria now...I'll buy the great sounding ones, even if I'm not too fond of the genre.

streetsmart · « **Reply #202 on:** Oct 14, 2007 at 07:07 AM »

You can try Master & Commander, especially the first few chapters. I especially like the subtle noises you can hear inside the ship, not just the battle scenes.

Also try House of Flying Daggers and Hero. Both have incredible fight scenes and have many subtle sounds. You will probably like the plots as well. A big part of both is actually the love stories.

If you want to hear how loud your side speakers can go, try Air Force 1, chapter 15 when the US jet moves to the rear and then fires on Air Force 1. Just make sure that the volume is down low or else you might break something. Chapter 33 is also a good typical jet battle scene.

Dan · « **Reply #203 on:** Oct 15, 2007 at 01:46 PM »

Some of my best sounding DVDs with the DTS track:

Master and Commander. Not only do the battle scenes sound dynamic, there's also the parts leading up to the storm they face. And just listen to when the scene shifts to the interiors! There's a part where you can appreciate the surrounds when you hear footsteps of the crew landing on the boards on top of your actual ceiling!

I also have the House of Flying Daggers which has the oh so famous drum test scene. There's also the 22-minute D-Day beach assault on Saving Private Ryan. And I haven't opened it yet, but I hear that the DTS on the Superbit Edition of Das Boot is reference quality. I guess I'll check that on the weekend

mattia · « **Reply #204 on:** Oct 15, 2007 at 03:44 PM »

Top of mind, here are some of my reference quality DVDs in terms of audio -

1) BAD BOYS 2 ( the car chase and the gun fight towards the end )
2) THE RUNNING MAN SE 6.1 DTS E-S ( loud loud movie! )
3) DESPERADO Superbit
4) THE ROCK CRITERION COLLECTION

And special mention goes to most if not all of the chinese films

Hero, House of Flying Daggers and the best sounding chinese film for me is WARRIORS OF HEAVEN & EARTH.

Huddaf · « **Reply #205 on:** Oct 18, 2007 at 12:42 PM »

Yup,

House of Flying Daggers Limited Edition - DD-EX and DTS-ES. Check out the echo game they did in the early chapter.

Top Gun Special Edition - DD-EX and DTS-ES, almost all the flight scenes

Lord of the Rings Trilogy Extended Edition DTS-ES

Bourne Supremacy

and much more, too many to mention but these are some of the DVDs I recently watched.

docelmo · « **Reply #206 on:** Oct 18, 2007 at 01:31 PM »

"Black Hawk Down" Superbit - DTS
"Spiderman 2" Superbit
"The Incredibles"
"300"

blackie · « **Reply #207 on:** Oct 29, 2007 at 04:47 AM »

That opening scene in Top Gun still rocks!

Marl☆1 · « **Reply #208 on:** Oct 31, 2007 at 05:22 PM »

The "Bourne" collection for sure. The dynamic and much talked about car chase scenes would really give your speakers a work out!

blackie · « **Reply #209 on:** Nov 09, 2007 at 12:55 PM »

Just watched the Rattle and Hum U2 Concert DVD (again),

I can never get enough of " But I still haven't found what i'm looking for ", when U2 sang with the church choir. Simply heavenly!!!