Whats the coolest sounding movie?

I think I have to say Apollo 13. For the short time I have owned this movie, I think that Apollo 13 has some VERY nice deep bass burried inside of those soundtracks. Bad Boys (with Martin Lawrence and Will Smith could be pending. I just bought this DVD this weekend (and the "SuperBit" version at that)) could be pending as well. I got the look at this movie today. I have previewed it on Friday, and from what I can see, since there is plenty of gunshots and explosions in the movie, it might get some merit as a cool sounding movie itself. The Transporter and The Specialist may get honorable mention. Between those four movies, one of them is going to emerge as my reference flick sometime soon. One of them is going to be a reference that is going to be used to test the directional steering as well as deep bass capability for the various surround sound systems that I plan to be auditioning in the upcoming months.

If I am going to be testing video displays however, then Basic Instinct and Spiderman are going to the reference flicks that I will use from my collection. Basic Instinct for color accuracy, and Spiderman for fast action.

--Charles--

"Burrbrown":

Right you are (in reference of Terminator 2 and The Matrix). I even forgot to mention those. I've should've mentioned those in the first place. I don't even know why I didn't even think to mention these at all. I am fortunate to say that I own both of these flicks as well.

What about Diehard #1 (1988)???? This one has all of the things you need to challenge a sound system with (deep bass...... directional steering...... channel-to-channel panning...... soundfield coherency..... this one has it all...... out of about 120 movies that I have in my collection, this one is still one of my favorites, and in my humble opinion, it is still one of the best movies I have in my collection). If there is one movie I would watch over and over again, it would be THIS one. I never get tired of watching it.

The Fast and the Furious is another one as well.

--Charles--

"Jetmph":

Yep..... I guess I can put "Blue Crush" in that group of cool movies as well. But I would buy it just to check out those young hot looking babes that is in that movie more so than to use it as a reference disc to a home theater system through its paces.

"Videohydra":

But now "Videohydra", I "DEFINITELY" agree with you about your analogy as far as waiting for certain movies to come out on DVD as opposed to going to the cineplex to see it. James Bond's "Die Another Day" is one such movie that comes to mind. When I saw the advertisement saying when it was going to be in the theaters last summer, I said to myself..... "Man..... that looks like that's going to be a good movie......... and I cannot wait for it to come out on DVD". And as it may turn out, Terminator 3 might be such a movie as well. But then again, my cousin went and saw it last weekend, and with him being as much of a movie buff as I am, he's says it's "OFF THE HOOK (!!!!)". So when I hear an endorsement like that about a movie from him, it makes me want to go out and see it as well. And he recommends that I go out and see it as well. And so, with an upcoming vacation from work on the horizon, that's going to happen as well. I think I am going to actually go to the movies and check it out this weekend. But I tell you one thing. The first time I hear about it coming out on DVD, and if it is months before it due to be released, I am running my ass right down to "Suncoast" or "Best Buy" and reserve me a copy.

If it's one movie I cannot wait to come out on DVD, it has to be Terminator 3.

It cannot come out on DVD soon enough.

--Charles--