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hangerlessbolt
Mar 1, 2005, 10:09 PM
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Components:
61” JVC HD-ILA HD-61Z575
Harmon-Kardon AVR-135 Receiver
JBL E150PCH Sub
JBL E30CH Fronts/ Backs
JBL EC25CH Center
JVC DVD-R/VHS DR-MV1S
I’m looking for suggestions of movies with great sound/ video to try out on the new system.
Thanks
~RB
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shakylegs
Mar 1, 2005, 10:17 PM
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Hated the movie, hate the actor with the heat of a thousand nuns, but Gladiator sounds wicked awesome (duuuude) on a home theatre.
Of course, there's always the Matrix.
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jumpingrock
Mar 1, 2005, 10:24 PM
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Lord of The Rings: The Return of the King.
Wicked good even on my Computer/surrond sound
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piton
Mar 1, 2005, 11:15 PM
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mr holland's opus
world according to garp
grease 1 & 2
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cmacblue42
Mar 2, 2005, 1:21 AM
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Gladiator, Lord of the rings, Braveheart. Let you know when i think of anything else.
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climbinginchico
Mar 2, 2005, 1:30 AM
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Basically any of the really epic movies will kick ass.
Gladiator, LOTR series, Troy, Braveheart. Personally, I like The Fifth Element, Matrix Trilogy, Master and Commander, The Last Samurai.
Uhmmmmm, there's more... But those should keep ya occupied.
Oh, Gone in 60 Seconds too. Just cuz I love Eleanor. Nothing like a badass 427 rumbling with a system able to reproduce it.
Oh, along those lines- The Italian Job, The Bourne Identity and Supremacy.
Enjoy. 8^)
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wideguy
Mar 2, 2005, 1:50 AM
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Dude, Gotta be The Matrix, especially everything from the gunfight in the lobby on. You can hear the shells hitting the ground all around you,
Edit. Oh yeah, and watch at least 5 minutes of a big Nascar race. The effect gets old pretty quick but is amazingly pronounced.
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10ftdrp
Mar 2, 2005, 1:53 AM
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tornado is supposed to be the best for surround sound and in my opinion Hero might be good too
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hugepedro
Mar 2, 2005, 2:15 AM
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In reply to: mr holland's opus world according to garp grease 1 & 2
Wait a minute . . .
Folks, I think it's time for an episode of "gay/not gay". Have at it.
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jono
Mar 2, 2005, 2:24 AM
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the matrix?....please, if i wanted to watch keanu reeves try what he thinks is acting i would watch bill and ted, which was his best performance so far.
Top Gun is a great movie to watch on the theatre system
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dlintz
Mar 2, 2005, 3:27 AM
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In reply to: the matrix?....please, if i wanted to watch keanu reeves try what he thinks is acting i would watch bill and ted, which was his best performance so far. Top Gun is a great movie to watch on the theatre system
Top Gun? Now there's some good acting. :roll: The Matrix is an excellent choice for trying out your new home theatre system. I also recommend Apocalypse Now. It would be even better with THX, too bad.
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bear829
Mar 2, 2005, 3:36 AM
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Porn. Freak out your neighbours...hehehhehehe
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dr_feelgood
Mar 2, 2005, 4:09 AM
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Saving Private Ryan... the beach scene will kick you square in the ass
Black Hawk Down
yeah....
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the_pirate
Mar 2, 2005, 4:23 AM
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Koyaanisqatsi
Powaqqatsi
Naqoyqatsi
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jakedatc
Mar 2, 2005, 5:01 AM
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If you like imports then Fast and Furious would sound pretty good
Top Gun.. is great with surround sound and big subwoofer
i second/third whatever Gladiator and Braveheart
Pie didnt say pr0n.. wow.. shocking really
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overlord
Mar 2, 2005, 5:26 AM
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get a nice blockbuster. id say any LOTR, a good submarine movie would also rock (sonar), star wars (either one of the new flics or the old trilogy digitally remastered).
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ufdigga
Mar 2, 2005, 8:36 AM
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I always like Top Gun for my surround sound displays. And my dad always used to use ID4 (aka Independence Day) to demonstrate the subwoofer (the THX intro and the scene at the beginning when the ships are passing by the moon). You also can't go wrong with Jurassic Park for the sub.
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lockeyaaron
Mar 2, 2005, 9:03 AM
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As mentioned, Top Gun is really great. As is Days of Thunder. With that one just skip to the racing scenes. And as previously said any NASCAR race is great in surround. When they do the "crank it up" stuff on the walls will fall down.
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pinnaclechick
Mar 2, 2005, 1:21 PM
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"theatRE?" Where you from? :D
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climberterp
Mar 2, 2005, 8:30 PM
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Twister is a great one, and the Bridge of Khazad dum scene from the first lotr is awesome. Rocks creaking and crashing and the creature roaring and the arrows pinging off the walls. It's very cool. Needless to say those two are the ones my honey uses to show off our system.
I'm surprised the house hasn't shaken off the foundation yet. :)
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bumblie
Mar 2, 2005, 9:04 PM
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Fantasia
Apocalypse Now
The Right Stuff
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taualum23
Mar 2, 2005, 9:15 PM
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The Passion of the Christ
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hangerlessbolt
Mar 3, 2005, 3:18 PM
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Thank you all for your suggestions…So far I’ve been able to play a few minutes of XXX and the Matrix; however, we did get to watch Drum Line in its entirety last night.
The system is amazing…
You can feel the bass in your chest…the highs are crystal clear…
The 61” screen gives the sense of actually being in the scenes…
Tonight I plan on popping in Everest-IMAX…
I still need to test a few more locations for the rear speakers and work with the delay a little more…when you stand in the middle of the room it’s overwhelming…I want to get that same feeling from the seating area.
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wideguy
Mar 3, 2005, 4:12 PM
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My favorite surround sound moment was not even one of those blockbusters, it was watching Carnivalé on HBO and realizing I could here the wind rustling the tent flaps behind me. The total immersion is subtle but amazing when you get the system dialed in right
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pinktricam
Mar 4, 2005, 3:32 AM
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Fantasia...period.
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