Outstanding DVDs for Home Cinema

[Barakka]

My parents have just put in a home cinema setup using a Samsung 32" LCD and full 5.1 speaker configuration (text book placement) and I want to get them a couple of DVDs for Christmas that will bring out the best in it.

So question is, to those with a good home cinema setup, what DVDs have blown you away, sound and picture wise ?

[Moby-Dick]

Top Gun ?

[Funkstar]

have a look here:
http://www.play.com/play247.asp?page...2&id=63&pa=prp

These are all "Super Bit" titles which means they don't have extras, but the video and audio datarates are maxed out to get the best picture etc from the disk. Only £7.99 too

[autopilot]

Saving Private Ryan. The opening beach landing on a good home cinema will blow them away, even if they have already seen it. It's just amazing. The whole film is fairly so so, but the beach landing is probably one of the best directed action scenes in movie history, and sounds amazing on a good 5.1 setup.

[Yohji]

The first LOTR film, sounds amazing in 5.1

[Howard]

Terminator 2
The Incredibles
Monsters Inc
Finding Nemo
Gladiator
Moulin Rouge
Flight of the Phoenix

[autopilot]

The Matrix too should be good.

[bsodmike]

Rush hour 1 + 2 - Awesome action and comedy...
Behind Enemy Lines - Nice pace and is quite enjoyable!
Replacement Killers - Style, action
The Killer - Got to see it to believe it
Die Hard - Boom
LOTR
Matrix

[TeePee]

May I suggest you also get something your mother might enjoy?

'A Very Long Engagement' sings in 5.1 and requires a thought or two to watch...

[BubbySoup]

LoTR trilogy
Gladiator
Top Gun
Saving Private Ryan
Aliens

[5lab]

first off get a config disc to set your equipment up right - you can hire one frmo blockbusters - about £3 - and get all your kit that cost hundreds just so. look for 'digital video essentials'

for screen stuff, look for cgi films - for sound, the newer star wars films are very good.

[Odc]

Band of Brothers. Like Saving Private Ryan, but much much longer lol + Black Hawk Down. Excellent surround sound on that movie.

[RDL]

Definately Band of Brothers. I reckon that's one for both of your parents. Magnificent and really will bring out the best in your sound.

[CrimsonAvenger]

The X-Men series of films is pretty good for demo purposes too!

[j.o.s.h.1408]

War of the world sounds quality

[steve threlfall]

Bond 007 die another day, incredible sound on that. Corny christmas/bank hol fun for all the family