Dual challenge

[FunkyMonkey]

We can all think of movies or scenes that sound good or look good. But say you had a sceptical friend that thought a sound bar was all that one needs to get great sound, or that blu rays are not much of a step up from dvd? We all know them; come on....

So what would be that one scene, just one, that you would sit them down at your home cinema to demo to make them believe?

I will start the ball rolling:
The Matrix: Lobby scene

 

[macdiddy]

Terminator 2 - Judgment Day - Skynet edition Blu-ray.

Opening Title sequence (or basically all of the film)

The film that got me into the whole home cimema thing, when I first heard the opening sequence on VHS through a Yamaha amp and 5 speakers at my local Sevenoaks hifi shop and a sub it made me jump when the terminators foot crushed the human skull.

I have brought this film again and again through different formats starting with "4:3" and "letterboxed" versions on VHS then onto various tinned versions on DVD, recently brought it on Laserdisc in a stunning box set, but no version (until they bring out a 4k disc) has impressed me as much as the current Skynet blu-ray, for an old film the clarity of the image is outstanding together with the sharpness and the colours and finally the audio, a totally immersive DTS 6.1 soundtrack that has finesse during the quiet bits (not that many) but when the main action starts (most of the film) it fills the room with a wall of sound and enough low end to make your neighbours think world war three has begun, I'm thinking that only a Dolby Atmos or DTS-X mix with overhead speakers would make it sound even better.

Thats my choice, to be honest if after demoing this to a friend they still aren't convinced then there is no hope.

*help*

 

[Benedict_Arnold]

The helicopter scenes with the surfing colonel in Apocalypse Now.

I don't think the BD is available in Atmos but it sounds flipping good in 7.1 / pseudo / simulated Atmos none the less. Looks good in 4K too.

 

[FunkyMonkey]

Macdiddy, I have never seen that film in surround sound on an HD format, as I watched it many years ago on ITV, but you make me believe.

 

[FunkyMonkey]

Benedict, that is interesting as it as an old film. Shows skills of modern audio engineers and electronics.

 

[abacus]

Without knowing the type (Genre) of films they enjoy, then it is not possible to make just one selection, as no matter how good a film is, if they don’t like the type of film shown, then no demo (No matter how brilliant) in the world will convince them on the benefits of true home cinema.

Bill

 

[FunkyMonkey]

Without knowing the type (Genre) of films they enjoy, then it is not possible to make just one selection, as no matter how good a film is, if they don’t like the type of film shown, then no demo (No matter how brilliant) in the world will convince them on the benefits of true home cinema.

Bill

I wonder why they call you abacus.