I Did It!!!!!!!!!!

[squall4008]

I went to work(CC) yesterday and i saw the HD-A20 at $250, i think thats the regular price now but i bought it any way.
I am now format neutral i bought Casino, and for the 5 free i got The Frightners, Darkman, The Thing, The Italian Job, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
I will likely pick up The Deer Hunter and Children of Men soon, any other recommendations?

[docmanjay2]

who goes farmat neutral and doesnt pickup transformers as there first title

welcome to hd dvd!!!!!

also must haves

batman begins
matrix tril
hot fuzz
bourne tril
face off
shrek
hulk
king kong
black snake moan
knocked up
v for vendetta

this should get you started...all great movies and great pq and aq

enjoy!!

[Arkadin]

the best to me so far (in no particular order) are:

"The Graduate" (French Import)
"Casablanca"
"Transformers"
"2001: A Space Odyssey"
"A Room With A View"
"A Clockwork Orange"
"Full Metal Jacket"
"The Adventures of Robin Hood"
"The Untouchables"
"The Matrix"
"Star Trek: Season 1"
"Bourne Identity"
"King Kong"

[mischa316]

Batman Begins is awesome
Matrix Trilogy they look superb
If you like it Enter The Dragon looked great for a movie over 30 years old
Transformers
If you like music Eagles Farewell 1 Tour, Deep Purple, Heart are awesome concerts
King Kong 2005 & 1976 Import look awesome
Dantes Peak
U-571
We Were Soldiers
End of Days was descent could have been better could have been worse
Water World looked awesome but there were no extras in it so I did not buy it.
Terminator 3
Top Gun

One's to stay away from
Tomb Raider it was so grainy I turned it off I was like I cant watch this anymore.
Goodfellas was very grainy as well they really should have done a better job on this one.
That's all I can think of right now.
Hope this helps.
Mischa.

[AmishFury]

just make sure if you buy full metal jacket to get the recent version

old version:

new version:


personal recommendations... basically all of these

out of those
most recommended... as demo material the nine inch nails disc is wonderful and if you like nine inch nails as i do it's definately worth a buy

least recommended... dirty dozen... definately not my best looking hd-dvd but still looks better than the SD-DVD

[cash]

welcome aboard....

- batman is a must have
- Goodfellas is a must have
- Transformers is a must have
- Borne series is a must have
- Underworld & UW: Evolutions is a must have (in my book)
- Saw III looks freakin fantastic
- Heroes S1 is amazing as well (great show)

really there are too much to post, start running through the reviews here

[calereneau]

Yeah you definitely need to pick up Children of Men. Welcome to the Red side of things. It must be great being Neutral....*sigh*...if only....

[Count Westwest]

Originally Posted by Arkadin

the best to me so far (in no particular order) are:

"The Graduate" (French Import)
"Casablanca"
"Transformers"
"2001: A Space Odyssey"
"A Room With A View"
"A Clockwork Orange"
"Full Metal Jacket"
"The Adventures of Robin Hood"
"The Untouchables"
"The Matrix"
"Star Trek: Season 1"
"Bourne Identity"
"King Kong"

"A Room with a View" is an excellent movie that I most highly recommend, but the picture quality is just average, definetely not reference material.

[tranzparentl]

Serenity
Aeon Flux
Smokin' Aces
Slither

[squall4008]

thanks for all the recommendations, i actually already have all those warner titles(FMJ Goodfellas etc.) on BD already though

[redfirebird2008]

Originally Posted by squall4008

thanks for all the recommendations, i actually already have all those warner titles(FMJ Goodfellas etc.) on BD already though

Batman Begins, The Matrix trilogy, and V For Vendetta aren't on Blu-ray.

[mrkiller]

I would recommend
Hot Fuzz
Shaun of the Dead
Matrix Trilogy
Batman Begins
King Kong
Bourne movies
Breach
Perfect Storm
Lucky # Slevin
Face/Off
Inside Man
and Children of Men

[redfirebird2008]

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is another good one on HD DVD. The colors in that film really pop off the screen and it's all around a great transfer. The film itself is absolutely bonkers. Very funny stuff, but in an off-beat sort of way.

[Tcarcio]

Welcome to the world of the complete format..........enjoy.

[Arkadin]

Count Westwest--I recently got this and I found it to be a nice upgrade over the sd version. Of course it's not reference, but just fine imo. I have a small screen, however. I'm sure the grain was more annoying on a larger screen. Still I would not consider it a bad release by any means.
Some early reviews really panned it, but dvdtalk gave it a favorable review. I was surprised how good it was really. Everyone should seek this one out, if only just to make sure they have at least one excellent movie in their collection. This is my new crusade--To make "A Room With A View" a well-known title on here