Must-have Blu-rays?

[Filmfan93]

Which in your opinion are the movies that are must-haves on Blu-ray?

 

[spider-neil]

Which in your opinion are the movies that are must-haves on Blu-ray?

The movie I show people to switch them over to HD is Avatar.

 

[Duke]

Star Wars saga


Indiana Jones films



Back To The Future Trilogy



Star Trek films (non remakes)

 

[spider-neil]

2001 is a simply stunning HD transfer.
Not a fan of the movie but have it in my collection as it looks simply stunning.

 

[CELTICPRED]

Aliens Anthology
Avatar Collector's Edition
Indiana Jones Collection
Rango is one of the best picture reference blurays
3:10 to Yuma

Or use this list:
http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/top.php?genre=&sortby=&show=reviewrating

 

[Mandon Knight]

I tend not to re-buy what I have on DVD unless it is essential to a collection, and now just buy blu ray on new films I want to buy.

For me, its the films that define my own life's experience of film that are 'must have', I think it's older films that benefit from blu ray, in that we see them in a new light.

 

[BlackFox]

Robocop special edition was the first blu-ray I bought and it is still the best, for a film that old its an impressive transfer.

 

[CELTICPRED]

Robocop special edition was the first blu-ray I bought and it is still the best, for a film that old its an impressive transfer.

You should pick up the new transfer released January of last year. Great picture quality.

 

[Hush]

Kingdom of Heaven Directors Cut.

 

[CGHulk]

Star Wars saga


Indiana Jones films



Back To The Future Trilogy



Star Trek films (non remakes)

This!

The Lord of the Rings Extended Edition is a must too!

 

[Erzengel]

Only Nolan movies.

 

[Mandon Knight]

I would imagine the LOTR extended editions are on a lot of peoples list.

 

[Orba]

Alien is definitely the first film that came to my mind, the transfer is stunning considering the age.

 

[spider-neil]

Alien is definitely the first film that came to my mind, the transfer is stunning considering the age.

I used to think the movie was grainy until the blu ray

 

[TheDreamMaster]

Ghostbusters 2pk is a stunning transfer with some awesome never before released special features. Sadly there's still a chunk of GB2 deleted scenes missing.

One thing I'd like to put forth in this discussion, is that a lot of films are getting amazing upgrades today that while not essential to most, may be a very wanted film by some. An example from recent memory is this week they released a Blu Ray with a slew of new special features and a great transfer of "The Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf". Now besides Christopher Lee being fantastic as ever, it's a terrible film with mostly terrible acting and some of the worst effects. And while I am a horror fan, this release isn't for me but it'll sell like crazy to a select group.

 

[Duke]

Only Nolan movies.

This post made me chuckle!!

 

[Donnie Darko]

In regards to just DVD vs blu-ray, pretty much anything by Pixar. Watching them in anything other than HD does them a disservice.

 

[Symbiotic]

Star Wars, Indy, Bond, Jurassic Park, the big franchises.

 

[Duke]

Star Wars, Indy, Bond, Jurassic Park, the big franchises.

Oh hell yeah to those and adding to my previous list:



E.T.


Superman: Christopher Reeve films


Batman films


LOTR extended cuts


Jaws


Saving Private Ryan


A.I.

 

[redhawk23]

The Aliens bluray that came out a few years ago finally fixed a lot of color grading issues most home video releases had for decades.

 

[Micromind]

This!

The Lord of the Rings Extended Edition is a must!

^This.

Only Nolan movies.

Inception, TDK trilogy and Interstellar for me.

Plus, all Jurassic Park movies and MOS.

 

[ComicChick]

Kingdom of Heaven Directors Cut.

just got from AMZ for $5

are you looking for good movies, or ones that look good on bluray?

some of the staples are:

Avatar
Gravity
Pacific Rim
Jurassic Park
Transformers 2 (eh lol)

 

[Malicked]

The blu-rays that impress me the most are those of older movies. When the transfer has been well cared for, the blu-ray is a revelation. 2001 has been mentioned but also Lawrence of Arabia is a must have too.

 

[choskins]

The entire Planet of the Apes series is an impressive transfer too. They all look incredible!

 

[Sundancer]

The blu-rays that impress me the most are those of older movies. When the transfer has been well cared for, the blu-ray is a revelation. .

Agreed. The original Tron looks utterly fantastic in blu-ray.