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You've got company coming over and want to make a lasting impression on them with your expensive new home theater system. Quick - what DVD can you play that will instantly blow their minds? Now if you're anything like me, you can sit there staring at hundreds of DVD titles and yet draw a blank when it comes to showcase pieces. Well, no more! Just use one of these fantastic demonstration scenes as submitted by our members.
Know of a great scene? Add it! Did you really like one of these 254 suggestions? Didn't like another? Vote - and talk about it in our DVD forum!
| Submitted by Paul Chamberlain on 10/20/01. |
The Haunting | Location: | Teaser |
| Features: | Bass, Split Surround, Dynamic Range | | Description: | I bought the disc just for the
Teaser. It's my demo of
choice with kids voices moving
all around you, focussed
center channel dialogue as a
contrast, booming bass,
creaking walls.... Best 90
seconds of DVD demo material
I've seen. --tif | |
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| Submitted by Michael Earl on 03/20/00. |
The Horse Whisperer | Location: | First 10 min |
| Features: | Dynamic Range; realism | | Description: | The accident scene (I rented the movie and don't remember the exact chapter). When my wife was watching it a second time and I was upstairs, I thought the house was coming down. Combined with the picture, a very realistic scene. The movie has an excellent sound track overall. | |
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| Submitted by marisa on 05/28/05. |
The Incredibles | Location: | in the jungle |
| Features: | great sound and picture | | Description: | dash and violet getting chased by enemies in flying saucers | |
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| Submitted by vauzett on 02/04/06. |
The Island | Location: | 22 (to name one...) |
| Features: | Surround- and LF - Effects | | Description: | The two Klones are rolling railway wheels down from a trailer on the street. The rolling and falling of the wheels will blast you off. When the wheels crash into the following cars : All your speakers have a lot to do ! | |
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| Submitted by James McCormick on 08/29/04. |
The Italian Job | Location: | Can't Recall |
| Features: | Deep, Tight Bass | | Description: | When they are pulling the final heist and they blow the street to drop the armored car... amazing. | |
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| Submitted by Steve Eliason on 03/26/00. |
The Jackal | Location: | "The Test" |
| Features: | 5:1 | | Description: | 'Nuff said, watch the scene and turn it waaay up. | |
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| Submitted by Jesus Guerra on 11/18/04. |
The Ladykillers | Location: | Just before and during the End Credits |
| Features: | Natural Sounding Music. | | Description: | The music just sounds so natural. I'm not a fan of Gospel Music but it just sounds great. The bass is tight and the drums sound very natural as do the voices. I've heard it about 20 times (in two days). Absolutely incredible! | |
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| Submitted by Frank on 02/28/02. |
The Last of the Mohicans | Location: | French morters attacking the Fort |
| Features: | Sound Track | | Description: | This movie features a fantastic musical score throughout. 2 scenes show off the surround and sub powers, when the French start firing their morters at the fort, and the other is when the group is behind a water fall. There are also great black powder rifle effects throughout. | |
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| Submitted by peter on 05/19/04. |
The Mask | Location: | full lenth |
| Features: | DTS baby | | Description: | It's a classic, The Mask and i love it. One of the first and few from 1994 (together with JP!!) with excellent DTS-sound. I saw The Mask @ the theaters when i was 14 years old and i didn't now what DTS ment until 6 years ago and i bless God for inventing it!!
Special effects are good! | |
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| Submitted by Scott DeHaven on 08/09/04. |
The Mask of Zorro | Location: | chapter 27 |
| Features: | explosion scene | | Description: | This demo is great for the complete wrap around explosion. Set the DVD to DTS surround, set back and enjoy the demo. You can even hear the wood pass by your head! | |
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