If you enjoyed any of the Bond movies currently available on BluRay, then you should consider upgrading as the bump in visual quality is quite dramatic; there's way more detail visible and the colors are far more vibrant. Ironically, it seems to me that the older films like FRWL and TB actually got the better restorations than more recent fare like LTK but I really think they're all worth it. Hopefully we'll get the rest of the library once MGM's troubles are sorted out.
When it comes to BluRay purchases, I tend to stick with movies that take advantage of the medium. Small, character oriented or talky movies like some of Woody Allen's later stuff for example don't really benefit from the enhanced resolution since the movies are more about the characters than the visuals on screen.
As to non-Bond films, that really depends on what genres you like. In terms of older titles, 2001: A Space Odyssey and Blade Runner are two more strong BluRay presentations. I own both Terminator 3 and Terminator: Salvation and both look very good on BluRay. If you like action and sci-fi (my favorite genres) then The Dark Knight, Iron Man, Watchmen and the new Star Trek movie will also give you plenty of eye candy for your hi-def set up while also being very good films. Certain TV shows like the original Star Trek and The Prisoner also really benefit from BluRay since they were originall shot on film (which is a hi-def medium) and have far more detail than the original broadcasts or DVDs could ever have showed.
Two very good sites for BluRay reviews that go into quite a bit of detail on picture and audio quality for individual titles are www.highdefdigest.com and www.dvdtalk.com. They both have an extensive library of BluRay reviews and you're bound to get some good info there on what to get given your personal preferences.
Last edited by TonyDP (8th Dec 2009 13:04)
The Age of Green Lantern Is Upon Us!
