Movies with good LFE content

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

We already have the bass tracks thread for car audio, why not a good thread for movies? Post what you guys use to show off/tune your HT systems, emphasis on things with good low frequency content. Personally, I've been impressed with:

Saving Private Ryan - the opening scenes from Normandy

Finding Nemo - don't laugh, there's some serious low bass on this DVD //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

The Day After Tomorrow - sucky movie, but the sound effects sound *really* good //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

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[g30ffr3y 10+ year member]

gladiator, matrix series

 

[hoss 5,000+ posts]

fith element

 

[Ray21 10+ year member]

^ Finding Nemo - Darla scene...

Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow - movie not so great, but the LFE was worth it

Alien vs. Predator - the fight scenes, when building would shift

LOTR - plenty in all 3

U-571 - depth charges

just off the top o' my head...

 

[Ray21 10+ year member]

The Haunting - tons

Titan AE - LFE fest... unbelievable

Star Wars Trilogy

Jurassic Park

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

THX optimizer

Its a short movie //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[cjjackson85 5,000+ posts]

Matrix lobby scene & Terminator 2 Ahnold on Harley scene.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

I saw the end to the Matrix on a friend's system with bass shakers under the couch - it's a different movie when you can *feel* every round of the chain gun...

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

Send me a 1500W rack amp and i'll tell you which movies have good LFE in them //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

1.5kW is way overkill for home //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

I'm going with 800W, and that's probably going to be more than I'll use 90% of the time.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

but if you want cheap power like that, check out Behringer's Europower series or QSC's RMX line...very good prices on quite a bit of power.

 

[Ray21 10+ year member]

I honestly think 500w is plenty in HT for sub duty with 1000 being more than any normal person would need.

I saw the end to the Matrix on a friend's system with bass shakers under the couch - it's a different movie when you can *feel* every round of the chain gun...

I've often wondered about those and other tactile transducers. Did it incorporate well with the rest of the system or was it too noticable/distracting?

 

[Strecker25 10+ year member]

i like black hawk down personally especially the chopper landing scenes. And i also agree on saving private ryan, great movie too

 

[deadboi77 10+ year member]

when i had my first HT setup,one of the main movies ide show was Starship Troopers made my whole house shake when one of the ships was in a scene or the explosions...i need to start building another one..got the tv, now just need the sweet sounds

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Did it incorporate well with the rest of the system or was it too noticable/distracting?

The way he had it set up, it wasn't *too* distracting...although I can see how you could go overboard with those things.

i like black hawk down

I've got the soundtrack to that too. "Hunger" ****ing shakes everything in my room...and I challenge you to close your eyes and listen to "Gortoz A Ran J'attends" (the ending credits song IIRC) and not get goosebumps on your neck...****, that soundtrack is good //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif