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What are some must-have blu rays?

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UncleGerry
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So I finally got a blu ray/dvd player and I'm watching Life of Pi on it right now. The quality is fucking awesome. Any other recommendations for movies that look really cool on blu ray? So far I have the Great Gatsby, Skyfall, and Life of Pi.
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Aidan-G
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I just bought "A Company Man." It doesn't necessarily need to be on Blu-Ray but it's pretty damn good
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Barefootin_Fiend
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the expendables
star trek

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Spiri7o
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The Dark Knight
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123+ski
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this/last seasons ski movies. They get more money, and they send you stickers/posters with them.
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grapejuice3000+
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hellraiser 14

evangelion genesis

spongebob
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JAHpow
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Prometheous

The Ert of Flert

Inception
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marsh.
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The other guys
Teeth
Mutiny
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Goku
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Art of Flight
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gotti
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Anything level 1 that comes in blu ray.
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JzD.
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Star Trek and any of the Harry potters. Dark night as said above and maybe some documentaries like the ones on discover, planet earth and all that jazz
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Aidan-G
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Pan's Labyrinth, pretty much anything Del Toro has directed
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49566738265
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Why would you buy a BluRay player? It's already obsolete, go digital...
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Laurent.
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So you can be a pedantic asshole and impress other people with knowledge of actually not so obscure but just enough obscure surrealistic cinema.

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MothaHucker
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All I Can

seriously do it it is incredible
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DGski
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UncleGerry
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Already have most of these on DVD so it would suck to buy the same movie again.

HEading over to grab some tonight, was thinking, I Am Legend, The Dark Knight, Avatar
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Goku
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Preorder "Into The Mind"
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Bloc_chain
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Planet Earth, the bbc/discovery documentary
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TACO-DOG.exe
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ns is really dropping the ball lately.


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FuckAllOfYou
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Pacific rim, when it's released
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CashmereCat
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Apollo 13, Bullitt
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chicken
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I didn't know people still bought movies on disc. Star wars though.
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BolderPro
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They dont necessarily get more money, Blu-ray is more expensive to make therefore price is higher but profit remains the same...
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UncleGerry
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Thus far Man of Steel, The Dark Knight, Avatar, and the Bourne movies have been my favorites. Looking to get a couple of the Harry Potters, Casino Royale, Planet Earth, and Inception. Any more recommendations?
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DGski
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World war z
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UncleGerry
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True that, I actually forgot to mention that I have that one. It's pretty sick on blu ray.
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UncleGerry
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Has anyone seen Elysium, Oblivion, or Olympus Has Fallen?
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Life of PI
Gravity
Art of Flight
Into the Mind
Tron
Star Trek (2009)
Spirited Away
Avatar
Inception
Planet Earth
Apolo 13
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coling
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March of the penquins
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Kimbo~Slice
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MAMMA MIA
ABBA: THE MOVIE
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JordanButtfart
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deleted5
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I feel like paying 2X more for a movie, for a little better picture is a huge scam.
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lineskier10
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out of those three ive only seen Elysium but that blew hard
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Horsefacekillah
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FUCKING BEAT ME TO IT.

Would all recomend:(only in 1440p)

Star Whores: Return of the stink eye, Revenge of the sluts

Cowgirls from space (unrated obs)

Backyard casting couch.

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DGski
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You truly are one big bad wolf
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J.D.
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Actually though.

Want to know what the most impressive blu ray ever is, imo?

Hellboy II.

It actually wasn't a bad action scifi flick, but more than that the visuals, especially given the saturated colours, are spectacular.

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RubberSoul
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that sounds good. i'd add that if you or your buddies like animated films at all, those really show a difference in bluray/good HD. i had never thought about it much until i watched UP in hd on a nice tv and i was blown away by how good it looked
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theVan
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Planet Earth
Africa
Casino Royale/Quantum of Solace/Skyfall
Harry Potter
Batman Begins/the Dark Knight
Ip Man/Ip Man 2

there are so many to choose from. Check out blu-ray.com they have a huge listing of movies with great reviews. One major tip though, just because it's a blu ray doesn't mean it's super sick. Do your homework before you buy. Not every movie is treated with the same care when they transfer it to HD
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theabortionator
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Maybe I'm old school but I think buying a blue ray of something you have on dvd is retarded.

Why not just hook a computer up to your tv and download them. YOLO.
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CluckaChuck
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joris.blanc
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You should watch the movie "White House Down" I really like it, a great story !
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UncleGerry
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Are you being sarcastic hopefully? Movie looked terrible and Channing Tatum shouldn't be allowed anywhere near the world of acting.
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joris.blanc
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Nope, not sarcastic, I like that film, I found it really entertaining !
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UncleGerry
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Interesting. Maybe I'll give it a chance. The visuals looked pretty sweet on it actually.
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UncleGerry
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So far, the following have been really sick:

Up (Pixar is SO dope on blu ray)
Casino Royale
Dark Knight Rises
World War Z
Life of Pi (insane)
Avatar (insane)
The Great Gatsby
Oblivion

And there are obviously terrible movies that look good CGI-wise on blu ray:
Pacific Rim
Man of Steel
etc...
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Aidan-G
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Good thing I own it
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Peter.
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buy a blu-ray burner and just pirate them
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chicken
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star wars.
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jblaski
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Ted (just because it's a great movie)
McConkey
Burn: Detroit Fire (pretty obscure, but a great documentary on Detroit Fire, and lots of POV firefighting shots)
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SamtheEagle
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ive never purchased movies. people still do that?
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