What are the most re-watchable Blu-ray discs available? (especially the ones that are available in the UK or soon to be - but also US ones as they will hopefully be available in the UK one year maybe).

(I want to know want the most re-watchable ones are so I get my money's worth as they are more expensive here - and I want them to be good picture quality too please).

U.K / E.U Blu-rays

1) The Island
2) Starship Troopers
3) Air Force One
4) Face/Off
5) Training Day (U.K version is VC-1 encoded)

Thanks. Anyone else got recommendations too?

PS: Do any good Blu-rays have the extras in full HD?

Planet Earth and Casino Royale are up there on my list.

In no particular order (all titles below have first rate transfers) :

1. No Country For Old Men
2. Kingdom of Heaven
3. Apocalypto
4. The Fifth Element (Remastered)
5. Vertical Limit

Nope. The featuring of extras on HD depends upon the primary studio that holds distribution rights for the movie. Most of the extras on the above mentioned U.K Blu-rays are slim as the distribution studios have limited access to bonus materials. If the movie is a joint venture production then there is a possibility to get similar extras.

That's not very good then. So for most USA movies when they're released in the UK there won't be many extras on the Blu-ray disc but there will be on the USA release, and for ones that do have extras they won't be in HD. And it's because of rights (not because they can't fit everything on a 50GB disc or add a 2nd disc into the UK disc set?) :(

Black Hawk Down - The only problem was that I saw it 58 times on DVD so Im maybe dont feel that much need to see it that much more. ;)

1. ID4
2. Con Air
3. Live Free or Die Hard
4. Ratatouille
5. Superbad
*Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (Coming Soon)

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Planet Earth
Sunshine
I'v watched em so much i'v lost count now :)

I think I've watched Kingdom of Heaven like 5 times now. Love that movie. Fifth Element also has a lot of re-play value for me. :)

And they are both great transfers.

Blade Runner - 5 different cuts of the movie to watch and compare!

That's not very good then. So for most USA movies when they're released in the UK there won't be many extras on the Blu-ray disc but there will be on the USA release, and for ones that do have extras they won't be in HD. And it's because of rights (not because they can't fit everything on a 50GB disc or add a 2nd disc into the UK disc set?) :(

Part of the issue with HD extras is whether they were produced in HD in the first place. For catalog titles that have been out several years, it's unlikely they would have been produced in HD. Frankly, although I like extras, I wouldn't mind if they kept them in SD, at least for single-disc releases, to leave more room for the video bitrate.

Although they're not everyone's cup of tea, I find musicals to be the most re-watchable movies. I skip around and play the different songs like I would for an album.

Part of the issue with HD extras is whether they were produced in HD in the first place. For catalog titles that have been out several years, it's unlikely they would have been produced in HD. Frankly, although I like extras, I wouldn't mind if they kept them in SD, at least for single-disc releases, to leave more room for the video bitrate.

Although they're not everyone's cup of tea, I find musicals to be the most re-watchable movies. I skip around and play the different songs like I would for an album.

Considering that the current practice with so-called HD extras is to present them at bitrates of about 10, with PQ to match, there really is not much point to having them in pseudo-HD rather than SD.

This is very subjective; cuz one man's favorite could be the other's most garbage movie out.

But for me, rewatchable also means nothing too long. As much as I like Pirates, I cant watch it fully in one sitting. I rather have a short and sweet movie. Than a long and sweet one.

Bloody Pirates! :)

so far, 300.

I have to go with Casino Royale, Live Free or Die Hard, and the Fifth Element (Remastered). I've watched these numerous times, and I've had blu ray less than 12 weeks, LOL.

I've owned Hairspray about a month, but I've already watched it twice. It's going to be the first disc I throw in once PS3 gets DTS-HD MA decoding, for sure. Not everyone's cup of tea, but it's a phenomenal first effort from New Line!

Planet Earth
Galapagos
Ratatouille
Deja Vu
Apacolypto

Nine Inch Nails sees the most playtime in my PS3!

My personal top 5 (and I don't know if all are available in the UK)

1. Planet Earth (BBC version)
2. 2001
3. The Fifth Element
4. Bladerunner Final cut (or the international theatrical version)
5. Starship Troopers (I know you limeys have this already:mad: )

These are all good for a once a year to every six months viewing for me.

Black Hawk Down - The only problem was that I saw it 58 times on DVD so Im maybe dont feel that much need to see it that much more. ;)
I don't think the BR version of BHD is the "extended cut". Is it worth buying the theatrical edition? Do the extra 8 minutes add much to the battles (is there "uncut" content...though I seem to recall the movie was pretty violent).

thanks

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Black Hawk Down
The Fifth Element Remaster
Tears Of The Sun

David Gilmour "Live At the Royal Albert Hall"
Memento
Donnie Brasco

At $30 on average per movie... I'd say they better all be "Re-watchable." :)

My top 10 rewatchables (not in order):
1. Casino Royale
2. NCFOM
3. Layer Cake
4. Fifth Element
5. Oceans 11/13
6. Castaway
7. Goodfellas
8. The Departed
9. Pirates Trilogies
10. Reds

okay...it's more than ten because I encluded trilogies as 1 so shoot me...:rolleyes:

At $30 on average per movie... I'd say they better all be "Re-watchable." :)

LOL

+1

Live Free or Die Hard
Oceans Eleven
Pirates of the Caribbean
Casino Royale

But the two movies I watch the most in hd are, without a doubt,

Batman Begins
Transformers


They both offer everything you could want from an hd disc, and the movies are always entertaining.

Black Hawk Down
The Fifth Element Remaster
Tears Of The Sun

I second that. I also just saw Hitman so that's going to be on the re-watch list. As well as:

Invincible
Patriot
Shooter
Ratatouille

I don't think the BR version of BHD is the "extended cut". Is it worth buying the theatrical edition? Do the extra 8 minutes add much to the battles (is there "uncut" content...though I seem to recall the movie was pretty violent).

thanks

Extended cuts is usually just made so you would rebuy the same movie twice.

Its also usually a reason why they didnt include the same scenes the first time.

BHD in its theatrical form is almost perfect in its pacing. I cant see what scenes makes the movie better, without also make it worse.

On Blu Ray :

Casino Royale
Invincible
Live Free or Die Hard

My most watched disc's are :

Serenity
The Island
Band of Brothers

on HD-DVD.

On Blu Ray :

Casino Royale
Invincible
Live Free or Die Hard

My most watched disc's are :

Serenity
The Island
Band of Brothers

on HD-DVD.

BoB is probably my most watched SD. We need it in BD!

Die Hard

I have watched the following countless times:

300
American Psycho
Casino Royale

On HD DVD:

V for Vendetta

On BD:

Casino Royal
KoH
Letters from Iwo Jima (I do a war movie special on WW2 begining and ending anniversary). I watch the Axis themes one on the begining anniversary and the ally one on the ending.

On Blu-Ray.. Transformers (1986), 300, A Christmas Story (once or twice a year)

My most watchable discs are mostly HD-DVD:
V for Vendetta, Batman Begins, the Big Lebowski, Battlestar Galactica Season 1, Serenity, Mallrats

Fifth Element(I'll watch it at least 4 times a year, seriously) I think it's the greatest film ever made, after 2001.
BHD

Then maybe in a few months(My most replayed HD-DVDs).
Transformers
The Matrix Trilogy
Batman Begins.

So far:

Pirates: Curse of the Black Pearl
Die Hard 1
Fifth Element
Spider-man 1
Day After Tomorrow

Once it drops in price, ID4 will hop into the list.

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Can't wait to see "No Country for Old Men" again.

Mine are:
Underworld
Fifth Element
Hellboy
Pirates

300
5th Element
Casino Royale
Pirates
Full Metal Jacket
Simpsons

I just bought Rat today as well as I am Legend. I know Rat will get replayed in my home.

1. Black Hawk Down
2. Swordfish
3. Ice Age Meltdown
4. Live Free or Die Hard
5. Casino Royale

My favorites:

Casino Royale
Cars
Sunshine
Fifth Element
Simpsons Movie

I've been rewatching all my movies since I got my new receiver to process lossless audio and new 7.1 Polk speakers. It's like watching some of these movies for the first time. I'll do the same again once my new sub gets here. There should be an Epik Castle on my doorstep around April.

At $30 on average per movie... I'd say they better all be "Re-watchable." :)

LOL... even with BOGOs at $10-15 each I would say the same thing. Really this is just another way us poor types that don't have 155 Blu Rays in our signature can try and figure out "which movies should I buy?"

Crank is usually my goto disc.

The soundtrack and visuals are so 'over-the-top' it impresses everyone. Plus it's 6.1!!!

2001
Fifth Element
Con Air
Stargate
Galapagos

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