I know that 5 is a small number and a top 10 would have been better, but let's try and keep your top HD DVDs of 2007 down to a "Top 5" category.

My top 5 are as follows...

1) Transformers
2) 300
3) The Bourne Ultimatum
4) The Matrix Trilogy
5) The Matador (released in Canada in January 2007)

Honorable Mention...

Hot Fuzz

I have excluded Blade Runner solely because I have yet to receive my copy from Amazon, so I can't personally comment, but I am pretty comfortable in knowing that this HD DVD would probably take top honors.:)


Let's have some fun here!!


-Murray

1. Bourne Ultimatum
2. Planet Earth
3. Transformers
4. The Host
5. Departed

1) Children of Men
2) Blade Runner
3) Bourne Identity
4) Eastern Promises
5) Hot Fuzz

No particular order...judged by PQ, SQ, movie quality and extras.

Hot Fuzz
Bourne Ultimatum
Blade Runner
Children Of Men
Transformers

Honorable mention: Breach

If we want to do this, we need clear-cut requirements. For example, are we judging based on quality of the movie itself, or the entire package (extras), or picture and audio quality?

Well since I only bought into HD DVD in Feb... all my titles are from 2007. So here I go:

1. Bourne Ultimatum
2. Transformers
3. The Departed
4. Children of Men
5. Batman Begins

Interestingly 4/5 HD DVD exclusive.... Mind you thats why I prefer it.... better releases in my opinion.

I consider all three to be important here: PQ, AQ, quality of film(s) [entertainment value]
1, Matrix Trilogy
2,2001 A Space Odyssey
3, 300
4,Blade Runner
5, HP Box set.

No particular order!

1. Transformers
2. Pans Labyrinth
3. 2001:A Space Odyssey
4. Blade Runner
5. Harry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix

1.Transformers
2.Face Off
3.Shooter
4.Blade Runner
5.Troy - Directors Cut

Transformers
Matrix Trilogy
300
Harry Potter Boxset
Happy Feet

1) Transformers
2) 300
3) The Bourne Ultimatum
4) The Matrix Trilogy
5) Eastern Promises.

5 Pans Labyrinth
4 300
3 The Break Up
2 The Bourne Ultimatum
1 Transformers

1 bourne ultimatum
2 eastern promises
3 the kingdom
4 transformers
5 300

1. Hot Fuzz
2. Children Of Men
3. Eastern Promises
4. Transformers
5. Bourne Ultimatum

1) Transformers
2) The Matrix Trilogy
3) The Bourne Ultimatum
4) Children of Men
5) Face/Off

(1). Blade Runner: The Final Cut
(2). 2001: A Space Odyssey
(3). Star Trek: Tos - Season 1
(4). Troy: Director's Cut
(5). Jet Li's Fearless

1) Blade Runner
2) Planet Earth
3) Heroes Season 1
4) Battlestar Galactica Season 1*
5) Star Trek TOS Season 1

* based on actual content and its a/v presentation, not packaging or QC (or lack thereof).

I've seen people listing Fearless and Batman Begins...those films are from 2006.

Since we don't have defined parameters to judge with, I'm going with the overall package rankings...best cross-section of good movie/show content, good PQ/AQ, with good packaging and extras being a bonus but not a dealbreaker:

1. Blade Runner - Shockingly feature-packed for something that costs so little. Outstanding picture and audio, and being probably the best sci-fi movie of all time doesn't hurt, either.
2. Transformers - The catalyst for the HD DVD resurgence did not disappoint.
3. Planet Earth - PQ squabbles for the elitists aside, this is the definitive showpiece disc for the format.
4. Clerks II - This fell off of people's radar since it came out right at the beginning of the year, but besides probably being Kevin Smith's best film, this 2 disc set was absolutely overstuffed with bonus features...many of which were in HD as well.
5. The Matrix Trilogy - After a long drought period at the beginning of 2007, the announcement of this was what gave people a glimmer of hope. The "ultimate" collection was a bit underwhelming with flipper discs and non-trilogy content in SD, but the trilogy itself looked and sounded fantastic.

Honorable mention to 2001.

1. Potter box set
2. Planet Earth
3. Matrix Trilogy
4. 2001: A Space Odyssey
5. Galapagos

1. Transformers
2. Planet Earth
3. Matrix Trilogy
4. Batman Begins
5. Bourne Trilogy

in no particular order

1. Children of men
2. matrix 1
3. transformers
4. Bourne ULT
5. Blade runner

1. Transformers
2. 300
3. Bourne Trilogy
4. Matrix Trilogy
5. Harry Potter Boxset

in no order

Shaun of the Dead
Tremors
Transformers
Dawn of the Dead
District B13

in no order

Heroes Season 1
Transformers
Shrek III
Planet Earth

My top fave 5:

Children of Men
The Departed
The Matrix
Bourne Ultimatum
Transformers

My bottom fave 5:

HP Prisoner of Azkaban
Blade Runner
300
Blood Diamond
Hot Fuzz

1) Transformers
2) The Matrix Trilogy
3) 300
4) The Bourne Ultimatum
5) Blade Runner

I've seen people listing Fearless and Batman Begins...those films are from 2006.

Since we don't have defined parameters to judge with, I'm going with the overall package rankings...best cross-section of good movie/show content, good PQ/AQ, with good packaging and extras being a bonus but not a dealbreaker:

1. Blade Runner - Shockingly feature-packed for something that costs so little. Outstanding picture and audio, and being probably the best sci-fi movie of all time doesn't hurt, either.
2. Transformers - The catalyst for the HD DVD resurgence did not disappoint.
3. Planet Earth - PQ squabbles for the elitists aside, this is the definitive showpiece disc for the format.
4. Clerks II - This fell off of people's radar since it came out right at the beginning of the year, but besides probably being Kevin Smith's best film, this 2 disc set was absolutely overstuffed with bonus features...many of which were in HD as well.
5. The Matrix Trilogy - After a long drought period at the beginning of 2007, the announcement of this was what gave people a glimmer of hope. The "ultimate" collection was a bit underwhelming with flipper discs and non-trilogy content in SD, but the trilogy itself looked and sounded fantastic.

Honorable mention to 2001.

I suppose I could have set some parameters, but I feel going with the top 5 in general gives everyone more freedom. If you liked an HD DVD for the special features content, picture quality, audio quality, or just loved the film in general or a combination of factors, please feel free to list away. It's solely up to you!:) You can keep the list to just the titles or you can add why you liked that specific title, etc.

My choices contained a combination of all of the above. Great films that just so happened to include good special features, great picture and sound presentations and overall collectability.

Let's keep this one going.

-Murray

1) Transformers
2) The Matrix Trilogy
3) The Bourne Ultimatum
4) Blade Runner
5) BSG Season 1
__________

movies are not from 2007, but rather purchased by me during 2007

1) Children of Men
2) Brotherhood of the Wolf
3) Running Scared
4) Serenity
5) Heroes Season 1

Blade Runner
300
Planet Earth
Star Trek TOS S1
Transformers

npo:

1 Blade Runner
2 Transformers
3 Children Of Men
4 The Prestige (UK import)
5 The Bourne Ultimatum

wow, narrowing to 10 would be a lot easier than 5.


Underworld
Blade Runner
Eastern Promises
Bourne Ultimatum
Babysitters

If we want to do this, we need clear-cut requirements. For example, are we judging based on quality of the movie itself, or the entire package (extras), or picture and audio quality?

:rolleyes: can't people around here just do something without it being "official"?


Define "best" however you want, geez.

1) 300
2) Bourne Ultimatum
3) Transformers
4) The Departed
5) Planet Earth

Honorable Mention: Breach, Knocked Up

1) Planet Earth
2) 2001: A Space Odyssey
3) Blade Runner (The Final Cut)
4) 300
5) Transformers

I got my A3 in early Dec. and already have 17 HD-DVDs. Here's my top 5 from that group:

1. The Shining
2. Children of Men
3. The Departed
4. 300
5. Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains The Same

I own or watched alot of HD-DVDs this year! Next year should be even better for HD.

My Top 5

1.) Evan Almighty ( Great PQ through S-Video cable )
2.) Bourne Identity (Fun movie and really clean transfer)
3.) Transformers (Sound + PQ Perfection!)
4.) Troy: DC (PQ + Soun were Even better)
5.) 2001

1.Blade Runner( A good movie, made great in HD)
2.Bourne Supremacy( One of my 1st HD DVDs)
3.Planet Earth( Incredible to say the least)
4.Discovery Atlas Brazil Revealed( Incredible images, beautiful culture)
5.Matrix Trilogy ( Was born for HD nuff said)

Honorable Mention: King Kong( just visually incredible at times)

I am just going to vote for one, because it is head and shoulders above anything else I have purchased. Eagles Live in Melbourne. Excellent content, production value, PQ, and AQ.

I read somewhere about a great demo movie that perhaps starts out with a small screen perhaps SD and breaks into a big high def screen and brings a big WOW from viewers when it occurs. I can't remember the details. I've been lookin for an hour for that move but can't find it. Anybody?

Children of Men
Transformers
Matrix Trilogy
Planet Earth
Hot Fuzz

5. Transformers
4. Bourne Ultimatum
3. Pan's Labrynth
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
1. The Shining

@James: That must be The Road Warrior HD DVD. It starts for a minute or so with 4:3 aspect ratio, crappy sub VHS picture quality and mono sound - until you hear the sound of a tuned v8 engine approaching from the rears, roaring through your home cinema (crank it up LOUD!) and once the sound gets to your fronts, you are in Max' car and the aspect ratio opened to beatiful 21:9 with perfect HD quality. The image height remains the same by the way - looks awesome on a CIH setup.

One person listed The Kingdom?? That's crazy!!

1. The Kingdom
2. Transformers
3. Bourne Ultimatum
4. Planet Earth (haven't seen, but just bought!)
5. Hot Fuzz (haven't seen, but also just bought!)