what movies have BASS thats rememberable?

[vxaudio]

i know u-571 usually gets the knod, but what are the other contenders here?

for me, Fight Club and LOTR extended have to be the bassiest ive heard.

most movies these days have at least 1 or 2 scenes with considerable bass, but which ones can provide for a large part of the movie? any ideads?

[eisforelectronic]

Well, I don't know about the whole movie, but I've been told the tidal wave scene in "the Abyss" is supposed to go down to near 20hz.

[L.J.]

Jurassic Park I,II,III(DTS)
Incredibles
Titan AE(DTS)
Independence Day
XXX:State of Union
Twister
Matrix
The Day After Tomorrow

All I can think of for now. I haven't had my second cup of coffee yet.

[Kam]

SVS the subwoofer company has a list of movies and the chapter stops to demo dvd's/systems for the bass here:

http://www.svsubwoofers.com/faq.htm#moviedemos

Of the ones i was going to mention before checking out their list, was Unbreakable. Personally i really loved this movie, and they don't mention the track on the svs site, but when he walks in to the train station and bumps in to people, that scene has some pretty kickass bass to it. might not be the lowest, but it certainly has an impact combined with the scene, and the music kicks butt there too.

and one that's not mentioned that's also a kick butt movie is Brotherhood of the Wolf. Has some great bass to it as well.

[Woochifer]

The Haunting DTS version has some of the deepest and most powerful bass around. It will challenge any and all subs. The opening sequence of Saving Private Ryan is a subwoofer tour de force, as is Master and Commander. Attack of the Clones also has a lot of very active LFE usage. I would also look at IMAX documentaries as well, particularly the ones featuring space shuttle footage like Blue Planet because they will usually show the shuttle launches with a lot of the accompanying bass.

Just last night, I picked up Batman Begins and it packs a generous helping of subwoofer activity as well.

[vxaudio]

yeah i got batman begins also, the train scene at the end blew out one of my lightbulbs unless it was just a freaky coincidence? bty i could only find it in 5.1 dd, anybody find a dts or ex version?

[Woochifer]

yeah i got batman begins also, the train scene at the end blew out one of my lightbulbs unless it was just a freaky coincidence? bty i could only find it in 5.1 dd, anybody find a dts or ex version?

Probably a coincidence.

No DTS or DD EX version now or anytime soon, since it's a brand new release and Warner's been the studio that has provided the least amount of support for DTS. Consider it a stroke of luck that they chose to include the DTS tracks on the Batman Anthology titles that also came out yesterday.

[L.J.]

I'm still waitng for my Begins in the mail . I've went to rent The Haunting a couple of times but it's never there. I'll have to see that one when I get a chance.

[Woochifer]

I'm still waitng for my Begins in the mail . I've went to rent The Haunting a couple of times but it's never there. I'll have to see that one when I get a chance.

You should look for the DTS version of The Haunting. That particular disc uses the full bitrate (1.5k) version of DTS, and the overall clarity and impact of that soundtrack is stunning.

[Woochifer]

FYI, I just confirmed that The Haunting indeed uses a 754k DTS soundtrack. But, by no means does that detract from its status as a reference quality soundtrack. If your main interest is bass, then the half bitrate and full bitrate DTS will have no audible difference in that part of the frequency range.