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- Top Gun: Maverick (2022, chapter 3) You might be expecting us to pick one of the many action scenes of this high-octane Tom Cruise vehicle, and it's certainly fair to say that those have got lots of value when it comes to testing your TV, but it is in fact the much more subdued chapter 3 that we find most useful.
- It (2017, chapter 4) The 2017 remake of It has been a constant presence in our TV and AV tests ever since it came out. While it's an excellent film and useful tester throughout, it's chapter 4 that we find ourselves returning to time and again when reviewing TVs and projectors.
- 1917 (2019, chapter 6 into chapter 7) 1917 is an excellent test disc throughout, particularly in terms of colours and detail, but it's the incredibly challenging motion at the end of chapter 6 followed by the extreme contrast of chapter 7 that we're focused on here.
- John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017, chapter 4) For most of the film, John Wick: Chapter 2 is more of a study of dark detail and black depth than anything else but it's a rare moment of grandeur that makes for an excellent way to test out picture quality.
Mar 17, 2024 · 1. The Batman (pictured) is excellent for showing black level and shadow detail. (Image credit: Future) For me, The Batman, the 2022 movie starring Robert Pattinson and Zoë Kravitz, is an...
- The Creator. Tom Parsons, TV and AV Editor. The Creator is an astonishing achievement that doesn’t simply outperform its tiny (by the standards of modern sci-fi blockbusters) $80-million budget but actually delivers more convincing special effects than most films that cost vastly more to make.
- Napoleon. Becky Roberts, Managing Editor. Charging soldiers on horseback, firing cannons and a battleground on a thin layer of ice – the Battle of Austerlitz is just one (albeit the best) example of Ridley Scott playing to his directorial strengths in this spectacle-filled Bonaparte biopic.
- The Nun II. Alastair Stevenson, Editor-in-Chief. The Nun II is the latest movie set in the “Conjuring-verse”. But unlike the full-fat Conjuring films, which tell a heavily fictionalised version of the exploits of infamous “real world paranormal investigators” Ed and Lorraine Warren, it follows a Nun’s battle against an evil demon.
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Kashfia Kabir, Hi-Fi and Audio Editor. There hasn’t been anything more visually inventive and breathtakingly creative put on screen than Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
Aug 27, 2012 · Johnny Depp. The Test: Depp goes Chaplin-esque in these technical tests for Benny And Joon . Magic Moment: The crazed smile Depp cracks after completing his Gold Rush -riffing dance of the bread...
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My favorite Demo for Atmos so far is either Ford v Ferrari or Ready Player 1 (specifically the first race scene). If you want to test the bass, Godzilla King of Monsters, or Blade Runner 2049. Really looking forward to the new Top Gun movie that one should be a banger.
Every TV and projector that passes through our home cinema rooms is tested using some of the latest and greatest 4K Blu-rays, so we’ve put together a list of some of our favourite film scenes which we use for revealing just how worthy the display we’re watching really is.
Jul 5, 2024 · If you're looking for new scenes to test your home cinema system, these superb suggestions are a great starting point.
