You've got company coming over and want to make a lasting impression on them with your expensive new home theater system. Quick - what DVD can you play that will instantly blow their minds? Now if you're anything like me, you can sit there staring at hundreds of DVD titles and yet draw a blank when it comes to showcase pieces. Well, no more! Just use one of these fantastic demonstration scenes as submitted by our members.

Know of a great scene? Add it! Did you really like one of these 279 suggestions? Didn't like another? Vote - and talk about it in our DVD forum!

Submitted by Keith Snell on 03/23/00.

The Fugitive (2 votes) - Rate This Scene - Voting Breakdown Location: Chapter 38, 1 min in for 2 min 45 secs Features: Helicopter flying and gunshots Description: With the action scene transitions the helecopter sounds covers rear corner superbly. An older film but excellent demo section. Sound good throughout (good in chapters 18 and 38 also).

Submitted by Glen D... on 08/25/00.

The Haunting (2 votes) - Rate This Scene - Voting Breakdown Location: The whole movie Features: Gratuitous use of BASS Description: Not the greatest movie but has obscene amounts of bass through out. The haunted house in the movie (not yours) will push your sub to the limit. A must rent if you just added a sub to your system, but dont have high expectations for the story. Just experience it for the sound FX and visual FX + Cathrine Zeta Jones... GD

Submitted by Paul Chamberlain on 10/20/01.

The Haunting (3 votes) - Rate This Scene - Voting Breakdown Location: Teaser Features: Bass, Split Surround, Dynamic Range Description: I bought the disc just for the Teaser. It's my demo of choice with kids voices moving all around you, focussed center channel dialogue as a contrast, booming bass, creaking walls.... Best 90 seconds of DVD demo material I've seen. --tif

Submitted by Michael Earl on 03/20/00.

The Horse Whisperer (5 votes) - Rate This Scene - Voting Breakdown Location: First 10 min Features: Dynamic Range; realism Description: The accident scene (I rented the movie and don't remember the exact chapter). When my wife was watching it a second time and I was upstairs, I thought the house was coming down. Combined with the picture, a very realistic scene. The movie has an excellent sound track overall.

Submitted by marisa on 05/28/05.

The Incredibles (1 vote) - Rate This Scene - Voting Breakdown Location: in the jungle Features: great sound and picture Description: dash and violet getting chased by enemies in flying saucers

Submitted by vauzett on 02/04/06.

The Island (1 vote) - Rate This Scene - Voting Breakdown Location: 22 (to name one...) Features: Surround- and LF - Effects Description: The two Klones are rolling railway wheels down from a trailer on the street. The rolling and falling of the wheels will blast you off. When the wheels crash into the following cars : All your speakers have a lot to do !

Submitted by James McCormick on 08/29/04.

The Italian Job (1 vote) - Rate This Scene - Voting Breakdown Location: Can't Recall Features: Deep, Tight Bass Description: When they are pulling the final heist and they blow the street to drop the armored car... amazing.

Submitted by Steve Eliason on 03/26/00.

The Jackal (2 votes) - Rate This Scene - Voting Breakdown Location: "The Test" Features: 5:1 Description: 'Nuff said, watch the scene and turn it waaay up.

Submitted by Jesus Guerra on 11/18/04.

The Ladykillers (1 vote) - Rate This Scene - Voting Breakdown Location: Just before and during the End Credits Features: Natural Sounding Music. Description: The music just sounds so natural. I'm not a fan of Gospel Music but it just sounds great. The bass is tight and the drums sound very natural as do the voices. I've heard it about 20 times (in two days). Absolutely incredible!

Submitted by Frank on 02/28/02.

The Last of the Mohicans (3 votes) - Rate This Scene - Voting Breakdown Location: French morters attacking the Fort Features: Sound Track Description: This movie features a fantastic musical score throughout. 2 scenes show off the surround and sub powers, when the French start firing their morters at the fort, and the other is when the group is behind a water fall. There are also great black powder rifle effects throughout.