Great Demo Scenes
AVENGERS: ENDGAME
“Martin Mull (or maybe it was Frank Zappa?) once opined that talking about music is like dancing about architecture. Trying to convey the benefits of high dynamic range video can feel a little like that, given that most web browsers don’t support HDR by default, and still images just can’t do it justice. So those of us who champion this video innovation in written form are often reduced to hyperbolic-sounding statements that still don’t effectively get the point across. It’s brighter! It’s darker! It’s billions of colors!.” read more
BABY DRIVER
“Using R-rated content for demo material is a slippery slope since it can easily be off-putting to many viewers and obviously isn’t suitable for families. And the most demo-worthy scenes from R-rated films usually contain gratuitous violence, profanity-laced dialogue, and nudity that can quickly turn your demo from engaging to a turnoff. But these two scenes from Baby Driver are terrific exceptions you can show to any audience without fear of offending.” read more
BATMAN RETURNS
“There seems to be some sort of weird consensus that a compelling AV demo scene must be action-packed, or at the very least loud. One of my favorite things about the new UHD/HDR release of Tim Burton’s Batman Returns is that it handily dispels this notion. In fact, it flips it right on its head.” read more
INDIANA JONES & THE LAST CRUSADE
“One of the most spectacular demo scenes in the Indiana Jones trilogy comes right at the beginning of the third movie, The Last Crusade. It’s basically a self-contained short film with an inviting beginning, rousing climax, and rip-roaring conclusion, all within a span of 14 minutes. It’s also some of the consistently best-looking and -sounding material in the entire franchise.” read more
IT (2017)
“A great home theater demo scene should accomplish a handful of things, aside from merely looking and sounding great. It should be compelling in its own right, even if you’re not familiar with the movie from which it’s pulled. It shouldn’t spoil anything major about the story. And in terms of imagery and sound, it should engage the viewers in a way that wouldn’t be nearly as effective on a lesser AV system.” read more
THE WIZARD OF OZ
“I keep making the claim in my reviews and elsewhere on Cineluxe that older movies—those shot on 35mm or larger film stock—are the ones that stand to benefit most from the latest Ultra HD and HDR home video standards. And I’ve yet to see a better example of this than the 4K HDR release of The Wizard of Oz.” read more
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