DVDs with Great Surround Sound Mixes

List creator: oldkingcole Created on: April 20, 2002 - 5:27 PM PDT Description: The best-sounding, or cleverest use of multi-channel sound

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Twister (1996)
Probably the best, most impressive 5.1 mix I've ever heard. It's a rare example of the Dolby Digital track actually being better than the DTS track.
Event Horizon (1997)
Another fantastic 5.1 mix. There's always an explosion or a rocket blast just around the corner.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day - The Ultimate Edition DVD (1991)
The DTS track on this disc is excellent.
Unbreakable (2000)
Not a showy mix, but the 5.1 DTS soundtrack is one of the most natural I've ever heard. The scenes in the stadium are wonderfully immersive.
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
This wins the "cleverest use" award: It's front channels only during most of the film; the surrounds engage only for the fantasy sequences. Similar to the way The Wizard of Oz used color.
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
Nice, immersive 5.1 mix for this John Woo actioner.