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Blade Runner 2049 (R)

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Blade Runner 2049 (R)

One of those rare sequels that live up to its predecessor, Blade Runner 2049 pairs its visually impactful cyber-punk style with audio that is just as breathtaking. The movie entails endless subtle and overhead sounds (Think: Rain, overcrowded streets shuffling through, mechanical and electrical whirring sounds, plus more!) that will give your surround channels a full workout. At the same time, Its use of unobtrusive yet impactful bass notes gives some added "oomph" for a new full neo-noir experience that is guaranteed to immerse you into its realm.

IMMERSIVENESS RATING: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

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Cloudy with A Chance of Meatballs (PG)

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Cloudy with A Chance of Meatballs (PG)

Bigger (and most probably better!) than the largest available size at McDonald’s, this movie serves up clever use of amazing colors to accentuate the ginormous descending food with a side of exquisite and precisely timed cinematic surround sounds. The sound presentation focuses on creating an ethereal atmosphere by building a wide soundstage. You will notice a delicious flow of surround sound energy that not outshine one another and pick up on a lot of delicate ambient effects such as light whirring of gadgets, squishies from jellos, rumbling, and of course, “oohs” and “ahhs” that keep this dinner party going. Bass in this, takes on the supporting role to actively bring out the life and give an added sound dimension to complete your audio dining experience at Swallow Town.

IMMERSIVENESS RATING: ⭐ ⭐

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Cruella (PG-13)

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Cruella (PG-13)

Watch the sequence of events that turned a young, talented fashion designer into a notorious, dangerous criminal. Featuring Cruella's younger days before turning to the dark side, the movie plot is unique and potentially, one of Disney's best live-action film. The unpredictable story plot and rich display of on-screen colors keeps the movie interesting, all while well-balanced, life-like Dolby Atmos height and surround effects fill your room.

IMMERSIVENESS RATING: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

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Enola Holmes (PG-13)

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Enola Holmes (PG-13)

Little known sister of the iconic Sherlock Holmes takes the spotlight and as expected, sound delivery is just as witty as she is! Dialogues are coherently heard throughout without being muddled in crowd heavy sequences. Ambient sounds add on a lucid texture that injects added dimension, resulting in a distinct clear separation in your soundstage. Train scenes displayed outstanding directionality and the resulted rumbles effectively translated to warm reverberation through the subwoofer(s).

IMMERSIVENESS RATING: ⭐ ⭐

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Ford v Ferrari (PG-13)

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Ford v Ferrari (PG-13)

This 2020 Academy Award recipient for Best Sound Editing, is sure to ignite your inner racer passion. The escalating rivalry between Ford and Ferrari is clearly depicted through the use of thumping bass background tracks that invades your sweet spot. Highly-tuned race cars zooming past your screen, mechanical failures, car crashes and even the directionality of dialogue and crowds cheering are accurately and realistically replicated in-sync with the visual that draws a super tight correlation to put you in the race. It is no wonder that this history retold story has also gained recognition for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing from the Cinema Audio Society. This is one that will leave trails of electrifying sparks in your surround soundscape that might get you in the mood for a race or two.

IMMERSIVENESS RATING: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

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Black Widow (PG-13)

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Black Widow (PG-13)

As Black Widow's imperfect past resurfaces to destroy her, she has no choice but to go back to where it all started, uniting with her family to survive and deal with her enemies. The movie delivers a healthy dose of epic weapon fights, explosions, and intense moves - keeping you at the edge of your seat as the plot thickens and surround effects swirl around your listening area in a precise manner that matches the visuals on screen.

IMMERSIVENESS RATING: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

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Kate (R21)

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Kate (R21)

When an assassin is poisoned and told she has less than a day to live - expect her determination to kill those involved to reach savage levels. Every blow is fatal, with almost every gunshot fired from her resulting in gore and death - with the fatal ,thunderous impact of each bullet clearly articulated through our surround system.

IMMERSIVENESS RATING: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

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Godzilla: King of the Monsters (PG-13)

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Godzilla: King of the Monsters (PG-13)

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One of the most epic fights in the movie, feel the heat and fury between Godzilla and King Ghidorah, in their fight for the only spot as King. Despite the inclement weather, your surround speakers still do their due diligence in creating the howling wind, overhead rain, and directions of reinforcement fighter jets right in your room. The bellows of rage that your center channel translates might startle you. Every fall and impact will surely be felt throughout the floor of your room and could likely, have your neighbors knock your door.

IMMERSIVENESS RATING: ⭐ ⭐

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Gravity (Luxe Edition) (PG-13)

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Gravity (Luxe Edition) (PG-13)

If you think a movie set in Space will not feature impressive surround sound, think again. While Gravity will not aggressively assault your surround system, it will definitely taunt it through an extremely wide range of frequencies that are used to articulate the pressure in infinite space. The sound effects then balance that out with an impressive score of precisely placed, detail-rich sounds all around you to further heighten tension. Room-energizing explosions are also exemplary of how low-frequency tremors at high volumes should be portrayed. The deliberate lack of dialogues and emphasis on breathing patterns leave your mind to wander, sinking you deeper into the oblivion with Ryan. This truly crosses sound boundaries to create an immersive experience in the most unlikely place.

IMMERSIVENESS RATING: ⭐ ⭐

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Greyhound (PG-13)

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Greyhound (PG-13)

Here’s one for those that love war stories! Be transported right into the battle scene with Tom Hanks as your commander, with superb layered sound effects from bullets, explosions, war cries, and crashing waves. Every sequence is soundly coordinated within your surround channels to put you in the heat of the tension with every passing minute. Torpedoes will whiz dangerous close by you, and adding realism to this experience is every shout of life-saving that is coherently reproduced by your surround channels. A variety of bass effects from crashing waves and dramatic music drums will test your subwoofer(s) dynamic capability and heighten this war story.

IMMERSIVENESS RATING: ⭐ ⭐

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Hubie Halloween (PG-13)

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Hubie Halloween (PG-13)

Expect the sound of carelessly aimed eggs and garbage thrown overhead to envelop your listening environment early in the movie to mark the start of a halloween themed adventure. Slightly comical dialouge that add to the hubie-unique comical moments will come through clearly through your center channels, all while werewolf howls, dramatic music, horrified screams and creepy halloween scares emanates through your front channels to complete this horror and comedy movie mashup to gets everyone at home in the mood for Halloween.

IMMERSIVENESS RATING: ⭐

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Hawkeye (PG-13)

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Hawkeye (PG-13)

We couldn't have asked for more from Disney this holiday season! Hawkeye tries to get back to his family in time for Christmas - but the underworld is back to haunt him. As he meets a fellow archer aspiring to be a superhero, watch as they conquer all odds to come home in time for the most wonderful time of the year. With precision arrows flying past your seat over a colorful Christmas movie set, this series is not to be missed this holiday season!

IMMERSIVENESS RATING: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

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Raya and the Last Dragon (PG)

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Raya and the Last Dragon (PG)

As Raya embarks on a seemingly impossible adventure to find the last dragon and end a war, follow her on an exciting journey as she fights against enemies and odds to succeed in her mission. Every fist punch thrown can be clearly felt through your subwoofers, with the energetic clashing sounds of sword fights and magic in this realm going off with pinpoint accuracy that is relative to the screen, with enough atmospheric effects to bring the movie scenes to life in your living room

IMMERSIVENESS RATING: ⭐ ⭐

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Maleficent: Mistress of the Dark (PG)

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Maleficent: Mistress of the Dark (PG)

The heart of this film is in its take on reproducing captivating directional dialogues. Its dynamic use of every channel shows how much attention to detail the directors paid to fully convey every single aspect of Maleficient’s emotions. Every surround trail leaves an enchanting impression for your ears to follow in the darkness of your living room. Dynamic overhead sounds from crows that circles around you, portray rage that will keep your heart racing as the film builds up its tension. Keeping the best for the last, the final war raged will push your subwoofer(s) to deliver bass warmth that will pressurize your room.

IMMERSIVENESS RATING: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

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Mad Max: Fury Road (R)

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Mad Max: Fury Road (R)

OPENING SCENE

The award-winning, industry-famous Mad Max: Fury Road movie is one of the best movies to demo sound systems. In fact, the whole film is good for demo. The opening credits and the first scene make for a great surround demo scene. You can hear the little girl's voice from all the surround speakers for an immersive experience. Every single detail in the scene, including chewing of the lizards and engine revving can be heard with our exclusive 2-way surround speakers with high-performance drivers. Not to mention, you can hear and feel tons of deep rumbling bass throughout the movie with the soundtracks.

IMMERSIVENESS RATING: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

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The Meg (PG-13)

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The Meg (PG-13)

Watch this on days when all you want to do is to submerge yourself in the sea of reliable surround sounds. Right off the bat, the movie will tease with its opening scene that showcases the punchy warm bass and immersive ambient claustrophobic pressure. It then swallows you whole with its revolving soundstage when you enter the deep ocean. Brillant spatial ambient details shine through physical surround speakers that are capable of picking up realistic high frequencies to depict the perfect day at sea. Overhead sounds from large crashing waves, and gigantic sea creatures enough additional dimension and pressure - just enough to keep you lusting for more. Nothing in this presentation overshines. Every detail seamlessly blends and works together to drown you in a sea of great surround sound.

IMMERSIVENESS RATING: ⭐ ⭐

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Iron Man III (PG-13)

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Iron Man III (PG-13)

This movie announces its arrival unabashedly in true Tony Stark style. Sound effects purposefully dominate each channel to unveil its full glory of hitting peaks in challenging scenes. An array of frequency ranges move from one to the next instinctually to actively engage you into the excitement while you are in Iron Man’s basement. Mid-air activity sets out to pressurize your room in tight correlation with the on-screen activity. Sense of space as well as directionality are not shy to occupy your soundfield. The final scene will persistently demand 100% from your subwoofer(s) with multiple full impact explosions that demand its fullest output potential.

IMMERSIVENESS RATING: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

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John Wick (R)

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John Wick (R)

With every installment serving up more aggressive sonic assault to your surround system, John Wick will definitely delight if deep chest-thumping bass is what you are into. The series is solely driven by assassin-like action so do expect to hear the sounds from a variety of bullets to whizz pass you through your surround channels. In line with the movie series’ energy, the soundtrack electrifies and supplements even more impact to your chest with the punchy, yet precise explosive action.

IMMERSIVENESS RATING: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

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Joker (R)

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Joker (R)

Intense and dark, this origin story adaptation of DC’s notorious cold-blooded maniac will most definitely have your heart racing and hand gripping into the couch out. Toying with the idea of imprinting a surreal Gotham City through the channels of your surround system, this movie centers its shuddering experience through the use of everyday sounds that we hear. Not only will you literally experience the noise and voice in Arthur Fleck’s head, but you will also have a taste of his vulnerability. No need for jump scares for a bone-chilling ride. The score that accompanies this film, together with its gritty visual is enough to make you lose your sleep at night. It is definitely anything but a joke.

IMMERSIVENESS RATING: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

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Jumanji: The Next Level (PG-13)

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Jumanji: The Next Level (PG-13)

With a heavyweight star-studded cast, this Jumanji sequel definitely holds its sound effects weight. The start of every new challenge is marked by a fast resounding drumbeat that creates a tight correlation between the on-screen information to throw you into the action. The sequences unapologetically barge into your living room with a range of lifelike ambient effects that will give your surround speakers a run for their money. Comedic dialogues are keenly and cleanly reproduced to keep you in the “game”. Coupled with the surreal visual effects, this is definitely a movie that is perfect to bask in the glory of your full home theater.

IMMERSIVENESS RATING: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

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