Apollo 13 (DTS) (US)

This Tom Hanks biggie is getting on a little now, but despite endless viewing (and countless dts demo`s!!), ive never found a reason to be bored yet.Some may disagree, saying that its long in the tooth and slow, but hey its horses for courses!
You know the story by now,so i`ll concentrate on the disc itself.Like many of my first purchases, i`d bought the r2 dd5.1 version of this when i first had my wharfedale 750-but-like most av nutcases,read about all those lovely r1 discs containing dts.This,along with The Bone Collector,was one of the first dts experiences id had in the home.Awesome just doesn`t describe this disc enough-the picture,framed in its original cinemascope ratio,has an authentic grainy look to it but remains solid and crisp throughout,particularly in the outer space scenes.On a large,decent widescreen tv its nothing short of an experience,the brilliant zero gravity photography and cgi creating a believable sense of realism.Top marks to Ron Howard on that one.
And the dts?Well,on a good system the dd5.1 audio is good,but this dts copy is frankly staggering,with low end subwoofer effects that`ll rattle the windows...3 doors down!Where the dts scores over dolby is in the subtle and more atmospheric rear effects,check out little bits like when the shuttle hatch is closed in chapter eleven-the sense of `being there` is quite uncanny.To really impress though, just play from chapter 10 onwards and witness the tension building drama,the combination of acting,great cinematography,cgi,the james horner score,all add up to a savage take off sequence(when Howard mentions the use of `HEAVY DTS LOW END` in the commentary-HE MEANS IT!
This is great entertainment,and on dvd has the presentation it deserves-final mention to the jim/marilyn lovell commentary,what other dvd can boast chatter from the real life stars of the on screen action?If you have dts then give this a whirl,if you dont then still buy for a great movie,long it may be,but i loved it.Great stuff...