![]() Once the horses get close, the real action explodes on the screen, with a nasty surprise for the riders. Bagpipes, hoofs, armor and chains blend together all around you with the simmering orchestral score in anticipation of what’s about to happen. This exciting scene, depicting the Battle of Stirling, grows in anticipation as the horses pick up their pace in the charge against Wallace and his band of warriors. It depicts the life of William Wallace (played by Mel Gibson) during the first war of Scottish Independence. This 1995 epic won multiple Academy Awards ®. Braveheart – Battle of Stirling Cavalry Charge ![]() The visuals, sound effects and sound design are nothing short of superb … all with the classic John Williams theme bursting out of the speakers. Get the subwoofer ready for some high energy Star Wars action. The CGI (computer generated imagery) in this scene includes power shields, laser cannon shot, spaceships exploding and just about everything else you can dream of in a classic spaceship battle - all zipping from the left to the right, in front of and behind you. Talk about going from 0-100 mph! Check it out here. It’s classic action involving modern weapons, fists of fury and lots of great camera angles. Then the action lights up and the close quarters makes for some loud and proud moments that will shake your system. All starts quietly, until Cap, realizing they’re all there to take him on, asks if anyone wants to get out. Going up? In this scene from the 2014 superhero film, Marvel Comics character Captain America, played by Chris Evans, takes on an entire elevator full of bad guys. Captain America The Winter Soldier – Elevator Fight After the drop, fighter jets swoop in on the bombers and your surround speakers (and height speakers too, if you have them!) get a good workout, with gunfire peppering every corner of your room. ![]() All is relatively quiet until bursts of flack begin and as each second ticks away, the action, intensity and fire light up your screen. As veteran French film composer Alexandre Desplat’s eerie score sets the mood, a vast formation of bombers flies right into the camera, their engines filling the sound field. This World War II tale of grit and survival resonates strongly every time I see it. But then they might just join you when the action starts. Except maybe one with full-blown surround sound! These are the kinds of exciting films that may even have you turning up your system until the neighbors start a-knocking. Nothing fires up a home theater like a great action movie.
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