Then I put in STAR WARS III. I had seen it at the theater this past summer, so there were no surprises. The DVD player I used for the film has an HDMI connection which is a pure digital connection between the digital DVD and the digital TV. The movie, which was filmed digitally, never enters the analog realm in this set-up. Thus, the extensive CGI was pristine looking and, of course, the movie was sharp as a tack.
I do have a back surround speaker in addition to the rear surrounds in my home theater so I was able to appreciate the extensive Dolby EX sound field for the film. Very spectacular.
[I still say that LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING contains the most extensive and rich soundtrack of any film in my collection. The extended version which I have has both Dolby EX and DTS-ES sound, and it's the DTS-ES that is so astounding.]