When you want to use your brand new home theater system at its fullest potential, finding some good movies to take advantage of your surround sound is a great place to start. With a professional quality receiver from Marantz paired up with some Totem speakers, the only way to totally experience the system is to find a movie that was designed for thrills in the theater.

Here are ten great movies to watch with surround sound. Every person is different, so we've included a bit of a variety within the list, but we think you'll be able to find something to enjoy. The movies titles are in alphabetical order so there's no favoritism.

• The Bourne Movies
• The Dark Knight Rises
• Iron Man Movies
• The Lord of the Rings Movies
• The Matrix Movies
• Pink Floyd - The Wall
• Saving Private Ryan
• Star Wars Movies
• Transformers Movies
• The War of the Worlds

These movies all have something slightly different to offer, but can all showcase your surround sound system quite well. With speakers positioned all around the room, you want to be able to hear the action as if you're in the middle of it. All of the action movies take advantage of full surround sound. During the fight and battle scenes, your seat will be thrown into the center of the action. You can hear bullets flying behind you, cars screeching all around you, or light sabers clashing all throughout the room.

The stand-out among our top ten is Pink Floyd's The Wall, which uses the visual medium to add another dimension to their album of the same name. While listening to the soundtrack and watching the film, you can feel like you were inside the rehearsal studio with the band as they were perfecting the songs.

These movies can still be fun to watch without a surround sound system, but you're missing out. Once your home theater system is set up professionally, you'll never be able to experience these movies the same way again. In fact, you'll probably wonder why it took you so long to install a complete surround sound system in the first place! For more information about optimizing your movie watching experience, contact us at AV Specialists right away.