tulane_steve:

As it looks like you're a fellow vinyl junkie, I could go on and on about some of my favorite LPs; but a few come to mind:
Kraftwerk Computerwelt (German pressing)
Copeland Rodeo, Antal Dorati conducting the DSO (Mercury Living Presence)
Getz / Gilberto (Verve)
War, The Best of War and More
Herb Alpert, Casino Royale (Colgems)
Khachaturian, Masquerade Suite (Mercury Living Presence)
Cat Stevens, Tea for the Tillerman (MFSL UHQR)

There's probably a million I could add, but I'm tired of typing.

With regard to DVDs, for sound:
U571
Master and Commander
Top Gun
the Road to Perdition
Terminator III
Sexy Beast (you'll think the opening scene with the boulder is going to tear your sub to pieces.)

For visual impact, "One Hour Photo" is great for color rendition. "Sin City" is great for black level and contrast. Also agree on the Pixar films... and in the same genre, you can add "Iron Giant" to the list.