It’s funny that “Vertical Limit” is used so much… it’s so bad, but it looks great!

I have had great results with the Normandy invasion from “Saving Private Ryan”. No matter how many times I see it, I find myself ducking bullets when the surround is right.

2. It must tell a story
Find a “screen” that tells a complete story.  Screen or scene.

Now that you’ve hard the “rules” explained
Hard the rules?

Overall I enjoyed it.

The scene i use seems to follow these rules nicely.  From the incredibles, when the children are running from henchmen on flying machines in the jungle.  Its a handful of minutes long, introduces a wonderful soundtrack halfway through that showcases horn tweeters (lots of brass) then goes to an ultra crisp high-hat.
End on the part where the boy plunges into the water, and you see/hear/feel the explosion at the surface happening from underwater.

I also have buttkickers installed, and the part where a flying machine crashes into a pillar seems to lift the seats off the ground.

one scene I use that people have been wowed at is the gunfight scene in “Open Range” great booms from shotguns and richochets from glass try it it it great

I’m a big fan of that Incredibles clip, as well as the pod race from Phantom Menace However my new favorite is the plane rescue from Superman Returns.

Add these to the list, the opening battle sequence from Gladiator when the Huns lining up across the battlefield and the arrows and pots of oil flying overhead and smashing into the trees is fantastic. The blacks, greys and stark whites look great.