Good Scene to test surrounds

The Matrix, lobby shooting scene. X-Men, rain storm at the concentration camp, you think you're going to get wet.

I like Dark City for surround sound testing as it has superior cohesiveness throughout the entire movie. The pressure of the surround - atmospherics will snap into focus if you nail it and form a pressure like envelopement around you. The scene in True Lies where the dwebe bolts from the table in the restaurant running up the left wall of your room will expose a gap in the left main and left rear speaker. Switch inputs and calibrate right side. Dragonslayer has some excellent swooshing rear pans as the dragon flies around you. Opening rain scene in Crimson Tide. Opening scene in Desperado where the clicking revolves around room. Opening scene in Outbreak , especially when rocket launches from your right shoulder. These are but a few.

the best that i have heard so far is the finding nemo dvd it has a system check for video and audio. do this first then see the thx robot with the cow mooing toy in his hand it really is fantastic,you will not be dissapointed.
regards harry

Gladiator is a must if you're 7.1. Arrows shoot from the front center to the rear center. Great rumbling bass in the battle scenes also.

Gladiator Chpt. 7 I think (They take him out to give him a proper soldier's death - The blade gets stuck from frost - When he throws the sword to hit the guy on the horse you feel the sword go swooshing overhead - a little scary)

Any THX movie like Terminator, Toy Story with THX intro scene seems to really use the surrounds and pans across the room.