Washington, D.C. (September 15, 2011) -- What are the greatest Blu-ray discs of all time?

According to the Broadcast Film Critics Association, they are: Apocalypse Now, Avatar, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Planet of the Apes box set, The Wizard of Oz and the complete Lord of the Rings boxed set.

Reuters reports that the critics named these films as the best Blu-ray discs on the market in a recent poll. However, the wire service notes that the voters were restricted to choosing Blu-ray discs from seven companies that are members of the Blu-ray Disc Association.

Consequently, the critics could not choose from the highly-regarded Criterion Collection, which has done a splendid job over the years remastering foreign films and older classics.