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Re: It depends greatly on the film and how surround is used.

You bring up some interesting points. I think that modern sound engineers understand the need for respect and subtlety, which they have learned painfully ever since the origianl "Ben Hur" soundtrack mixed a cow mooing from the rear in the manger sequence and test audiences all turned around away from the film. Since very little except ambiant noise is mixed in the rear channels anyway I think that judicious use of 5.1 could be successful, especailly in the SF films you cite and anly (as you also say) if the original soundtrack was provided for purisits.

BTW, I enjoy the directional dialog of early stereo films like "The Fly".

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