Things that peeve me off about DVDs...

[Jeeves]

There are just a few things that peeve me off. Three actually, with two being minor and one major... here goes the ranting:

3- The whole "special edition" bullsh*t going on these days. Companies push out a movie only-verison, and then milk money more by releasing a "special edition" later. Grr.

2- Double-sided disks. I don't know why these peeve me off... they just do. Usually it involves one side being a widescreen and one side being fullscreen. Who the hell cares? I don't know why I happen to like dvds that have a disk cover to them... but I just do. Plus you can put them data-side up on something with the disk-cover side down without worrying about one data side getting dirty.. oh well.

1- SNAPPER CASES! Screw Warner Bros! I am seriously biased against WB now, because of their snapper case bullshit... but what pisses me off the most is that New Line Cinema is owned by WB and thus they have to use the snappers also. The kicker is that New line makes GOOD dvds... but are forced to use snappers... *sigh* Dark City is one of my favor movies.. so is Blade Runner.. but both have snappers. Grrr

I am glad DVDShrine.com is putting together a petition.. of course knowing big business, I doubt WB would really care people hate snappers... as long as they are saving money by making snappers instead of buying amaray-type dvds.

Grr. Things that peeve me off. Oh well.
-J

[George McFly]

3. Amen I am so pissed that I baught The Fugitive then an SE was released

2. I only hate doulbe sided dsic with ws on one side and P&S on the other, they should put the movie in WS on onw side and extras on the other or better yet movie on 1 disc and extras on the other disc:MAD:

1. I, along with everone hates snappers too

[Filmmaker]

If I had a dime for every time someone registered any and all of these complaints, I'd have more DVDs than any of you guys!

(I know, tacky, tacky, but jeez these complaints have more dust on them than the BATTLEFIELD EARTH DVD at my local Blockbuster...)

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[Damian]

Originally posted by DVDnut:
3. Amen I am so pissed that I baught The Fugitive then an SE was released

I think in this case, we shouldn't be angry. The Fugitive was one of the first DVD's to be released by Warner Brothers. It was one of the first DVD's I purchased when I got my first DVD player and that's been about three years now.
The special edition just came out this year so three years between editions isn't too bad.
It's the studios that release movie-only and special edition, or special edition then super-duper special editions all within a year that really piss me off.

Example, Universal with their recent release of The Nutty Proffesor II: The Uncensored Directors Cut. It hasn't even been a year since they released the special edition.

I don't mind plunking down more money for the same movie, as long as they are not released with a relativly close time frame from each other.
The special edition on the Fugitive is on my list of movies I want, but it's not a high priority. Too many other great movies coming out this summer that I need to save my money for, and I already have The Fugitive.




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-Damian

[Taxi]

I like snappers. They're less prone to containing worthless "offers" inside, or a "collectable" booklet. Sheesh. Give me a break. You open the cover, and inside is the chapter listing. How cool is that?

True, they don't stack as well. I can live with that. (Don't get me wrong, I love the Keep cases too. It's just that I don't hate the snappers.)

SEs suck, but not too much. The SE of The Princess Bride will be here soon, and I'm stoked. Sure, I paid for the first disc, but hey, I've gotten to watch one of my favorite flicks on DVD for months now. If you want to avoid buying a title twice, NEVER buy a DVD that isn't a SE. How easy is that?

Disc art is way cool. I'm 100% with you on this one, Jeeves.

My Pet Peeve? Titles that I want that should be on DVD, that aren't. (a-hem)

[tomdkat]

DVD re-releases... The studios should plan it right the FIRST time and make THAT the best effort..... Especially NOW that they've had time to learn from past mistakes....

Peace....

[saraswati]

you know how we can all avoid getting burned on the special edition issue? don't get all "holy grail" about each and every halfway promising release. i mean, it's one thing to preorder a movie you know you want, you know it'll be a good disc, and you know that, even if they do eventually put out a better version, it'll be a while. but do you really have to get all gung ho about just a random release of a decent/barebones disc of something you liked ok but do not cum over?

what happens is that everyone rushes out to get these things, and then a few months later they get burned when the studio announces a bigger and better edition. for instance, The Klumps. i mean, was it really necessary to have that disc the second it hit shelves? it's the collectors' obsession that's killing us here.

also, another solution is to keep tabs on upcoming rereleases and sell or trade your copy before the new one hits shelves, preferably to an unsuspecting moron who will pay full price for it. or maybe you know someone who doesn't really care about the special edition and would happily get the old copy off your hands for cheap? i'd definitely rather spend $5 or $10 on a bare bones used copy of most movies, rather than shell out $25 or $30 for the super duper ultimate special edition. i've even bought old laserdisc copies of things because they're really cheap, and it's the same movie.

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[This message has been edited by saraswati (edited 06-26-2001).]

[tomdkat]

The problem is getting NEW releases within the first 2 weeks of being released is the BEST time to get the absolute BEST deals. IF I want 4 months to see if a re-release is on the horizon, I've missed myh opportunity to get a great price on that title....

So either way, we're basically screwed. If the studios would make the FIRST release the BEST release we wouldn't have that problem and people would not have second thoughts about buying DVDs for fear of buying the "wrong version"......

Peace......

[Blade]

Some of my pet peeves:

• Not being able to change audio tracks on the fly. Especially when the disc includes an audio commentary.
  
• Non anamorphic transfers (especially when one is available).
  
• Layer changes. I can't think of a single good reason why the player manufacturers couldn't have built a cheap memory buffer in thier players to keep people from EVER seeing the layer change! And no, I don't think cost is a good reason. They put these things in DVD Rom drives, they should be able to put them in at least mid priced DVD standalone players.
  
• Copyright warnings you can't skip past. This is one area where DVD is sometimes actually, a step backwards from VHS!
  
• Really long, uninterruptable menu animations. Doesn't anyone ever test these things out? DVD is about convenience and speed. We want to watch our movies and special features. Menus are cool and I don't want them to stop making them as nice as possible, but you should be able to get to the important stuff asap when you want to.
  
• DVDs that default to Dolby Surround soundtracks. I understand this one actually, I just don't like having to always worry if I'm listening to the best sound possible on any given DVD.
  
• Family fare=pan & scan mentality of the home video industry: My Blue Heaven, Moonstruck and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang are a few of the movies I'm either going to have to rebuy (or I'm waiting to purchase) when they finally get rereleased as SEs or at least in OAR.

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-David
My DVDs and HT

[saraswati]

most of the new release discounts i see, both online and in stores, are for something like $5 or $10 off, or 20% off.

lets say you want a disc that usually retails at $30. the first month it's out, it's on sale for $20. so you snap it up.

well then 3 months later, you find out there's going to be a special edition. you feel the need to buy that because, as the average DVD collector, you must have every little scrap of extras you can. and let's say the SE retails at $35, but in the first month you buy it at $25.

in total, you've spent $45 on one movie. however, if you had waited the 3 months without this DVD, you only would have spent $25.

even if you had waited 3 months, bought the $30 disc, and then felt the need to buy the new version at $25, you only would have been spared $10. which you could recoup by selling your copy as soon as you found out about the rerelease.

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