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WWWP - What's Wrong with DVD Makers?
Let me see a show of hands - who else is vastly annoyed by the bare bones DVDs that we're being given these days, only
to see a "Special Edition" come out a few months later? Folks, when a DVD of a high profile movie is released with
absolutely no extra features on it, then please think twice before investing your hard-earned money in it. You should
be knowledgeable enough by now to know that a features-laden edition is coming soon.There are still some movies that give you a worthy DVD the first time around, but they're getting rarer. You can't really blame the DVD makers though. Their objective is to make as much money off their product as possible. What, you thought their job was to make movie fans happy? I chuckle. As long as you keep renting or buying multiple DVD versions of the same movie, then they'll keep creating 17 different special editions, each one boasting "One new deleted scene and commentary from the director's 8th grade English teacher!" I'm very selective in the DVDs I buy, so I've developed a pretty good ability to determine when I should wait or not. All it takes is a little patience. So it's up to you whether or not you want to settle for the "make a quick buck with a quick release" DVD or hold out for something better. My main complaint is when the DVD is obviously bereft of anything extra, yet it boasts such "special features" as "available subtitles," "available audio tracks," "theatrical trailer," and "cast bios." Dear DVD Makers - please don't insult my intelligence by referring to such lame additions as "special" when there is absolutely nothing special about them. The theatrical trailer? Yeah, I can find that on the movie's website. Cast bios? Please. That information can be found in a much more detailed context on IMDb. How about you give me something I can't find on the Internet in less than 5 minutes? Are you saving all that for the "Special Deluxe Mondo Super Duper Whiz Bang Diddly Ding Dong" set that you're obviously going to release in a few months? Fine. As I've already pointed out, that's to be expected these days. But when you release your "Give us $20 for Nothing Special" edition then please stop acting like you've given us a precious little treat by giving us a "scene selection." That's called "standard," not "special." Sigh. There was a time when the word "special" would refer to things of an esteemed or distinguished nature. But now there are some DVD makers out there throwing the word around like it's an Ike Turner wife. Please STOP! You're not fooling anybody. Do you expect us to genuflect in your presence and thank you for being so thoughtful as to put the movie's trailer on the DVD? Are we supposed to lavish you with praise because of how much the text cast bios increased our enjoyment of the movie? Well, it's not going to happen. Most people have wised-up to how the process works. Just be honest with us. That's all we ask. If you want to put the trailer and actor filmographies on the DVD then go right ahead. Just call them what they are - "Lame Crap that is NOT Special and Can be Found on the Internet." Sure, it's not as catchy and probably won't make the marketing department very happy, but at least it's the truth. Oh, and if you could please quit forcing me to sit through (or manually skip) about 5 or 6 commercials/trailers for other movies before I actually get to the DVD menu screen then I would greatly appreciate it. WHAT'S WRONG WITH PEOPLE?!?!?! |
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