So, since television hast forsaken me once more, I stepped infornt of my DvDs and decided to watch Lord of the Rings, once more. One could never tire of these movies. I own the extended versions of the films, simply because they were the only ones frist released, if I recall right.
Anyway, I noticed that the box consists of four DvDs, two with the movie, two with bonus material. Then I realized that I never actually bother with the bonus stuff.
Sure making-ofs are nice, but If I pack out a Dvd, I want to watch a movie, not hear some actor, who isn't half as likeable as the character he plays, talk about how awsome this movie, he makes a fortune of, really is.
Then there is develeoper commentary, which in most cases, like the Simpsons' Dvds, actually is laid OVER the sound of the acutal Dvd. I don't unterstand why anyone wouldn't want to hear a movie he explicitly decided to watch.
What I like are new scenes, that weren't in the movies-version. In movies like Kingdom of Heaven and Star Wars Episode III, they have greatly improved the movies as a whole to me, because a lot more loose ends were actually tied up in these deleted scenes (usally subplots).
Then there is the worst kind of DvD, the one that insults you, right after you start it. Why does any company thing it is a good idea to pack an anti-dvd-ripping-and-movie-downloading-add infront of the dvds menue? The best kind of these things is unskippable. I already bought the thing, so I am obviously not a thief. And anyone who intends to rip the thing will not suddenly go "Oh my god, what have I done?!", upon seeing such a thing. Furthermore any ripped version of a dvd will be stripped of stuff like that anyway.
So, after this garden-wall of text, here are my questions to round things up:
What makes a good Dvd for you?
What things do you disklike in Dvds?
How do you thing publishers could make buying Dvds more attractive, compared to just watching them illegaly via internet?
Anyway, I noticed that the box consists of four DvDs, two with the movie, two with bonus material. Then I realized that I never actually bother with the bonus stuff.
Sure making-ofs are nice, but If I pack out a Dvd, I want to watch a movie, not hear some actor, who isn't half as likeable as the character he plays, talk about how awsome this movie, he makes a fortune of, really is.
Then there is develeoper commentary, which in most cases, like the Simpsons' Dvds, actually is laid OVER the sound of the acutal Dvd. I don't unterstand why anyone wouldn't want to hear a movie he explicitly decided to watch.
What I like are new scenes, that weren't in the movies-version. In movies like Kingdom of Heaven and Star Wars Episode III, they have greatly improved the movies as a whole to me, because a lot more loose ends were actually tied up in these deleted scenes (usally subplots).
Then there is the worst kind of DvD, the one that insults you, right after you start it. Why does any company thing it is a good idea to pack an anti-dvd-ripping-and-movie-downloading-add infront of the dvds menue? The best kind of these things is unskippable. I already bought the thing, so I am obviously not a thief. And anyone who intends to rip the thing will not suddenly go "Oh my god, what have I done?!", upon seeing such a thing. Furthermore any ripped version of a dvd will be stripped of stuff like that anyway.
So, after this garden-wall of text, here are my questions to round things up:
What makes a good Dvd for you?
What things do you disklike in Dvds?
How do you thing publishers could make buying Dvds more attractive, compared to just watching them illegaly via internet?
