men on film
there may not be that many of you out there who care enough about film to really care about the extras on dvds. some of you just like the better picture or better sound. great...this rant won't make sense to you.
i'm getting tired of the way dvd extras are being produced and the kind of extras that are being produced. in this viewer's opinion, dvd producers, movie studios, et cetera...if you're going to include commentary, it's a good idea to have something like "technical commentary" as a secondary option to "director" or "cast" commentary...so you're doing something right. but how about more cast and less crew on the primary commentaries? and i'm not talking about the 2nd or 3rd supporting roles. i don't care if certain actors are reluctant to do the commentaries...get them done!
also, how about having more than 2 people on the main commentary gathered in the same room...actually interacting with what other people are saying. you want some examples?! fight club, good will hunting, lotr extended editions, these are cast commentaries done right (in case some of you didn't catch it, those are recommendations for you to go out and see those dvds with commentary...they're sometimes funny and often enlightening).
also, one quick last note (yes, i could keep going, but i want many of you to come back for future rants...), "theatrical trailer", "dolby surround", "widescreen", "cast bios"...none of these qualifies as a "special feature" anymore. maybe when dvds were first mass-produced in, like, 1997, these were considered "special", but now they are just standard. if you're making dvds and not including these kinds of things, you're wasting your time and ours.
posted by johnny m @ 9/01/2004 12:06:00 AM
1 Comments:
punkrockpaul, regarding spider-man, granted, i felt a little screwed by that purchase (considering the fact that i already owned it and sold the original for this one...which, i think, is what you were referring to).
however, i probably felt less screwed than you did given that, from what you told me once, you had already paid to see spider-man 2, before you bought the deluxe ed. i, on the other hand, saw it the first time with my free ticket from the deluxe ed. so, all things considered, i only ended up paying out an extra $10 for the deluxe (purchase price, minus money obtained from selling original, minus money saved from free movie ticket, equals around $10).
that said, it has to be understood that your conspiracy theory about timely dvd releases is only partially applicable (some special, or "collector's", editions are actually worth buying depending on your views of the additional features (e.g. the new edition of goodfellas is worth the purchase strictly for the commentary with henry hill).
regarding buff vs. connoisseur (i think your spelling was correct), i actually didn't think there was much of a difference. whichever is the one that's more serious about the impact of film, that's the one i aspire to be.
regarding adango's comments, you know, it really depends what would be meaningful for you. it certainly sounds like you've had kind of a bad run if the most extensive feature in your collection is a storyboard feature. it'd be interesting to hear what your 5 dvds are and what you would find to be a worthwhile special feature. if you're interested, feel free to elaborate.
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