Disappointing DVD releases - Page 3

Forbin · May 7 2012, 01:25 PM

Mooch wrote:

DVDs? Talk about old school! :P

Hey, I still have Laserdiscs and Beta tapes!

gh4chiefs · May 7 2012, 03:11 PM

Brikar99 wrote:

Mr. Laser Beam wrote:

^ Didn't Die Hard 4 have the opposite problem? Its unrated cut is only available on standard DVD, I think.

That's correct. Fox gave some excuse about how they couldn't get the unrated one out on Blu-ray in time, so they just went with the PG-13 version.

Dammit, that pisses me off. I bought the Die Hard set some time ago and kind of put it away and never got around to watching it. It shouldn't be that big of a deal, but I just find it irritating that when you shell out money for their product, they aren't giving you what you saw at the theater.

ATimson · May 7 2012, 03:22 PM

gh4chiefs wrote:

Dammit, that pisses me off. I bought the Die Hard set some time ago and kind of put it away and never got around to watching it. It shouldn't be that big of a deal, but I just find it irritating that when you shell out money for their product, they aren't giving you what you saw at the theater.

Uhh... they are giving you what you saw at the theater on the Live Free or Die Hard Blu-ray.

Star Wolf · May 7 2012, 03:31 PM

What disappoints me is when only the first season is released. And when you are missing part of a story because of a crossover episode.

Jono · May 7 2012, 04:04 PM

I find it disappointing that in the past region 4 releases often lacked the special features of their R1 releases. It happened a lot a couple of years ago, but in more recent times I've come across it less.

ManOnTheWave · May 7 2012, 04:46 PM

Star Wolf wrote:

What disappoints me is when only the first season is released. And when you are missing part of a story because of a crossover episode.

I was pleasantly surprised by The Bionic Woman which came with cross over episodes from The Six Million Dollar Man.

I was unpleasantly surprised when the audio went out on a second season episode of the The Bionic Woman.

Brikar99 · May 7 2012, 05:18 PM

gh4chiefs wrote:

Brikar99 wrote:

Mr. Laser Beam wrote:

^ Didn't Die Hard 4 have the opposite problem? Its unrated cut is only available on standard DVD, I think.

That's correct. Fox gave some excuse about how they couldn't get the unrated one out on Blu-ray in time, so they just went with the PG-13 version.

Dammit, that pisses me off. I bought the Die Hard set some time ago and kind of put it away and never got around to watching it. It shouldn't be that big of a deal, but I just find it irritating that when you shell out money for their product, they aren't giving you what you saw at the theater.

ATimson is right - the 'Live Free or Die Hard' blu-ray is the theatrical version, which was rated PG-13. The DVD on the other hand, had both the PG-13 theatrical version and the unrated version through seamless branching.

gh4chiefs · May 7 2012, 05:33 PM

Well I guess my memory is messed up then, but I recall him saying the MF line as he shot Tim Olyphant at the end of the movie. Guess it's just such an expected thing for him to say that my memory fills in the blanks even though you're telling me I didn't actually see that the theater.

MacLeod · May 7 2012, 05:48 PM

Different extra feature for the regions, there is very little reason as to why a region A or B should have different features.

Sephiroth · May 7 2012, 05:54 PM

what annoys me is half seasons. It's a shitty attempt at a double dip and I refuse to bite

Forbin · May 7 2012, 05:56 PM

ManOnTheWave wrote:

Star Wolf wrote:

What disappoints me is when only the first season is released. And when you are missing part of a story because of a crossover episode.

I was pleasantly surprised by The Bionic Woman which came with cross over episodes from The Six Million Dollar Man.

I was unpleasantly surprised when the audio went out on a second season episode of the The Bionic Woman.

I had to buy a couple of seasons of Hercules to get the crossovers from Xena of the Hope and Callisto arcs. I ripped them and made my own compilation DVDs with everything in order.

Brikar99 · May 7 2012, 06:28 PM

gh4chiefs wrote:

Well I guess my memory is messed up then, but I recall him saying the MF line as he shot Tim Olyphant at the end of the movie. Guess it's just such an expected thing for him to say that my memory fills in the blanks even though you're telling me I didn't actually see that the theater.

He says it, though they muddle it up with the sound effect of the gunshot.

Miss Chicken · May 7 2012, 09:10 PM

Jono wrote:

I find it disappointing that in the past region 4 releases often lacked the special features of their R1 releases. It happened a lot a couple of years ago, but in more recent times I've come across it less.

I am surprised that people buy region 4 releases at all, seeing that it is usually considerably cheaper to buy region 1 or 2 DVDs.

gh4chiefs · May 7 2012, 09:21 PM

Brikar99 wrote:

gh4chiefs wrote:

Well I guess my memory is messed up then, but I recall him saying the MF line as he shot Tim Olyphant at the end of the movie. Guess it's just such an expected thing for him to say that my memory fills in the blanks even though you're telling me I didn't actually see that the theater.

He says it, though they muddle it up with the sound effect of the gunshot.

See I would have sworn we HEARD him say it, it' s just been awhile and my memory is faulty.

I guess I'm not mad then.

Angel4576 · May 7 2012, 09:40 PM

MacLeod wrote:

Different extra feature for the regions, there is very little reason as to why a region A or B should have different features.

I think in terms of Blu Ray it's due in part to what the features were when released onto DVD. A lot of R2 DVDs didn't have the R1 extra features, and when they've since released the movie/series onto Region B BD they haven't bothered doing the extras as they'd have to go before the BBFC for classification.

It does seem to be less of an issue nowadays though, luckily.

Sephiroth wrote:

what annoys me is half seasons. It's a shitty attempt at a double dip and I refuse to bite

God yes. Even worse, the Stargate SG1 releases - 4/5 episodes per release, and then 5 releases per season, and not even the option of a full season set until much farther down the line (season 7 or 8 onwards).

May 7 2012, 03:31 PM	#34
Star Wolf Rear Admiral Location: ciudad de Los Angeles	Re: Disappointing DVD releases What disappoints me is when only the first season is released. And when you are missing part of a story because of a crossover episode. __________________ I'm not crazy! All I Really Need to Know I learned by Watching The Wire

May 7 2012, 04:04 PM	#35
Jono Rear Admiral Location: Australia	Re: Disappointing DVD releases I find it disappointing that in the past region 4 releases often lacked the special features of their R1 releases. It happened a lot a couple of years ago, but in more recent times I've come across it less. __________________ Those who lose dreaming are lost.

May 7 2012, 05:33 PM	#38
gh4chiefs Rear Admiral Location: Jefferson City, MO	Re: Disappointing DVD releases Well I guess my memory is messed up then, but I recall him saying the MF line as he shot Tim Olyphant at the end of the movie. Guess it's just such an expected thing for him to say that my memory fills in the blanks even though you're telling me I didn't actually see that the theater. __________________ Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less.

May 7 2012, 05:48 PM	#39
MacLeod Vice Admiral Location: Great Britain	Re: Disappointing DVD releases Different extra feature for the regions, there is very little reason as to why a region A or B should have different features. __________________ On the continent of wild endeavour in the mountains of solace and solitude there stood the citadel of the time lords, the oldest and most mighty race in the universe looking down on the galaxies below sworn never to interfere only to watch.

May 7 2012, 05:54 PM	#40
Sephiroth Vice Admiral Location: Sephiroth	Re: Disappointing DVD releases what annoys me is half seasons. It's a shitty attempt at a double dip and I refuse to bite __________________ ~I Will Never Be A Memory~ (>'_')>---------->Kazap< Hunting Humanity and Pestering Cloud since 1997

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