Do You Care About DVD Extras?

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  • zim - 15 years ago

    I find it a special kind of funny Netflix is licensed at all considering non-competition would be the first thing to require of a rental outfit..

    Thank god someone finally found the light switch.. even if it may not be reach the darkest reaches of the industry.

    Assuming that this actually goes anywhere then the worlds rental outfits should become licensed only for special (screener type) versions of content with only the core content. This would include Video game rentals that would be stripped of extra content like online multiplayer.. they should be glorified demos.

  • DirkMaster - 15 years ago

    I could not disagree with David Rupp more. The reason that theaters are doing so poorly is because 1) they are too expensive, and 2) We can see it all, PLUS EXTRAS, at home. Subtitles, deleted scenes, and director's commentaries are all things I look for before I buy a DVD. If it's only a movie, I might as well WATCH NOW from Netflix, or a dozen different places online. Subtitles and commentaries are what get me to buy, so this will save me some money.

  • DAvid Rupp - 15 years ago

    I see this as an underhanded way to try to increase profit margins. But judging from the quality of extras lately and the lack of entertainment value from them I do not believe it will effect sales either way. People want to see the movie, period. There are no extras in a theater, but still we go. I run a review site, and since Fox isn't an affilliate of ours I see no reason to fall into the funnel web money trap. Let's stick to the issue at hand, if the movie is good enough it needs nothing "extra".

  • Brian Long - 15 years ago

    I occasionally watch the extras -- if it's a good movie I like the background, and if there are good effects I love seeing the "how it was made" stuff. But it ticks me off that they're doing this; I guarantee I *won't* be buying any of their movies just b/c of this.

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