quote:Originally posted by Mike lord: Call me crazy but I think it's a bit of a scam they've got running here where they release the bare bones version then supprise! They release all the movies again with all the bells and whistles that should have had on them first time round - for a hiked up price too!
The Thing DVD is just a run-of-the-mill release and it's got over 7 hours of extras.
I always thought that because we're paying a premium for DVD over VHS, we got the extras - not as a bonus but to make up for the extra cost.
I knew paramount would do that and I was warning anyone that would listen at the time because I thought it was odd that they were sooo devoid of extras at a time when it was one of DVD's best selling points.
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You are right. It is a scam. Even the greedy bastards of Lucasfilm (kings of merchandising) did not screw the fans this way. I personally got hosed by TWOK DVD! Zero extras!
...another marketing tool I've noticed is releasing sorry "full screen" versions of new movies on DVD (Spiderman, TLOTR). Why cant you just zoom in 1 notch on the widescreen to get the same effect? I've seen the "special widescreen version" go for five dollars more at WalMart.
...and you're right about The Thing. Awesome movie. Awesome DVD. $25 bucks.
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zooming in on the widescreen will just give you a closeup of the movie's widescreen form, fullscreen versions are often 'pan and scan' to make sure that important visuals are not lost to the sides.
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Personally I like the widescreen format, some movies give you a choice such as Top Gun. Others have Side-A widescreen, Side-B fullscreen. I find it odd that now they're making it separate DVDs.
I haven't bought any ST DVDs yet, movies or shows. I've been meaning to get special edition (se) movies such as TMP, TWOK, etc. I would also buy TFF se just for the sake of having all Trek movies.
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