Respecting the Blu-Ray
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- Опубликовано: 13 окт 2024
- In this video I look at when a physical release of a film gets the treatment it deserves.
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The chronicles of riddick dvd menu was unreal, you had to first choose to convert to the necromongers or rebel, then you got a different menu with each choice! THEN the special features menu was a whole different animated background for each choice! So cool, i want to hang onto my dvd version just for that
The original matrix dvd was probably the best disc ever.
I remember that the first time I switched to Blu-Ray from DVD like then years ago I was super dissapointed on the release of Spider-Man 2, as all the bonus features from the DVD were missing. Behind the scenes for VFX, and the Videogame tie-in, interviews with cast, production team, deleted scenes, audio commentary with Sam Raimi and bloopers. We peaked with DVD and we didn't even know it.
DVD definitely was the peak of studio lead special features, something that Blu-Ray only has if either we are lucky or it’s done by a boutique brand. Most of the reason for special features exiting on DVD was the gimmick of getting more people to buy it because they could experience these exclusive interviews and commentaries.
If there is a range of bluray releases for the same title, I generally always go for the one with the extras - if it is a bluray without any extras it is a disappointment - though, of course, the film is still key. Personally, not that interested in a cobbled together making of and the Q&A with the stars, prefer the discussion of the music, discussion of the lighting, a chat with the second assistant to the x or y or listening to the accountant talking about the financing of the film; an isolated soundtrack; also perhaps a discussion of the restoration and work done etc or someone chatting about Euro-Crime or Kim Newman on the film. Nice to get the multiple versions such as the UK or European or USA cut of the film as well. Love the Indicator / radiance / arrow blurays for those kinds of features. The big release ones have the least interesting extras for me
I always assumed the lack of extras was just they had no space on the disk ? Or as all the features cost money with licensing, production etc that if the disk has a certain budget after the main picture, there is just nothing left to pay for the people to come in and be filmed, interviewed etc or the material is just so old and probably has been lost in some vault somewhere
The times when the big studios put a lot of effort into the physical medium are long gone. It started with the introduction of the Blu-ray disk. The cover motifs were often Photoshop images and no longer the original drawn cover. In addition, there was less bonus material. In the worst case, there was only the trailer. But in times when the DVD was still popular, there was not only plenty of bonus material, but the DVD menu was also made with so much love and playful that it was simply fun.
Now with the 4K UHD, which is already a niche market, things are not looking any better. I sometimes have the feeling that even less is being done with the 4K, not to mention that there have always been problems with playback or sound errors and then you wonder why many collectors and film fans are no longer satisfied.
Then there's another thing that bothers me so much about the 4K format is the black Bluray cases because after a certain time a smear and gas builds up on the inside where strangely none of the collectors on RUclips mentions anything.
I haven’t noticed anything wrong with the 4K cases but I agree that less has been provided per upgrade in format.
It is frustrating when your favorite movies get a physical media release with barebones features. It makes it feel like the studio doesn't care about the movie as much as you do. The latest Vacation 4K came with no special features. Ridiculous. And where's the other Vacation movies in 4K? Why don't we have a beautiful 4K box set with all of them yet?
Where's all the American Pie movies in a 4K set? Better Call Saul box set? Even Game of Thrones, which actually DID get an amazIng bluray box set, got a really crappy 4K set released. Makes no sense. The Lord of the Rings ultimate collector's edition didn't even have all the special features in it!!! Like seriously? Insane!
You didn't touch on this aspect in your video, but another thing that @cinemassacre talks about is how much better DVD menus were than blurays, and I agree. Studios just don't seem to put as much effort into releases anymore, they're more concerned about churning out movies to make money. Most of the time, this is why I like boutiques--they seem to care a lot more about their releases than the major studios do.
I'm going to check out your channel and see what other videos you have. I'm really surprised you have no comments on this video after a week. Nice collection btw!
Yeah there are so many classic films with lovely 4K remasters and absolutely no special features. Like you said with Better Call Saul the only way I got a good amount of sf was to buy each season individually as they came out. The LOTR set being bares bones is also insane given how amazing the Appendices are (which I luckily have on DVD). Same goes with any Alien film, as you need the anthology set to get the 3 hour docos for each film.
Yeah I’m surprised by the lack on comments on this video as well but it happens. I do admit that I haven’t discussed DVD menus in a great length because there are already a good amount of videos floating around - usually by people nostalgic for it who don’t even make physical media videos. Maybe I’ll make a video one day on it. In the meantime thanks for the response and I hope you like the rest off my videos
What is a boutique release?
Boutique is a curated release that is done by a certain label like Criterion or Arrow Video. They are studies that get rights to a film and make special edition releases that major studios don’t bother to put the time and effort into. They usually have better packaging, remasters and a large selection of curated special features unique to their release