DVD Collection Update and Blu-ray RANT

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After a lengthy drought, it's finally time for a new DVD Collection Update! And a good, hearty RANT about a trend I've noticed cropping up with some recent BluRay releases.
DVDs and Blurays discussed in this edition:
Dawn of the Dead (2004 Version)
The Thing (1982 Version)
Predator Special Edition
Alien Quadrilogy Boxed Set
Kill Bill Blu-ray
Chronicles of Riddick Trilogy ,physical media
physical media
#physicalmedia

[@ultemad15red]

watching this in 2017...please make a video pout 4k ultra hd formate

[@Jorgie000]

As physical media slowly dies it's just going worse I'd imagine, the less money they make on Blu-rays the less effort they'll put into them.

[@postgotham]

oh. I have an standered def tv, do you think I can watch blu-ray in atleast OK quality on it (im getting a PS3 next month)?

[@CinemaATTACKS]

CONT Apparently, there is some guild loophole where they can save money in royalties if a making of doc is cut up into parts, as under 20 or 15 minute EPK segments rather than a full length doc. There are other examples, although I don't remember off the top of my head, where a DVD was released with the same extra as a previous release (DVD or laserdisc), except that the making of documentary was split into parts instead of played as a whole. I wanna say that the SCARFACE DVD was like that.

[@chocloditelensman]

thanks for the great reviews! I appreciate ALL of your comments regardless of what other people think. Keep it coming !

[@CinemaATTACKS]

I had the same thing happen with the blu-ray of CARRIE. I gave away the special edition DVD when I picked up the blu-ray with the exact same cover, but it has almost none of the special features. It even has the same menu, but when you click on special features, you only get the trailer. As far as THE THING doc, my understanding is that studios are saving money by cutting up these making of docs, shortening them, or having them as picture in picture extras. CONT

[@nielsb90]

The European Blu-Ray release of ``The Thing´´ includes the documentary ``The Thing: Terror Takes Shape´´! You could try importing it! Heres a list of the extras: Extras: U-Control Picture in Picture track with cast and crew interviews and behind-the-scenes footage Commentary with director John Carpenter and actor Kurt Russell John Carpenters The Thing: Terror Takes Shape Production Background Archive Cast Production Photographs

[@rocky01542]

The UK Blu-ray of 'The Thing' has all the special features that was on the DVD release, and the documentary can be accessed on its own.

[@kacman11]

I love the packaging to The Thing "special edition". The remake of Dawn of the Dead makes me frustrated. I want to hate it so bad with a passion but I actually "like it". Ugh. ASSUME. I will never look at the word the same way ever again. Very nice point on Blu-Rays. Never looked at it that way. Great video!!

[@MetalGod6387]

@Zaranyzerak whats your take on the Alien Anthology on blu-ray?

[@tag1989]

hahahaha the woman walking passed in the background lmao

[@simockslo]

have you checked out the blu-ray ultimate hunter edition of predator since this video?

[@CharlesFGray]

I too was duped by the 2004 Dawn of the Dead release. A friend gave me a DVD of Dawn of the Dead, which I gave away as I planned to buy the Blu-Ray release. So I bought the Blu-Ray release and was disappointed due to the missing extras. So I ended up rebuying the DVD release(lucky it was on sale for $5) for the extra features. DVD 4.7GB Blu-Ray 25GB Yet they could not out the extra features on the Blu-Ray release. The pop ups featured in the Blu-Ray of DOTD2004 sucks. Thanks, Charles

[@postgotham]

do you even have a hd widscreen tv?

[@lud4cr1sx]

is blu ray worth the money for every dvd?

[@mwhite148]

Predator 2 is now available on blu-ray, but i'm not sure if it has extras, but the special edition was loaded.

[@robronsmith3784]

I love the extras in movies, i tend to enjoy them more than the movies half the time, i wish blu ray had the same extras if not more than the dvds do..

[@JohnAvengerJR1985]

I hate it when the transfer on a blue ray looks bad and the companies releasing them don't tell the consumer.I hate that shit.

[@rjk5805]

They make us pay enough for BluRay releases, the least they could do is carry over all the extra features from the DVD editions .

[@AFHProductions]

I'm so glad I bought the re-released version of Dawn of the Dead (2005) 'cause it comes with the DVD copy which has all the extras so I'm a happy camper. :)

[@Ilikesmalltitties]

I completely agree with the Predator rant. I miss the extras from my old DVD (sold it in order to upgrade).

[@The90sGamingGuy]

I have been researching the Blu-Ray format for nearly 2 years. Each time a new movie comes out I look for reviews on it. I am going to start my BD collection with some older movies. The Thing,5th Element,and etc. I would like to know what I am spending 20-30 on. Want to make sure the quality is better than DVD edtions, cause some BD movies are not made from good masters.

[@DarkRaven23]

what's the point in upgrading to blue ray if you are only getting a hd version of the film and none or just a few of the extras that were on dvd? It's more expesive too. I would just settle for the dvd for now.

[@fuzzbox77]

The whole reason for the loss of Special Features on a lot of Blu-Ray titles is due to the fact that those features were only commissioned for DVD release. Blu-Ray is a different format! There is a loss due to contractual limitations. There are certain exceptions (Like the forthcoming Alien Quadrilogy Blu-Ray and Steve Sansweet's confirmatons of the Complete Star Wars Saga Blu-Ray Box Set. They will be choc full! But it's still a fresh format. A lot of people refuse to upgrade... yet!

[@fuzzbox77]

Well it's down to the consumer. If a studio chooses to release a title that resembles it's former counterpart, then it's down to the consumer to check. Whether it's a single disc, 2 Disc S.E, Digital Bonus 3 Disc, Full Screen, Widescreen - HD-DVD, DVD, Blu-Ray... The studios announce that there will be various releases. The public need to open their eyes and check. It's their fault if they can't differenciate.

[@sgtpepper1138]

LOVE Hearts in Atlantis it was funny, before the movie was made, my wife was reading the book, and said "Anthony Hopkins would be great if they made it into a movie"

[@Optimegatrongodzilla]

@Zaranyzerak PLEASE TELL THE STUDIOS IN ANY WAY U CAN TO CARRY OVER ALL PREVIOUS FEATURES TO ALL NEW EDITIONS!!!! LET'S GET THIS DONE RIGHT, ZARANY!

[@THEEEYeti]

The Alien series may not be your cup of tea, but you can't deny that it is one of the best film series ever created.

[@fuzzbox77]

They do this for the general consumer. The average consumer doesn't care about packaging. Just the actual film itself. There are many fans who want this previous packaging scrapped - but as I have said before on another post, it just isn't possible unless companies know they are going to make a profit to go that extra mile (Unless it's Lucas/Spielberg/Jackson). It's not deceptive, before you go and buy a disc read the details on the sleeve or check out reviews. The company isn't decieving anyone

[@Tommyrbo]

Great man - Would love to see that! Greeting from Norway :)

[@lordhaku]

When the studios and distributors go for the "just a trailer as an extra" bag, it really makes me want to punch them in the face. Given the fact I can get essentially any trailer on youtube, it feels like they've just wasted it.

[@Uniflux]

They have actually realeased a 2 disc definitive edition of predator, which has tin packaging and a few more extras. But i do understand your dismay as regards blu-ray extras, you can get 2 disc dvd editions for half the price and with all the extras.

[@sulijoo]

Pitch Black and Chronicles of Riddick are perfectly decent films, unless you're inherently prejudiced against Diesel as an actor, in which case you'll tear them to pieces. They play to his strengths.

[@sagasky]

Same thing happens for video game consoles. One one thing, you have them releasing too early with a ton of bugs. On another, the games look good but there isn't much to them when they first come out.

[@tegid699]

Strange "comfort" movies, my comfort movies are in no particular order : shadowlands, as good as it gets, bird on a wire, American beauty, much ado about nothing, hearts in Atlantis

[@fuzzbox77]

It seems the medium has slowly risen. Like all before it - the true fans want quality (Laserdisc, Betamax and V2000 - ahem). And like certain releases (Ghostbusters being a prime example where the quality on Blu-Ray isn't that astounding), there is a refusal where the time to upgrade is a distant thing for most consumers, henceforth - the studios are holding back with splashing cash out with contracts for certain releases unless they know they will sell in large numbers (Hence ALIEN & STAR WARS)

[@nielsb90]

Continued: Production Art and Storyboards Location Design Production Archives The Saucer The Blairmonster Outtakes Post Production Theatrical Trailer

[@CharlesFGray]

You'll need to do a rant on The Lord of the Rings upcoming Blu-Rays which are NOT the Extended versions, just the regular versions. Great marketing ploy for the LOTRs so most people will buy the same movie 4 times. 2 times on DVD and 2 times on blu-ray. Thanks, Charles

[@KillaSin515]

I hear you brother. Same thing happened to me with Kingdom Of Heaven. I had the Director's Cut 4 Disc Special Edition. When I got it on Blu-ray I was dissapointed.

[@BigLeo7205]

Nice review/rant. Let's see. Blue ray holds 5 times the content, so we'll put less content than standard dvd. makes sense.

[@fuzzbox77]

THIS IS GOING TO CLEAR UP THE WHOLE POINT!... It's up to the consumer what they want to spend their money on. Read into a product before you buy it! I hate the fact that that packaging can be deceiving - but would you honestly go and shell out $20-$30 on a Blu-Ray disc without checking the specs/bonus content etc just over some cover-art? YOU CAN'T SAY SHIT! It's a matter of principal - the big-wigs don't care what any of the FAN-BOYS think unless their is financial attachment to any release.

[@OrionsAngel]

I hate re-imaginings too. I hate the word and the concept. I love continuations.

[@BrookeK92]

there is no way im getting a blu ray player any time soon, to expensive, plus, im still loyal to DVD. GO DVD GO!!

[@billyhanna420]

I totally agree. I'm still waiting for a decent edition of first blood and dead alive that have some extras.

[@slagarcrue85]

Ver,y valid argument Sean. Nice job.

[@ilikebananassometimes3608]

Just watch the documentary on DVD or laser disc, problem solved.

[@EscpdFrmPsykward]

If I'm paying $30 for a BluRay DVD I better get ALL the features that are on the regular DVD and MORE! Any less is an insult.

[@postgotham]

thanks, im thinking of doing that with blu-ray AND laserdisc

[@MrKingJubJub]

Uploaded on my B-Day!! Cool.

[@sgtpepper1138]

out of curiosity......why???

[@ttsese]

same thing with Con Air the bluray that was released was just the theatrical cut why did they release just the theatrical cut when the extended cut of the film has been out on dvd for years the answer is the companies with the rights to the films want to maximise the money they can make release a standard version so standard people or hardcore fans will buy it then later on release the special edition and increase the sales of that one film license. This is the one reason that makes sense to me

[@Tommyrbo]

Show us your Laserdisc collection! :D

[@madman88]

for the movies that are on HD-DVD and not on Blu-ray they should just copy the exact transfer and not mess with the features but if they did i mean add more don't take away

[@mr94hitman]

hey man the dawn of the dead blu-ray does have The Lost Tape & the news bulletins.

[@mays40701]

The Thing scared me too man!

[@EPS5000]

"I heard it was coming out on Blu-ray, so I sold my DVD" = dumb. WAIT for it to come out, decide if you really want it, THEN if you want you can sell the DVD. Selling your DVD based on a rumor that it *might* come out with all the same features on Blu-ray is just dumb...

[@gdfschimpi007]

@Zaranyzerak umm... im talking about single layered i know the maximum is 50gb

[@J14ernandez]

I bought it being a huge robocop fan, like you said it deserves the royal treatment soon. BTW good vids i enjoy them

[@THEEEYeti]

@Zaranyzerak whoops, I spoke in a confusing manner and you misunderstood me. I wasn't speaking to you, but in general terms, referring to those who don't like them. My bad.

[@Disthron]

I'd say the cronicals of Ridic was more of a fantacy in space. Not that there is anything really wrong with that but it is a major departure from the original movie and I don't think it was done that well. ...you know, maybe you should think about actually getting the new version before you sell the old version. That way if the new ersion is crappy you havent lost the better one. They wont to skrew more money out of you. Breleasing more versions. Some with extras and some without.

[@THEEEYeti]

@Zaranyzerak oh you misunderstood me, I wasn't talking to you, I was speaking in general terms because i know many people who don't like them. My bad.

[@alitardi]

The thing blu ray is a good choice , i´ll buy mine blu ray soon !!

[@JarodRebuck]

i know what you mean. kino, of all people, just released the penalty on blu without the excellent score featured on the dvd issue. assuming kino has permanent rights to that score, i don't understand why they simply couldn't scoot this score over to blu ray. is it a matter of sheer laziness. by the way, the cover of the blu ray looks virtually exactly like the dvd cover.

[@phxsns1]

I think my first R movie was Army of Darkness when I was 10

[@tag1989]

hey zarany i understand that you get pissed off when the blu rays dont have the original extras but dont you think that the extras and behind the scenes ruin the film for when watching it in the future. i did however like the short storys on dawn of the dead from andys point of veiw. for me deleted scenes should only be in extras

[@THEEEYeti]

@Zaranyzerak Oh I spoke in a confusing manner and you misunderstood me, I wasn't speaking to you, but in general terms. My bad.

[@sagasky]

He holds the light saber differently in ps2, and yeah there are differences look wise, but I saw some youtube videos about the ps2 version and there were tons more costumes to unlock, while others have said the ps3 version didn't have much going in the content direction. Do not play dark areas in daytime however..lol, cant see much lol.

[@loveaction12]

hey i see you share my same passion of movies but im not trying to be mean i care about special features but why do you care for cover ?

[@smeckaldorf]

awesome vid man :) as always of course lol. my fave part had to be *im trying to rant and all i here is PHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHT PHHT PHHHT LOL*

[@Pentium100MHz]

But I believe I could watch it with my 22" CRT monitor which does up to 2048x1536@75Hz if there exists some player with a VGA output or an adapter to VGA. Don't have a player yet, maybe I will buy it later.

[@josh66694]

YOu guys just made me realise i know f all about blu ray lol, thanks for the info i didnt know ANY of that, i only own 3 movies on Blu-Ray and my experience hasnt been good, i guess thats what i was trying to say, Great vid by the way *****

[@7677876]

CLUE! It's in the top right corner XD

[@TheDrizzle1212]

yeah it explains alot more stuff like that

[@madman88]

wow this is crazy my hd-dvd copies of the thing and dawn of the dead have the same features of the dvds. and by no means am i a hd dvd fan boy because i own both blu-ray and hd dvd

[@J14ernandez]

it was the same with robocop on blu ray it had the same cover as the 20th anniversary collector's edition steel book dvd but had absolutely no special features, plus the transfer was horrid i thought at least if it did'nt have extras i would have a hi def version of the movie but that wasn't the case

[@joweho]

i love the thing

[@tegid699]

I bet you could do an awesome impression of the joker! You sound like him

[@ghazzter]

I liked the Chronicles of Ridick

[@jbeihl1]

they are making two more riddicks

[@sagasky]

I decided to get star wars the force unleashed for ps2, despite that it was mainly made for the newer consoles, because the ps2 has more content than the xbox360 and the ps3

[@gdfschimpi007]

DVD9 can hold up to 9gb and BR can hold up to 25gb O.O it's kind of sad how they can't fit all of the extras on blueray, its pure lazyness. but at the end of the day if the picture is clear and readable im a happy camper. never really cared for blue ray

[@crazyknight2008]

blu ray is just another way to get you to spend more money on a supped up dvd, it seems blu ray sacrifices extras etc to better image,im staying with dvds

[@dvdmike007]

The PAL Thing Laserdisc is the one to get, or the HD-dvd as the BRD has bad DNR and loss of detail its a shame

[@ShuguProductions]

His voice kinda reminds me of Danny McBride at some parts.

[@Monkeenut58]

wow when it comes to putting great movies from dvd on blu ray they really screw you over. I was thinking of getting dawn of the dead on blu ray. the special features on the directors cut edition were amazing. ypu'd think they'ed be smart enough to put all of it on bluray.

[@Dproguyzerz]

Kill bill is an amazing movie. But why are u forcing me to get the blu ray!? :)

[@Pentium100MHz]

My eyes work better if I watch something small from not far away (for example that 22" monitor from 50cm-1m away. With 40" HDTV (on which the image would be more than twice as big, since my monitor is 4:3), if I sit 1m away, the image probably would be too big, 2m away and it would be too small (one of the reasons I don't go to the cinema - either the image is too big or there is less detail than if I watched the movie on my cell phone (320x240).But I can distinguish 1920x1440 50cm away.

[@PSWII60KID]

also, haha, sorry about all my comments, lol if you are catholic i am sorry for the blasfomy and swearing, haha btw, here in the uk, you can get a devinitive edition with, 2 discs for predator and 2 discs for alien in 1, a disc with the movie, trailer, commentaries and a disc with all featurettes and documentaries, why is it not in u.s, stupid good vid, see y

[@josh66694]

Guess im not a fan, want to stick dvd, it was bad enough for me when i had to rebuy my VHS and laserdiscs as dvds as a kid.

[@pelamar121]

no extras............. im never buying them i need extras and documenrtys dvds arent complete with no extras

[@fuzzbox77]

Since studios hold the rights to design and packaging, they do what they want. Look at the shoddy cover art for The Return of the Living Dead: C.E. AWFUL! Star Wars I-VI DVD Art - PHOTOSHOP AWFUL! Since most original quad poster art is unusable after time (scratches/dirt embedding, etc...) they opt for a cheaper process opposed to their initial release counterparts, where the artists have to be paid in huge sums for another release on a brand new medium, unless studio owned.

[@soulkens]

i like certian movie contents only such as fav directors like tarentino or miller other than that idc but i understand u why get a new model car if ur old one is better its sopouse to have the old stuff and NEW stuff

[@jeffhardyhotmail]

ive played the game of the thing have you played it?maaaaaaaan its scares the alien out of you!!!! :-)

[@levischorpioen]

If you buy the disc just for the movie, you're only fooling yourself. You might as well download it then.

[@Bond007er]

let m e tell you , i own 5 bluray dvd and vhs doubles -meaning i own all 3 versions i see no difference in bluray of twister full metal jacket batman speed or toy story -especally the dvd bluray comparision do see lot better then vhs but stilll not worth my 20-30 bucks

[@sulijoo]

A crap film is a crap film, whether it's on DVD or Blu-Ray. :)

[@jeffhardyhotmail]

its tougn

[@medley]

@sukkey Sad person!

[@theofficefan234]

Pause it at 19:30 t's pretty funny

[@shatteredirony]

Your know i loved the Dead movies too and also the remakes of them until i got my hands on the "reimagining" of Day Of The Dead starring Mena Suvari have to say THE worst film ever nothing whatsoever to do with anything Day wise why they have to do this to such classic movies like the Dead Movies i have no idea