Posts from Jay J. Foraker in thread „DVD Extras“

Bringing this one back after a few months of hibernation -
I've found a couple of drawbacks on DVD's - minor, but irritating. One I purchased automatically goes to commentary and I have to click on languages and shut that off to get to the movie proper - this is the way the DVD is intended because it has instructions to that effect.
Also, there seems to be no standardized way to access different features. Sometimes the instructions are somewhat vague - after some experimentation, I usually succeed, but again the process can be irritating.

Ringo - I remember Richard Basehart from the TV series "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and Knight Rider. Also from "The Satan Bug" among other movies he did. I never saw "Hitler" where he played the title character, but understand it was pretty controversial when it first was released in the early 60s.
One of his best roles was in "Moby Dick" where he made a good Ishmael (Gregory Peck was a little over the top in this).
Cheers - Jay

OK Ringo -

Those DVDs are sure light, aren't they. I'm sometimes not sure whether the disc is in its container or not.

Even commercial VHSs tend to deteriorate! . I have my collection of James Bond movies in VHS (haven't gotten round to replacing with DVDs as yet), most are still in good condition, but one did go bad on me (starts out all right, but suddenly no picture, just snow! .

I really have just gotten into DVDs in the last year - needless to say, my collection is very modest at this stage, but it's growing little by little

Cheers - Jay -_-

It's been a while since this one had a post.

My preference in a DVD is:

1. The movie itself
2. The clarity of picture and sound (and letterbox, if the film had a widescreen format)
3. The chapter access

Then in no particular order - commentaries, documentaries on the movie and (sometimes) alternate endings (if some insights are revealed).

Cheers - Jay