Hah! That was fun.
We can come by between classes. Usually I use that time to copy over my class notes with a system of different colored pens. But it's been pointed out to me that that's, you know...insane.
Willow ,'Showtime'
Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai
A place to talk about movies--old and new, good and bad, high art and high cheese. It's the place to place your kittens on the award winners, gossip about upcoming fims and discuss DVD releases and extras. Spoiler policy: White font all plot-related discussion until a movie's been in wide release two weeks, and keep the major HSQ in white font until two weeks after the video/DVD release.
Consuela - Dec 09, 2014 7:38:52 pm PST #28100 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Cashmere - Dec 10, 2014 2:32:51 am PST #28101 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
Owen LOVES Honest Trailers. He was so happy they did GotG.
Gris - Dec 11, 2014 5:04:34 pm PST #28102 of 30000
Hey. New board.
I got my GotG Blu-Ray yesterday and cashed in my digital copy, so I was able to watch half of it last night even though my blu ray player died. That movie really is a lot of fun.
By the way, and nerdily, I originally didn't love that Disney decided to ignore the other studios with their Ultraviolet consensus and roll their own system for digital copies of movies, but now that it's up and running Disney Movies Anywhere is actually awesome. Way better than Ultraviolet, in fact, which has mostly been annoying when it should be easy. I linked my account to Disney Movies Anywhere every Disney movie I had ever registered showed up, including a couple that didn't originally have digital copies at all - very generous! My previously useless digital copy of the Avengers suddenly became available with modern services! Combine that with the fact that I can link my account to Google Play, Vudu, and iTunes at the same time and download copies from whichever services I want whenever I want, so I can easily access the movies and download them to basically any device, and it's about as good as I could ever hope a DRM-encumbered service to be. Now I want the other studios to scrap Ultraviolet and join on with DMA!
Connie Neil - Dec 11, 2014 6:28:55 pm PST #28103 of 30000
brillig
Is this another situation where there are cool extra features on the Blu Ray that aren't on the regular DVD?
Jessica - Dec 12, 2014 5:04:04 am PST #28104 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Oh...DUH.
I only just now realized that Disney Movies Anywhere would include Marvel and eventually Star Wars. I mean it's obvious, but none of the tech podcasters I listen to have mentioned it. That suddenly makes this service incredibly appealing!
Gris - Dec 12, 2014 10:26:19 am PST #28105 of 30000
Hey. New board.
Honestly, Connie, I couldn't tell you. I'm not a big special features guy. I buy Blu-rays because on a nice sized HD set, a DVD actually looks kind of bad to me. Worse than Netflix, which is my standard viewing source. So if I'm going to pay for something, I'll go with the higher quality thing. I also find that since I tend to buy movies I want pretty early after their release, I can usually get the DVD/Bu-Ray/Digital combo pack for the same price or a little more than any one of them alone, so I go that route.
I don't remember the last time I actually watched a blu-ray. I hate menus and loading times. If it doesn't come with a digital copy, I rip it myself. But I like having the high-def source around if I need it.
Connie Neil - Dec 12, 2014 3:58:11 pm PST #28106 of 30000
brillig
I don't know why I get so picky about special features, I only watch them on Tolkien. Otherwise I'd rather focus on the story itself, and Making Of stuff dilutes that.
Gris - Dec 12, 2014 4:38:42 pm PST #28107 of 30000
Hey. New board.
I like deleted scenes but, well, YouTube.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 13, 2014 6:16:32 am PST #28108 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
For me it largely depends on who's doing commentaries and such. If it's a tight-knit cast that seem to enjoy each other's company, or a creator like Bryan Fuller who's fun to listen to, the commentaries can be more fun than the product.
Kalshane - Dec 13, 2014 8:07:56 am PST #28109 of 30000
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
I used to love commentary tracks and bonus features and what not (though I didn't necessarily need to listen to Christopher Lee being a pompous Tolkien-ite on his commentary tracks) but then I had a kid and I'm lucky to have time to watch the movie ONCE.
I do remember being excited back in the day going through the Buffy DVDs and discovering which episodes had Joss commentary. Those were almost always fun.