What special features do you actually watch?

[floridaswamprat]

Not sure if this is posted elsewhere - I searched and did not see it.

What special features do you actually watch? I will watch a special feature if it expounds on an actual historical account or if it is biographical regarding one of the actors. Other than that, not too many interest me.

[jacobsever]

Interviews, Behind the scenes.

I'm not too big on extended scenes. I hardly ever watch commentaries, but I want to start. It just seems tedious to sit through a film twice in a short amount of time, once with a talking track over it.

[Lt. Brannigan]

Behind the scenes and Gag Reels.

[MikeZ.]

Since retiring, all of them, including the commentaries.

The 2 features on American Sniper were very interesting. A bit repetitive, but interesting. Added to my knowledge of what I'd just seen.

[Abby is Q]

Trailers and deleted scenes for sure. Sometimes I check out commentaries, but I watch so many movies these days that I rarely take the time to watch a movie a second time. Behind-the-scenes stuff isn't really something I check out unless it's a cult, low budget movie and I'm very curious how they got the movie made. Still galleries are a waste of space to me.

[Professor Echo]

FIRST AND FOREMOST: The original trailer, always the trailer no matter what the release. I am fascinated by how a movie was promoted prior to its release, what worked and what didn't. Also, advertising galleries.

SECOND: If it's a historical period piece inspired by fact and they have something about the real events or people they are depicting, I will watch that with great enthusiasm.

OCCASIONALLY: Commentaries, preferring critics or professors to inarticulate cast and crew; making of documentaries that are more than fluff pieces; deleted scenes (preferably with context).

NEVER: Video press releases; current celebrities discussing how a certain movie changed their lives and/or how a certain movie cured cancer; how special effects were achieved (I prefer to be ignorantly dazzled by the magic on screen); anything with John Landis, whom I despise.

[HD Goofnut]

Commentaries for certain directors, deleted scenes, and gag reels. I find behind the scenes featurettes are often rather redundant.

[Captain Flint]

I don't watch special features that much anymore but I'll still check out trailers, deleted/alternate scenes, and gag reels are always funny to watch. If I love a movie that much, I'll check out everything it has to offer.

I used to check out behind the scenes stuff all the time, especially with lesser known titles and cult classics and historical pieces.

[jscoggins]

Originally Posted by floridaswamprat

Not sure if this is posted elsewhere - I searched and did not see it.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=227414

[Dylan34]

Theatrical trailers, gag reels, commentaries for sure, and the occasional making of. extended/Deleted scenes sometimes as well.

[stvn1974]

If there is a feature length documentary like the ones done for Blade Runner, Alien films, Jaws, Full Tilt Boogie, etc I always watch those. Never bother with deleted scenes, gag reels or making of featurettes.

Rarely do I listen to commentary tracks.

[octobercountry]

All of them! I really do check out all extra features that are available on any given release, though after I view the feature it may take me quite some time (months, or even years) to actually get around to checking out the bonus content.

[spawningblue]

Originally Posted by octobercountry

All of them! I really do check out all extra features that are available on any given release, though after I view the feature it may take me quite some time (months, or even years) to actually get around to checking out the bonus content.

Same. Commentaries are the only extras I only watch/ listen on occasion.

[mogwai_macabre]

Commentaries are my favorite.

[TripleHBK]

I've only ever watched One commentary track, and that was for Red vs Blue Season 1 on DVD as I was genuinely interested in how they obtained some of the shots that were in the shorts. With that said, Commentaries are always a no go. (Thus Far).

I tend to watch everything at least once upon first viewing, but the staples that I usually look forward to and will check out on repeat viewings are...

-Trailers
-Deleted Scenes
-Music videos
-Image Galleries

Things I'll sometimes revisit. (If it's Horror related it's almost always watched, all other genres are hit or miss).

-Behind the Scenes featurettes
-Documentaries
-Coming Attractions for other films

[steve_dave]

I try to go for all them but if it's boring or there is no energy then I'm bailing on it. It saddens me when a disc can tout "new interviews with..." or "new commentary by..." and then that person sounds like he/she doesn't want to be there or, during their commentary, they sit there and watch the movie.

[AgentOrange]

Always: trailer and deleted/alternate scenes. Those are automatic for me, especially if they are presented in HD quality. Its annoying to me when these are left at SD - unless its explicitly stated the film elements were lost/destroyed.

Sometimes: cast or director interviews, these interest me mostly with classic films - not so much with newer films as the interviews are almost PR scripted at this point. I find that interviews about older films are often more candid, and thus more interesting.
I also enjoy documentaries or shorts that get included. Criterion has even taken it beyond the level of short films, and in a few cases included entire feature films as an "extra", I love that.

Almost never: commentary track, I don't know why, but I just can't watch films like this. Doesn't help that most of the ones I attempted to watch were really bad. Usually I end up abandoning them. Again with the newer/modern films, I don't even bother.

[Al_The_Strange]

• Alternate cuts of a movie
• Behind-the-scenes documentaries
• Gag reels
• Deleted scenes
• Short films
• Bonus TV specials / episodes / shorts / animations
• Featurettes, infrequently
• Interviews, infrequently
• Test screenings or test footage of any kind
• I used to look at a lot of production design galleries and VFX stuff, not so much anymore
• Used to watch music videos, not so much anymore
• Very rarely watch movies with commentaries on
• Very rarely look at trailers and TV spots
• Easter eggs, if I can find any

I would look at everything if I could, but I find myself ignoring ads for related products (like any making-of stuff for related video games or other movies or whatnot), and I don't really bother with photo and image galleries much.

[Member-260138]

Originally Posted by octobercountry

All of them! I really do check out all extra features that are available on any given release, though after I view the feature it may take me quite some time (months, or even years) to actually get around to checking out the bonus content.

The only thing that I tend to not watch are stills gallery. I tend to watch the extra features immediately following the film.

[Mandalorian]

Originally Posted by mogwai_macabre

Commentaries are my favorite.

This. I love commentary tracks and Making Of docs. I also like Gag reels for commentaries. I rarely watch Deleted Scenes, for whatever reason, unless they're called out for having something important or worthwhile.