Your least favourite distributor

[FilmFanSam]

Who is yours, and why?

Mine is G2 Pictures. Most of their releases are shoddy when it comes to PQ, and they rarely have (decent) extras, and they never have subtitles included!

Lets get a discussion going on this.

[Mansinthe]

yep G2

[Trigger89]

Although most of their releases have great transfers, I find the pop-up menus on 'Lionsgate' releases to be very irritating. They take several seconds to appear, particularly with releases such as Cop Land, Pulp Fiction and The Bank Job.

[josuv22]

EIV lot of their early releases are awful.

[rapta]

Warner Brothers - for botching my copy of THX 1138 so I physically cannot watch it. So frustrating (I have tried the USB trick to no avail).

[Andy2992]

I'd probably say Warner Bros. Picture quality is often subpar.

My favourite is Disney but as of the last two years their quality has slipped dramatically.
Barebones releases
No disc art
No slipcovers
Tarzan Transfer **** up
Expensive compared to other countries
Hit and miss picture and sound quality

[Albatross365]

Any distributor that puts the film on an infinite loop even when you activate a menu - example Independence Day

[FaceInTheLeaves]

Entertainment In Video.

[figrin_dan]

Anyone who puts all the subtitles in CAPS!

why?

[Buzz201]

Originally Posted by figrin_dan

Anyone who puts all the subtitles in CAPS!

why?

I think that's an American closed captioning thing.

Though my personal annoyance is when they deliberately shorten the subtitles in comedies, and it kills the joke. Yes, eOne you did ruin Goon with your subtitles and you missed the commentary, and I'd love to know what the blue line during the Highlanders introduction scene is (though to be fair it appears to be a problem with the master rather than specifically eOne)

[gtrekker]

So far it's EIV just their cases are so bad. It was always like that even on VHS and DVD. There there's no extras or less extras compared to the US release.

I also don't like releases without a menu as well

[tigertron]

For me it's got to be Fox, especially after the Star Wars and Goldeneye releases...

[Ill_Be_Back]

Optimum Releasing and Universal....

[The Apocalypse]

Universal, it goes without saying, their record on catalogue releases has been, to put it mildly, a mixed bag all round.

[Judex]

Originally Posted by Andy2992

I'd probably say Warner Bros. Picture quality is often subpar.

My favourite is Disney but as of the last two years their quality has slipped dramatically.
Barebones releases
No disc art
No slipcovers
Tarzan Transfer **** up
Expensive compared to other countries
Hit and miss picture and sound quality

Seriously? Sorry but thats one of the dumbest reasons to dislike a company.

[Andy2992]

Originally Posted by Judex

Seriously? Sorry but thats one of the dumbest reasons to dislike a company.

If you read it correctly, they are my favourite but have flaws. They used to have art but have cheaped out and don't anymore. Disney have the most expensive releases and if your paying a premium for their products then should at least give you your money's worth.

Besides if you think it stupid then that is your own opinion which I don't really care about frankly.

[bryanfury]

The only distributor that has actually ruined my enjoyment of a film is Eureka, specifically the subtitling on 'Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse' which often is indistinguishable from the background. White subtitles on white background can be done very well without destroying the subtlety of the text or the enjoyment of the film - see Universum's release of Fritz Lang's M.

I did write to them on the issue and they were kind enough to address it which only adds to my respect for them and the good work they do I doubt anyone from Universal would care that their replacement of menu text with icons bothers anyone lol

[dvdmike]

Eiv Universal and Paramount in a 3 way tie for me
Arrow were on my crap list before they did their own masters, all package no quality

[Monkeyspoons Revenge]

I'd have to say Entertainement One. I hate having adverts for things like Snickers and malteasers on a blu ray. I paid for the blu ray therfore I shouldnt have things like adverts. I don't mind trailers for films but not adverts.

[Monkeyspoons Revenge]

Originally Posted by Andy2992

If you read it correctly, they are my favourite but have flaws. They used to have art but have cheaper out and don't anymore. Disney have the most expensive releases and if your paying a premium for their products then should at least give you your money's worth.

Besides if you think it stupid then that is your own opinion which I don't really care about frankly.

I agree with you. When every Disney release had excellent specs and features, a nice snazzy slip cover, disk art, dvd copy and no tacky things like numbered spines. Its only when you see the decline in quality that it makes it more annoying. Another reason Disney are annoying is by not releasing titles that are already available in the US. There is no reason why films like the Pooh series or Rescuers down under are not released in the UK.

Paramount animated releases are fantastic by comparrison. They still include things like slipcovers and digital copies.