Are You Irritated By Barebones Releases?

[spanky87]

Originally Posted by jscoggins

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=253430

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=257263

[itsaboutHD]

Originally Posted by spanky87

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=257263

This clears everything up. Thank you

[jacobsever]

That and eco cases.

[oddbox83]

It depends. If there are no existing extras and the transfer is good, then fine. A lot of Kino and Olive titles I'm just grateful to have available. I get really irritated when good DVD extras don't make it and the BD is barebones or as close to though.

[Ray O. Blu]

I get more irritated when they don't include subtitles.
They should be mandatory on all Blu-rays.

[Kristian Idol]

Every Blu-ray movie should at least have the trailer. I love watching something and then the great bits (that made me want to see it) before putting it back on the shelf.

[lilboyblu]

Nope. Barebones is still better than none at all.

[Mr. Eddy]

Not really if the transfer is good enough. Not that I don't love a loaded special edition in nice packaging but the transfer comes first.

[Sky_Captain]

Nope. Not if the transfer is up to snuff.

[Professor Echo]

Originally Posted by Kristian Idol

Every Blu-ray movie should at least have the trailer. I love watching something and then the great bits (that made me want to see it) before putting it back on the shelf.

I agree with this wholeheartedly. And, of course, agree with everyone else who has said that the transfer is the number one priority, but the idea of a barebones release makes me think of streaming and that's not a good thing.

[pitmosher]

I am irritated by barebone releases.

[schlock]

Nope, hardly ever watch any extras anymore. Just don't really care to watch any more talking heads discuss how great a time it was to work with so-and-so all those years ago, or how the efx were done, etc. Z-z-z-z. I always hope the trailer is included for older/catalog films, but otherwise, i'd prefer companies just spend all their energy on getting the film transfer and encode right instead of creating a lot of fluff-piece extras.

[Canada]

I rarely watch extras, but that being said it irritates me that Blu ray's don't have all the same features of there DVD counter parts. It irritates me more when releases didn't have lossless or uncompressed audio and only bad MPEG 2 compression.

[AgentOrange]

Yep.

I even get annoyed when it's just a straight port of DVD extras. At least port the trailers/deleted scenes to HD instead of straight from DVD.

There is almost no rhyme or reason to extras at this point (unless you are buying Criterion, where you come to expect them). I've noticed a few CHEAP discs that are absolutely loaded with features - many of them new features in HD (just watched French Conneciton and French Connection II - and was surprised at the wealth of content between those two, much of it in HD and new interviews as well). Unfortunately that kind of attention is pretty rare these days.

[darkness2918]

Not really since 99% of the time I don't even look though them. The only extras I really like anyway are deleted/extended/alternate scenes & endings.

[tallrichard]

Depends on the movie...

New stuff = not so much so, info is available everywhere for them...

Older classics = I love the extras

[imsounoriginal]

I'm irritated by bare-bones releases that cost more than $10, maybe $15. If there's nothing on the disc but the movies and maybe a trailer or two, the studio has no business charging $20 or $30, I honestly don't care if it's a small label or a major studio. I just can't support those prices. I've bought Woody Allen movies only after they drop to $10 or lower, and I own one Olive release (The Enforcer) which I bought off eBay for $13ish w/ shipping, but no Kinos or TTs, even though there are a few that I want.

[Todd Tomorrow]

Count me as not irritated. As long as PQ and SQ are up to snuff I'm a happy bunny. I hardly ever take the time to watch extras these days.

[Popcorn_Bliss]

Yes.

Well, irritated might be the wrong word, but highly disappointed, yes!

I'm a features nut and I learn so much about the film in question through a (well done) commentary or a documentary.

For me, a loaded release expands the enjoyment of a great film. I can sit down and watch the film itself one night. Then the next night maybe watch it again with the commentary. Then maybe watch the documentary or featurettes on a third night. It makes you feel as if your release is a "course" on the film and you can view it and refer to it as a reference. And it simply makes you feel as if you got more bang for your buck...

In a day and age where information is rampant and anybody and everybody is usually proud to speak about a film they played a role in, I find it laughable that films are still released without a minimum of a commentary and a making-of!

I joked in another thread today how I should learn to love the film and not the features. Perhaps that's true, but in my eyes, a film's features are a PART of the experience of the film. They enhance rather than detract.

There's always that big frown on my face when I spot an alluring classic I've yet to buy only to turn it over and see the dreaded "SPECIAL FEATURES: Original Trailer Included" and nothing else!

Then again, as I also said on a previous thread, I've learned that what I like and what the studios/buyers like are often two different things. Oh well, life surely goes on...

[MikeZ.]

Not in the least. After 36 years, I'm still thankful to just have home video !!!!