BD menus made of film scenes totally suck

[Bates_Motel]

Originally Posted by Petra_Kalbrain

Well, technically, I am. But, it makes logical sense as a solid theory. They have always maintained that people see a film in theatres and then decide to buy it or not based on having seen it. With the rise in ticket prices over the last 10 years, I've heard many people say that they are just going to wait to buy the Blu-ray. Today, for 2 people to go to the theatre costs base $20 ($25 here in Canada). For 2 people to sit comfortably at home and watch a Blu-ray it costs the same thing (maybe even less)... and they don't have to pay the concession stand prices for snacks. Add children and/or friends into the equation and you can get a group to see a high quality presentation with snacks for less than $10/person EASILY!

Studios don't realize that this demographic is growing exponentially! They create their product assuming that everyone purchasing has already seen the film. Otherwise, why the hell would they include major spoiler moments in the menu design? Either they don't care and are spiting their customers, or they don't know. There isn't another explanation for it. Either way, it looks bad on the studio.

Hell, if I didn't get to go to the theatre for free (me and my wife consistently have 34 to 40 free passes via our rewards program), I would be doing the same and only ordering Blu-rays. As is, I get the best of both worlds and can watch the films, decide if I like them, then spend money on only those I deem worthy investments for my collection.

And I doubt those people buy the movie without first having seen the trailer(s). And trailers give a way a lot more than the movie in most cases. Not to mention, if you haven't seen it, you won't know if the menu gives away the ending anyway — just like when you see a trailer that gives away climactic moments — so it won't matter anyway.

You can argue that watching the trailer isn't the same thing, but it is. And you're not "forced" to watch a menu when you can press play at any time, but you are forced to watch some trailers BEFORE the menu.