Marley & Me/Slumdog Millionaire...Unskippable Trailers! - Blu-ray Forum

that1guystudios · 03-26-2009, 11:28 PM

So I work for Blockbuster, and had a chance to view retail copies of Slumdog Millionaire and Marley & Me, and both have about 15 minutes of previews before the film. However, what is truly annoying is that you can't just press menu to skip through them. Now you have to hit the chapter button, wait for the preview to load, then hit the button again, then wait for the preview to load, and then repeat as undesired. Disney has done this once before but seems to have wisened up, allowing a menu button to take you straight to the menu. Fox has different ideas I guess, and to add insult to injury, one of the previews on Slumdog (about the Digital copy) is in Standard Def 1.85:1 4x3, with black bars on top and bottom. This causes my TV to have to reset to the proper HD/SD/HD signal and back and forth. Argh.

Red Hood · 03-26-2009, 11:31 PM

Punisher Warzone was this way. Sucks

thecroshow · 03-26-2009, 11:55 PM

omg the end of the world is here!!

t0nythebeat · 03-27-2009, 12:02 AM

this is NOT new at all.
but I own Marley and Me and the menu option does work.

Red Hood · 03-27-2009, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by thecroshow

omg the end of the world is here!!

Hopefully my movie will start before it ends.

PH3AR · 03-27-2009, 12:20 AM

i hate it when you cant skip the trailers!

CRMA · 03-27-2009, 12:49 AM

I hate that!!!!

STARSCREAM · 03-27-2009, 02:46 AM

I hate that they have trailers at all! Or atleast just have them accessible in the menu area, don't just start them.

Sarge · 03-27-2009, 02:49 AM

Trailers might even be appreciated if they were buried as special features; force feeding anybody anything just pisses people off...

that1guystudios · 03-27-2009, 02:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by t0nythebeat

this is NOT new at all.
but I own Marley and Me and the menu option does work.

To each his own, I guess. You CANT skip the trailers on Marley on either of my Players.. The trailers aren't new...it's the inability to skip them, and the fact that they are all encoded as seperate video streams that makes the disc a pain to load on any player.

Bluubyu · 03-27-2009, 03:59 AM

that's what I hate bout disney blu's, I swear there must be friggin 10 mintues of f**king trailers.

NJ_RAMS_FAN · 03-27-2009, 04:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Bluubyu

that's what I hate bout disney blu's, I swear there must be friggin 10 mintues of f**king trailers.

newer Disney movie allows skipping trailers. but they are truely annoying.

jstutman · 03-27-2009, 04:38 AM

We didnt expect this? Its been like this for VHS,DVD and now BD

jw · 03-27-2009, 04:47 AM

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001REZM74

why does Amazon have this as a

??

Minimejer05 · 03-27-2009, 04:51 AM

Usually when I hit skip it doesnt have to load or anything. Its like I take 5 to 10 seconds to hit skip 5 times and im there. Not to big of a deal for me..

jstutman · 03-27-2009, 04:54 AM

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Originally Posted by jwbbud

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001REZM74

why does Amazon have this as a

??

Tons if not all of there titles in Blu-ray are listed as VHS. You just got to make sure they say Blu-ray or you might not know what your getting

RedIsNotBlue · 03-27-2009, 06:54 AM

You can tell we have become such a spoiled/lazy society when hitting a button a few times to watch a movie is an aggravating task...LOL. It never was a big deal to me at all the same with the WB discs having the movie start up right when you pop it in. I do think that the standard def trailers Fox shows before the movie is retarded though. You're showing a preview for a Blu-ray movie at 480p resolution? Okayyyyy??

the-daryl · 03-27-2009, 07:07 AM

Although I hate any trailers that can't be rapidly skipped (I mean come on, for a rental? Ok it makes sense in a limited way, not if i own it though).

What I really hate are the anti-smoking ads, and anti-piracy ads. ON MOVIES I OWN. I don't want PSA's on my media. About anything. Maybe I am just picky, though?

I don't think it's a commentary on the laziness of consumers, as much as how much crap these companies seem to be able to get away with, and we, as consumers put up with. If I purchase a movie that is going to force me to sit through PSA's or advertisements for other movies, then why did I have to pay full price?

How many people would be happy to buy a new car if every time you sat down it spoke slogans like brought to you by carl's jr? How about buy a new home and hear welcome back! brought to you by wal*mart everytime you stepped through the door. I just can't honestly see the difference at all.

becomingwater · 03-27-2009, 08:56 AM

I think Blockbuster gets different versions of the DVD or BD.

thesilenceisbroken · 03-28-2009, 03:26 AM

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Originally Posted by becomingwater

I think Blockbuster gets different versions of the DVD or BD.

not really.

03-26-2009, 11:28 PM	#1
that1guystudios 3D Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Oh I come from a land, from a faraway place... 4K collection:289 Blu-ray collection:1219 DVD collection:223 MA collection:1219 Digital collection:343 iTunes collection:145 Blu-ray reviews: 30 Trading Score:117	Marley & Me/Slumdog Millionaire...Unskippable Trailers! So I work for Blockbuster, and had a chance to view retail copies of Slumdog Millionaire and Marley & Me, and both have about 15 minutes of previews before the film. However, what is truly annoying is that you can't just press menu to skip through them. Now you have to hit the chapter button, wait for the preview to load, then hit the button again, then wait for the preview to load, and then repeat as undesired. Disney has done this once before but seems to have wisened up, allowing a menu button to take you straight to the menu. Fox has different ideas I guess, and to add insult to injury, one of the previews on Slumdog (about the Digital copy) is in Standard Def 1.85:1 4x3, with black bars on top and bottom. This causes my TV to have to reset to the proper HD/SD/HD signal and back and forth. Argh.

03-27-2009, 06:54 AM	#17
RedIsNotBlue Blu-ray Ninja Member since:May 2007 Blu-ray collection:503 Digital collection:10 Trading Score:226	You can tell we have become such a spoiled/lazy society when hitting a button a few times to watch a movie is an aggravating task...LOL. It never was a big deal to me at all the same with the WB discs having the movie start up right when you pop it in. I do think that the standard def trailers Fox shows before the movie is retarded though. You're showing a preview for a Blu-ray movie at 480p resolution? Okayyyyy?? Last edited by RedIsNotBlue; 03-27-2009 at 06:57 AM.

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Bluubyu Active Member Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Scottsdale, Arizona Home Theater Gallery:3 4K collection:7 Blu-ray collection:208	that's what I hate bout disney blu's, I swear there must be friggin 10 mintues of f**king trailers.

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the-daryl Active Member Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Tucson, Arizona Blu-ray collection:107 Digital collection:200 Trading Score:35	Although I hate any trailers that can't be rapidly skipped (I mean come on, for a rental? Ok it makes sense in a limited way, not if i own it though). What I really hate are the anti-smoking ads, and anti-piracy ads. ON MOVIES I OWN. I don't want PSA's on my media. About anything. Maybe I am just picky, though? I don't think it's a commentary on the laziness of consumers, as much as how much crap these companies seem to be able to get away with, and we, as consumers put up with. If I purchase a movie that is going to force me to sit through PSA's or advertisements for other movies, then why did I have to pay full price? How many people would be happy to buy a new car if every time you sat down it spoke slogans like brought to you by carl's jr? How about buy a new home and hear welcome back! brought to you by wal*mart everytime you stepped through the door. I just can't honestly see the difference at all.

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