Movie Studio That Puts Out The Worst Dvd Releases

sunflower03 · 11-20-2003, 01:57 AM

i have heard some people mention certain film studios, like paramount, that don't put much special features on their dvds. so i was wandering what is people's opinion as to which, movie stuido puts out the worst dvd releases. i don't mean which film studio puts out the worst movies, i mean which film studio doesn't put a lot of working into putting special features, or who maybe includes the worst cases. i think the worst dvd editions are from the wb, because they include those terrible snapper cases.

11-20-2003, 02:50 AM

WB has the worse dvd cases. They are the soft cover dvd cases. Cant stand them. I was happy to see they changed it for matrix reloaded and terminator 3.

droidguy1119 · 11-20-2003, 12:02 PM

Snap cases suck, but Paramount does put out the worst DVDs. The features are usually just a Theatrical Trailer.

Nowadays, though, they don't even do that.

Mongoose, Inc. · 11-20-2003, 12:50 PM

Yes, Paramount does put out some ugly DVDs.

thezez · 11-20-2003, 04:21 PM

All WB Releases In NZ Get Hard Covers - Yay!

Jaydawg · 11-20-2003, 05:51 PM

wb followed very closely by paramount.

The best is usually New Line, followed by Disney/Pixar, and maybe even Miramax.

They rarely disappoint.

droidguy1119 · 11-20-2003, 06:12 PM

New Line is sort of an iffy thing. If they want to go all-out, they do, and their Lord of the Rings and other Platinum Series releases are fantastic.

Fox also does a good job with their 2-disc sets, with lots of interesting extras.

Miramax loses a lot of points in my book, because their contrast is worse than New Line. Their bare discs are totally bare, with the trailer seeming to be sort of an every other basis.

MGM, though, seems to make the best upgrades, at least -- when an MGM SE hits, it just seems to be fantastic. I just love the MGM discs, they haven't disappointed me on an SE yet. I would love to see more movies get the MGM SE treatment (Bill and Ted, an even better SpaceBalls disc maybe, a shot is misframed on mine for some reason, the Fish Called Wanda disc that's only available in Britain right now...)

Spike2002 · 11-20-2003, 06:49 PM

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Originally posted by droidguy1119
New Line is sort of an iffy thing. If they want to go all-out, they do, and their Lord of the Rings and other Platinum Series releases are fantastic.

While I agree that New Line does in fact release good versions of all their movie (i.e. Their Platinum Series), the major thing I'm pissed about is WHY THE HECK DO THEY HAVE TO WAIT TILL JANUARY (AFTER CHRISTMAS) TO RELEASE 'FREDDY VS. JASON'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I mean, that would of been one Christmas present I would of been looking extremely forward to. That's just bad timing right there.

sunflower03 · 11-21-2003, 12:03 AM

yeah and it is coming out like jan 6th, why would they put it out just a few days after the new year, but not right before christmas? paramount at least did a good job with the indiania jones triology.

11-21-2003, 03:40 AM

My guess is not many people are going to buy a horror movie for someone for x-mas. But all the people that want it will have money from x-mas to go buy it. I cant wait for this movie to come out on dvd.

stonefaced_1 · 11-21-2003, 10:23 AM

Artisan puts out awful dvd's and movies. WB are awful, they just have those cheap cardboard cases. *******s.

Faithless Eye · 11-21-2003, 02:42 PM

I've got a few WB cardboard cases and the most annoying thing is that the other DVDs to the left and right of them on the shelf, when you put them in, get caught on the bit of plastic that runs around the edge of the cardboard cases! I've already had one CB case broken like that.

droidguy1119 · 11-21-2003, 05:43 PM

Hey, hey, hey! Check this out:

Unlike the T3 and Reloaded releases, which didn't say anything to me, Matchstick Men is 1 disc. But it's in a keep case! Maybe Warner has actually heard our complaints...

To Faithless Eye...I know what you mean...

I have my shelf alphabetical, and there's a disc in between two of the snap cases, and I've dented it a few times on accident...

jpdill · 11-21-2003, 06:22 PM

Us lucky UK peeps don't get snap-paper cases anymore.

Basically, all the DVDs that were snappers (and popular) got a re-working in a AMARAY case - which is the one we love.

And what was even better was the fact i could return my sealed snapper cased "The Matrix" and get £15 quid back (i bought it in May and had the reciept). I then went a week later and bought the amaray version of £6. Cheap!

WB sell re-releases really cheap.

Rizor · 11-21-2003, 06:23 PM

Artisan blows. They'll occasionallt release a good DVD, but most of their stuff is horrible.

I'm fine with Paramount. Most of their stuff I've seen have excellent transfers and these days their movies are getting decent extras.

droidguy1119 · 11-21-2003, 06:25 PM

Bleh. Their movies are just more contrasted. Why does The Core get a "Special Collector's Edition" (with the same amount of features as a general SE at any other studio) when classics like Better Off Dead doesn't even warrant the trailer? There's an SE for other 1980's teen comedies like Dead, look at MGM's The Sure Thing, for instance...

As long as Paramount's most fleshed out DVD is the original Tomb Raider...IMO, they're doing a weak job.

Dracula · 11-21-2003, 08:52 PM

come on Paramount is far and away the very worst.

Warner Bros. has been puting out hig quality DISCS since the begining. Don't take Superman, The Perfect Storm, and The Matrix for granted. We might not even have these big SE if it weren't for WB. They did relese a lot bare boned in the early days but they've been putting out reissues like mad lately. So what if the boxes suck.

MGM just seems bad since they don't have very many movies worth getting lately. But when they put thier minds to it they really kick ass.

How can y'all even mention New Line in this. Have they ever released any significant Bare Bones discs?

Paramount on the other hand rarelyreleases a special edition of a catalouge title and the new film releses are rarely anything special.

Universal is okey, but they've been screwing up a lot lately. However anyone who supports the criterion collection as mutch as them is alright by me.

Really though Paramount and MGM should licence a bunch of thier titles to criterion, and Warner should re-do thier Kubrick titles.

Tonkpils · 11-21-2003, 09:17 PM

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Originally posted by Spike2002
While I agree that New Line does in fact release good versions of all their movie (i.e. Their Platinum Series), the major thing I'm pissed about is WHY THE HECK DO THEY HAVE TO WAIT TILL JANUARY (AFTER CHRISTMAS) TO RELEASE 'FREDDY VS. JASON'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I mean, that would of been one Christmas present I would of been looking extremely forward to. That's just bad timing right there.

This makes some sense... i mean i know i get cash on Christmas... thats how im going to be getting the dvd... if it came out before Christmas i porobably would have to scrounge up some cash barely getting it or ending up getting it for Christmas... i think its fine coming out Jan. 6th.

droidguy1119 · 11-22-2003, 11:44 AM

The WB's SEs suck. Maybe some of their classic film releases are better, like the Amadeus, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Casablanca (which...I think are all Warner Bros.), but their discs are pretty lame. The Matrix discs suck, except for picture -- HBO Specials are not documentaries. They are promotional fluff crap, and not only that, but it's a dumb corporate synergy thing because Warner owns HBO.

Thumbs down on Warner. They have some good discs, but they need better documentaries, and more audio commentaries.

FrankTheBunny · 11-22-2003, 04:17 PM

I'm not a huge fan of WBs cases nor am I a fan of Paramonunt's extra features. Never anything overly exciting. The Indy trilogy was good though.

Universal and Fox put out the best DVDs in my opinion.

Jaydawg · 11-22-2003, 05:20 PM

Lions Gate/MGM puts out some AWFUL dvds.

droidguy1119 · 11-22-2003, 05:44 PM

What is so bad about MGM's DVDs? I think they are the best available when it comes to SEs. Like most studios, they have a terrible contrast -- other discs come with a trailer, but I notice that even on a lot of MGM's catalog discs, they try to find more stuff than they have to -- many have the EPK and some even have a few deleted scenes and a commentary -- way more than any other studio's catalog releases carry.

Rizor · 11-22-2003, 07:50 PM

Yeah, I think MGM has been doing an exceptional job with their SEs.

11-20-2003, 01:57 AM	#1
sunflower03 Executive Producer Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,010	Movie Studio That Puts Out The Worst Dvd Releases i have heard some people mention certain film studios, like paramount, that don't put much special features on their dvds. so i was wandering what is people's opinion as to which, movie stuido puts out the worst dvd releases. i don't mean which film studio puts out the worst movies, i mean which film studio doesn't put a lot of working into putting special features, or who maybe includes the worst cases. i think the worst dvd editions are from the wb, because they include those terrible snapper cases. __________________ these avatar things are hard to do. Last edited by sunflower03; 11-20-2003 at 01:59 AM.

11-20-2003, 12:02 PM	#3
droidguy1119 I am a space alien Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: In space Posts: 17,018	Snap cases suck, but Paramount does put out the worst DVDs. The features are usually just a Theatrical Trailer. Nowadays, though, they don't even do that. __________________ I'm here, sometimes. Facebook \| LiveJournal \| MySpace \| My DVDs (RIP DVDSpot) \| My Reviews \| The Castle Boards \| My Works 220 CS Reviews and Counting! "Even though I'm no more than a monster, don't I have the right to live?" -- Oldboy (2003)

11-20-2003, 04:21 PM	#5
thezez Executive Producer Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 477	All WB Releases In NZ Get Hard Covers - Yay! __________________ Lorelai: Hey, you didn't wake me up. Rory : I set the clock. Lorelai : Yes, but see, the clock stops ringing once I throw it against the wall giving me ample time to fall back to sleep. You, however, never stop yapping no matter how hard I throw you, thus insuring the wake up process.

11-20-2003, 05:51 PM	#6
Jaydawg Studio Executive Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Boston Posts: 816	wb followed very closely by paramount. The best is usually New Line, followed by Disney/Pixar, and maybe even Miramax. They rarely disappoint. __________________ First of all, Papa Smurf didn't create Smurfette. Gargamel did. She was sent in as Gargamel's evil spy with the intention of destroying the Smurf village, but the overwhelming goodness of the Smurf way of life transformed her. And as for the whole gang-bang scenario, it just couldn't happen. Smurfs are asexual. They don't even have reproductive organs under those little white pants. That's what's so illogical, you know, about being a Smurf. What's the point of living if you don't have a dick?

11-20-2003, 06:12 PM	#7
droidguy1119 I am a space alien Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: In space Posts: 17,018	New Line is sort of an iffy thing. If they want to go all-out, they do, and their Lord of the Rings and other Platinum Series releases are fantastic. Fox also does a good job with their 2-disc sets, with lots of interesting extras. Miramax loses a lot of points in my book, because their contrast is worse than New Line. Their bare discs are totally bare, with the trailer seeming to be sort of an every other basis. MGM, though, seems to make the best upgrades, at least -- when an MGM SE hits, it just seems to be fantastic. I just love the MGM discs, they haven't disappointed me on an SE yet. I would love to see more movies get the MGM SE treatment (Bill and Ted, an even better SpaceBalls disc maybe, a shot is misframed on mine for some reason, the Fish Called Wanda disc that's only available in Britain right now...) __________________ I'm here, sometimes. Facebook \| LiveJournal \| MySpace \| My DVDs (RIP DVDSpot) \| My Reviews \| The Castle Boards \| My Works 220 CS Reviews and Counting! "Even though I'm no more than a monster, don't I have the right to live?" -- Oldboy (2003)

11-20-2003, 02:50 AM	#2
faceoffmask.com Guest Posts: n/a	WB has the worse dvd cases. They are the soft cover dvd cases. Cant stand them. I was happy to see they changed it for matrix reloaded and terminator 3.

11-20-2003, 12:50 PM	#4
Mongoose, Inc. New User - Level 0 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: ohio Posts: 76	Yes, Paramount does put out some ugly DVDs.

11-21-2003, 12:03 AM	#9
sunflower03 Executive Producer Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,010	yeah and it is coming out like jan 6th, why would they put it out just a few days after the new year, but not right before christmas? paramount at least did a good job with the indiania jones triology. __________________ these avatar things are hard to do.

11-21-2003, 03:40 AM	#10
faceoffmask.com Guest Posts: n/a	My guess is not many people are going to buy a horror movie for someone for x-mas. But all the people that want it will have money from x-mas to go buy it. I cant wait for this movie to come out on dvd.

11-21-2003, 10:23 AM	#11
stonefaced_1 What are you doing here? Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Catchin pervs diddlin kids in the park. Posts: 6,626	Artisan puts out awful dvd's and movies. WB are awful, they just have those cheap cardboard cases. *******s.

11-21-2003, 02:42 PM	#12
Faithless Eye Pioneer, called primitive Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: an East Texas rest home Posts: 815	I've got a few WB cardboard cases and the most annoying thing is that the other DVDs to the left and right of them on the shelf, when you put them in, get caught on the bit of plastic that runs around the edge of the cardboard cases! I've already had one CB case broken like that. __________________ And then I realise what it is. There's a man, out back of this place. I can see him through the walls...I can see his face! ... I hope that I never see that face outside of a dream. I know I believe in nothing but it is my nothing

11-21-2003, 05:43 PM	#13
droidguy1119 I am a space alien Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: In space Posts: 17,018	Hey, hey, hey! Check this out: Unlike the T3 and Reloaded releases, which didn't say anything to me, Matchstick Men is 1 disc. But it's in a keep case! Maybe Warner has actually heard our complaints... To Faithless Eye...I know what you mean... I have my shelf alphabetical, and there's a disc in between two of the snap cases, and I've dented it a few times on accident... __________________ I'm here, sometimes. Facebook \| LiveJournal \| MySpace \| My DVDs (RIP DVDSpot) \| My Reviews \| The Castle Boards \| My Works 220 CS Reviews and Counting! "Even though I'm no more than a monster, don't I have the right to live?" -- Oldboy (2003) Last edited by droidguy1119; 11-21-2003 at 05:44 PM.

11-21-2003, 06:22 PM	#14
jpdill Banned Status Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,680	Us lucky UK peeps don't get snap-paper cases anymore. Basically, all the DVDs that were snappers (and popular) got a re-working in a AMARAY case - which is the one we love. And what was even better was the fact i could return my sealed snapper cased "The Matrix" and get £15 quid back (i bought it in May and had the reciept). I then went a week later and bought the amaray version of £6. Cheap! WB sell re-releases really cheap.

11-21-2003, 06:23 PM	#15
Rizor Corporate Lackey Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: NJ Posts: 6,998	Artisan blows. They'll occasionallt release a good DVD, but most of their stuff is horrible. I'm fine with Paramount. Most of their stuff I've seen have excellent transfers and these days their movies are getting decent extras. __________________ Rides off into the sunset.... RIZOR

11-21-2003, 06:25 PM	#16
droidguy1119 I am a space alien Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: In space Posts: 17,018	Bleh. Their movies are just more contrasted. Why does The Core get a "Special Collector's Edition" (with the same amount of features as a general SE at any other studio) when classics like Better Off Dead doesn't even warrant the trailer? There's an SE for other 1980's teen comedies like Dead, look at MGM's The Sure Thing, for instance... As long as Paramount's most fleshed out DVD is the original Tomb Raider...IMO, they're doing a weak job. __________________ I'm here, sometimes. Facebook \| LiveJournal \| MySpace \| My DVDs (RIP DVDSpot) \| My Reviews \| The Castle Boards \| My Works 220 CS Reviews and Counting! "Even though I'm no more than a monster, don't I have the right to live?" -- Oldboy (2003)

11-21-2003, 08:52 PM	#17
Dracula Bloodgod Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 15,112	come on Paramount is far and away the very worst. Warner Bros. has been puting out hig quality DISCS since the begining. Don't take Superman, The Perfect Storm, and The Matrix for granted. We might not even have these big SE if it weren't for WB. They did relese a lot bare boned in the early days but they've been putting out reissues like mad lately. So what if the boxes suck. MGM just seems bad since they don't have very many movies worth getting lately. But when they put thier minds to it they really kick ass. How can y'all even mention New Line in this. Have they ever released any significant Bare Bones discs? Paramount on the other hand rarelyreleases a special edition of a catalouge title and the new film releses are rarely anything special. Universal is okey, but they've been screwing up a lot lately. However anyone who supports the criterion collection as mutch as them is alright by me. Really though Paramount and MGM should licence a bunch of thier titles to criterion, and Warner should re-do thier Kubrick titles. __________________ Check out my review blog

11-22-2003, 11:44 AM	#19
droidguy1119 I am a space alien Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: In space Posts: 17,018	The WB's SEs suck. Maybe some of their classic film releases are better, like the Amadeus, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Casablanca (which...I think are all Warner Bros.), but their discs are pretty lame. The Matrix discs suck, except for picture -- HBO Specials are not documentaries. They are promotional fluff crap, and not only that, but it's a dumb corporate synergy thing because Warner owns HBO. Thumbs down on Warner. They have some good discs, but they need better documentaries, and more audio commentaries. __________________ I'm here, sometimes. Facebook \| LiveJournal \| MySpace \| My DVDs (RIP DVDSpot) \| My Reviews \| The Castle Boards \| My Works 220 CS Reviews and Counting! "Even though I'm no more than a monster, don't I have the right to live?" -- Oldboy (2003)

11-22-2003, 04:17 PM	#20
FrankTheBunny Studio Executive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New York City Posts: 602	I'm not a huge fan of WBs cases nor am I a fan of Paramonunt's extra features. Never anything overly exciting. The Indy trilogy was good though. Universal and Fox put out the best DVDs in my opinion. __________________ How do you pick up the threads of an old life? How do you go on, when in your heart you begin to understand there is no going back? There are some things time cannot mend. Some hurts that go too deep... and take hold.

11-22-2003, 05:20 PM	#21
Jaydawg Studio Executive Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Boston Posts: 816	Lions Gate/MGM puts out some AWFUL dvds. __________________ First of all, Papa Smurf didn't create Smurfette. Gargamel did. She was sent in as Gargamel's evil spy with the intention of destroying the Smurf village, but the overwhelming goodness of the Smurf way of life transformed her. And as for the whole gang-bang scenario, it just couldn't happen. Smurfs are asexual. They don't even have reproductive organs under those little white pants. That's what's so illogical, you know, about being a Smurf. What's the point of living if you don't have a dick?

11-22-2003, 05:44 PM	#22
droidguy1119 I am a space alien Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: In space Posts: 17,018	What is so bad about MGM's DVDs? I think they are the best available when it comes to SEs. Like most studios, they have a terrible contrast -- other discs come with a trailer, but I notice that even on a lot of MGM's catalog discs, they try to find more stuff than they have to -- many have the EPK and some even have a few deleted scenes and a commentary -- way more than any other studio's catalog releases carry. __________________ I'm here, sometimes. Facebook \| LiveJournal \| MySpace \| My DVDs (RIP DVDSpot) \| My Reviews \| The Castle Boards \| My Works 220 CS Reviews and Counting! "Even though I'm no more than a monster, don't I have the right to live?" -- Oldboy (2003)

11-22-2003, 07:50 PM	#23
Rizor Corporate Lackey Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: NJ Posts: 6,998	Yeah, I think MGM has been doing an exceptional job with their SEs. __________________ Rides off into the sunset.... RIZOR