The DVD (Re)Issue

[JoeGKushner]

So how do you go about fighting DVD re-releases that are generally...

Better sound quality.
More material.
More disks.
Better value?

Me? If it's a movie I think has a good chance of being remade, I'll just skip it and wait. If I'm wrong, chances are I'm going to get a good deal on the DVD eventually anyway.

Like Lord of the Rings. I'm just waiting for a boxed set. I'm sure that there will be little things here and there and probably a deluxe collectors set latter but...

 

[Kai Lord]

So how do you go about fighting DVD re-releases that are generally...

Better sound quality.
More material.
More disks.
Better value?

By purchasing the DVD's I know I'll watch repeatedly, then if a better version comes along take the first down to Wherehouse and trade it in to get $7 off the new version.

I really don't see what the problem is. If you're going to rent a film, it costs $3. That means all I have to do is watch a purchased DVD four times (six times if a new version never comes out) to justify the purchase financially (since 90% of all DVD's debut at $19.99). Especially since all I have to do is grab it off my shelf instead of going out and driving to Blockbuster. Watch a DVD four times, trade it in to get a better one for $13 in six months or a year. And some movies I love so much I don't trade them in, I'll just own multiple copies (though as I look at my collection only LOTR qualifies.)

Like Lord of the Rings. I'm just waiting for a boxed set. I'm sure that there will be little things here and there and probably a deluxe collectors set latter but...

Then I've had the joy of enjoying these fantastic films *much* more than you for years now. I'm glad that you're happy that you didn't cough up the whopping $20 a year, but for me the value of having these films to enjoy at my leisure is off the charts.

But even stepping down from LOTR, I've enjoyed the Underworld DVD, watched it two or three times, and will probably trade it in for the new director's edition coming out in a couple of months. Maybe I'll rent the new version first to make sure, but I don't know, I guess I don't see the big deal. You want something, and if its worth it you buy it. If not you don't. I don't see where the "fight" is.

You're happy not watching LOTR, and I'm happy watching them. We both win.

 

[Mog Elffoe]

It's a non-issue for me as well. If I love a movie I'm going to pick up the DVD because I want to watch it. If a new special edition hits later, well then that's good news for me--I'll have access to an even better version of the DVD (hopefully.)

In the case of the LotR movies I *like* having both the theatrical versions and the extended editions. With Fellowship, I actually prefer the theatrical version of the movie over the extended edition, but I love all of the extra features and documentaries that are in the four disc set.

 

[KenM]

The only movie I did this with was Princess Bride because the first DVD of that did not have much, the second one had more features, commetary, ect. I really like that movie. I consider LotR TC and EE different movies, so i don't mind having both. Princess Bride was the only movie I would have bought again like that.