When did they become so lame? I remember getting my Special Edition of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. It had two, yeah two baby, disks of how they made the movie. I enjoyed that almost as much as I enjoyed the movie. I remember the joys of the special features on the Matrix. How cool was that to see how they did it. Thats what I love about special features.
Now. They are all the same. The trailer of the movie you just watched. (Why would I want to watch that?) Maybe a directors commentary. (2 hours of the movie you just watched with the lamest dub over ever.) And my personal pet peeve: The making of the movie. Movies are getting more and more high tech. I just got done watching the Illusionist. Great movie, sweet special effects, nice story. Lame special features. I really don't want to listen to that soft porn star from 7th Heaven talk about her character. Its always the same anymore: recap the movie, have the actors talk about the movie, and thats it. No one wants to watch your special features!! I'm talking to you V for Vendetta. Who was that guy who managed to argue that terrorism and killing innocent people is a valid form of warfare? I forget, maybe because I don't care.
If you will excuse me, I'm going to watch some Alias on DVD. At least their special features are worth watching.
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It all happened when special features meant you had to buy the "special edition." Companies are just looking for another buck to make from you. Take the Chronicles of Narnia. The regular movie has nothing...and the special edition is $35. $35!
Even the music industry has entered the fray. "Buy the regular cd or the special edition that comes with a 30 minute making of dvd or the special edition has two more songs. Grrr.
Agreed. I'm all for extra special features worth my money, but not normal features. Boo.
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