Timewarp
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Okay, forgoing the intro and straight to the rant cause i'm pissed off.
I remember a time when movies were actually good, so good you wanted to watch it at home. We used to have these things that were blocks and they were black...VHS tapes. That's what they were called. I liked them. One, they always worked so long as you didn't cut the tape inside. Two. Perfect kid's toy. Who hasn't played dominoes with them? Excluding current generations. 3. Just about anybody could play them. Put it in the VCR (The thing that played tapes) and press play. That's it. And last, they were stackable. You could make a fuckin wall if you watched enough movies. Truly one of the most funnest Medias ever only second to video games.
But alas technology waits for nothing. So the next advancement in Videos was DVDs. At first I thought it was cool. Though I couldn't play with the disc literally, it was cool that now I could have even more movies now that I have more space. The convenience at the time was just tops. But now as we move on to a new generation of media called Blue-ray, I got to ask... WHAT THE FUCK WAS WRONG WITH US!!!?
I've never realized all the bullshit i've put up with dvds until this point. I mean I was a complete idiot to think these things were actually better than VHS and I just have to say what I say before DVDs are phased out and this ends up as nothing as a nostalgia trip.
1. Packaging - DVD packaging has gotten exponentially worse as time has gone all. At first it was just a simple box, some plastic and an elevated dot to hold the disc. Not that big of a deal. But then they started to play "I'm a pussy and insecure business. Some on protect me from the pirates". and ruined it forever. First they started making it harder to take the damn disc out of the holder. You got that childlock grip in the middle like every chemical product in the house. Then they got those raise walls so you can't get your fingers around the damn disc to pull it out. Finally they make that damn saftey grip into a very long pole. Of course this increases the risk of actually breaking the disc and this HAS happened to me a number of times. Bullshit!
The outside of the packaging is even worse. First it was those damn security stickers. What exactly is the purpose? Isn't enough that the damn box is encased in plastic that you need a saw to get through? How exactly does this stop thefts? And speaking of unnecessary measures, what's with those damn clip locks on the side? What good is a lock when there is no way to keep it locked? To those who actually make those packaging, take all your plastic and shove all up your ass.
2. Bad movies: My estimate of a bad movie coming to a store near you on DVD despite bombing in the theaters is nearly 99.9% I mean that. Now as you know I have thought there has been a good movie since CGI has practically ruined movies for me forever, which was after 1999. But I still find some movies worth a good look at. Unfortunately when I try to look for one, I have to wade through isles upon isles of bad movie after bad movie. I feel embarrassed that Hollywood is intent on makes us eat shit wither we want to or not. Think how many times you've gone to a movie store or rental store and went "Why the hell are they selling this movie?". I just can't take it. I just want to find my SpaceBalls...please...!!!
3. Re-releases, Collectors, Box sets and special editions: It's not enough for Hollywood to make us pay almost 10-20 dollars to watch their garbage in the movies or on tv, they just want to squeeze every penny out of us with these cheap trickeries. First off are re-releases. Now like I said, I used to buy VHS tapes. What I liked about them, they had everything in them like it was in the movie. No extras, no special soundtracks, nothing. That was great. If I wanted to buy those extras, it was a separate tape which cost far less than buying the tape again. But now they are making DVD re-releases on just about everything we've seen before. I already payed once for the Back to the Future tapes, I was suckered into buying the new DVD box set. Believe me that 70 Dollar price tag was not worth what I got. First of all the extras were just soundtracks and behind the scene action. But how many people actually can force themselves to actually watch that when all they want is the movie. In sense it was a waste of time on Hollywood's part and my money on my part.
And they're just not re-releasing popular movies, it's everything from shows from the thirties to current movies of a few years ago. I mean jeez...shouldn't some things just stay dead? Who's really shouting for Jimmy Steward's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington?
Collectors edition...oh yeah. Because you just have to own everything related to one specific thing. Really this is just pure exploitation. Hollywood is just holding just about everything back so they can make a new edition with little new content, call it a collectors edition, and then sell it from anywhere from 40-100 bucks. Seriously are people this stupid. "I have to get MST3k Dvd collector's set, it's got 5 never before seen mins of new content". You fuckin morons have no life. Get outside, burn your dvds and collect stuff that really has value to it. Like bones, or bugs, or stamps.
Special editions are just the lowest of low attempts to get you to buy a movie over and over and over and over again. Like collectors editions, they add a little bit of new content and then sell it for about 39-50 bucks. But unlike collectors editions, which usually sell about a couple of months or years after the original, they sell them almost immediately after every new movie. And then it's a new version every few weeks. As if I didn't think movies were devalued enough nowadays. How many of you bought a movie, only to hear a new version was coming out with "Unrated" or "Never before seen" in the title? It's absolutely ridiculous. I want it to be that you either buy the DVD with nothing or everything on it. Stop making me burn a damn hole in my pocket.
4. Dvd-players and playability: There was a time when I could play just about any movie on my computer or DVD. Now after a couple of years, my DVD can barely play anything at this point and my computer can't play newer DVD's. DVD players are so fuckin fragile that I bet if you blew into one it would explode from the expansion of rushing air. Those damn Copyright Protection laws also make enjoying movies even less fun than cds. I bought the damn DVD's, do I need Steven's permission to watch in the privacy of my own home too? I never had this problem with VHS. In fact you could buy an old VHS from the 80s at a garage sale. Sure it might be battered and missing a few buttons, but it will still play tapes even if you needed another one to rewind them again. And speaking of content...why do I need thousands of DVDs for one movie? Can't they just put all of the movies in a trilogy into one cd? If they can fit a video game onto one disc, if they can fit Halo onto one disc, if you can store a large amount of songs, computer programs and software onto one disc...why can't we just fit 3 movies onto one disc. How the fuck do these movies take up so much room that you need more disc in order to enjoy more than one movie?
5. Blue-ray: Finally my last complaint, Blue-ray. Truly people, what is the difference? Better quality, better sound, better resolution? What is it? If you compared DVD and Blue-ray together, looked at the same movie and knew one would cost you 400% more than a Dvd but has slightly better everything, would you buy it? Hell no. Sure it's slightly better but for the prices those things cost, they should come with a Tv that is compatible with the damn thing. Is there really a big leap between the two? No. DVD and VHS, that's a hands down difference. DVD and Blue-ray...who cares? It's just another attempt at suckering dumbasses who have to be the latest whatevers in order to take all their money. It might as well have been called, "DVD - Special 2.0 edition".
Sublimination: In short, i'm tired of all this commercialized Bullshit, tell me that I need the latest up to date technology in order to enjoy life. Fuck that. You can shove all your cables, your liquid screens or plasma screen or who the fuck really knows what's mad of screen, and your high resolution bullshit and shove up your ass and run out in the street and get hit by a car. Okay, i'm done with being "Cool". So piss off.
Bonus rant:
Yes everyone's favorite squirrel, Foamy has his own feelings on this subject. Though it is not truly about movies, the subject is close enough, Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_iNPb1Qb74
(Note: If you didn't like this rant, or any of my others, or Foamy, we've got a middle finger waiting for you. Don't worry you'll get it on request. And I don't give a fuck about youtube links. Screw them).
Leave your commits were you drop. Garbage pickup isn't until Monday.
I remember a time when movies were actually good, so good you wanted to watch it at home. We used to have these things that were blocks and they were black...VHS tapes. That's what they were called. I liked them. One, they always worked so long as you didn't cut the tape inside. Two. Perfect kid's toy. Who hasn't played dominoes with them? Excluding current generations. 3. Just about anybody could play them. Put it in the VCR (The thing that played tapes) and press play. That's it. And last, they were stackable. You could make a fuckin wall if you watched enough movies. Truly one of the most funnest Medias ever only second to video games.
But alas technology waits for nothing. So the next advancement in Videos was DVDs. At first I thought it was cool. Though I couldn't play with the disc literally, it was cool that now I could have even more movies now that I have more space. The convenience at the time was just tops. But now as we move on to a new generation of media called Blue-ray, I got to ask... WHAT THE FUCK WAS WRONG WITH US!!!?
I've never realized all the bullshit i've put up with dvds until this point. I mean I was a complete idiot to think these things were actually better than VHS and I just have to say what I say before DVDs are phased out and this ends up as nothing as a nostalgia trip.
1. Packaging - DVD packaging has gotten exponentially worse as time has gone all. At first it was just a simple box, some plastic and an elevated dot to hold the disc. Not that big of a deal. But then they started to play "I'm a pussy and insecure business. Some on protect me from the pirates". and ruined it forever. First they started making it harder to take the damn disc out of the holder. You got that childlock grip in the middle like every chemical product in the house. Then they got those raise walls so you can't get your fingers around the damn disc to pull it out. Finally they make that damn saftey grip into a very long pole. Of course this increases the risk of actually breaking the disc and this HAS happened to me a number of times. Bullshit!
The outside of the packaging is even worse. First it was those damn security stickers. What exactly is the purpose? Isn't enough that the damn box is encased in plastic that you need a saw to get through? How exactly does this stop thefts? And speaking of unnecessary measures, what's with those damn clip locks on the side? What good is a lock when there is no way to keep it locked? To those who actually make those packaging, take all your plastic and shove all up your ass.
2. Bad movies: My estimate of a bad movie coming to a store near you on DVD despite bombing in the theaters is nearly 99.9% I mean that. Now as you know I have thought there has been a good movie since CGI has practically ruined movies for me forever, which was after 1999. But I still find some movies worth a good look at. Unfortunately when I try to look for one, I have to wade through isles upon isles of bad movie after bad movie. I feel embarrassed that Hollywood is intent on makes us eat shit wither we want to or not. Think how many times you've gone to a movie store or rental store and went "Why the hell are they selling this movie?". I just can't take it. I just want to find my SpaceBalls...please...!!!
3. Re-releases, Collectors, Box sets and special editions: It's not enough for Hollywood to make us pay almost 10-20 dollars to watch their garbage in the movies or on tv, they just want to squeeze every penny out of us with these cheap trickeries. First off are re-releases. Now like I said, I used to buy VHS tapes. What I liked about them, they had everything in them like it was in the movie. No extras, no special soundtracks, nothing. That was great. If I wanted to buy those extras, it was a separate tape which cost far less than buying the tape again. But now they are making DVD re-releases on just about everything we've seen before. I already payed once for the Back to the Future tapes, I was suckered into buying the new DVD box set. Believe me that 70 Dollar price tag was not worth what I got. First of all the extras were just soundtracks and behind the scene action. But how many people actually can force themselves to actually watch that when all they want is the movie. In sense it was a waste of time on Hollywood's part and my money on my part.
And they're just not re-releasing popular movies, it's everything from shows from the thirties to current movies of a few years ago. I mean jeez...shouldn't some things just stay dead? Who's really shouting for Jimmy Steward's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington?
Collectors edition...oh yeah. Because you just have to own everything related to one specific thing. Really this is just pure exploitation. Hollywood is just holding just about everything back so they can make a new edition with little new content, call it a collectors edition, and then sell it from anywhere from 40-100 bucks. Seriously are people this stupid. "I have to get MST3k Dvd collector's set, it's got 5 never before seen mins of new content". You fuckin morons have no life. Get outside, burn your dvds and collect stuff that really has value to it. Like bones, or bugs, or stamps.
Special editions are just the lowest of low attempts to get you to buy a movie over and over and over and over again. Like collectors editions, they add a little bit of new content and then sell it for about 39-50 bucks. But unlike collectors editions, which usually sell about a couple of months or years after the original, they sell them almost immediately after every new movie. And then it's a new version every few weeks. As if I didn't think movies were devalued enough nowadays. How many of you bought a movie, only to hear a new version was coming out with "Unrated" or "Never before seen" in the title? It's absolutely ridiculous. I want it to be that you either buy the DVD with nothing or everything on it. Stop making me burn a damn hole in my pocket.
4. Dvd-players and playability: There was a time when I could play just about any movie on my computer or DVD. Now after a couple of years, my DVD can barely play anything at this point and my computer can't play newer DVD's. DVD players are so fuckin fragile that I bet if you blew into one it would explode from the expansion of rushing air. Those damn Copyright Protection laws also make enjoying movies even less fun than cds. I bought the damn DVD's, do I need Steven's permission to watch in the privacy of my own home too? I never had this problem with VHS. In fact you could buy an old VHS from the 80s at a garage sale. Sure it might be battered and missing a few buttons, but it will still play tapes even if you needed another one to rewind them again. And speaking of content...why do I need thousands of DVDs for one movie? Can't they just put all of the movies in a trilogy into one cd? If they can fit a video game onto one disc, if they can fit Halo onto one disc, if you can store a large amount of songs, computer programs and software onto one disc...why can't we just fit 3 movies onto one disc. How the fuck do these movies take up so much room that you need more disc in order to enjoy more than one movie?
5. Blue-ray: Finally my last complaint, Blue-ray. Truly people, what is the difference? Better quality, better sound, better resolution? What is it? If you compared DVD and Blue-ray together, looked at the same movie and knew one would cost you 400% more than a Dvd but has slightly better everything, would you buy it? Hell no. Sure it's slightly better but for the prices those things cost, they should come with a Tv that is compatible with the damn thing. Is there really a big leap between the two? No. DVD and VHS, that's a hands down difference. DVD and Blue-ray...who cares? It's just another attempt at suckering dumbasses who have to be the latest whatevers in order to take all their money. It might as well have been called, "DVD - Special 2.0 edition".
Sublimination: In short, i'm tired of all this commercialized Bullshit, tell me that I need the latest up to date technology in order to enjoy life. Fuck that. You can shove all your cables, your liquid screens or plasma screen or who the fuck really knows what's mad of screen, and your high resolution bullshit and shove up your ass and run out in the street and get hit by a car. Okay, i'm done with being "Cool". So piss off.
Bonus rant:
Yes everyone's favorite squirrel, Foamy has his own feelings on this subject. Though it is not truly about movies, the subject is close enough, Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_iNPb1Qb74
(Note: If you didn't like this rant, or any of my others, or Foamy, we've got a middle finger waiting for you. Don't worry you'll get it on request. And I don't give a fuck about youtube links. Screw them).
Leave your commits were you drop. Garbage pickup isn't until Monday.
