What do you consider the most overrated DVD out there? Feel free to define "overrated" by any criteria you like (eg; could be a decent movie that's over hyped, a terrible movie that's widely acclaimed, or even a good movie that got terribly mishandled when the DVD was made). You can even list a decent one that's overstayed its welcome as a ref disc- I mean, how many times can you watch the Podrace scene from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace before you pull all your hair out?
If you like, add your TOP 5, as there's so many crappy ones it can be hard to pick just one!
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I think it's safe to say that nearly every DVD is overrated. With the amount of hype that is generated with every release, how could they not be overrated? That being said....
1) X-Men 1.5 - While I like the movie enough, the extended/deleted scenes are annoying beyond belief when watched in sequence. Unfinished, unmastered, and non-anamorphic. Thankfully the movie can be viewed without them. But after what we've seen with so many other extended cuts, this was blatant marketing hype.
2) Independence Day - A movie so nauseatingly formulaic it is perfectly parodied by "Mars Attacks" which was written and in the can *before* ID was released. I'm sure we'll have versions of this stinker populating endcaps at Best Buy for decades to come.
3) Every movie about a comic book character dredged up from the depths of obscurity - while the Spiderman and X-Men movies are great fun, their success is going to subject us to years of Daredevils slapped together for a quick buck. I mean really, Sub-Mariner?!?!? What's next, The Wonder Twins? (Sound of frantic knocking on wood.) I'd rather see The Shoveler and Mr. Furious get their own spin-offs.
4) Can we please stop pairing the wise, spiritual martial arts expert with the street-smart, wise-cracking American cop? ('nuff said)
Sorry, that got to be more about movies in general than DVDs. I guess there's really no excuse for a poor quality DVD (technically speaking) anymore. The content however...
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It is amazing how many "special editions" of Indepence Day there are- didn't they just release yet another one? I thought it was kind of fun, but pretty predictable (ditto for Armageddon). But certainly not worth half a dozen special editions.
It's funny how one persons pet peave is anothers fave. I'm glad to see superhero films being made, as I'm a long time comic book geek. Naturally, I'd rather see 'em make good ones (eg Spiderman, Spiderman 2, X-Men 2) instead of bad ones. Although that's more an issue about films, not DVDs per se.
You'd think this far along into the life cycle of DVD, there'd be no excuse for bad transfers, but be get them in droves. It seems part of the marketing revolves around the features, and I can only assume someone must find directors commentary & self congratulatory backslapping from actors & producers to be interesting. I surely don't. I rarely watch any of the extras, save perhaps deleted scenes (although many are deleted for good reason, and exist on the DVD only as a marketing point). At any rate, it seems often too much DVD space is wasted on having 3 hrs of fluff peices and 5 language soundtracks instead of a good picture & sound.
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