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- Ninh, on 03/14/2009, -4/+318That makes it easier to decide whether to download a movie or rent it since there's no upside to renting anymore, right?
- archivedigger, on 03/14/2009, -4/+215A middle finger from 20th C. Fox to fans and the future.
- Infowarsdotcom, on 03/15/2009, -3/+138What a perfect way to increase piracy of Fox DVDs.
- vtbarrera, on 03/15/2009, -1/+116I rarely spend much time going through the bonus materials on any DVD, unless it's really that interesting of a movie or it's part of a series that I really like. This is Fox's move of desperation to try and squeeze pennies out of thin air. I sincerely doubt Netflix users will all of a suddenly start paying their monthly fee to purchase one movie just for the DVD extras.
- nights777, on 03/14/2009, -3/+110They've been talking about this for awhile now...
So I guess this means everyone will look for DVDR releases on the interwebz. - michaelpinto, on 03/14/2009, -3/+109This is bad news if you're a Netflix user — and by the way my bet is that the other studios will follow this trend shortly.
- VyPR, on 03/15/2009, -1/+89Oh good. Save the "burn and return" crowd a little effort if they only want the movie anyway. Thanks Fox!
- budgeysmuggler, on 03/15/2009, -2/+69But great for Bit torrent!
- iceman0113, on 03/14/2009, -18/+73I doubt it makes much difference any way. People rent or buy the movie for the movie not for the extras.
- inactive, on 03/15/2009, -2/+55***** those 20th Century *****.
- rkiga, on 03/15/2009, -0/+51Even if you buy the DVD you don't always get that stuff. If you bought The Dark Knight DVD, go check if yours has any bonus features at all. Mine has nothing but the movie, apparently I was supposed to buy the super deluxe collectors' edition to get them. What kinda BS is that?
- dontdoitjake, on 03/15/2009, -4/+51People dont rent movies for the extras, but theyre always an extra bonus which, depending on the movie, can help make paying $5 for a rental worth while. But if you can get the same exact thing online for free, whats the point of even renting anymore?
Ridiculous idea - cawfee, on 03/15/2009, -1/+39"We have developed product variations to feed different consumer consumption models and behaviors."
OM NOM NOM
Marketing lingo at its worst. - Technopundit, on 03/15/2009, -1/+38You mean I won't get to see an in-depth interview with every boring dolt who ever saw the movie?
Will this enhancement cost me extra? - elmuerte17, on 03/15/2009, -1/+37They won't.
- inactive, on 03/15/2009, -0/+34Well actually, I do rent movies (not as much as I download them though) for special features, quite often. Especially for older movies (last one was Sunset Blvd) that have a nice "making of" features on them, and occasionally even with a commentary going if I'm especially interested in it (very rare). So, SOMEBODY does, but I doubt many people do.
- MunroCool, on 03/15/2009, -2/+35^^^^ They need to buy the rights to make the movie rentable, they don't just buy the movie once like a customer.
- kent1146, on 03/15/2009, -14/+44Get it straight. NOBODY rents a movie instead of downloading because they get special features.
People rent movies over torrents because it's more convenient for them. Those people either do not know that torrents exist, do not know how to download a movie through a torrent, or just want the instant satisfaction of driving to a store and getting a movie in-hand to watch in the living room. - pinstripewizard, on 03/15/2009, -1/+30Duly noted, and returned. I wonder if they'll lower the price of the basic disc, or jack up the price of the "Special Edition".
- whatisthisaol, on 03/15/2009, -3/+31I bet SOME PEOPLE rent because they feel it is the morally right path. Realize that will be an unpopular opinion but not everyone feels it is their god given right to receive all their entertainment for free.
- canvashinder, on 03/15/2009, -0/+26Is fox going to cutting their damn ads in the beginning of their DVDs too?
- TwistedPlastic, on 03/15/2009, -5/+28Fox is the single worst studio in the entire film industry.
***** you too, Fox.
Luckily they have no movies worth renting, much less buying. - AgeofMastery, on 03/15/2009, -0/+23Want to bet you'll get the same movie as the retail version and a lot more empty space on the disc?
- rancidpony, on 03/15/2009, -0/+22I rent movies when they are available because I want to make sure there is compensation & incentive to create more movies. The price is reasonable.
I use torrents when:
* The DVD I rented is busted.
* The movie/video is not available at all
* To sample TV shows, if they are good I will rent the DVDs that are available.
* When TV shows are not available through other means. - Plopfish, on 03/15/2009, -0/+22or they rent it (or Netflix it) and just rip it\copy it
faster than DL in the case of rarer\older movies - twiztidsinz, on 03/15/2009, -6/+27Most of my DVDs are Special Editions for the Special Features...
So yes... people DO rent/buy movies for the features.
Movies that I particularly like I've even bought multiple Special Editions of. - WilliamAdama, on 03/15/2009, -0/+21That's fine, this is the reason we have the pirate bay and other warez websites :). If companies want to try and ***** us we'll just ***** them right back.
Btw I downloaded Slumdog Millionaire and The Wrestler a few weeks ago, I wouldn't give those greedy bastards at Fox one dime. - VinnieDaMac, on 03/15/2009, -2/+22I almost never watch the extras even on movies I actually have bought.
- scooterbaga, on 03/15/2009, -3/+22you're wrong
- bs0l, on 03/15/2009, -6/+25If the stripped down ones cost less, I'm good. I never watch bonus material.
- ashura001, on 03/15/2009, -0/+19To Fox: Eat all of the dicks.
- chubbstar, on 03/15/2009, -1/+19wow. this wont backfire at all.
- ironiridis, on 03/15/2009, -2/+20I've been renting and ripping my Netflix DVDs for a while now. I don't distribute them, but I want to be able to watch an entire series (say, House) at once without interruption. If this takes off, I'm done with Netflix and on to The Pirate Bay; there's no point in storing 7.9 gigabyte discs on my drive if I can't access any special features.
- phroztbyt3, on 03/15/2009, -2/+18and they wonder why people pirate movies.
- AgeofMastery, on 03/15/2009, -2/+18Yes they can, either by not providing them the full version or threatening to cut them off if they don't cooperate.
- kingbinji, on 03/15/2009, -1/+17the industry giving us more reasons to not rent/buy
- jessenoob, on 03/15/2009, -0/+15YARRR
- DarkShroud, on 03/15/2009, -0/+15I rent because the quality is usually a lot better.
- jcaffoe, on 03/15/2009, -3/+17How is this bad news? I usually rent a movie if I want to see it, and buy it for the special features which I can watch at my leisure.
I'm assuming I'm not alone in this, so I don't really see the issue. Seems like a good way to make DVD purchases more viable. - Tobey, on 03/15/2009, -1/+15And that enables you to watch bonus material...how?
- chrislewis, on 03/15/2009, -0/+13Does this mean the 1.5 hour movie spans the full 7.5gb disk? Instead of more compression to fit the extras? I'd go for the Non-Bonus material because 1) I don't watch it 2) Would get slightly better PQ.
- trythison4sighs, on 03/15/2009, -0/+13Maybe they should cut the price to boost sales instead. It works with video games. This is simple supply and demand economics. The only reason I could possibly see them not dropping the price is stock holders might get jumpy. But, in today's market, who ***** cares? Seriously, I have to budget the ***** out of my life right now and to be honest some crappy dvd isn't in the budget! I'm all for "voting with my dollars". I'll buy products I like from companies I like to let them know I like it but, in this instance they should have a press conference let the people know they care and drop the price of the dvds!
- waydee, on 03/15/2009, -0/+13My friend bought a copy of Charlie Wilsons War (universal I think) a few months back, the damn thing had a charity appeal by Gwyneth Paltrow that was a good 4-5 minutes long that couldn't be skipped.
I mean the film was so-so but that really pissed me off, I'm not against charity or anything like that but to make such a long piece un-skippable is just taking the piss. They do it with trailers too, you're left wondering why the hell you're paying these companies to force advertising on you. - Chompy, on 03/15/2009, -1/+14Meh, I like watching movies but I have little interest in the extras; I just can't summon up that much interest. I'm certainly not going to pay more money for the privilege.
- inactive, on 03/15/2009, -1/+13Fox Studios is run by Zombies.
Hey Grandpa, still washing your clothes in a bucket? - inactive, on 03/15/2009, -3/+15While I want to say that movie extras are not a big deal, renting the Dark Knight and only watching the main movie means that you are loosing a lot of great background substance. Movie companies already charge for extra special features. This is an attempt to stop the Redbox effect where big movies can be rented for a $1 per day. I only purchase movies that are amazing and I will watch more than once. I don't buy movies for special features.
- ig88b1, on 03/15/2009, -0/+12well theye managed to do it 4 times so far. The next release will have an extra 2 SECONDS OF CHEWBACCA GROWLING!!!
- daeyeth, on 03/15/2009, -0/+11This isn't new, studios have been doing this all the time with all the major releases like Lord of the Rings and such.
- DarkShroud, on 03/15/2009, -0/+11The first thing that really hooked me on copying DVDs was removing the stupid trailsers, warnings, & Prohibited User Options (PUOs). Having the DVD load straight to the menu is really a nice thing.
- mavere, on 03/15/2009, -0/+11Pointless bitching... most DVDRs offered on BT websites are pretty much just the main movie.
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