Otto offers up the questions at the Monday Madness Web site, so pick up a clean set for yourself and post a link to your answers over there as well as here so we can find you. The following questions are compliments of Elena......Thanks, Elena!! =) Hope everyone will have a wonderful week!
DVD's
1. Are you more likely to rent or buy DVD's (VHS's)? Why?
We're more likely to borrow, actually. My brother is a connoisseur, aficionado or just plain loony for movies. He is a Netflix member, has access to a T1 connection at work and has "disposable income" available for entertainment. We do buy some DVD's we don't think he will get and we also pick up old VHS tapes at garage sales. We also rent a dozen or so a year, too.
2. If you rent DVD's, do you bother viewing the 'Behind the Scenes' or watching the entire movie again with commentary on?
2. If you rent DVD's, do you bother viewing the 'Behind the Scenes' or watching the entire movie again with commentary on?
I do. My wife is of the opinion that it ruins the movie for her. Then again, it's tough enough to get her to stay awake through an entire movie, so rewatching one is out of the question.
3. Do you think these features warrant the extra cost for DVD? (After all, we were able to buy new release VHS for $9.99 prior to DVD).
3. Do you think these features warrant the extra cost for DVD? (After all, we were able to buy new release VHS for $9.99 prior to DVD).
The additional cost is a money grab on the part of the manufacturers and distributors. It is in recognition of the fact that a DVD is far closer to an archival device than tape ever was. Deterioration rates are much slower, hence there are next to no replacement purchases. Sometimes, the sheer volume of additional information can justify the additional cost (LOTR comes to mind as an example) but most of the time its the Man ripping you off...
4. What's your favorite DVD (or VHS) in:
*Drama - Philadelphia (Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington)
*Comedy - Currently, it's Runaway Bride, but just about anything Robin Williams does will change that. Shrek 1 & 2 are right up there in the pantheon, too.
*Action - The Lord of The Rings trilogy.
*Suspense/Thriller - Not my favorite category. If it has Morgan Freeman in it, I'll watch it. Ditto for Denzel Washington.
*Horror - My life is horror enough. While I like Laurell K. Hamilton's "Anita Blake - Vampire Hunter" series for fluff reading, I have yet to see a Hollywood or Indies vampire movie worth watching more than once. The rest of the genre leaves me uninterested.
4. What's your favorite DVD (or VHS) in:
*Drama - Philadelphia (Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington)
*Comedy - Currently, it's Runaway Bride, but just about anything Robin Williams does will change that. Shrek 1 & 2 are right up there in the pantheon, too.
*Action - The Lord of The Rings trilogy.
*Suspense/Thriller - Not my favorite category. If it has Morgan Freeman in it, I'll watch it. Ditto for Denzel Washington.
*Horror - My life is horror enough. While I like Laurell K. Hamilton's "Anita Blake - Vampire Hunter" series for fluff reading, I have yet to see a Hollywood or Indies vampire movie worth watching more than once. The rest of the genre leaves me uninterested.
There you have it for another week. See you on the flip side...
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1 comment:
Excellent answer for #3...I will have a difficult time answering the last question; favorites are always hard to decide on. Thanks for playing Monday Madness, Wil; have a great week! =)
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