Who watches DVD special features?

[bibblebub]

I've been collecting DVDs for about 10 years and until a couple of years ago I would normally buy the 2 disc released version of a film. Then I realised that the extras on the 2nd disc never seemed worth the extra money and ever since have only bought the single disc version.

It got me to wondering whether anyone has watched any special features on a DVD more than once? I don't think I have. What are the best that you have come across?

[Invictas]

Like much else in life,some of the DVD extras are fascinating and absorbing,and some others are just there to act as a sort of advert.
I usually buy my DVD's from Amazon where often the 2 disc set is often the same price or (oddly) cheaper.
I think(as you probably do) that generally it's to get people to pay more for the 2 disc "Special?Collectors" set,when really they are not worth it.
The best special features I have come across are when they "restore" films,mainly(but not always) musicals,they can be quite amazing.
Having said this,it doesn't really bother me if they are there or not.

[NazNomad]

Do you have 'Snatch' on DVD ... there's a great 'Easter Egg' on there.

[bibblebub]

No I don't have Snatch so won't have seen that one.

On a separate point, a lot of the "making of..." features tend to be someone wandering around the set with a video camera, and they simply cobble something together from the footage. There are only a handful (which slip my mind at present) for which an effort has been made and are worth a viewing

Something else are the audio commentaries; I haven't bothered with many but the John Carpenter / Kurt Russell efforts are worth trying.

[bibblebub]

Oh no, the standards of English have slipped disappointedly.

[milly143]

I don't normally but a few years ago I had to man our companies stand at an electronics show in Germany. We were there to show off our new HD cables and so had it hooked up to a PS3 with DVD's running all day. Sadly the woman who did the packing only included one DVD! After I had watched the film 300 11 times, I was begining to get a bit bored so I stuck the specials disk in and it was quite interesting actually. Well, it was interesting the first 9 times I watched it anyway. Then the PS3 got nicked.

[Sooper]

If its a film/series that i really like then yes i generally like to watch the special features as im a bit of a nerd like that!

Im itching to get my hands on the Deadwood Blu-Ray boxset as it has lots of Special features and the DVD boxset had none and as a huge fan im dying to see it.

[bibblebub]

But, Sooper, do you expect that you'll watch the special features more than once?

I very much like the LOTR trilogy and, even though I already had the earlier releases, I bought the 4 disc Specially Extended Editions of each because of the the special features (as well as the longer versions of the films). But I must admit to not having watched any of them a second time.

[Sooper]

No i probably dont watch the special features more than once if im honest but i still like to have them and see them when i purchase a Blu Ray or in the past DVD's. I too have nearly always opted for the dearer two (or more) disc versions and could have saved money by getting the standard versions but i like the special edition versions, dunno why, im probably just a sucker for things like that!

Yeah im a big LOTR fan as well and had all the super dooper extended versions and am now waiting for the Blu Ray releases so i can go and buy them all again, its madness i know but i like collecting stuff and handing over lots of my money to these film stuidio's!

[bibblebub]

The good side to a lack of finances is that I don't have to decide whether buy the Blu-Ray releases to supplement what I already have on DVD.

[Sooper]

Well i was an avid DVD collector and had hundreds and spent a small fortune on buying them. Ive had a Blu Ray player over a year now and still only own 11, im being far more choosy now and am not going to make the same mistake of just buying stuff for the sake of it! it wont be long before the next format comes out (Super HD) and i will be in the same boat all over again!

[chelle7272]

I too own the extended versions of the LOTR trilogy, they are still my most treasured DVD's, but despite my best intentions I haven't watched them a second time either.

I would still buy the extras though, depending on the film in question and whether the extras seem worth it.

[bibblebub]

Just as long as the age of downloads only is years away.

[bibblebub]

chelle7272 - you're right of course, if there was a film that I felt was really special then I would probably buy the more expensive/expansive version. Thankfully they don't come along too often.

[whiskeysheri]

I usually only watch the out-takes if a DVD has them. They're usually the best bit. :)

[bibblebub]

Am currently watching yet another example of a pointless extra: "Behind the scenes" for the film Splice. The word that must have cropped up more often than any other is 'incredible' - incredible story, incredible director, incredible actors, incredible cgi - it's just a shame that the film is so rubbish.

[bibblebub]

New contender for worst DVD extra:

Star Wars Trivial Pursuit on the Family Guy: It's A Trap! release - a disc filler if ever there was one