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post #31 of 38
12/26/05 at 5:52pm
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I was kinda annoyed at the breaks in the Long Haul version


I'd not advise that anyone try to actually watch the movie via the "Long Haul" thing - with 60 breaks, there's no way to enjoy it. View it as a supplement only...
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post #32 of 38
12/26/05 at 5:56pm
I received this as a Christmas gift & have scanned through bits of the Long Haul version of the film (with intentions to watch the complete Long Haul version soon) & I echo Ron's statement, it's actually a rather fun way of doing things, I also LOVE the menu on the disc, very inventive
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post #33 of 38
12/28/05 at 1:55pm
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In a way, I now
understand why the decision was made not to include
the interviews and deleted scenes in a separate area.
By watching it almost incorporated into the film, you
get the information you need at the appropriate time
so, for example, you can easily reference the goof-ups
on the spot.

Completely disagree. Imagine if every studio forced you to watch a movie just to watch the supplements. It's just a bad idea.

Paramount?
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post #34 of 38
12/28/05 at 2:19pm
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Completely disagree. Imagine if every studio forced you to watch a movie just to watch the supplements. It's just a bad idea.


Not if the supplements refer specifically to the part of the movie they are watched with.

Think of it as one long documentary. Typically, these DVD supplements are filled with clips from the movie, followed by talking heads. What's the difference here? Given how many supplement breaks there are throughout the movie, you watch a "clip" then watch the supplement that it pertains to. Otherwise, if they slid these off to the side, you're gonna need something to setup the context anyway.

I don't see it as a problem if it's done well.
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post #35 of 38
12/28/05 at 2:34pm
i have it on order but this is a bad precendent.
what reason could there be for not allowing the sups to be viewed out of the movie?
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post #36 of 38
12/28/05 at 3:28pm
I think all branching features should be presented so that you can watch them with the movie if desired but also check them out SEPARATELY if desired. Put them elsewhere with a "Play All" function. Best of both worlds...
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post #37 of 38
12/28/05 at 3:48pm
Guys,

As I said...

I was totally against the way Paramount put this
DVD together before viewing it --- but after viewing
it, I sort of agree that it was a good decision.

With most films this sort of branching would NOT
work. Here it DOES simply for the fact that the
interviews and deleted scenes are inserted exactly
at the points they need to be and allow you to go
back and review a few minutes of the movie footage
on the spot.

That being said, it would have been nice if Paramount
allowed access to the material separately.

Guys, it works very well here. I am certain this is
not going to be standard practice for future releases.
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post #38 of 38
12/28/05 at 4:30pm
I still have a problem with this. It might work great as a feature length documentary, but the next time you watch the film, wouldn't it be nice to be able to spend 20 minutes enjoying the deleted scenes, without having to watch a 2 hour documentary with everything you just saw included in it? If it had been viewable with or without the rest of the film, that would be fine, but to do it only with the rest of the film still gets a from me. And more importantly, why put out a new version and not improve the picture quality? Still a non double-dip for me.
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