Your picks of 2001's worst or most disappointing dvd's

[FC_Dobbs]

As a flipside to film critics and dvd sites listing their favorite films or dvd's of the year, what are your picks of the year's worst or most extremely disappointing dvd's you either bought or rented.

If there have been any threads on the year's best dvd's, please give a link anyone.

[utero]

Final Fantasy - nice looking CGI with a boring, confusing plot on a disc that's hailed as excellent when in fact there's only so many times you can look at an animatic/drawing etc. The only thing it succeeds in doing is showing why the film died, the makers were creaming themselves over the visuals instead of the script

[TimJBart]

Alan Partridge :(

the worst possible release of the best comedy series...oh well, at least it was recalled so they can improve it

[Mr Vampire]

Transformers:mad:
I'm sure everyone waited long enough, but the fact that it promised so much and delivered so little was a great, great disapointment.

[pjn]

Originally posted by TimJBart
Alan Partridge :(

the worst possible release of the best comedy series...oh well, at least it was recalled so they can improve it

:confused:

what was wrong with it?

i got it - watched it - laughed a lot.

[Alanok]

Originally posted by Mr Vampire
Transformers:mad:
I'm sure everyone waited long enough, but the fact that it promised so much and delivered so little was a great, great disapointment.

Totally agree with this one. Waited months for this and basically could have got the R1 yonks ago instead of waiting for this almost identical release. No widescreen transfer, missing extras...major letdown.

[john316]

The most disappointing 5 DVDs (NOT MOVIES) this year are:

Spy Kids - a bare bones release of a new blockbuster is not good enough

Star Trek VI - The Undiscovered Country - no extras and no anamorphic pic is simply appalling from Paramount!

Evolution - releasing this in R2 with hardly any extras and minus the DTS track is very poor from CT who are probably the best major studio for DVD in R2

Event Horizon - another lacklustre release from those 'DVD Masters' Paramount. I have just bought this for £10 in the HMV sales but that is all its worth because of the distinct lack of extras. I believe that Paul Anderson wished to do a SE for this release but Paramount turned him down!

Hard Boiled - the R2 re-release from Tartan had high expectations from fans - unfortunately they were misplaced. Although an anamorphic print was used, it was a pretty poor picture by all accounts. Sound was still in a dismal DD 1.0 mono format and was still missing a commentary from the great John Woo. When will a decent release arrive. It is a shame that somebody like Anchor Bay didn't do a real SE with it like the Dario Argento series - DTS sound, print restoration and lots of extras will surely be a huge seller!!

[kanedaa]

I'm not too keen on the word 'worst', so i'll do my most disappointing releases of the year, keeping it strictly to Disc based reasons (no point in slating a film, thats best left for a separate thread).

Shrek (All regions) - ***** poor selection of extra features of the 'kiss eachothers ass' kind.

<a href="http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/index.cgi?page=Review&id=460&story=2521" target="_blank">Gonin</a> & <a href="http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/index.cgi?page=Review&id=459&story=2519" target="_blank">Violent Cop</a> - 2 fantastic Japanese films given the most awful treatment on DVD :(

The Rock Criterion - extremely average extra features at a ridiculous price...technically adept disc though.

<a href="http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/index.cgi?page=Review&id=264&story=2140" target="_blank">Crying Freeman (R2 UK)</a> - 4:3 Pan&Scan, DD2.0, no extras - compared to a fantastic French SE Pathe's release is a joke.

<a href="http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/index.cgi?page=Review&id=453&story=2508" target="_blank">Kikis Delivery Service</a> & My Neighbour Totoro R3 - Finally these two Miyazaki classics are available at a more reasonable price, but sadly IVL missed a huge opportunity with these inferior releases :(

and although I already had the R1, the R2 of Transformers looked like it would be far superior, but turned out to be a waste of everyones time :( other discs that fall into this category is the R4 release of Akira which again falls far short of the R1.

Tartan's general treatment of their releases doesn't exactly please me either :(

dave.

[Robby]

Although i agree with Kanedaa that the Shrek disc is very , very poor in terms of extras worth watching i do think a mention should go for the R1 version that has the re-voicing facility. I didn't expect it to be much cop but my little sister and I were having a great laugh with it when i tried it to test her new microphone.

It really is quite amusing. You should all give it a try if you have the disc and DVD drive. Great laughs.:D

Also John 316 i think i'm right in saying (correct me if i'm wrong someone:D ) but i think there is a SE of Spy Kids in the works. I have held off watching/buying this bare bones that is out.

[orac]

re-voice studio was on other region versions as well.

My worst DVD this year (i saw):

Tomb Raider

What utter crap.

[Jimmyboy]

Originally posted by orac
re-voice studio was on other region versions as well.

My worst DVD this year (i saw):

Tomb Raider

What utter crap.
Yeah but the dvd is great & this thread is about the most disapointing dvds not films. ;)

Violent Cop.
Dont think I need to say anymore.

[orac]

right another, "buy the dvd cos of the extras and good transfer" person.

Its the Film, the Film!

Heat - nothing else on the disk, so what a class film.

[Jimmyboy]

Originally posted by orac
right another, "buy the dvd cos of the extras and good transfer" person.

Its the Film, the Film!

Heat - nothing else on the disk, so what a class film.

Except Heat wasnt released in 2001 & also, this is the worst dvd release not your favourite.

:nuts:

Oh dear !. :D

[mikegray]

Another vote for R2 Evolution, the money-grabbing *%$£ &*(&£(*&&£!

I've still got to get in touch with the Advertising Standards Agency about that. Anyone got the address handy?

[Ragnar]

My vote goes to Cast Away (R1), besides the film being :nuts: & a overly long advert for FedEx.:mad:

The extras were repetative, the same clips used in each pointless docu, & the commentary was so boring, I fell asleep.:(

[jroadley]

Originally posted by mikegray
Another vote for R2 Evolution, the money-grabbing *%$£ &*(&£(*&&£!

I've still got to get in touch with the Advertising Standards Agency about that. Anyone got the address handy?

Have to agree, I bought this from Ringos (When they had it on offer) then I read a thread about how bad the R2 disc was. It is actually shocking that companies have the balls to release a disc when the DVD buying public know there are better version out there (Although your average HMV DVD buying person wouldn't!)

[john316]

Originally posted by Robby
Also John 316 i think i'm right in saying (correct me if i'm wrong someone:D ) but i think there is a SE of Spy Kids in the works. I have held off watching/buying this bare bones that is out.

I have heard about that - still think it is unacceptable from Buena Vista release the current release though at a full £19.99 RRP!

[cervaro]

Originally posted by Robby
Also John 316 i think i'm right in saying (correct me if i'm wrong someone:D ) but i think there is a SE of Spy Kids in the works. I have held off watching/buying this bare bones that is out.

The exact same reason I've not bought the disc yet. Hope the SE is worth waiting the extra months for?

Worst disc(s) of 2001?

- Almost anything produced by Paramount for the continued lack of extras, with the odd exception, e.g. Forrest Gump, Tomb Raider.
- Fox for messing up the release of Angel S1 by not releasing it in widescreen
- MGM for continuing to mislabel several discs as 16:9 which turn out to be letterboxed, e.g. Four Weddings and a Funeral (re-release)
- Warner for persisting in the use of 'snapper' cases and trying to release so-called Family films in 4:3 and not widescreen OAR.

Think I've digressed somewhat, but can't really think of an absolute stinker of a disc I've bought in 2001. Lot's to look forward to in 2002, but know for a fact there'll be less to buy as I've got most of the back catalogue titles I want already.

[urruri]

Final Fantasy-yawn,yawn,yawn.ZZZZZZZZ.

[Idle Child]

Originally posted by Robby
but i think there is a SE of Spy Kids in the works. I have held off watching/buying this bare bones that is out.

trouble is though, WH Smith and i think HMV do a deal wherebey if you buy Spy Kids, you get some kind of DVD ROM kiddies pack or something. I realise the offer doesn't make the disc any better in terms of extras, but depending on where you buy, you can get something extra for your cash.

I think the biggest dissapointment of 2001, for me, was the debacle over the Predator R2 "limited edition" boxset. What a joke. Predator sliced to the german tv edit, and released by FOX without an attempt to remedy the problem! they just thought, "keep quiet, let the box sets sell, get our cash"
limited? damn well better be, we dont want them thankyou very much FOX! Also, they had a noticeable lack of extras as well - and i cant believe movies of this sort, 80s sci-fi wouldn't have missing footage, or featurettes atleast. No attempt for a director's commentary, static menu screens..

so glad i didn't buy the awful boxset. ;)

i can only hope that the Predator SE coming soon isn't a waste of time also. please, please get it right this time FOX!

[john316]

Originally posted by Idle Child
I think the biggest dissapointment of 2001, for me, was the debackle over the Predator R2 "limited edition" boxset. What a joke. Predator sliced to the german tv edit, and released by FOX without an attempt to remedy the solution! limited? damn well better be, we dont want them thankyou very much FOX!.Also, they had a noticeable lack of extras as well - and i cant believe movies of this sort, 80s sci-fi wouldn't have missing footage, or featurettes atleast. No attempt for a director's commentary, static menu screens..

so glad i didn't buy the awful boxset. ;)

i can only hope that the Predator SE coming soon isn't a waste of time also. please, please get it right this time FOX!

Forgot all about the Predator debacle - feel sorry for those non-net shoppers who don't have access to the full version from the States coupled with a very nice DTS track (even if it only 4.1 and not 5.1!!)

[CookieMonster]

I thought "Unbreakable" was quite a dissapointment.The Making of was to short,and left me wanting more,there was a commentry missing from the composer,i felt the comic production featurre was not very good for non-comic lovers like myself,the deleted scenes i must admit was good,but the multi-angle sequence with just 2 angles(original/storyboard) was a bit pointless.And my disc didnt even include the art designs.There certainly was no need for two whole discs

[r.griffiths]

Yeah it has to be Evolution R2. No DTS track and no deleted scenes. Never mind, only cost £12.99

[ian_davies]

Evolution R2 - A disappointment is an understatement. The R1 is far far superior, but the picture quality leaves a lot to be desired :(

Violent Cop - Maybe VCI should have released it instead after the good job they did with Brother? At least Tartan aren't this bad!

[orac]

Jimmyboy

I was stating that I thought, in my opinion that tomb raider was pants, i dont care if it was a featured packed disk - you dont buy it just for the U2 video, which is the only good thing on the disk.

anyway who cares

[Davester]

Originally posted by orac
Jimmyboy

I was stating that I thought, in my opinion that tomb raider was pants, i dont care if it was a featured packed disk - you dont buy it just for the U2 video, which is the only good thing on the disk.

anyway who cares

TBH I agree. I will buy a disc first and foremost because I like the film. The only one of my discs I have replaced to get a better version was the ROck flipper.

The question;

SHrek r2 (will get 1 eventually) - see why we don't buy r2.
blackadder (all of them) r2
evolution

[Roberto]

The most dissapointing DVD i bought this year was 2001. Everybody knows that there are enough documentries and extras out there to fill 3 DVD's!! But what do we get? A barebones disc in a cardborad case :rolleyes:

But i am happy with the transfer

[Jimmyboy]

Originally posted by orac
Jimmyboy
I was stating that I thought, in my opinion that tomb raider was pants, i dont care if it was a featured packed disk - you dont buy it just for the U2 video, which is the only good thing on the disk.


Yeah I know mate, and I was stating that this thread is about the quality of the DVD not the film.
Obviously people wont buy a film they cant stand even if it has packed extras, but if you like the film (in this case Tomb Raider) then its a very good buy & therefore doesnt deserve to be on a worse DVD of the year thread.
Game of Death is quite possibly the worst film of the year released on DVD (not including Pearl Harbour) but who in their right mind would put the 2-disc Platinum release on a worse dvd of the year thread ?.