Something that makes The Movie Whore cranky
Rants and Ramblings April 16th, 2008
I think it is safe to assume that I watch a lot of movies. There is one thing that a lot of movies have in common regardless of genre. There is one thing that gets under my skin more than wasting my time on a shitty movie. There is one thing that makes me twitch damn near every time I throw a DVD in and sit down and hit play.
OK, fine I will get on with it already. I don’t care how much time or money was invested into your animated logo. I will watch it the first time just to be nice but after that let me skip through it or go straight to the menu for fucks sake. Then throwing the FBI warning or some other warning up there I can’t skip passed or fast forward through making me sit there and waste my time with these damn things repeatedly every time I want to watch a flick. Fuck you to the studios that do this. You are pissing me off and pissing off a lot of other people. We do not have the patience for your shenanigans no matter how fun and cheeky you think they are.
Do us a favor and let us just get straight to the movie. The Dude and DQ watch there share of movies and kids movies are the worst. If I have to wait for that damn Dreamworks animation to play one more time I may just snap. No this is not snapping. This me trying to keep myself from snapping by whining like a little bitch to you. Wait did I just call myself a little bitch? Oh well, it’s not the first time and I am sure it won’t be the last.
I realize that I am a bit impatient. I can live with that. I realize I may only be speaking for myself. I can live with that too. Really all I am asking for is to just be able to pop it in and hit play and watch the movie. At least in the golden days of VHS I could fast forward straight to the flick. Sure it may have taken more time but with DVD they make you feel powerless and take that option away. They know they have a captive audience and hold you captive until they are ready for you to watch the movie. I understand that they are required to put up the little warnings but why is it that some companies are smart and allow you to just hit the skip or menu button and others don’t?
I wish I had an answer to that one. Who knows maybe some day we can get that answer from some Hollywood exec or a film maker to see what they think. Who knows they may even leave a comment here about it.
Anyway I am starting to feel better and the rage has subsided for now and I ask you what pisses you off about trying to watch movies?
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April 16th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
I’d have to say that what gets me is having to sit and listen to you rant about this each and every time a movie won’t let you skip it, as there are several movies watched in this home weekly. So for our entire family’s sake, I hope more companies will realize that we’d buy more movies from more studios who practiced a little freedom with the people who have purchased their products. There is a reason we give the children DVD capabilities in their room, so the more annoying movies you have referenced above can be seen else where then the living room.
April 17th, 2008 at 12:22 am
I have to disagree. I LOVE the anti-piracy warnings. Why? you may ask. Well, I have a habit of ALWAYS forgetting the beers when I click play. So as that warning comes up, I always think “Christ. If I had a beer now, I could make the pain go away.” And hey presto. I go get a beer! See? Every cloud and all that.
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April 17th, 2008 at 12:25 am
What do you think the pause button is for nimrod?
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April 17th, 2008 at 2:46 am
Look dumbshite. You can’t fast forward through the warnings, so why would I pause it and then carry on watching the damn warning?
April 17th, 2008 at 7:54 am
Nitwit I was talking about if there was no warnings you could hit the pause button to go get your beer instead of relying on the warnings to give you an opportunity to find your brain. Which at this point I am convinced is in you posterior.
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April 17th, 2008 at 9:32 am
Dude…my arse is WAY too big to contain my measly little brain. One momentary lapse of concentration and and it would be lost forever. Go for a toe and you have a winner! Although I do need to get a beer fridge in the room again. That was always the way to go.