Do you watch the extras?

[kevin_irl]

Ive got about 30 bluray movies at home and to be honest I havent watched a single extra on even one of them. I usually just watch a film and turn it off. When do you watch the extras? Before a film, after or neither?

[slimmrock]

Usually after I've seen the film, that could of course mean I've already seen it at the cinema, so in that case they're usually the first thing I watch

[Fen Star]

Can't say as i bother, maybe once in a while....

[Urien Rheged]

I always watch them after I have watched the movie. Some of them I turn off quickly though when I clearly see they are just publicity material and loads of clips of the actors kissing each other's backsides, e.g. "he was so great to work with!", etc, etc.

I really enjoy the commentaries on lots of movies as well. It's quite hard to sit through the whole movie in one go listening to it though as I often end up wanting to watch the movie again!

[mikim]

Hardly ever, unless there are out-takes (usually on a comedy).

I watched the directers comentry on the end of the last lost series DVD box set, and that was only to find out info on the next series. That was a rare moment I can remember to date.

That's it. I guess I'm probably missing out on some stuff, but it's the movie that I want to watch really.
I don't buy special editions, and tin boxsets either... the only exception to the rule is when directors cut SEditions are released because there is more movie content.
But then I am not really a movie collector, I'd rather rent the film and buy if it's really worth watching again

[andythescientis]

In all of my time i can remember watching extras on about 4/5 discs both HD and DVD.

The extras on gladiator were excellent, nothing to do with the movie the history program about the life of gladiators was great.

I remember watching the follow the white rabbit extras on the matrix back in 1998 just to see what it was like, and all that bullet time stuff was interesting.

I also remember watching some of the starwars and LOTR extras on various films.

One of the best movie related extras was the 2nd disc of the US Blade runner release (dangerous days). I found it really interesting.

But on 99% of films i watch i'd not even glance at the extras. I've tried a little more recently such as the startrek TOS discs, and BSG discs, but i can't say i've really got into them.

[Urien Rheged]

Try the commentary track on 'The Thing'. Well worth listening to John Capenter and Kurt Russell getting increasingly tipsy. You can here glasses clinking and zippo lighters being opened regularly

[BlackCountryBob]

Sometimes I will watch the extras but I don't watch even close to all the extras on every disk. I like to see stuff like gag reels (maybe its just me but gag reels seem to be getting less and less funny) and alternate endings.

The occasional documentary is also good, I find I am more likely to watch them on a BluRay because of the integration of the pop up menu, I usually click to show the pop up menu and have a look through what extras are available when the end credits roll, the Bond Girls are Forever doc on the Casino Royale disk was fairly interesting as was the one about the Spartan society and the accuracy of the film on the 300 disk.

Commentary's aint for me though, even if they are PiP.

[Razor]

I never bother to watch any extras at all. All I am interested in is the movie.

[ISEEDUMBPEOPLE]

Not yet watched any extras from my Blu-ray or HD DVD collection. Last extras I watched were from LOTR EE's. Ill probably watch them again if it's ever released on Blu-ray.

[Starburst]

I'll avoid buying a move if it doesn't come with a nice collection of extras

[Sonic67]

Depends on the film and what they are.

I'd watch the extras on Jaws but not Jaws 3.

I'd watch if they were technical informative stuff but not if it's Hollywood actors back slapping one another about how lucky they were to be on the film.

Some are really good. A few standouts recently were on the Battle Of Britian DVD which went on about the problems of getting all the planes together for filming and how it was done. I also listened to the Directors Commentary for Disturbia as I liked the film.

If you never bother with extras and just watch the film have you thought about renting instead? You could rent the film a couple of times for less than buying.

[Sonic67]

Originally Posted by R1PLEY

Try the commentary track on 'The Thing'. Well worth listening to John Capenter and Kurt Russell getting increasingly tipsy. You can here glasses clinking and zippo lighters being opened regularly

Yes that was one of the first commentarys I listened to when I got it on DVD.

[Pecker]

Mainly on old classics.

For example, I love the in-depth, quality extras on the Powell & Pressburger films, Leone westerns, etc.

Ditto the commentaries on these.

But I don't like the standard extras you get on new films.

I hate commentaries that just tell us how cold it was on this day of filming, or whatever.

I hate 'how we did the cgi' documentaries - same every time. First we see someone being filmed with a load of dots on them. Then the wire skeleton. Them we see the animation in blocky form. Then more detail. The we add the shade. AAARRRGGGHHH!!!

Steve W

[andythescientis]

Originally Posted by Pecker

I hate 'how we did the cgi' documentaries - same every time. First we see someone being filmed with a load of dots on them. Then the wire skeleton. Them we see the animation in blocky form. Then more detail. The we add the shade. AAARRRGGGHHH!!!

Steve W

I do wonder if it was better in the old days, when you didn't know how they did it...

I wonder if people were disappointed when they found out the skeletons in jason and the arganaughts were made of plasticine