The review is for the DVD version, which is what Fox sent to UD for review. On the DVD, the film is spread across two discs.dvdjunkie wrote:Several wrong comments about what is on each disc is the first thing that jump out at me. He says that the three movies are spread over two discs. Now since I only own the Blu-ray, I can tell you that they are all on ONE disc.
You misread what was said. The reviewer notes that none of the Blu-Ray special features "make special use of the BD format", meaning that they are features that could be authored on DVD as well (as opposed to BD-exclusive stuff like BD-Live or the more advanced/interactive menu systems and PiP options). The BD-exclusive extras you mentioned are all traditional featurettes that can be authored for both DVD and Blu-Ray, and their exclusion from the DVD is upsetting for DVD buyers (they still exist and they still deserve to have supplements, especially if it can still be offered on DVD). Granted, the scene deconstruction probably uses a more advanced version of PiP toggling, but DVD's had multi-angle viewing for years, it just comes at the expense of lower bit rate.dvdjunkie wrote:He says that the special features are "nothing special" compared to the rest of the package. I find this to be very misleading.
Kelvin Cedeno reviewed this title, and he's been reviewing for UD since the site started. A month ago, he gave the most thorough review for The Sound of Music: 45th Anniversary Edition Blu-Ray. Most other online reviews of that set pale in comparison to it. Just look at, for example, the Blu-ray.com Review or the HighDefDiscNews.com Review, both of which simply lists all the features on the second disc, as opposed to Kelvin's review which actually explains what each and every one is. Or the DVDTalk.com Review which condenses its assessment of the second disc into a mere two paragraphs with little detail about any of the archival material.Bill wrote:My feelings are that when a person reviews a product he should watch the entire product and not "read from the back of the box". He should take the time to sit back and watch each and every minute of the films, the special features, the documentaries, etc. I feel very cheated by reviews such as this, and hope that Luke is more careful with who he lets review products for the UD library.
UD prides itself on being a site that actually does have its reviewers sit down, watch the film in its entirety and watch all the bonus features in their entirety. And usually more than once, as they also take plenty of screen caps of the film and special features. The Avatar: Extended Collector's Edition review is the most thorough review out there for the DVD version of the set, which is what was sent to UD. Just look at the breakdown of the special features section of the review. There's no way he could discuss that amount of information simply from reading the back of a box:
5 paragraphs about the alternate versions available (with a list of the changes)
1 paragraph about "A Message from Pandora"
1 paragraph about Deleted Scenes, noting on types of scenes included, the state they appear in, etc.
4 paragraphs about the making-of documentary, mentioning what each part is about instead of just saying "there's a 98-minute documentary"
1 paragraph about how there's Blu-Ray features not included on the DVD.
albert