DVDizzy Forum

Now before you comedians reply with such responses as: on tv or I press play on dvd player, that's not what I meant.

What I meant is do you watch the film first? Then do you watch with the commentary track(s)? Making of documentaries?

As for me I'll watch the film. Then if a commentary is included I'll watch it that way. Then I'll check out any making of documentaries. After that I'll play around with deleted scenes, games and trailers.

If it's a film or TV show that I've seen recently or enough times to know well, then I'll probably check out the special features first. Once you've got hundreds of DVDs in your collection, many of those with commentaries, you start to accept the fact that you're not going to have the time to listen to all of them. I've probably listened to a few dozen commentaries, and most of those on my most favorite movies and TV shows, but if anything's getting the pass, it's that. I've gone through most of the video and text-based supplements at least once, and often revisited the better bonus features.

Sometimes, I'll go with the trailer first, but if it's a movie I haven't seen before, I have reservations about watching the trailer and then having ideas about the movie going in. Some of the older trailers gave away too much information, but then the same can be said for some newer trailers.

I always watch the movie first. If I REALLY liked the movie, I'll check out the extras, but I almost never watch all of them. I usually only check out the Bloopers, extended scenes and deleted scenes. I almost never listen to the commentaries, except for perhaps one or two other films.

If I've seen the film before (at least twice) then I'll go ahead and watch the commentaries (if I really liked the film) and play around with the extra features, otherwise, I'll watch the movie first then play around with the extra features, if I really liked the film, I'll watch the commentaries, as well.

As with other comments, if I know the film well, chances are I'll watch the supplements first. Although, other times I might just start watching it to see the quality of the film, and then get caught up and keep going

When I review DVDs for Bits, it is a different process. I watch the film right through to accurately assess video/audio quality, then all the supplements.

As for commentaries, while I do appreciate them on there, I'd be lying if I said that I listened to them all. If the talker isn't interesting, my attention spans wanes. Some commentaries are so fun, you'll wish they lasted longer (anything by Kevin Smith; the Evil Dead 2 commentaries for example).

I like to watch the trailers first, actually. Kind of like a "feeler" for what I'm about to watch. Then I watch the movie. If I like it enough and it has commentary, I watch it again with commentary (gonna tell you all right now, the Ten Commandments commentary is one of the best I've heard, rich with information). After I watch the trailers and the movie, I usually do the bonus features that are interesting to me, and I love seeing the Deleted Scenes first.

Escapay

Watch the movie, if I love it I'll watch the special features. (I only watch the commentary if it has actors that were in the movie )

I watch the film first, whether if I've seen it or not. Such in the case of Snow White or The Lion King, I've got to see how films I've seen before look and sound on a DVD! That's what DVDs are for, giving you a cleaner, sharper picture and a better audio presentation for movies whether you have seen it before or not.

Like most people here, if it's a movie I've seen recently, I head straight to the bonus features starting with "making of" featurettes or documentaries. I always check out every feature on a DVD, but I save commentaries for last because they're so time consuming. I admit to not having listened to all of the commentary tracks in my collection, but I'd say I've listened to about 3/4 of them.

Most times I'll see the movie 1st, b/c I'll be watching it with someone new. With Lion King, though, I took the quiz first to find out what animal I was. (I'm a Simba !)

Escapay wrote:I like to watch the trailers first, actually.

Not if you're watching most Disney, Universal or Paramount discs!

It depends. When I got Freaks I went straight for the commentary as its a film I've seen and enjoyed many times. Then I watched the alternative endings featurette and then the full length documentary. I haven't actually watched the film on DVD yet, and probably won't for a long time.

When I get a film I've not seen I just watch the film, then the supplements in semi-random order. I will only put the commentary on first if it has a good review for commentary or is somebody I have heard give a good commentary in the past.

For TV series I have seen I sometimes just watch the best episodes first, before watching the whole lot.

I likee to watch the movie first. I forget atleast half of what happened the day after I saw it. If I really like the movie, than I'll check the special features, if I like that then I watch the commentary.

Well, first I navigate the disc just to see what's on it and what formats were used and the picture and sound quality of everything and I will usually watch the trailer (if one is included) in full at that time.

If it's a movie I've seen many times before I will watch the supplements first, If it's a movie I've either never or rarely seen, I'll watch the movie first, and always in a completely blackened room with the sound at near-reference level.

As to whether or not I listen to the commentary, that all depends on who is doing it and how interesting they are and how good their conversational skills are. I prefer commentaries by the director and filmakers rather than the actors who are usually not all that articulate.

I almost always watch the film first, regardless of whether or not I've seen the movie before. And then usually I'll watch the special features. Then I'll watch the movie again the next day, sometimes with commentary. I don't listen to all the commentaries on my DVDs though, even though my collection is fairly small.

Poppins#1 wrote:Well, first I navigate the disc just to see what's on it and what formats were used and the picture and sound quality of everything and I will usually watch the trailer (if one is included) in full at that time.

If it's a movie I've seen many times before I will watch the supplements first, If it's a movie I've either never or rarely seen, I'll watch the movie first, and always in a completely blackened room with the sound at near-reference level.

As to whether or not I listen to the commentary, that all depends on who is doing it and how interesting they are and how good their conversational skills are. I prefer commentaries by the director and filmakers rather than the actors who are usually not all that articulate.

That's exactly what I do!!!!! Great minds think alike

I prefer to watch the movie frist in it original language, and after i watch the extras, but before i hear the movie with rthe comentarys, i watch it with the dubbed verison audio .

I buy it just for the movie. It has to be widescreen, or it's not in my collection. It wasn't until we got a widescreen TV that I learned to appreciate widescreen. I usually don't go for the extras. Sure, sometimes I'll indulge in the occasional deleted scene or trailer, but unless the film is a favorite of mine, I don't check out the other extras.