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From trailers to [[DVD Commentary|commentaries]] to [[Omake]] to documentaries to PC minigames to dull cast biographies that nobody reads, the modern DVD is often packed with bonus features, to the point that some have more minutes of footage in their DVD extras than they have in the film itself. Occasionally a bonus may be hidden as an [[Easter Egg]]. |
From trailers to [[DVD Commentary|commentaries]] to [[Omake]] to documentaries to PC minigames to dull cast biographies that nobody reads, the modern DVD is often packed with bonus features, to the point that some have more minutes of footage in their DVD extras than they have in the film itself. Occasionally a bonus may be hidden as an [[Easter Egg]]. |
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This trend did not begin with DVDs—for years, video cassette releases would feature documentaries and alternate endings after the film's credits had rolled, though the more obscure LaserDisc videophile format's nonlinear abilities allowed the viewer to watch these snippets much easier, and also originated various interactive features like alternate cuts and commentary tracks. DVD's popular success finally heralded the advent of typical LaserDisc features for the masses. |
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Note that the lowest of the low in terms of bonus content is the "interactive menus", which really ought to come as standard: presumably the alternative is auto-play, but one still wonders what "non-interactive menus" would be: a list of scenes from an entirely different movie? Only slightly above them are the "animated menus", which at least show a bit of effort was put into the whole thing, even if having to sit through the same animation over and over to navigate the menus is tooth-grindingly annoying. |
Note that the lowest of the low in terms of bonus content is the "interactive menus", which really ought to come as standard: presumably the alternative is auto-play, but one still wonders what "non-interactive menus" would be: a list of scenes from an entirely different movie? Only slightly above them are the "animated menus", which at least show a bit of effort was put into the whole thing, even if having to sit through the same animation over and over to navigate the menus is tooth-grindingly annoying. |
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