DVD Snacking (and Other Deviancy)
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DVD Snacking (and Other Deviancy)
I've realised after several years of DVD ownership that my viewing habits have changed. I seem to now suffer from Attention Deficit Syndrome (or is it syndrome?)
I am now quite willing to play movies for mere scenes and chapters rather than whole films. A scene here, a scene there, rather like the visual equivalent of album tracks. Am I alone with this deviancy?
What are your favorite tidbits from DVDs (whether it be specific scenes from movies or certain extras)?
If I had a DVD burner I wouldn't be pirating existing Discs but making compilations of favorite moments (compare with mixtapes on cassette).
Jeez, I'm the moviefan equivalent of Jack Black's character in High Fidelity. Enthusiam gets the better of me at times.
I am now quite willing to play movies for mere scenes and chapters rather than whole films. A scene here, a scene there, rather like the visual equivalent of album tracks. Am I alone with this deviancy?
What are your favorite tidbits from DVDs (whether it be specific scenes from movies or certain extras)?
If I had a DVD burner I wouldn't be pirating existing Discs but making compilations of favorite moments (compare with mixtapes on cassette).
Jeez, I'm the moviefan equivalent of Jack Black's character in High Fidelity. Enthusiam gets the better of me at times.
Last edited by KineKudos; 07-18-03 at 06:14 PM.
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I do that all the time: some of my favourite repeat moments:
- The opening restaurant gun fight from "Hardboiled"
- T-rex attack "Jurassic Park"
- "Uncomfortably Numb" from 'Pink Floyd's The Wall'
- 'Crouching Tiger': Michelle Yeoh /Ziyi Zhang sword fight
- "Somewhere Out There" song from "South Park: The Movie"
- The opening restaurant gun fight from "Hardboiled"
- T-rex attack "Jurassic Park"
- "Uncomfortably Numb" from 'Pink Floyd's The Wall'
- 'Crouching Tiger': Michelle Yeoh /Ziyi Zhang sword fight
- "Somewhere Out There" song from "South Park: The Movie"
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I seem to have contracted the same disease....
*the final Mariachi-trio gunfight (Desperado: Superbit DVD)
*Cartman's "Respect my authoritaaaay" scenes from the Chickenlover episode (South Park: Season Two)
*Darth Maul/Obi-wan/Qui Gon duel (Phantom Menace)
*"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!" (Dr. Strangelove)
*the luggage scene/"Are You Joe?" scenes (Joe vs. the Volcano)
*the final Mariachi-trio gunfight (Desperado: Superbit DVD)
*Cartman's "Respect my authoritaaaay" scenes from the Chickenlover episode (South Park: Season Two)
*Darth Maul/Obi-wan/Qui Gon duel (Phantom Menace)
*"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!" (Dr. Strangelove)
*the luggage scene/"Are You Joe?" scenes (Joe vs. the Volcano)
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To be entirely honest i haven't 'contracted' this affliction with regard to movies....i always play them from start to finish and wait patiently for any memorable scenes etc..to transpire...however, with regard to nearly all the music DVD's i own i very often just play from particular tracks/moments of the DVD.
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Originally posted by RichDB10
however, with regard to nearly all the music DVD's i own i very often just play from particular tracks/moments of the DVD.
however, with regard to nearly all the music DVD's i own i very often just play from particular tracks/moments of the DVD.
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I do this especially with the stand-up DVD's, such as Original Kings of Comedy and Dressed to Kill, but as woemcats stated, it just makes me want to watch the whole thing eventually!
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I find that I take out some of my favorite movies and watch the beginning for the thrill of the anticipation of a great film, but then change my mind and want to go to another movie. I then repeat the process until I get bored or run out of time.
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Re: DVD Snacking (and Other Deviancy)
Originally posted by KineKudos
I am now quite willing to play movies for mere scenes and chapters rather than whole films. A scene here, a scene there, rather like the visual equivalent of album tracks. Am I alone with this deviancy?
I am now quite willing to play movies for mere scenes and chapters rather than whole films. A scene here, a scene there, rather like the visual equivalent of album tracks. Am I alone with this deviancy?
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Re: Re: DVD Snacking (and Other Deviancy)
Originally posted by MJKTool
I tend to do this with pornos!
I tend to do this with pornos!
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I've been doing that for years. Probebly one of the main reasons I was so happy when DVD came out, since I didn't have a laserdisc player and it took forever to fastforward VHS tapes to my favorite scenes.
Over the past year I have been seriously cutting down on this habit. It started to bother me that I wasn't watching "favorite movies" all the way through. And then when I did sit down to watch movies that I'd been 'snacking' on, my enjoyment was severly weakened. I guess it was the contrast between stuff I'd seen a few times and stuff I'd seen nine hundred.
So now I try only to do it with movies that may have only one or two scenes worth watching. That would include:
-The beginning of DAY OF THE DEAD
-The 1st attack on the car in TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2
-Those two young... uh... 'voyuers' in CALIGULA
-The duel in BARRY LYNDON
-PEARL HARBOUR trailer on 6th SENSE
Over the past year I have been seriously cutting down on this habit. It started to bother me that I wasn't watching "favorite movies" all the way through. And then when I did sit down to watch movies that I'd been 'snacking' on, my enjoyment was severly weakened. I guess it was the contrast between stuff I'd seen a few times and stuff I'd seen nine hundred.
So now I try only to do it with movies that may have only one or two scenes worth watching. That would include:
-The beginning of DAY OF THE DEAD
-The 1st attack on the car in TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2
-Those two young... uh... 'voyuers' in CALIGULA
-The duel in BARRY LYNDON
-PEARL HARBOUR trailer on 6th SENSE
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I only resort to DVD snacking during the summer. For the second year in a row I'm watching all my DVD's to see what I can weed out. Even though I'm still under the 300 mark it woudl take forever to watch every single one of them so I tend to fast forward. Otherwise when I sit down to watch a movie I'm in for the long haul.
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My favorite bite-sized digital snacks...
- The ghost scene from 3 Men & A Baby
- The 'Wise Up' montage from Magnolia
- The 'rain of frogs' scene from Magnolia
- All songs from Hedwig & the Angry Inch and Dancer in the Dark
- Blooper reels from most Jackie Chan movies
- Pre-credit sequences from key X-Files and Buffy episodes
- Commentary on Blood Simple (hearing is believing!)
- The 'accident' scene on Meet Joe Black
- The 'slice n dice' scenes from Cube, The Cell, 13 Ghosts and Ghost Ship
- The 'Love-making' scene in Delicatessen
- Best bits from Jackass and The Awful Truth
- The 'Wrath of God' sequence from The Prince of Egypt (truly chilling)
- Split screen > 1 screen from Rules of Attraction
- The 'Wise Up' montage from Magnolia
- The 'rain of frogs' scene from Magnolia
- All songs from Hedwig & the Angry Inch and Dancer in the Dark
- Blooper reels from most Jackie Chan movies
- Pre-credit sequences from key X-Files and Buffy episodes
- Commentary on Blood Simple (hearing is believing!)
- The 'accident' scene on Meet Joe Black
- The 'slice n dice' scenes from Cube, The Cell, 13 Ghosts and Ghost Ship
- The 'Love-making' scene in Delicatessen
- Best bits from Jackass and The Awful Truth
- The 'Wrath of God' sequence from The Prince of Egypt (truly chilling)
- Split screen > 1 screen from Rules of Attraction
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-Star Trek Nemesis "She's a predator".
-Jurassic Park Chapter 11
-Jurassic Park III Spino chase
-GMK R2 Gojira Vs. Baragon/ King Ghidora
-Star Trek VI "The Games' Afoot"
-Gamera 2 R2 final fight with Legion
- 28 Days Later R2 first explosion
-Blade Rave fight
-Blade II final fight with Nomak
-Godzilla Vs. MechaGodzilla 93' R2 faceoff downtown
-Lord of the Rings EX Mines of Moira/Balrog fight
-Harry Potter Chamber of Secrets Basilisk fight
Seems like I don't even watch "whole" movies anymore.
-Jurassic Park Chapter 11
-Jurassic Park III Spino chase
-GMK R2 Gojira Vs. Baragon/ King Ghidora
-Star Trek VI "The Games' Afoot"
-Gamera 2 R2 final fight with Legion
- 28 Days Later R2 first explosion
-Blade Rave fight
-Blade II final fight with Nomak
-Godzilla Vs. MechaGodzilla 93' R2 faceoff downtown
-Lord of the Rings EX Mines of Moira/Balrog fight
-Harry Potter Chamber of Secrets Basilisk fight
Seems like I don't even watch "whole" movies anymore.
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I play some scenes over and over again whenever demo-ing my theater (or to feel good about the investment I've made!). But no, I don't think I really buy a DVD for just one or two scenes...I buy with the intent of watching/listening to EVERYTHING on disc!