DVD Journal shuts down - 10 years of dvds perfectly encapsulated

slop101 · 08-29-07, 05:58 PM

http://www.dvdjournal.com/

I felt that they had some of the best-written dvd reviews on the net - they may have leaned more towards classics and underground fare, but they always put a lot of thought into their reviews, though maybe at the cost of thorough technical analysis.

Anyways, if you go to their front page, they have a long essay that sums up this dvd thing that's been going on for the last 10 years, and where it looks like it's heading, which is one of the best pieces I've ever read on the medium.

TomOpus · 08-29-07, 06:09 PM

Wow, it's one of the sites I would visit on a daily basis. Very sad news indeed.

Thanks for the good times, DVD Journal.

ernestrp · 08-29-07, 06:30 PM

I heard on the news today that on-line places will start shutting down due to a down turn with internet advertising caused by the economy/housing prices. Not sure if this has anything to do with Dvd Journal but maybe we should click on a Dvdtalk ad now and then so they dont go away to?

dhmac · 08-29-07, 08:21 PM

What a real shame! DVDJournal.com is one of my favorite review sites. Alexandra DuPont 's reviews there of the Star Wars DVDs (OT, Ep I, Ep II, Ep III) are, IMO, the best I've seen anywhere.

I will miss that site (hopefully, the past reviews don't disappear too soon.)

kms_md · 08-29-07, 08:43 PM

sad day, indeed. this was the first site i would pull up on monday mornings to see what they chose as their "disc of the week". many of their reviews were spot on - i hope they will be able to archive them.

brianluvdvd · 08-29-07, 09:01 PM

Hey Geoff, instead of letting their reviews rot in cyber-space, pick them up and add them to your own huge library of reviews. I am sure that would be welcomed.

cranberries fan · 08-29-07, 10:10 PM

This is a sad day for all DvD review fans. I will miss them alot I goto that site everyday myself.

mike45 · 08-30-07, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by brianluvdvd

Hey Geoff, instead of letting their reviews rot in cyber-space, pick them up and add them to your own huge library of reviews. I am sure that would be welcomed.

Everyday, I always check with two DVD websites. The first is DVD Talk. The second is DVD Journal. DVD Journal will very much be missed.

Yes please pick them up.

InnocentBlood · 08-30-07, 12:26 AM

i almost always exclusively visit DVD Talk and never really knew much about DVD Journal. seeing posts about their demise here, i do wish i had discovered them much sooner.

sauce07 · 08-30-07, 03:04 AM

DVD Journal used to be a semi-daily stop for me, but that stopped for me a few years ago. DVD's became less special for some reason, maybe it was all the double dipping and EPK's, but someting happened after the first few years. I remember buying some of the old Universal titles that listed little or no special features only to discover 2 hour making of's and deleted scenes (I think the original release of Field of Dreams was one of these along with The Flintstones). I'll miss DVD Journal, for some reason it reminds me of being 16 and discovering that my geek-dom for movies could go a lot deeper.

kesin88ui · 08-30-07, 05:43 AM

I heard on the news today that on-line places will start shutting down due to a down turn with internet advertising caused by the economy/housing prices. Not sure if this has anything to do with Dvd Journal but maybe we should click on a Dvdtalk ad now and then so they dont go away to?

kesin88ui · 08-30-07, 05:45 AM

DVD Journal used to be a semi-daily stop for me, but that stopped for me a few years ago. DVD's became less special for some reason, maybe it was all the double dipping and EPK's, but someting happened after the first few years. I remember buying some of the old Universal titles that listed little or no special features only to discover 2 hour making of's and deleted scenes (I think the original release of Field of Dreams was one of these along with The Flintstones). I'll miss DVD Journal, for some reason it reminds me of being 16 and discovering that my geek-dom for movies could go a lot deeper.

Trevor · 08-30-07, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by kesin88ui

DVD Journal used to be a semi-daily stop for me, but that stopped for me a few years ago. DVD's became less special for some reason, maybe it was all the double dipping and EPK's, but someting happened after the first few years. I remember buying some of the old Universal titles that listed little or no special features only to discover 2 hour making of's and deleted scenes (I think the original release of Field of Dreams was one of these along with The Flintstones). I'll miss DVD Journal, for some reason it reminds me of being 16 and discovering that my geek-dom for movies could go a lot deeper.

I'm feeling dejavu.

Trevor · 08-30-07, 06:28 AM

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Originally Posted by brianluvdvd

Hey Geoff, instead of letting their reviews rot in cyber-space, pick them up and add them to your own huge library of reviews. I am sure that would be welcomed.

That would be awesome if it was that easy. But I don't think it is.

roger_d · 08-30-07, 07:10 AM

Wow, i'm shocked to read this. I too ejoy reading the reviews. Yes, maybe Geoff can do something to help.

nateman · 08-30-07, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by InnocentBlood

i almost always exclusively visit DVD Talk and never really knew much about DVD Journal. seeing posts about their demise here, i do wish i had discovered them much sooner.

I’m in the same camp you are. I’ve heard of DVD Journal but never really knew much about it. Seeing all the praise about it, I’ll have too spend some time & read some of their reviews. I’m pretty new into the DVD Collecting; I only really started seriously collecting DVDs in late 2004.

That would be cool if Geoff added the reviews too DVDTalk or something.

madcougar · 08-30-07, 08:23 AM

It's ironic that the last post cites things like growing families and new jobs as being an issue for the reviewers because over the last 10 years these things have made the amount of time I spend online almost nonexsistent. This is one of the few DVD sites I visit anymore. This is not because I don't want to, but because I just don't have the time.

I remember being a frequent visitor of DVD Journal over the years, but I can't remember the last time I visited the website. It's too bad I won't get the chance to read any new reviews from them.

Randy Miller III · 08-30-07, 08:33 AM

Haven't visited DVD Journal in awhile, but there were some seriously good reviews tucked away on that site. It's a shame to see it go.

LorenzoL · 08-30-07, 08:36 AM

I'm sad to see it go but for the past few years that site had only been updating on Monday and Tuesday of each week.

I'll miss the reviews.

Geofferson · 08-30-07, 08:51 AM

Sad to see it go.

crazyrabbits · 08-30-07, 09:42 AM

Damn, that sucks. I remember their reviews were always stellar, regardless of who was writing them. I hope the site stays up for a while, even if it isn't updated.

JMcCraw · 08-30-07, 09:51 AM

Add me to the list of people that loved DVD Journal.

Every Monday I looked at the new reviews and every Tuesday the news.

cardsfan111 · 08-30-07, 10:46 AM

Honestly, I had never discovered DVD Journal until reading through this post. It's too bad they're ceasing publication. I'm looking forward to digging into some of their reviews, etc based on the other comments made here.

lotsofdvds · 08-30-07, 11:06 AM

One of my favorites as well. Having had to shut down a review site myself, I know what it's like. It's a tough decision to make.

DVD Polizei · 08-30-07, 07:45 PM

Actually, it seems as if they are shutting down because their core group of reviewers moved on with their lives. Makes sense, but it's too bad. Hope they keep their reviews online.

08-29-07, 05:58 PM	#1
slop101 DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Cali Posts: 17,085	DVD Journal shuts down - 10 years of dvds perfectly encapsulated http://www.dvdjournal.com/ I felt that they had some of the best-written dvd reviews on the net - they may have leaned more towards classics and underground fare, but they always put a lot of thought into their reviews, though maybe at the cost of thorough technical analysis. Anyways, if you go to their front page, they have a long essay that sums up this dvd thing that's been going on for the last 10 years, and where it looks like it's heading, which is one of the best pieces I've ever read on the medium. Last edited by slop101; 08-29-07 at 11:05 PM.

08-29-07, 06:09 PM	#2
TomOpus DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 23,291	Wow, it's one of the sites I would visit on a daily basis. Very sad news indeed. Thanks for the good times, DVD Journal. __________________ "Pear Pimples for Hairy Fishnuts!" My So-Called DVD Life (Profiler),A Fistful of Discs (DVDAf)

08-29-07, 08:21 PM	#4
dhmac DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 5,117	What a real shame! DVDJournal.com is one of my favorite review sites. Alexandra DuPont 's reviews there of the Star Wars DVDs (OT, Ep I, Ep II, Ep III) are, IMO, the best I've seen anywhere. I will miss that site (hopefully, the past reviews don't disappear too soon.) __________________ One man's awesome is another man's teh suck

08-29-07, 08:43 PM	#5
kms_md DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: May 2002 Location: waiting for forum.dvdtalk.com ... Posts: 2,755	sad day, indeed. this was the first site i would pull up on monday mornings to see what they chose as their "disc of the week". many of their reviews were spot on - i hope they will be able to archive them. __________________ recursive - adj. see recursive

08-29-07, 09:01 PM	#6
brianluvdvd DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 8,658	Hey Geoff, instead of letting their reviews rot in cyber-space, pick them up and add them to your own huge library of reviews. I am sure that would be welcomed. __________________ Xbox Live: FatalSpiderbite My 2012 October Horror Multi-Media List

08-29-07, 06:30 PM	#3
ernestrp DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 6,389	I heard on the news today that on-line places will start shutting down due to a down turn with internet advertising caused by the economy/housing prices. Not sure if this has anything to do with Dvd Journal but maybe we should click on a Dvdtalk ad now and then so they dont go away to?

08-29-07, 10:10 PM	#7
cranberries fan DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: West Richland,WA Posts: 1,497	This is a sad day for all DvD review fans. I will miss them alot I goto that site everyday myself.

08-30-07, 12:26 AM	#9
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08-30-07, 03:04 AM	#10
sauce07 DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Centreville, VA Posts: 5,522	DVD Journal used to be a semi-daily stop for me, but that stopped for me a few years ago. DVD's became less special for some reason, maybe it was all the double dipping and EPK's, but someting happened after the first few years. I remember buying some of the old Universal titles that listed little or no special features only to discover 2 hour making of's and deleted scenes (I think the original release of Field of Dreams was one of these along with The Flintstones). I'll miss DVD Journal, for some reason it reminds me of being 16 and discovering that my geek-dom for movies could go a lot deeper. __________________ "It's hard to explain why you end up in ERAGON and not GOODFELLAS." - John Malkovich on turning down the role of Jimmy Conway. PSN - sauce07 DVD Aficionado My Countdown Counting down to: April 20th Bubble Bubble Bubble

08-30-07, 05:43 AM	#11
kesin88ui Banned Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 13	I heard on the news today that on-line places will start shutting down due to a down turn with internet advertising caused by the economy/housing prices. Not sure if this has anything to do with Dvd Journal but maybe we should click on a Dvdtalk ad now and then so they dont go away to?

08-30-07, 05:45 AM	#12
kesin88ui Banned Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 13	DVD Journal used to be a semi-daily stop for me, but that stopped for me a few years ago. DVD's became less special for some reason, maybe it was all the double dipping and EPK's, but someting happened after the first few years. I remember buying some of the old Universal titles that listed little or no special features only to discover 2 hour making of's and deleted scenes (I think the original release of Field of Dreams was one of these along with The Flintstones). I'll miss DVD Journal, for some reason it reminds me of being 16 and discovering that my geek-dom for movies could go a lot deeper.

08-30-07, 07:10 AM	#15
roger_d DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Woodbridge Va. Posts: 1,267	Wow, i'm shocked to read this. I too ejoy reading the reviews. Yes, maybe Geoff can do something to help.

08-30-07, 08:23 AM	#17
madcougar DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Houston Posts: 5,302	It's ironic that the last post cites things like growing families and new jobs as being an issue for the reviewers because over the last 10 years these things have made the amount of time I spend online almost nonexsistent. This is one of the few DVD sites I visit anymore. This is not because I don't want to, but because I just don't have the time. I remember being a frequent visitor of DVD Journal over the years, but I can't remember the last time I visited the website. It's too bad I won't get the chance to read any new reviews from them. __________________ "Never underestimate stupid." Madcougar, 2002 X-Box Live Gamer Tag: Madcougar92

08-30-07, 08:33 AM	#18
Randy Miller III DVD Talk Reviewer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Harrisburg, PA Posts: 4,309	Haven't visited DVD Journal in awhile, but there were some seriously good reviews tucked away on that site. It's a shame to see it go. __________________ Profile and most recent reviews

08-30-07, 08:36 AM	#19
LorenzoL DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 14,743	I'm sad to see it go but for the past few years that site had only been updating on Monday and Tuesday of each week. I'll miss the reviews. __________________ DVD Aficionado PSN: Lopo555

08-30-07, 08:51 AM	#20
Geofferson DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: TechNoir Posts: 36,446	Sad to see it go.

08-30-07, 09:42 AM	#21
crazyrabbits Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 133	Damn, that sucks. I remember their reviews were always stellar, regardless of who was writing them. I hope the site stays up for a while, even if it isn't updated. __________________ My Facebook Profile

08-30-07, 09:51 AM	#22
JMcCraw Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 229	Add me to the list of people that loved DVD Journal. Every Monday I looked at the new reviews and every Tuesday the news.

08-30-07, 10:46 AM	#23
cardsfan111 DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 11,368	Honestly, I had never discovered DVD Journal until reading through this post. It's too bad they're ceasing publication. I'm looking forward to digging into some of their reviews, etc based on the other comments made here.

08-30-07, 11:06 AM	#24
lotsofdvds Suspended Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 4,790	One of my favorites as well. Having had to shut down a review site myself, I know what it's like. It's a tough decision to make.

08-30-07, 07:45 PM	#25
DVD Polizei DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Overpricedville, OR Posts: 36,733	Actually, it seems as if they are shutting down because their core group of reviewers moved on with their lives. Makes sense, but it's too bad. Hope they keep their reviews online. __________________ Blu-ray Titles: ~380 \| HD DVD Titles: ~323 "I don't sell airplane parts. I've never sold airplane parts."