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Old 06-01-03, 07:03 PM
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Originally posted by LBPound
Longest intro that can't be skipped..."Cheers" Season 1 DVD. Although I assume it's the same for any of Paramount's latest DVDs. A 30-second unskippable studio logo and then two un-skippable FBI screens. It's damn near a minute. M*****f*****s!
Any random VCI or Media Blasters disc has that beat. They all pretty much average around a minute and half of crap that can't be skipped over, and some close in on two minutes of pointless menu animation, FBI screens, "special thanks" screens and other nonsense.
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All of the Media Blasters/Shriek Show discs that I own have skippable intros. It takes me no time at all to get the menus.

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Originally posted by MarcinL
Longest one in my collection would be so far Catch me if you can
Exactly what I was thinking (at least it felt long), but I still don't think it is the longest I have.
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RED DRAGON seemed long to me. Both the intro and the film.

The most annoying I have is the R2 CROUPIER. Couldn't skip by their copyright or the Film 4 junk. Menu button didnt work either. Just bumps you back to the beginning. Royal pain.
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Lawrence of Arabia: Limited Edition. 10 minutes of music.
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Old 06-02-03, 01:32 AM
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Originally posted by NaturalMystic79
Lawrence of Arabia: Limited Edition. 10 minutes of music.
Um... should we tell him?
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Old 06-02-03, 03:24 AM
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Originally posted by NaturalMystic79
Lawrence of Arabia: Limited Edition. 10 minutes of music.


(A few years ago they showed Lawrence at IMAX Navy Pier in Chicago. I went, and started counting the number of people who turned around to look toward the projection booth during the overture. I gave up counting, there were so many confused people. I even saw several people get up and leave, presumably to tell someone that there was no picture...)

Now isn't there a text notice before the overture on the DVD that says there is no picture at the start? Or am I thinking of a different movie/DVD?
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Old 06-02-03, 07:08 AM
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How about almost every Paramount DVD? I really need to be forced to read that its illegal to copy the DVD in 3 different languages.
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit is just ridiculous. It's actually incredibly annoying...
Amen to that! Plus, It took me like 15 minutes to find the extra cartoons.
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Simpsons Season 2 and SchoolHouse Rock are long and annoying
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Old 06-02-03, 10:05 AM
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I popped in Stir of Echos the other night and it was pretty long. I forgot they show you the whole movie in the menu!
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Requiem of a Dream. Cool the first couple of times you see it. Annoying thereafter.
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, there are 11 chapters of trailers to get to the main movie, I keep hitting the forward button till I see the main menu, what a waste of time for the dim wit that watches them all.
Just hit the menu button. I got 2 trailers for Spirited away and I just hit that menu button, and then go to menu.,
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Originally posted by Zarley Zalapski
Simpsons Season 2 and SchoolHouse Rock are long and annoying
Simpsons, hit menu, and you go right to the episode list
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Originally posted by shill66


(A few years ago they showed Lawrence at IMAX Navy Pier in Chicago. I went, and started counting the number of people who turned around to look toward the projection booth during the overture. I gave up counting, there were so many confused people. I even saw several people get up and leave, presumably to tell someone that there was no picture...)

Now isn't there a text notice before the overture on the DVD that says there is no picture at the start? Or am I thinking of a different movie/DVD?
2001 a space oddesy comes to mind. A ten min black screen.
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Old 06-02-03, 12:48 PM
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I was thinking Fight Club has a rather long intro... the first time it is cool... but after that it is just irratating....
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I HATE the intro to Simpsons Season 2. It is worthless. I hope that isn't what took 4-5 extra months to complete
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Originally posted by Rypro 525
2001 a space oddesy comes to mind. A ten min black screen.
Yes, but is there a text screen first, telling people that there is nothing wrong with their DVD, the first ten minutes are sound only?
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Thats the overture for 2001. Star Trek the motion Picture has a 3 minute music only overture as well when it starts.
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On the other side of things, there's the new Led Zeppelin dvd that has absolutely no intro whatsoever.

You put in the disc and the concert starts - no FBI warning, no studio logo, not even a menu - just the feature, right away.
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5-4-3-2-1

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My son watches these so often that intro is starting to get on my nerves!
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