Avant-Garde - Experimental Cinema of the 1920s & 1930s

What's the criteria for voting on the "Best DVD" of the month?

Why would Sin City be on that list? Isn't it bare-bones? How could a bare bones DVD (even if it looks stunning) be counted as a "Best DVD of the month"?!?!?!

Let's say a DVD is a great film, and has a great transfer, but no features. Should that be a better DVD release than a good film with a very good transfer and some extra features?

Where do inserts fit into all this?

Astaire/Rogers

Best on list-Simpsons S6
Best off list-Tommy Boy:HSE


Personal favorite-Clueless:WE

I can not, for the life of me, understand how a bare bones release that is guaranteed to be a double-dip is in the lead.

Don't get me wrong, I love the movie... but there were much better releases. You have the Blues Brothers coming back from OOP land and the long awaited Muppet Show on DVD with all the episodes, just to name 2.

I agree that Sin City should not be winning. People seem to be voting for their favorite movie on DVD, not the best DVD of the month. We should not support bare bones releases like this.

Undeclared: The Complete Series

If Sin City was the director's cut/SE then I would've probably voted for that.

I went with Gladiator, but it was basically a coin-flip between that, Simpsons 6, and Undeclared. Oh, and Blues Brothers.

Kung Fu Hustle.

R3 version of course.

What the F??? A bare-bones title tops the list? Great message to send to the studios, guys...

List: The Simpsons - The Complete Sixth Season

Non-List: Boudu Saved from Drowning

I enjoyed Sin City far more than any other release, but I agree with the "no barebones" principle, so I'll say the Thin Man Collection slightly over Astaire/Rogers.

Some nice Criterions this month, but I had to vote for Undeclared.

Harakiri CC

Gladiator

Simpsons S6 (flimsy packaging notwithstanding)

I chose Gladiator. Sin City is an awsome movie but this release is far from being the best overall DVD released in August. When I choose, I look at A/V quality, content, and packaging/artwork as well as the film being good.

Gladiator was the best overall DVD for me. Sin City was the best film though. No way a watered down release could get my best dvd vote despite how great a film it is.

Sin City, would have been the Simpsons if not for the garish case...

If you're going to give The Simpsons lower marks over a case, how the bloody hell can you vote Sin City when it has no extras and is a guaranteed double dip?

Christ, you can get a standard case for the Simpsons.

I Love Lucy box set, Seasons 1 through 5.

Harakiri

BTW, I find it quite ridiculous that the best DVD production company hardly gets any recognition in these polls.