"Bonus Content" on DVD or BD... How many of you actually watch it?

newrival
newrival Posts: 2,017
edited February 2011 in Music & Movies
It's those other options in the Menu of your Blu-Ray Disc or DVD: Outtakes, Deleted Scenes, etc. I've seen advertisements that claim "Over 2 hours of extra content!" Is this a selling point for you? Just an added bonus?

Personally, I couldn't care less. I don't want to rewatch Mission Impossible III while Tom Cruise gives humorous anecdotal commentary through the whole thing. And I'm not even going to touch the subject of the "interactive games" that they include. Anyways, that is merely my opinion but I'd like to hear what you all think!
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited February 2011
    I watch outtakes. That's it. The rest doesn't even get a glance.
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited February 2011
    depending on the movie and how many beers Ive had.
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  • Slinger182
    Slinger182 Posts: 512
    edited February 2011
    Knucklehead wrote: »
    depending on the movie and how many beers Ive had.

    Nice!

    In the past year I've only checked out the bonus content on 2 movies I've watched. Harry potter 6 had a preview for Harry Potter 7 and in Inception I checked out the soundtrack in 5.1 DTS HD MA. Sounded pretty cool.

    A lot of people are way in to the bonus material. Go check out bluray.com, people freak out about it. Which I'm cool with bonus stuff but usually would much rather just have 1 disc for the movie and pay less for it. I've checked out commentaries during movies and it's just not for me. I do like extended editions and alternate endings.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,186
    edited February 2011
    Extended editions, alternate endings and bonus footage on movies like Office Space, Avitar and maybe 3 other movies I have watched once. As for it being a selling point to purchasing? Not at all. Not even a thought.
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    edited February 2011
    Outtakes are about it for me too. If I am REALLY interested in the movie I might watch the commentary of the making of, life I remember the commentary of a Beautiful Mind, and it was fascinating. But I have done that maybe five times in 10 years.

    I agree that I want to lossless sound, not the extras, so I would like the option of paying less for just the movie.
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  • newrival
    newrival Posts: 2,017
    edited February 2011
    The alternate ending thing is something I'd forgotten about. That interests me.
    Does anyone remember one of the touted main features of DVD, multiple camera angles? It's pretty funny to think about now. I think the only DVD that I actually had with other angles was this demo disc that had an eagle flying around. I think that could actually be pretty cool if it were utilized in a way that made sense. maybe some mystery murder movie or something. or artsy high-drama. but the way they implemented it was terrible. Tere was nothing to cue you or to let you know there was an alternate angle. You had to just press it randomly and hope for the best.
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  • muncybob
    muncybob Posts: 3,062
    edited February 2011
    Usually I have the disc back in the NetFlix wrapper & sealed to return before I even give extras a thought.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited February 2011
    If it's a movie I love, or that I find technically interesting (ie "How the hell did they DO that?!) I'll eventually get around to watching all the extras. And I'll usually watch outtakes because they make me laugh. The vast majority never get a second thought though.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited February 2011
    Other than watching the director comment version on Das Boot 10 years ago, I have never looked at the extras.
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  • gfong
    gfong Posts: 1,079
    edited February 2011
    The odd time, and depending what time of day I am watching the movie. I have rarely watched a movie with the extra sound tracks and cut aways features on. I think it would be cool, but by the time I re-watch the movie I don't bother with it.
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  • On3s&Z3r0s
    On3s&Z3r0s Posts: 1,013
    edited February 2011
    For the most part I ignore the special features unless it a movie I'm really interested in and probably bought the disc so I could have the special features. My wife watches every special feature of every friggin thing we rent. At least it gives me time to go listen to some tunes or get some work done while she's watching the promotional movie rehash / "making of" featurette. :rolleyes:
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited February 2011
    If I liked the movie, yes, obviously.
    I rented 'Red' last weekend on BD, and was a little disappointed it was SD sq, as opposed HD. Also no bonus material? Don't know what the purpose of putting it on BD, if it's almost the same thing as SDVD?
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  • joeparaski
    joeparaski Posts: 1,865
    edited February 2011
    If I like the movie, I'll check out the extras. However, I never try out any gaming stuff that may be there...I don't play games.

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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited February 2011
    Outtakes, Gag Reel, Line o Rama, that's it - and it better have been a damn funny movie to begin with. The others, deleted scenes, behind the scenes, etc, I have no interest in.
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  • rogerd
    rogerd Posts: 63
    edited February 2011
    If it was great movie I will check out the bonus stuff. On blue ray music videos I watch the interviews with the band. Overall I usually have a quick look sometimes it is quite fascinating and if you don’t look you don’t know what you might be missing.

    Cheers
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited February 2011
    There's too much real content that I'll never be able to see. I can't be bothered with bonus material.
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