Missing discs, never-watched “must have” movies, and upside down spines… Warner Bros has been really quite cunning with the much-unlovedBatman & Robin.
Thus, home cinema enthusiasts handed over considerable cash for the privilege of using it as a demo disc.
To demonstrate both quality home cinema…and terrible moviemaking.
Furthermore,Batman & Robinhas been resident inBatmanboxsets as youd expect.
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Well, it completes the set.
At least for more than ten minutes.
My colleague, Ryan, has long hadAmouron his watching list.
Hes got it ready and lined up, and but cant bring himself to press play on the film.
Im very guilty of this too.
Theres a bunch of films I know Ishouldbe watching, that I know Ill really love.
And then theres a bunch of films that I really, really want to watch on loop.
Guess which pile seems to win when Im dithering?
Monkis a show centred around a character who has compulsive habits, and needs everything in order.
As such, for the first six seasons of the show, the box art was uniform.
But for season 7?
Well, just take a look at the following picture…
However, you dont have to be aMonkfan to struggle with the spines of DVDs.
Its just bloody annoying…!
This was, to be fair, worse in the DVD era.
Furthermore, towards the end of DVDs peak, special editions of previously released discs were flooding the market.
We were all apparently supposed to use the word vanilla to accept the extras-free release.
The end result was films that sit on our shelves more than once.
If its a film you love, chances are youll want the assorted different versions of it.
I own it on VHS, widescreen VHS, DVD, special edition DVD, and Blu-ray.
Thankfully, it has not repeated the trick.
But extras-splitting is nothing new.
At least in that case I could at least get hold of the extras easily enough.
When you do so, youre still occasionally greeted by the chipper news of a geographic restriction.
Oh, how I laugh.
One exception: double dips when youre told in advance theyre coming.
It still not perfect, but at least it feels fair.
It is the law of sod.
It never happens when someone suggests a film you dont want to watch.
It usually happens when you suggest one you do.
Its not an issue.
Nor is this piece in any way autobiographical.
What is the statute of limitations?
If theyve not brought it back after a week, is that where the taking the piss line lies?
It sounds something minor, but it cant help but rankle.
The onus is surely on them.
The slight exception is if youve passed it on as a recommendation and theyve not asked for it.
Sure, its only a couple of quid for another copy, but THATS NOT THE POINT.
Er, occasionally, theres a rationality bypass I suffer on this one…
So, er, anything there anyone else can relate to?
