1. Out of Print Stuff (I really want Airheads, among others) 2. Streaming companies not releasing physical editions 3. Limited Runs that go OOP 4. DVDs that haven't been upgraded to at least Blu Ray/Stuff never released (The Beach, The Village, etc) 5. Brick and Mortar locations (I miss Tuesday release day trips!!) Honorable Mention: Double Dipping
There's a bunch of out-of-print movies on Vudu's D2D like The Fall, Dead Alive, Red State, Kids, Spice World, and Near Dark. Unfortunately no special features but I refuse to buy overpriced discs on eBay.
Best Buy’s decision to stop carrying movies is incredibly stupid. I no longer buy anything there. I used to mix in computer accessories, video games etc with my movies. Now I have no reason to shop there anymore for anything other than the very rare large purchase like a tv or appliance.
The “death” of physical media is not from film fans like us switching from blu ray to streaming, it’s from casual consumers who used to buy random DVDs from Walmart for their kids to watch and now just flip on a streaming service. I’ll be here to the bitter end, which I hope never happens…
What I Really Hate is when a Limited or Special Edition release is sold out almost immediately, only to be available on eBay where some sellers might have 15 or 20 copies available to sell
@@KINGDUDE74 yes but when it actually did come out at least in my location the shelves were stocked with tons of 4k's and 4K steelbooks plenty available
By far the most annoying for me is the inconsistency of franchise releases. For example, Paramount goes out of their way to release all six Mission Impossible films on matching Steelbooks in anticipation of the physical release of Mission Impossible 7. Then, they release Mission Impossible 7, on Steelbook no less, and it doesn't match!!!! How hard is it to simply remain consistent with your own companies prior releases?? Maybe a small thing to some, but it is endlessly frustrating to me
Something that's really been annoying me recently is 4ks that don't include the bluray, especially for new movies. If I'm buying a movie in 4k I want that bluray option too because I can only really watch 4k on our bedroom tv.
I’m with you on that. Sometimes I have no choice but to get the Steelbook version (which i’m ok with) just to get 4K and the Blu-ray in the same package. Paramount & Warner Bros. are doing that in recent years
@d1el0n I see that the steelbooks are the only option for this. I still don't get them and just get the regular bluray to play it safe. Not buying two copies and not getting a steelbook. It's a shame though.
If its cheaper to not include the blu-ray....well i'd rather have them not include it. But thats an if. Who knows if they are actually cheaper. I can tell you on the blu-ray/dvd combos, i never use the dvd.
@@TheMediaHoarderCD is easy to rip into a file that you can play on your phone and play with headphones or in the car. And it's often the go-to/exclusive format for long format stuff like classical and limited edition stuff like complete film scores (from specialty labels like La La Land and Intrada Records). That's what I like about it.
I pretty much agree with what you mentioned. Here's a few of nitpicks... - Resellers buying up preorders then charging astronomical - special features not included on 4k discs where you need to redeem your movie's digital code to then view them online
I recently started upgrading my DVD and Bluray's to UHD or DVD to Bluray if no UHD is available. I buy them online, and here's a list of my gripes: 1. Packaging issue: No one knows how to shrink-wrap the cases anymore, the plastic comes off in pieces and gets glued to the spine or other parts of the case. 2. Packaging issue: I'm seeing some UHD releases come in "spindles" with discs stacked on top of another. That's really annoying and can scratch the disc too. 3. Some UHD releases that weren't released that long ago seem to be out of print already, or at least at the major online retailers, so you have to resort to to the "marketplace" sellers. 4. Most UHD releases seem to come with Bluray (and sometimes DVD) versions in the case as well, which is nice for playing on non-UHD devices, but some don't come with them and it doesn't make much sense to me. For example, The Crow.
1. Movies that were released on VHS but were never released on Region 1 DVD, i.e., Poltergeist II & Poltergeist III. 2. Extended versions of films that are not as good as the theatrical cut that get pushed so much by retailers that it makes the original version almost impossible to find, such as Sin City: Unrated, Extended, and Recut. 3. Stores that were once known for having a huge DVD/Blu-ray selection that have "liquidated" their stock.
Regional locked blu is still annoying. So many great film options from overseas but all the bonus features are unplayable (Yes, i know I can get a region free player, no I do not have one) As for double-dipping, the one aspect of DD that pisses me off is when a studio releases something in blu-ray only, then a year or two later finally does the 4K. It’s really made me hold off on buying anything that comes in blu. I’m glad I waited on that RoboCop blu that Arrow did because I just knew there had to be a 4K. And boy were people pissed when that got announced. One thing I’m annoyed by is this growing trend of quality sets/boxes getting released for the UK but we just get some lazy slapped together standard issue in the US. Like, why do they hate the US collectors so much? Another problem is QC. So many discs getting shunted out the door with errors that need replacement. Why is no one checking these things beforehand and getting it right? Sorry, but I’d rather you take an extra month and do your due diligence instead of just throwing stuff out the door. Lastly, half the time I hate whatever newfangled artwork some designer came up with for these releases. Which I why I am very pleased with there likes of Arrow, who give us double sided covers - one with the usually junky art and one with the original poster art. All of them should be doing this.
My favourite bugbear, region locked blurays. Especially when they come with a 4K and that is region unlocked and the extras are on a locked bluray. And likewise, haven't got a region free player nor do I want to have to buy one. Luckily many films state region A but turn out to play fine on region B sometimes, not all, but some do.
The Death of Physical media is a ploy to get more digital subscribers. As far as I know, all streaming services are currently unprofitable - including Disney+, hence the release of Marvel and Star Wars in steelbook
Biggest market problem right now besides declining store stock is the studios themselves trying to get everyone to switch to digital- for over 10 years now, they've been putting new movies out on digital at least a week, sometimes MONTHS before they're on disc. Thankfully I no longer care about getting stuff right away, but it's also taken away any excitement new titles used to have. A by-product though is that the pirates get these digital copies online for free so I just watch them that way and maybe I'll buy the disc later. Sony has been having a brief pop-up menu appear onscreen. when end credits start on their releases the past few years. That's ENTIRELY unacceptable and I've simply stopped buying their titles because of that. I don't use streaming services that do that either and the crap they do is the main reason I prefer physical media, even though Sony has now ruined that advantage. I've always hated how discs come in cardboard slipcovers that aren't sealed. Stores then put their own price tags right on the covers and you often can't get them off without damaging them. I simply won't buy any disc if the store does that (I only buy new items unless they're on an obsolete format or long out of print, I never buy a used copy just to save money so paying more for a new copy and having the store do that is insulting as a collector.) Best Buy lost a LOT of sales from me that way, now they've just stopped selling them. Overall packaging just isn't as good as it used to be. Most discs now have plain labeling when they used to be full-color. If they want to keep discs alive, they should make their appearance as attractive as possible, but with the trend of releasing titles early on digital it seems the big studios would rather kill them.
I like your video and topic. How come no one ever mentions Barnes and Noble as a major distributor of physics media? I only hear the store mentioned when they have the Criterion Collection sale. However, I've walked in the store on different months and picked up Arrow Video, Kino Lorber with their 50% off sale too! This month, I purchased a number of 4k movies from Paramount since B&N has been selling those for 50% ( I just watched Naked Gun)...my complaint with B&N is that very sticky price tag they place on the slipcover! Some B&N stores are better stocked than others but I am glad there is still another store I can walk into and browse around the physical media available 😊
Agree with #4. Not because its a steelbook, but because the price being 2x as much as the regular editions. The thing of Collectors Editions for old films (often now the only release) being a steelbook with a few art cards and a poster for double the price of new films available in a plastic case is just silly. In the UK it's about £45 for the Collectors, £25 for a regular new 4K film. It adds up and will turn people off buying the films because nobody casual wants to pay that price.
Good list. Something that has annoyed me since the DVD days is poorly sealing the plastic wrapping so that residue sticks to rhe spine. This messes up the less than 10% of the packaging that is actually displayed by most collectors!!!
#1 - A completely standardized uniformity to releases. STOP doing variant covers, variant packaging, store/site exclusives. Sometimes so many choices are a bug, not a feature. Don't make people constantly feel like there might be some "better version" out there. This goes hand-in-hand with double dipping. Don't give people the constant hesitation that a 4K upgrade might be on the way. Within reason, try to give people one definitive release at a time. This seems to be what the boutique labels try to do, to put everything they have into each release to make it worth it. To make their logo an assurance of quality. Just settle on one Universal packaging + release of the film for each format. #2 - I wish the industry would just settle on using the sturdy Criterion-style Blu Ray cases for EVERYTHING. They are sturdy and uniform. So many blu ray and 4K cases are terribly thin, flimsy, and easily damaged. They don't feel "built to last" and it is absolutely frustrating.
I agree, if you have a common themed set of blurays or 4Ks, it is great to have them in a similar box format throughout. Never been a fan of variants just to create exclusivity
My 6 annoyances: 1. 4K only discs. I want blu-ray and digital codes too. I have limited space and I need to consolidate movies. Not all of us have home theaters. 2. Expired (looking at you WB) or no digital code (boutique labels). I deserve valid codes for the prices I pay. 3. Poor quality discs. What is with the skipping &/or freezing on 4K. I have beat up old Blu-rays that play every time. Brand new, just out of the case, 4Ks I end up returning due to poor or no picture quality. 4. Double dipping or having to wait 6 months to get a 4K. What is that about????? 5. Lackluster transfers or missing/changed scenes. For the price I'm paying the picture and sound should be awesome. Yes, I do know the movie and expect it to be how I originally saw it. 6. Director's cuts should be on 4K too and have a digital code. If you give me multiple cuts of the movie, I want all cuts as 4K not a mix of both 4K and blu-ray.
@@nathanpottle4762 I understand why they didn’t for part one, but I dont see why they didn’t for part two. I’m sure they will eventually in some special edition. However I actually preferred dune part two letterboxed rather than in imax format. I thought the framing worked better.
Sometimes I can be a little forgiving here (though I agree it's annoying) because 4K scans are just so expensive compared to Blu-ray scans so if you're not sure a title will sell 4K really well you may put out a BD then be surprised when it does so well it obviously warrants a 4K as you're confident the market is there.
1. Region encoding (should all be region free now) 2. Special Limited editions 3. No extras or useless ones with an actor who can barely recall the film or watched it only last week 4. Obscure films (Italian crime etc) that will never get new release and are ridiculously overpriced 5. Streaming companies not releasing physical media .... The list is endless but will it change, I doubt it - I just love watching the blurays and 4Ks and hopefully long may it continue. Great video
I agree with your list Adam. The one that probably frustrates me the most is steelbook only releases at outrageous prices. I can think of no better example than "Lawrence of Arabia" from Sony. Sony pressed a second batch a couple of months ago but again packaged in an overpriced steelbook. Where the hell is the standard release at a reasonale price? Another irritating one from Sony is those Columbia Classics box sets that are OOP and they're not releasing the titles contained within those box sets individually. The transfer and mastering is all done, all they have to do is to press some more discs and add a UPC to the paper insert and put them inside a plastic case (please!).
Lack of quality control. Now we seeing Re-vitalizations, changing Colors, DNR, AI to smooth and grain removal. Abuse of Dolby Atmos brand name...they just slap that Dolby Atmos 🏷 on to make the disk sell. Only small handful 4ks have good dynamic height channel mixs.
I hate when the average person suggests that they're only movies and we shouldn't be taking this hobby so seriously. But the way I learned to keep piece between myself and my critics and skeptics is to mutually agree to mutually disagree. Anyway, keep it coming! Looking forward to Tomorrow's Friday pre-order announcement video!
My biggest annoyance is finding out that some dvd’s that I have acquired end up being what I call phony widescreens, Meaning👉That they’re letterboxed on all 4 sides!👎Which my guess is that these were made on earlier dvd productions knowing that consumers couldn’t tell on older square televisions that they were phony widescreens.
Thumbs up and subbed! Oh Since you ask. 1. The term Physical media. You don't want to see my old TV guides or video 8 collection. I've collected since 1967 and the media were comic books and paperbacks. Now 4ks and boutiques are the only thing anyone cares about. 2. some UA-camrs, (not you), say they just want to share their passion. They really mean getting their foot in the business. It's all good though. 3. People knocking other collectors for the way they collect. Not cool, and bad form. 4. You tubers telling me how wonderful they are. 5 One click-box set. What is up with buying 3 steelbooks of the same movie, that are way overpriced. Thank you /. You are the master of your hobby. Go forth and be happy.😁
That a Blu Ray release of a movie in one region comes with only one audio track. And that in its release in another country it has every language you can think of. Universal is the one that bothers me the most that does that (Childs Play 3, The Bone Wagon, Touch of Evil, all Tremors movies from 1 to 4)
I've been a physical media collector for years... mostly due to my years working at FYE. Great list. For me, there are two issues that irk me. 1) No 4K release or delayed 4K release after the blu-ray version is released. Lionsgate is guilty of this. You don't know if they'll ever release a 4k version.... you wait and you wait. You eventually cave and buy the blu-ray version because there is no indication that they'll release a 4K version... then BAM!!!! They announce a 4K version after you've spent money on the blu-ray version. Shit... even if you don't release the 4K version same day, at least give us a release window. 2) With so many titles going to boutique labels, it frustrates me that announcement sites on Twitter or FB are never clear if the release is an American (domestic) release. Yes, I know that 4K discs are region free... but i'm not a fan of expensive import prices... blu-ray discs in the set that I can't watch because they are region locked... and some of the damn rating icons that take up the bottom 3 of the boxes. (it destroys the aesthics of my shelf. I know... 1st world problems) It's become infinitely worse with the lack of brick & mortar stores. Now I have to wade through the weeds of an article/announcement and hope that it's a domestic release and not a UK or Austrailia, or Japan release. Just be clear if it's an American release or not, please! Anyway, great list again and keep up the great work.
Aspect ratio's drive me insane, everything should be kept in it's original and the very concept of altering it so you see less image, shouldn't even exist cause it's imbecilic, now there is so many movies and shows you can't even buy because of this.
For me, a major frustration is when different and often better releases are released overseas, but not in the US. Maybe a Blu-ray is released in the US, but a 4K is released overseas.
I'd rather have a steelbook only release than a boxset only release (looking at you, Social Network and all those other Columbia Classics only releases)
On-line retailers destroying steelbooks and slipcovers (especially for limited runs that go out of print before you can get a replacement). Blu-Ray only releases of new titles that have 4K streaming options and/or 4K releases overseas.
For me, the number one pain point, with no close second, is the player hardware. The more inexpensive players often have quality control issues, difficulty playing 100GB discs, and you have to manually turn Dolby Vision on or off, it they support Dolby Vision at all. The prices for mid-level players are a big barrier to entry, and a new model hasn’t been introduced to the market in years. The PS3 still holds the title as the best blu-ray player ever made, but none of the current game consoles are particularly good 4K disc players. It’s hard for me to recommend 4K UHD discs to movie lovers who are not tech-savvy. The amount of work involved takes away from the joy of watching movies.
The cost. Its tough to justify spending $60+ for some of these boutique label releases when I can find the bluray or dvd at a thrift store for $1. I have reached the point where I now own nearly all of my favorite movies on 4K so Its getting harder and harder to justify these prices.
Most of the time I just buy the German or Spanish release as they are still probably much the same film and they are often a whole lot cheaper than the UK speciality ones (OOP or whatever). Likewise, buy mine from the charity stores or secondhand and they are a lot cheaper than the crazy priced ones.
#1 irritant for me is when a new 4K release is a DOWNGRADE from the previously available Blu-ray, picture-wise OR sound-wise. Worst offenders are Planes, Trains, and Automobiles; Terminator 2; American Graffiti; Fatal Attraction; Saturday Night Fever.
1. Discs freezing and skipping 2. Increase in pricing recently 3. Preorders not being fulfilled on release date. 4. Discs being recalled bc of quality control issues 5. Running out of shelf space lol
Your disc should not skip or freeze. That’s either two things either you are not taking care of them or you have a bad player. Every movie I have since DVD first came out, still works perfectly to my knowledge.
@@michaeldietz2648 Not true. I've had 4k discs that freeze, and it wasn't because of the player or not taking care of them. It's happened far too often. 4k discs seem more prone to this type of thing compared to the regular Blu-ray. It's always a good idea when you buy a 4k to play it as soon as possible so that you can exchange if there's a problem.
#4 studios like Arrow will have a D.R.S with the better Q.C correction. #5 manage your collection. Only get films that you generally love & must need to own. A lot of modern films I'm happy to watch on Now , amazon , apple etc. unless I watched it & thought yeah I want that in my collection... Like with Nets All quiet on the western front..
1) Those f***ing tabs on some blu-ray cases. I cut them off with a box cutter immediately. 2) Streaming companies not releasing some good films they funded on disc. Wouldn't they make more money if they got money from BOTH streamers and physical media people? 3) Approximately 3 million shitty horror films being on 4K, but a lot of mainstream, well known and loved classics not being released on 4K. 4) When ONLY an overpriced collector's edition packaged with a ton of shit I have no interest in is available for $80. There should always be a standard version. 5) Stripes is only available on 4K if you buy a collection of 5 movies, most of which I don't want. Why is there no standalone release for some titles?
Yes, what are those tabs on bluray cases ? They are a nightmare and often can't even open the box ... I just take them back to the shop if I notice it in time. I agree, they should also release a basic edition as well as the special collector box sets, Barbarella 4K comes to mind. Horror does seem to be the king when it comes to 4K releases or speciality, which is a pity but perhaps that is love of the people who start the boutique companies ?
Other things that irritate me: I wouldn't mind online shipping (I'm OK with waiting), HOWEVER, steelbooks are often not packaged properly with protection (say, in nothing but a thin cardboard envelope with almost no protection/padding at all) and often arrived DAMAGED. This is a really big issue! Also, when a title is announced, and when it is put up for pre-order, it sells out very quickly/nearly instantly in pre-order... and that's IT. No more restocks AT ALL. I don't have the kind of money to be able to afford to have to pre-order absolutely *everything* ahead of time.
Agree with you on steel books. Walmart uses those cardboard envelopes and that makes no sense when film can cost $20-$35. I order a lot from gruv and they’re shipped in boxes, they just don’t have everything
@@organfan668 See, for me, sometimes Walmart puts the steelbook in a box, sometimes in the thin envelope. There is no consistency and it is a roll of the dice! So frustrating!
If it’s a steal book, I do not buy it, if it’s over $25 I do not buy it regardless of what it is. The only reason they’re increasing their output is because now they like to start at $35 plus …….
Movie Guy, very dope list. I was so annoyed that I made a list of US movies on 4K that have yet to be released in the US on my channel! Stuff like that drives me crazy!
The double dipping drives me crazy. Especially when they release a Blu-ray making it look like that's the only thing that's going to be available is a Blu-ray. Then 6 months later they send out the 4K.
Good list. How about those horrible CARDBOARD SLEEVES for some 4K packages. I cringe every time I have to take the disc out of that sleeve and hope it’s not getting scratched up.
I agree, they are the worst. I have that with CDs as well, it is impossible to get the disks out without serious damage to the disk. Or another bugbear, blurays overlapped in the stacking and tricky to get to the bottom disk.
The problem with creators and 4K transfers is that 4K should be high enough quality to rival theatres, and that often the purchases double/triple/quadruple dipped so people want to see the improvement that justifies the expenditure.
I'm always a little disappointed to find a Manufactured-On-Demand /burned rather than pressed disc when I open a new blu ray case. I mean functionally there's no difference, but it's nice when the discs are good quality with some nice printing on the back, rather than something you could read a newspaper through, and looks like a back-street bootleg.
What bugs me is not having the directors cut on 4K. The ultimate cut Watchmen for an example. The ultimate cut is 4K, but the directors cut is blu ray. I much prefer Zack Synder’s vision on 4K.
My biggest complaint is movie series that you think are finished ends up either getting another sequel/prequel or a spinoff of the series i.e. John Wick/5/Ballerina. I'm running out of room even though I sold around 12,000 movies 5 years ago.
I miss the days when companies put real effort into adding special features for DVD releases. We used to have literal hours of deleted scenes, making of's and fun little games or whole tv episodes as extras. Now, nothing .
First time watching one of your videos. One of my irritations is actually NOT having steelbooks for certain movies. I’d love to have my top 10 movies all on steelbooks for a shelf, but The Sandlot doesn’t have one!
Steelbook only 4K releases are super annoying because I don’t necessarily love all those movies enough to justify buying the more expensive steelbook and most of the time they are limited so if you don’t get it early enough you will end up paying even more. I don’t mind them if it’s a movie that I absolutely love but for the most part I honestly just prefer the slipcover look and feel.
I'm not yet equipped for 4K, so I buy the 4K for the future and watch the bundled Blu-Ray in the meantime. So it bugs me how many 4Ks these days don't include a Blu-ray copy.
Great video! At nr 1 I would put bad/insufficient packaging for transport by online retailers. Very often things show up with some kind of shipping damage.
Let’s not forget when retailers stop doing their exclusives. For instance, Best Buy used to give you a free steelbook when you pre-ordered a movie. I remember them doing that with the Lion King when it came to blu ray.
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Something that bothers me is either not having all or sometimes any special features brought over from previous releases (I’m looking at you lord of the rings and hobbit 4k’s) or some language tracks not included (I’m looking at you Godzilla minus one for not including the English dub that is on streaming).
I have two main beefs. #1 Disc holding clips inside the packaging that barely gets a grip on the disc. #2 Shipping only, deluxe editions that are packed without any care at all. I have a number of Second Sight limited box editions that have all arrived perfectly. It can be done....
To this day if a disc doesn’t come with a commentary track of some sort I’m a bit disappointed. I don’t even need the director or stars, just get someone who cares about the film to sit down and talk over it.
Something that drives me crazy is: bad case design, specifically as it relates to securely holding discs. I got one of the Alfred Hitchcock collections and the discs slide in and out of cardboard slots (can’t be good for the discs). Also, stacking multiple discs on a single spindle (with 3-4+ disc sets). I can’t count on my fingers anymore the number of times I’ve had to exchange titles that do this because I open them and the discs (that are sandwiched together) are scratched up in swirls that make them unreadable. Make packaging that makes sense.
It seems that physical media has come full circle I have been a home theater guy since the days of Laser Disc. The big companies would bring out their major titles, the older stuff was either not released or left to off-brand. The collectors had Criterion. But even then, movies first came out in pan-and-scan, then released in letterbox, and then with digital sound Some movie companies included some extras, some came with no extras A few movies came out with all the extras you could want, Alien, Aliens, T2, (James Bond) Golden Eye
01. Not using original poster art. When boutique labels can do reversible, there's zero excuses why major labels can't do the same. 02. Titles with only 4k discs. 4k is finicky. I like having the blu-ray included. The Crow and Twister come to mind. New 4k scans, but no updated blu-ray included or stand alone. 03. Cases where discs are stacked or the hubs are so thin that the discs won't stay on. 04. Releasing extremely limited editions on popular titles, then releasing a standard version a year later.
I rarely double dip . I still roll with Laserdisc and the only times I've pretty much double dipped is if the film was in pan scan or the picture quality was so bad. With 4k I don't own any and probably won't ever will... I don't think it's enough of a jump in quality to suggest buying again over Blu Ray. The term 4k drives me crazy because it's not. And picture and sound quality has been tweaked so much a lot of films don't even look or sound the same anymore. It's one of the reasons why I will never part ways with Laserdisc and DVD when a remastered version comes out. Laserdisc would contain the original Dolby Stereo, Dolby DIgital, DTS tracks that are unaltered . Prime example The Terminator. James Cameron has tweaked that film so much the audio doesn't remotely sound the same..The original track was mixed in mono. Now it has 5.1 or 7.1 mixes and sounds so out of place for a film that's so raw looking. I own the THX Laserdisc that's very good with it's original mono track. I'll never part ways with it regardless of any formats that came after. Physical Media is definitely the way to go with preservation but with some slight negative trade offs in some remastering of certain films
I hate that the plastic wrap is inside the slipcover, causing the slipcover to be lost and/or damaged. Ive seen kino lorber put it outside the slipcover but not every time
My pet peeve is you have a release of a film on DVD, Blu-Ray and 4K Blu-Ray, but all the great extras are on the Blu-Ray not the DVD. Tenet is one such example. I have it on DVD and would have loved to see how they made the film, but I can't see it
For me, retailer exclusives. I'm happy Best Buy US stopped carrying discs because now I can get them in Canada (Best Buy US does not ship to Canada). There were plenty of releases I simply cannot get in 4K because it was Best Buy exclusive. Another thing is 4K is only in the US - I cannot get Inside Out 2 in 4K in Canada - only the US has it (steelbook, but I'm not going to be fussy). If I want it in 4K, I have to pay the shipping price to Canada. So yes, it's irritating.
I find it funny, I have a Wal-mart a few blocks from where I live but they only have a few Wal-mart exclusive steelbooks, if I want one I need to order it on-line. Also maybe it's me but it seems like the film I want; is a pre-order price of $34.95 and doesn't qualify for free shipping, need to spend 5 more cents.
Steelbook is OK as long as it arrives in un-damaged condition. But I don't get excited about them. I get anxiety from them waiting for them arrive to see if I have to arrange for a replacement. The worst is if I order from Amazon UK, international shipping is hard on the cases and naturally Amazon doesn't pack them well to begin with. And of course, arranging a replacement- cost as much as the disc for return postage.
One thing that annoys me the most is how long we have to wait for a physical copy in a movie. Movies come to streaming months, before they come to physical. Also, I agree with everything else you said and that does annoy me to. As for me personally if my target doesn’t have it I usually don’t buy the movie. I’m in New York City. There’s no Walmart and I refused to buy movies online. in fact, nobody should buy movies online. You should be buying them in person in stores the longer they stay in store the better it is for us. There’s a saying, out of sight out of mind most people don’t see physical movies they forget it exist.
Great list and choices all around. My personal hell is the hubs that hold the disks you have done that barely hold the disks and others you have to come close to breaking the disk to get them out. Second to that is the box sets that hold the disks in super tight sleeves. 😱🤬
I get annoyed at films coming out in other regions with no sign that they’re coming out where I live. I have to pay up to £25 more sometimes than if it came out in my country. Another thing is when a film is released on 4K and there’s no blu ray but it’s the same price as another film that has both. 4K’s should come with blu ray copies as standard.
I recently got burned by double dipping with the Avatar movies. I bought the initial 4k sets, only for Disney to release Collectors Editions six months later.
@retrofun41 I agree with number 3 soooo much. The way people collect is as unique as they are and I love to see other people's collections. To be honest I always find people who are dismissive about the way you collect aren't really collectors they are just jumping on the bandwagon. Unique hodgepodge collections are the best because they contain things that you'd either forgotten about or hadn't heard of.
Great video! Totally agree on the limited steelbook only releases! I just want to own and watch movies in the best possible quality i really don't want to pay extra for a fancier case.
My main issue is that there were well over 250,000 movies on dvd and that inly about 20% of those have moved to bluray and 5% to 4k. I watch a lot and I'm still having to buy dvds in 2024 to get a lot of movies because that's the best format for them.
I agree with you about the Steelbooks. I want to get ANDOR Season#1 but it's only in Steelbook, so I'm hoping (Praying!) that when Season #2 is released there will be more options. Also: I HATE Eco-boxes, they just force me to buy a full box & waste plastic throwing out the Eco-Box! AND - I hate delicate packaging that cannot be replaced because if it's damaged or worn-down over time, what do you do?!
What really irritates me is that some youtubers/collectors (not this channel), complain about bad packaging, which is understandable, but don’t say anything about other releases with the same exact packaging. For example, out of a couple of other examples, when the Indiana Jones steelbook set came out, everyone was complaining about the flimsy cardboard box that housed the steelbooks. Meanwhile.. the Back to the Future steelbook set that was released a year earlier, had the exact same packaging style, everyone was raving about how nice the steelbook art was, but no one said nothing about the packaging. Ironic, isn’t it?
@@SelrisitaiI don’t mind it either, I just would limit the amount of steelbooks to 3 with that type of packaging, like a trilogy set. Otherwise, a weak material like cardboard isn’t going to be an ideal way of holding 4 plus heavy steelbooks in one set. If people were complaining specifically about that issue, that would be more logical.
I bought AMERICAN GRAFITTI on dvd, blu-ray and now 4k. I don't think the 4k is bad at all. I like it better than the CHINATOWN 4k, COOL HAND LUKE 4k and ESCAPE FROM ALKATRAZ 4k.
What I discovered recently, is the number of 4K releases that aren’t being colour graded properly. Finding recent purchases to be very washed out where the accompanying blu is vibrant eg the most recent spider-verse release. I also get frustrated when companies don’t release tv shows on physical media. I’d love Dark on blu ray…nope.
At least Canada still has Sunrise Records, which rose from the ashes of HMV Canada, for those of us who still like to browse new Blu-Rays and CDs in person. Sunrise, which now owns the HMV brand in much of the world, has even opened HMV-branded mini physical media stores within Toys R' Us Canada stores. Admittedly, I still have to buy some Blu-Rays online, especially when it comes to Japanese anime. I pretty much only double-dip when upgrading although, and this is especially true for animated movies, there are many times when I ended up unintentionally double-dipping on the same format, DVD, because so many animated Blu-Ray releases, even semi-recent ones, are sold as combo packs along with a DVD. As far as I can remember, the only time I ever upgraded from a normal release to a boutique release on the same format was for Wes Anderson's Rushmore (1998), my first Criterion DVD which I mainly bought because the original Rushmore DVD from Touchstone (Disney) was very bare-bones and that purchase was almost a quarter century ago. My number one complaint about physical media these days, and this is mainly about anime, is that a lot of the newer series I would dearly love to own on Blu-Ray, or even just DVD, simply aren't getting physical releases anymore, or at least not in North America. I could order, say, Gabriel DropOut as a box set from Japan but it would cost me at least $200 Canadian before intercontinental shipping and that's for something that doesn't even have English subtitles. (There are cheaper options for Gabriel Dropout that include English subtitles but they're bootlegs and I don't pay for piracy.) Ironically, these days, older anime seems to get a lot more in the way of North American Blu-Ray releases from classic 20th century anime-oriented boutique labels like Discotek and AnimEigo than does newer anime.
1. Out of Print Stuff (I really want Airheads, among others)
2. Streaming companies not releasing physical editions
3. Limited Runs that go OOP
4. DVDs that haven't been upgraded to at least Blu Ray/Stuff never released (The Beach, The Village, etc)
5. Brick and Mortar locations (I miss Tuesday release day trips!!)
Honorable Mention: Double Dipping
Great list and I completely agree!! Especially 3 and 5
#3 My top peeve. example Vinegar Syndrome. I like them, but wish I could get a few slightly older releases, I'm talking like 2021 era even oop.
There's a bunch of out-of-print movies on Vudu's D2D like The Fall, Dead Alive, Red State, Kids, Spice World, and Near Dark. Unfortunately no special features but I refuse to buy overpriced discs on eBay.
Airheads and Detroit Rock City 🎸
@@snerfu Agreed but their thing is film preservation, namely of old movies - remember, they started out life restoring vintage Porn flicks lol
Best Buy’s decision to stop carrying movies is incredibly stupid. I no longer buy anything there. I used to mix in computer accessories, video games etc with my movies. Now I have no reason to shop there anymore for anything other than the very rare large purchase like a tv or appliance.
Definitely, I used to buy my TVs and other electronics there along with physical media. I will no longer shop there for anything
The “death” of physical media is not from film fans like us switching from blu ray to streaming, it’s from casual consumers who used to buy random DVDs from Walmart for their kids to watch and now just flip on a streaming service. I’ll be here to the bitter end, which I hope never happens…
What I Really Hate is when a Limited or Special Edition release is sold out almost immediately, only to be available on eBay where some sellers might have 15 or 20 copies available to sell
Yes, like just recently with the Furiosa Steelbook. It was sold out at all stores and online before it came out
At for double and triple the original cost. Don’t guess there’s anything wrong with making money but it pisses me off
@@KINGDUDE74 yes but when it actually did come out at least in my location the shelves were stocked with tons of 4k's and 4K steelbooks plenty available
@@jn2428 Lucky. My area sucks. It's like the stores get raided first thing in the morning
Movies only getting a physical blu ray and not a 4k release. Then you see the movie available to buy digitally on 4k.
This is a big one. Reminds me so much of Edge of Tomorrow. Waited a long time for the 4K physical
By far the most annoying for me is the inconsistency of franchise releases. For example, Paramount goes out of their way to release all six Mission Impossible films on matching Steelbooks in anticipation of the physical release of Mission Impossible 7. Then, they release Mission Impossible 7, on Steelbook no less, and it doesn't match!!!! How hard is it to simply remain consistent with your own companies prior releases?? Maybe a small thing to some, but it is endlessly frustrating to me
Most irritating for me is receiving damaged releases in the mail. Especially hard to get and sold out titles.
Something that's really been annoying me recently is 4ks that don't include the bluray, especially for new movies. If I'm buying a movie in 4k I want that bluray option too because I can only really watch 4k on our bedroom tv.
Same!
Same! There are quite a few movies that I want to own but don't want to buy 2 copies
I’m with you on that. Sometimes I have no choice but to get the Steelbook version (which i’m ok with) just to get 4K and the Blu-ray in the same package. Paramount & Warner Bros. are doing that in recent years
@d1el0n I see that the steelbooks are the only option for this. I still don't get them and just get the regular bluray to play it safe. Not buying two copies and not getting a steelbook. It's a shame though.
If its cheaper to not include the blu-ray....well i'd rather have them not include it. But thats an if. Who knows if they are actually cheaper. I can tell you on the blu-ray/dvd combos, i never use the dvd.
And lets not forget the irritating fact that USA releases are quickly moving away from including standard Blu-rays, while not adjusting the cost.
It’s so weird that they have analog vinyl in big box stores, yet no disc digital media.
Not the case here in the UK with HMV. They stock vinyl but a lot of branches also have a large DVD/Blu Ray and 4k section.
I've never seen anyone actually buying those either. I've been buying CDs since 1985, I buy old stuff on LP but I'd never go back to it for new music.
@@TheMediaHoarderCD is easy to rip into a file that you can play on your phone and play with headphones or in the car. And it's often the go-to/exclusive format for long format stuff like classical and limited edition stuff like complete film scores (from specialty labels like La La Land and Intrada Records). That's what I like about it.
With the vinyl resurgence, cant wait for laserdisc to make a comeback, LMAO
Double dipping for a technically improved product really pisses me off! Goddamit, do it right the first time! 😡
I pretty much agree with what you mentioned. Here's a few of nitpicks...
- Resellers buying up preorders then charging astronomical
- special features not included on 4k discs where you need to redeem your movie's digital code to then view them online
Went by my local Best Buy for the first time in several months… where physical media was is now…. Empty space.
The #1 thing that annoys me is the availability of the items
I hate when the thing i want goes out of stock
Happens a lot with steelbooks
I recently started upgrading my DVD and Bluray's to UHD or DVD to Bluray if no UHD is available. I buy them online, and here's a list of my gripes:
1. Packaging issue: No one knows how to shrink-wrap the cases anymore, the plastic comes off in pieces and gets glued to the spine or other parts of the case.
2. Packaging issue: I'm seeing some UHD releases come in "spindles" with discs stacked on top of another. That's really annoying and can scratch the disc too.
3. Some UHD releases that weren't released that long ago seem to be out of print already, or at least at the major online retailers, so you have to resort to to the "marketplace" sellers.
4. Most UHD releases seem to come with Bluray (and sometimes DVD) versions in the case as well, which is nice for playing on non-UHD devices, but some don't come with them and it doesn't make much sense to me. For example, The Crow.
You missed the practice of no 4K at launch, and maybe getting one a year later.
1. Movies that were released on VHS but were never released on Region 1 DVD, i.e., Poltergeist II & Poltergeist III.
2. Extended versions of films that are not as good as the theatrical cut that get pushed so much by retailers that it makes the original version almost impossible to find, such as Sin City: Unrated, Extended, and Recut.
3. Stores that were once known for having a huge DVD/Blu-ray selection that have "liquidated" their stock.
Regional locked blu is still annoying. So many great film options from overseas but all the bonus features are unplayable (Yes, i know I can get a region free player, no I do not have one) As for double-dipping, the one aspect of DD that pisses me off is when a studio releases something in blu-ray only, then a year or two later finally does the 4K. It’s really made me hold off on buying anything that comes in blu. I’m glad I waited on that RoboCop blu that Arrow did because I just knew there had to be a 4K. And boy were people pissed when that got announced. One thing I’m annoyed by is this growing trend of quality sets/boxes getting released for the UK but we just get some lazy slapped together standard issue in the US. Like, why do they hate the US collectors so much? Another problem is QC. So many discs getting shunted out the door with errors that need replacement. Why is no one checking these things beforehand and getting it right? Sorry, but I’d rather you take an extra month and do your due diligence instead of just throwing stuff out the door. Lastly, half the time I hate whatever newfangled artwork some designer came up with for these releases. Which I why I am very pleased with there likes of Arrow, who give us double sided covers - one with the usually junky art and one with the original poster art. All of them should be doing this.
My favourite bugbear, region locked blurays. Especially when they come with a 4K and that is region unlocked and the extras are on a locked bluray. And likewise, haven't got a region free player nor do I want to have to buy one. Luckily many films state region A but turn out to play fine on region B sometimes, not all, but some do.
The Death of Physical media is a ploy to get more digital subscribers.
As far as I know, all streaming services are currently unprofitable - including Disney+, hence the release of Marvel and Star Wars in steelbook
Biggest market problem right now besides declining store stock is the studios themselves trying to get everyone to switch to digital- for over 10 years now, they've been putting new movies out on digital at least a week, sometimes MONTHS before they're on disc. Thankfully I no longer care about getting stuff right away, but it's also taken away any excitement new titles used to have. A by-product though is that the pirates get these digital copies online for free so I just watch them that way and maybe I'll buy the disc later.
Sony has been having a brief pop-up menu appear onscreen. when end credits start on their releases the past few years. That's ENTIRELY unacceptable and I've simply stopped buying their titles because of that. I don't use streaming services that do that either and the crap they do is the main reason I prefer physical media, even though Sony has now ruined that advantage.
I've always hated how discs come in cardboard slipcovers that aren't sealed. Stores then put their own price tags right on the covers and you often can't get them off without damaging them. I simply won't buy any disc if the store does that (I only buy new items unless they're on an obsolete format or long out of print, I never buy a used copy just to save money so paying more for a new copy and having the store do that is insulting as a collector.) Best Buy lost a LOT of sales from me that way, now they've just stopped selling them.
Overall packaging just isn't as good as it used to be. Most discs now have plain labeling when they used to be full-color. If they want to keep discs alive, they should make their appearance as attractive as possible, but with the trend of releasing titles early on digital it seems the big studios would rather kill them.
I like your video and topic. How come no one ever mentions Barnes and Noble as a major distributor of physics media? I only hear the store mentioned when they have the Criterion Collection sale. However, I've walked in the store on different months and picked up Arrow Video, Kino Lorber with their 50% off sale too! This month, I purchased a number of 4k movies from Paramount since B&N has been selling those for 50% ( I just watched Naked Gun)...my complaint with B&N is that very sticky price tag they place on the slipcover! Some B&N stores are better stocked than others but I am glad there is still another store I can walk into and browse around the physical media available 😊
My Paramount 4k don't have the resume play option... sometimes I can't remember what chapter I was previously watching
Agree with #4. Not because its a steelbook, but because the price being 2x as much as the regular editions.
The thing of Collectors Editions for old films (often now the only release) being a steelbook with a few art cards and a poster for double the price of new films available in a plastic case is just silly.
In the UK it's about £45 for the Collectors, £25 for a regular new 4K film. It adds up and will turn people off buying the films because nobody casual wants to pay that price.
Tired of the "Death" of physical media, cheers from Chile 🇨🇱
Good list. Something that has annoyed me since the DVD days is poorly sealing the plastic wrapping so that residue sticks to rhe spine. This messes up the less than 10% of the packaging that is actually displayed by most collectors!!!
I dont like when studios release a blu ray and months later the 4k comes out all formats should be available on release day to choose
Agreed!
Great video Adam. Physical media is definitely not dying. Buying movies on blu-ray/4k blu-ray is something I love!
#1 - A completely standardized uniformity to releases.
STOP doing variant covers, variant packaging, store/site exclusives. Sometimes so many choices are a bug, not a feature. Don't make people constantly feel like there might be some "better version" out there. This goes hand-in-hand with double dipping. Don't give people the constant hesitation that a 4K upgrade might be on the way. Within reason, try to give people one definitive release at a time. This seems to be what the boutique labels try to do, to put everything they have into each release to make it worth it. To make their logo an assurance of quality.
Just settle on one Universal packaging + release of the film for each format.
#2 - I wish the industry would just settle on using the sturdy Criterion-style Blu Ray cases for EVERYTHING. They are sturdy and uniform. So many blu ray and 4K cases are terribly thin, flimsy, and easily damaged. They don't feel "built to last" and it is absolutely frustrating.
I agree, if you have a common themed set of blurays or 4Ks, it is great to have them in a similar box format throughout. Never been a fan of variants just to create exclusivity
My 6 annoyances:
1. 4K only discs. I want blu-ray and digital codes too. I have limited space and I need to consolidate movies. Not all of us have home theaters.
2. Expired (looking at you WB) or no digital code (boutique labels). I deserve valid codes for the prices I pay.
3. Poor quality discs. What is with the skipping &/or freezing on 4K. I have beat up old Blu-rays that play every time. Brand new, just out of the case, 4Ks I end up returning due to poor or no picture quality.
4. Double dipping or having to wait 6 months to get a 4K. What is that about?????
5. Lackluster transfers or missing/changed scenes. For the price I'm paying the picture and sound should be awesome. Yes, I do know the movie and expect it to be how I originally saw it.
6. Director's cuts should be on 4K too and have a digital code. If you give me multiple cuts of the movie, I want all cuts as 4K not a mix of both 4K and blu-ray.
I’m always frustrated when the IMAX footage isn’t included. I want to be able to use my entire screen and be immersed!
The Catching Fire 4K not using the Imax footage is a crime
Dune Part One and Two really upsets me
@@nathanpottle4762 I understand why they didn’t for part one, but I dont see why they didn’t for part two. I’m sure they will eventually in some special edition. However I actually preferred dune part two letterboxed rather than in imax format. I thought the framing worked better.
Initial releases in blu ray only. Should I buy the blu ray now or will they announce a 4K in six months?
Sometimes I can be a little forgiving here (though I agree it's annoying) because 4K scans are just so expensive compared to Blu-ray scans so if you're not sure a title will sell 4K really well you may put out a BD then be surprised when it does so well it obviously warrants a 4K as you're confident the market is there.
1. Region encoding (should all be region free now) 2. Special Limited editions 3. No extras or useless ones with an actor who can barely recall the film or watched it only last week 4. Obscure films (Italian crime etc) that will never get new release and are ridiculously overpriced 5. Streaming companies not releasing physical media .... The list is endless but will it change, I doubt it - I just love watching the blurays and 4Ks and hopefully long may it continue. Great video
I agree with your list Adam. The one that probably frustrates me the most is steelbook only releases at outrageous prices. I can think of no better example than "Lawrence of Arabia" from Sony. Sony pressed a second batch a couple of months ago but again packaged in an overpriced steelbook. Where the hell is the standard release at a reasonale price?
Another irritating one from Sony is those Columbia Classics box sets that are OOP and they're not releasing the titles contained within those box sets individually.
The transfer and mastering is all done, all they have to do is to press some more discs and add a UPC to the paper insert and put them inside a plastic case (please!).
Lack of quality control. Now we seeing Re-vitalizations, changing Colors, DNR, AI to smooth and grain removal. Abuse of Dolby Atmos brand name...they just slap that Dolby Atmos 🏷 on to make the disk sell. Only small handful 4ks have good dynamic height channel mixs.
I hate when the average person suggests that they're only movies and we shouldn't be taking this hobby so seriously. But the way I learned to keep piece between myself and my critics and skeptics is to mutually agree to mutually disagree. Anyway, keep it coming! Looking forward to Tomorrow's Friday pre-order announcement video!
I do believe that physical media will have a resurgence sometime in the not so distant future
My biggest annoyance is finding out that some dvd’s that I have acquired end up being what I call phony widescreens, Meaning👉That they’re letterboxed on all 4 sides!👎Which my guess is that these were made on earlier dvd productions knowing that consumers couldn’t tell on older square televisions that they were phony widescreens.
Thumbs up and subbed! Oh Since you ask. 1. The term Physical media. You don't want to see my old TV guides or video 8 collection. I've collected since 1967 and the media were comic books and paperbacks. Now 4ks and boutiques are the only thing anyone cares about. 2. some UA-camrs, (not you), say they just want to share their passion. They really mean getting their foot in the business. It's all good though. 3. People knocking other collectors for the way they collect. Not cool, and bad form. 4. You tubers telling me how wonderful they are. 5 One click-box set. What is up with buying 3 steelbooks of the same movie, that are way overpriced. Thank you /. You are the master of your hobby. Go forth and be happy.😁
That a Blu Ray release of a movie in one region comes with only one audio track.
And that in its release in another country it has every language you can think of.
Universal is the one that bothers me the most that does that
(Childs Play 3, The Bone Wagon, Touch of Evil, all Tremors movies from 1 to 4)
Steelbook only releases are the worst
I've been a physical media collector for years... mostly due to my years working at FYE. Great list.
For me, there are two issues that irk me. 1) No 4K release or delayed 4K release after the blu-ray version is released. Lionsgate is guilty of this. You don't know if they'll ever release a 4k version.... you wait and you wait. You eventually cave and buy the blu-ray version because there is no indication that they'll release a 4K version... then BAM!!!! They announce a 4K version after you've spent money on the blu-ray version. Shit... even if you don't release the 4K version same day, at least give us a release window. 2) With so many titles going to boutique labels, it frustrates me that announcement sites on Twitter or FB are never clear if the release is an American (domestic) release. Yes, I know that 4K discs are region free... but i'm not a fan of expensive import prices... blu-ray discs in the set that I can't watch because they are region locked... and some of the damn rating icons that take up the bottom 3 of the boxes. (it destroys the aesthics of my shelf. I know... 1st world problems) It's become infinitely worse with the lack of brick & mortar stores. Now I have to wade through the weeds of an article/announcement and hope that it's a domestic release and not a UK or Austrailia, or Japan release. Just be clear if it's an American release or not, please!
Anyway, great list again and keep up the great work.
Aspect ratio's drive me insane, everything should be kept in it's original and the very concept of altering it so you see less image, shouldn't even exist cause it's imbecilic, now there is so many movies and shows you can't even buy because of this.
For me, a major frustration is when different and often better releases are released overseas, but not in the US. Maybe a Blu-ray is released in the US, but a 4K is released overseas.
Absolutely. ☝️
I'd rather have a steelbook only release than a boxset only release (looking at you, Social Network and all those other Columbia Classics only releases)
Best Buy recently sent me a $5 gift certificate in the mail. I laughed at it. 😂😂😂
Game Stop is supposed to start stocking physical media.
I heard that also. But when
On-line retailers destroying steelbooks and slipcovers (especially for limited runs that go out of print before you can get a replacement). Blu-Ray only releases of new titles that have 4K streaming options and/or 4K releases overseas.
For me, the number one pain point, with no close second, is the player hardware. The more inexpensive players often have quality control issues, difficulty playing 100GB discs, and you have to manually turn Dolby Vision on or off, it they support Dolby Vision at all. The prices for mid-level players are a big barrier to entry, and a new model hasn’t been introduced to the market in years. The PS3 still holds the title as the best blu-ray player ever made, but none of the current game consoles are particularly good 4K disc players. It’s hard for me to recommend 4K UHD discs to movie lovers who are not tech-savvy. The amount of work involved takes away from the joy of watching movies.
The cost. Its tough to justify spending $60+ for some of these boutique label releases when I can find the bluray or dvd at a thrift store for $1. I have reached the point where I now own nearly all of my favorite movies on 4K so Its getting harder and harder to justify these prices.
Most of the time I just buy the German or Spanish release as they are still probably much the same film and they are often a whole lot cheaper than the UK speciality ones (OOP or whatever). Likewise, buy mine from the charity stores or secondhand and they are a lot cheaper than the crazy priced ones.
#1 irritant for me is when a new 4K release is a DOWNGRADE from the previously available Blu-ray, picture-wise OR sound-wise. Worst offenders are Planes, Trains, and Automobiles; Terminator 2; American Graffiti; Fatal Attraction; Saturday Night Fever.
1. Discs freezing and skipping
2. Increase in pricing recently
3. Preorders not being fulfilled on release date.
4. Discs being recalled bc of quality control issues
5. Running out of shelf space lol
Your disc should not skip or freeze. That’s either two things either you are not taking care of them or you have a bad player. Every movie I have since DVD first came out, still works perfectly to my knowledge.
@@michaeldietz2648 what player you have?
Discs freezing and skipping has largely been a Sony 4K player for me and my friend. We both switched to Panasonic 4K players and never looked back.
@@michaeldietz2648 Not true. I've had 4k discs that freeze, and it wasn't because of the player or not taking care of them. It's happened far too often. 4k discs seem more prone to this type of thing compared to the regular Blu-ray. It's always a good idea when you buy a 4k to play it as soon as possible so that you can exchange if there's a problem.
#4 studios like Arrow will have a D.R.S with the better Q.C correction.
#5 manage your collection. Only get films that you generally love & must need to own. A lot of modern films I'm happy to watch on Now , amazon , apple etc. unless I watched it & thought yeah I want that in my collection... Like with Nets All quiet on the western front..
1) Those f***ing tabs on some blu-ray cases. I cut them off with a box cutter immediately.
2) Streaming companies not releasing some good films they funded on disc. Wouldn't they make more money if they got money from BOTH streamers and physical media people?
3) Approximately 3 million shitty horror films being on 4K, but a lot of mainstream, well known and loved classics not being released on 4K.
4) When ONLY an overpriced collector's edition packaged with a ton of shit I have no interest in is available for $80. There should always be a standard version.
5) Stripes is only available on 4K if you buy a collection of 5 movies, most of which I don't want. Why is there no standalone release for some titles?
Yes, what are those tabs on bluray cases ? They are a nightmare and often can't even open the box ... I just take them back to the shop if I notice it in time.
I agree, they should also release a basic edition as well as the special collector box sets, Barbarella 4K comes to mind.
Horror does seem to be the king when it comes to 4K releases or speciality, which is a pity but perhaps that is love of the people who start the boutique companies ?
Other things that irritate me: I wouldn't mind online shipping (I'm OK with waiting), HOWEVER, steelbooks are often not packaged properly with protection (say, in nothing but a thin cardboard envelope with almost no protection/padding at all) and often arrived DAMAGED. This is a really big issue! Also, when a title is announced, and when it is put up for pre-order, it sells out very quickly/nearly instantly in pre-order... and that's IT. No more restocks AT ALL. I don't have the kind of money to be able to afford to have to pre-order absolutely *everything* ahead of time.
Agree with you on steel books. Walmart uses those cardboard envelopes and that makes no sense when film can cost $20-$35. I order a lot from gruv and they’re shipped in boxes, they just don’t have everything
@@organfan668 See, for me, sometimes Walmart puts the steelbook in a box, sometimes in the thin envelope. There is no consistency and it is a roll of the dice! So frustrating!
@@SamLovesMovies25yea definitely, I think it depends on which warehouse you get, idk.
5: The Death of Physical Media!
It's just clickbait, and I hate it.
If it’s a steal book, I do not buy it, if it’s over $25 I do not buy it regardless of what it is. The only reason they’re increasing their output is because now they like to start at $35 plus …….
Movie Guy, very dope list. I was so annoyed that I made a list of US movies on 4K that have yet to be released in the US on my channel! Stuff like that drives me crazy!
The double dipping drives me crazy. Especially when they release a Blu-ray making it look like that's the only thing that's going to be available is a Blu-ray. Then 6 months later they send out the 4K.
Good list. How about those horrible CARDBOARD SLEEVES for some 4K packages. I cringe every time I have to take the disc out of that sleeve and hope it’s not getting scratched up.
I agree, they are the worst. I have that with CDs as well, it is impossible to get the disks out without serious damage to the disk. Or another bugbear, blurays overlapped in the stacking and tricky to get to the bottom disk.
The problem with creators and 4K transfers is that 4K should be high enough quality to rival theatres, and that often the purchases double/triple/quadruple dipped so people want to see the improvement that justifies the expenditure.
I'm always a little disappointed to find a Manufactured-On-Demand /burned rather than pressed disc when I open a new blu ray case.
I mean functionally there's no difference, but it's nice when the discs are good quality with some nice printing on the back, rather than something you could read a newspaper through, and looks like a back-street bootleg.
What bugs me is not having the directors cut on 4K.
The ultimate cut Watchmen for an example. The ultimate cut is 4K, but the directors cut is blu ray. I much prefer Zack Synder’s vision on 4K.
Hey Adam, great topic! Getting a 4K movie with a loose disc really bugs me.
My biggest complaint is movie series that you think are finished ends up either getting another sequel/prequel or a spinoff of the series i.e. John Wick/5/Ballerina. I'm running out of room even though I sold around 12,000 movies 5 years ago.
12,000 ... I would need a massive storage unit for that. I'm on about 1,000 and that is pretty packed.
I miss the days when companies put real effort into adding special features for DVD releases. We used to have literal hours of deleted scenes, making of's and fun little games or whole tv episodes as extras. Now, nothing .
First time watching one of your videos. One of my irritations is actually NOT having steelbooks for certain movies. I’d love to have my top 10 movies all on steelbooks for a shelf, but The Sandlot doesn’t have one!
Steelbook only 4K releases are super annoying because I don’t necessarily love all those movies enough to justify buying the more expensive steelbook and most of the time they are limited so if you don’t get it early enough you will end up paying even more. I don’t mind them if it’s a movie that I absolutely love but for the most part I honestly just prefer the slipcover look and feel.
I'm not yet equipped for 4K, so I buy the 4K for the future and watch the bundled Blu-Ray in the meantime. So it bugs me how many 4Ks these days don't include a Blu-ray copy.
Great video! At nr 1 I would put bad/insufficient packaging for transport by online retailers. Very often things show up with some kind of shipping damage.
Let’s not forget when retailers stop doing their exclusives. For instance, Best Buy used to give you a free steelbook when you pre-ordered a movie. I remember them doing that with the Lion King when it came to blu ray.
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Something that bothers me is either not having all or sometimes any special features brought over from previous releases (I’m looking at you lord of the rings and hobbit 4k’s) or some language tracks not included (I’m looking at you Godzilla minus one for not including the English dub that is on streaming).
I started getting pissed when WB started putting 4k logo on the case cover 😆
I have two main beefs. #1 Disc holding clips inside the packaging that barely gets a grip on the disc. #2 Shipping only, deluxe editions that are packed without any care at all. I have a number of Second Sight limited box editions that have all arrived perfectly. It can be done....
To this day if a disc doesn’t come with a commentary track of some sort I’m a bit disappointed. I don’t even need the director or stars, just get someone who cares about the film to sit down and talk over it.
Something that drives me crazy is: bad case design, specifically as it relates to securely holding discs. I got one of the Alfred Hitchcock collections and the discs slide in and out of cardboard slots (can’t be good for the discs). Also, stacking multiple discs on a single spindle (with 3-4+ disc sets). I can’t count on my fingers anymore the number of times I’ve had to exchange titles that do this because I open them and the discs (that are sandwiched together) are scratched up in swirls that make them unreadable. Make packaging that makes sense.
It seems that physical media has come full circle
I have been a home theater guy since the days of Laser Disc. The big companies would bring out their major titles, the older stuff was either not released or left to off-brand. The collectors had Criterion.
But even then, movies first came out in pan-and-scan, then released in letterbox, and then with digital sound
Some movie companies included some extras, some came with no extras
A few movies came out with all the extras you could want, Alien, Aliens, T2, (James Bond) Golden Eye
01. Not using original poster art. When boutique labels can do reversible, there's zero excuses why major labels can't do the same.
02. Titles with only 4k discs. 4k is finicky. I like having the blu-ray included. The Crow and Twister come to mind. New 4k scans, but no updated blu-ray included or stand alone.
03. Cases where discs are stacked or the hubs are so thin that the discs won't stay on.
04. Releasing extremely limited editions on popular titles, then releasing a standard version a year later.
I rarely double dip . I still roll with Laserdisc and the only times I've pretty much double dipped is if the film was in pan scan or the picture quality was so bad. With 4k I don't own any and probably won't ever will... I don't think it's enough of a jump in quality to suggest buying again over Blu Ray. The term 4k drives me crazy because it's not. And picture and sound quality has been tweaked so much a lot of films don't even look or sound the same anymore. It's one of the reasons why I will never part ways with Laserdisc and DVD when a remastered version comes out. Laserdisc would contain the original Dolby Stereo, Dolby DIgital, DTS tracks that are unaltered . Prime example The Terminator. James Cameron has tweaked that film so much the audio doesn't remotely sound the same..The original track was mixed in mono. Now it has 5.1 or 7.1 mixes and sounds so out of place for a film that's so raw looking. I own the THX Laserdisc that's very good with it's original mono track. I'll never part ways with it regardless of any formats that came after. Physical Media is definitely the way to go with preservation but with some slight negative trade offs in some remastering of certain films
I hate that the plastic wrap is inside the slipcover, causing the slipcover to be lost and/or damaged. Ive seen kino lorber put it outside the slipcover but not every time
My pet peeve is you have a release of a film on DVD, Blu-Ray and 4K Blu-Ray, but all the great extras are on the Blu-Ray not the DVD. Tenet is one such example. I have it on DVD and would have loved to see how they made the film, but I can't see it
For me, retailer exclusives. I'm happy Best Buy US stopped carrying discs because now I can get them in Canada (Best Buy US does not ship to Canada). There were plenty of releases I simply cannot get in 4K because it was Best Buy exclusive. Another thing is 4K is only in the US - I cannot get Inside Out 2 in 4K in Canada - only the US has it (steelbook, but I'm not going to be fussy). If I want it in 4K, I have to pay the shipping price to Canada. So yes, it's irritating.
I find it funny, I have a Wal-mart a few blocks from where I live but they only have a few Wal-mart exclusive steelbooks, if I want one I need to order it on-line. Also maybe it's me but it seems like the film I want; is a pre-order price of $34.95 and doesn't qualify for free shipping, need to spend 5 more cents.
Why can’t we have one site with ALL the movies with on demand disc manufacturing options. Everyone will get paid.
Steelbook is OK as long as it arrives in un-damaged condition. But I don't get excited about them. I get anxiety from them waiting for them arrive to see if I have to arrange for a replacement. The worst is if I order from Amazon UK, international shipping is hard on the cases and naturally Amazon doesn't pack them well to begin with. And of course, arranging a replacement- cost as much as the disc for return postage.
All good ones. I would add stickers on slips…. Hate them and they rarely come off cleanly.
One thing that annoys me the most is how long we have to wait for a physical copy in a movie. Movies come to streaming months, before they come to physical. Also, I agree with everything else you said and that does annoy me to. As for me personally if my target doesn’t have it I usually don’t buy the movie. I’m in New York City. There’s no Walmart and I refused to buy movies online. in fact, nobody should buy movies online. You should be buying them in person in stores the longer they stay in store the better it is for us. There’s a saying, out of sight out of mind most people don’t see physical movies they forget it exist.
Great list and choices all around. My personal hell is the hubs that hold the disks you have done that barely hold the disks and others you have to come close to breaking the disk to get them out. Second to that is the box sets that hold the disks in super tight sleeves.
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I get annoyed at films coming out in other regions with no sign that they’re coming out where I live. I have to pay up to £25 more sometimes than if it came out in my country.
Another thing is when a film is released on 4K and there’s no blu ray but it’s the same price as another film that has both. 4K’s should come with blu ray copies as standard.
For me it's the packaging of the discs themselves. Stacked, slip cover, etc.
In the UK Inside Out 2 is getting a standard 4k release alongside the steelbook
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I recently got burned by double dipping with the Avatar movies. I bought the initial 4k sets, only for Disney to release Collectors Editions six months later.
@retrofun41 I agree with number 3 soooo much. The way people collect is as unique as they are and I love to see other people's collections. To be honest I always find people who are dismissive about the way you collect aren't really collectors they are just jumping on the bandwagon. Unique hodgepodge collections are the best because they contain things that you'd either forgotten about or hadn't heard of.
Great video! Totally agree on the limited steelbook only releases! I just want to own and watch movies in the best possible quality i really don't want to pay extra for a fancier case.
My main issue is that there were well over 250,000 movies on dvd and that inly about 20% of those have moved to bluray and 5% to 4k. I watch a lot and I'm still having to buy dvds in 2024 to get a lot of movies because that's the best format for them.
I agree with you about the Steelbooks. I want to get ANDOR Season#1 but it's only in Steelbook, so I'm hoping (Praying!) that when Season #2 is released there will be more options. Also: I HATE Eco-boxes, they just force me to buy a full box & waste plastic throwing out the Eco-Box! AND - I hate delicate packaging that cannot be replaced because if it's damaged or worn-down over time, what do you do?!
What really irritates me is that some youtubers/collectors (not this channel), complain about bad packaging, which is understandable, but don’t say anything about other releases with the same exact packaging. For example, out of a couple of other examples, when the Indiana Jones steelbook set came out, everyone was complaining about the flimsy cardboard box that housed the steelbooks. Meanwhile.. the Back to the Future steelbook set that was released a year earlier, had the exact same packaging style, everyone was raving about how nice the steelbook art was, but no one said nothing about the packaging. Ironic, isn’t it?
I like the Indiana Jones cardboard package, poisonally.
@@SelrisitaiI don’t mind it either, I just would limit the amount of steelbooks to 3 with that type of packaging, like a trilogy set. Otherwise, a weak material like cardboard isn’t going to be an ideal way of holding 4 plus heavy steelbooks in one set. If people were complaining specifically about that issue, that would be more logical.
I bought AMERICAN GRAFITTI on dvd, blu-ray and now 4k. I don't think the 4k is bad at all. I like it better than the CHINATOWN 4k, COOL HAND LUKE 4k and ESCAPE FROM ALKATRAZ 4k.
What I discovered recently, is the number of 4K releases that aren’t being colour graded properly. Finding recent purchases to be very washed out where the accompanying blu is vibrant eg the most recent spider-verse release. I also get frustrated when companies don’t release tv shows on physical media. I’d love Dark on blu ray…nope.
At least Canada still has Sunrise Records, which rose from the ashes of HMV Canada, for those of us who still like to browse new Blu-Rays and CDs in person. Sunrise, which now owns the HMV brand in much of the world, has even opened HMV-branded mini physical media stores within Toys R' Us Canada stores. Admittedly, I still have to buy some Blu-Rays online, especially when it comes to Japanese anime.
I pretty much only double-dip when upgrading although, and this is especially true for animated movies, there are many times when I ended up unintentionally double-dipping on the same format, DVD, because so many animated Blu-Ray releases, even semi-recent ones, are sold as combo packs along with a DVD. As far as I can remember, the only time I ever upgraded from a normal release to a boutique release on the same format was for Wes Anderson's Rushmore (1998), my first Criterion DVD which I mainly bought because the original Rushmore DVD from Touchstone (Disney) was very bare-bones and that purchase was almost a quarter century ago.
My number one complaint about physical media these days, and this is mainly about anime, is that a lot of the newer series I would dearly love to own on Blu-Ray, or even just DVD, simply aren't getting physical releases anymore, or at least not in North America. I could order, say, Gabriel DropOut as a box set from Japan but it would cost me at least $200 Canadian before intercontinental shipping and that's for something that doesn't even have English subtitles. (There are cheaper options for Gabriel Dropout that include English subtitles but they're bootlegs and I don't pay for piracy.) Ironically, these days, older anime seems to get a lot more in the way of North American Blu-Ray releases from classic 20th century anime-oriented boutique labels like Discotek and AnimEigo than does newer anime.
I love these talks we have once in awhile. It's like you're checking on the community. Great vid as always❤.