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Title: Bad DVD Design Implementation
Review: Apart from the narrative of the film (which I really enjoyed), the technical design of the DVD (the menus, intro clips, bonus material, soundtracks, etc.) was quite frustrating. For the intial DVD viewing, all the film montage multimedia effects involved in navigating the menus was somewhat entertaining. But, after the initial viewing, all this repeated material felt like a force-feeding. Also, the design of the soundtracks prevents the viewer from changing the languages/surround sound/director's commentary/subtitles at will through standard DVD controls. Instead, one must always go back to the overly elaborate menus (more film montage repeats) for any simple change, which quickly becomes quite tedious. Lastly, I would like to mention that the so-called "Alternate Ending" is identical to the "Theatrical Release Ending" with the exception of different background music. Certainly not worth buying for the "Alternate Ending" bonus material.
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