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 Sarah
Goodman
1.
When did you first get interested in DVD and why?
Sadly, I
owe my DVD addiction to one thing: Buffy. Although I already had an enormous
VHS collection, and have been obsessed about film for as long as I can
remember, it was the relatively early release of Buffy on DVD that really
caught my attention. Before that I was interested in the medium, but was
in no particular hurry. I was planning to get into DVD eventually, but
holding me back was the onerous cost of converting to DVD on the meager
income of a student. However, the promise of Buffy on DVD was particularly
alluring, and I just couldn't resist the lure of those nice shiny box
sets. From then I haven't looked back, and neither has my DVD collection.
2. Did you
ever expect DVD to become as popular as it has now?
In one word,
yes. As a durable, inexpensive, and technically superior medium, like
CD's before them, DVD's always had the potential to become a massive success,
all that was needed was time.
3. What are
some of your favourite movies and some of your favourite DVDs?
My favourite
film of all time is Chinatown, which comprises a nice DVD offering. However,
my favourite DVD package would have to be Spirited Away, which wraps a
breathtaking film in a fantastic bag of extras. I'm a bit of a film snob,
so some other favourite films and DVDs of mine include 28 Days Later,
Lost In Translation, Ed Wood, Apocalypse Now, Lost Highway, Donnie Darko,
Taxi Driver, The Big Lebowski, Amores Perros, Rear Window, The 400 Blows,
Fight Club, Dead Man, Magnolia, O Brother Where Art Thou, 25th Hour, The
Ninth Gate and Trainspotting. And not forgetting Buffy and Angel.
4. Which
'not so good' DVDs would you never want ruining your collection?
If there
is one thing that I hate, it is sub-standard big-budget Hollywood productions.
Thinking about films released theatrically in the last few months, three
I will never own on DVD are The Day After Tomorrow, Troy, and Van Helsing.
Just the thought of them ruining my nice collection makes me shudder.
Add other below average flicks such as Titanic, Deep Impact, Godzilla,
The League of Extraordinary Gentleman, Dreamcatcher, either of the Lara
Croft films, the Charlies Angels films, etc, the list goes on and on.
From a technical standpoint, like most I hate flipper discs. Also a pet
hate are good films released as bad DVD packages - be it from a bad transfer,
poor audio, lack of extras, or the knowledge that an awesome Region 1
DVD exists for a film that is not paralleled by the Region 4 release.
5. Which
DVD(s) not yet available are you looking forward to most being released?
Since the
release of the first season back in February 2003, I have been eagerly
awaiting the second season of Twin Peaks more than any other DVD I can
think of. Also on the TV scene, the release of Seinfeld, the second and
third seasons of the criminally underrated The Shield, and the entirety
of outstanding prison drama Oz are all DVDs I am looking forward to. Recent
films that I can't wait to add to my collection are Eternal Sunshine of
the Spotless Mind, and both volumes of Kill Bill. And I have been forever
waiting the release of Serpico and Badlands on DVD. Ooh, and not forgetting
Firefly and Season 5 of Angel, to round off my Joss Whedon collection.
6. Have you
ever gone to extraordinary lengths to satisfy your DVD addiction?
Luckily,
all my sufferings have been confined to the monetary realm. That, and
the hours and hours spent going out of my way to search for specific films,
find the latest on upcoming DVDs, or be first in line when new DVDs are
released, all when I probably should be studying. Oh well, it's well and
truly worth it.
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