# Worst DVD Ever? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 24, 2003, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-dvd-ever/157253 "2003-02-24T21:32:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![RexDart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@RexDart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RexDart)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-dvd-ever/157253/41 "2003-02-27T05:27:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by fusoya \* > \*\ ***Meet the Feebles** … it looks like it was copied from a worn-down VHS copy. Surely they had to have a better master that wasn’t full of tracking and warping, and they could have brightened the picture a bit so that I don’t have to adjust my tv everytime I watch it. Virtually no special features, aside from trailers for OTHER movies…and they didn’t even put chapter stops into the movie! They did have the gaul to put “from the director of Lord of the Rings” on the cover of the box though. Eh, at least it wasn’t a snapper case. \*\* So, since _Meet the Feebles_ was poor quality, should I hold off on adding _Dead/Alive_ to my DVD collection also? I was looking at picking that one up. ---
**Author:** ![Lizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-dvd-ever/157253/42 "2003-02-27T06:20:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Manatee \* > \*\*I’m not sure that I’d call it the “worst ever,” but **Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory** is pretty damn bad. … And what’s with that commentary? It’s all “Ewww, I wore THAT?!?” and “I had a crush on you.” Who cares? Tell us about making the movie. \*\* “I had a crush on you”?! _Hilarity ensues_ ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-dvd-ever/157253/43 "2003-02-27T07:29:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Manatee \* > \*\*I’m not sure that I’d call it the “worst ever,” but **Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory** is pretty damn bad. A movie where production design is half the fun only comes in pan and scan? And what’s with that commentary? It’s all “Ewww, I wore THAT?!?” and “I had a crush on you.” Who cares? Tell us about making the movie. \*\* There are two versions of the Willy Wonka 25th anniversary DVD: 1 Full Frame, and 1 Widescreen. ---
**Author:** ![Aro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b3f665/32.png) [@Aro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aro)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-dvd-ever/157253/44 "2003-02-27T13:18:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Annie \* > \*\*The worst one I got was _Withnail and I_ . Pan and scan , muddy dialogue track and no subtitles-those accents were a little thick for a Canucklehead like me to understand. For years I thought Withnail was yelling “Strumpets!” at the schoolgirls. Bought the Criterion about 9 minutes after it was released. > PS-What’s a ‘scrubber’? \*\* ‘Scrubber’ is another word for ‘slapper’ or ‘tart’ or somesuch. Mild insult, directed at girls only. (most of the time) I can’t believe you had trouble with the accents in _Withnail & I_. They are all very clear Middle English and Scottish, certainly not the worst by a long way. (with the exception of the drug dealer guy (Danny) in the apartment who does mumble a lot). How did you fare with _Trainspotting_? _Withnail & I_ is one of my favourite films, and just so quotable. _“…I demand to have some booze…”_ _“…I must have something’s flesh!..”_ _“…What fucker said that?..”_ Classic. But saying that, I’ll give you the DVD is ‘rather lacking’, by modern standards. ---
**Author:** ![kingpengvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9dc877/32.png) [@kingpengvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingpengvin)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-dvd-ever/157253/45 "2003-02-27T13:37:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Manatee \* > \*\*I’m not sure that I’d call it the “worst ever,” but **Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory** is pretty damn bad. A movie where production design is half the fun only comes in pan and scan? And what’s with that commentary? It’s all “Ewww, I wore THAT?!?” and “I had a crush on you.” Who cares? Tell us about making the movie. \*\* It is open mat not pan and scan you nit! They just removed the bars Also the disc has a pretty good collection of extras. I hardily disagree with you as the picture and sound restoration are also pretty damned good. When I think of a crappy DVD I see one where the Image, sound and extras are all sub par. This DVD did not come close to those categories. Oh and I’ll put my nomination as the **Night of the Living dead 30th Anniversery Edition**. Changes that were not required or even warrented. Horrible soundtrack. ---
**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-dvd-ever/157253/46 "2003-02-27T15:40:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Aro \* > \*\*‘Scrubber’ is another word for ‘slapper’ or ‘tart’ or somesuch. Mild insult, directed at girls only. (most of the time) > > I can’t believe you had trouble with the accents in _Withnail & I_. They are all very clear Middle English and Scottish, certainly not the worst by a long way. > (with the exception of the drug dealer guy (Danny) in the apartment who does mumble a lot). How did you fare with _Trainspotting_? > > _Withnail & I_ is one of my favourite films, and just so quotable. > _“…I demand to have some booze…”_ > _“…I must have something’s flesh!..”_ > _“…What fucker said that?..”_ > Classic. > > But saying that, I’ll give you the DVD is ‘rather lacking’, by modern standards. \*\* Thanks for the glossary. Told you the dialogue was muddy:D I had the most trouble with I’s narration. _Sotto voce_ mumblemumblefuck. No problem now with the Criterion edition! I have “Monty, you terrible c\*\*\*\* !” as my shutdown wav. Much to the astonishment of household guests when checking their emails.😉 ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-dvd-ever/157253/47 "2003-02-27T16:07:02Z")
> [@](#): > > I got the Charade DVD for X-Mas from some distant relative, and I have no idea where she got it, but you wanna talk about bare bones: it doesn’t even have a menu - press “menu” and you get the “International No” symbol\ Just put it in and it starts playing. Full screen only. Nothing on the other side. It’s like someone burned a giant AVI onto CD with an autorun.inf. But it has the actual cover art on the box, and the DVD doesn’t look like a bootleg. It must just be really, really old. > > Oddly enough, though, the quality ain’t that bad. I have that one. I was disappointed, but knew that I paid a low price for it. Criterion, I heard, had a good wide-screen version, but it was expensive. A few months ago I saw another version of Charade, “Wide Screemn”, but inexpensive. I bought it, but it was _Full Screen_. This one gets my vote for “Worst DVD” because of false advertising. I took it back. Recently I have boiught another version of Charade on DVD. It is Waidescreen, and the price tag is lower than the Criterion version. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-dvd-ever/157253/48 "2003-02-27T20:06:05Z")
Thanks for the info **CalMeacham** - I looked around on Amazon - I see the way-too-expensive Criterion one, I see mine (Laserlight Video), and I see one from Madacy Entertainment - is that the “worst” one, or is that the good one? ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-dvd-ever/157253/49 "2003-02-27T21:40:16Z")
I got disappointed by one of my favorites, **Amazon Women on the Moon**. It was just the movie no extras. The part that really bites is, I’ve seen it on regular local TV and they had extra clips that the DVD didn’t. Grrr. ---
**Author:** ![ElwoodCuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/edb3f5/32.png) [@ElwoodCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElwoodCuse)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-dvd-ever/157253/50 "2003-03-03T01:28:35Z")
I thought Henry Hill was in the Witness Relocation Program. What’s he doing recording DVD commentaries and going on Howard Stern’s radio show? ---
**Author:** ![Keith\_Berry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/22d042/32.png) [@Keith\_Berry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keith_Berry)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-dvd-ever/157253/51 "2003-03-03T06:54:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by RexDart \* > \*\*So, since _Meet the Feebles_ was poor quality, should I hold off on adding _Dead/Alive_ to my DVD collection also? I was looking at picking that one up. \*\* _Dead/Alive_ is pretty decent quality, not perfect, but about average, and it is anamorphic widescreen. Trimark hinted they might release the longer extended version (I’ve never seen it, but it’s been released in Region 2 and reviews say it has a few minutes more sick humor and more blood and gore than the U.S. unrated version) in the future. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-dvd-ever/157253/52 "2003-03-08T12:51:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ElwoodCuse \* > \*\*I thought Henry Hill was in the Witness Relocation Program. What’s he doing recording DVD commentaries and going on Howard Stern’s radio show? \*\* Maybe all the people who could once have ordered his death, are now dead themselves. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-dvd-ever/157253.md?page=2)