Hawk’s Babble-Log

I just have to take a moment here and say, WTF? Rant mode ON:

I got the second Pirates movie for myself for Christmas, Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead Man’s Chest. I got the widescreen version, of course. I was kinda surprised when I opened it up last night to find that there was only one disc inside the case. With the first Pirates movie, there were two discs, one for the movie, and one for all the extra stuff, the bonus features.

With Pirates 2, there is only one disc because there are no bonus features except some bloopers and commentary by some of the writers. So, already I’m disappointed in the product.

But then I discover the unthinkable! There is an ad for one of the major cell phone carriers inside the menu system! If you elect to watch the commentary, as I did last night, you’ll see a screen telling you that you’ve selected the commentary, and it has been brought to you by [insert one of the major cell phone carriers here].

I’m not going to state which one it is because I don’t want to further the ad any more than I have to.

Let me be clear: this is a DVD that I got with my own hard-earned money. I paid the money for the _movie content_, NOT FOR _ADS_! The menu system is not bypassable without ripping the disc. It’s no wonder people are ripping DVDs and breaking copy-protection scemes. The studios just don’t seem to get it! All I want is the movie and the special features; in other words, the CONTENT. I _DON’T_ want ads!

If I got this disc for free in some kind of promotion, then I could understand ads. That’s how they could help pay for it. But _I_ paid for it! And I’m not going to pay for ads.

There, all done ranting. Rant mode OFF.