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07/23/2002 Entry: "Better Off Dead DVD"

Yay! Better Off Dead is FINALLY out on DVD. Now I'm no professional reviewer, but I was a bit disappointed by this release - even before it came out, dammit. The cover is awful. What in the name of Bob they were thinking I'll never know. The original cover kicked a lot more butt. I hate it when they alter the original cover and put some cheesy new artwork. They did it with Princess Bride too. For whatever reason, the new artwork is always crappier then the old. The DVD Title menu is absoluetly atrocious too. I know this was a bare bones movie olnly release, but in my mind this is one popular flick, and I can't believe it took this long to get to the public. The only thing more aggravating is waiting for the Back To The Future DVDs.

Well, the transfer from film to DVD didn't go over to well on this disc either. There are enough artifacts on the print that I was actually able to see them. Argh. My only comfort is that I can finally toss my old VHS copy into the trash... Better Off Dead on DVD is good, even if the studio completely screwed it up.

All that's left (after the aforementioned BTTF) is One Crazy Summer on DVD and I can finally get rid of my damn VCR.

Since John Cusack has been one of my all time favorite actors since I first saw Better Off Dead, I am really excited just to have the disc... At least I know that in a year or so, the studio will put out a better version just to make me buy another damn copy. But I guess that's a different rant...

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Hi! Dozer mentioned your blog, so I thought I'd check it out. I didn't know Better Off Dead was out on DVD. I LOVE this movie, but your right, the cover totally sucks. What were they thinking? I've just started a blog myself: www.livslife.blogspot.com, feel free to stop by!

Posted by Melinda @ 07/29/2002 06:37 PM EST