Post by The Mad Plumber on Mar 17, 2010 19:01:39 GMT -5
I suppose when I first started getting DVDs, I was intrigued by the graphic interface they employed for choosing the option you wanted. However, the menu does become tedious when all you want to do on subsequent viewings is just watch the movie. Still, I thought it might curious for this board to weigh on the best and worst of DVD menus.
BEST
Spaceballs
I'll name this as a good one is lieu of being able to think of any real good ones right now. The interface is some sort of Adobe Photoshop or Corel Painter model of a dashboard interface. A voice calls the screen "Spaceballs: The DVD Menus". One complaint I would have is that, when you go to chapter selection, you have to always wait for the animation to end before you start making selections. Still, the menu is generally easy to navigate and a little humorous.
WORST
Ghostbusters
This one gets a nod for cleverness and hard work: a menu built around New York City. The problem: it's hard to decipher. You can't tell where your cursor is, you can't tell what's an option, and it is just too busy.
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Forgiving what a blasphemously idiotic picture that this anime is, I can watch it occasionally for good graphics. My beef with it, however, is that every time I want to watch it, I have to go into the menus to turn on English language dubbing and shut off the captioning. What's especially bothersome is that I can't do it in one operation.
Pink Floyd: The Wall
This one also gets nods for a clever gimmick: each menu features four option related to the arrow buttons on the remote. Also, the menus feature other Floyd tracks outside of The Wall. However, because every menu uses the four option interface, I can't start the movie by pressing "PLAY" on the DVD player; I have to use the remote. Also, the four option interface does make for some odd navigation.
BEST
Spaceballs
I'll name this as a good one is lieu of being able to think of any real good ones right now. The interface is some sort of Adobe Photoshop or Corel Painter model of a dashboard interface. A voice calls the screen "Spaceballs: The DVD Menus". One complaint I would have is that, when you go to chapter selection, you have to always wait for the animation to end before you start making selections. Still, the menu is generally easy to navigate and a little humorous.
WORST
Ghostbusters
This one gets a nod for cleverness and hard work: a menu built around New York City. The problem: it's hard to decipher. You can't tell where your cursor is, you can't tell what's an option, and it is just too busy.
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Forgiving what a blasphemously idiotic picture that this anime is, I can watch it occasionally for good graphics. My beef with it, however, is that every time I want to watch it, I have to go into the menus to turn on English language dubbing and shut off the captioning. What's especially bothersome is that I can't do it in one operation.
Pink Floyd: The Wall
This one also gets nods for a clever gimmick: each menu features four option related to the arrow buttons on the remote. Also, the menus feature other Floyd tracks outside of The Wall. However, because every menu uses the four option interface, I can't start the movie by pressing "PLAY" on the DVD player; I have to use the remote. Also, the four option interface does make for some odd navigation.
