Phoenix DVD Blog

I decided to write this post out of sheer frustration with the user review process that many DVD and Blu-ray retailers use. Don’t get me wrong, I like shopping online where reviews are visible. But too often I find myself getting angry at the nonsense some people leave behind.  How can the exact same Blu-ray receive both glowing 5-star reviews and scathing 1-star write-ups? After buying a few movies myself, I sometimes come to the conclusion that half the reviewers are either mad, clueless, or just full of it.

Well, this didn't age well now did it? A little bit of background nonsense Back when I first wrote this (yes, way back in 2012 when the world still thought 3D was going to change cinema forever), I felt the need to confess my extensive experience with 3D technology. Which was: Watching a couple of movies in the ’80s with those cardboard red-and-green glasses that made everything look like a migraine in progress. Staring at a massive 50” 3D TV in an electronics shop for all of five minutes before realising my eyes were not designed for such punishment. That was it. Hardly the résumé of a seasoned tech reviewer. Still, in the spirit of honesty, I admitted even then that maybe I should try a full movie before dismissing the “future of cinema.” Spoiler: I didn’t.