DVD Review Of “The Sixth Sense”
Dear Gary: Just a quick comment about this review. It is not quite accurate that you have to sit through five movie trailers before you can watch the movie. At the start of the DVD, you just have to hit the chapter advance/search button repeatedly and you’ll notice that when you get to the first trailer, Mission To Mars, every time you hit that button the machine will take you to the beginning of the following trailer etc.... It only takes a few seconds and you’re ready to watch the movie. Of course, if you hit the fast forward button it will also work but you will have to watch every trailer albeit at high speed. I don’t think that this was done intentionally; it was probably an error in programming the DVD’s menu. I have other titles from Hollywood Pictures that are okay. It might be nice if you could contact Hollywood Pictures to confirm this.
Claude Barsalo
Story & Special Features Review Editor Laurie Sevano Comments:
Thanks for your comment on the “previews” on The Sixth Sense DVD. My point in saying that you have to sit through five movie trailers before the start of the movie is indeed correct if you choose not to fast forward or chapter through (or if you have young children who aren’t familiar enough with the player to know how to do this). When I watch a movie, I want to sit back and relax. I don't want to be bothered with having to avoid ads. I really enjoy the movie trailers that are added to the discs, but I want to choose when I want to see them. Also, according to many of the readers who participated in our Web Opinion Poll, their DVD players would not advance past the trailers no matter what buttons they pushed. In this issue, You’ll find an article relaying the many comments we received in regard to this problem. My complaint with trailers, ads, etc. at the front of any DVD is that it is an intrusion for many to have these scenes at the beginning of a movie when it is not necessary. A menu choice with trailers and/or ads is the most common practice for displaying these materials on DVD and I think that’s the only place where they should reside. Thank you for your interest and your comments; I do appreciate them.
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