Things that tick me off: DVDs. (especially Disney DVD's)

DVD's tick me off. Ok. I spend my good money on a DVD and it starts with several minutes' worth of previews/crap before it even brings up the main menu. And you can't skip over them! One of the nicest things about DVD's (compared to VHS) is that you can randomly-access any part of the disc instantly. But no, the movie industry decides that we need to see previews, commercials, etc. before we can watch the damn movie we paid for, which is crappy anyways.

This is especially a problem in the car. You're driving down the highway headed to Grandma's house and the kids want to watch a video. You have to akwardly lean into the back seat to view the screen, and wait until the menu comes up and you can start the movie. Disney came up with something called "FastPlay" for which they claim: "simply put in the disk and go sit down and relax and the DVD automatically begins. You don't have to push a button!" What they don't tell you is that the movie will begin after the 15 minutes of previews.

On top of that Disney is creating some of the crappiest movies ever. They will release a sequel of just about anything that earns them more than $10. Bambi II? Cinderella III? She lived happily ever after! What could you possibly put in a sequel?

My solution is to copy the DVDs (after all, I own them) and strip out everything except the movie. Then all I have to do is put it in the player and it plays. Simple as that.