So am curious as to the WHY that goes behind a dvd purchase. For myself, there is one huge primary concern, the quality of the story of the movie. That's pretty much it. Second to that is the extra's on the disc (behind the scenes, director's commentary, etc). Next is if it has a dts track and other 'technical' extras. But from what i've been gathering, people will buy discs based SOLELY on how good a soundtrack/mix the disc has even if they hate or dislike the actual movie itself. I also see that director's commentary etc. isnt big to the normal population (i.e. my non actor/director/writer friends). So what is the main, primary focus you look at when making a purchase?

Now this is not meant as a flame or picking on anyone at all, but just as a prime example from the Superman thread: Lex says he hated the later batman movies, and I agree. Now, say, for arguments sake, this wasnt coming out as a boxed set, but only available individually. And also, for arguments sake, lets assume the dts mix on Batman and Robin is even better than that on T3. Would you (meaning in general, not just lex) want to buy the movie anyway, just for the 'awesome' sound even if the movie sucks arse?

For example, i know that Pearl Harbor has some awesome visuals and sound mixing. I will never buy it. I know tora, tora, tora does not. I own it. I own two version of Donnie Darko, True Romance, and T2 because of the extra's and different cuts of the movie that became available. i'll seek out odd, old, hard to find dvd's (like Fortress (not the christopher lambert movie, but the australian one)) that are basically vhs/crappy transfers with barely pro-logic sound and pay more for those than brand new dvd's because i love the story. doesn't matter to me if it has dd, dts or heavy bass, as long as i can hear the people talking.

Now don't get me wrong, i do love good music and soundtracks, i love great effects and cool surround effects, but not to the exclusion of the story. i would never put in pearl harbor or T3 to demo my system or take with me to audition systems when i know of other discs that are equally as good and i actually enjoy watching.

So just curious what the peeps here find important when looking at a dvd purchase.

peace
k2