Marty Posted August 27, 2005 Report Posted August 27, 2005 In case anyone's planning on purchasing it, I did, and through last night, as well as today, I've come to the conclusion that at least some batches' 2nd disc is poorly produced, with some scratches and stuff. I actually got a fairly good deal on mine $23.99 CDN for 3 discs, but when I tried playing the second disc, the disc stopped about halfway through the Ground Zero match with HBK. I tried exchanging it today, but the only other copy at the store I was at, Future Shop, had a WORSE conditioned disc. Fortunately, Future Shop was nice enough to give me a full refund, inspite of the package being opened and all. Now, this may not be the case for all the releases, but I remember Sek having a short conversation with myself about how our WrestleMania 21 DVDs had similar problems, so it wouldn't shock me if this issue is much of the same. If so, I hope it isn't to do with the packaging (they have a stacked-style packaging for the set instead of something similar to Flair's release). It seemed okay to me, but if that's the reason, the WWE should really consider re-releasing the entire set Flair-style, especially since it's not a bad set, by Undertaker's standard of matches at least. Heck, the One Night Only match is on there. Anyways, just a heads-up.
goodhelmet Posted August 27, 2005 Report Posted August 27, 2005 It should also be mentioned that i saw some match listings claiming the One Night Only match against Bret was on there but it isn't. The Summerslam 97 match is on there, however.
Slasher Posted August 27, 2005 Report Posted August 27, 2005 Yeah I got ripped off of the ONO match... maybe not. Since it is listed as an extra and I never bothered to check it out...
Slasher Posted August 27, 2005 Report Posted August 27, 2005 Well yep, the ONO match is on there, as an extra on Disc 1. Same with the Smackdown match vs Kurt Angle on Disc 3.... I'm happy.
goodhelmet Posted August 27, 2005 Report Posted August 27, 2005 This is the match listing from Highspots which is where I got my information... http://www.highspots.com/www/stores_app/Br...3&Item_ID=12894
goodhelmet Posted August 27, 2005 Report Posted August 27, 2005 Well yep, the ONO match is on there, as an extra on Disc 1. Same with the Smackdown match vs Kurt Angle on Disc 3.... I'm happy. Then disregard my first post.
sek69 Posted August 27, 2005 Report Posted August 27, 2005 I worry that WWE is rushing some DVD sets too quickly without checking for quality. If I recall, the WM 21 problems came from them wanting to get the discs out as soon as possible.
Slasher Posted August 27, 2005 Report Posted August 27, 2005 I do have to say, for 14 bucks, 21 matches is great. Outside the few stinkers (Yoko, Diesel, the various Kane matches), there are some great stuff there and some great extras like some interviews or segments that I fondly remember and loved (like the Flair/Hogan/Taker segment on Funeral Parlor). It's definitely worth a buy if you're either a Taker fan or just a nostalgia fan.
sek69 Posted August 27, 2005 Report Posted August 27, 2005 C'mon, it's worth it just for the Yoko match alone. That's probably the greatest worst match of all time.
Slasher Posted August 27, 2005 Report Posted August 27, 2005 You know, I was surprised that a lot of guys stopped Taker's Old School. I thought it was a rare occurrence but nope. Also I dug Yoko's selling of Taker's entrance, where he looked like he was dead meat.
Marty Posted August 28, 2005 Author Report Posted August 28, 2005 Yeah, disregard Highspots and Silvervision and places like that. They're not up to date, at least for this set they aren't. The ONO match was the first thing I watched when I got the set. It worked fine.
Guest bravesfan Posted August 28, 2005 Report Posted August 28, 2005 Always check with SilverVision first. Highspots simply copies the entire match listing and places it on there; they have no "preorder sources" in that regard.
sek69 Posted August 28, 2005 Report Posted August 28, 2005 I'm more worried about the quality problems than the match listing. I hope that WWE isn't going to start letting the quality slip just to get more product out since DVDs are one of the few sure money draws they have now. I still can't get over how poor the WM 21 DVD was, if they can't make sure their top show comes out looking good what can they be sure of?
Guest teke184 Posted August 28, 2005 Report Posted August 28, 2005 I'm more concerned with the shitty quality of some of the boxes. Example #1- Undertaker's DVD has all three discs on 1 spindle in the center. WTF? Would it have killed them to add one swinging-arm holder that could hold 2 of the 3 DVDs?
Slasher Posted August 28, 2005 Report Posted August 28, 2005 Tell me about it. I had to use two blank cases to hold the discs because I just don't trust that one spindle to hold all the discs.
Guest Cam Chaos Posted August 28, 2005 Report Posted August 28, 2005 Their profits are down so they are cutting costs to remain profitable. Do you realise how expensive it would be to arrange a double sided spindle with a third spindle on the back cover when it comes to mass production costs? They do, which probably explains the shitty "we expect you to hold all of your discs on this one shitty spindle" packing.
Guest treble Posted August 29, 2005 Report Posted August 29, 2005 Weird, don't have the set myself (not yet, anyway), but my friend's copy has the swinging arm in the middle to hold the first 2 discs.
Marty Posted August 29, 2005 Author Report Posted August 29, 2005 I'm more concerned with the shitty quality of some of the boxes. Example #1- Undertaker's DVD has all three discs on 1 spindle in the center. WTF? Would it have killed them to add one swinging-arm holder that could hold 2 of the 3 DVDs? Actually, the one swinging-arm holder is what I have. It's got the first two discs on it, with the third behind the back of the case (like a stardard one-disc release would have). In spite of that, the second disc was still scratched. I blame production for that.
Guest Some Guy Posted August 30, 2005 Report Posted August 30, 2005 Mine came with all three on one spindle and I had no problems.
Slasher Posted August 30, 2005 Report Posted August 30, 2005 I have no damage to my discs but I must be lucky.
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