What the fuck is the deal with all this defective DVD shit?

How many times has this shit happened to you?...

You purchase a new DVD. On the drive home you are practically bouncing in your seat thinking about watching your new movie. You get home, take a shower, then get comfy. You are sucked into the movie. Nothing else exists. You are fully submerged in whatever you are watching.Then, it happens...A skip. But not just a skip, a full on fucking stall. At first you think it might just be a delay caused from layer transfer, or maybe a thumbprint or plastic shaving on the disc. You get up, completely fucking bummed out and head over to your player. "Hmmm... the disc looks fine" you think. Maybe it was some random occurrence. You put the disc back in and give it another go, only to have your brand new movie stop on the same 36:28 mark. Or, you flip it over and your brand new disc looks like it was tossed in a blender.

 What the fuck is the deal with all this defective DVD shit?

Seriously... I can only believe that DVD manufacturers no longer have quality control departments. Or if they do, they must staff them with retarded gorillas who are force-fed a steady stream of trucker speed and hard liquor. And apparently, the only way to put the discs into their cases is by hurling them against a wall made of forks. Once the discs land near their cases, a very ungraceful fellow must come along to pound the discs onto their holders using an old hammer.

Example A:

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 Like a lot of you, I was Uber-excited when i heard about this set. The packaging looks awesome and has absolute shelf appeal. Plus it came with two pairs of 3D glasses and a sweet ass hockey mask. Not to mention, the awesome sounding book-style holder for the discs. The day came that I got my hands on my copy of "Friday the 13th The Ultimate Collection". Aside from all of the extra bullshit that came along with this set including the shitty replica mask, the flimsy packaging that arrives broken, and the lack of any new bonus features a alot of us were also treated to 8 highly damaged discs. Some purchasers only had fingerprints or light scuffing on their discs. Others, myself included had discs that were deeply scratched, cracked, or in some cases glued to the book style holder with hot glue. It got so bad in fact that amazon.com stopped orders on it while they were figuring out if they would allow sales of it on the site. I cannot begin to fathom how such a huge fail could have come from such a large manufacturer of entertainment media. I personally believe, it is because manufacturers have cut costs in the way of quality control. They also hide behind the convenient policy of " no returns or exchanges once its been opened" that most stores employ nowadays. I understand the need for a policy on returns on a product that can easily be duplicated. It is obvious to see the potential for piracy there, but what about those who purchase a disc that is  completely unwatchable. Then, when we try to return the defective product we are stuck with it because it is sold out due to it being a "limited edition the store only received 3 of."
Once the store shoots you down, that is the end of the road. It is practically impossible to contact a large manufacturer such as Paramount pictures to tell them " Hey assholes, your shitty practices resulted in another shitty product. I need it replaced."  Even if you do manage to get someone on the line, you are simply told to return it to the store.It is a constant stream of one party passing the blame on to another. In the end, the consumer gets the screw.

A typical method employed by DVD manufacturers to ensure the discs arrive as damaged as possible.

What about when a company releases a DVD that is supposed to be uncut, or fully restored, etc.. AND ITS NOT???!! As shitty as this sounds, it happens. The last time it happened to me I just about blew a socket. Redneck Zombies...one of my favorite films was released a few years ago on TROMAs "TROMASTERPIECE collection" DVD. It claimed it was the same directors cut as the previous release, only this time the film had been color corrected and restored " to its full gory-glory". They failed to mention the following:

several seconds were removed throughout the film

the original intro card was completely removed and replaced with an obviously new, computer generated intro card


The "mutation" sequence effects were not enhanced, rather they were  washed over by new, poorly constructed computer effects.


Several bits of dialogue and background noise would be removed.


When you purchase this DVD, you are going to feel as though someone has kicked you in the guts and snatched your wallet.And the manufacturer will still get to keep the money you spent on a product you were mislead into buying.

So what then? Are we to not purchase DVDs until manufacturers decide to commit to a certain level of quality in return for our patronage? Or do we simply continue paying for defective, shitty releases and pretend we are happy? I think paramount should have been held accountable for their fuck up. It seems to me that the point is often lost... IT IS THEIR FAULT! I didn't produce a shitty disc. You did not mislead yourself into buying a sub-par product. THEY mislead you, THEY released shitty products, and THEY should be held accountable for it.