I've just put Charlie Wilson's War into my DVD player expecting to watch a film I've heard good things about.
But first I am forced to watch a 4 minute Unicef film abouts AIDS in Africa. I can't fast forward, can't skip forwards, can't hit menu or top menu, I can't hit pause or stop the only thing I could do is hit the power button to stop it. When I power back up, it just continues from where it left off. 4 Godxxxm minutes of it. And as if to add insult to injury, there follows the obligitory 60 seconds of copyright warnings.
I feel about as violated by the movie company as you can be. What right do they have to force me to endure 5 whole minutes of bull. I PAID for the film. Do I not have the right to just watch the film? I worked for a charity in Africa and know all about the AIDS problem. Is it not my choice to be subjected to a video about it. If I wanted to watch it I would, but to disable the ability to even pause the tape. Who the hell do they think they are? I have every intention of taking the DVD back to HMV tomorrow and getting my money back.
In the meantime, what can I do to get control over my DVD player back? Why are they forcing me to watch these notices when I PAID for the DVD. Do the honestly think I'll have any affinity towards them after being treated this way!!!!!!
But first I am forced to watch a 4 minute Unicef film abouts AIDS in Africa. I can't fast forward, can't skip forwards, can't hit menu or top menu, I can't hit pause or stop the only thing I could do is hit the power button to stop it. When I power back up, it just continues from where it left off. 4 Godxxxm minutes of it. And as if to add insult to injury, there follows the obligitory 60 seconds of copyright warnings.
I feel about as violated by the movie company as you can be. What right do they have to force me to endure 5 whole minutes of bull. I PAID for the film. Do I not have the right to just watch the film? I worked for a charity in Africa and know all about the AIDS problem. Is it not my choice to be subjected to a video about it. If I wanted to watch it I would, but to disable the ability to even pause the tape. Who the hell do they think they are? I have every intention of taking the DVD back to HMV tomorrow and getting my money back.
In the meantime, what can I do to get control over my DVD player back? Why are they forcing me to watch these notices when I PAID for the DVD. Do the honestly think I'll have any affinity towards them after being treated this way!!!!!!