It was 2006. Marcus had just bought the Directorâs Ultimate Vision DVD of his favorite action movie, Neutron Storm . The box promised: âOVER 12 HOURS OF EXTRAS!â
Marcus just smiled and said, âYeah. Good luck with that.â Not all bloat is value. Sometimes less really is moreâespecially when itâs a DVD of a mediocre movie padded with craft-service documentaries. bloat dvd
âOkay, Disc 2: Special Features!â Marcus announced. It was 2006
Disc 3 was pure bloat: âInteractive Galleriesâ (press next 400 times to see props), âEaster Egg Huntâ (clues hidden in menus that led to a 10-second clip of the directorâs cat), and a âMulti-Angle Explosion Sceneâ with eight identical angles. Good luck with that
Years later, streaming arrived. Marcus sold the Neutron Storm DVD set for $3 at a garage sale. The buyer said, âWow, 12 hours of extras!â
By Disc 4, the pizza was cold, Leo had fallen asleep, and Jen was reading a book.
They never finished it.