When you think about it, the Menu of a DVD is kind of like the cover of a book (yes I know DVDs have real covers too) I really feel that the menu should be in keeping with the style of the movie. Is the movie subtle? The menu should be understated. Is the movie a showboat of impressive visual effect or direction? Then for god’s sake put some effort into that one screen! After all, who among us hasn’t finished the flick and accidentally left the menu running for 30 minutes? It’s going to be seen and it deserves some better attention from movie…making… people.
Before I get into it, I want to exhibit what I think is a good menu, and which only helps prove that this movie is like, the best evarrr (warning, all of the screenshots in this post are awful):
But seriously, this is pretty good. This is exactly what I’m talking about with my book cover analogy. These artist drawings are all over the Wes Anderson movies, it’s like an extra treat to see the art as the menu. I especially, especially appreciate the incorporation of the hand lettering
Moving on to the bad.
The first movies to make it out on DVD probably had the worst menus. At first I was going to forgive this but then I was like, you know what? I can’t blame the tools you know? Some bozo somewhere actually passed approval on this jank. Behold:
It’s especially unforgivable when they take an old classic, and completely remove it from it’s proper retro style by crapping all over it in the 90s way:
The following are just wayyyyy too busy. I didn’t post video, but they have about 8 moving parts all going on on one screen. Too much, too much:
Even everyone’s favorite movies can have very lackluster menus:
The rest are just bad. Note how the movie title is always slapped on there in some awkward spot, all logo-style. Hate.
Now you’re all aware. And questioning my taste in films no doubt.
so many good movies with such janked up menus:(
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