1-Click Blooper Playback for Original Trilogy DVD

John Sheppard writes "Normally you have to jump through cheerios to view Easter eggs on a DVD video, but DVDFILE recently launched a new online app that lets you view the 'bloopers' egg on Star Wars Trilogy Bonus DVD with the click of a mouse. Requirements: Windows, DVD-ROM drive/playback capability, and a copy of the Star Wars Trilogy Bonus DVD. DVDFILE would like feedback on this sort of feature; should we do a lot more eggs?"

Comments

I want only one Easter Egg

[9mm Censor]

Star Wars Kid

Re:I want only one Easter Egg

[Anonymous Coward]

People are going to defend it, saying it's funny, but...

I have never watched it and never will - that poor kid went through hell because of this, and he never wanted it made public.

If people can't respect someone's wishes on something like that, I don't know if I can respect them for anything at all.

Re:I want only one Easter Egg

[Afty0r]

If he had just taken it on the chin and laughed about it with his mates, it wouldn't have been such a big deal.

The world is full of people who make tiny mistakes and then when called/publicised on them, they make it into an enormous deal by bitching/whinging/complaining about it. It was funny. Laugh about it. If he can't deal that it's his own problem - learning to laugh at *yourself* in life is one of the most valuable skills you can EVER learn - sadly some people never do.

Re:I want only one Easter Egg

[gl4ss]

it's still funny, when you're a cynical bastard.

funny as hell.

and not really worse than those 'funny' home video shows(which are actually much worse usually, as the kids in them didn't actually do it themselfs, they just goofed up while eating or whatever).

the kid is an INTERNET LEGEND, how many of us can say the same? he can use that fame later to his advantage if he's smart.

besides, even if you're actively avoiding seeing the film... then you've already made a statement that what the kid did was stupid and that he should be shamed of it instead of taking it with humour like it is.

ZZzz.

[Anonymous Coward]

The whole series is just one big blooper nowadays.

Re:ZZzz.

[tarunthegreat2]

In Soviet Russia, Luke's Father is YOU!
Darth Vader: All your planets are belong us!
Yoda: What you say?
Jabba: HO HO HO!

Two things

[zegebbers]

a) it would be nice to have a link to this program... b) did anybody else get (appropriate for this story) "Nothing for you to see here. Please move along." when clicking on 'read more' ?

Re:Two things

[l1nuxpunk]

It happens for any story if you click on it right away. Just one of slashdot's little bugs.

Anyway, if you give the story a few seconds before trying again, it should be there.

in a word

[menace690]

yes. Cross platform would be nice though

what gives?

[majest!k]

since the submitter didn't provide a link, here it is: http://www.dvdfile.com/software/eggs/trilogy.html

Re:what gives?

[bahamat]

since the submitter didn't provide a link, here it is: http://www.dvdfile.com/software/eggs/trilogy.html

Not only am I pissed off about the state of Star Wars, the fact that there was even a Star Wars story on /., that I clicked it, found out that this is all about a windows only binary -- not really an easter egg at all, but that link you posted crashes Safari!

Why don't you give me a nice paper cut and pour lemon juice on it?

The link

[krbvroc1]

The link is http://www.dvdfile.com/software/eggs/trilogy.html

It requries ActiveX install to work--so only those willing to risk IE need apply.

normally?

[gl4ss]

almost any dvd player program on computer lets you choose what you want to watch from the disc(chapter by chapter wise.. i remember watching matrix dvd extras by this way.. waayyyyyy back.)

so those extras have ALWAYS been a click away on pc.

nice advert...

Manual

[cuteseal]

For those interested in doing it the manual way: http://movieweb.com/dvd/eggs/egg.php?upc=024543123 415

IE Plug-in

[zev1983]

You want us /.ers to use Internet Explorer to use the features on your site? Not only use, but install an ActiveX plug-in for... I like easter eggs, and I'd like you to keep up your work, but I've buried IE so far down in my menus I sometimes forget where it is... And what about us Linux users? A platform independent plug-in would be nicest. I only use IE for Windows Update and online virus scans through trendmicro.com, that's all, and that's not going to change.

My first first post, I think...

Yes

[Valiss]

should we do a lot more eggs?

Yes.

Why was that so hard?

Found the link!

[Omniscientist]

Actually "John Sheppard" at the beginning of the submission is the link...very cleverly hidden! Almost like an easter egg itself!

Wrong

[imsabbel]

Just bypass the menu ui of the dvd.
The extras still have position markers in the vob file, so you can use the low level navigation interfaces of the decoder software to jump to all strange tracks.
And i guess thats just what this software does...