Sunday, March 23, 2008

DVD Menus

Sitting on my desk I have a pile of 20 DVDs both movies and TV shows and frankly most of their menus aren't even worth mentioning. For some it is not really shocking but others I expected better from. Casino Royale for example had such a cool title sequence and yet when it comes to the menu- nothing. Out of 20 DVDs the 3 that impressed me most were Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Sin City and shockingly enough, Zoolander.
The actual navigation for the Holy Grail was simply text and not very exciting, but there were some really fun motion graphics going on in the background. Typical Monty Python stuff but entertaining none the less.
Sin City kept the whole comic theme throughout the menu. Blood splatters follow the cursor and in general the graphics are just really cool. I especially like the seamless transition between graphics and video that goes on throughout the whole time you are in the menus.
Zoolander is a different story entirely. Like Sin City it meshes graphic and video quite well, but my favorite part of the menu has nothing to do with visuals but rather "Derek Zoolander's" explanations of what each button does. Very funny- but you have to appreciate Ben Stiller.
Unfortunately screen capture does not work while the DVD player is going so I was unable to take any pictures.

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