List of Viva DVDs to avoid

[mattia]

Bibilin ko ba 'tong The American? VIVA eh. Pero I really want to watch it. :|

WAG!  One glance at it and I know it's crappy.  Sayang for such a good movie.  You can order from amazon ( from various pinoydvd members ) a good R1 USED widescreen for only less than P500 with shipping na yun!  

[eckxs]

WAG!  One glance at it and I know it's crappy.  Sayang for such a good movie.  You can order from amazon ( from various pinoydvd members ) a good R1 USED widescreen for only less than P500 with shipping na yun!  

Okay, I'll listen to you. hehehe. tempting kasi. do you know any member who sells this?

[Jerricson098]

kakainis na itong VIVA. They're so good making legitimate products looks p***

[mattia]

kakainis na itong VIVA. They're so good making legitimate products looks p***

The dvd9 P****s are much better!

[Jerricson098]

The dvd9 P****s are much better!

HAHAHA!

[techdude]

Skyline had just been shot down by Viva.

[shibby]

Viva s*cks as*!!!! effin' rip-offs!

[DVD_lover]

Yeah. Kakabanas. Aantayin ko pa yung Beastly sana on DVD, kaso I found out na Viva na (hindi na Sony, grrrr) ang magrerelease. I'll still catch it in theaters, but I'm hundred yards away from buying the DVD.

[Jerricson098]

Dear Viva,

I hope you're reading this quote that I borrowed from Sam Welton: There is only one boss. The costumer. And he can fire everyone from the chairman down, by spending his money somewhere else.



By the look of it, your company is now going down the drain. Where's Viva on the old days... I really do hope you get back on your feet. *Sigh* Preferred ko pa naman ang company ninyo dati.

[Jerricson098]

Right now every VIVA Non- Disney/Fox DVDs (Except Milk, Juno, Bruno, Paranormal Activity, Slumdog Millionaire, and Buried...which is fine with me), I will no longer buy their copies. Better bought a used R1 instead at Amazon.


Ooh...do they have to make the Main Menus themselves? Because they're so crappy (Except for those movies above  ) especially at Saw, Saw II, Saw III. Pagbibigyan k na sana ung DVD kahit fullscreen pero pangit ang Main Menu.


At eto pa...finally, my next door neighbor who used to buy and collect Pirated DVD love this releases. Maybe because there are no special features and he don't turn on the subtitles on those Pirated DVD. What an oxymoron  

[Armz316]

I suggest why don't we go for dvd's which has a sign imported. They have trailers, DD EX, DTS ES, for sound. And they really won't play on region 1 players.

[Jerricson098]

Scream 3 was actually been re-released by Viva under the Buena Vista distribution. Complete in a Scream Boxed Set. I saw one at SM city Sucat.

[zankuro]

Rented (DVD) THE WARLORDS (2010) JET LI and RED CLIFF at video city last april

kaya nga dvd rent ko para maganda tapos parang vcd lng n nilagay sa dvd, dapat vcd n lang rent ko!!!!

super crappy sound no subtitles, english dub pa ata yun, di ko na pinanuod


ok ba red cliff and warlords? buy na lang ako BD or R1 DVD

[jas]

ok ba red cliff and warlords? buy na lang ako BD or R1 DVD

Yes, I would say both are highly recommended.

[klr187]

Has anyone got "The Mechanic"? Is it just as bad  as all the other Viva releases? Tempted na talaga ako...missed it sa big screen eh.

[zankuro]

Has anyone got "The Mechanic"? Is it just as bad  as all the other Viva releases? Tempted na talaga ako...missed it sa big screen eh.

panget PQ, stereo lang, pero may subtitle

[klr187]

panget PQ, stereo lang, pero may subtitle

Thanks for the info chief! Sayang naman...might as well go R1 na lang

[JhOpZzZz]

It's quite disapointing from VIVA to use cheap DVD cases on their Disney Movies nowadays and not including DVD Guides on them.

I have a 2003 DVD of Finding Nemo which was my first DVD and despite VIVA making it, it feels like a Region 1 DVD with a very complete DVD guide. I bought the Diamond Edition DVD of Beauty and the Beast a few days ago and the labeling on the DVD itself is so poor and it has no DVD guide at all. but other than that, It has a good quality image and good sound.

It's quite sad for the movie industry for home entertainment here. Because of movie downloads, it kiils the DVD industry.

To add: It's not VIVA's fault for the Disney DVD of Tangled only having one bonus feature. Disney is putting most of its Bonus features for their movies on Blu-ray.

[pleasureshop]

kala ko wala na viva meron pa pala.. mukhang nalulugi na sila

[zeemoh]

  now ko lang nabasa tong thread na ito about the quality of DVDs that viva are producing... Kaya pala ang pangit ng saw movies dito sa atin....

[eckxs]

I still buy VIVA dvds, sadly. Like yesterday I just bough THE WAY BACK. I feel like I'm helping.

[utopian828]

I still buy VIVA dvds, sadly. Like yesterday I just bough THE WAY BACK. I feel like I'm helping.

Transfer for "The Way Back" is ok. PQ is good and in anamorphic WS with subs. No audio options though and special features. Worth buying if it already goes down to 150-250 range.

Other "checked" Viva DVDs that are worth considering:

1. The King's Speech (Anamorphic WS with Special Features) - DVD5
2. The Way Back (Anamorphic WS) - DVD5
3. Milk (Anamorphic WS with Special Features) - DVD5

I checked "The Beaver", it has subs but is poorly transferred "fool" screen version.

[eckxs]

Transfer for "The Way Back" is ok. PQ is good and in anamorphic WS with subs. No audio options though and special features. Worth buying if it already goes down to 150-250 range.

Other "checked" Viva DVDs that are worth considering:

1. The King's Speech (Anamorphic WS with Special Features) - DVD5
2. The Way Back (Anamorphic WS) - DVD5
3. Milk (Anamorphic WS with Special Features) - DVD5

I checked "The Beaver", it has subs but is poorly transferred "fool" screen version.

Is THE KING'S SPEECH in sale na? Last I checked it was stil P750, awfully expensive for a VIVA dvd.

ALL GOOD THINGS is also in WS w/ special features.

[animechx]

parang ang saklap no???
meron kang gustong magandang movie,
hinintay mo sa dvd para mas enjoy panuorin,
tapos ang makakuha pala ng rights na magrelease ay viva...
tsk... kahit naka-sale e parang ang hirap bilhin

[PatienceHope]

you should also avoid movies like:

Nanny Diaries
Serendipity
Van Helsing

This dvd's na distributed by VIVA are not worth it though mura lang sia,kasi these are vcd copies na gnawang dvd so expect na hindi ganun kaganda ung quality,though I would say na ung Van helsing maganda ang special features pero ung quality ng movie hindi maganda hindi high definition o digital remastered.
Plus be very careful po sa pagpili kasi my mga movies na distributed by VIVA pero etong mga movies na to may dvd version na released tlga ng original distributor so much better buy nio na lang o ung imported.
ung harap and gilid ng dvd may label o small icon po yan sa baba na halimbawa universal,dreamworks,warnerbrothers..so maasure nio na quality tlga na quality ung dvd na may logo po nun.
And when buying dvd na distributed by VIVA,mag research po muna kau kasi may mga dvd's na released na mga collectors edition so might as well buy nio na un kesa sa hindi collectors Item,nakabili po ako last week lang ng  The incredibles collectors item for 199 samantalang ung release ng viva ng hindi collectors item 299.so suggest q na mag google or wikepedia nio muna para sulit tlga ung mabili nio na dvd ng fave films nio.