Author Topic: List of Viva DVDs to avoid (Read 57420 times)

mattia · « **Reply #150 on:** Mar 21, 2011 at 01:17 PM »

Quote from: eckxs on Mar 21, 2011 at 12:27 PM

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 · « **Reply #151 on:** Mar 22, 2011 at 12:50 AM »

Quote from: mattia on Mar 21, 2011 at 01:17 PM

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 · « **Reply #152 on:** Mar 23, 2011 at 11:30 AM »

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

mattia · « **Reply #153 on:** Mar 23, 2011 at 12:18 PM »

Quote from: Jerricson098 on Mar 23, 2011 at 11:30 AM

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

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

techdude · « **Reply #154 on:** Mar 23, 2011 at 08:37 PM »

Skyline had just been shot down by Viva.

shibby · « **Reply #155 on:** Mar 23, 2011 at 11:21 PM »

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

DVD_lover · « **Reply #156 on:** Mar 26, 2011 at 12:40 AM »

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.

Armz316 · « **Reply #157 on:** Apr 27, 2011 at 09:26 PM »

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 · « **Reply #158 on:** Apr 29, 2011 at 10:17 AM »

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 · « **Reply #159 on:** May 31, 2011 at 11:18 PM »

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 · « **Reply #160 on:** Jun 01, 2011 at 04:31 AM »

Quote from: zankuro on May 31, 2011 at 11:18 PM

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

Yes, I would say both are highly recommended.

klr187 · « **Reply #161 on:** Jun 03, 2011 at 12:05 PM »

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 · « **Reply #162 on:** Jun 04, 2011 at 12:23 AM »

Quote from: klr187 on Jun 03, 2011 at 12:05 PM

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 · « **Reply #163 on:** Jun 04, 2011 at 11:00 AM »

Quote from: zankuro on Jun 04, 2011 at 12:23 AM

panget PQ, stereo lang, pero may subtitle

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

JhOpZzZz · « **Reply #164 on:** Jul 17, 2011 at 09:56 PM »

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 · « **Reply #165 on:** Aug 15, 2011 at 02:11 PM »

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

zeemoh · « **Reply #166 on:** Nov 12, 2011 at 11:43 PM »

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 · « **Reply #167 on:** Dec 10, 2011 at 02:35 AM »

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

utopian828 · « **Reply #168 on:** Dec 10, 2011 at 10:25 AM »

Quote from: eckxs on Dec 10, 2011 at 02:35 AM

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 · « **Reply #169 on:** Dec 10, 2011 at 04:53 PM »

Quote from: utopian828 on Dec 10, 2011 at 10:25 AM

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 · « **Reply #170 on:** Dec 12, 2011 at 08:04 PM »

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 · « **Reply #171 on:** May 22, 2012 at 06:14 AM »

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.

inan2151 · « **Reply #172 on:** Jan 05, 2013 at 11:37 AM »

Some Viva-released dvd's which i bought are cheap, however, the quality is inferior.Classic example of the saying " you get what you pay for".

Armz316 · « **Reply #173 on:** Mar 08, 2013 at 07:24 PM »

i suggest you buy from C-interactive. They are bang for the buck dvd's.

acebone · « **Reply #174 on:** Mar 08, 2013 at 09:39 PM »

Oh well, just sharing my opinion on this thread. This is the #1 reason why it is much better to buy pirated dvds nowadays because of its better quality than the original ones released by Viva. You can't blame people especially who are movie buffs to purchase or download movies that are pirated but with better resolution in terms of PQ and complete AQ (with DD and DTS at most). Honestly, I did purchase a lot of DVDs even in the past which are pirated pero tatalunin pa quality ng mga orig. I tried to buy orig ones like Ultimate Avengers and Lost In Space but uhh..it really disappointed me! Sumunod nga ako sa batas na wag bibili ng pirated pero para ka namang niloko sa nabili mo kasi ang sagwa ng kopya. Haha..gusto ko na nga ibenta yung ibang DVDs ko sa sobrang dami kaso hindi ko naman magawa kasi pirated nga. Pero if you play them on an HDMI player with upscaling..I bet para ka na ring naka-BD player bcoz of being high def in terms of PQ and superb audio with DD and DTS pa!

inan2151 · « **Reply #175 on:** Mar 16, 2013 at 10:38 PM »

Well, that is true. There are lots of pirated dvd's which resolution are better than some, in not most, of Viva's releases, nonetheless, we should not patronize pirated dvd's for it is detrimental to our economy.

snowskie05 · « **Reply #176 on:** Mar 01, 2014 at 12:32 PM »

Meron pa kayang "The Odyssey" 1997 (Armand Assante) DVD jan sa Viva ? Thanks !