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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 17,334 |
| | Posted: | | | | We go strictly by the rules for the title of the DVD release. Doing that means sometimes it will be different then what the actual title of the movie may be. No different then not using the word "Episode" in many of the Star Wars profiles since the word is not on the front cover. Per the Rules... 1. We tale the title from the Front Cover of the DVD only. 2. If the title is shown run together, but with coloring and/or symbols splitting the title words, use standard spacing.  Going by the Rules for the title it needs to be Yellow Brick Road in the title. I would say at the most there will just be need to use the Original Title field as well. | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: August 23, 2008 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 1,656 |
| | Posted: | | | | Unbelievable. | | | Reviewer, HorrorTalk.com
"I also refuse to document CLT results and I pay my bills to avoid going to court." - Sam, keeping it real, yo. |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 |  Posts: 555 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting DJ Doena: Quote:
I'd say it's one of the "rare" occurences that isn't covered by the rules.
Apparently the on-screen and official title is Yellowbrickroad. Which means it's also the original title in any case.
Now it comes to the general title. The "different colors rule" was invented because designers get creative and invent titles like
We are allowed to see this as two words.
But we don't split up a word when it's written in rainbow colours just because each letter has a different colour.
The same logic should apply here. Yes the three parts of the word have different colours, but apparently the title is actually Yellowbrickroad and not Yellow Brick Road.
Splitting it up because of the colours doesn't make sense in this case. This. |
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| Registered: December 13, 2008 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 334 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Addicted2DVD: Quote:
We go strictly by the rules for the title of the DVD release. Doing that means sometimes it will be different then what the actual title of the movie may be. No different then not using the word "Episode" in many of the Star Wars profiles since the word is not on the front cover.
Per the Rules...
1. We tale the title from the Front Cover of the DVD only.
2. If the title is shown run together, but with coloring and/or symbols splitting the title words, use standard spacing.
Going by the Rules for the title it needs to be Yellow Brick Road in the title.
I would say at the most there will just be need to use the Original Title field as well. This. |
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| Registered: December 27, 2009 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,131 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Alien Redrum: Quote:
Unbelievable. You are correct. Checked the case, back cover overview reads one word. information grid has it one word. Online info is one word. So another example of a DVD that the rules as they are written should not apply to. I would suggest letting the community decide, but they have proven to decide incorrectly. |
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| Registered: June 12, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,665 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting TheMadMartian: Quote:
Am I the only one who clicked the  in his post and looked at the cover?  I've been looking right past that button for years. Never noticed it or really paid any attention to any of the blue buttons. I've learned my new thing for today. | | | | Bad movie? You're soaking in it! |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 6,741 |
| | Posted: | | | | The real question is: Just because one word comprises of three other words, does it make sense to rip it apart? A "backup" is a form of data saving. "Back up!" can be the order to put your car in reverse. Do you see three or two columns?  I see "Dollhouse". Do you see "Doll Hou Se"?  | | | Karsten
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,741 |
| | Posted: | | | | No matter how vehemently we deny it, from time to time each and every one of us has to make a judgement call. Because the rules simply can't cover all eventualities.
The spirit of the rule was to allow us titles like MADMEN as "Mad Men". That's the reason it was invented.
Now using the letter of the rule against a title where the words apparently were meant to be strung together (as proven by the on-screen title and the website) is counter-productive - IMHO.
And with that I'm off. | | | Karsten
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| Registered: March 20, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 2,850 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Alien Redrum: Quote:
Unbelievable. Why? Is it inconceivable to you that the title of the DVD and the title of the movie might be different? --------------- |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,635 |
| | Posted: | | | | This is not a case where the "actual" title of the film is displayed on the cover as words that have been "run together" by the artists who designed the cover. We know this by looking at the actual title in the film credits..."YELLOWBRICKROAD".
If the title in the actual film were "YELLOW BRICK ROAD", but it was displayed on the cover as "YELLOWBRICKROAD", then, the Rule quoted by the Martian would be applicable, because the cover image shows the words "run together".
However, since the cover image shows the title exactly the way the film credits show it, the title is, in fact a single word, not three words run together.
Title: Yellowbrickroad
Original title: blank | | | | Hal |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 2,217 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting scotthm: Quote:
Why? Is it inconceivable to you that the title of the DVD and the title of the movie might be different? In a case like this (one movie, one dvd): Yes! But that is an answer from outside of DVD Profilerland, I know. cya, Mithi | | | | Mithi's little XSLT tinkering - the power of XML --- DVD-Profiler Mini-Wiki |
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| Registered: October 30, 2008 | | Posts: 1,249 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Alien Redrum: Quote:
Unbelievable. Not really. I remember last year when "Terminator 2" was changed to "T2" because that's what the slip cover shows. There was a long conversation about that one too. This place uses strict interpretations on vague rules and vague interpretations on strict rules. . . which ever makes things more difficult  | | | If at first you don't succeed, skydiving isn't for you.
He who MUST get the last word in on a pointless, endless argument doesn't win. It makes him the bigger jerk. | | | | Last edited: by Blair |
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| Registered: August 23, 2008 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,656 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Blair: Quote:
Quoting Alien Redrum:
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Unbelievable.
This place uses strict interpretations on vague rules and vague interpretations on strict rules. . . which ever makes things more difficult True that. Plus common sense is NOT ALLOWED. | | | Reviewer, HorrorTalk.com
"I also refuse to document CLT results and I pay my bills to avoid going to court." - Sam, keeping it real, yo. | | | | Last edited: by Alien Redrum |
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| Registered: March 20, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,850 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Mithi: Quote:
Quoting scotthm:
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Why? Is it inconceivable to you that the title of the DVD and the title of the movie might be different?
In a case like this (one movie, one dvd): Yes! Wrong. As an easy example...  --------------- |
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| Registered: June 12, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,665 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting DJ Doena: Quote:
I see "Dollhouse". Do you see "Doll Hou Se"?
I see Eliza Dushku. If there is there any printing on the image i can't see it.  | | | | Bad movie? You're soaking in it! |
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