Total DVD

At 3.99 an issue, it was a little disappointing that there was no cover dvd or similar incentive. That said, the film reviews are good enough to save you a bob or two on some duff films and the next issue is due to have a cover disc, which I hope will become a regular feature. The review formats are not at-a-glance and therefore, some key points may be missed. For instance, we use DVD specifically because they come with subtitles and whilst this magazine is one of the few places that actually mentions that there are no subtitles on some of the reviewed films, there's no table, so I would not be confident if there is no mention. Also the languages featured in ...  Read the complete review

The main reason I buy this magazine is because it is very cheap when you subscribe. I think the cover price is 3.20, but the subscription offer means that you get if for something like five pounds per quarter, making it something of a throwaway purchase. All in all, I still think that the DVD revolution need something more highbrow than anything that's currently out there. If you look at cinema, you have Sight and Sound at one end, Film Review at the other, with Empire and Total Film somewhere in the middle. With DVD, they're all pitched around the same level - very glossy, very picture orientated, not a brilliant range of criticism. DVD Review ...  Read the complete review

This magazine follows a very simple format every month, which seem's to work as it is a very informative read. In the first couple pages of the mag is all the latest news flashes in the world of DVD with stories on new releases(movies and hardware), region free hacks and all the major release date of region 1 and 2 disc's. Each month the mag also has a region 1 and region 2 film of the month where a good couple of pages are used in great detail to describe all the features of each disc, now and again posters of the movies are given away as well. Aong with many other reviews of hundred's of other R1 and R2 movies. There is always a very good ...  Read the complete review

I have just bought Total DVD for the first time. I haven't seen it before so maybe it's a new magazine? Anyway, you will find all the info you need on DVD's in here. They have reviews on hardware as well as films. There are Region 1 and 2 comparisons and the actual reviews are very detailed. They also review many different makes of DVD player not just the norm like Sony. There are not too many adverts, which is good, but enough to be useful without being annoying. They list places where you can buy discs/players/upgrades etc. Overall this is a brilliant magazine and I will definately be buying it again. ...  Read the complete review