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Argh Of The Day
Kerrang TV's Greatest Countdowns.

I hate Kerrang TV. They play about 7 songs over and over and then claim to be cool when they play Faith No More. But last night they did a countdown of their '20 Greatest Axemen (Guitarists)'. I watched because - as we all know - I'm a sucker for a guitar. There were some people in the countdown I approved of, Jimmy Page, Slash, Ray Toro etc. But on the whole the countdown was fucking horrific because of one major flaw.

Pete Wentz was in it, Dimebag Darrell wasn't.

Now correct me if I'm wrong but I was under the impression that Pete Wentz was a fucking bassist and not a guitarist. Kerrang are obsessed with Wentz, they worship him like a goddamn God. He should not have been in that countdown even if it wasfor bassists. He's a mediocre player at best. However overlooking the greatest guitarist of the 90's and one who has inspired millions (including myself) was just beyond comprehension. Kerrang obviously don't make these countdowns logically, they make them with people that they think the kids want to see and it's crazy.

Fuck, the countdown didn't even have Synyster Gates in there. Now I know Kerrang are scared of playing A7X but you cannot deny that he is possibly the greatest guitarist of the 21st Century so far. I know I may seem biased but I've spoken to non-A7X fans who've agreed with me on this fact. Therefore I present to you, my alternative top 5:

1. Dimebag Darrell
2. Synyster Gates
3. Jimmy Page
4. Slash
5. Keith Richards

We kick out Wentz and Kurt Cobain (very controversial I know but come on, the guy's really not that good... at all) and replace them with Dime and Syn.
Better?

And to add to my annoyance but on a completely different note, this damn website will not let me buy Sin City!!! *screams*

Argh Of The Day
DVD Special Editions/Directors Cuts.

So earlier this year, I invested in the Saw trilogy box set. I'd already got a copy of Saw but this box set included the uncut version. I love the films and the trilogy was cheaper than buying all the films as singles. So I bought them and was quite content. Then I went out a week later and found the Saw II Directors Cut on the shelf. My box set Saw II contained a single disc cut version. (I thought it seemed a bit tame). The special edition was £20 so I figured I could do without, besides I'd need to find someone to buy my single disc one. Anyway, I forgot about this for a while and now the director's cut's gone down in price, I'm going to pick up a copy and give Blockbuster my other one. So I think, yay I'll have the uncut version of I, directors cut of II and the extreme edition of III. But oh no, no, no, no...

Last night on Bloody-Disgusting, it was announced that there is a fucking directors cut of Saw III. 7 minutes of extra footage, including the ending where (I'm assuming) we see Lynn's head explode.

This is fucking bullshit. I mean, you pick up an extreme edition of a DVD - up close brain surgery, rib-cages being torn out of bodies and a forensics scene with intestines and other internal bodily parts strewn across a floor - and you would assume it's already the uncut version. Apparently not. So now, I'm going to have to pay out yet more money to buy this version of the film because I'm a Saw nut and I want the best versions of the films I can possibly get. So I've wasted £25 buying a Saw trilogy box set when I'm just going to have to buy them all individually again. I'll have bought every film twice and... it's really fucking me off.

It's not just Saw though. When Sin City (one of my favourite films ever) was released on DVD, it was practically a vanilla disc with a tiny 7 minute making-of, so I didn't bother buying it. Last year, they released a double disc ultimate recut edition on R1 DVD. This was supposed to follow on R2 DVD soon after. I'm still waiting for it.

Only one film I can think of has made this fair on those of us who collect DVD's. Children of Men was released as a single disc and a double disc followed about a month later which naturally pissed a lot of people off. But the makers of the film basically said "You send us your single disc and we'll replace it free of charge with the special edition." - I'd like to see more places doing that. If they're going to try and rip us off by releasing all these extended/recut/directors wifes uncles best friends second cousins cut then they could at least be kind to those massive fans who simply can't wait for them and replace them for us. Yeah, it's going to mean they don't get as much money from it but fucks sake, it's not like they're going to go hungry now is it?