Simon Pegg Says; Dont Buy my Movie

I am a massive fan of Simon Pegg's and needless to say was shocked when on his official site the words appeared saying 'Do Not Buy my DVD'. Whatever happened to promoting your movies? He goes even further to explain why this is.

I was very disappointed when I heard about the lack of extra features on the US DVD of How To Lose Friends And Alienate people, particularly when Bob and I went to great lengths to ensure they were available. I, together with Edgar Wright and our team, have always strived to make our DVDs worth buying by loading them with extra content. We even invented never before seen DVD extras such as the Homage-o-meter, the Plot Holes comic strips and the trivia track, such was our desire to make the finished product indispensable.

On projects where my responsibility was solely as an actor, I have strived to suggest content and have always been slightly ashamed of the discs that offer little. With HTLF Bob Weide, a man at pains to collaborate and achieve the very best he possibly can, was adamant that we work together to produce a DVD that offered a completist's overview of the finished piece, having devoured the content on the Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz DVDs respectively. It actually became a catchphrase on set and in the edit when anything went wrong or had to be left out. So many times, I heard Bob invoke the mantra "thank god for DVD extras."

I even fought a light battle with the distributors about showing a gag reel whilst the credits rolled, a device I personally feel to be cloying and desperate. My argument was that the gag reel should of course go on the DVD, where it can be enjoyed selectively and in the proper context. Ironic then, that this is one of the special features that failed to make the US disc. I'll let Bob say the rest.

I just finished watching Run Fatboy Run and frankly was so dissapointed so I am going to take Simons word for it and NOT Buy How to Lose Friends and Alienate People. What do you think? Will you buy it or skip it?