Diabolicus- sometimes the Alpha Blue stuff falls way short as some of it is cut up and the picture quality isn't much sometimes but it's a way to see films you otherwise couldn't see . Alpha France stuff on the other hand is usually excellent.
I generally agree on the film versus video with you. To me though it's apples and oranges. The older stuff was more movie than fap material. The new stuff is mostly for just getting off. The features range widely from horrid to tepid.

Don't sweat the insults. Think "gauntlet" :-)