I have used an all-package by aim and I don't agree with you here.
When you are paying $35 for the video package, you are paying for the following things:
Video script creation
Video creation using animation software
Manual Uploading to ~15 sites (takes much time)
Indexing
Good luck getting similar quality at even double the price from stevenwagenheim forums or anywhere else. The main purpose of these videos is to get backlinks and to make sure your video sticks. These kinds of videos have worked a lot better for me than photo slideshows because not enough people are doing this yet for these to be marked as spam.
If you need a professional quality video, be prepared to spend atleast $50 for the video creation part alone. For $35, this is a great deal. This kind of set of services is very hard to find.
In short, I disagree with your opinion and in-fact would highly recommend this service.