Originally Posted by Eric Peterson
Eric-
Last time I checked with the studio there where no plans for a domestic BD release of this title...
Originally Posted by Eric Peterson
Originally Posted by GMpasqua
bottom line...and really that's all the studios care about...there isn't enough sales right now with the economy and the over saturated DVD market to justify releasing old catalog titles on Blu-ray - esp if the title needs a major restoration to make any impact on Blu-ray
African Queen was never released on DVD until the Blu-ray
Ten Commandments is still a yearly event on tv/video it's the big Easter title
Everything else....not enought interest from the average Blu-ray buyer and they're still not as many of them as DVD had when it first started
There is only one Audrey Hepburn title on blu-ray (and it's from Criterion through Universal) so even Audrey can't get a blu-ray release from Paramount
"Once Upon a Time in the West" almost went directly into the bargain DVD bin after it was released
Would it? After spending probably several thousand dollars to clean it up and produce a good master, then manufacturing it, how many copies would they actually sell? Without doing that, they probably collect some minimal licensing fees for it to be shown on the TCM etc., and they don't have to put any effort into it. I'm glad when we get classic films on BD, but I'm not surprised when we don't.Originally Posted by Eric Peterson
The part that doesn't make sense to me is this. Why would a company license a bunch of films from somebody and then not release them? A proper restored release of "The Quiet Man" could be a HUUUUUUGE release!!
Originally Posted by GMpasqua
bottom line...and really that's all the studios care about...there isn't enough sales right now with the economy and the over saturated DVD market to justify releasing old catalog titles on Blu-ray - esp if the title needs a major restoration to make any impact on Blu-ray
African Queen was never released on DVD until the Blu-ray
Ten Commandments is still a yearly event on tv/video it's the big Easter title
Everything else....not enought interest from the average Blu-ray buyer and they're still not as many of them as DVD had when it first started
There is only one Audrey Hepburn title on blu-ray (and it's from Criterion through Universal) so even Audrey can't get a blu-ray release from Paramount
"Once Upon a Time in the West" almost went directly into the bargain DVD bin after it was released
Originally Posted by GMpasqua
Do people still buy catalog titles on DVD in 2011? I thought most already owned the titles they wanted and the rest are waiting for the Blu-ray release so they won't have to double dip
Originally Posted by GMpasqua
Do people still buy catalog titles on DVD in 2011? I thought most already owned the titles they wanted and the rest are waiting for the Blu-ray release so they won't have to double dip
Originally Posted by Rob_Ray
Absolutely yes! I would still buy catalog titles on DVD whenever the studios choose to release them. The titles I'm itching to buy are titles that will likely not show up on BluRay anytime soon, if ever. The films of Cary Grant, Gary Cooper, Marlene Dietrich, Claudette Colbert, Mae West, W.C. Fields, Fred MacMurray, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour and all the other Paramount greats that MCA/Universal is sitting on and not releasing. I don't need these titles on BluRay at $25 each, but more DVD box sets like those done for Colbert, West, Dietrich and Cooper would be most appreciated. Release them on DVD-R if necessary, but get them out there!
Originally Posted by GMpasqua
Do people still buy catalog titles on DVD in 2011? I thought most already owned the titles they wanted and the rest are waiting for the Blu-ray release so they won't have to double dip
Originally Posted by GMpasqua Yes, but you're taling about titles that willnever come to blu-ray
How many will wait for a Blu-ray of "The Shootist" or "Breakfast At Tiffany's" then triple dip on a DVD (is it even triple now, hasn't this title gone through 5 DVD releases?)