Midnite Movies (1 Viewer)

[Martin Welch]

Is this studio that out of reach? We've been telling them for years the films we want, and that's the best list they can come up with?

 

[Jim_K]

Yup, that list is a bunch of crap.

The only methodology I can think of is that most of those are from fairly recent decades (80's and 90's). Maybe they just scraped together whatever unreleased titles were the most recent and picked the rest from a hat.

 

[JulianK]

It baffles me how MGM's library hasn't already been bought outright by Sony, Fox or Warners.

They've limped along for about twenty years doing sales and distribution deals with several companies.

 

[GregoryMesh]

I don't get this list at all. PRISONER OF THE MOUNTAINS is already available on DVD from MGM and SLEEPAWAY CAMP II is licensed to Anchor Bay...

 

[Colin McGuigan]

That really is a shocking list. The company cite poor sales as a reason for their lack of releases, and then they offer up a list of those titles as possibles for the future. Obviously sales will be poor - who do they think is going to buy that rubbish!

 

[Simon Howson]

But what do they have that is really valuable other than the Bond and Pink Panther films? If Warner owned their library, most of the other stuff would go onto Warner Archive.

 

[JeffMc]

I would absolutely die if THE MUSIC LOVERS finally comes out on DVD. I already started a separate thread about it yesterday. One of my favorite films of all time and I've been harping on about it on these forums for years.

The rest of that list is somewhat dire, especially as far as MM goes. Still, that just makes it even a better chance that THE MUSIC LOVERS will win!

 

[ptb2007]

I imagine you are in the USA Martin, as us European fans of Hammer are bemoaning the fact that Columbia has a large library of Hammer titles still unreleased that we want, while the films you mention have had great DVD releases in the uK and Europe.
We are luckier than you guys too as we can buy multi region players, which I understand you cannot, so my collection contains many titles from the US as well as Europe and the Far East.
Yet still there are many many titles I want to see on DVD.

 

[Martin Welch]

Exactly, and how can we take seriously their cries of "poor sales" when they badly market titles or come up with a list like that. Agreed that THE MUSIC LOVERS is a great film that needs to be on DVD; I voted for it.

 

[George Reis]

I voted for THE MUSIC LOVERS as well - excellent film. MGM is also holding out on Russell's SAVAGE MESSIAH and VALENTINO.

 

[Bill McA]

Ladybird, Ladybird is an excellent film from veteran UK director Ken Loach...definitely not a piece of rubbish!.

I'd buy that and The Music Lovers in a second!!

 

[cineMANIAC]

Jeez, this is depressing. If I see yet another version of The omen or The Simpson's Treehouse of Horror this year and they call it The Halloween 2009 promotion I'm gonna cry myself to sleep. Is this really it? Where is The Stepfather? Motel Hell, Scanners? Surely they haven't exhausted their library. What about the tons of stuff they got wrong the first time around? Fullscreen-only fiascos, bare-bones mediocrities and such? MGM, Please don't die yet! Oh, God.

 

[George Reis]

Unfortunetely, it looks like rehashes are all we're gonna get this Halloween unless they actually listen to us and do a quick turnaraound. MGM/Fox is far, and I mean far from exhausting their library for horror and all other genres.

 

[TravisR]

I can't believe that they aren't going to release The Stepfather with a remake coming out.

 

[Bill McA]

What exactly are the Halloween rehashes we are supposed to be getting this year?

Can anyone provide any titles??

 

[George Reis]

I don't know any titles, but I've been told there are only rehashed horror titles (all stuff that's already available, but possibly repackaged) and no new-to-DVD titles. Let's hope the so-called Halloween schedule was still in its early stages and they'll add more (or listen to our requests) but I hate to say, I seriously doubt it.

 

[AlanP]

I vote for in order-
1. Burn Witch Burn
2. Vampire Circus
3. Twins of Evil......

 

[bgart13]

Synapse will be releasing STEPFATHER 2, at least...

 

[Joe Karlosi]

Hell, I can't believe there's a remake coming out.

(Sadly, I guess I sorta can...)

 

[Mark Zimmer]

Another vote in for THE MUSIC LOVERS (peak Ken Russell, if you're not familiar with it). The rest of the list is pretty much head-shaking.