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Originally Posted by ReggieW
Have they abandoned HD-DVD? They presently have no releases scheduled. This is a bit odd, as I would certainly expect them to have SOMETHING on their schedule.
I would love to see the Grindhouse and the Kill Bill Whole Bloody Affair films on HD-DVD. Any news? |
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Originally Posted by Will_B
I couldn't help but add that insult in about Weinstein's exclusives being crap, but so far the Weinstein "Blockbuster Exclusive" banner is like a big "STAY AWAY" sign.
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Originally Posted by Will_B
I'd assume they've switching to BluRay.
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| Oh, I have been, and, believe me, it wasn't even a conscience decision. |
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Originally Posted by Jim_K
Same here Paul. If all they're willing to release to HD are new films then there's only 1 title of theirs I'm interested in (Grindhouse) but it looks like Harvey Scissorhands is already mucking up the SD version by splitting it into two seperate releases.
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| I think you can 'blame' Tarantino and Rodriguez just as much as Weinstein. If they wanted Grindhouse to be released as it was in the theaters, it would have been. |
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Originally Posted by Jim_K
I don't necessarily agree. Grindhouse was a bomb at the BO so I don't think they have much pull in regards to how this title is released on video.
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| Also just because it didn't do well at the boxoffice doesn't mean it won't do well on video. |
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Originally Posted by Douglas Monce
That all depends on what their contract with Weinstein says. They may very well have complete say over how the film is released on video.
Also just because it didn't do well at the boxoffice doesn't mean it won't do well on video. Just look at Austin Powers as an example of a boxoffice dud that became a huge hit on video. Big enough in fact that it had two sequels. Doug |
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Originally Posted by Jim_K
Tarantino has clout but not like a Spielberg or Lucas.
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Originally Posted by Vincent_P
In no way, shape, or form was the original AUSTIN POWERS a "box office dud". It was a lowish-budget film that came out of nowhere and grossed $55-million at the domestic box-office alone (remember, Mike Myers hadn't had a hit in several years at that point, not since the original WAYNE'S WORLD). Yes, it got even more popular on home video and the sequels did much better box-office, but the first film was no more a "dud" than the original THE TERMINATOR was in that regard. AUSTIN POWERS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY was a true "sleeper hit", NOT a "dud", not even close.
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Originally Posted by ReggieW
I agree that there aren't many titles in the Weinstein catalog that are "must haves" for me. Aside from Kill Bill/Grindhouse, the only other titles they have which would interest me would be the Bronston epics and the Dragon Dynasty titles. I do believe that they feel that the market isn't mature enough for the Bronston & Dragon Dynasty titles yet, and being a newer company with a small catalog, they have to be more careful with these decisions.
I don't THINK they're switching, but if they did, it seriously wouldn't bother me much. I presently don't have a SINGLE Weinstein title in my library (SD or HD-DVD). |
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Originally Posted by Jim_K
I never said it "won't do well" on video. In fact I think it would do very well on DVD and would also sell pretty good on HD if there is a HD release. This was a major box office bomb costing $53,000,000 and grossing only $25,000,000. A $28 million hole for a small company like Weinstein can't endear them to Tarantino/Rodriguez. Tarantino has clout but not like a Spielberg or Lucas. |
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| Kill Bill 1 & 2 and Pulp Fiction have just been listed for a 9/3 release in the UK (Amazon). I'm assuming US release news is being held back for a one shot swamping. |
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Originally Posted by Douglas Monce
Your correct in that Austin Powers wasn't a money loser at the box office. It cost 17 million and made about 53 million. In Hollywood today that is a modest money maker but most films doing those kind of numbers fade into obscurity. It wasn't until the DVD was a HUGE hit that New Line started thinking about sequels, and Austin Powers became a pop culture icon. In fact this was one of the first films where Hollywood started to realize that the home video market was bigger than the theatrical market.
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Originally Posted by Vincent_P
I don't disagree that the first AUSTIN POWERS became really huge on video which led to the sequels being far bigger box-office performers. As I pointed out in my post, this was very similar to THE TERMINATOR, which was a lowish-budget "sleeper" hit (around $6-million to make, $35-million domestic box office) that gained more and more popularity on cable and home video and led to the $200-million plus gross of TERMINATOR 2.
However you called it a "box office dud" and that simply is not true. Re: $17-million budgeted films that gross $53-million "fading into obscurity", I beg to differ. THE HILLS HAVE EYES cost around $15-million and grossed 'only' $40-million, but that was enough for Fox to produce a sequel. Eli Roth's HOSTEL grossed less than $50-million, but it spawned a sequel. Box-office success is relative to the budget of the film and also the genre. To blanket say that most movies that gross $53-million "fade into obscurity" is as absurd as calling AUSTIN POWERS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY a "box office dud" is. AUSTIN POWERS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY was a box-office hit, plain and simple. Vincent |
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