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Choices for release on DVD
It has always struck me that the choices that a lot of companies make as to what to release on DVD seem...odd to me. Oh, yes, I'm sure each film has its a) ardent fan base that I'm not a part of or b) some marketing data that I'm again not aware of. Since corporations are in it to make money, I've always wondered about the latter. I mean, here, in the HTF forums, you often hear of some movie that some member fervently wishes was released (and I'm no different...see my sig.) But for (b)...how do they determine it? Are they surveying the marketplace and determining that movie X has a better chance of making profits than movie Y? Its seems to me, the fervency of this fan base would be a better indicator. I mean, is there a movie the public desires that the HTF members are oblivious to?
I know there are other considerations...especially elements, OAR and the such. But...who are the companies asking/surveying?
I do understand the large chains (Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy, et. al.) are important in the equation. But what would they want that we (the HTF members) wouldn't? (OK besides re-issues...I understand that). Aren't we, the more than 1 DVD per month buyers their core constituency?
Just a thought...
"I was born when she kissed me. I died when she left me. I lived a few weeks while she loved me."
My 25 most wanted DVDs: Chilly Scenes Of Winter (1979); The Dead (1987); The African Queen (1951); Johnny Guitar (1954); The Sterile Cuckoo (1969); The Friends Of Eddie Coyle (1973); The Rain People (1969); Abe Lincoln In Illinois (1940); Far from the Madding Crowd (1967); Shanghai Express (1932); Rachel, Rachel (1968); The Tall T (1957); Love with the Proper Stranger (1963); The Wind (1928); Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973); The Magnificent Ambersons (1942); Ruggles Of Red Gap (1935); Greed (1925); The Effect Of Gamma Rays On Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds (1972); Ride The Pink Horse (1947); The Pumpkin Eater (1964); The Go-Between (1970); Sons And Lovers (1960); The Criminal Code (1931); Viva Zapata! (1952)
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