re: Warner Archive Discussion Thread
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Originally Posted by MarcoBiscotti
Titles that may potentially sustain a retail release down the line should be excluded from this collection which should consist exclusively of features that will never receive retail distribution.
The prospect of purchasing expensive DVD-Rs without supplements may seem enticing to some and I admittedly am interested first and foremost in the films, but with the potential risk of having them reissued later on professionally mastered silver-back discs with full artwork, possible extras and an affordable price... I am personally not willing to spend money that I otherwise would've instantly parted with for a long overdue film like Jacques Tourneur's Wichita at US $20 + s/h.
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Double dipping is never my first choice, but how would this be any different than films getting a full-fledged release only to be followed up a few years later with a remastered special edition with added (or different) bonus content. They've never guaranteed that wont happen to any release. Why should these be different?
In fact, the chances of these getting ANY official release were slim and none and I doubt those odds will change with this program. So the fear of these titles getting a full-fledged release down the line are, I believe, overstated. And given the prices of regular dvds these days, assuming that the full fledged releases will be more "affordable" is also overstated.
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Originally Posted by MarcoBiscotti
the studio should be offering us better incentive to spend excessive amounts of money on these films when what they are essentially offering is the same thing that many of us who subscribe to TCM and own DVD recorder or services such as Tivo, already have access to.
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Except that is not what this is. We were told in the chat that this process is not at all the same as burning the dvd ourselves at home, and yields a much higher quality. From the chat: "The discs are of the highest quality. They are manufactured via propriatary MOD process which is very different from home-used DVDRs on one's computer....we guarantee the quality of these discs and will stand by them." Not to mention the lack of a cable channel bug in the corner. It's hardly comparable to buying a home burned disc off ebay of a rare film. (And frankly, when people do that, they usually spend more than $20 for it!)
And anyone who thinks $20 is excessive doesn't need to buy it and can make do with the home burned dvd-r from TCM. If they
really think it's the same, then why even bother with this program.