I have to wait until thursday if I want to order, guess it'll be gone by then. Oh well. Btw no twilight time FB page that I could see but i did find a Screen Archives page. https://www.facebook.com/screenarchives?sk=wallbgart13 said:
That tells me the asking price wasn't too high.Bryan^H said:
Ultimately isn't that really what we are all looking for? The bonus features are just that, a bonus. Don't get my wrong I love extra features, but for me its about the film. I know that we have all become a little spoiled with DVD's under $20, and blu-ray dropping into that price range. But if its a film that I REALLY want, I don't mind paying more to get it. And that is really the customer that these limited editions are focusing on. By now the studios know through market research, which titles are going to sell enough to make it worth while to release and which aren't. This model, not unlike the Warner Archive, is a way to get those films out that just won't get a release any other way. DougMichael Allred said:
Ultimately? Well I can't speak for everyone, just myself but no. If I'm a super fan of a movie, I'd like to see as many features as possible in addition to a quality presentation of the film itself and for a premium price, I don't think that's asking for too much. Now I don't know why Sony would demand that TT could not produce any bonus features for this release (of course this is assuming they even would/could have if given the opportunity) as it seems they themselves have little to no interest in the title at all. Very strange stipulation to add into a licensing agreement, I mean why would they care?Douglas Monce said:
Read the interview with Twilight Time's Nick Redman. His company doesn't have the funding to produce their own extras, and the studios, I suspect for legal reasons, for the most part aren't licensing them out. In the interview he states that The Big Heat is a title that is in the works. That is a film that I would gladly pay $35 for, bonus features or no. DougMichael Allred said:
Well then there you have it, TT couldn't. Fair enough though I DO wonder if something could've been worked out to acquire those two commentary tracks for the disc. Technically TT didn't make them or pay to have them made so perhaps wouldn't have been an issue with Sony? Just thinking out loud here.Douglas Monce said:
It really depends on the agreements Sony has with those people who created and participated in any bonus features that may exist. It maybe that they have to pay those people all over again in order to license the extras out to a 3rd party company. I don't know that that is always the case, but knowing how things work with soundtracks, and how often times musicians have to be paid their salery in full a second time to release a soundtrack album, it wouldn't surprise me. DougMichael Allred said:
Right but monetary issues would still remain though.Vincent_P said:
That is exactly the model that Rifftrax uses, and the reason they are able to do commentaries on popular movies like Batman and Star Wars, which they sell for between $2 and $3. DougVincent_P said:
