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Perhaps Twilight Time could investigate the possibility of releasing some forgotten concert films on blu-ray, like this one:
In all the years I've been a part of this forum, every studio or company that releases video product has been the target of those that don't agree with how they release their product. It's the nature of internet forums for people to express their opinions. TT will continue to use their business model as long as it remains successful and I don't think some contrary views of it posted here or on any other internet forum will affect them one way or another.jcroy said:Some people just love to hear the sound of their own voice, both figuratively and literally.
Whether it is through yelling, screaming, pontificating, writing long diatribes, etc ...
Well, that's interesting. Perhaps TT has partly their "hands tied", then. That would explain the lack of extras in some of the releases. Perhaps TT simply couldn't license the extras they wanted.Anyway, I bow out of for this thread. Let's enjoy movies.ahollis said:That's their licensing deal with Sony, Fox and MGM. No less and no more.
I would imagine this is the case in general.Robert Crawford said:I don't think some contrary views of it posted here or on any other internet forum will affect them one way or another.
First they do port over a lot of the Sony extras and some Fox extras. They haven't released an MGM title yet so I can not comment on that. Second, don't bow out. Everyone's thoughts and opinions are good. Not everyone agrees with me, even though they should (I say with a smily face)Jari K said:Well, that's interesting. Perhaps TT has partly their "hands tied", then. That would explain the lack of extras in some of the releases. Perhaps TT simply couldn't license the extras they wanted.Anyway, I bow out of for this thread. Let's enjoy movies.
Also, TT pays the entire licensing cost for all 3,000 units up-front - if they did do a larger run that is more $$$ upfront they would have to spend.If a title doesn't sell they take the loss entirely, the studio has their money either way.Criterion and others pay a royalty per film, which leads to accounting each quarter and other complexities. The beauty of the TT model for them and the studios is simplicity. In the past some studios had deals where any extras TT produced would be owned by the studio and not TT so it makes no sense for them to spend to produce things they won't own, and existing extras weren't always available to be licensed. This situation is fluid though, and with greater time and trust these things become easier to deal with.Jari K said:Well, that's interesting. Perhaps TT has partly their "hands tied", then. That would explain the lack of extras in some of the releases. Perhaps TT simply couldn't license the extras they wanted.Anyway, I bow out of for this thread. Let's enjoy movies.
Thanks for the update. I had not realized that Body Double and The Fury had sold out (although as you noted TCM apparently still has some copies of The Fury in stock).ROclockCK said:Just FYI: I used to post this running tally on another site Richard:
Blu-rays = 9. DVDs = 4 Total Count = 13
Note: The Egyptian sold out in both formats, although both the DVD of it and The Fury Blu-ray show as still available on TCM's site.
But that's only applicable if you have a region free player. Many (including me) don't. And would it have been any different if the studio had released The Fury themselves here instead of TT? And then how many of TT's 60 titles has this happened with anyway?bgart13 said:Here's what's becoming a significant problem with TT -- Arrow has produced a new transfer from the negative that appears to level TT's completely from early reports. Dvd Beaver has reviewed it now too, but doesn't compare it to TT's disc. From now on, do we have to wonder if better, more affordable unlimited options will come to fruition whenever a new TT title announced? I know I'd be pissed off if I bought THE FURY right about now...
Nobody "makes" a region-free BD player. Bombay sells hacked BD players. Hacked Oppo is $700, I think.JohnMor said:If Oppo made a region-free player, I'd get one. But space-wise, now, I'd have to unhook the Oppo player each time I wanted to watch a Region B (or whatever) disc and hook up the Oppo again each time I wanted to see an upscaled dvd. Too much trouble for too little benefit. And I haven't seen a player yet that upscales nearly as well as my Oppo 103 does, so I'm not about to give that up.
So I would just make do with the horribly inferior transfer of The Fury that TT put out. That is, if I liked the film, which I don't.
Yes, I realize that. I didn't think I had to put a smiley after that comment, but I guess I should have.schan1269 said:Nobody "makes" a region-free BD player.