Yeah, but how can they judge the success of one film on sales of another? In my opinion Fright Night is a much better horror film. I think the main thing that hurt the chances of a Blu from Sony themselves was that the remake tanked. Horrible numbers at the box office may have been the nail in the coffin for that idea. If Sony does indeed release a dvd of Fright Night with special features, I'll buy it no questions asked.....but I'm passing on the Blu-Ray.Scott Calvert said:
I hate the idea of catalog titles having high price tags like this but I don't think they base their estimates off of one title. They have reams of DVD and Blu-ray sales data so they can make a very educated guess as to how many copies they can expect to sell of a title. Apparently, they looked at their numbers and thought they could make more or as much money by licensing it to Twilight Time as releasing it themselves. It sucks but it's not like a corporation is figuring out how to make less money for themselves.Bryan^H said:
The way you're adding the figures isn't necessarily the way it's going to be. I live in the EU too and I'll get it for $37. Customs doesn't usually bother me, and I choose the cheap shipping. I got "The egyptian" for $47 that way (the blu-ray itself being $40).Paul_Warren said:
It will look like every other Sony catalog title. A new 4k scan of the original elements and a bit of clean-up. Like a new print. About perfect for what it is (assuming the o-neg is is in good state, which it should be, it's an '80s movie, not a silent one). No more, no less. An anamorphic production of the mid-80s, probably with a slightly soft look. Expecting strange miracles is unrealistic.Jim_K said:
I have a hunch "Fright night" is going to be an odd end in Twilight Time's output. They're more geared towards old movies (like the '50s and before). As far as I know, the next announced Sony title they'll release is Picnic(1955) on January. Only old-movie-lovers care about those, and pages and pages of threads about how insane the high price tag is will not be written ...dana martin said:
Here in UK its 20% VAT & from 1st November the threshold for Imports goes down to £15 (from £18) on current exchange rates that = $23 nowhere near the $29.99 list price so anyone in UK is going to have to pay $29.99 + 20% Import Duty + Air Shipping (pointless ordering a $29.99 item without insured air shipping its easy to lose stuff in the post otherwise.....) which is why I said around $50 as thats the actual approx cost to legally own this movie on Bluray here in the UK. Only way around this is if you know someone in the US willing to send you the movie as a gift. Warner Bros seem to have a far better understanding of the economics as they are prepared to sell the Nightmare On Elmstreet 1-7 movies for only £36 on region free Bluray in 1 week in UK. You could argue 2 of those movies are very poor but even then your getting at least 4 x 1980 classic horror movies for slightly less than the price of Fright Night. I know where my money is going.......jaaguir said:
From past experiences ScreenArchives are pretty tax-friendly, you'd likely get any item shipped directly home to you without having to pay any tax (even in the UK with its lower threshold than us Swedes). I have ordered some pretty costly soundtracks from them, several at a time, and have never been stung by tax for those. Also, ScreenArchives have reportedly re-shipped items lost in mail without having to resort to insurance and costly shipping. Yes, the Elm Street set is cheap by comparison but then you get exactly the quality you are paying for as well...Paul_Warren said:
