YANG
Screenwriter
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- Feb 10, 1999
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there's a certain level of legit-ness to such sentiment.... ...I and others simply disagree with the notion there's not much market for the release.
look around... those who had bought the ABYSS D.C.S.E. 20+yrs back, how many had passed away, and how many new generation movie lovers would appreciate James Cameron's ABYSS since over the period of 30yrs, the direction of SciFi had tilted towards market demands? more dramatic like ABYSS? more terror like LIFE(Ryan Reynolds)? more action like ALIEN2&3&4? or more psychological horror like Event Horizon?
not to forget, with Streaming gaining popularity, the demand of optical disc release faces bigger challenge in market demand.
market demand degrades along with age. it's a phenomenon that applies to everything around us. for example, in months or years time, additional car enthusiasts around the world would likely to jump ship into electric car rather than combustion driven machines. just because in initial moving off, a combustion driver would likely be trying hard to catch up to electric driver... some folks just hate to lose to another in a drag race.
back to movie media, there should be some kind of figures for reference to determine or speculate on possible success in sales to copyright holder.
our discussions and debates here would likely serves as consideration points to copyright holder... whether they're willing to release in optical disc to collectors' favors or just put it straight to streaming, the ball of call is in their park.