What's left, unreleased on 4k, that you would pay $50 to own on day one? (1 Viewer)

[trajan007]

1. SOUND OF MUSIC----WEST SIDE STORY---PATTON--CLEOPATRA---HELLO DOLLY---FIDDLER ON THE ROOF--DANCES WITH WOLVES--1492 CONQUEST OF PARADISE--KINGDOM OF HEAVEN---EVITA--FUNNY GIRL.

 

[Robert Crawford]

The Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid 4K/UHD release has a MSRP of $69.95. It has three film versions.

 

[anytimepally]

$50 is a lot.

The Muppet Movie.
Sexy Beast.
If The Lion in Winter got an improved scan.

I think that's all.

 

[KPmusmag]

I would pay $50 for a 4K of the Julie Andrews film STAR! - actually, I would pay $50 for an excellent blu-ray of that title. Unlikely, I know, given the current ownership of Fox titles.

 

[Martin_Teller]

Time of the Gypsies
Cocorico Monsieur Poulet
Devils on the Doorstep
Songs From the Second Floor/You, the Living
anything by Tsai Ming-liang
Innocence

 

[John Maher_289910]

STAR!, AIRPORT, THE SOUND OF MUSIC, THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD. Also, THE MIRACLE. Not because I have any great love for it (perhaps the stupidest film ever made), but I've always wanted to see a great print in its Technirama aspect ratio and stereophonic sound.

 

[Sam Posten]

There is not a title in existance I would pay $50 for

I take it back. On reflection I’d pay 50 for Song of the South.

 

[Carl David]

Good question.

Don't think there would be many on my list.

Eyes Wide Shut
The Searchers
Dark City
Manhunter
Thin Red Line

A Civil Action, The Color Of Money and Other People's Money too if no blu ray release but would be content if a HD disc made those two movies available.

TCOM does have a HD blu ray release but is a poor representation as far as I can tell from reviews.

 

[Robert Crawford]

I take it back. On reflection I’d pay 50 for Song of the South.

Ron, already noted besides that obvious title and the original Star Wars theatrical versions.

 

[SD_Brian]

Wild at Heart, maybe?

 

[Sam Posten]

Ron, already noted besides that obvious title and the original Star Wars theatrical versions.

I don’t think I’d spend $50 each on original trilogy

 

[PaulRossen]

Ben-Hur

The Greatest Story Ever Told. Restored to premiere length.

Cleopatra

 

[DigniT@DigniT!]

ALL THAT JAZZ, STAR!, MOONLIGHT, BARRY LYNDON, THE LEOPARD, ST LOUIS WOMAN (NAT KING COLE), PORGY and BESS ( for preservation and historical reasons...) RYAN'S DAUGHTER, ON YOUR TOES, ABEL GANCE NAPOLEON, THE HUMAN CONDITION THE WHO'S TOMMY, FUNNY GIRL, THE MUSIC LOVERS

 

[murrayThompson]

I would love The Big Country in 4K. Does anyone know if there was ever a stereo or 5.1 track, all we have on the BD is mono.

 

[Allansfirebird]

To avoid cluttering up the thread, here's my top three, day-one titles:

Cleopatra
The Shoes of the Fisherman
Fiddler on the Roof

 

[Patrick McCart]

Fantasia (preferably with multiple cuts and mixes)
Around the World in 80 Days '56
Help!
The Fall (Tarsem Singh)
Playtime

 

[Thomas T]

Please be realistic with your answers.

Too late! You're asking too much. So many of the responses have a snowball's chance in hell of being released on a 4K UHD disc. But disc collectors aren't realistic. They're dreamers. Not putting shade on anyone, I include myself in the dreamer category.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Too late! You're asking too much. So many of the responses have a snowball's chance in hell of being released on a 4K UHD disc. But disc collectors aren't realistic. They're dreamers. Not putting shade on anyone, I include myself in the dreamer category.

I see that

I appreciate everyone's response but this topic didn't receive the response I sought.

I didn't want this turning into people's wish lists that have been posted ad nauseam across this forum, most of which don't have a snowball's chance of hell being released -- hence the request to be "realistic."

I was hoping for one or two special titles that you would spend way more money than you normally would to purchase on day one.

I suspected $50 would be far too much for some people to spend on a title, however, a few people had no problem spending that amount on a bunch of titles which makes me think I should have set the spending threshold higher.

On top of that, the very week I post a thread like this, Criterion announces its first 4k release at a $70 price point.

This was a good experiment which I blame myself for not phrasing better.

 

[jcroy]

This was a good experiment which I blame myself for not phrasing better.

If you're asking for reasons which are completely unrelated to making silly wishlists, I do have a second big reason for doing preorders. Though this is more applicable to tv show season dvd sets (or complete series), and not so much to bluray yet (or 4Kbluray for that matter).


I've been ordering tv shows season sets online primarily from amazon. Though over the past 5+ years or so, I've been encounter one too many counterfeit bootleg sets which were "mixed in" with the legitimate stock. For example, I have encountered several counterfeit copies of NCIS franchise tv season dvd sets. (I order explicitly from amazon's own listed inventory, and not third party dealers). It is a complete headache doing returns/exchanges for such bootleg crap, though amazon is good about handling such cases.

Over the past two years or so, I decided it was easier to just do preorders on upcoming tv season sets (or complete series sets), where the bootlegger copies have likely not been "mixed in" yet with the legitimate inventory at amazon. (The nearby Walmarts don't really carry tv show season sets anymore). Less headaches with returns/exchanges and driving to the post office, which can be time consuming. As I get older, my personal time is more valuable to me than driving around.


I don't know of many recent annecdotal stories about this being a significant problem with bluray sets. Bootleggers don't seem to have easy access to bluray (or 4Kbluray) cutting machines yet, while a few old cutting machines to make the cd and dvd stampers have somehow ended up in the hands of professional bootleggers. Though the day will come when such black market folks will end up getting their hands on bluray cutting + manufacturing equipment.

 

[Jeffrey D]

Just thought of another one- Pink Floyd:The Wall (I assume this hasn’t even come out on BluRay, due to the rancorous relationship between David and Roger).