Carl David
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In what appears to be an increase in 4k releases in 2022 with 2023 promising even more with new announcements coming thick and fast will 2023 prove to be the year 4k UHD makes or breaks it?
Although in a lot of cases home video releases are somewhat subjective from both the consumer and seller side I continue to be very surprised by some releases and announces that have been made lately. The market continues to surprise me on what is getting released and selling well compared to what does not get released when you would assume other titles would be more of a slam dunk. Obviously, it's a complicated market with licensing fees and some rights owners asking for too much or maybe the movie requires too much restoration involved to justify the costs etc.
But who would have thought Real Genius would get a 4k release? Red Dawn?
Kino Lorber releasing an UHD disc of a Kubrick picture?
From what I can tell the margins on disc releases are getting tight and costs to produce the discs have increased over the last few years with high inflation and energy costs etc.
I don't know the cash flow of the labels that are releasing these movies for our enjoyment but my guess is if they make a few mistakes in a short space of time they could be in an uncomfortable position.
They seem to be doing a wonderful job thus far in relation to selecting the right movies for release that gets enough buyers to justify their choices and sometimes they hit it out the park but how vulnerable are they to the whims of consumers?
With the cost of living crisis hitting western economies and high inflation decimating many peoples discretionary income with no sign of any improvement on the horizon and Netflix introducing their cheap $4.99 service with ads soon will 2023 be the peak of 4k media?
With many old favourite movies announced for release in 2023 it may be the year we see labels getting encouragement from the market to green light new projects for the future or perhaps sales do not meet expectations and we might start to see some labels fade into extremely niche markets with very few releases on a yearly basis compared to what we have seen in the past couple of years.
It sure will be fascinating to see how it all unfolds.
I am personally looking forward to a few releases coming soon including Plains, Trains & Automobiles and the recently announced Rain Man.
Will they stand up to scrutiny from the videophile reviewers?
No idea but one hopes these can meet our expectations and that the labels continue to dumbfound us with their releases and thrive in what is the insatiable and infuriating home video enthusiast market.
What titles have surprised members in getting a 4k release?
If they could choose 1 title for UHD not yet released what would it be?
I will throw a curve-ball and personally choose Footloose.
Why?
The Blu Ray got what appeared to be a dreadful release and I think it could look well on 4k. Eyes Wide Shut would be a close second.
It's my thread so I can choose 2.
Actually, I would love to see Chinatown in 4k UHD too. Don't know if filters were used to shoot that movie though so maybe a new Blu Ray would suffice.
Anyway, I am rambling.
Although in a lot of cases home video releases are somewhat subjective from both the consumer and seller side I continue to be very surprised by some releases and announces that have been made lately. The market continues to surprise me on what is getting released and selling well compared to what does not get released when you would assume other titles would be more of a slam dunk. Obviously, it's a complicated market with licensing fees and some rights owners asking for too much or maybe the movie requires too much restoration involved to justify the costs etc.
But who would have thought Real Genius would get a 4k release? Red Dawn?
Kino Lorber releasing an UHD disc of a Kubrick picture?
From what I can tell the margins on disc releases are getting tight and costs to produce the discs have increased over the last few years with high inflation and energy costs etc.
I don't know the cash flow of the labels that are releasing these movies for our enjoyment but my guess is if they make a few mistakes in a short space of time they could be in an uncomfortable position.
They seem to be doing a wonderful job thus far in relation to selecting the right movies for release that gets enough buyers to justify their choices and sometimes they hit it out the park but how vulnerable are they to the whims of consumers?
With the cost of living crisis hitting western economies and high inflation decimating many peoples discretionary income with no sign of any improvement on the horizon and Netflix introducing their cheap $4.99 service with ads soon will 2023 be the peak of 4k media?
With many old favourite movies announced for release in 2023 it may be the year we see labels getting encouragement from the market to green light new projects for the future or perhaps sales do not meet expectations and we might start to see some labels fade into extremely niche markets with very few releases on a yearly basis compared to what we have seen in the past couple of years.
It sure will be fascinating to see how it all unfolds.
I am personally looking forward to a few releases coming soon including Plains, Trains & Automobiles and the recently announced Rain Man.
Will they stand up to scrutiny from the videophile reviewers?
No idea but one hopes these can meet our expectations and that the labels continue to dumbfound us with their releases and thrive in what is the insatiable and infuriating home video enthusiast market.
What titles have surprised members in getting a 4k release?
If they could choose 1 title for UHD not yet released what would it be?
I will throw a curve-ball and personally choose Footloose.
Why?
The Blu Ray got what appeared to be a dreadful release and I think it could look well on 4k. Eyes Wide Shut would be a close second.
It's my thread so I can choose 2.
Actually, I would love to see Chinatown in 4k UHD too. Don't know if filters were used to shoot that movie though so maybe a new Blu Ray would suffice.
Anyway, I am rambling.