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Originally Posted by Beast
(Post 5169231)
Face it... the few people legitimately going to boycott this won't do anything to sales. It's a drop in the bucket.
Especially since the vocal individuals who are saying such things are only a very small portion of the fanbase.
And then you have the people who don't know or care one way or another who willl just buy them at retail.
Also you do realize that Netflix doesn't just magically get the discs right? They have to buy multiple copies as well.
There's no legitimate amount of pressure that will speed up a release that he doesn't want to do. That's just a fact.
After all, there has been petitions and complaints since '97. And the market is there for every version of the films. It just doesn't matter.
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Please excuse any grammar/spelling errors, as I'm in a bit of a rush. After that, I'm outta this debate, at least until the discs are released.
Okay, so it's a vocal minority. But: unless there's a big marketing campaign (TV/magazine ads, etc.) for the Blu-Rays, the people who want to see Star Wars on Blu-Ray are also a minority. The Blu-Ray format itself has yet to catch on with mainstream America. And seeing as most people just see SW as fun popcorn movies, I don't think the average movie viewer is going to rush out to replace their perfectly serviceable DVD copies. That means that the vocal minority of Special Edition haters could actually be a large portion of the minority that is interested in Star Wars on Blu-Ray.
These are expensive sets we're talking about, not some bargain-bin discs that people are just going casually pick up on a whim. Furthermore, these are old movies, so the type of people who just buy the latest stuff simply because they have the money to do so aren't likely to buy the SW BRs.
Netflix buys multiple copies, but it's not 1:1. That is, it's not "one copy for every person who is currently requesting this movie;" it's more like an algorithm for buying the least number of copies, while minimizing the time that people have to wait to get their disc. If a movie is currently in unusually high demand, such as a brand new film, Netflix won't bother to buy enough copies to satisfy everyone, since they know that the demand will normalize, and they don't want to be left with a bunch of extra copies. For example, there is currently a "Long Wait" for the original Planet of the Apes, due to the success of the prequel, but I really doubt that Netflix is going to alleviate the wait by buying more copies. They know that interest in the film will return to normal in a month or two.
"There's no legitimate amount of pressure that will speed up a release that he doesn't want to do. That's just a fact"
Only Lucas knows whether the above statement is true. Unless you're Lucas, it's not a fact. In any case, you're probably right that a semi-boycott is pointless, but it's worth a shot. I just wanted people to know that there is another option for viewing Star Wars on Blu-Ray, in HD, without having to actually buy it. Some are under the impression that Netflix doesn't carry Blu-Rays, or, like other subscriptions, that it's a pain to create/cancel a Netflix subscription, but it's easy as pie.
