How Are Movies Pegged for Blu-ray Release? - Blu-ray Forum

scrapser · 08-22-2008, 07:40 PM

Is there any information on what determines when movies get the BD treatment? So far it seems like there's no pattern other than new movies coming out in DVD/BD at the same time. But what about older movies...especially the popular movies of times past?

Here are some examples in no particular order of importance (and not necessarily my personal preference).

Cecil B. Demille
Alfred Hitchcock
Rollerball (original)
Lawrence of Arabia
Journey to the Center of the Earth/First Men in the Moon/The Time Machine
Zulu
John Wayne movies
Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Dune (David Lynch and SciFi versions)
Original Star Wars Trilogy
Places in the Heart
Forest Gump
Titanic
Jeremiah Johnson
Little Big Man
Easy Rider
The Great Escape

You get the idea. All these movies have an enormous fan base and yet nothing is known about them coming to Blu-Ray. It just seems odd to me that a movie like "Witless Protection" comes out right away when movies of high caliber are not even on an upcoming release list.

a-mac2848 · 08-22-2008, 07:46 PM

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SS316SRV · 08-22-2008, 07:48 PM

kpkelley · 08-22-2008, 07:50 PM

I think they just throw darts at a list of their catalog and whatever they hit gets released, or better yet it's like wheel of fortune and they spin it around hoping not to land on anything from the Ed Wood Jr. collection, talk about bankrupt.

SquidPuppet · 08-22-2008, 07:51 PM

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ThingontheFloor · 08-22-2008, 08:08 PM

I think stinkers like Witless Protection have come out because they're new releases but as a catalog title, I don't think it'd have a snowballs chance at selling a copy. Studios take a chance with every catalog title, which would explain the pickiness. Also, they want to wait for the install base to be higher in order to release a lot of the major titles (Star Wars, LOTR etc.) in order to increase sales. All comes down to $$.

08-22-2008, 07:40 PM	#1
scrapser Member Member since:Mar 2008	How Are Movies Pegged for Blu-ray Release? Is there any information on what determines when movies get the BD treatment? So far it seems like there's no pattern other than new movies coming out in DVD/BD at the same time. But what about older movies...especially the popular movies of times past? Here are some examples in no particular order of importance (and not necessarily my personal preference). Cecil B. Demille Alfred Hitchcock Rollerball (original) Lawrence of Arabia Journey to the Center of the Earth/First Men in the Moon/The Time Machine Zulu John Wayne movies Lord of the Rings Trilogy Dune (David Lynch and SciFi versions) Original Star Wars Trilogy Places in the Heart Forest Gump Titanic Jeremiah Johnson Little Big Man Easy Rider The Great Escape You get the idea. All these movies have an enormous fan base and yet nothing is known about them coming to Blu-Ray. It just seems odd to me that a movie like "Witless Protection" comes out right away when movies of high caliber are not even on an upcoming release list.

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08-22-2008, 07:46 PM	#2
a-mac2848 Banned Member since:Feb 2008	There are times when I look at people and I see nothing worth liking. ...

08-22-2008, 07:48 PM	#3
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08-22-2008, 07:50 PM	#4
kpkelley Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Framingham, MA 4K collection:385 Blu-ray collection:2478 Digital collection:113 Blu-ray reviews: 152	I think they just throw darts at a list of their catalog and whatever they hit gets released, or better yet it's like wheel of fortune and they spin it around hoping not to land on anything from the Ed Wood Jr. collection, talk about bankrupt.

08-22-2008, 08:08 PM	#6
ThingontheFloor Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray collection:331	I think stinkers like Witless Protection have come out because they're new releases but as a catalog title, I don't think it'd have a snowballs chance at selling a copy. Studios take a chance with every catalog title, which would explain the pickiness. Also, they want to wait for the install base to be higher in order to release a lot of the major titles (Star Wars, LOTR etc.) in order to increase sales. All comes down to $$.

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