Is there any hope for Lionsgate and Paramount catalog titles?

[DukeTogo84]

For whatever reason it seems that the biggest gaps in my blu-ray collection come from titles that Lionsgate and Paramount put out.

Lionsgate doesn't seem to license out their films and Paramount is pretty weird with other companies like Kino in only allowing to release films that Paramount never released on DVD.

I want to see Ghost Dog, The Dead Zone, Narc, I'll Sleep When I'm Dead, The Punisher, Gods and Monsters, etc get a release, but who knows what's going on.

Does anyone think that there might be a chance that these companies will get their act together, or are we out of luck?

[TripleHBK]

Lionsgate is releasing films slllllooooowwwwllllyyy so it's conceivable that with time you may get what you want from them. Paramount is a whole other problem however but I remain hopeful that eventually someone may finally crack that nut and get access to those titles. In the mean time start looking to Australia to import a few of the films you mentioned in Region A friendly editions.

[Member-222782]

Paramount has been notoriously stingy with their catalog but they just announced MacGyver Season 1 for Blu-ray release so this gives me hope that something is afoot at the studio. This is the studio that stopped further seasons of I Love Lucy on BD after two seasons, a hugely popular series, so this announcement sort of comes as a shock. We'll just have to see what else comes down the pipe (if anything). Lionsgate is tougher to figure out. Their Vestron line was a nice idea but it seems to have fizzled out. They only seem interested in expanding their portfolio so they look good on Wall Street. Definitely not the kind of people you'd want running a film studio if you ask me.

[hanshotfirst1138]

Vudu has an HD version of Dragonslayer, so it must exist. Come on, Paramount! It’s too much to hope we’ll ever get Face/Off with lossless audio.

[critterdvd]

Honestly I find Paramount just perplexing. Several years ago they were licensing everything to Warner Brothers, and now they are hoarding but releasing very little...

[James Luckard]

Originally Posted by Cinema74

This is the studio that stopped further seasons of I Love Lucy on BD after two seasons, a hugely popular series, so this announcement sort of comes as a shock.

I think I read they stopped Lucy because they were doing hugely expensive new scans from the original camera negatives, since it was the first TV show shot on film. Apparently the BDs, which had exorbitantly high prices, didn't sell well enough to justify further seasons, talk about a self-fulfilling prophecy.

[xander]

Originally Posted by hanshotfirst1138

Come on, Paramount! It’s too much to hope we’ll ever get Face/Off with lossless audio.

And without the worst DNR this side of the Predator UHE disc.

[WestMan]

Paramount has made laughably bad decisions over the last 5 years in most areas of their company.

[78deluxe]

Nothing in the thread mentioned so far I'd pay more than $4 for.

I have to imagine the catalog has more desirable films to release.

If not, then my first sentence should suffice as a reason

[dcfan88]

Lionsgate I've never had issues with. Most of what I want from them is available.
Paramount, I'm not sure what's going on with them

[DNSK]

Does Paramount feel there’s no money to be made? Could that be the hold up on so many movies?

[IndyMLVC]

Lions Gate? I don't have much:
Shattered Glass
Genius (which is available in other regions)
Swimming with Sharks

Paramount
Eye For An Eye
Frankie & Johnny
He Said She Said
Red Eye
Regarding Henry
Sabrina
Soapdish
Summer School
What Lies Beneath

[WestMan]

Originally Posted by DNSK

Does Paramount feel there’s no money to be made? Could that be the hold up on so many movies?

They are the same company who refuses to go with Movies Anywhere and pulled there channels off of most streaming services to concentrate on traditional cable. Logic and Paramount don't go together

[clortho]

Lots of Paramount titles I'm waiting for:

Addams Family Values
Another 48 Hrs.
Bébé's Kids
Beverly Hills Cop II & III (Region A releases)
The Brady Bunch Movie
A Very Brady Sequel
Brain Donors
Breakdown
Bringing Out the Dead
Coneheads
Cool World
Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy
A Night at the Roxbury
The Odd Couple II
Stuart Saves His Family
Summer Rental
There Goes the Neighborhood
The Two Jakes

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by clortho

Lots of Paramount titles I'm waiting for:

Addams Family Values
Another 48 Hrs.
Bébé's Kids
Beverly Hills Cop II & III (Region A releases)
The Brady Bunch Movie
A Very Brady Sequel
Brain Donors
Breakdown
Bringing Out the Dead
Coneheads
Cool World
Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy
A Night at the Roxbury
The Odd Couple II
Stuart Saves His Family
Summer Rental
There Goes the Neighborhood
The Two Jakes

Adams Family Values, The Two Jakes, and Another 48 hours are surprising as the first films sold pretty well on blu.

Bringing Out the Dead is a must, as it's a Scorsese title and one of his most underrated.

[Worship.my.wreck]

At least Lionsgate makes somewhat of an effort to release their films. Especially with the Vestron line. Paramount, on the other hand, I have no clue what the heck they're doing.

[ShadeRF]

Iron Eagle. Why has this not been released... ugh!!!!

[SpaceBlackKnight]

Originally Posted by ShadeRF

Iron Eagle. Why has this not been released... ugh!!!!

Iron Eagle is with Sony so possibly ether a Choice BD-R, Mill Creek pressed disc, or a Shout Select with some extras in the near future.

Iron Eagle II and III: Aces are StudioCanal with Lionsgate handling their distribution, and IV is Lionsgate inherited from Artisan/Trimark as well. Since LG hasn't done much with physical catalog titles nor released much of SC's catalog lately aside T2, then you're gonna be in a for quite a wait.

[mar3o]

We definitely need the The Brady Bunch and A Very Brady Sequel on blu-ray.

[notops]

Originally Posted by clortho

Lots of Paramount titles I'm waiting for:

Addams Family Values
Another 48 Hrs.
Bébé's Kids
Beverly Hills Cop II & III (Region A releases)
The Brady Bunch Movie
A Very Brady Sequel
Brain Donors
Breakdown
Bringing Out the Dead
Coneheads
Cool World
Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy
A Night at the Roxbury
The Odd Couple II
Stuart Saves His Family
Summer Rental
There Goes the Neighborhood
The Two Jakes

Brain Candy is my holy grail title. But since I can't even find it streaming, a BD release is about as likely as The Kids making another motion picture...