Twilight Time Discussion Thread - Page 1738 - Blu-ray Forum

StarDestroyer52 · 07-03-2020, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by hoytereden

There was only around three of those I regret not picking up. It’s my own fault since I had opportunities prior to the final sale to get them and passed for one reason or another.

Yeah, I had multiple opportunities to pick up Lillies of the Field either from TT/SAE or when it was dirt cheap via Amazon Fulfilled 3rd party sellers for $15-20 but just never did for one reason or another. I don't blame anyone but myself.

slimjean · 07-03-2020, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by StarDestroyer52

Yeah, I had multiple opportunities to pick up Lillies of the Field either from TT/SAE or when it was dirt cheap via Amazon Fulfilled 3rd party sellers for $15-20 but just never did for one reason or another. I don't blame anyone but myself.

After filling my cart so many times and rejecting titles I feel sad that so many are POOF gone.

Weird that I seen Apassionata for sale how many times for nothing, now it is gone for good. lol I will live, but now I am annoyed. Reminds me of RAD with Vinegar Syndrome. Far from the top of my list, but when you think of so few pressed, it makes you kick yourself in the ass. Such is the life of collecting. Things if needed find a way back.

I am happy for the things I did get, and I paid full price for. Don't Bother to Knock, Wild in the Country (Elvis Good Will Hunting), The Other, just so many that I know were wonderful transfers. I will miss Twilight Time. They did very good work and rescued many classics that I don't think we will ever see again physically. And even if we do, when?

Brandon K · 07-03-2020, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by StarDestroyer52

Unless there are still decent titles left at SAE afterwards I am likely 99.9% done.

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Originally Posted by slimjean

Weird that I seen Apassionata for sale how many times for nothing, now it is gone for good. lol I will live, but now I am annoyed.

Don’t forget there’s a lot still available at SAE, including Appassionata:

https://www.screenarchives.com/title...SSIONATA-1974/

thebalconyfool · 07-03-2020, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by mja345

Good news: My order from May 12 shipped

Bad news: In frustration from waiting for my order to ship, I took a baseball bat to my televisions, sound system and BD players and destroyed them. So I have to buy new equipment to watch the BDs on when they come. The passion of the hobby gets the best of all of us sometimes.

I know what you mean.

I did the same thing when I couldn't get a copy of 9 to 5 at Wednesday's sale.

IanSchultz23 · 07-03-2020, 07:34 PM

My order finally shipped after 5 weeks and was suppose to be delivered today but dinged with a customer fee of £24 such great service!

Brandon K · 07-03-2020, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by jmclick

What's weird is that I showed up late to the sale, and bought a bunch of titles (below in red) that were not on that list, but had been recently been pulled from the website:

Yeah, the limited list in the email included only the non-sale-price titles. It would have been nice if they had included a list of the sale-price back-in-stock titles in their email as well. I was focused on getting in orders for the super limited non-sale-price titles, and forgot to start browsing the rest until it was probably too late. I have a feeling that "How To Steal A Million" was one of those available titles, because I missed noticing it from a complete comparison list that I did of all titles listed on the site before and after they populated the site for the sale - it's one of my wishlist titles and if it was, I definitely regret missing it.

Here's that list, for anyone interested in retrospect. I can't confirm that copies of these were available, only that the product pages were added / became active on the site:

[Show spoiler]

Snl40boi · 07-03-2020, 08:22 PM

I ordered 3 more movies from twilight time on screen Archive website a few days ago. Today they arrived. Seems screen Archive still has a bunch of twilight time movies.

Professor Echo · 07-03-2020, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by StarDestroyer52

Yeah, I had multiple opportunities to pick up Lillies of the Field either from TT/SAE or when it was dirt cheap via Amazon Fulfilled 3rd party sellers for $15-20 but just never did for one reason or another. I don't blame anyone but myself.

This is me with HAWAII and THE HAWAIIANS. I couldn't pull the trigger on the first one because of lackluster reviews on the transfer and also that the Roadshow version they included, which would be my preferred way to watch it, was only in standard definition and with faded color. The sequel just gets lousy reviews as a movie and besides, my OCD wouldn't let me buy a sequel without owning the original.

Anyway, all of that notwithstanding, I still kind of wish I had gone for both of them. All this time of waiting for a superior transfer from elsewhere in the world hasn't worked out and I can't imagine it will now.

Central IL Film Fan · 07-03-2020, 10:18 PM

My order from May 13th arrived today.

Brandon K · 07-03-2020, 11:03 PM

The top 2 tiers of "Low Quantity" at TT from this morning's email - excepting the Ka Shen DVD - are now sold out.

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Fewer than 25 copies remain of the following titles:
- Angel [AKA Danny Boy] ($3.95)
- Appassionata ($6.95)
- April Love ($6.95)
- Blue Denim ($11.95 or 10/$100)
- Glory Guys, The ($11.95 or 10/$100)
- Quiet American, The ($11.95 or 10/$100)
- Three Coins In The Fountain ($11.95 or 10/$100)
- Count Yorga, Vampire ($29.95)

Fewer than 50 copies remain of the following titles:
- To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey (DVD - $3.95)
- Bananas ($11.95 or 10/$100)
- Beneath The 12-Mile Reef ($11.95 or 10/$100)

A couple items from the higher tiers, 100/150 copies, are also gone:

- X Y & Zee
- Husbands and Wives

belcherman · 07-04-2020, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Brandon K

They're running a 10 for $100 deal but they're also running a 10% off $100+ deal, so the 10% off usually kicks in first at 9 titles. You had the 1940s Musical Bundle in there as well. Very nice

Actually, my order included Hello Frisco, Hello and Mother Wore Tights, but not Pin-Up Girl, which I had ordered previously. Still not sure how the system came up with $88.05 for 10 titles (before shipping), but I’m not complaining.

Brandon K · 07-04-2020, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by belcherman

Actually, my order included ... Still not sure how the system came up with $88.05 for 10 titles (before shipping), but I’m not complaining.

Ah yes, I didn't look at the titles carefully enough, I had to figure it out though!

You got the 10 titles for $100 deal, and then you also got the 10% off for $100+, but it's calculating that 10% off from the original prices of each item ($11.95). 10 for $100 = $100 - (10% of $119.50) = $88.05.

As TT have said in their emails, the new, final promotions "can be combined" - pretty crazy, especially how the system does it, and not what one would expect, but a great deal!

StarDestroyer52 · 07-04-2020, 02:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Brandon K

Don’t forget there’s a lot still available at SAE, including Appassionata:

https://www.screenarchives.com/title...SSIONATA-1974/

Yeah, like I said I will look at SAE's site at the end of the month to see if there is anything left that I could see myself being interested in. I'm already over the allotted amount of money that I set aside to spend on BluRays this month thanks to the dirt cheap BFI titles via Rarewaves on eBay and the upcoming Criterion BluRays of War of the Worlds and the Bruce Lee set. If I miss out on certain titles, c'est la vie. I only have myself to blame and nobody else. I'm grateful for Twilight Time releasing so many films that never would've been released if not for them including one of my favorite films "To Sir With Love" for one.

ChristianB · 07-04-2020, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by UnionJackMix

Ok I have to say their emails were maybe too detailed to keep track of what was gonna happen.
Like me totally missing the fact that FedEx was the only shipping option outside the US, and why I had to let go of the 9 to 5 I had in my cart.
*sobs to bed.

When I saw how much a simple FedEx shipment to Switzerland would have cost for two movies (over 130 bucks) I gladly gave others the opportunity to buy "9 to 5" and "Manhattan Murder Mystery" ;-)...

prkchopexpress · 07-05-2020, 03:23 AM

from noon till three is not what i expected. it’s actually really funny. and while it is sold out at twilight time, there are still copies at screen archives.

jmclick · 07-05-2020, 05:18 PM

As of noon today (Central Time), there are 45 Twilight Time titles still available for sale on the eponymous website. The list reflects five titles that have recently sold out, and four titles that are back in inventory and available for sale. 22 of the remaining titles are Twentieth Century-Fox productions. Here's the list, with the Fox titles indicated to the side:

[Show spoiler]

SeanJoyce · 07-05-2020, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by prkchopexpress

from noon till three is not what i expected. it’s actually really funny. and while it is sold out at twilight time, there are still copies at screen archives.

From Noon Till Three is awesome...probably Jill Ireland's best performance, and lighthearted Bronson (this, Farewell, Friend, Red Sun) is always a nice change of pace.

Really happy to have this one in my collection.

jmclick · 07-05-2020, 10:25 PM

There are three Twilight Time titles that I've regretted not buying over the years: As Good as It Gets; Bell Book and Candle; and Bye Bye Birdie. I finally bought a copy of Birdie about a year ago, and this afternoon I scored a copy of Bell Book and Candle (complete with the magnet). I'm going to miss this label so much.

There are a few additional titles I might pick up at SAE in the future if their prices get lowered, but like so many other fans of the label, I think I'm pretty much done. I placed my first order on June 21, 2011, for two copies of The Egyptian on blu-ray; the nine years since then have been a real joyride.

Thank you, Twilight Time.

UnionJackMix · 07-05-2020, 10:38 PM

A few weeks ago I discovered I owned a European bluray of As Good As It Gets.
I wonder if that is as good as the TT one.
The ones I regret the most are 9 to 5 and TT's Inferno.

BenOswald · 07-05-2020, 10:46 PM

My top TT I regret picking up:

9 to 5
Heaven Knows Mr. Allison
A Man for All Seasons
The Train
The Believers
The Fury
The Man from Laramie

Top Blind Buys
The Remains of the Day
Cutters Way
Our Man in Havana
Behold a Pale Horse
Hound of the Baskervilles

07-03-2020, 07:34 PM	#34745
IanSchultz23 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2014 4K collection:830 Blu-ray collection:5526 DVD collection:1132 Digital collection:275 iTunes collection:22 Trading Score:1	My order finally shipped after 5 weeks and was suppose to be delivered today but dinged with a customer fee of £24 such great service!

07-03-2020, 08:22 PM	#34747
Snl40boi Power Member Member since:Mar 2015 Blu-ray collection:39 DVD collection:26 Digital collection:8 iTunes collection:5	I ordered 3 more movies from twilight time on screen Archive website a few days ago. Today they arrived. Seems screen Archive still has a bunch of twilight time movies.

07-03-2020, 10:18 PM	#34749
Central IL Film Fan Member Member since:Dec 2018 Location:Central Illinois 4K collection:77 Blu-ray collection:1333 DVD collection:285	My order from May 13th arrived today.

07-05-2020, 03:23 AM	#34755
prkchopexpress Blu-ray Ninja Member since:May 2016 4K collection:235 Blu-ray collection:1691	from noon till three is not what i expected. it’s actually really funny. and while it is sold out at twilight time, there are still copies at screen archives.

07-05-2020, 05:18 PM	#34756
jmclick Special Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2013 Location:Nevada, MO, USA 4K collection:403 Blu-ray collection:6132 DVD collection:2147 Trading Score:27	As of noon today (Central Time), there are 45 Twilight Time titles still available for sale on the eponymous website. The list reflects five titles that have recently sold out, and four titles that are back in inventory and available for sale. 22 of the remaining titles are Twentieth Century-Fox productions. Here's the list, with the Fox titles indicated to the side: [Show spoiler]

07-05-2020, 10:25 PM	#34758
jmclick Special Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2013 Location:Nevada, MO, USA 4K collection:403 Blu-ray collection:6132 DVD collection:2147 Trading Score:27	There are three Twilight Time titles that I've regretted not buying over the years: As Good as It Gets; Bell Book and Candle; and Bye Bye Birdie. I finally bought a copy of Birdie about a year ago, and this afternoon I scored a copy of Bell Book and Candle (complete with the magnet). I'm going to miss this label so much. There are a few additional titles I might pick up at SAE in the future if their prices get lowered, but like so many other fans of the label, I think I'm pretty much done. I placed my first order on June 21, 2011, for two copies of The Egyptian on blu-ray; the nine years since then have been a real joyride. Thank you, Twilight Time.

07-05-2020, 10:38 PM	#34759
UnionJackMix Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jan 2014 4K collection:380 Blu-ray collection:1436 DVD collection:49 Trading Score:10	A few weeks ago I discovered I owned a European bluray of As Good As It Gets. I wonder if that is as good as the TT one. The ones I regret the most are 9 to 5 and TT's Inferno.

07-05-2020, 10:46 PM	#34760
BenOswald Senior Member Member since:Mar 2016 Location:Los Angeles, CA 4K collection:34 Blu-ray collection:1253 DVD collection:64 Trading Score:1	My top TT I regret picking up: 9 to 5 Heaven Knows Mr. Allison A Man for All Seasons The Train The Believers The Fury The Man from Laramie Top Blind Buys The Remains of the Day Cutters Way Our Man in Havana Behold a Pale Horse Hound of the Baskervilles

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