BDs That Are Out of Print (OOP)

[rocknblues81]

Originally Posted by thatguamguy

This is from his review:
"As nearly as I can tell, the deputy chief is in the movie for only one purpose: to be consistently wrong at every step of the way and to provide a phony counterpoint to Willis' progress. The character is so willfully useless, so dumb, so much a product of the Idiot Plot Syndrome, that all by himself he successfully undermines the last half of the movie. Thrillers like this need to be well-oiled machines, with not a single wasted moment. Inappropriate and wrongheaded interruptions reveal the fragile nature of the plot and prevent it from working."

I think the bolded part is extreme, but I agree with him about the character. It doesn't undermine the movie for me, but it does test the boundaries a bit.

It's an action film.

Yes, Paul Gleason's character is grossly incompetent, but its not as unrealistic as people want to believe. Look at what happened in Waco Texas in 1993. Our law enforcement and FBI can **** up really bad.

[Frank@Chicago]

Still kicking myself for not buying Willow at Walmart for $14.

As an older movie, I thought it would wind up in the $7.88 bin.

Yea, that never happened...

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Frank@Chicago

Still kicking myself for not buying Willow at Walmart for $14.

As an older movie, I thought it would wind up in the $7.88 bin.

Yea, that never happened...

No, it was another strange instance of a popular catalog title going OOP relatively quickly.

[LeeFanatic007]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

No, it was another strange instance of a popular catalog title going OOP relatively quickly.

I believe it happened around the time Disney acquired Lucasfilm, a re-release seems likely at some point, but Disney will probably be involved with future releases for Willow.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by LeeFanatic007

I believe it happened around the time Disney acquired Lucasfilm, a re-release seems likely at some point, but Disney will probably be involved with future releases for Willow.

Well, we have the 30th anniversary coming up next year so I would expect it then.

[KeithVK]

Originally Posted by LeeFanatic007

I believe it happened around the time Disney acquired Lucasfilm, a re-release seems likely at some point, but Disney will probably be involved with future releases for Willow.

I would think so too but with Disney you never know.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by KeithVK

I would think so too but with Disney you never know.

I want to know now!

[AgentG]

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by AgentG

[Show spoiler]

Done.

[UltraMario9]

Originally Posted by DaBargainHunta

Did I agree with every review Ebert wrote? No. But he's still is the greatest film critic of all time.

My thoughts on the movies you trashed:

A.I.: Great but flawed.

Cloud Atlas: A misunderstood masterpiece IMO, but I can easily see why others hate it.

New Nightmare: I'm with you on this one. One of the most overrated movies of all time, whose praise I will never, ever understand.

Edit: Someone else mentioned Die Hard. One of the few reviews Ebert was flat out "wrong" about IMO and couldn't justify. Usually, even when I disagreed with him, I could understand where he was coming from. But I have no idea what he was thinking when he gave Die Hard a "thumbs down."

I think you've misunderstood my post. I love all those films.

Originally Posted by DMRI2006

When did this turn into a trashing Roger Ebert thread? lol

I wasn't bashing Ebert, I'm a huge fan of his.

[Member-167298]

It looks like the Diamond Edition of Sleeping Beauty might be OOP. It is fetching decent $ on eBay. I have an unopened copy and I am going to try my luck.

[UltraMario9]

Looks like the Paramount releases of Thor and The First Avenger are soon to be OOP

[Kingofkod]

Originally Posted by UltraMario9

Looks like the Paramount releases of Thor and The First Avenger are soon to be OOP

$399 seems like a fair price for the first Captain America film.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by Kingofkod

$399 seems like a fair price for the first Captain America film.

OK, that was an amusing comment.

[AgentG]

[Irongod2112]

Anyone know if the Mill Creek blu of

Donnie Brasco (theatrical cut) is out of print?

Amazon only has it through 3rd party sellers.

[DaBargainHunta]

Originally Posted by UltraMario9

I think you've misunderstood my post. I love all those films.

Yeah, I misinterpreted "lifetime pass" to mean that you were passing on him for life.

A.I. is good and Cloud Atlas is great, but I'll never understand the love for the gimmicky and unsatisfying New Nightmare.

[GasmaskAvenger]

I'm with you, BargainHunta. I always found New Nightmare to be rather overrated.

It is a better first go at the themes Craven would explore in the Scream series (of which I like the fourth and last entry the most), but that's really it.

It also doesn't help it has the worst Freddy Krueger design in the entire series (Yeah, worse than Old Man Freddy in "Freddy's Dead" and Jackie Earle Haley's "We aimed for realism but were too scared to actually make it truly realistic" makeup in the 2010 remake).

[UltraMario9]

Originally Posted by DaBargainHunta

Yeah, I misinterpreted "lifetime pass" to mean that you were passing on him for life.

A.I. is good and Cloud Atlas is great, but I'll never understand the love for the gimmicky and unsatisfying New Nightmare.

Originally Posted by GasmaskAvenger

I'm with you, BargainHunta. I always found New Nightmare to be rather overrated.

It is a better first go at the themes Craven would explore in the Scream series (of which I like the fourth and last entry the most), but that's really it.

It also doesn't help it has the worst Freddy Krueger design in the entire series (Yeah, worse than Old Man Freddy in "Freddy's Dead" and Jackie Earle Haley's "We aimed for realism but were too scared to actually make it truly realistic" makeup in the 2010 remake).

Couldn't disagree more.

[jon angell]

I can get a mint copy of Jade for about $4.50 do you guys think it would be an easy sell or trade