Twilight Time Discussion Thread

[wormraper]

Originally Posted by filmmusic

Because 3 years must pass first to consider a re-release according to rights and stuff...
So, if they ever consider re-releasing it, this cannot be done before October 2017!!

that's only speculation on our parts. for all we know the license just means no one ELSE can re release in less than 3 years, and doesn't count for a renewal of the license between Sony and TT

[JoeDeM]

Originally Posted by rdodolak

TT hasn't provided a release date yet but March 2016 is three years from the last release. What we don't know is whether that three year window starts at the time the contract is signed, when the title is released, or some other variable.

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[PuppetMasterBlu]

Originally Posted by JoeDeM

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And im sure thats true as most of their titles a very old films and there isn't a large market for it.

[bruceames]

Interesting remark from that Facebook post in that he expected 10-15 more sellouts by the end of the year. Only 4 more actually occurred (The Blob, The Train, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia and Fright Night (which actually occurred on Jan 1st)), so maybe sales haven't been quite up to expectations lately (with the exception of Fright Night of course)?

[KilloWertz]

Originally Posted by bruceames.

Interesting remark from that Facebook post in that he expected 10-15 more sellouts by the end of the year. Only 4 more actually occurred (The Blob, The Train, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia and Fright Night (which actually occurred on Jan 1st)), so maybe sales haven't been quite up to expectations lately (with the exception of Fright Night of course)?

It's possible, although at this point there are several that seem to be close (As Good as It Gets, Our Man Flint, The Driver...)

[oildude]

Originally Posted by bruceames.

Interesting remark from that Facebook post in that he expected 10-15 more sellouts by the end of the year. Only 4 more actually occurred (The Blob, The Train, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia and Fright Night (which actually occurred on Jan 1st)), so maybe sales haven't been quite up to expectations lately (with the exception of Fright Night of course)?

Those numbers also include their initial run of DVD titles.

[JoeDeM]

Originally Posted by KilloWertz

It's possible, although at this point there are several that seem to be close (As Good as It Gets, Our Man Flint, The Driver...)

It would be good if TT posted an updated list with low quantities.

[fdm]

Originally Posted by Dunemoon

Whoever gets the copy you don't want to buy won't give a shit about you

Likewise I'm sure.

[klauswhereareyou]

Kind of thought one of the Woody Allen titles would've sold out by now, but I guess there's probably people that would buy it but can't justify for themselves dropping 30 bucks for strictly the movie in HD since the "extras" are meaningless on these.

Seems like Bye Bye Birdie has been low quantity for years now.

[ArnieCunningham]

So we are still unsure on Chridtine then. May be after october. But so far its uncertain. I also heard it could have new features. What do you think it could be?

[wormraper]

Originally Posted by klauswhereareyou

Kind of thought one of the Woody Allen titles would've sold out by now, but I guess there's probably people that would buy it but can't justify for themselves dropping 30 bucks for strictly the movie in HD since the "extras" are meaningless on these.

Seems like Bye Bye Birdie has been low quantity for years now.

only about the last year... it's been slowly dropping for the last 10-12 months by the figures they keep posting

[belcherman]

Originally Posted by bruceames.

Interesting remark from that Facebook post in that he expected 10-15 more sellouts by the end of the year. Only 4 more actually occurred (The Blob, The Train, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia and Fright Night (which actually occurred on Jan 1st)), so maybe sales haven't been quite up to expectations lately (with the exception of Fright Night of course)?

The more new titles TT releases each month, the longer it will take for older titles to sell out. I know that there are some titles that I've had on my wish list for a while now, but those titles keep getting pushed back in favor of new titles. Since my budget is limited, I may never order them before they sell out or expire. In a sense, TT is competing against itself. There is a limited market for these boutique items and TT may be saturating it with their own product.

[Page14]

Originally Posted by belcherman

The more new titles TT releases each month, the longer it will take for older titles to sell out. I know that there are some titles that I've had on my wish list for a while now, but those titles keep getting pushed back in favor of new titles. Since my budget is limited, I may never order them before they sell out or expire. In a sense, TT is competing against itself. There is a limited market for these boutique items and TT may be saturating it with their own product.

^^^
This. (which can be a good thing for us).

[Bates_Motel]

Originally Posted by belcherman

The more new titles TT releases each month, the longer it will take for older titles to sell out. I know that there are some titles that I've had on my wish list for a while now, but those titles keep getting pushed back in favor of new titles. Since my budget is limited, I may never order them before they sell out or expire. In a sense, TT is competing against itself. There is a limited market for these boutique items and TT may be saturating it with their own product.

Why push back older titles just because there's new titles coming out? Just because they are new doesn't make them better. The new ones will be around longer, so it makes sense to buy the older ones and work back forward.

[ArnieCunningham]

Originally Posted by Bates_Motel

Why push back older titles just because there's new titles coming out? Just because they are new doesn't make them better. The new ones will be around longer, so it makes sense to buy the older ones and work back forward.

Yeah that is kinda dumb. also i like Bates Motel too. Returns in march. ok sorry.

[StingingVelvet]

Originally Posted by Bates_Motel

Why push back older titles just because there's new titles coming out? Just because they are new doesn't make them better. The new ones will be around longer, so it makes sense to buy the older ones and work back forward.

One assumes he is more excited about the newer titles, or more worried they will sell out. Makes sense to me.

A lot of TT's catalog is filled with movies that are a tough sell at $30, in my opinion, so less sell-outs than they originally planned on makes sense. Hopefully they now have a better understanding of what sells the most.

[AKORIS]

I wish they'd have an anniversary sale (or something like it again) to move those slower titles out....

$19.99 will be the trigger for me to add quite a few more Twilight titles to my collection....

[belcherman]

Originally Posted by Bates_Motel

Why push back older titles just because there's new titles coming out? Just because they are new doesn't make them better. The new ones will be around longer, so it makes sense to buy the older ones and work back forward.

Um, because I want the newer titles more? Seriously, if the older titles were must-haves for me, I would have bought them by now. They're films that I'm interested in and ones I will buy at some point, provided nothing new comes up to tempt me more. For instance, I was planning to pull the trigger on a few from my wish list, but then TT announced some great titles for Dec, Jan and Feb.

Now, here's the part where I expect to be lynched, if not out-right banned. If I don't get around to ordering those older titles before they sell out or expire, I'll live. After all, they're just blu rays.

[Scooter1836]

Originally Posted by belcherman

The more new titles TT releases each month, the longer it will take for older titles to sell out. I know that there are some titles that I've had on my wish list for a while now, but those titles keep getting pushed back in favor of new titles. Since my budget is limited, I may never order them before they sell out or expire. In a sense, TT is competing against itself. There is a limited market for these boutique items and TT may be saturating it with their own product.

Originally Posted by Page14

^^^
This. (which can be a good thing for us).

^^^^^^ This

Originally Posted by Bates_Motel

Why push back older titles just because there's new titles coming out? Just because they are new doesn't make them better. The new ones will be around longer, so it makes sense to buy the older ones and work back forward.

With more title to choose from it sets different priorities for people since these are at a higher price. Most people will set their priorities getting what they like the best first as opposed to older to newer based on the TT release date. Some of the older titles (by TT release date and not the age of the movie) are probably not selling out because all that want them have them.

Although some of us think the initial TT releases are gems, not everyone will think so.

Heck if you put 100 movie fans in a room and make them write down their top 10, you would probably never any two that match.

[Page14]

Originally Posted by Bates_Motel

Why push back older titles just because there's new titles coming out? Just because they are new doesn't make them better. The new ones will be around longer, so it makes sense to buy the older ones and work back forward.

To me, I want so much, but can only afford so many (both money-wise and storage space-wise). So while we keep getting more and more great TT releases at a faster pace than in years past, some of them are unfortunately getting pushed back to a wish list of sorts (in my case). Plus personally, I'm buying blurays faster than I have a chance to watch them. I'm at a point where I'm "saturated" in blurays. But that hasn't stopped me from adding to my collection when I can.