Twilight Time Discussion Thread

[broganreynik]

The problem I'm having, is that some of these films are hard to find to rent, or see. Take Desiree for example. I am a fan of Orson Welles, so I'm intrigued, but the plot description isn't enough to make me want to blind buy at $35. Hmmm.

[CinemaScope]

Originally Posted by broganreynik

The problem I'm having, is that some of these films are hard to find to rent, or see. Take Desiree for example. I am a fan of Orson Welles, so I'm intrigued, but the plot description isn't enough to make me want to blind buy at $35. Hmmm.

Orson Welles? He's not in it, maybe you mean Marlon. I have two Twilight Times Blu's that I'm very happy with, The Egyptian & Mysterious Island, but I knew & loved those films. There's no way I'd blind buy at those prices.

[Scottie]

Can't wait for next week's pre-orders!

[rkolinski]

Originally Posted by broganreynik

The problem I'm having, is that some of these films are hard to find to rent, or see. Take Desiree for example. I am a fan of Orson Welles, so I'm intrigued, but the plot description isn't enough to make me want to blind buy at $35. Hmmm.

Desiree is available for rental via Amazon Prime or VUDU if you wish to see the film before purchase!

[broganreynik]

Originally Posted by CinemaScope

Orson Welles? He's not in it, maybe you mean Marlon. I have two Twilight Times Blu's that I'm very happy with, The Egyptian & Mysterious Island, but I knew & loved those films. There's no way I'd blind buy at those prices.

Oh, for cryin' out loud! How the heck did I get those two mixed up? I was thinking Brando, but said Welles.

[Brad1963]

Originally Posted by Vw Driver

Just ordered:

Picnic
Swamp Water
Experiment in Terror
Désirée

That will make it 14 movies I've got from them, and yet all were worth it as blind buys.

Swamp Water is one of my favorite Blind Buys. I loved it.

[Blu-Velvet]

Originally Posted by broganreynik

Oh, for cryin' out loud! How the heck did I get those two mixed up? I was thinking Brando, but said Welles.

Well, both of them did gain a heckuva lot of weight in their later years. The subconscious mental image may have had something to do with it, short-circuiting nerve endings or some such thing.

In any case, DESIREE is an interesting film to watch but it may or may not be something you'd like to own, depending on personal tastes and what it is you're looking for in it (e.g., story, production values in sets and costumes, acting performances, specific stars, color CinemaScope cinematography, era of production, etc.).

[jrsl76]

Got my movies in today (Experiment, BTBullet, the 2 Flints, Rapture) and watched EIT tonight.

What a tense little film. I really liked it.

[deltasun]

Originally Posted by brad1963

swamp water is one of my favorite blind buys. I loved it.

+1

[PowellPressburger]

I am so far behind on my TT titles so early this morning I ordered

Blue Lagoon
In Like Flint
Our Man Flint
Experiment in Terror

I hope they aren't too backlogged hoping my order ships out today

[SolidBlu]

hope to get the ff next week

In Like Flint
Nicholas And Alexandra
Our Man Flint
Experiment in Terror
The Blue Lagoon
Lost Horizon

[SolidBlu]

cannot wait for the pre-orders next week

[AgentOrange]

Originally Posted by CinemaScope

Orson Welles? He's not in it, maybe you mean Marlon. I have two Twilight Times Blu's that I'm very happy with, The Egyptian & Mysterious Island, but I knew & loved those films. There's no way I'd blind buy at those prices.

It's more of a gamble, but it's more interesting for me to "blind buy" and get the experience.

For example I think As Good as it Gets is a Perfectly enjoyable film (albeit I never saw it was "Oscar Worthy"). However there's no chance at all I would pay $35 for that one.

On the other hand it was very exciting to pay $35 for film like Rapture or The Egyptian which have truly been forgotten about until Twilight Time released them in top form on blu-ray. Swamp Water is another one that was a huge hit for me. Those will be permanent fixtures in my blu-ray collection.

I have been lukewarm about a couple of the films. Wayward Bus for example - Twilight Time did a fine job with it, but the film absolutely STINKS. Bite the Bullet doesn't really do anything for me either, I would just call that one mediocre through and through. Worst case scenario though is I can resell them and maybe only lose $10-15..

[ROclockCK]

Originally Posted by AgentOrange

[Show spoiler]It's more of a gamble, but it's more interesting for me to "blind buy" and get the experience.

For example I think As Good as it Gets is a Perfectly enjoyable film (albeit I never saw it was "Oscar Worthy"). However there's no chance at all I would pay $35 for that one.

On the other hand it was very exciting to pay $35 for film like Rapture or The Egyptian which have truly been forgotten about until Twilight Time released them in top form on blu-ray. Swamp Water is another one that was a huge hit for me. Those will be permanent fixtures in my blu-ray collection.

I have been lukewarm about a couple of the films. Wayward Bus for example - Twilight Time did a fine job with it, but the film absolutely STINKS. Bite the Bullet doesn't really do anything for me either, I would just call that one mediocre through and through. Worst case scenario though is I can resell them and maybe only lose $10-15..

...or actually make a few bucks if you hang onto them long enough AgentOrange.

One of the movie fans I know up here who piggy-backs on my orders to save on cross-border shipping has taken a chance on a handful of TT titles on impulse blind buys. He had a similarly soft positive reaction to Bite the Bullet , thought The Wayward Bus was enjoyable only as cult camp, and outright loathed Rapture plus the Novak films for some strange reason. On the other hand, he loved both High Time and The Roots of Heaven, so go figure. Yet he shrugged off the less compelling titles with, "Hey, if I sell them now, I'm just out the cost of seeing a movie, but if I sit on them for a couple of years, I might recoup, or even gain."

Hard to argue with that practical consumer logic. I mean, he's admitting that he's freely indulging himself with some pretty obscure vintage titles outside his general comfort zone, but doesn't feel like they've been a dead loss due to the niche collector appeal and limited run nature of these Blu-rays. Someone, somewhere will always want one of the few copies that exist...especially the more offbeat, modest-selling titles that will never get done again in Region A or elsewhere.

[SpartanIre]

Originally Posted by mhurne

Placed an order with SAE on Sunday night via their website. The package shipped on Monday and I received it on Wednesday. The blu-ray's were well packed: covered with bubble-wrap, in popcorn packing, and in a Priority Mail box so they arrived to me in perfect shape! I'd say buy with confidence!

My experience has been similar mhurne, if you order three or more items they bubble-wrap them and ship them in a cardboard box rather than a bubble-mailer. Never had the popcorn packing though. Great peace of mind to know the items from SAE normally arrive in great shape...

I think your avatar is fantastic - so true...

[broganreynik]

I decided to order Bite the Bullet, Experiment in Terror, and Bonjour Tristesse.

I'm still eyeing Desiree, Pony Soldier, Beloved Infidel, The Flint movies, Those Magnificent Men..., as well as the upcoming Major Dundee, The Driver, Leave Her to Heaven, Philadelphia, The Fury, and Hard Times.

Man, this could get expensive.

[Dex Robinson]

Originally Posted by ROclockCK

He had a similarly soft positive reaction to Bite the Bullet , thought The Wayward Bus was enjoyable only as cult camp, and outright loathed Rapture plus the Novak films for some strange reason. On the other hand, he loved both High Time and The Roots of Heaven, so go figure.

Let's face it...there's no accounting for taste.

I've watched CITIZEN KANE a dozen times trying to force myself to like it. I don't. It bores me silly.

On the other hand, I can watch ROLLER BOOGIE with Linda Blair everyday of the week and never get tired of it!

Onto some Twilight Time business...I must confess that I'm now feeling the sting of the new international postal rates. I went to order IN LIKE FLINT this morning (I already have OUR MAN FLINT) but I only got halfway through the process when I cancelled...decided I just couldn't justify it with the increased shipping right now.

I will still buy it. However, I have a lot of standing pre-orders for other things and some of the "marginal" titles will have to wait for awhile. Maybe April.

[lilboyblu]

Christine - The Driver - The Fury - Leave Her To Heaven - Major Dundee are likely to be what I'll be picking up in the future.

I'm already the proud owner of Big Heat - Bye Bye Birdie - The Egyptian - Experiment In Terror - Mysterious Island - Night Of The Living Dead - Rapture - Swamp Water - The Wayward Bus.

No disappointments yet, but I'm in agreement with rockaroundtheclock's logic. If it were something I'd never watch again, I'd put it back on the market for someone else to hopefully enjoy.

[captveg]

Originally Posted by rkolinski

Desiree is available for rental via Amazon Prime or VUDU if you wish to see the film before purchase!

Thanks for this info. There's a quite a few available on Amazon Prime right now, which will help me out. I rarely blind buy, and so I've been trying to see as many of these titles as possible before they sell out / get released so I don't miss out on ones I truly want. I've been using Netlfix, but most of the Fox titles never had a DVD release and are not available through Netflix, so the Amazon news helps me greatly. So far I haven't seen a film that I feel compelled to own (maybe The Big Heat), but I'm definitely picking up The Driver as soon as it becomes available to order.

Titles on Amazon Prime streaming rental ($3) that are not available via disc/streaming on Netflix:

Beloved Infidel
Desirée
Experiment in Terror
Our Man Flint
The Rains of Ranchipur
The Roots of Heaven

Titles not available through Netflix or Amazon Prime:

Bonjour tristesse
The Egyptian
High Time
Lost Horizon
The Only Game in Town
Pony Soldier
Rapture
The Sound and the Fury
Swamp Water
The Wayward Bus

[*PREACHER*]