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Originally Posted by baheidstu
I don't really understand who is impatient enough to pay hundreds of dollars for a frigging movie. I mean, if you like a movie THAT much to pay so much money, why weren't you all over that like a dirty shirt when it was first released? And if it's not your absolute, most favourite movie ever, why would you pay that much for it?
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You seem to have an incredibly narrow capacity for putting yourself in others' shoes.
I, for instance, did not own an HDTV or Blu-ray player until Fall of 2012. Why would I go looking for films - even those I absolutely must have on Blu-ray - before that point? And why would I think that any films would be unavailable through, say, Amazon or Best Buy? I had no clue there were large numbers of limited release titles (or companies), because the only frame of reference I had at the time was how DVDs were treated, where only on very obscure titles were there ever tiny pressings, and almost all of those would find their way to national retailers.
So, yeah, when a few months later I finally discovered this website, and through it TT, it was too late for me to get
Mysterious Island, as it was sold out already. So I shrugged, and bought it for $94 on Amazon. I've been a collector (of multiple things) for over 40 years. Buying in the aftermarket is normal for me if something is out of print. You win some, you lose some.
If
Mysterious Island is released again?
Oh well. It sure as hell won't be the largest sum of money I've ever lost in my life. If it isn't released again? It is a shame others won't be able to enjoy this 'Family Classic' [I grew up outside Chicago]. But I won't get bent about it. I may even consider buying the second edition, depending what else it contains.
Oh... and if the Blu-ray film-collector market is anything like the book-collector market, 1st editions will still fetch a premium over later editions, regardless if any additions to the volume have been made since that 1st edition.
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Originally Posted by dwk
I'm happy that some of these titles are going to get re-released, but the new extras/transfer is TT trying to sell these to the same people that already bought them the first time.
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You are under no obligation to buy titles again. Since the films they are likely to re-license are ones that sold out quickly and command high prices in the aftermarket (demonstrating a continuing large demand), it would seem pretty obvious to me that Twilight Time is trying to sell the 2nd editions to the people who weren't able to get it from them at 'cover price' in the first place.
Sheesh, people. Not everyone and everything is trying to personally persecute you!
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Originally Posted by evoxturbo
NOTLD90 deserves a new 4K transfer the most out of all the titles. People were furious when it released to the point of TT offering refunds for opened copies which is technically illegal. It caused a hurricane of rage on these message boards. They need to rectify Sony's error by offering a superior mastered in 4K release of the film limited to 5000 copies or more. This should of been done immediately after the first release which never happened. I bought the first release and will buy the second release if it gets the 4K treatment / correct color timing.
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The color timing wasn't wrong. I believe the color timing was the DP's decision when the HD mastering was done (according to multiple posts [referencing interviews and the like] in this thread back shortly after it came out). What TT released was
what was felt by those who created the film to be the definitive version. That many didn't like it had nothing at all to do with TT, and it is unlikely Sony cares about a few people not liking it as it was, since the person who did the actual filming of the thing said, "this is how it
should have looked all along".
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Originally Posted by spawningblue
The whole reason for their expensiveness was the fact you were getting a limited edition, one time low pressed title, that may not be available again. Now I know that's not something I have to really worry about. Not the end of the world, but like others have already said I think this could hurt their sales as the urgency and worry of missing out on a title is no longer there. I'll still grab my favourites, but titles that I would pick up just because I was worried I may not get another chance and they looked kind of interesting, I may hold off for a sale or something now. If they sell out, no big deal, I'll just wait for them to get re-released with 4k transfers and new extras.
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I colored a word you used in red. To the phrase with that word, I say, that is
exactly what everyone got: a limited edition that
may not be available again.
As for the rest of what you wrote, there are currently 17 sold-out titles, with a fairly large number on the verge of finally selling out. They have worked out re-licensing deals for four titles out of
all of those. Not real good odds that ones someone might delay on will come out again. If a film didn't sell out very rapidly (within hours to a couple months), it seems to me that the likelihood they would bother to re-license it are
incredibly slim. Once Twilight Time started to be more well known, slow sales on a title generally means the film reached market saturation. If they believe the market for those many films is saturated, why on Earth would they re-license it?
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