Twilight Time Discussion Thread

[Anonymouse]

Originally Posted by rdodolak

No, it was about 35 days. Of course TT was barely known at that time.

this is 100% correct. i was working for a site at the time, and when a reviewer's disc came in and he covered it, it was still available for 2 or 3 more days. he didn't get a screener, so it went out same as everyone else's, and then still had to be covered and posted, which added a few days. it was their first sell out, and that's what led to the ridiculous price hike (see criterion's first OOP DVD, Salo, and their first OOP BD, The Third Man, for examples of how said titles set the market).

[PuppetMasterBlu]

Originally Posted by shawnkjr

How long did it take for the last Fright Night bluray to sell out? I won't be able to pre-order until the weekend.

Sound silly but select the money order option. Then just mail it off on the weekend. It doesn't ship until Jan 20 anyway.

[dorothyv]

After a long time of resisting buying any TT titles because of their prices, I finally caved in this evening and bought four titles (Fright Night, The Bride Wore Black, Judgment at Nuremberg, Inherit the Wind). I still can't believe that I spent $120 on four BDs. But, after regretting not buying some other TT titles before they sold out (Alfredo Garcia, Wild at Heart, Body Double, The Big Heat), I decided to finally take the plunge. There are four other TT titles (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, The Driver, Rapture, Experiment in Terror) that I am seriously considering buying. But, I figured that the four I already placed an order for have a greater chance of selling out sooner than the four still on my wish list.

[RalphoR]

Got my copy of Fright Night and Equus (for the wife). She has to have her eye candy although Jenny Agutter is pretty sweet in her own right

[ergumat]

Look forward to receiving Breaking Away. Also ordered Fright Night although I have the European release - seem to be some nice extras on the new TT edition.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by dorothyv

After a long time of resisting buying any TT titles because of their prices, I finally caved in this evening and bought four titles (Fright Night, The Bride Wore Black, Judgment at Nuremberg, Inherit the Wind). I still can't believe that I spent $120 on four BDs. But, after regretting not buying some other TT titles before they sold out (Alfredo Garcia, Wild at Heart, Body Double, The Big Heat), I decided to finally take the plunge. There are four other TT titles (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, The Driver, Rapture, Experiment in Terror) that I am seriously considering buying. But, I figured that the four I already placed an order for have a greater chance of selling out sooner than the four still on my wish list.

You might want to consider ordering The Driver soon. It's been on the last couple or so "low quantity alerts". Though it's not selling that quickly, I believe it's now down under 350 copies left.

[jrsl76]

Placed my order for Fright Night (replacing my original TT edition), Radio Days, The Purple Rose Of Cairo, The Killer Elite & Breaking Away.

I hope to do a couple orders soon to grab a few titles I haven't ordered yet (The Man From Laramie, Salvador, Birdman Of Alcatraz, The Blue Max, Man Hunt, maybe a few others) and then there are multiple upcoming titles I also want including the updated Journey To The Center Of The Earth (replacing my original edition).

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by jayembee

You might want to consider ordering The Driver soon. It's been on the last couple or so "low quantity alerts". Though it's not selling that quickly, I believe it's now down under 350 copies left.

Isn't the European edition that has an extra scene that was deleted in TT's version? he might want to check this matter to decide what verion he wants..

[Hellraiserfan]

Originally Posted by jayembee

Late January. Specific date has yet to be announced.

Thanks for the reply!

[StingingVelvet]

What are peoples' thoughts on The Bounty? I'm a Gibson and Hopkins fan and I tend to love 80's movies, but a period piece is a whole other matter. IMDB ratings are pretty high.

[Bk_Tan]

Anyone have the time it took for each movie to sellout?

[Douglas R]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

What are peoples' thoughts on The Bounty? I'm a Gibson and Hopkins fan and I tend to love 80's movies, but a period piece is a whole other matter. IMDB ratings are pretty high.

I saw it when first released and thought it a huge bore and thoroughly unconvincing. Dull cinematography as well. From my recall it did badly at the box office. Give me the Marlon Brando version any day!

[FatalSpiderbite]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

What are peoples' thoughts on The Bounty? I'm a Gibson and Hopkins fan and I tend to love 80's movies, but a period piece is a whole other matter. IMDB ratings are pretty high.

I think it is a very good movie and has two great performances from both Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins. It's the most historically accurate of the three Bounty movies and the one I like the best. It's a day one buy for me.

[Ator the Invincible]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

What are peoples' thoughts on The Bounty? I'm a Gibson and Hopkins fan and I tend to love 80's movies, but a period piece is a whole other matter. IMDB ratings are pretty high.

The Clark Gable version will always be my favorite of the 3 main Bounty movies. But IIRC, I thought the Mel Gibson one was about on par with the Marlon Brando one. Nothing spectacular, but still a good movie with solid performances. It's been years since I've watched it though.

[dorothyv]

Originally Posted by jayembee

You might want to consider ordering The Driver soon. It's been on the last couple or so "low quantity alerts". Though it's not selling that quickly, I believe it's now down under 350 copies left.

Thanks for the heads-up. I'll probably make my second order soon then.

I figured that breaking up my order into 2 separate $120 transactions (instead of 1 $240 transaction) would take the sting out of the high prices a bit. Plus, the titles in the second batch are ones that I want a little bit less than the titles in my first batch. (I wouldn't be completely heartbroken if I missed out on any of the titles in the second batch.)

[bruceames]

Originally Posted by dorothyv

Thanks for the heads-up. I'll probably make my second order soon then.

I figured that breaking up my order into 2 separate $120 transactions (instead of 1 $240 transaction) would take the sting out of the high prices a bit. Plus, the titles in the second batch are ones that I want a little bit less than the titles in my first batch. (I wouldn't be completely heartbroken if I missed out on any of the titles in the second batch.)

If you're going to order 4 movies, then I would wait a few weeks until they have another signed freebie promo. They generally announce them a few days in advance and occur at 1:00 pm Pacific time on a Wednesday. The last 2 months they had 2 of them each month. I seriously doubt it will sell out by then, but you can always do the 'cart trick' to see if there are more than 50 left (if there are less than 50, then it will still take a day or two to sell out).

[baheidstu]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

What are peoples' thoughts on The Bounty? I'm a Gibson and Hopkins fan and I tend to love 80's movies, but a period piece is a whole other matter. IMDB ratings are pretty high.

Originally Posted by Douglas R

I saw it when first released and thought it a huge bore and thoroughly unconvincing. Dull cinematography as well. From my recall it did badly at the box office. Give me the Marlon Brando version any day!

Originally Posted by FatalSpiderbite

I think it is a very good movie and has two great performances from both Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins. It's the most historically accurate of the three Bounty movies and the one I like the best. It's a day one buy for me.

I think it's a wonderful version of the story. The cinematography is anything but dull, the locations are fantastic and lush, the acting is superb - Hopkins is amazing as Bligh. The music is by Vangelis and I think it sets the mood perfectly. The scenes of the Bounty crossing Cape Horn are intense and thrilling. Plus it was made in the 80s so there's more bare breasts on display than the earlier films (I'm talking about females that is, though if seeing Gibson, Neeson et. al. shirtless is your thing there's a lot of that too).

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by Bk_Tan

Anyone have the time it took for each movie to sellout?

First date (in blue) is the date the title went up for pre-order, the second (in red) is the date it was declared sold out. Titles in green have been reissued by Twilight Time. It's worth noting that Christine had been announced by TT for reissue, but the reissue was cancelled when Sony decided to release it themselves.

The Egyptian 2011 06 16 2013 04 25
Mysterious Island 2011 10 10 2012 07 13
Rapture 2011 11 14 2018 06 14
Fright Night 2011 11 14 2011 12 20
Roots of Heaven 2011 12 16 2018 12 30
Picnic 2011 12 16 2015 04 03
Swamp Water 2012 01 16 2017 02 13
Pal Joey 2012 01 16 2016 12 04
Bite the Bullet 2012 02 17 2017 02 02
Demetrius and the Gladiators 2012 02 17 2016 10 02
Bell, Book and Candle 2012 03 16 2015 04 07
Désirée 2012 03 16 2018 06 14
The Big Heat 2012 04 13 2013 06 21
Journey to the Center of the Earth 2012 04 13 2012 07 11
As Good as It Gets 2012 05 18 2015 02 17
The Wayward Bus 2012 05 18 2017 02 07
Cover Girl 2012 06 15 2016 11 16
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines 2012 06 15 2014 06 01
High Time 2012 07 20 2016 08 29
Bye Bye Birdie 2012 07 20 2015 04 29
The Sound and the Fury 2012 08 17 2016 11 17
Steel Magnolias 2012 08 17 2014 06 01
Enemy Mine 2012 09 14 2014 03 04
Night of the Living Dead 2012 09 14 2012 09 22
Bonjour Tristesse 2012 10 19 2017 08 16
The Rains of Ranchipur 2012 10 19 2017 02 24
The Blue Lagoon 2012 11 16 2016 09 20
Lost Horizon 2012 11 16 2016 12 09
Experiment in Terror 2012 12 19 2016 07 02
Our Man Flint 2012 12 19 2015 01 14
Pony Soldier 2013 01 18 2019 09 08
In Like Flint 2013 01 18 2016 11 16
Nicholas and Alexandra 2013 01 18 2016 11 17
Christine 2013 02 15 2013 02 15
The Fury 2013 02 15 2013 08 30
The Song of Bernadette 2013 03 01 2016 08 29
Major Dundee 2013 03 22 2016 11 16
Philadelphia 2013 04 19 2016 11 26
Leave Her to Heaven 2013 04 19 2015 03 27
The Only Game in Town 2013 05 17 2017 06 30
Hard Times 2013 05 17 2015 05 05
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing 2013 06 19 2016 10 12
Sleepless in Seattle 2013 06 19 2016 08 26
The Driver 2013 07 03 2015 04 22
The Disappearance 2013 07 24 2017 06 01
Sexy Beast 2013 07 24 2016 11 17
Body Double 2013 07 24 2014 08 09
Drums Along the Mohawk 2013 08 21 2016 12 06
Mindwarp 2013 09 18 2018 01 31
The Other 2013 09 18 2016 12 02
The Way We Were 2013 10 23 2016 11 16
Oliver! 2013 10 23 2016 12 05
Jane Eyre 2013 10 23 2016 12 09
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger 2013 11 20 2014 03 04
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad 2013 11 20 2014 01 20
Zulu 2013 12 26 2017 04 25
Khartoum 2013 12 26 2016 11 18
Titus 2013 12 26 2017 09 28
Man in the Dark 2013 12 26 2017 08 14
Crimes and Misdemeanors 2014 01 22 2016 08 26
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot 2014 01 22 2014 05 10
The Blue Max 2014 01 22 2015 07 09
The Eddy Duchin Story 2014 01 22 2019 04 01
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia 2014 02 19 2014 07 11
Equus 2014 02 19 2017 02 24
Conrack 2014 02 19 2017 09 21
All the King's Men 2014 02 19 2018 12 03
Wild at Heart 2014 03 19 2014 06 26
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation 2014 03 19 2017 11 09
Broadway Danny Rose 2014 03 19 2017 04 01
Used Cars 2014 03 19 2016 03 20
Fate Is the Hunter 2014 04 23 2017 09 23
Two Rode Together 2014 04 23 2017 05 24
Rollerball 2014 04 23 2014 06 26
Thunderbirds Are Go / Thunderbird 6 2014 04 23 2016 11 17
The Mechanic 2014 05 21 2016 11 17
The Train 2014 05 21 2014 07 21
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison 2014 05 21 2017 06 27
The Man from Laramie 2014 05 21 2017 08 10
Violent Saturday 2014 06 18 2018 06 15
Brannigan 2014 06 18 2017 03 11
Born Yesterday 2014 06 18 2017 08 15
Radio Days 2014 06 18 2017 09 21
Follow That Dream 2014 07 23 2017 09 21
The Secret of Santa Vittoria 2014 07 23 2018 02 25
Man Hunt 2014 07 23 2017 06 28
The Buddy Holly Story 2014 07 23 2017 08 20
The Dogs of War 2014 08 20 2017 09 21
Salvador 2014 08 20 2017 09 28
The Killer Elite 2014 08 20 2017 09 24
La Bamba 2014 08 20 2017 08 09
Audrey Rose 2014 09 24 2018 02 23
The Believers 2014 09 24 2018 02 25
The Blob 2014 09 24 2014 10 23
Under Fire 2014 09 24 2017 09 28
Birdman of Alcatraz 2014 10 22 2017 09 29
Bunny Lake Is Missing 2014 10 22 2017 08 20
The Twilight Samurai 2014 10 22 2018 12 26
Judgment at Nuremberg 2014 10 22 2016 11 16
When the Wind Blows 2014 10 22 2017 12 05
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 2014 11 19 2018 06 27
Yentl 2014 11 19 2017 09 27
Funny Lady 2014 11 19 2017 09 22
Heaven & Earth 2014 11 19 2017 12 29
Inherit the Wind 2014 11 19 2017 12 17
The Bride Wore Black 2014 12 30 2017 02 15
The Purple Rose of Cairo 2014 12 30 2018 01 03
Breaking Away 2014 12 30 2017 06 10
Fright Night [reissue] 2014 12 30 2015 01 01
Lenny 2015 01 28 2017 11 08
Love and Death 2015 01 28 2018 02 23
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre 2015 01 28 2018 08 30
The Bounty 2015 02 25 2017 03 21
Solomon and Sheba 2015 02 25 2018 12 28
First Men in the Moon 2015 02 25 2016 11 16
Journey to the Center of the Earth [reissue] 2015 02 25 2016 03 27
U Turn 2015 02 25 2018 03 19
The Story of Adèle H 2015 03 25 2017 05 07
Richard III 2015 03 25 2017 03 21
Zardoz 2015 03 25 2017 11 10
Mississippi Burning 2015 04 29 2016 11 24
Hombre 2015 04 29 2017 11 24
A Man for All Seasons 2015 04 29 2016 11 17
Mississippi Mermaid 2015 05 27 2018 06 28
The Night of the Generals 2015 05 27 2018 10 01
The Young Lions 2015 05 27 2018 06 30
The Fabulous Baker Boys 2015 07 01 2017 12 01
Places in the Heart 2015 07 01 2019 09 03
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 2015 07 29 2018 12 28
House of Bamboo 2015 07 29 2018 06 23
Summer Lovers 2015 07 29 2018 02 23
At Close Range 2015 08 26 2018 12 16
Emperor of the North 2015 08 26 2018 05 29
10 to Midnight 2015 08 26 2017 03 31
Scream and Scream Again 2015 09 30 2018 12 03
John Carpenter's Vampires 2015 10 14 2016 10 06
Mysterious Island [reissue] 2015 11 20 2016 07 03
Nineteen Eighty-Four 2015 11 20 2017 02 03
Hawaii 2016 01 06 2019 04 01
The Last Detail 2016 01 06 2018 12 26
The Big Heat [reissue] 2016 02 03 2018 12 16
Support You Local Sheriff! / Support Your Local Gunfighter 2016 02 03 2018 02 11
Lilies of the Field 2016 03 02 2017 04 24
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot [reissue] 2016 03 30 2019 03 05
Cat Ballou 2016 04 27 2018 05 27
Hardcore 2016 07 27 2019 07 17
9 to 5 2016 08 31 2017 12 01
Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte 2016 09 28 2018 06 14
Runaway Train 2016 09 28 2018 10 19
Moby Dick 2016 11 02 2017 03 27
The Mad Magician 2017 01 04 2017 08 15

I've decided not to make notes of titles that have gone OOP, but then some copies become available because of orders being cancelled, or something along that line. It's happened enough that it's hard to keep track of. So, the sell-out dates noted are for when the title is first declared sold out.

American Buffalo 2015 04 29 2016 09 12

This title did not sell out, but went out of print on the date noted because the licensor, MGM, lost their rights to it. As of 2016 10 18, copies were again available from both TT and SAE. Presumably, TT worked out something with the new rights holder to sell off the remaining stock.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

What are peoples' thoughts on The Bounty? I'm a Gibson and Hopkins fan and I tend to love 80's movies, but a period piece is a whole other matter. IMDB ratings are pretty high.

Terrific film. I still prefer the Gable version, but like this one better than the Brando version.

[Andrew-Kenneth]

Just pre-ordered Bandit Queen.