Twilight Time Discussion Thread

[biglou114]

Originally Posted by MikeyHitchFan

Don't hold your breath. My copy of Love and Death has been stuck in a Virginia post office for a week and still is listed as delayed. I know it's snowing badly there but are there no planes flying?

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

Same here.



I hope it arrives Friday.

I kinda feel bad, it looks like my order of Love and Death (and other Allen blus) are expected to be delivered to me today.

[krasnoludek]

Originally Posted by oildude

Picnic is a surprise since I don't recall SAE sending out a 500 alert and it is now at less than 300.

I'm surprised by this for exactly the same reason. For the past year, they've been giving low quantity alerts if a title is even nearing 500. The last update didn't even mention Picnic, and now it's suddenly less than 300?

[dumb_dutchman]

Originally Posted by dragon53

One negative about FIRST MEN IN THE MOON is that Harryhausen's creatures show up late in the movie----his other movies have his creatures throughout the movies.

Never having seen FIRST MEN in the MOON, I got it confused with FROM the EARTH to the MOON with Joseph Cotten, which was on TCM a few weeks ago. I watched about a third of it and thought "I don't want to watch the whole thing now, instead I'll just wait for the Twilight Time release".

[Arkadin]

I don't do Fakebook, so could someone ask TT if they have considered releasing any of the following Fox controlled titles?--

Valley of the Dolls
Beyond The Valley of the Dolls
The Ox-Bow Incident
Anastasia
Peyton Place

thanks so much in advance, and please post back if they give a response.
(cannot believe none of these titles have made it out yet besides a foreign release of Ox-Bow that is supposedly substandard)

[tisdivine]

Ive been waiting on Valley Of The Dolls forever. That and 9 to 5.

[PowellPressburger]

Originally Posted by tisdivine

Ive been waiting on Valley Of The Dolls forever. That and 9 to 5.

I want those titles and also Beyond the Valley of the Dolls is a must.

FOX did a great job with the original DVD releases of the Dolls films. Awesome Slipboxes and bonus features. (I miss and loved those DVD slipboxes I wish the slip box would have caught on more so than the slipcovers IMO but I would bet they cost more to make) I know the original Star and Stripes Forever BLU release contained the blu in a cool slipbox.

[JoeDeM]

Originally Posted by krasnoludek

I'm surprised by this for exactly the same reason. For the past year, they've been giving low quantity alerts if a title is even nearing 500. The last update didn't even mention Picnic, and now it's suddenly less than 300?

Maybe there was a spurt in sales on last couple of promo's.

[bruceames]

I think it's just that they either forgot to include it, or they decide it wasn't worth mentioning until it dipped to below 300, since the rate of sales has been so slow (so that an alert at 300 still gives everybody plenty of heads up, as that could last several months, even with the alert).

Also it could be an attractive title for the promos lately, like mentioned above. Since it combines well with a $24.95 title to get the $119.80 required.

[baheidstu]

Originally Posted by bruceames.

I think it's just that they either forgot to include it, or they decide it wasn't worth mentioning until it dipped to below 300, since the rate of sales has been so slow (so that an alert at 300 still gives everybody plenty of heads up, as that could last several months, even with the alert).

Also it could be an attractive title for the promos lately, like mentioned above. Since it combines well with a $24.95 title to get the $119.80 required.

It's been on my wishlist for a while but I've always put it off in favour of more preferred titles, plus the higher price has been a put-off. I may have to pull the trigger if it lasts until the next promo offer, there tends to be a lot of panic buys when titles get low.

[bruceames]

Originally Posted by baheidstu

It's been on my wishlist for a while but I've always put it off in favour of more preferred titles, plus the higher price has been a put-off. I may have to pull the trigger if it lasts until the next promo offer, there tends to be a lot of panic buys when titles get low.

Well since they upped the promo requirement from $100 to $119.80, it makes a good title to combine with several of the $24.95 movies (like Bandit Queen).

[oildude]

Pre-orders for April begin March 25 @ 4 pm EST.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by oildude

Pre-orders for April begin March 25 @ 4 pm EST.

That suggests rather strongly that the last Wednesday of the month is the new permanent pre-order day. This'll be the third month in a row.

[bruceames]

So why doesn't Twilight Time pass this info along to the SAE site, so it can be updated there as well?

[oildude]

Originally Posted by jayembee

That suggests rather strongly that the last Wednesday of the month is the new permanent pre-order day. This'll be the third month in a row.

The fourth Wednesday of the month usually works out much better for me personally. When I have to travel to remote locations with my job, it usually has been mid-month and I frequently have been out in the field or caught in travel on the third Wednesday.

I, like many, don't always have the luxury of making sure I am at a computer on pre-order day. Fortunately, the days when it is critical to order on the first day pre-orders go live are almost none, but I did lose out on a chance for signed copies when they were tied to the pre-order (thank you TT for moving these chances to a different day). No title except Christine sold out that fast. As luck would have it, I was indeed in the field on Christine day with no cell phone data service available (there are boosters in the field trucks but these are for work use only). However, I was able to leave early that evening and drive the 45 miles back into town to order from the hotel. I was pretty nonplussed about the whole thing at the time (too busy with work to think about it), and felt confident Christine would be available even if I couldn't order until the next day. Only when the title sold out a few hours later did I realize my good fortune.

I preferred the old Friday pre-order date. I am usually in the office at 3 pm CST on that day......although, having said that, Christine did fall on the only Friday I have been caught out in the field in the past two years

[JoeDeM]

Originally Posted by oildude

I preferred the old Friday pre-order date. I am usually in the office at 3 pm CST on that day......although, having said that, Christine did fall on the only Friday I have been caught out in the field in the past two years

I preferred the Fridays as well, I work from home on Fridays.

[The Great Owl]

Do y'all think the 4K restoration Blu-ray of Journey to the Center of the Earth will really be that drastic of an improvement over the existing disc?

I do not own the existing Twilight Time disc, but I own the region-free Australian Blu-ray that has an identical transfer.

I'm happy with my current disc, but I grew up watching this movie, and, as such, I'm intrigued by the notion of a vastly improved presentation if there is one.

Right now, I'm set on pre-ordering the new disc, along with First Men in the Moon, but I'm also loath to venture too far down that rabbit hole of replacing perfectly good Blu-rays on my shelf with newer restorations.

[oildude]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Do y'all think the 4K restoration Blu-ray of Journey to the Center of the Earth will really be that drastic of an improvement over the existing disc?

I do not own the existing Twilight Time disc, but I own the region-free Australian Blu-ray that has an identical transfer.

I'm happy with my current disc, but I grew up watching this movie, and, as such, I'm intrigued by the notion of a vastly improved presentation if there is one.

Right now, I'm set on pre-ordering the new disc, along with First Men in the Moon, but I'm also loath to venture too far down that rabbit hole of replacing perfectly good Blu-rays on my shelf with newer restorations.

I'm not sure anyone can say for sure, Owl, until a review shows up. I have the original and am also wondering the same thing. Like you, I am satisfied with the original version. I am speculating it will make the most difference on larger displays. Also, the color and detail might be a bit better, again, mostly noticeable on larger displays. I am also thinking the mild ringing that appears in places might be gone too.

I think I just talked myself into it. Yeah, it is worth it.

[Hellraiserfan]

Zardoz! Zardoz! Zardoz! Zardoz!

Not being impatient, it's just a really slow and boring day at work and figured I would get a Zardoz chant going.

[Page14]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Do y'all think the 4K restoration Blu-ray of Journey to the Center of the Earth will really be that drastic of an improvement over the existing disc?

........

I'm curious to know if there will be any special features added to the new "Journey..." release (other than the isolated score track and trailer of the previous release). I'm thinking not or it would have been announced by now.

[*PREACHER*]

[Show spoiler]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Do y'all think the 4K restoration Blu-ray of Journey to the Center of the Earth will really be that drastic of an improvement over the existing disc?

I do not own the existing Twilight Time disc, but I own the region-free Australian Blu-ray that has an identical transfer.

I'm happy with my current disc, but I grew up watching this movie, and, as such, I'm intrigued by the notion of a vastly improved presentation if there is one.

Right now, I'm set on pre-ordering the new disc, along with First Men in the Moon, but I'm also loath to venture too far down that rabbit hole of replacing perfectly good Blu-rays on my shelf with newer restorations.

Originally Posted by oildude

I'm not sure anyone can say for sure, Owl, until a review shows up. I have the original and am also wondering the same thing. Like you, I am satisfied with the original version. I am speculating it will make the most difference on larger displays. Also, the color and detail might be a bit better, again, mostly noticeable on larger displays. I am also thinking the mild ringing that appears in places might be gone too.

I think I just talked myself into it. Yeah, it is worth it.

Originally Posted by Page14

I'm curious to know if there will be any special features added to the new "Journey..." release (other than the isolated score track and trailer of the previous release). I'm thinking not or it would have been announced by now.

Been so on the fence and owning the original...for any significant PQ and extras of some sort...I may skip...decisions....decisions?