Blu-ray buy-a-thon - october 16th? - Blu-ray Forum

Helicon · 09-07-2007, 12:15 PM

What do you think, should me make one on the 16th?

HD-DVD fanboys a making one on the 16th, which is also the release date for Transformers on HD-DVD.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=16074

yeslek · 09-07-2007, 12:21 PM

theres already one on 18/09
i dont think many would be up for another so soon

but having another buy-a-thon day before xmas is a pretty good idea

cathexist · 09-07-2007, 12:24 PM

I think it would be a great idea to have one on October 16th to offset Transformers, considering that should be a pretty big day for HD-DVD (unfortunately).

There are a few movies that come out in those first two weeks of October that would be worth getting on the 16th.

atomik kinder · 09-07-2007, 12:25 PM

I was planning on holding off on the Starz/Anchor Bay releases until that week. Really it doesn't matter what DAY you buy them on, just as long as you buy the same sales week it is released. Plus there are some Fox titles that come out before that too.

Iron Man · 09-07-2007, 12:28 PM

We have some pretty good titles before October the 16th.

October 02, 2007
Bram Stoker's Dracula (Sony)
Dawn of the Dead (1978) (Starz)
The Day After Tomorrow (Fox)
Day of the Dead (1985) (Starz)
Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (Starz)
Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer (Fox)
Galapagos (BBC)
Halloween (1978) (Starz)
Master & Commander (Fox)
A Room with a View (BBC)

October 09, 2007
28 Days Later (Fox)
28 Weeks Later (Fox)
The Amityville Horror (1979) (MGM)
Edward Scissorhands (Fox)
The Fly (1986) (Fox)
From Hell (Fox)
Reign Over Me (Sony)
RoboCop (MGM)
Surf's Up (Sony)
Twilight Zone: The Movie (Warner)

cathexist · 09-07-2007, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iron Man

We have some pretty good titles before October the 16th.

October 02, 2007
Bram Stoker's Dracula (Sony)
Dawn of the Dead (1978) (Starz)
The Day After Tomorrow (Fox)
Day of the Dead (1985) (Starz)
Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (Starz)
Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer (Fox)
Galapagos (BBC)
Halloween (1978) (Starz)
Master & Commander (Fox)
A Room with a View (BBC)

October 09, 2007
28 Days Later (Fox)
28 Weeks Later (Fox)
The Amityville Horror (1979) (MGM)
Edward Scissorhands (Fox)
The Fly (1986) (Fox)
From Hell (Fox)
Reign Over Me (Sony)
RoboCop (MGM)
Surf's Up (Sony)
Twilight Zone: The Movie (Warner)

Well oddly enough, Surf's Up is at the top of my list for this one. If I have the money I'll probably pick up Edward Scissorhands, The Day After Tomorrow, Evil Dead II, Galapagos, and....like 3 or 4 others...dammit I'm going to be broke forever.

E-Dogg · 09-07-2007, 12:33 PM

Honestly who cares if the losing format has it's day for a little while. Even the sun shines on a dog's ass once in a while. We have a steady stream of quality titles starting from the end of this month til December. Can the HD-DVD fanboys claim the same?

Lord_Stewie · 09-07-2007, 12:36 PM

honestly i think the date when spidey is released should be the buy-a-thon for bluray. FIRST OFF. save up enough money to buy all the titles you want. some of us should go ahead and buy 2 to 3 HDDVD films to return them later of the day you purchased them, and use a reason as such "inferior product, don't want anything to do with it. SHOW ME THE BD SECTION." or even return them a week later. this should show the HDDVD, that we are in this business seriously, and make a statement about it unified."hddvd stands for.....its not even worth my time and energy."

Damiesmallz · 09-07-2007, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yeslek

theres already one on 18/09
i dont think many would be up for another so soon

but having another buy-a-thon day before xmas is a pretty good idea

Hows about Nov 23, My birthday and all of you guys buy me a movie. Before I go bankrupt and start living on the streets, thanks.

gamer4eva · 09-07-2007, 03:26 PM

some1 make a poll when they wanna have it after 2 weeks check the results and that'll be the month and later we'll pick the date according to the releases in that specific month

just my opinion but 16th oct doesn't sound that bad with all the releases in the weeks b4

dobyblue · 09-07-2007, 03:52 PM

I think we're all going to be buying a shiteload of movies around that time anyway.

Blu-ray San · 09-07-2007, 03:59 PM

I make sure to buy lots of BD's on 10/16

bryaaaant · 09-07-2007, 04:08 PM

Dammit.. This is getting expensive..

Bram Stoker's Dracula (Sony)
The Day After Tomorrow (Fox)
Galapagos (BBC)
RoboCop (MGM)

And that's only two weeks into October. Not to mention September too.. *sigh*

ESUNintel · 09-07-2007, 05:16 PM

...sounds expensive, but you can count me in for Oct. 16th. Anything for Blu-ray

ESUNintel · 09-07-2007, 05:18 PM

...We should focus on the Sept 18th one for now though. If not a lot of people on the forum are going to freak out and think there's a buy-a-thon like every month.

NoQuestion · 09-07-2007, 12:23 PM

The 16th seems like a great day to do it. The 2nd and 9th have soooo many good titles coming out such as bram stoker's dracula, dawn of the dead, the day after tomorrow, day of the dead, fantastic four: Rise of the silver surfer, master and commander, 28 days/week later, edward scissorhands, the fly, from hell, reign over me, robocop, surf's up, hollow man, the invisible, and the reaping.... We Blu supporters need to hold off buying until the 16th and then let lose on the all the great movies from the pass two weeks!!!!!!!! Bring on Oct. 16th buy-athon

Slapper · 09-07-2007, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoQuestion

The 16th seems like a great day to do it. The 2nd and 9th have soooo many good titles coming out such as bram stoker's dracula, dawn of the dead, the day after tomorrow, day of the dead, fantastic four: Rise of the silver surfer, master and commander, 28 days/week later, edward scissorhands, the fly, from hell, reign over me, robocop, surf's up, hollow man, the invisible, and the reaping.... We Blu supporters need to hold off buying until the 16th and then let lose on the all the great movies from the pass two weeks!!!!!!!! Bring on Oct. 16th buy-athon

I don't think we should put off buying. These buy-a-thons are supposed to be for titles that we would not pick up normally.

If everybody holds off until the 16th of October on ALL their purchases how are the numbers going to look up until then?

jasoncarmony · 09-07-2007, 12:57 PM

We should rush out and buy the SD version of Transformers.

Slapper · 09-07-2007, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jasoncarmony

We should rush out and buy the SD version of Transformers.

Why? So you give Paramount your money for the SD DVD, then in 18 months you give Paramount MORE money for the Blu-ray?

Anyone that does this is getting played by Paramount.

Count Zero · 09-07-2007, 01:05 PM

I agree with slapper. We shouldn't stop buying new releases to save them for the 16th. Buy them when they come out to show the production companies we want their titles. If there is a title that is out already that you missed, then by all means pick it up on the 16th. We should fight our own fight and not worry so much about what the red team is planning.

09-07-2007, 12:15 PM	#1
Helicon Active Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Denmark	Blu-ray buy-a-thon - october 16th? What do you think, should me make one on the 16th? HD-DVD fanboys a making one on the 16th, which is also the release date for Transformers on HD-DVD. https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=16074

09-07-2007, 05:16 PM	#14
ESUNintel Senior Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Colorado	Count me in ...sounds expensive, but you can count me in for Oct. 16th. Anything for Blu-ray

09-07-2007, 05:18 PM	#15
ESUNintel Senior Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Colorado	Let's focus on this month ...We should focus on the Sept 18th one for now though. If not a lot of people on the forum are going to freak out and think there's a buy-a-thon like every month.

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09-07-2007, 12:21 PM	#2
yeslek Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Staffordshite, UK 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:236 Trading Score:20	theres already one on 18/09 i dont think many would be up for another so soon but having another buy-a-thon day before xmas is a pretty good idea

09-07-2007, 12:24 PM	#3
cathexist Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Aurora, CO 4K collection:302 Blu-ray collection:1253 DVD collection:73 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:8	I think it would be a great idea to have one on October 16th to offset Transformers, considering that should be a pretty big day for HD-DVD (unfortunately). There are a few movies that come out in those first two weeks of October that would be worth getting on the 16th.

09-07-2007, 12:25 PM	#4
atomik kinder Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Omaha NE 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:-	I was planning on holding off on the Starz/Anchor Bay releases until that week. Really it doesn't matter what DAY you buy them on, just as long as you buy the same sales week it is released. Plus there are some Fox titles that come out before that too.

09-07-2007, 12:28 PM	#5
Iron Man Active Member Member since:Aug 2007	We have some pretty good titles before October the 16th. October 02, 2007 Bram Stoker's Dracula (Sony) Dawn of the Dead (1978) (Starz) The Day After Tomorrow (Fox) Day of the Dead (1985) (Starz) Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (Starz) Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer (Fox) Galapagos (BBC) Halloween (1978) (Starz) Master & Commander (Fox) A Room with a View (BBC) October 09, 2007 28 Days Later (Fox) 28 Weeks Later (Fox) The Amityville Horror (1979) (MGM) Edward Scissorhands (Fox) The Fly (1986) (Fox) From Hell (Fox) Reign Over Me (Sony) RoboCop (MGM) Surf's Up (Sony) Twilight Zone: The Movie (Warner)

09-07-2007, 12:33 PM	#7
E-Dogg Expert Member Member since:Jun 2007 Blu-ray collection:159	Honestly who cares if the losing format has it's day for a little while. Even the sun shines on a dog's ass once in a while. We have a steady stream of quality titles starting from the end of this month til December. Can the HD-DVD fanboys claim the same?

09-07-2007, 12:36 PM	#8
Lord_Stewie Blu-ray Baron Member since:May 2007 Blu-ray collection:396 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	honestly i think the date when spidey is released should be the buy-a-thon for bluray. FIRST OFF. save up enough money to buy all the titles you want. some of us should go ahead and buy 2 to 3 HDDVD films to return them later of the day you purchased them, and use a reason as such "inferior product, don't want anything to do with it. SHOW ME THE BD SECTION." or even return them a week later. this should show the HDDVD, that we are in this business seriously, and make a statement about it unified."hddvd stands for.....its not even worth my time and energy."

09-07-2007, 03:26 PM	#10
gamer4eva Special Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Sydney, Australia Blu-ray collection:64 Blu-ray reviews:18	some1 make a poll when they wanna have it after 2 weeks check the results and that'll be the month and later we'll pick the date according to the releases in that specific month just my opinion but 16th oct doesn't sound that bad with all the releases in the weeks b4

09-07-2007, 03:52 PM	#11
dobyblue Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jul 2006 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:71 4K collection:55 Blu-ray collection:655 Blu-ray reviews: 15	I think we're all going to be buying a shiteload of movies around that time anyway.

09-07-2007, 03:59 PM	#12
Blu-ray San Senior Member Member since:Nov 2006 Location:New York Trading Score:12	I make sure to buy lots of BD's on 10/16

09-07-2007, 04:08 PM	#13
bryaaaant Active Member Member since:Aug 2007	Dammit.. This is getting expensive.. Bram Stoker's Dracula (Sony) The Day After Tomorrow (Fox) Galapagos (BBC) RoboCop (MGM) And that's only two weeks into October. Not to mention September too.. sigh

09-07-2007, 12:23 PM	#16
NoQuestion Power Member Member since:May 2007 Location:Indiana Blu-ray collection:568 Blu-ray reviews:3	The 16th seems like a great day to do it. The 2nd and 9th have soooo many good titles coming out such as bram stoker's dracula, dawn of the dead, the day after tomorrow, day of the dead, fantastic four: Rise of the silver surfer, master and commander, 28 days/week later, edward scissorhands, the fly, from hell, reign over me, robocop, surf's up, hollow man, the invisible, and the reaping.... We Blu supporters need to hold off buying until the 16th and then let lose on the all the great movies from the pass two weeks!!!!!!!! Bring on Oct. 16th buy-athon

09-07-2007, 12:57 PM	#18
jasoncarmony Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:33 Blu-ray collection:245 Trading Score:2	We should rush out and buy the SD version of Transformers.

09-07-2007, 01:05 PM	#20
Count Zero Active Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Boston, MA Blu-ray collection:30	I agree with slapper. We shouldn't stop buying new releases to save them for the 16th. Buy them when they come out to show the production companies we want their titles. If there is a title that is out already that you missed, then by all means pick it up on the 16th. We should fight our own fight and not worry so much about what the red team is planning.

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