In response to Shrek 3... - Blu-ray Forum

DealsR4theDevil · 11-12-2007, 09:00 AM

There is no doubt that the current BOGO is in response to Shrek 3 just like the first BOGO was in response to Transformers. However, while I am glad Disney and Sony did this, it was completely uneccasary. I mean look how bad Shrek is doing. The Nielsen numbers this week will be 95:5

stewiems · 11-12-2007, 09:02 AM

Shrek 3 is doing HORRIBLE on the amazon charts for being such a big hit at the theaters...the truth parents are choosing blu-ray because of disney..not HD-DUD...

w_tanoto · 11-12-2007, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by stewiems

Shrek 3 is doing HORRIBLE on the amazon charts for being such a big hit at the theaters...the truth parents are choosing blu-ray because of disney..not HD-DUD...

not only parents. even over 20 do that. One of them: Me. My main reason of choosing BD: Disney. I am a collector of Disney classic, and Disney made up of 55% of my DVD collection. (100+ DVD)

Iron Man · 11-12-2007, 09:27 AM

Shrek the third is doing great

Unlike Blu-ray where movies like Ratatouille and Cars doesn't sell, because most players out there are PS3's and PS3 owners doesn't buy animated movies, at least thats what HD-DVD promotion group says and they are always right

blitz6speed · 11-12-2007, 09:32 AM

Shrek will do way better at B&M then online. It will move some decent units but will be crushed by BD no doubt.

Grisle · 11-12-2007, 09:46 AM

It still has a whole week...I for one am glad for another BOGO. Think of all the new PS3 owners who can pull their weight now.

Zaphod · 11-12-2007, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by blitz6speed

Shrek will do way better at B&M then online. It will move some decent units but will be crushed by BD no doubt.

Yup, most mainstream HD-DVD purchasers are not too savy, hence they bought an HD-DVD player, and like to pay more for their movies. They are not the type of people who like shopping online, regardless how much cheaper it is.

blitz6speed · 11-12-2007, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Zaphod

Yup, most mainstream HD-DVD purchasers are not too savy, hence they bought an HD-DVD player, and like to pay more for their movies. They are not the type of people who like shopping online, regardless how much cheaper it is.

You have it backwards. Most HD DVD owners are the bargain shoppers who look for stuff at B&M stores and then go purchase it online for a cheaper price. They take pride in it, in fact. However, Shrek 3 is more into the "offline" HD DVD demographic, you know, the ones with familys and such. The 19 year old living in the basement of his moms place posting on AVS and shopping at Amazon is not the target purchaser for Shrek 3, although that type of person makes up the bulk of the HD DVD Demographic. It will move i'd GUESS ~30k or so copies when said and done, but of course will be trampled, stabbed, stoned and then wizzed on by BD for the week.

atomik kinder · 11-12-2007, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by blitz6speed

You have it backwards. Most HD DVD owners are the bargain shoppers who look for stuff at B&M stores and then go purchase it online for a cheaper price. They take pride in it, in fact. However, Shrek 3 is more into the "offline" HD DVD demographic, you know, the ones with familys and such. The 19 year old living in the basement of his moms place posting on AVS and shopping at Amazon is not the target purchaser for Shrek 3, although that type of person makes up the bulk of the HD DVD Demographic. It will move i'd GUESS ~30k or so copies when said and done, but of course will be trampled, stabbed, stoned and then wizzed on by BD for the week.

I guessed 30K-35K copies. Even though Amazon isn't entirely reliable, it does show trends in what people are purchasing. I bet Shrek the 3rd doesn't even beat out the DVD of Ratatouille for the tops spot of this weeks sales. Just think of it this way. Spider-Man 3 had better Box office than Transformers, but Transformers sold 3X as many DVDs as Spider-Man 3, because there was so many bad reviews for Spider-Man 3. Now Shrek the 3rd did way better at the box office than Ratatouille, but it reviewed poorly also. People who see a movie in the theaters and don't like it tend not to buy it on DVD. Many people may blind buy it though, but I think poor reviews will drag Shrek down like Spider-Man 3.

Guinness7 · 11-12-2007, 01:28 PM

I have not seen much promotion for shrek 3 so some people might not even know it is coming out this week.

kabraal · 11-12-2007, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by w_tanoto

not only parents. even over 20 do that. One of them: Me. My main reason of choosing BD: Disney. I am a collector of Disney classic, and Disney made up of 55% of my DVD collection. (100+ DVD)

Quoted for the truth. I have to admit since I’ve entered the BD scene I’m totally addicted to Disney titles. Hell I love them so much I bought a copy of Ratatouille even though I live in a Region B country. *Sigh* at least it looks good with the collection.

xmositox · 11-12-2007, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by kabraal

Hell I love them so much I bought a copy of Ratatouille even though I live in a Region B country. *Sigh* at least it looks good with the collection.

LOL

I loved this comment....... ROFL........

The BOGO is in response to Shrek 3...

wow... after this HD DVD has nothing until the release of Bourne Ultimatum...

While we have Die Hard, Pirates and Superbad..... not to mention a BOGO on the 11th in response to Ultimatum (you know Sony will do this)

w_tanoto · 11-12-2007, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by kabraal

Quoted for the truth. I have to admit since I’ve entered the BD scene I’m totally addicted to Disney titles. Hell I love them so much I bought a copy of Ratatouille even though I live in a Region B country. *Sigh* at least it looks good with the collection.

same. here I am today, receiving a notification of parcel arriving, and the only parcel I expected today is ratatouille (region A). I lived in region B, but capable of all three regions

dragons lair · 11-12-2007, 02:21 PM

All that these BOGOs are doing is teaching me to wait on buying any catalog titles from Sony and Disney until the week of a big HD DVD release, why buy when released when I can wait a few weeks and get 2 for 1.

ManWithNoName · 11-12-2007, 02:27 PM

Any chances of a BOGO when Bourne Ultimatum comes out?

kabraal · 11-12-2007, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by w_tanoto

same. here I am today, receiving a notification of parcel arriving, and the only parcel I expected today is ratatouille (region A). I lived in region B, but capable of all three regions

So you are "region neutral"?

damnit I'm importing a region A player tommorow to get this damn movie to run...

w_tanoto · 11-12-2007, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by kabraal

So you are "region neutral"?

Sigh I'm importing a region A player tommorow to get this damn movie to run...

I own region A (Japan) and B (UK) PS3, and BD-RE drive, which can be changed to 5 times.

JaylisJayP · 11-12-2007, 03:48 PM

Shrek 3 was a horrid movie, and while I am format neutral the whole way, I kinda hope the movie tanks in DVD/HD DVD sales....but I'm sure it won't do that poorly.

jkcheng122 · 11-12-2007, 04:02 PM

i think shrek 3's biggest problem is that the first 2 aren't available in hi-def. i think this is a terrible decision on Paramount to not release the first 2 along with the 3rd. a lot of ppl will not buy the 3rd movie of a trilogy if they can't get teh first 2 on the same format, especially when those first 2 are imo better movies than the 3rd.

sj001 · 11-12-2007, 04:04 PM

I have yet to see a commercial or ad for Shrek 3 on HD-DVD... I have seen ones for the DVD version though. Kind of funny actually, $150 mil for what?

11-12-2007, 09:00 AM	#1
DealsR4theDevil Power Member Member since:Sep 2007 Trading Score:76	In response to Shrek 3... There is no doubt that the current BOGO is in response to Shrek 3 just like the first BOGO was in response to Transformers. However, while I am glad Disney and Sony did this, it was completely uneccasary. I mean look how bad Shrek is doing. The Nielsen numbers this week will be 95:5 Last edited by Iceman; 11-12-2007 at 02:37 PM.

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11-12-2007, 09:02 AM	#2
stewiems Member Member since:May 2007 Location:Dallas, TX	Shrek 3 is doing HORRIBLE on the amazon charts for being such a big hit at the theaters...the truth parents are choosing blu-ray because of disney..not HD-DUD...

11-12-2007, 09:27 AM	#4
Iron Man Active Member Member since:Aug 2007	Shrek the third is doing great Unlike Blu-ray where movies like Ratatouille and Cars doesn't sell, because most players out there are PS3's and PS3 owners doesn't buy animated movies, at least thats what HD-DVD promotion group says and they are always right

11-12-2007, 09:32 AM	#5
blitz6speed Blu-ray Guru Member since:Oct 2006 Location:Anaheim Hills, CA Trading Score:8	Shrek will do way better at B&M then online. It will move some decent units but will be crushed by BD no doubt.

11-12-2007, 09:46 AM	#6
Grisle Power Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Northern California 4K collection:18 Blu-ray collection:18 Trading Score:12	It still has a whole week...I for one am glad for another BOGO. Think of all the new PS3 owners who can pull their weight now.

11-12-2007, 01:28 PM	#10
Guinness7 Power Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2007 Location:NJ Blu-ray collection:259 Trading Score:59	I have not seen much promotion for shrek 3 so some people might not even know it is coming out this week.

11-12-2007, 02:21 PM	#14
dragons lair Active Member Member since:Jul 2007	All that these BOGOs are doing is teaching me to wait on buying any catalog titles from Sony and Disney until the week of a big HD DVD release, why buy when released when I can wait a few weeks and get 2 for 1.

11-12-2007, 02:27 PM	#15
ManWithNoName Active Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:United States 4K collection:280 Blu-ray collection:1569 DVD collection:143 Blu-ray reviews:1	Any chances of a BOGO when Bourne Ultimatum comes out?

11-12-2007, 03:48 PM	#18
JaylisJayP Active Member Member since:Oct 2007	Shrek 3 was a horrid movie, and while I am format neutral the whole way, I kinda hope the movie tanks in DVD/HD DVD sales....but I'm sure it won't do that poorly.

11-12-2007, 04:02 PM	#19
jkcheng122 Active Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:TX Home Theater Gallery:35 4K collection:82 Blu-ray collection:296 Trading Score:1	i think shrek 3's biggest problem is that the first 2 aren't available in hi-def. i think this is a terrible decision on Paramount to not release the first 2 along with the 3rd. a lot of ppl will not buy the 3rd movie of a trilogy if they can't get teh first 2 on the same format, especially when those first 2 are imo better movies than the 3rd.

11-12-2007, 04:04 PM	#20
sj001 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Rochester, NY Blu-ray collection:317 DVD collection:17 Trading Score:5	I have yet to see a commercial or ad for Shrek 3 on HD-DVD... I have seen ones for the DVD version though. Kind of funny actually, $150 mil for what?

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