Nightbreed: The Director's Cut (1990) (Limited Edition - SOLD OUT)

[TripleHBK]

I can see both sides of the argument, and feel valid points exist for both sides. All I will say is that I hope Warner sees this as reason enough to continue licensing titles to scream factory, or to release more horror titles themselves. If either of those situations were to ocurr it would only benefit the fans in the end.

[tommynorcal]

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

I can see both sides of the argument, and feel valid points exist for both sides. All I will say is that I hope Warner sees this as reason enough to continue licensing titles to scream factory, or to release more horror titles themselves. If either of those situations were to ocurr it would only benefit the fans in the end.

yes yes yes

[tinnytim]

I've been following this thread since nearly the beginning and had to chime in.

I don't have a terrible problem with them releasing more copies. However, now that DOUBLE the number of copies are to be sold, the price should absolutely drop, that is if they respect their customers at all. The $80 price tag took into account the limited number and therefore limited profit of the release. Now the profit will more than double (considering that a primary reason for the high price point was to cover the restoration cost, which was obviously more than covered by the first 5,000 copies). The question of why the cost was $80 to begin with was thoroughly explained. Either the question of why it is still $80 has yet to be addressed, or the answer is opportunism, and blatant at that.

For those defending Shout! to the death, I feel I'm being objective in this analysis. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

[JohnWayne]

I can't see why adding another 5000 copies is a bad thing. Whats the big deal? Now more people can get it

[BluMonday]

Originally Posted by heineken

I can just taste the tears of the pathetic scalpers right now. SWEEET!!!

Scott Teneman Crying - YouTube

[dsman71]

Originally Posted by schlock

By that logic, all 10,000 should be sold out by morning.

Oops, I forgot about the 3,000 order cancellations that will probably occur in the next few days. But still, those "5,000+ unhappy fans" out there (exactly how did you come up with that number?) can now buy it, so it's all good.

Ill tell you how.. 5000 more units have been added which means that 5000 people who could not buy it before , and were probably not happy about it before now have an opportunity to get it. Simple math really.
3000 cancellations uh yeah whatever.

[AlexIlDottore]

Originally Posted by JohnWayne

I can't see why adding another 5000 copies is a bad thing. Whats the big deal?

Because a lot of people pre-ordered this only because it was limited and numbered and not for the actual film/discs.

[GuitarHeroForHire]

I was just thinking about this the other day since I bought it, but the Supergirl "Limited Edition" DVD is out of 50,000 copies and it still sells for a pretty penny on eBay, so I guess we can all be glad this isn't that "exclusive".

[nolfoc]

Originally Posted by tommynorcal

ugh dying for this movie to get a bluray release.. I believe Disney has the rights, hopefully they sell them to another company so we can get this!

[TheLiberalDead]

Originally Posted by AlexIlDottore

Because a lot of people pre-ordered this only because it was limited and numbered and not for the actual film/discs.

That's the Fox News version.

In reality, and without hyperbole, some people are upset because they felt compelled to order early, and pay 80 dollars, because of the urgency suggested by over 1000 of the 5000 selling in under 24 hours, and 2000+ before it ever made it to amazon, etc. It was sold to people as a limited edition to justify the 80 dollar price tag, then suddenly changed after people paid the premium.

[Metallix87]

Originally Posted by dsman71

Ill tell you how.. 5000 more units have been added which means that 5000 people who could not buy it before , and were probably not happy about it before now have an opportunity to get it. Simple math really.
3000 cancellations uh yeah whatever.

Going by your logic, dsman, these things should all be gone within the next two weeks or so.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by heineken

I can just taste the tears of the pathetic scalpers right now. SWEEET!!!

Since this hasn't been released yet, they can simply cancel their orders. It's not like they're being stuck with product they can't sell at a profit.

[cash_black]

lol @ the ebay speculators

[schlock]

Originally Posted by dsman71

Ill tell you how.. 5000 more units have been added which means that 5000 people who could not buy it before , and were probably not happy about it before now have an opportunity to get it. Simple math really.
3000 cancellations uh yeah whatever.

"and were probably not happy" - ok, I see the backpedalling now. In other words, you pulled it out of nowhere.

Your nose is always so far up Scream's butt, it's hilarious. And you keep going to that math class, too, you're getting straight A'SS.

[bb8977]

Originally Posted by AlexIlDottore

Because a lot of people pre-ordered this only because it was limited and numbered and not for the actual film/discs.

I'm sorry but that's a stupid reason for buying anything !

[The Peanut Monkey]

Since a selling point here is the fact this is produced in low quantity - actively pushed by Scream re: the fact each case is going to be individually numbered to represent that, then it seems a little odd to then double the amount in the meantime of taking orders. Certainly, whilst I don't personally care about that, they might as well take those numbers off now for all intents and purposes (or push the first batch and then remove the ordering for the second 5,000). I never really get limited editions like this; just make enough for everyone, dammit.

[AlexIlDottore]

Originally Posted by TheLiberalDead

That's the Fox News version.

In reality, and without hyperbole, some people are upset because they felt compelled to order early, and pay 80 dollars, because of the urgency suggested by over 1000 of the 5000 selling in under 24 hours, and 2000+ before it ever made it to amazon, etc. It was sold to people as a limited edition to justify the 80 dollar price tag, then suddenly changed after people paid the premium.

Here's an example :

Originally Posted by persuazion

Why cant a collector just be a collector and not a scalper? I own the Fright Night bluray and would never think to sale it. Even if it gets re released I like owning one of the original numbered lots. I used to collect Sideshow statues that are all numbered and I would also be pissed If I bought a low edition numbered statue and they sell out and are like " Hey....lets go ahead and make another 5,000 of them." Whats the point of collecting if nothing is sought out after or rare?

[Partyslammer]

Although I'm personally not too bothered by the fact SF added an additional 5k to this "limited release" as I simply want the release for the contents, I do think it's rather shady of SF to initially market this as a 5K release at a premium price, *then* reveal the Cabel cut is going to feature sub-par audio, *then* capitalize on pre-order hysteria by adding another 5,000 units. It undermines the idea of how "limited" this release will be as well as SF's claim as to why the retail price is so high. I certainly wouldn't have panic-jumped on the SF preorder on day one like I did knowing what I now know.

Still, as it's been mentioned, anyone can cancel their order through SF or even Amazon with no loss, something I'm still considering. Whether this strategy backfires on SF and they wind up sitting on stock (and selling at a discount) for perhaps a couple years is anyone's guess. My biggest concern is what other unwelcome "surprises" do SF have in store for this release in the coming months.....?

[dvdwatcher]

Is the next 5k ga tree anteed to be numbered?

[TripleHBK]

Originally Posted by dvdwatcher

Is the next 5k ga tree anteed to be numbered?

As of today's announcement, yes. But that can change.