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Originally Posted by BrianJoynt
Too bad about Storm of the Century. I don't get it. Kino spends a lot of money restoring old movies no one buys. Storm of the Century is a cult horror title. It's a Stephen King miniseries, and one of the better ones. It would've made an awesome Blu-ray. I mean, who's gonna buy another DVD that's been out for 20 years already? Not me. But I would've bought the Blu-ray. And many others would have, too. Not trying to troll anyone. But I don't see why they won't put the work in on something cool, when it's obviously a good title, something that doesn't already exist. No, I'm not overtly familiar with the process or the work involved. But if there's a title that's worth it, it's a cult horror title. Especially a Stephen King cult horror title.
Why not do it and charge more money for it? That RoninFlix release of Hardware went for $40 bucks new, and everyone bought that. With the right marketing, Storm of the Century could've been a big seller. An amazing performance from Colm Feore.
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Originally Posted by Jlouisbarrett
My thoughts exactly... it’s a shame but it sounds like their DVD-only plans are set in stone at this point. It’s a double shame considering the Insider basically confirmed that the work and money put toward Trilogy of Terror II (which required the same type of work Storm of the Century, and which I’ve never seen anyone actually request), was a bit of a waste. They shoulda/coulda put those funds toward SotC.
Yes, it would be a huge project, but... as you said, it’s a cult horror title — a Stephen King cult horror title at that. Scorpion just sold ~1,000+ copies of Opera at $50 a pop (one of which is on my shelf). These cult horror fans generally understand higher prices if the label is transparent about just how much work and money they put into it.
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I don't get it - Not sure what part of our explanation you don't get.
Kino spends a lot of money restoring old movies no one buys - Yes, that's what we do... wow.
Storm of the Century is a cult horror title. It's a Stephen King miniseries, and one of the better ones. It would've made an awesome Blu-ray. - All true, that's why we acquired it.
I mean, who's gonna buy another DVD that's been out for 20 years already? Not me. - We don't expect you or anyone else who owns the previous DVD to buy it, but like we said before, it's a great catalog title and should be available again, even if it's only on DVD.
But I would've bought the Blu-ray. And many others would have, too. - Yes, we know.
But I don't see why they won't put the work in on something cool, when it's obviously a good title, something that doesn't already exist. No, I'm not overtly familiar with the process or the work involved. But if there's a title that's worth it, it's a cult horror title. Especially a Stephen King cult horror title. - Because we would never recoup the exorbitant expenses. We know how much it'll cost to scan, remaster and re-edit 5 hours of raw cuts. There's also all the computerized special effects that would need to be recreated in HD.
Why not do it and charge more money for it? That RoninFlix release of Hardware went for $40 bucks new, and everyone bought that. - We would not recoup, even if we charge $80 for it.
With the right marketing, Storm of the Century could've been a big seller. - Again, that's why we acquired it, with or without "right marketing" it would've been a big seller.
An amazing performance from Colm Feore. - Yes, a great performance.
My thoughts exactly... it’s a shame but it sounds like their DVD-only plans are set in stone at this point. It’s a double shame considering the Insider basically confirmed that the work and money put toward Trilogy of Terror II (which required the same type of work Storm of the Century, and which I’ve never seen anyone actually request), was a bit of a waste. They shoulda/coulda put those funds toward SotC. - TOT II is a 90-minute film also with no cut negative, but without any computer special effects, making it an easier title to restore. We originally planned to remaster both and some other titles, but wanted to test the waters with the easier and much cheaper of the two projects and glad we did. We would need to spend 4 to 6 times more to restore SOTC. Lots of fans requested TOT II after we announced the original, it's not a classic like the original, but it's still a Dan Curtis production directed by the legendary filmmaker.
Yes, it would be a huge project, but... as you said, it’s a cult horror title — a Stephen King cult horror title at that. Scorpion just sold ~1,000+ copies of Opera at $50 a pop (one of which is on my shelf). These cult horror fans generally understand higher prices if the label is transparent about just how much work and money they put into it. - LOL. So, you think we would recoup our expenses if we sold 1000, 2000 or 3000 copies? Maybe, if we sold 20,000 copies.
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