WTF MGM? "Rescue Dawn" w/no extras @ $39.99 MSRP

[Josh]

As a person who couldn't care less about extras, it doesn't phase me in the least bit. I watch the movie and that's all.

[SS316SRV]

It is that big of a deal. The biggest special feature is the blu-ray exclusivity. I have only watched features on Apocalypto and Dawn of the Dead, and mostly because I had nothing better to do.

Rule #1: DO NOT EVER BAD MOUTH A BLU-RAY EXCLUSIVE STUDIO.

[BStecke]

Originally Posted by Josh

As a person who couldn't care less about extras, it doesn't phase me in the least bit. I watch the movie and that's all.

Same here. Couldn't care less. I'd rather spend 27 bucks on a good PQ/AQ release than 23 for a so-so release with a lot of extras.

[jdsanko]

Originally Posted by BStecke

Same here. Couldn't care less. I'd rather spend 27 bucks on a good PQ/AQ release than 23 for a so-so release with a lot of extras.

Extra's are just that, something extra which for me has no relevance in my buying decision. First is the quality of the film followed by PQ and AQ (of which I rate as equally important).

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by Josh

As a person who couldn't care less about extras, it doesn't phase me in the least bit. I watch the movie and that's all.

I agree.

I might watch the extras once, but they're not necessary to me.

[Luis_A51]

Since I dont ever watch special features, I dont care if a movie has them or not. BUT I do agree that charging $39.99 is way too much, especially for a movie that has no extras.

[Sonny]

Originally Posted by Josh

As a person who couldn't care less about extras, it doesn't phase me in the least bit. I watch the movie and that's all.

Same here.

[Nick Graham]

I'm beginning to think that this is an MGM mandate and not a Fox one. While Fox has distribution rights, I believe MGM still runs their own home video department. With 50 gigs (should they choose to use it), and more than enough bandwidth, there is no reason not to include all the features on a Blu-Ray release, ESPECIALLY one with a 39.99 MSRP.

Also, paying this type of price could send a message to every other Blu-Ray studio that charges a 29.99 MSRP for their catalog titles that 39.99 is a-okay, so why not bump up that profit margin?

[SS316SRV]

Extras are nice to have, but if a film doesn't have them I am ok with it. I still don't need to hear about how tough it was for a millionaire to get ready to make a movie.

[Luis_A51]

The biggest issue for me is the price. The most ill ever pay for a BD is $29.99 (ok maybe $34.99 in RARE cases). Still at those prices ill buy few, until they get to $24.99 or lower on average.

I dont see how Id ever spend $39.99 on a movie. Ever.

[SDG]

Jackie Chan movies are the only movies that I want extras on. Love the pain clips

[JBlacklow]

Originally Posted by Luis_A51

The biggest issue for me is the price. The most ill ever pay for a BD is $29.99 (ok maybe $34.99 in RARE cases). Still at those prices ill buy few, until they get to $24.99 or lower on average.

And this is the point that most in this thread are missing. I'd be much less upset if I wasn't paying through the nose for a bare-bones disc. I'll gladly pay more for the "Superbad" 2-disc set, because it's loaded with extras. But paying nearly 30 bucks even at Amazon for just a movie is a rip-off.

I only bought one Fox title in 2006 ("Kingdom of Heaven: DC") because I considered the movie essential, but I still held onto my 4-disc DVD. I eventually went with some others when the 50% off sale kicked off, but only because I was getting them for less than $20. If a similar sale hits I might pick this up, but until then it stays out of the shopping cart.

[owa]

I don't really care if older movies like Red Dawn don't have any extras. I do prefer that newer movies include them even if I rarely bother to watch them. Not sure why, but I'll almost always buy a special edition (collector edition, whatever) even if I never look at any of the extras. In general though, I echo the sentiment of others in this thread and just care about the movie.

[davidthebruce79]

Me and a friend recently watched red dawn.
We remembered how awesome it was when we were kids.
If none of you have seen it in a while I have a warning for you.
IT IS AWFUL!!!!
We almost stopped watching it.
How in the hell did I ever like this movie?

[Cyorg]

You don't pay the MSRP most of the time anyway .

[TauRus]

I am saying I don't care much for extras not becuase of any issues our Blu format might have. I honestly hardly ever watched them on most of my SD DVDs. Same old, same old "The making of ...", Deleted Scenes, Commentaries ... I found most of them pretty dull. How many times do you want to see an actor suspended on a couple of ropes in front of a blue screen, and then the magic touch of the artist turns the blue background into a miraculous scenery ...
I can only think of a couple of discs when I actually wanted to check if there were any interesting extras - that happened primarily if the movie itself was so impressive, that after it was over I felt I wanted to see some more of that.
Not once I felt like turning on a PiP .... no, thank you.

[T-Town Oil]

wolverines!!!!

[broganreynik]

why did this become a Red Dawn thread when it started out as Rescue Dawn? that said...extras on Rescue Dawn would be pretty nice, but if they're not there it's not gonna stop me from buying it

[monkyman]

About the only "extras" I watch are the previews.

[Mr. Joshua]

Originally Posted by Josh

As a person who couldn't care less about extras, it doesn't phase me in the least bit. I watch the movie and that's all.

Josh, I agree.... Sometimes the extras spoile the movie for me in the case of Hannibal. When I saw how fake the baby was in the shoot out scene now that's all I see is that fake baby. Looked pretty real to me up to that point...