Twilight Time Discussion Thread

[AlexIlDottore]

Originally Posted by Hintermann

I received my TT copy of Hard Times ( aka The Streetfighter, a title that I would have preferred) a few days ago. Saw it last night. Great transfer and of course, an excellent film. My only disappointment is that they did not include the footage of the deleted fight.

Hard Times is the original title. I don't see why they'd name it anything else.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by AlexIlDottore

Hard Times is the original title. I don't see why they'd name it anything else.

It doesn't seem to me that Hintermann was suggesting that they should have given it the alternate title, just that he prefers the alternate title.

[Irongod2112]

Originally Posted by AlexIlDottore

Hard Times is the original title. I don't see why they'd name it anything else.

Actually it was originally to be called The Street Fighter, they changed the name to Hard Times because of the Sony Chiba film of the same name.

Hard Times is a fine title though...

Both films are awesome btw

[Page14]

Originally Posted by Blu Titan

Sold out.

2 sellouts in less than 24 hours. Cool.

[jcs913]

Originally Posted by oildude

TCM Shop still shows copies available (if their website is accurate). Worth a try if someone missed this at SAE.

TCM is now also sold out.

[whotony]

Might not really be sold out.

Someone I know accidentally ordered 37 copies earlier today.

[Blu Titan]

Originally Posted by whotony

Might not really be sold out.

Someone I know accidentally ordered 37 copies earlier today.

Say wut? .

[oildude]

Huh? Didn't SAE put their usual one or two title per customer limit on this once it hit 200 or so remaining? Without that, the scalpers will descend like vultures on a dying zebra on a title close to selling out.

[wormraper]

Originally Posted by oildude

Huh? Didn't SAE put their usual one or two title per customer limit on this once it hit 200 remaining or so? Without that, the scalpers will descend like vultures on a dying zebra.

nope, they don't impose the limit on ones that take longer than a year to sell out. Enemy mine had no limit on it all the way through sell out

there's no REAL pattern behind (at least verifiable), but what I have noticed is....

titles that had a limit to begin with...ala christine, Rollerball Sinbads etc, will have a 1 per limit at the under 500 mark

titles that sell out in under a year,but had no initial limit, will have a limit of 3 (ish) after the 500 and under mark

titles that take OVER a year to sell out will not have a limit imposed all the way through sellout

[iamnoone]

They don't always put a limit on low-stock titles, especially if they've been available for a long while, like ENEMY MINE, etc.

Didn't someone accidentally buy maybe 100 copies of a fast-selling TT title a couple of years back? I definitely remember something like that, but can't recall which title it was. Maybe that's why they've mostly done away with the cart trick, so people don't leave a huge number in their cart just to see how many are left.

[Blu Titan]

Originally Posted by wormraper

nope, they don't impose the limit on ones that take longer than a year to sell out. Enemy mine had no limit on it all the way through sell out

there's no REAL pattern behind (at least verifiable), but what I have noticed is....

titles that had a limit to begin with...ala christine, Rollerball Sinbads etc, will have a 1 per limit at the under 500 mark

titles that sell out in under a year,but had no initial limit, will have a limit of 3 (ish) after the 500 and under mark

titles that take OVER a year to sell out will not have a limit imposed all the way through sellout

Good observations Worm...thus, someone purchased 37 by accident and is now, probably asking Ed for a cancelation?! I think something similar happened before .

[rdodolak]

Even when they do put limits on a title it's a soft limit and it has to be manually enforced.

[JoeDeM]

I'm surprised it took this long to sellout, it makes a great double feature with Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies.

[Blu Titan]

My copy of Thunderbolt and Lightfoot shipped from SAE. 2-3 working days from purchase to shipped...not bad at all.

[baheidstu]

Just received my shipping notice for Thunderbirds, Rollerball & my copy of the now OOP Magnificent Men... I love watching the tracking information as the package bounces around the United States then it gets to the point where it says it has left the country then there's about a week where it gets lost in some mysterious abyss until it turns up at my door.

[JoeDeM]

Originally Posted by baheidstu

Just received my shipping notice for Thunderbirds, Rollerball & my copy of the now OOP Magnificent Men... I love watching the tracking information as the package bounces around the United States then it gets to the point where it says it has left the country then there's about a week where it gets lost in some mysterious abyss until it turns up at my door.

it's called Canada Post and I also got my shipping notice.

[thompsonjohn]

Tried to get some info on "The Blob" from Nick Redman, in hopes that we get something other than simply only maybe a trailer and their always included isolated score track, unfortunately all he had to say was..

Too early to say about what will be on THE BLOB.

[*PREACHER*]

Received my 1 copy of Rollerball in the mail today!!!

[klauswhereareyou]

Originally Posted by thompsonjohn

Tried to get some info on "The Blob" from Nick Redman, in hopes that we get something other than simply only maybe a trailer and their always included isolated score track, unfortunately all he had to say was..

That's funny considering it was announced almost two years ago!

[PowellPressburger]

Originally Posted by klauswhereareyou

That's funny considering it was announced almost two years ago!

I'd say it has more to do with making sure everything is signed off on etc before they can offically announce any details. They could still be working on the details I'd bet.