Dark Force Entertainment Discussion Thread

[delicreep]

Originally Posted by WinterBox

Darkforce Facebook:

BREAKING NEWS! DEAD PIT COLLECTOR'S EDITION ON AMAZON FOR 129.95!
We have just received word that the DEAD PIT Collector's Edition blu-ray is on Amazon for almost 100 dollars more than our MSRP! Apparently Ebay is a bargain compared to this. Is this a good thing or a bad thing for the Dark Force customers that own this product? You tell us, we are not sure at this point. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! Would it be better if it showed up for 10.00? Now is your time to be heard. We will attempt to get the Demon and Banana Man together for a special LIVE FEED on the subject.
Best, Tom General Manager, Dark Force
*special thanks to Kire for alerting us to this listing.

This is in English and yet I don't understand a word of it.

[Dk8819]

Originally Posted by delicreep

This is in English and yet I don't understand a word of it.

In the comments it's admitted that there are still 98 copies of Dead Pit they are holding onto in order to bundle it with BREEDERS and GATES OF HELL".

I would say I am shocked but this is pretty typical of them.

[eric_angelus]

Are there really people who want Breeders? I remember this movie being really really awful.

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by eric_angelus

Are there really people who want Breeders? I remember this movie being really really awful.

It'll have a glowy slipcover. The movie doesn't matter

[UFOX]

Way to go Dark Force!

Great marketing move!
You have got everybody’s attention about your store and Dead Pit!

I rather love to talk about movies on blu ray and not endless about stuff indon’t care about

[miribeau]

Originally Posted by eric_angelus

Are there really people who want Breeders? I remember this movie being really really awful.

It's a Paul Matthews film. I've found that the people I pushed them on either liked them, without quite being able to explain why, or really, really didn't. So, yes, there are quite a few people I know who genuinely enjoyed Breeders and Berserker, Hooded Angels, Merlin and, even, Grim.

[WaverBoy]

Originally Posted by WinterBox

Darkforce Facebook:

BREAKING NEWS! DEAD PIT COLLECTOR'S EDITION ON AMAZON FOR 129.95!
We have just received word that the DEAD PIT Collector's Edition blu-ray is on Amazon for almost 100 dollars more than our MSRP! Apparently Ebay is a bargain compared to this. Is this a good thing or a bad thing for the Dark Force customers that own this product? You tell us, we are not sure at this point. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! Would it be better if it showed up for 10.00? Now is your time to be heard. We will attempt to get the Demon and Banana Man together for a special LIVE FEED on the subject.
Best, Tom General Manager, Dark Force
*special thanks to Kire for alerting us to this listing.

This is a joke, right...?

[wicky_J]

Originally Posted by WaverBoy

This is a joke, right...?

Nope, that's a "legitimate" post from their Facebook page.

[WinterBox]

DF is taking a beating on Facebook with that latest post. And rightfully so.

All of this could have been avoided. Should have released the Dead Pit Blu-ray, ONE COPY PER HOUSEHOLD from the day one. ZERO BUNDLING. Instead had a deal where if you bought Dead Pit with any 1 or more Blu from the store (insert % discount here) ... PERIOD.

[WinterBox]

Originally Posted by WaverBoy

This is a joke, right...?

The Facebook post or my gif?

The Facebook post ... not a joke.

My gif ... not a joke, but a fitting response.

[kraven]

I suddenly smelled bullshit, and I knew a DF release was right around the corner.

[Ruined]

Originally Posted by WinterBox

All of this could have been avoided.

All of what?

[WaverBoy]

My DEAD PIT/POINT DOOM bundle showed up today, except I got ZOMBIE NIGHTMARE instead of POINT DOOM. I emailed Dark Force and asked them to send me PD, and if they want me to send back ZN to send a UPS return label and bubble mailer. I have the feeling that PD will be a more rewarding trashy experience than ZN. Anyone else receive an incorrect title from Dark Force? If so, did they require you to return the incorrect title?

[Ruined]

Originally Posted by WaverBoy

My DEAD PIT/POINT DOOM bundle showed up today, except I got ZOMBIE NIGHTMARE instead of POINT DOOM. I emailed Dark Force and asked them to send me PD, and if they want me to send back ZN to send a UPS return label and bubble mailer. I have the feeling that PD will be a more rewarding trashy experience than ZN. Anyone else receive an incorrect title from Dark Force? If so, did they require you to return the incorrect title?

They are both so bad it's good, if you ended up paying less see if you can work out a deal w/ the demon where you can keep ZN for a reduced price.

[WaverBoy]

Originally Posted by Ruined

All of what?

All of the customer frustration and richly-deserved backlash. You know exactly what.

[Ruined]

Originally Posted by WaverBoy

All of the customer frustration and richly-deserved backlash. You know exactly what.

Why would they want to avoid it? Pretty clear at this point dark force uses the backlash as a form of guerilla marketing. Seems to have worked for Dead Pit at least.

[WaverBoy]

I will say that the DEAD PIT slip is damned impressive. Very sturdy Blu-ray case too. Top marks there. Now they just need to work on their customer service and abandon their unscrupulous sales tactics.

[WaverBoy]

Originally Posted by Ruined

Why would they want to avoid it? Pretty clear at this point dark force uses the backlash as a form of guerilla marketing. Seems to have worked for Dead Pit at least.

They’d do much better in the long run if they quit being unprofessional. I won’t be purchasing anything else from them unless they quit playing kids games.

[JasonMichael]

Originally Posted by Ruined

Why would they want to avoid it? Pretty clear at this point dark force uses the backlash as a form of guerilla marketing. Seems to have worked for Dead Pit at least.

You don't really know that. It's purely conjecture on your part. Perhaps if they sold one copy per customer, skipped the bundles, and had the store open all the time they'd have already sold out of Dead Pit. My guess is as good as yours.

[WaverBoy]

I will say that I’m extremely impressed with the customer service I just received from Dark Force after getting ZOMBIE NIGHTMARE with my DEAD PIT bundle instead of POINT DOOM. Within an hour I had an email response saying it would be handled immediately, then half an hour later I got another response saying they’d just shipped me PD, nothing about me needing to return ZN. Thank you, Dark Force. I absolutely like to give credit where credit is due. Now, please keep your store open 24/7, limit purchases of sought-after limited editions to 1 or 2 per person, and let each release sell on its own merits instead of forcing customers to buy a title they don’t want in order to get one they do want, and I’ll sing the praises of Dark Force from the rooftops.