Under the Skin and Enemy (Both titles getting a Blu-ray release)

[JeffTheMovieGuy]

DVD Only Under the Skin will be sitting next to the piles of Gigli and Dodgeball Unrated if they don't turn this thing around! Crazy times we are living when companies would rather release a movie like that on a defunct format.

Hell might as well release it on VHS now.

[The Stick]

Originally Posted by I KEEL YOU

There's a difference between this and brand new movies not getting a blu ray release.

I don't get the panic.
Under The Skin just opened locally this past weekend.
As far as I can tell...I don't notice any US release dates also for the blu rays of the other major films that also opened the same day here as Under The Skin.
I say relax people...there WILL be a blu ray...how can there not be

[JJJ225]

Originally Posted by The Stick

I don't get the panic.
Under The Skin just opened locally this past weekend.
As far as I can tell...I don't notice any US release dates also for the blu rays of the other major films that also opened the same day here as Under The Skin.
I say relax people...there WILL be a blu ray...how can there not be

Yes, but the DVD has a release date and is already up for pre-order. No Blu Ray in sight. And Enemy, at least at this point, appears to be DVD only as well (which comes out a month earlier).

It's not like people are upset because there is no release date yet. There is a date...and it's for a DVD only.

[The Great Owl]

Under the Skin is my favorite film of 2014 so far, and I'll be surprised if it is not still my favorite film by year's end, or at least in my top five of the year.

The idea of a DVD-only Region A physical media release for Under the Skin is troublesome, because this film begs to be viewed in the best quality format available.

If a DVD is my only option, though, then I'll buy the DVD. Under the Skin is that good.

I'm withholding judgment until I read a definitive news statement, but this is odd.

[The Stick]

Originally Posted by JJJ225

It's not like people are upset because there is no release date yet. There is a date...and it's for a DVD only.

but has that ever happened before for any new film recently?
That they would release only a DVD but not a corresponding blu ray?
I'd really be surprised if it had

[Corey31]

Originally Posted by iScottie

I guess we'll have to import now.

If I recall correctly, A24 doesn't distribute the films in Canada, so that's always an option for us.

Here's a link for Enemy.
http://www.amazon.ca/Enemy-Blu-ray-B...nis+villeneuve

Enemy is a Canadian film and got a larger wide release here so I would expect it to get a BR here but I wouldn't bank on the rest of A24's catalog getting released here if they aren't released in the US.

eOne has already got very lazy when it comes to Blu-Ray and started doing this exact thing last fall. In fact one of the A24 films from last year didn't get a BR here (The Spectacular Now). In addition, eOne also didn't release the Blu-Rays of Fruitvale Station, The To Do List and 20 Feet from Stardom. There are probably more they skipped out on but those are the ones I know for sure as I had to look at importing from elsewhere.

[JimDiGriz]

Originally Posted by I KEEL YOU

There's a difference between this and brand new movies not getting a blu ray release.

True but some of those films are 'bigger' films and they still havent had a release. But on the other hand we are getting all kinds of smaller film releases that the US hasnt had - most of Lynch's stuff for a start!

[Blu-ray Neo]

Originally Posted by The Stick

but has that ever happened before for any new film recently?
That they would release only a DVD but not a corresponding blu ray?
I'd really be surprised if it had

The proof is in the pudding so to speak though. You have several different media outlets saying that it will be released in the USA on DVD only.

You have Amazon and several other retailers with the pre-order for the DVD only.

You have VideoETA.com saying it will be released in the USA on DVD only.


How many more entities do you need to say the same thing before you start to see the writing on the wall? Since you wanna ask questions about new releases, how about this one...

When was the last time an announcement was made about a DVD "new" release without a Blu-ray announcement also?

[Braktastic]

A24Films not supporting Blu? Braktastic not supporting A24Films.

[Blu-ray Neo]

Originally Posted by Braktastic

A24Films not supporting Blu? Braktastic not supporting A24Films.

I'm right there with you. I want the best possible picture and sound PERIOD!

DVD is an obsolete and dying format.

[The Stick]

Originally Posted by Blu-ray Neo

When was the last time an announcement was made about a DVD "new" release without a Blu-ray announcement also?

Then this is not to be believed then?

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Under...lu-ray/101698/

I mean it just wouldn't make any sense NOT release a blu ray at this point in time. I don't think blu ray sales overall are in decline and people are switching to digital media like what happened when music stores like Tower Records went out of business when the iPods came along. I just don't see that trend happening to movies just yet. Its not like Under the Skin is doing blockbuster business right now and to ignore a segment of the market just doesn't make any business sense to me.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by The Stick

Then this is not to be believed then?

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Under...lu-ray/101698/

I mean it just wouldn't make any sense NOT release a blu ray at this point in time. I don't think blu ray sales overall are in decline and people are switching to digital media like what happened when music stores like Tower Records went out of business when the iPods came along. I just don't see that trend happening to movies just yet. Its not like Under the Skin is doing blockbuster business right now and to ignore a segment of the market just doesn't make any business sense to me.

That's a clone of the UK entry.

[I KEEL YOU]

Originally Posted by Blu-ray Neo

DVD is an obsolete and dying format.

The irony...

[Corey31]

Originally Posted by The Stick

Then this is not to be believed then?

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Under...lu-ray/101698/

I mean it just wouldn't make any sense NOT release a blu ray at this point in time. I don't think blu ray sales overall are in decline and people are switching to digital media like what happened when music stores like Tower Records went out of business when the iPods came along. I just don't see that trend happening to movies just yet. Its not like Under the Skin is doing blockbuster business right now and to ignore a segment of the market just doesn't make any business sense to me.

Anyone can make a release in the Blu-Ray.com database, the studio listed is Studiocanal who is responsible for the UK release and not Lionsgate who is responsible in the US so no it is not to be trusted.

[cakefactory]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Keep in mind, the UK release will be Region B locked

That's fine with me, I'll still buy that over a DVD. This is a flat-out stupid move in the US. I could see not releasing DVD OR Blu-ray and sticking to putting it on streaming services but DVD only seems really dumb, especially with a movie as beautifully filmed as Under the Skin. I guess the numbers must suggest physical media is being phased out and many people are just going from DVD straight to accepting whatever's available on netflix and TV only.

[Blu-ray Neo]

Originally Posted by cakefactory

I guess the numbers must suggest physical media is being phased out and many people are just going from DVD straight to accepting whatever's available on netflix and TV only.

Highly false.

If anything, Blu-ray ownership has grown each and every year while DVD sales have progressed downwards. This cannot be disputed. The statistics are there.

The growth of BD could have been better, but with the downturn of the economy, I think that it's adoption has been hampered a bit.

[format916]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Is this a joke lol...? Are DVDs even that popular anymore?

its the #1 source of home entertainment

[Reelhero]

Just got this reply

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by format916

its the #1 source of home entertainment

Wow, I honestly had no idea. I would have thought it to be steady declining with the increase of high definition formats.

Originally Posted by Reelhero

Just got this reply

[Show spoiler]

Let's hope it's true. Thanks for sharing!

[tylergfoster]

A24 Films just confirmed to me on Twitter that "Under the Skin is definitely getting a Blu-Ray," and they're "trying hard" to get one for Enemy, too.

https://twitter.com/A24Films/status/458971642635763712