B1G1 on Blu-Ray titles at Amazon
12-06-07, 03:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Paul_SD
Wish I had gotten Training Day when it was up.
Wonder if they will rotate the selections one more time before this is up? I would love to pick up a couple Kubricks that I didn't buy on street date (and I'm kicking myself now for ordering a whole bunch of stuff back in Oct that I haven't even cracked the shrinkwarp on yet).
Wonder if they will rotate the selections one more time before this is up? I would love to pick up a couple Kubricks that I didn't buy on street date (and I'm kicking myself now for ordering a whole bunch of stuff back in Oct that I haven't even cracked the shrinkwarp on yet).
12-06-07, 05:08 AM
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honestly, it wasn't imperative- but I went ahead and ordered the two box sets ayway.
are the titles shrinkwrapped individually, or are they loose?
Do they have the security stickers?
I have Prime, so I won't even bother to wait for these to come in before listing them for sale, I just have to know whether I can advertise the rest as being new and sealed, or new but open.
are the titles shrinkwrapped individually, or are they loose?
Do they have the security stickers?
I have Prime, so I won't even bother to wait for these to come in before listing them for sale, I just have to know whether I can advertise the rest as being new and sealed, or new but open.
Last edited by Paul_SD; 12-06-07 at 05:12 AM.
12-06-07, 11:26 AM
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Didn't really want to get any of these, since I would prefer the HD-DVD versions, but couldn't pass up the 2 "Best of..." sets for about $7 per movie. Granted I only want maybe 5 or 6 of them, but the others should make good trade fodder.
12-06-07, 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by dsa_shea
Those free movies are like bait to get the sharks into the tank. Seems as if some of the Blu-Ray studios are trying their best to set the hook while the HD-Dvd studios are thumbing their assholes.
But this is a sale on Warner discs, and that studio is format neutral, not a "Blu-ray studio". So I don't think your logic applies here. Actually, I have no idea why the sale is only on Warner's BDs and not their HD DVDs.
At any rate, I picked up THE WILD BUNCH and ENTER THE DRAGON for ten bucks each.
12-06-07, 11:53 AM
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But this is a sale on Warner discs, and that studio is format neutral, not a "Blu-ray studio". So I don't think your logic applies here. Actually, I have no idea why the sale is only on Warner's BDs and not their HD DVDs.
12-07-07, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by cultshock
But this is a sale on Warner discs, and that studio is format neutral, not a "Blu-ray studio". So I don't think your logic applies here. Actually, I have no idea why the sale is only on Warner's BDs and not their HD DVDs.
At any rate, I picked up THE WILD BUNCH and ENTER THE DRAGON for ten bucks each.
At any rate, I picked up THE WILD BUNCH and ENTER THE DRAGON for ten bucks each.
12-07-07, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by dsa_shea
I don't know what to tell about why it is Blu-Ray only but my logic of it being the bait to hook you in still applies.
12-07-07, 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by cultshock
Umm, but why would Warner be trying to "hook" people on buying just their Blu-ray discs?
12-10-07, 01:51 AM
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I've been fooled by the first few days of this sale into checking the 'for sale' titles every 3-6 hours. And it hasn't changed in several days... sigh.
12-10-07, 02:11 AM
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Uhh....I recommend you check again. It's up to 115 titles now!
Lots of Sony titles added.
Monty Python's Life Of Brian is one of the titles. Hell yeah!
20 Million Miles To Earth is also included.
Lots of Sony titles added.
Monty Python's Life Of Brian is one of the titles. Hell yeah!
20 Million Miles To Earth is also included.
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12-10-07, 05:20 AM
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if I had to guess as to the reason why there are so many more sales on the Bd side I would attribute it to the liklier higher set-up costs of that format which would make small runs more expensive. There could also be a subsidy program in place that gives the largest breaks on much larger runs. Maybe it makes sense for Warner to have 4 times the number of produced copies of something like the Wild Bunch on Bd since the per unit cost is much cheaper that way, and the base is installed even if demand doesn't currently exist- as opposed to the HD DVD side which has a bit of demand, but is still slowly expanding its base.
In any case, it is likely in Sonys (or whoever the replicator is) interest to have Warner take more printed discs at once- than do a short run. and wait for them to re-order. The only problem for Warner is storage until they are packaged and shipped to a distrib- but even then 10-20,000 printed discs on a spindle across 40 or 50 titles, could still easily fit in the space of a small garage.
In any case, it is likely in Sonys (or whoever the replicator is) interest to have Warner take more printed discs at once- than do a short run. and wait for them to re-order. The only problem for Warner is storage until they are packaged and shipped to a distrib- but even then 10-20,000 printed discs on a spindle across 40 or 50 titles, could still easily fit in the space of a small garage.
12-10-07, 05:37 AM
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Ordered Enter the Dragon and Underworld. I wanted Life of Brian, but when I went to the checkout page, it said the entire order would be shipped on Feb. 4. I didn't want to pay extra for "shipping when they're available" so I just said screw it.
12-10-07, 06:04 AM
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Originally Posted by InnocentBlood
that was quick - no sooner than the no. of titles was increased to 100+ the sale seems to have ended....
12-10-07, 12:21 PM
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Life of Brian is showing a Jan 29 release date; is that the real release date, and if so, isn't it unusual that it'd be in this kind of sale? Regardless, I'm in for that and 20 million miles.