It's been rumoured for a while, but now it's official:

http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=5917

Don't fall prey to the Ebay sharks - buy them today!

Damn, Straw Dogs sure wasn't out long.

The contract for Straw Dogs was a short one. They knew from the beginning that it would have a brief release window... that's why the disc cover says "Limited Release" or something to that effect.

Do you think Straw Dogs will jump up in selling price once it goes OOP?

Or is the time for that kind of stuff pretty much over with?

For the lazy:

Thanks for the heads-up ...I've got some shopping to do. This OOP business is getting ridiculous.

The price will most definitely jump, money is money and we all want more.

Thanks for the reminder - the only one I don't have is Spellbound which I just ordered from DeepDiscount for $28.76.

I've got all of them except Straw Dogs, which based on what I've read about it, is far to violent for my tastes.

Not that anyone asked.

Now I need to pick up the Straw Dogs that I have been putting off purchasing. I have no idea how I am going to fit that into my budget at this point. I can't even afford all the others Oh well.

Thanks for the heads up.

I don't understand this logic. I have no problem with DVDs going out of print. It sounds like everyone in this thread is now only buying these DVDs b/c they "are going out of print". Nothing more, just the collector mentality & not the movie fan. If you liked any of these movies you would own them buy now & not just wait for them to be announced as going out of print for an incentive to buy them.

Jason:

I am not a fan of gratuitous violence either, but I think this Peckinpah film--and Criterion's excellent 2-disc set--are essential viewing. I had avoided this film because of its reputation, but Stephen Prince's excellent audio commentary and Criterion's supplementary materials really put the film in context: Peckinpah was criticizing violence in America, the macho attitude, and even the Vietnam war with this film.

I highly recommend this set.

I think it adds a bit of urgency, but I'm not so sure that going OOP is, in itself, reason (for me anyways). If I know a DVD is going OOP, I'll re-think whether I want to buy it if it is one that I have previously considered, basically, because I know I'm running out of time to make the decision.

Essentially, it potentially gives a DVD a bump up on my priority list if I know it is going OOP.

Oh really? Well then, I guess I'll just run right out and buy the 300 or 400 dvds that I want RIGHT NOW.... oh wait, I can't do that, I'm not rich.

For those of us who spend our budget on these damned things, sometimes oop status does become a factor in deciding which ones to buy at this moment.

There are many dvds out there that I would like to have, and by your logic, that I should already have in my collection. Thing is, I'm neither rich nor a thief, so when a dvd goes oop that I've had on the backburner due to my budget, it sails right to the very top.

Criticize that all you want, but to me, it seems only logical.

now if only that $60 in bb rewards would get here so i could pick up the Hitchcock set already!!!!!!!!! dammit!!!!!!!!!!

and Mutley: exactly....i can't exactly afford the 50 criterions i'd love to own, or the 200 other titles on my wishlist...especially since i'm buying a house and can only pick and choose a couple of titles a month.

Looking at your collection I don't see that being the case. Personally i didn't care for the film and it will probably be atleast a decade before I have any interest in seeing it again but the violence wouldn't appear to be a reason for you to avoid it based on your collection. I don't seem to recall it being equal or worse than some that youown (I saw the film for the first time almost a year ago).

Exactly. If I had the money and resources to go out and buy every single DVD I wanted to own on release date, I probably would ...but unfortunately I don't. Straw Dogs is a movie that I've always had an intention of owning, but somehow it just slipped through the cracks. Basically, I can wait longer and pay an ungodly amount on ebay, or buy it now and be assured of receiving it at a halfway reasonable price. I choose the latter.

Exactly. Straw Dogs is something I have wanted, and have had it in my hands plenty of times but there is usually another Limited Edition item that takes precedence, and anyone who collects anime DVDs knows how quickly some of those LEs go. Going OOP is not a reason to buy it, but if it is a movie you want (and have put it off) it will add an urgency to purchasing it.

OOP Criterions are worth tons. I bought " Sid and Nancy " just before it went OOP for $66.80CDN. A month later it was selling for $135CDN.

I've been wanting to get Spellbound since I'm a big hitchcock fan I haven't had a lot of extra $$$, but if it's going OOP then for $25 shipped from Overstock it's no so bad.

Strawdogs is SOLD OUT on overstock already??!!??

I've been wanting Straw Dogs for a while and I finally have some extra money just in time to get it before it goes OOP.

Can always get the R2 Straw Dogs which is on par with the criterion Release. Well ok, almost:

http://www.dvdcompare.org.uk/compari...e.php?fid=1739

Do you guys think I could wait a month to buy Straw Dogs? If it is goin OOP in December then it should still be around until then without ebay going nuts right?

Where did I criticize? All I said was I don't understand it & explained why. How is that criticizing? And I still don't understand the logic. The DVDs I really want are the ones I buy, if something is going OOP, & I didn't have it already, than I didn't want it that bad. Yeah, there are probably hundreds that I would like, but if I didn't get it already it obviously isn't that high on my want list, so if it's going OOP, oh well big deal. But in this thread when there is post after post of that are badically people saying, DAMN, it's OOP now I must get it. That just makes no sense to me & seems like a collector mentality. I'm not criticizing it, but despite how people explain it, that is all it is. Especially if they are people like you that "blow their budget on these damn things". If you are blowing your entire budget on DVDs, & you still don't have a DVD but once it's announced it's out of print you now must get it, I'm sorry but you clearly don't like that movie that much, you just want it b/c it's going OOP.

So let's say some people want it just because it's going OOP. Maybe they'll try and sell it later for a net gain.

What's the problem?