Floating Weeds, Why 2-Disc?
04-19-04 | 10:02 AM
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From: You have moved into a dark place. It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Well, King of New York is going to sell ten times as many copies as "The Story of Floating Weeds" is, too.
And how much extensive restoration work did King of New York require?
Floating Weeds may sell a few copies because Ebert did a commentary and is helping to promote the disc via his print reviews and his television show, but still, those who complain about paying $25 for a beautifully restored classic foreign film on DVD are just spoiled by the big studios.
They can afford to sell the third Matrix sequel for $15, because they'll sell ten million copies of it. Criterion needs to charge a more realistic price to stay in business.
Again, back in the days of laserdisc you'd be paying $150 for this title, not $25. The foreign film DVD market isn't six times larger than the laserdisc market was. There's a lot of the same people buying these titles.
And how much extensive restoration work did King of New York require?
Floating Weeds may sell a few copies because Ebert did a commentary and is helping to promote the disc via his print reviews and his television show, but still, those who complain about paying $25 for a beautifully restored classic foreign film on DVD are just spoiled by the big studios.
They can afford to sell the third Matrix sequel for $15, because they'll sell ten million copies of it. Criterion needs to charge a more realistic price to stay in business.
Again, back in the days of laserdisc you'd be paying $150 for this title, not $25. The foreign film DVD market isn't six times larger than the laserdisc market was. There's a lot of the same people buying these titles.
