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Originally Posted by Jackskeleton
Guess that the searchlight stuff is not safe ground anymore.
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well, till reccently, home entertainment didn't bother double dipping w/ searchlight's materail. "to indie". Then again the whole stance on the "indie" marketing has changed in the past year or so.
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I think the current release is quite good. It certainly is not bare bones. Unless the new SE comes with a Liger, or LaFonda's mix tape then I will probably pass on it.
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I think Warner is pretty much the only studio left that's not screwing people too much.
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Originally Posted by jiggawhat
I think Warner is pretty much the only studio left that's screwing people too much.
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I think that's what he was talking about. Since Fox is double dipping on just about every release, even though the first release has enough on them. Warner seems to really be the only one not double dipping to the extreme.
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Originally Posted by Jackskeleton
I think that's what he was talking about. Since Fox is double dipping on just about every release, even though the first release has enough on them. Warner seems to really be the only one not double dipping to the extreme.
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It never ceases to amaze me all the people who come out of the woodwork bragging that they didn't buy a title, rather they waited for the SE.........hell, I like watching movies now rather than waiting for them to come around again 6 months- 5 years from now with a few extra bells and whistles.
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What a waste of studio money to bother giving this movie a second dose.
I rate this movie right up there with 'Dude, Wheres My Car?' as one of the most pointless movies ever to grace the big screen - indie or not.
I rate this movie right up there with 'Dude, Wheres My Car?' as one of the most pointless movies ever to grace the big screen - indie or not.
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What a waste of studio money to bother giving this movie a second dose.
I rate this movie right up there with 'Dude, Wheres My Car?' as one of the most pointless movies ever to grace the big screen - indie or not.
I rate this movie right up there with 'Dude, Wheres My Car?' as one of the most pointless movies ever to grace the big screen - indie or not.
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Originally Posted by DVDMagic
What a waste of studio money to bother giving this movie a second dose.
I rate this movie right up there with 'Dude, Wheres My Car?' as one of the most pointless movies ever to grace the big screen - indie or not.
I rate this movie right up there with 'Dude, Wheres My Car?' as one of the most pointless movies ever to grace the big screen - indie or not.
And that is your opinion. You know what they say about Opinions. Everyone has one. But when you look at the sales figures on how well it has done on dvd and when you look at the marketing tie ins with shirts, buttons, etc. it really does make some sense to double dip on this one and squeeze any more potential cash out of it one last time.
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Glad to see that noone jumped down my throat (yet!) on my opinion.
I really hate the fact that the studios have also tried to get as much money out of epople as they can with all this double dipping bull.
I got 'The Grudge' and 'Man On Fire' only to find out that they now have SE released. Oh well, thats the studios for you.
I honestly believe that a Special Edition should only be released if...
a) the original itself had the bare essentials on with regard to bonus features
b) if the movie itself was released when DVD's first became popular
c) if there are to be more than one release of a movie, then release them all at the same time so that people can pick and choose as they please.
BTW, just got through watching 'Ocean's Twelve' - $10 says we get a SE by Christmas because that had absolutely no extras apart from a trailer.
I really hate the fact that the studios have also tried to get as much money out of epople as they can with all this double dipping bull.
I got 'The Grudge' and 'Man On Fire' only to find out that they now have SE released. Oh well, thats the studios for you.
I honestly believe that a Special Edition should only be released if...
a) the original itself had the bare essentials on with regard to bonus features
b) if the movie itself was released when DVD's first became popular
c) if there are to be more than one release of a movie, then release them all at the same time so that people can pick and choose as they please.
BTW, just got through watching 'Ocean's Twelve' - $10 says we get a SE by Christmas because that had absolutely no extras apart from a trailer.
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It's a business. The point of a business is to make as much money as possible. If the demand is there (based on sales) I do not see why any studio should grow some morals. The day that folks stop buying the double dips enough to warrent not having them, you'll have them stop. Simple as that.
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I'm with Jack here. I despise SEs coming out 6 months after the initial release, but it's their choice to do so as they deem profitable. There's no criteria other than how much more profit they think they can make the second go around. My criteria for buying the same title twice is usually how good or bad the original release looked or sounded; Stripes needs a rerelease, Napoleon Dynamite doesn't, so I'll buy Stripes. Extras get played on my discs MAYBE once a month. As long as I have the movie, and it looks and sounds good on my HT, I'm happy. I seldom double dip unless it's a movie I'm passionate about. People that don't like double dips should leave them on the shelves to gather dust instead of more cash. Buying them with a grumble just gives the studios incentive to see if they can get you to grumble again .
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I hate double dips as well, but I fully agree with Jackskeleton and Nightmaster. Once the demand is not there anymore, then the studios will stop producing the double or triple dip. This practice is done in every industry from the auto industry to the music industry to the home appliance industry, and lets not forget the computer industry (they are probably the worst). It boils down to economics. If people would buy it, they will produce it.
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I just think it's funny that the DVD release made this movie. That the huge ground swell of people who bought this movie on dvd, made it possible for an SE. Nothing like screweing over the people who helped make this movie what it is.
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Originally Posted by js1
I did not like this movie either some parts were kinda funny but the movie on the whole was boring..
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