Man I was paying $28 for DVD's of movies I didn't even like as much back in 2000, and that's 13 years ago. And then there's what laserdisc cost.

I think $20 in 2013 for this title is just fine. It's a shame Walmart has devalued catalog films for the studios with their dump bins.

Regardless of what past prices were, the market has changed. $20 for a bare bones release is not worth it to me anymore.

As much as I'd like to own this on Blu, I'm going to wait it out a bit for a Warner Archives Sale that includes Blu's...I'm sure it will only be a matter of time.

With just about everything outside of Twilight Time/Olive, Criterion, Disney, and Imports being able to be had around the $10 mark, my days of buying high to own early have ended.

That will be a nasty reality when they transition to the cloud over the next decade... No one places any value in it now. Who's going to pay more than $1.99 to own a file, you don't actually own?

fitprod

They'd better get wise soon, or that same IP will be obtained elsewhere....for free.

For Criterions, you have to pony up $15.

What if they can't make money off a specific title due to some kind compensation agreement with someone involved on the film if they only charge $10 for it? Should they still release it? And think about a smaller operation like Criterion. Do you think they could even bring us a fraction of what they do if they started all their titles out at $15? I highly doubt it.

I am not a shill for studios at all, but I think it's naive to assume studios must "get wise" by basically giving away their content because it's been out for a while on a lower-resolution format. Does anyone think studios will honestly respond well to people threatening or following through on piracy as a means to obtaining the content? That will just guarantee they release less of it to pirate in the first place. Yeah I know there will always be HD broadcasts out there to pull down, but they are not the same quality as getting the content on a Blu-ray.

It could very well be that the Coens somehow got a sweetheart deal for home video royalties and that's why a title like Hudsucker has to go through this channel as opposed to say a recent WB catalog title like Next of Kin.

Of course I'd love to pay $2 for every movie I want on Blu-ray. But there are a lot of jobs a long the way that have to be done to produce a title on home video. Should they all work for free? I mean here we have a format which is by far the most technically superior home video format (outside of actual film) and even at $20 a catalog title is about 1/2 of what it cost in 2000 for a catalog title ($28 from 2000 inflation adjusted is almost $38 today). Why was it OK for some then but not now?

Anyway, if Blu-ray recedes to a laserdisc-like presence in the market when lower-quality streaming takes over, that's fine with me. As long as these discs are still available through some kind of retail channel I will purchase the movies I want to own on physical media. To put it bluntly, fuck the cloud.

Anyone get a shipping notice?

No shipping notice yet. My order still shows as "in process"

When anyone receives this, can they confirm if there are special features or not?

If they didn't carry over or add to any special features from the German DVD, then I'm sticking with that one.

I didn't get a shipping notice, but when I check the order status it shows as shipped. Tracking shows it will be delivered Monday.

I saw they charged my credit card yesterday so I guess that's a good sign.

Same situation for me as Mr. Salty. No shipping notice but the order invoice shows that it has shipped.

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Hu.../43495/#Review

Got a ship notice email tonight.

I was just waiting for a review to bite on this. Sounds like they did it right except for the extras, so I'll be ordering a copy as soon as Amazon gets it back in stock. Can't believe it's not a big enough title for them to do a real release. It's my second favorite Coen Bros. movie.

You mean like this one?

I'm not sure Amazon ever had it in stock though. That could just be the default message they display when the release day passes without it being in stock.

I didn't receive an email either but logged into my WB Shop account and it's marked as shipped with estimated arrival of March 4th.

Mine is out for delivery today. I know what I'm watching tonight!



Says it came from Aurora which is literally the next town over.

I guess I should have purchased mine at the WB store: I hadn't heard a word from Amazon which is where I placed my order and maybe the comments are correct that Amazon didn't have copies...

Not from Muncie?

Mine shipped from Carol Stream. Tracking shows it's in town at the post office, but still not scheduled for delivery until Monday.

I should clarify - the actual return address says Aurora and fulfillment or something. I have a feeling UPS hands it off to the USPS in Carol Stream.

That would be awesome.

Despite the tracking information mine was waiting for me when I got home, and it had the Aurora address.

Just got mine today; I'm the happiest man in the world!

I received my shipping confirmation email the day after I received the disc.