Volpone mentioned that in another thread. Got me thinking, Star Wars didn't open here till December of that year - I took my sister to see it as her 17th birthday present and we were both wearing the brand-new digital watches dad got us for Christmas - the type where you had to push a button to see the time Anyhoo, in those days it was common for us to wait months - years, in some cases - for the theatrical release of American films. If they tried that with a blockbuster these days, the market would be flooded with pirate dvds. So don't let anyone tell you that the pirates are all bad.
Yup, if it weren't for these kind of developments we couldn't have such a great selection of continental and American porn in our sex shops
Yep I get most good movies before they even come out Ahhhhh i love the oscar consideration panel and all its lovely leaks
I'm tickled I only have to wait hours after the newest Dr. Who comes out and then I can watch it. It sure as hell beats waiting months like I used to in the old days.
^ Don't see that ever happening as it'll render cinemas useless. I mean with the cheapness of home cinema systems these days who's going to pay £10 to go to the cinema if it costs £3 to rent the same movie from Blockbuster?
Two points -- plenty go to the cinema even if they have a DVD option. There is an experience there that no home theater can reproduce. Second, some who obtain a home copy pre-release might actually buy the legit copy if it were available. And actually, there's a third point -- simultaneous release means only one promotional campaign rather than two. The bean counters would love that!
I have a great idea - for those people who like the "going to a movie" experience at home, overdub cell phone conversations onto DVD's.
They could easily sell a theatrical release for $25, streamed directly to your home, and I'd still buy it. To some people, watching it at home means you can invite friends over and make it an event.
I agree with Scorp - I detest theaters. I'd buy the film just to avoid the inconvenience...and the teenagers.
Heh, I get the same thing, and I'm in Guam...a US territory, but I'm not interested in Vongo anyway. Also, I loathe theatres too. I saw Pirates 3 lastnight and had people babbling behind me...a baby who started crying every 10 minutes in front of me (to their credit at least the parents carried him out when he started...but still)
Well, lower budget direct to video is getting more prevalent in Scifi, thanks to the huge sucess of TV to DVD releases. Two new Stargate movies not aired but buyable, same with B5 Lost Tales.... sounds good to me.
Poor Gul. I'm sorry you haven't experienced simultaneous release. My wife and I experience it all the time, and it's the best! Keep trying! You'll get there!
Well, once SHV becomes available at a reasonable price, there really will be no reason to go to the cinema - same video quality as 35, better sound quality in many cases - unless 70mm becomes popular again. Which I would LOVE for it to do. I've heard there's a 70 print of TWOK out there that is supposed to be absolutely to die for, but that may just be a rumor... it would only make sense if it was shot in 70... although 1982 was a good year for 70. Tron, for example, was filmed in 70mm.
Yeah, I've noticed that as well. I remember it'd take about a year or so for a movie to make it to VHS. Nowadays, it's about four months, with the exception of Christmas movies, which roll out the following holiday season (Which makes sense).
Do the folks making movies also run cinemas? If not then I can't imagine why movie makers would care which venue made them the most money.
I saw Jerry Bruckheimer on Glen Beck a week or so ago, doing his promo thing for POTC III, and when Beck asked him about home theaters replacing the multiplexes, Bruckheimer likened the movie-going experience to going out to dinner. Meaning I guess, folks are always going to want an excuse to go out.
Flawed premise... Going out to dinner means I don't have to cook and can get a nice meal anyway. Cooking a real meal is more work than going out to eat. Going to the theatre means I have to take the time to go to the theatre and once there I have to deal with ringing cellphones and crying babies. Home theatre means I walk across the living room.
