Fox is back....officially!
#76
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Originally Posted by das Monkey
I can't think of anything more "must have" than Prison Break and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
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Any $40 list discs (Fox, Paramount, Uni) usually result in a 27.95 price at Amazon.
For people like me that have Prime and got in on the 10% discount, these titles will cost ~$25 shipped. I can live with that, even on bare bones catalog titles I love (Cast Away, ID4, etc.)
Hell, I've paid $30-$40 for HD DVD and Blu-Ray imports for stuff like The Rock, Crimson Tide, Starship Troopers, Enemy At The Gates and Perfume.
For people like me that have Prime and got in on the 10% discount, these titles will cost ~$25 shipped. I can live with that, even on bare bones catalog titles I love (Cast Away, ID4, etc.)
Hell, I've paid $30-$40 for HD DVD and Blu-Ray imports for stuff like The Rock, Crimson Tide, Starship Troopers, Enemy At The Gates and Perfume.
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It hasn't been mentioned in this thread, but this is really just the same old crap Fox pulled in the early days of DVD. When DVDs had a retail of $25 & $30 Fox entered the game with recycled non-anamorphic transfers for a premium of $35.
None of us with long memories were surprised by Fox's bare-boned, MPEG2 $40 blu-rays. I did wonder now they're getting around to finally releasing a second wave, if they might have seen some light about pricing, espcially for catalog titles. I should have known better!
Fox did turn into a great DVD company. But in the beginning, they were appalling. Looks like history might be repeating itself here.
None of us with long memories were surprised by Fox's bare-boned, MPEG2 $40 blu-rays. I did wonder now they're getting around to finally releasing a second wave, if they might have seen some light about pricing, espcially for catalog titles. I should have known better!
Fox did turn into a great DVD company. But in the beginning, they were appalling. Looks like history might be repeating itself here.
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These prices are terrible! $28 for a catalog title that most people already own on DVD.
WB offers coupons that reduce their catalog titles to $16 each on average.
WB offers coupons that reduce their catalog titles to $16 each on average.
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Originally Posted by fryinpan1
These prices are terrible! $28 for a catalog title that most people already own on DVD.
WB offers coupons that reduce their catalog titles to $16 each on average.
WB offers coupons that reduce their catalog titles to $16 each on average.
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Given their track record for multiple releases of the same title, Fox is really missing a bet by staying exclusive to Blu-ray. Just think: if they were to release the same featureless catalogue titles on both formats now, affixing their high-binder $40 MSRP to each, then in another 6 months to a year, they can start coming out with "special limited ultimate extreme" editions in steelbook cases with linticular covers and re-sell the same titles on both formats yet again. They could totally be taking advantage of both sides instead of just sticking it to one! Well, two, I suppose, when you remember that's what they've been doing for years on DVD . . .
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Well, here are some prices I saw today on dvdpricesearch.com (DVDEmpire.com prices only listed w/shipping):
28 Days Later (Blu-Ray) $32.71 (FOX)
Amityville Horror, The (1979) (Blu-Ray) $30.04 (MGM)
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind: 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition (Blu-Ray) (Sony)
Day After Tomorrow, The (Blu-Ray) $32.71 (FOX)
Edward Scissorhands (Blu-Ray) $32.71 (FOX)
Hills Have Eyes 2, The: Unrated (Blu-Ray) $32.71 (FOX)
Home Of The Brave (Blu-Ray) $30.04 (MGM)
Mr. Brooks (Blu-Ray) $30.04 (MGM)
Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World (Blu-Ray) $32.71 (FOX)
Robocop (Blu-Ray) $30.04 (MGM)
28 Days Later (Blu-Ray) $32.71 (FOX)
Amityville Horror, The (1979) (Blu-Ray) $30.04 (MGM)
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind: 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition (Blu-Ray) (Sony)
Day After Tomorrow, The (Blu-Ray) $32.71 (FOX)
Edward Scissorhands (Blu-Ray) $32.71 (FOX)
Hills Have Eyes 2, The: Unrated (Blu-Ray) $32.71 (FOX)
Home Of The Brave (Blu-Ray) $30.04 (MGM)
Mr. Brooks (Blu-Ray) $30.04 (MGM)
Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World (Blu-Ray) $32.71 (FOX)
Robocop (Blu-Ray) $30.04 (MGM)
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At 25 bucks a pop, the only ones worth the money are The Fly (if it's the CE), Robocop (if it's unrated), Edward Scissorhands, Die Hard, Die Hard with a Vengeance, and Independence Day (barely).
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Originally Posted by wewantflair
At 25 bucks a pop, the only ones worth the money are The Fly (if it's the CE),
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Unfortunately I've heard that about the Fly also. So $40 MSRP for a bare bones (or close to it) catalog release. Awesome. Talk to me when they come inline with every other studio on either format.
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Originally Posted by dkny75
Unfortunately I've heard that about the Fly also. So $40 MSRP for a bare bones (or close to it) catalog release. Awesome. Talk to me when they come inline with every other studio on either format.
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Fox is a HD-DVD double agent, purposely putting out blu-ray with no extras and higher prices to make blu-ray fail.
You guys crack me up. At least Fox is maybe going to put out the movies on blu-ray. Still seems like lip service at the moment though.
You guys crack me up. At least Fox is maybe going to put out the movies on blu-ray. Still seems like lip service at the moment though.