Twilight Time thread - Page 8

Oh, I'll have it sooner My guess is it will look better than Swamp Water. I don't really keep those magnets - SAE has been doing them for years with CDs. I'm a collectoholic but magnets are of no interest to me in any way, shape, or form. However, the first edition of The Treasure of Sierra Madre I just got - well, that's what makes me happy, although it doesn't stick on the refrigerator.

Will have to see just how good The Big Heat looks on BR. Swamp Water has a video quality that must be one of the best that I have ever seen. It is simply stunning.

How are TT's 5.1 soundtracks from mono or stereo sources?
Or, are the soundtracks all so generated by the studio(s)?
Thanks.

Done by the studios. So varies from TT BRs from disc to disc.

I never said they weren't. I was responding to the poster that said they were in it for love of movies and music.

They may love the movies and music they sell, but that's not why they got into this business.

Limited release doesn't mean it's more loved.


As noted, they made that agreement and that's what they got. They could have contracted for 4000, 5000 or whatever amount. They chose 3000 because that's what they thought they could sell.

Even if they thought, "gee, it would be nice if we could pump out some more of these", they couldn't and keep any sort of reputation. If they did another run, those that bought it based on being a "limited release" would likely never buy another title from them again.

Honestly, the better option for them would be to simply do pre-order sales only and only buy the number of copies from the studio they can sell before they're stamped.

Note, though, I said "better for them", not the customer. It would eliminate unsold discs, but would make it much harder for the average person to buy it if they don't learn about the title in time.

What really needs to happen is for Sony to work with TT to promote the titles on their own web site and through their media channels to make sure the most product can be sold.

If TT makes more sales, they'll place more orders for more titles.

Amusing, Pat Boone's signature on 100 copies of Journey to the Center of the Earth. That wouldn't sway me one way or the other. Neither would a magnet. I want the film because I saw it on theatrical release and had the not so good experience of seeing the Brendan Frazier 3D version which I wouldn't take for free.

Don't you ever get tired of writing an opinion about a business that you have no stake in? I know that I am getting tired reading them and will simply ignore them from now on. It is apparent that SAE and TT are not listening and won't. See the #3 post in this thread.

Hi guys, what is going on in this thread?













Oh, right, ah, um, have er fun i guess.....

Sidetrack from the major theme of this thread: Twilight Time BRs. Need to focus on upcoming releases and what actual users think of specific BR discs.

Having received Bell, Book, and Candle in BR a day ago, I will give my $0.02 opinion: the transfer itself is OK, I'm glad that I bought it, and it is not likely to get any better for quite awhile (requiring capital to fix it, if it is fixable which I leave up to the experts). I don't think that it looks as good as Pal Joey.

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This is not criterion, they are a dumping ground.
This should be seprate threads for septate titles.
More than that equals this very mess of a thread.

You can always create your own thread about a specific TT BR release.

As to a dumping ground, that is a bit harsh because no one forces you to buy it.

The thread is of interest to those who want to know about TT BR releases.

Right, great PR

Poor example. No one forces me to buy any of those discount priced Blu-rays in those plastic trashcan-like bins at Best Buy but I doubt any one can argue those aren't literally a "dumping ground" for titles BB wants to unload.

Let me know when you find a Twilight Time title in one of those trashcans at Best Buy. In fact, try and find one of those titles at Best Buy - they aren't available there.

Well, I said I was salivating for The Big Heat and my salivation has been sated - just saw the Blu-ray and it is nothing short of superb. A wonderful transfer thanks to Grover Crisp - sharp, great contrast and detail and what a movie. Don't hesitate on this one.

That was sure a short wait! I am looking forward to it, in a month or so, whenever it is actually released.

You're kind of missing the point of my comment.

I am a bit confused because this thread deals with Twilight Time BRs. So if they are not likely to appear at any firesale, especially in the near term future, what was the point of your post? I am not interested in the general condition of other producers which can be somewhat obvious, relative to your trashbin comment. But so what?

Ironic post considering how many posts of yours are in this thread...



...and I'll continue to ignore it every time you post "see post #3 in this thread"...

That's great news. I had high hopes having had the privilege of running Sony/Columbia's brand new restored studio print of The Big Heat back in 2008. It looked stunning, so I knew they had great material to work with for the Blu-ray. Day One pre-order on this one and Journey to the Center of the Earth.

fookoo_2010 and NetworkTV ...we need you to both move on. We've had a number of complaints about the two of you. I would recommend using the ignore feature we provide. If this continues, we will limit your ability to post in this thread.

Site's down

When 4pm EST rolled around, the site crashed. Couldn't place an order. Maybe Pat Boone is a lot more popular than I thought. It is hard to believe that anyone got an order in and it is now 2 hours and 45 minutes later.

Will have to see what SAE has to say when their website comes back up.

No need to panic - this will not sell out anytime soon. The site has been up and down sporadically. Clearly they need to speak to amazon, who hosts them - either they're not paying for unlimited traffic (which is usually the case) or something is wrong somewhere.

Took awhile, but finally got my order in. Once the site started actually working, the autographed copies were gone almost instantly.

I still can't even access the site. It's been down (at least for me) the last hour and a half.

Still having trouble here, too.

Just watching the lovely Blu-ray of Bell, Book, and Candle - really nice transfer. I had a gorgeous 16mm IB Tech print of the film and this looks very much like it, color and density-wise. And, of course, much better than a 16mm print could ever look. Very pleased and IMO it's every bit as good if not better than Pal Joey. There are, of course, a lot of opticals in this film and that may be a reason why people think it's of lesser quality, but it most assuredly isn't.