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In theory, yes. However, the point I've been trying to make - although it would seem I'm making a terrible job of it - is that Blu-rays are too expensive to make. Say Shameless spend £1000? And for that £1000 they get 1000 DVDs produced? Well, that same £1000 will get them only around 250-330 Blu-rays. That's all very well and good if Shameless can afford to up their budget and spend £3000-£4000 to get 1000 Blu-ray discs produced, but if they only have £1000 they just can't do it or they only have 250-330 discs to ship to retailers. It's a very basic analogy but it's proportionally more-or-less correct. Shameless have limited resources. They can't afford to put the budget up so it's a choice between producing DVDs and having plenty of product to go out to retailers and maximise their profits (thus enabling them to keep operating) or sending out a limited amount of product and having minimal profits (if any once other costs are taken into consideration). So yes, in theory, making Blu-rays makes sense, but only if Shameless can afford to do so and because of the repercussions of the Sony fire, they can't.
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Ok, so instead of releasing a DVD title that we all have/seen, why not put out something a bit more special....
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I know BDs cost 3 to 4 times more to produce than DVDs so, with Shameless' finances in a more parlous state than other, bigger companies who lost stock in the Sony fire, it really boils down to a choice between a DVD release or no release at all. I'll go with the DVD.
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Ah, c'mon - they've just put out Cannibal Holocaust (supervised by Deodato himself) as a worldwide first on BD, and are about to release Four Flies as another world first on BD - How much more special do you want?! |
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I've actually seen a fair few comments on Twitter and Facebook from people saying it's a film they haven't seen because they've never had the opportunity (i.e. because they don't tend to import films or hunt around for OOP titles). As bizarre_eye said a few posts ago, the biggest proportion of Shameless' sales still come from casual browsers on the high street, as surprising as it may be. That's a whole big group of people right there who probably have never seen this film because they don't import titles using t'internet.
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Exceedingly true (I really can't wait for Four Flies!), but I'm talking about DD, put out something more special instead of wasting resource on a title that is not new. Or do a blu...
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Almar said in the past most sales come from the high street and I'd be surprised if casual DVD shoppers had seen or were familiar with Dellamorte Dellamorte. I only saw it for the first time last month and hadn't heard of it until '84 Entertainment released their limited edition Mediabook.
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