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Originally Posted by PaulD  The thing is an argument could easily be made that surely more obscure VHS-titles are likely to sell less, due to them being less well-known? Factor in the cost of restorating the print and it seems obvious why companies won't go near such a thing. It seems like such a big risk.
I do find it tiresome when Arrow reissue and repackage their previous releases (The Beyond steelbook, however many damn Battle Royale editions) but have no problem with them releasing stuff on bluray that hasn't been released before. There are loads of films I'm not keen on (Time Bandits, all the erotic stuff) but that's the benefit of wide-ranging cult releases. |
The good thing about Time Bandits is its a Terry Gilliam film, getting a brand new transfer because the old one looked like pants, I think that it would bring in a lot of money from people who don't know Arrow, paving the way for more cult releases, or even old VHS movies
Another problem I think, is that because Arrow is nearly solely blu ray now, except for ArrowDrome, that that could be another reason why we don't see them. Things like Initation, Pin and The Vineyard, back in the day probably would have gotten new artwork and a white case, like Pieces and Slaughter High, but now that the main line is pretty much devoted to the blu/dual format, with ArrowDrome taking DVD only titles, I don't think we'll see many more.