Premium Collection (HMV Exclusives) Thread - Page 80

pedromonkey · #**791** 10th July 2020, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by hivemind

Grateful, but how long can these businesss carry on with the amount of streaming services popping up. I would imagine that Blu-Ray has another, possibly, 5-10yrs of life, before the plug get pulled. Thank God I've bought three Blu Ray players + plus the one I use currently. Corporations are constantly pushing these newish services more and more, and more people are going for the easier option of streaming.

I look at it like this, £4.99 - £9.99 a month for about say 200 films worth watching across multiple streaming platforms with new ones added every month VS £15.99 to £24.99 per Blu-ray/4K release, now you buy 4 of those 4K releases at £24.99 in one shopping trip, that's nearly £100.00. If you do that twice in a month thats £200. See what I mean. Personally, I'd much prefer a physical copy of a film but Blu-ray or Physical media is niche market these days. I buy a few every couple of months depending on sales because I can't afford to pay out big amounts for full priced items, however, If i can rent the same film on Amazon prime for £2.49 then why not go that route?

I currently pay for Netflix, Disney+, Now TV sky cinema and Amazon Prime video, that comes to about £40.00 a month, which I can afford. One of the reasons I left the labs five years ago was because my media purchases screwed me over financially to no fault of my own and I ended up with about 8000 dvds/blu-rays. I would love to go to HMV or Fopp to buy movies but at the prices they sell for these days, especially the boutique labels, it's just not financially viable. I want the new Second Sight Dawn Of The Dead release but at £64.99 for the standard blu boxset, i just can't justify spending that money.

Streaming is by far the easier and cheaper option. It's just the reality of the current state of entertainment.

The Reaper Man@Cult Labs · #**792** 10th July 2020, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by hivemind

So much for originality. Calling the film Bolero after using that piece in "10". One thing you can't hold against Mrs. Derek is her desire to show her breasts off and getting naked. Similar to Jenny Agutter. Just to make certain we don't lose a sense of what this thread is about, I do recommened a great Premium Collection title with Jenny, Logan's Run. Even though most of us have seen the film 25 million times.

Oh I don’t knock our Bo for wanting to get her kit off.

Stephen@Cult Labs · #**793** 10th July 2020, 10:54 AM

I can see Funeral In Berlin as part of the Premium Collection. It's just had a release in America.

The Reaper Man@Cult Labs · #**794** 10th July 2020, 10:56 AM

Billion Dollar Brain would be a good accompaniment....😉

hivemind · #**795** 10th July 2020, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by pedromonkey

I look at it like this, £4.99 - £9.99 a month for about say 200 films worth watching across multiple streaming platforms with new ones added every month VS £15.99 to £24.99 per Blu-ray/4K release, now you buy 4 of those 4K releases at £24.99 in one shopping trip, that's nearly £100.00. If you do that twice in a month thats £200. See what I mean. Personally, I'd much prefer a physical copy of a film but Blu-ray or Physical media is niche market these days. I buy a few every couple of months depending on sales because I can't afford to pay out big amounts for full priced items, however, If i can rent the same film on Amazon prime for £2.49 then why not go that route?

I currently pay for Netflix, Disney+, Now TV sky cinema and Amazon Prime video, that comes to about £40.00 a month, which I can afford. One of the reasons I left the labs five years ago was because my media purchases screwed me over financially to no fault of my own and I ended up with about 8000 dvds/blu-rays. I would love to go to HMV or Fopp to buy movies but at the prices they sell for these days, especially the boutique labels, it's just not financially viable. I want the new Second Sight Dawn Of The Dead release but at £64.99 for the standard blu boxset, i just can't justify spending that money.

Streaming is by far the easier and cheaper option. It's just the reality of the current state of entertainment.

Maybe, but as always, once these corporations get the vast majority of people hooked into the matrix of streaming, then you'll see the prices go up. It's a classic bait and switch. Just look at the electricity companies. Your £40 pounds will one day go up £80, 90 100+

hivemind · #**796** 10th July 2020, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by The Reaper Man@Cult Labs

Oh I don’t knock our Bo for wanting to get her kit off.

I wonder how Bo Derek would've performed with the late Kenneth Williams in a Carry On film. Bo, stop messin' about dear. She would've given old Babs Windsor a run for her money in Carry On Camping.