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Posted by Adam Rice on 02/13/06 19:17
On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 22:03:18 -0000, "the dog from that film you saw"
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>"Bob Adams" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
>news:TDpCg4LVkl7DFw9$@ntlworld.com...
>>I am wondering why some old films never make it onto DVD. Tonight I was
>> reminded of "Monte Carlo or Bust" and went searching on the web to buy
>> it. Total disappointment. All I could find were a few overpriced used
>> VHS tapes and they were probably mostly NTSC.
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>> Why is it that some old classics never make it onto DVD and yet they
>> still get regular showings on TV?
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>> Bob
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>because quite simply, it's not profitable for companies to release them.
Sorry, but I think that's bollocks! There must be some other reason.
I mean, look at those "two for a quid" DVDs you get in Poundland - the
films are absolute shite*, and the profit margin must be close to nil,
yet they must be making some money from it or they wouldn't bother.
People seem to buy any old cack if it's cheap enough.
"Monte Carlo or Bust", on the other hand, is a fairly well known film
which stars some extremely well known people (Pete 'n' Dud for god's
sake) - surely there's a pretty big market for that sort of thing?
*apart from the "Beach Girls/Cavegirl" double bill - that was
fantastic!
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