Movie Thread

[nnodley]

Have you watched it or would it be the first time?

would be the first time

ehhh maybe I won't do home delivery. $10 for delivery, plus it adds a $4 driver tip(which is fine).  But I could  just go to store instead

[the-pi-guy]

Turning Red, Luca and Soul coming to theaters

'Oppenheimer' Flying Off the Shelves Is Proof Movies Need Physical Releases


Inspired to ask, because of these articles. What does the future of monetization look like for movies?

Netflix seems very content with having streaming exclusives and not releasing anything anywhere else. A lot of their partners like Universal and DreamWorks are still releasing things on DVD/Blu-ray.

On the opposite end from Netflix, Warner Bros and Disney seem very desperate to get away from streaming as their only basket. Netflix has launched some of their streaming exclusives as Blu-ray box sets. WB has been pulling their content for tax breaks, and selling it elsewhere.  

Some companies have strangely made more of a push to put stuff on physical media this year than previous years. Disney is putting Mandalorian, Loki on physical media for the first time. A number of shows and movies are getting launched on 4k/Blu-ray. Titanic and a ton of other James Cameron movies are finally getting released in 4k. Monk and Columbo are getting remastered for Blu-ray launches.

It seems that some companies are interested in getting physical media money and streaming money and box office money.  The market itself doesn't seem that interested in getting away from streaming.

Boxoffice has been seeing more successes this year.
Domestically, it's up over the past few years, but it's still lower than most of the past 2 decades. But that's despite various failures; maybe it would have been closer if Wish, Elemental, Indiana Jones, etc were better movies.  

It seems like the BoxOffice isn't going anywhere any time soon.

But physical media has largely been in decline. There are still a few success stories; but streaming has really taken over there.

I think the obvious future is that physical media will go away in a some period of time.

But are there any chances that doesn't happen? Will WB and Disney try to reorganize their releases so that physical media comes out earlier to maximize how much they get. Box office first, home media second to incentivize some people, and then streaming third? Any chance they'd try something like that? Any chance, even if it's not very successful, that it would be successful enough for them to do that?

[Legend]

Box office=>bluray and premium digital=>streaming

Seems to be the most stable setup.

[the-pi-guy]

Box office=>bluray and premium digital=>streaming

Seems to be the most stable setup.

I think this makes the most sense for the industry. How likely do you think it would be that they would try it out?

[Legend]

I think this makes the most sense for the industry. How likely do you think it would be that they would try it out?

I think a few studios are pretty close. Like Sony movies tend to do that before ending up on Netflix.

[the-pi-guy]

I had a handful of issues with the Monk movie, but overall, it was pretty good.

Managed to feel like a genuine Monk episode.  

[the-pi-guy]

>The Boy and the Heron" stands out as the first original anime film to open wide to No. 1 at the U.S. box office.

The Boy and the Heron

Awesome, well deserved.

[Legend]

Eastern movies are doing well. The dubbed Godzilla film has made $20 million in America+Canada.

[the-pi-guy]

Anyone watch the Kingsman movies?

[BananaKing]

Anyone watch the Kingsman movies?

I saw the first two
First one was great
Second one was lame

[Legend]

Third was lame but less lame than the second

[the-pi-guy]

I really like Kung Fu Panda 1-3, but I'm not sold on this.

[the-pi-guy]

Reddit post

1080p:


4K:


1080p version looks cleaner, while the 4K version has an immense amount of film grain, retains a lot of detail that is missing in the former.

[Legend]

yuk @ 4k one.

The praise it's getting on reddit reminds me of retro gaming with blocky pixels. It's a fun aesthetic seeing the paper/pixel art but that doesn't mean it's the way the creators wanted it shown.

[the-pi-guy]

yuk @ 4k one.

The praise it's getting on reddit reminds me of retro gaming with blocky pixels. It's a fun aesthetic seeing the paper/pixel art but that doesn't mean it's the way the creators wanted it shown.

It's interesting. People that are very into movies seem to tend to like that kind of stuff.

The 4K version almost has a drawn on paper look to it, and that can be nice sometimes. But I do think I'd take the 1080p version 9 times out of 10.