Bootleg movies problem & Streaming is to blame!
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- As movie studios push for streaming, piracy with physical media is on the rise. Discover how streaming services are opening the door for pirated movies on Blu-ray.
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It's a bootleg market because some movies have never been released on disc. Think some Hammer films and Amicus films.
The Secret of blood island 1965 and Amicus Danger Route 1967.
That I agree with my problem was that Abigail had a Blu-ray release coming and while in theaters you could get a high quality from the bootleg from the digital source. There are plenty of movies and shows that might get lost before ever coming to home video so bootleg or home brew is saving those movies and shows. Zero problems with that if I can find the film on vhs I will grab it but something like the Dark Crystal show should be available for purchase it’s not home brew here we go.
I posted a comment here yesterday, but it seems to have disappeared. Anyway, this is a good, thoughtful video. I buy a lot of DVD-Rs at flea markets, conventions and online, and sometimes I buy bootlegs. I can't say I feel good about doing it. Like you, I get rid of the knockoff when a legitimate release comes along.
Weird that happened, thanks for taking the time to re-comment. Everyone has that one movie they have to have in their collection so I’m sure many of us have a couple. What really gets me is how many times I’ve overpaid for a movie and now I could be getting one of these. All someone has to say is it’s a MOD disc.
The Warner Archive DVDs are legit. They have always been DVD-Rs. Does Warner do the best job cleaning up these old movies...sometimes yes, sometimes no. The Warner Archive Blu-rays are all pressed, so if you get a burned one of those, it is a bootleg. I've bought all my Warner Archive DVDs second hand for an average of 75 cents each for the 26 I own.
Good to know. Hopefully the 2 I have get a Blu-ray copy soon. Super awesome you get them that cheap where I live DVDs go for 2-4 bucks a pop VHS used to be 50 cents now 1-6 bucks depending on titles
I bought what I thought was a legit copy of "Out of Bounds" and it was a bootleg. When I complained, the seller ADMITTED it was a copy from a laser disc! And now they won't stop messaging me.
That happened to me once, ordered a hard to find foreign movie not sure if it ever had a dvd copy but here in the US it was at every blockbuster on vhs. Finally got it it was a burned copy from the vhs and they pretended like they didn’t know and refunded 2 dollars, but they never messaged me again.
Personally I have no objections against bootleg dvd's or Blu's. In fact; they can be an invaluable source to us movie buffs. I recently purchased the 4 'Crimson Bat' movies for my collection. 4 movies, in sd quality, on one Blu-R. The Crimson Bat series featured a blind swordswoman, Oichi, who wanders trough Japan to fight injustice. I read about these movies over 20 (!!!!) years ago and there's still no official release on physical media. We can't wait forever... Agree? :)
I can completely agree on that point my only gripe is that I keep finding easily available movies at thrift stores on cd-r discs. Personally I’d be stoked to find something that was obscure or even unobtainable because it’s way oop.
Im so oldskool i dont stream i jave Amazon prime aswell ( stuck in my old ways 😅) 📼💿👈🏻👌🏻
That’s the best way disconnect and watch a movie.
@@80sMadeConsumer dam straight brother 👍🏻
Way before streaming was a thing and the internet being in its relative infancy, bootlegs were the only way for me to get some movies. I would see movies long before they came to the states. Some still aren’t available here. Trying to find them now even is sketchy at best.
There are movies that never saw a home copy so trying to preserve them is a bootleg operation.
Then there’s the WB issue I recently discovered. I started digitizing my physical copies for ease of access, I don’t collect as much anymore, and almost all of my WB discs were trash and I needed to purchase them again in order to have a copy. So I paid a lot of money for legit copies just to be junk when my bootlegs are still going strong.
That I can understand and I have a few foreign movies that never got any releases. I was more talking about the fact that these modern films are getting world wide releases and they are still in theaters at the same time you can buy them digitally causing rampant piracy and the studios don't seem to mind bc streaming is the focus.
@@80sMadeConsumer fair point. I think physical media is going to remain a niche market in the name of convenience.
@@Gixxerfool1 agreed
If people would rather 6:21 stream it’s fine. But those same movies should be put to market for purchase by physical media collectors whether it is done on hulu, Disney plus, or Netflix.
No ill will to the streamers but the studios are clearly leaving money on the table by not releasing physical discs. Thanks for commenting.
Bro I just remember watching Godzilla X Kong in theaters only for it to show up in streaming and pirate sites 2 weeks later.
Movies like that should really be in seen on the big screen truly an experience that is cheapened by the streaming model let alone pirates.
@@80sMadeConsumer It's really tough to convince movie goers to...go to the movies.
It is because all they really put in theaters are the big blockbusters but that is supposed to draw in the movie fans and the general public. Lately they’ve done a good job at dividing fan bases and many people have stopped going.
On the other hand it was partly the ritual of going to see a movie every weekend, for most that is gone now due to the fact that we no longer have a variety of movies.
Humans place value on things that are scarce. If Star Wars was put out on streaming when it first released in the 70s, it wouldn't have nearly the cultural presence it does today. Same with any classic movie. Same with any classic song or album. That's why there aren't any real "superstars" in music anymore. It's because there's so much to choose from and little to no barrier to access the music that it devalues everything to basically nothing. Back in the 50s when Elvis came out, he was the king because there wasn't that much else to choose from and Elvis wasn't accessible unless you saw him in concert or bought his album or heard it on the radio.
I think streaming has devalued everything to the point of nothing. There's an argument of "well why would you want companies choosing what you listen to or watch?" and I think that's a valid argument but I think there has to be a middle ground between everything is accessible for free vs we are forced to watch 2.5 hour disney movies for the rest of our lives.
Very true and an excellent way to think about it. Recently I’ve been complaining about the accessibility to celebrities and hearing everyone’s personal beliefs is getting old, I didn’t quite make that connection but it’s so true.
Mike Flannigan just announcde this week I think that Hush is coming to physical soon while bashing Netflix hahaha ive almost bought that bootleg so many times cause that just a shame Netflix took it off & nobody else picked it up & it just disappeared, you can't even purchase it for digital.
I love the old VHS comparison lol never thought of it that way hahaha
I love Middle Men! lol I have the legit copy but now your making me wanna double check when I get home haha
Im the same with imports, I would much rather pay more & import from Germany than bootleg it. I only Bootleg for certain things. But yea if I can find it overseas, ill grab it
Didn’t know that, for sure a day one purchase for me.
Thanks as I was thinking about the video I just kept remembering that Seinfeld episode and then I remember there was always that weird guy at work that would always have crappy copies of movies.
Middle Men is very underrated probably never get a rerelease.
@@80sMadeConsumer I bought the Blu-ray of an indie horror film called "Home Sweet Home". I had the DVD which had a proper distribution but I found the bluray on Amazon & go it, but when it came in it was a total bootleg lol but im convinced its just the filmmakers selling their own copies or something cause its so indie.
@thelastmoviestanding weird because it’s a Sony release.