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Kevin Costner on physical media: "DVD is not dead" (www.joblo.com)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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“Death of the what? DVD is not dead, at all,” Kevin Costner said. “That’s what they’d have you believe. Maybe it’s not making the same amount of money, but just try to go ask for that from the studio. They won’t give that up. A lot of people that like my movies, they can’t get to a theater, and they’re waiting for that moment. You can’t make your film for the opening weekend. You have to make it for its life.“

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[–] PP_BOY_ 8 points 6 months ago

Honestly props to him for saying such a controversial take. I don't entirely disagree either

[–] paraphrand 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

He’s right about making movies for their life. If more movies tried to stand the test of time that would counter some of the problems in movies right now.

Physical media? I’m not so sure. He should pivot to saying “physical media” next time he talks about it tho.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Lol makes me think of the disco guy from Mystery Men. "Disco is NOT dead! Disco is life!"

https://youtu.be/s5mGNRgKFOI?si=VQKcydVB1_EyzwMI

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Eddie Izzard aka 'Tony C,' co-leader of the Disco Boys.

[+] MrJameGumb 1 points 6 months ago (2 children)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Streaming isn’t a reliable option when platforms are able to withdraw content from their libraries.

[–] MrJameGumb -4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Well, clearly none of you actually read what I said and just heard "DVD bad", so I'm just going to delete the comment because I'm tired of hearing people put words into my mouth

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

so I’m just going to delete the comment because I’m tired of hearing people put words into my mouth

Yeah, but now we latecomers don't get to read what you said and we have to try and imagine it (and some of those people are probably sickos). It's fine to disagree, especially in such cases where there isn't a right or wrong answer.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I sometimes do if I want to own it forever, since streaming services love to take stuff away.

I'm down to one streaming service, and I'm rebuilding my media inventory. Soon IL be streaming to friends and family, who will be able to sync anything they want.

[–] MrJameGumb 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

That's fine, but that's something you've chosen to collect as a hobby. The quote in the article sounds like Costner thinks if someone misses a movie in the theater then their only option is to go buy it on DVD.

A lot of people that like my movies, they can’t get to a theater, and they’re waiting for that moment.

They never even mention streaming as an option the whole article, as if they'll just never see it unless they go to the movie theater or purchase a DVD of a movie they've never even seen before. It makes it sound like the whole article is from like 2008

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

It makes it sound like the whole article is from like 2008

Him refering to "DVDs" makes me wonder if this is some kind of time capsule. I'm surprised he didn't mention Blockbuster as an option.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'd have loved someone to ask follow-up questions:

That’s what they’d have you believe.

Who are "they"? Big Streaming? Disney seem to be back on the path of streaming and physical releases and are, presumably, doing well out if it now they realise that they are catering to different (although overlapping to some degree) audiences.

A lot of people that like my movies, they can’t get to a theater

His movies specifically or just film fans in general? Is there an odd Costner fan/shut-in demographic out there who don't do streaming? Going to the cinema can be pretty expensive these days - In was at the Odeon waiting for my friend's son to buy popcorn in the "special" Avatar 2 bucket and ended up helping a family at the ticket machine. It was a mum, son and granny who'd just randomly decided to nip to the pictures and they thought the machine had gone mad. I had to tell them that was the price as the next screening for their film had all the bells and whistles which it really didn't need (I was there specifically for all bells and whistles because it was Avatar 2 and I wasn't going for the story) and it would be cheaper if they came back at a different time or bought the month-long pass, neither of which they really wanted to do. I could imagine that experience was off-putting and they might stick ti home video. For the price they paid they could probably have bought the complete Kevin Costner filmography on DVD (if they so wanted).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I think he means old people

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

I'd have to assume a KC fanbase skews older. Probably one that also doesn't own a Blu-ray player.