Could well be, though I tend to think that the media cares more about Gibson's publicity snafus than the average person or movie-goer does. It still didn't stop Warner from releasing HAMLET on Blu-Ray, or Summit bringing THE BEAVER out last year. Now, granted, neither that nor EDGE OF DARKNESS were hits of any kind, but I find it odd these things have been released everywhere but here, and they're solid properties that would sell in good numbers on the catalog front you'd imagine.Monterey Jack wrote:One wonders if Mel Gibson's recent publicity snafus have contributed to Warner Bros. sitting on this set for a U.S. release. Plus, his last starring role, Edge Of Darkness, didn't exactly set the box office on fire.AndyDursin wrote:These remasters look very good. I'm guessing Warner is saving them in the US for a 25th Anniversary release at some point this year -- but they've been sitting on them forever. The "new" doc was shot in early 2010, and they've still yet to release it here, keeping the currently available BD's -- which are atrocious -- in print.
Traditionally, they always look for a "hook" or some kind of tie-in to bring catalog content out, but I don't see much of anything on the horizon related to Gibson's movies or Lethal Weapon itself unless they want to make a big deal out of the 25th Anniversary of the movie. Guess we'll see.
BTW Warner also has a nice box-set overseas of all the old ELM STREET flicks too which they've so far only released piecemeal (1-3) on Blu-Ray domestically to date.