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Sunshine (Danny Boyle, 2007)

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    Sunshine (Danny Boyle, 2007)

    Cool little sci-fi movie from the director of Trainspotting, 28 Days Later & Slumdog Millionaire.

    This got a really crap theatrical run last year (in the US at least) when it was very hard to find a cinema showing it. Should be a perfect title for the rental market.

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    Re: Sunshine (Danny Boyle, 2007)

    I've been waiting for this also....would have never seen in a theator but I agree its a VOD must....

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      #3
      Re: Sunshine (Danny Boyle, 2007)

      We had Sunshine at one point last year. It looks like it got pulled temporarily so some other provider must have the exclusive license for now.
      Vudu Forum Moderator

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        Re: Sunshine (Danny Boyle, 2007)

        John,

        You say it was pulled temporary but that was last year? We are almost at the end of the current calender year. Do the cable blackouts really last that long or is just a matter of Vudu needing to be more proactive in re-listing the content once the exclusivity window is finished for the cable pay-per-view?

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        Citizen Erased

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          #5
          Re: Sunshine (Danny Boyle, 2007)

          Sorry. I meant to say that we got the movie last year. I don't know exactly when it was pulled but I'm sure it's only a temporary pull. We should get that back sometime soon.
          Vudu Forum Moderator

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            #6
            Re: Sunshine (Danny Boyle, 2007)

            I watched this on Bluray and loved it. The freaking bass was awesome.

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              Re: Sunshine (Danny Boyle, 2007)

              So, no update on this? Do cable blackouts really still apply two years after a DVD street date? If we could get even an ETA that would be great...

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                Re: Sunshine (Danny Boyle, 2007)

                Originally posted by Citizen Erased View Post
                So, no update on this? Do cable blackouts really still apply two years after a DVD street date? If we could get even an ETA that would be great...
                It's still on HBO -- http://movies.tvguide.com/sunshine/286405

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                  Re: Sunshine (Danny Boyle, 2007)

                  It turns out I actually have HBO. Not sure how, I guess it was part of the basic package I ordered. I found the channels that will be showing Sunshine next month (that website is useful, thanks by the way). Unfortunately, they all look awful. The picture is really low bit rate MPEG 2 and worst of all it's in 4:3. Basically unwatchable. I do have one HBO movie channel in HD (this was a nice find, much better picture, 16:9 aspect ratio). It isn't showing this film according to the listings. Why should being able to watch a movie be so complicated in this day and age?

                  If HBO are going to do such a **** poor job then why do they even bother to pay for exclusivity. In the meantime studio that owns this (Fox in the US, if I recall) is turning away the 60-70% of what ever people would be paying to rent the HDX.

                  Even if was on HBO in HD, as I'm sure it has been in the past, I can't be bother waiting months to try and catch it on my DVR. I would have just rented in on a whim via Vudu a long time ago.

                  When people are turning away your money you can be pretty sure there's a broken business model in there some where.

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                    Re: Sunshine (Danny Boyle, 2007)

                    But does that money they are turning away exceed the money that HBO is giving them. If not then I would say it is a good business decision.

                    You need to get a TiVo for situations like this. You just create a wishlist for the Sunshine movie in HD. The next time it comes on in HD, the TiVo will automatically record it for you.
                    I do this sometimes but I also have several dozen of the premium pay channels available in HD on FIOS.

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                      Re: Sunshine (Danny Boyle, 2007)

                      I hear good things about the Tivo. I have a Scientific Atlanta box. It's ugly, the interface if awful and it often 'forgets' to DVR stuff if you set the times manually. I don't think I watch enough TV to justify upgrading it though.

                      Maybe a solution to get content like this back on Vudu would be to cut HBO (or whoever) in on the rental revenue. They could take a percentage of the studios cut in return for waving their exclusivity. The studios would otherwise forfeit all revenue from Vudu on those titles so they have very little to loose.

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                        Re: Sunshine (Danny Boyle, 2007)

                        Originally posted by Citizen Erased View Post
                        I hear good things about the Tivo. I have a Scientific Atlanta box. It's ugly, the interface if awful and it often 'forgets' to DVR stuff if you set the times manually. I don't think I watch enough TV to justify upgrading it though.

                        Maybe a solution to get content like this back on Vudu would be to cut HBO (or whoever) in on the rental revenue. They could take a percentage of the studios cut in return for waving their exclusivity. The studios would otherwise forfeit all revenue from Vudu on those titles so they have very little to loose.
                        There's already a precedent for VOD provider & premium cable channel signing a deal - Netflix & Starz. Don't think it the terms were disclosed though.

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