Scream Factory discussion thread

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by dressedtokill

It's from Paramount so it's not gonna happen, besides it already has a pretty good special edition.

And besides, most of SF's core audience is straight.

[GxyExpress999]

Originally Posted by noirfan

no matter how cool or inventive commissioned art is, you just can't beat the simple effectiveness of original poster art.

Originally Posted by torrente

i just find prison's custom cover absolutely horrendous... Very close to those kind of ugliness:

[Show spoiler]

Originally Posted by monroville

and those are all pretty messy, and i'm not talking about the gore.

The only artwork that makes me want to buy the movie is the they live artwork. Every single other piece i could care less, be it the floating photoshop head posters or the schlocky 14-year-old fan boy angled art (like from beyond).

Sf, you can do better than this.

Originally Posted by ericj

yeah, the "bad heavy-metal t-shirt" look was good for the 80's halloweens (although most of us fans preferred the original theatricals), but when you start applying it to the fog or pet sematary, you're in trouble.

+1

[nekromantik]

Have they confirmed if From Beyond will be using a new master or same as the MGM DVD?
If they are going to do a new master then I wont get the UK edition and will go for SFs version.

[NoirFan]

Originally Posted by nekromantik

Have they confirmed if From Beyond will be using a new master or same as the MGM DVD?
If they are going to do a new master then I wont get the UK edition and will go for SFs version.

I don't believe it's been stated either way.

[captainjoe]

Originally Posted by nekromantik

Have they confirmed if From Beyond will be using a new master or same as the MGM DVD?
If they are going to do a new master then I wont get the UK edition and will go for SFs version.

Based on the restoration they did for the uncut version in 2007 I'm willing to bet it's going to be the same transfer. It seemed good on DVD so it should be good for bluray

[MTRodaba2468]

Originally Posted by ianungstad

Uh..."The Friends of Eddie Coyle" and "Smile" are flat out fantastic. Michael Ritchie was a great director.

The Survivors is another entertaining Michael Ritchie film...

[nekromantik]

Originally Posted by captainjoe

Based on the restoration they did for the uncut version in 2007 I'm willing to bet it's going to be the same transfer. It seemed good on DVD so it should be good for bluray

Well IMO just because a master looks good on DVD does not mean it will look good on bluray. I hope it is a big upgrade.

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by Fanboyz

best buy is on it's way out, no point in distributing anything to them...

Always good to see sound logic on display!

[cine74]

I'm suffering from lack of Scream Factory announcement withdrawal. And to think they're not announcing anything else until after the new year . Am I being selfish?

[bb8977]

I was thinking the same thing but in reality they've probably announced most of the titles coming out next year already.

[NoirFan]

At least The Island and Death Valley will be released in just over two weeks.

[acp35]

Originally Posted by cine74

I wonder if they make Best Buy employees pay for errors in pricing after the errors are discovered. Or do cashiers have total discretion in adjusting a price even if it's just the customer's word against Best Buy's? I walked away with the Alien Anthology Blu set for $9.99 because the cashier was busy chatting with a co-worker and either didn't notice the mistake or didn't care. Afterwards I couldn't help thinking the cashier probably had to pay the $100 , or worse, got fired. But then I didn't feel too bad. If they hired professionals instead of kids, this stuff wouldn't happen.

Has anyone else spotted Shout Blu's at BB?

Yep I've bought both Halloween 2 & 3 Scream Factory blu's at Best Buy. Bought Terror Train Blu and They Live Blu at Wal-mart. Both Best buy and Wal-Mart carry the scream dvds and blus. Same with Future Shop they carry most of the Shout Factory dvds as well.

[dsman71]

Originally Posted by cine74

I'm suffering from lack of Scream Factory announcement withdrawal. And to think they're not announcing anything else until after the new year . Am I being selfish?

I think they are just busy working on whats being announced and whats coming up, finalizing the soon to come out releases. They have a lot on their plate and being a small company probably do need a break to work on what is coming out. There are definitely more titles coming though
The new year is just over a month away anyway.
Maybe when they announce again they can have a bunch of pre-answered questions such as
-this is region A only
-it will/will not have a slip case
-we dont have Prince of Darkness, Rawhead Raw etc
Id love to know more about if they are negotiating with MGM or Universal about more titles though, I wish I knew more about that

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by dsman71

I think they are just busy working on whats being announced and whats coming up, finalizing the soon to come out releases. They have a lot on their plate and being a small company probably do need a break to work on what is coming out. There are definitely more titles coming though
-we dont have Prince of Darkness, Rawhead Raw etc
Id love to know more about if they are negotiating with MGM or Universal about more titles though, I wish I knew more about that

They still haven't announced Psycho II yet either, which everyone seemed to be taking for a given right off the bat.
But, y'know...not if it's going to get one of those Iron Maiden covers.

[Frightener22]

Originally Posted by dsman71

Id love to know more about if they are negotiating with MGM or Universal about more titles though, I wish I knew more about that

They are in the middle of negotiating a second deal with Universal for titles so keep your fingers crossed

[zbinks]

Originally Posted by Frightener22

They are in the middle of negotiating a second deal with Universal for titles so keep your fingers crossed

No whammy, no whammy.

[psychocinderellax]

Originally Posted by EricJ

They still haven't announced Psycho II yet either, which everyone seemed to be taking for a given right off the bat.
But, y'know...not if it's going to get one of those Iron Maiden covers.

I wouldn't think "Psycho II" would be a given. Especially considering the fact that "Psycho III" and "Psycho IV" are alsp owned by Universal. I highly doubt they wouldve picked up "Psycho II" and leave the others alone...
"Prince of Darkness" is more likely, but Cliff has said no. If he were holding it back, then he easilly couldve made the HorroHound announcement be the Super Seven. He doesn't have it NOW. Cliff has stated they are in the midst of another Universal deal. I'm sure it will come with that wave of announcememts...






Stupid people...

[redrunner97]

Originally Posted by psychocinderellax

I wouldn't think "Psycho II" would be a given. Especially considering the fact that "Psycho III" and "Psycho IV" are alsp owned by Universal. I highly doubt they wouldve picked up "Psycho II" and leave the others alone...
"Prince of Darkness" is more likely, but Cliff has said no. If he were holding it back, then he easilly couldve made the HorroHound announcement be the Super Seven. He doesn't have it NOW. Cliff has stated they are in the midst of another Universal deal. I'm sure it will come with that wave of announcememts...

Wile I do think that's a good point...

The list of titles from Universal that Shout/Scream would most likely be interested in picking up is fairly large, so nothing is really a given. They're a huge company, and they're sitting on titles like:

• Prince of Darkness
• Village of the Damned
• The Thing
• Ssssss!
• The Serpent and the Rainbow
• The People Under The Stairs
• Shocker
• Raising Cain
• Psycho II / III / IV/ Psycho (remake)
• Jaws II/ III / IV
• The Watcher
• American Werewolf in London / American Werewolf in Paris
• The Sentinel
• Island of Terror
• Andromeda Strain
• Boy Who Cried Werewolf
• The Incredible Shrinking Woman
• Rollercoaster (ACTION/ about a serial killer who targets amuesment parks)
• Burned at the Stake
• Invaders from the Deep
• Evil Under the Sun
• Firestarter / Firestarter II
• Tremors / Tremors II / III / IV
• Childs Play II/ III
• Bride of Chucky / Seed of Chucky
• Death Becomes Her
• Army of Darkness
• Demon Knight
• Darkman
• Mystery Science Theater 3000: the Movie
• Fear
• Twister
• Sleepaway Camp

[redrunner97]

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[redrunner97]

Shout Factory titles that I'd Like to see make the BD bump, even if they've already been shot down by Cliff and Shout!:

• Bad Dreams/ Visiting Hours.
• Slumber Party Massacre Collection.
• Elvira's Movie Macabre.
• MST3K Specials. (Manos: the Hands of Fate, in particular)


Does anyone think any of these will EVER get upgraded?
I'd hate for Elvira to get lost, because Shout/Scream would be the only people to give it an honorable release, especially on Blu-Ray.