HALLOWEEN (1978) 40th Anniversary Edition | Lionsgate | Sep 24 2018 - Blu-ray Forum

samdaman94 · 07-11-2018, 08:46 AM

Exciting news! Hopefully a new master, or atleast the OOP one.

Charlie_C · 07-11-2018, 09:08 AM

Sauce?

agenda · 07-11-2018, 09:18 AM

Don't get me wrong, I love the film with all my heart like almost every title in John Carpenter filmography, but is there yet something more to offer from the classic? I mean really. There's been so many formats, so many extras, and so great mount of money which has been spended to this one that I highly suspect there's room for more. I don't mean to sound like dick.

Patient-X · 07-11-2018, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Charlie_C

Sauce?

It's up on Amazon

Member-222782 · 07-11-2018, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by agenda

Don't get me wrong, I love the film with all my heart like almost every title in John Carpenter filmography, but is there yet something more to offer from the classic? I mean really. There's been so many formats, so many extras, and so great mount of money which has been spended to this one that I highly suspect there's room for more. I don't mean to sound like dick.

This is a UK release. It's the US that's had endless re-releases over 40 years. I understand importing is not a big thing across the pond.

Fnord Prefect · 07-11-2018, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by agenda

Don't get me wrong, I love the film with all my heart like almost every title in John Carpenter filmography, but is there yet something more to offer from the classic? I mean really. There's been so many formats, so many extras, and so great mount of money which has been spended to this one that I highly suspect there's room for more. I don't mean to sound like dick.

You don't sound like a dick. Here in the UK Halloween did seem to get endless DVD re-releases back when it was with Anchor Bay, probably not as many as they did with Evil Dead (I can think of 7 versions) but enough to get annoying.

Don't know the state of the HD scan(s) of this film so maybe there's room for improvement there but as you say, do we need yet more bonus material? IMO no.

Either way, this is a film I admire more than enjoy repeated viewings of so even if this had as rumoured come from Arrow Video it'd still be a pass from me.

simon_r_harding · 07-11-2018, 10:11 AM

I really wish the UK could get a complete Halloween set like the US has, on top of a Friday the 13th one.

Dickieduvet · 07-11-2018, 10:17 AM

This is a good read, an article from 4 yrs ago.

http://www.destroythebrain.com/geek-...ing-incomplete

controlfreak · 07-11-2018, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by simon_r_harding

I really wish the UK could get a complete Halloween set like the US has, on top of a Friday the 13th one.

This. I'm not region free yet and the cost of the 15 disc SF edition is a LOT. Compared to some other franchises, the Halloween films have never really been given a great treatment on UK bluray releases (the steelbook edition aside).

DeathlyGeneral · 07-11-2018, 10:51 AM

Wasn't this coming from Arrow? £20+ seems like an Arrow price but Lionsgate are listed as the studio. Amazon's listings have, however, proven to be inacurrate and are not to be fully trusted. But still, this has me worried that Lionsgate will release this and utterly botch it.

moorje · 07-11-2018, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by agenda

Don't get me wrong, I love the film with all my heart like almost every title in John Carpenter filmography, but is there yet something more to offer from the classic? I mean really. There's been so many formats, so many extras, and so great mount of money which has been spended to this one that I highly suspect there's room for more. I don't mean to sound like dick.

I think it's more that as this title regularly goes OOP, when a new edition does come out it's not necessarily a case of must upgrading to the new version, but that it is the only one available to buy at that time. Obviously it has its fans who will upgrade regardless, but it does seem to deliberately disappear from sale quite regularly.

drush9999 · 07-11-2018, 11:39 AM

It'd have to be a fantastic picture upgrade with lossless original mono soundtrack for me to consider this.
Seeing as it's Lionsgate I'm not holding on to much hope.

levcore · 07-11-2018, 12:16 PM

The PQ is awesome on the last release, don't need another version personally.

Martoto · 07-11-2018, 12:23 PM

If we get a version with the original mono and all extant commentaries, or even just a new one by an uninvolved party, it would certainly be worth adding to the ten or so I already have.

CompleteCount · 07-11-2018, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Charlie_C

Sauce?

Must do it...can't help it...have to do it...

SAUCE.jpg

Agent Kay · 07-11-2018, 12:56 PM

4000th dip then.
Fix the mono and the colour timing pls.

cinescot · 07-11-2018, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by levcore

The PQ is awesome on the last release, don't need another version personally.

The 35th Anniversary edition didn't pull over some of the extras from the previous edition, most notably the Halloween: A Cut Above The Rest documentary which was replaced with The Night She Came Home. Hopefully this new edition will have both of them and, perhaps, 25 Years of Terror as well. Seems quite a high price point so could mean multiple discs and more extras.

Markgway · 07-11-2018, 02:50 PM

Was hoping this would come from Arrow.

moorje · 07-11-2018, 03:17 PM

The 35th anniversary edition also had the scenes from the TV version presented separately, rather than in an integrated version of the film like the Anchor Bay DVD did.

pnaschy · 07-11-2018, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Charlie_C

Sauce?

Ketchup and you'll find out.

07-11-2018, 08:46 AM	#1
samdaman94 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jul 2009 Location:UK Trading Score:7	HALLOWEEN (1978) 40th Anniversary Edition \| Lionsgate \| Sep 24 2018 Exciting news! Hopefully a new master, or atleast the OOP one. Last edited by BigNickUK; 07-11-2018 at 11:22 AM.

07-11-2018, 09:08 AM	#2
Charlie_C Special Member Member since:May 2017 Location:UK 4K collection:140 Blu-ray collection:376 Trading Score:10	Sauce?

07-11-2018, 09:18 AM	#3
agenda Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2018	Don't get me wrong, I love the film with all my heart like almost every title in John Carpenter filmography, but is there yet something more to offer from the classic? I mean really. There's been so many formats, so many extras, and so great mount of money which has been spended to this one that I highly suspect there's room for more. I don't mean to sound like dick.

07-11-2018, 10:11 AM	#7
simon_r_harding Member Member since:Dec 2017 Location:Reading, England 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:45 DVD collection:56	I really wish the UK could get a complete Halloween set like the US has, on top of a Friday the 13th one.

07-11-2018, 10:17 AM	#8
Dickieduvet Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Sep 2008 Location:England 4K collection:638 Blu-ray collection:3909 DVD collection:90 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:7	This is a good read, an article from 4 yrs ago. http://www.destroythebrain.com/geek-...ing-incomplete

07-11-2018, 10:51 AM	#10
DeathlyGeneral Active Member Top contributor Member since:Jul 2017 Blu-ray collection:145 DVD collection:11	Wasn't this coming from Arrow? £20+ seems like an Arrow price but Lionsgate are listed as the studio. Amazon's listings have, however, proven to be inacurrate and are not to be fully trusted. But still, this has me worried that Lionsgate will release this and utterly botch it.

07-11-2018, 11:39 AM	#12
drush9999 Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Nov 2016 Location:Sutton Coldfield, England 4K collection:566 Blu-ray collection:6092 DVD collection:488 Trading Score:1	It'd have to be a fantastic picture upgrade with lossless original mono soundtrack for me to consider this. Seeing as it's Lionsgate I'm not holding on to much hope.

07-11-2018, 12:16 PM	#13
levcore Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Jun 2011 Location:Dryland 4K collection:306 Blu-ray collection:2617 Trading Score:3	The PQ is awesome on the last release, don't need another version personally.

07-11-2018, 12:23 PM	#14
Martoto Blu-ray Duke Member since:Mar 2014 Location:Glasgow Blu-ray reviews: 7	If we get a version with the original mono and all extant commentaries, or even just a new one by an uninvolved party, it would certainly be worth adding to the ten or so I already have.

07-11-2018, 12:56 PM	#16
Agent Kay Banned Member since:May 2018 4K collection:57 Blu-ray collection:57	4000th dip then. Fix the mono and the colour timing pls.

07-11-2018, 02:50 PM	#18
Markgway Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jul 2013 Location:Scotland Trading Score:13	Was hoping this would come from Arrow.

07-11-2018, 03:17 PM	#19
moorje Active Member Member since:Sep 2017 Location:London, UK 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:901 DVD collection:162	The 35th anniversary edition also had the scenes from the TV version presented separately, rather than in an integrated version of the film like the Anchor Bay DVD did.

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