Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[rocknblues81]

I picked up Sleepaway Camp 1-3, Phantasm II and Texas Chainsaw Massacre II from the Target sale. 5 new Scream Factory releases added. That's a total of 34 Scream Factory films if you include the 15 disc Halloween collection and my pre-orders of Streets of Fire and Colors. =)

15 Disc Halloween Set
Manhunter
Nighthawks
Black Christmas
Carrie
Dead Ringers
The Fog
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Phantasm II
Return of the Living Dead
Sleepaway Camp 1-3
Texas Chainsaw Massacre II
They Live
The Thing
Colors
Streets of Fire
Escape from New York
Assault on precinct 13

[tylerc904]

Thanks for the heads up on the Target Sale! Pre-ordered Serial Mom and Psycho, and finally took the plunge on Sleepaway Camp 2 & 3. Figured getting one free (I bought 2 other non-SF releases) was worth the plunge.

How do 2 & 3 compare to other slashers? I must say I find the first film rather dull up until the last half hour, but I do like it. I'm a sucker for 80's slashers in general.

[DaveyJoe]

Has Scream's shipping improved? I'm thinking of picking up a couple of titles during their sale tonight.

[rocknblues81]

Originally Posted by tylerc904

Thanks for the heads up on the Target Sale! Pre-ordered Serial Mom and Psycho, and finally took the plunge on Sleepaway Camp 2 & 3. Figured getting one free (I bought 2 other non-SF releases) was worth the plunge.

How do 2 & 3 compare to other slashers? I must say I find the first film rather dull up until the last half hour, but I do like it. I'm a sucker for 80's slashers in general.

It's tough to say... I've kind of seen them all at random times. I've seen each film once... I saw Sleepaway Camp II back when it first hit VHS... I saw the first one in 2007 I think... Maybe the 3rd one about 5 years ago.

I think I might like the Sequels better outside on the twist from the original. They're a product of their time. Regan era horror films. Angela Baker basically becomes a psychotic Jessie Spano.

[Member-167298]

Originally Posted by rocknblues81

I think I might like the Sequels better outside on the twist from the original. They're a product of their time. Regan era horror films. Pamela Springsteen takes over and it's almost like she is a psychotic Jesse from Saved by the Bell.

This.

[Nailwraps]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

Warner own the older MGM movies. They bought their catalog from before 1980-something. '84? Something like that. US only though, so a UK label might be able to license what he wants from MGM. Otherwise a Warner Archive release would be the main option, and I doubt less popular slashers are on their radar at the moment.

Warner owns the pre-86 MGM library though there are some exceptions; the majority of the United Artists library which included UA films distributed by MGM starting from 1981, a portion of the StudioCanal library, the Orion library, the majority of the Cannon and AIP libraries, and the Flipper TV series, the latter being the only pre-86 property that MGM still officially owns.

Babes in Toyland (March of The Wooden Soldiers) which was originally distributed by MGM sort of counts as being "officially" owned by MGM as well due to being public domain (theoretically in this case, Warner and MGM both have "official" rights). The rights to Network are shared between Warner and MGM due to the film being a co-production with the latter and United Artists with Warner handling US rights and MGM handling international rights (ironically, Warner owns the MGM copyright and MGM owns the UA copyright). This also implies for That's Entertainment Part III but in this case, all MGM co-owns is the copyright with Turner/Warner having all other rights. Also to note, it's the only film in the post-86 MGM library that Warner owns.

[rocknblues81]

Originally Posted by PrestonXI

This.

The only question I have about the 3rd film is

[Show spoiler]why would any attractive young girl want to have sex with an old Michael J. Pollard?

WTF was that?

[oubukibun]

I think that was part of the joke, most likely. Hahaha! The Sleepaways were my first blind-buys with Scream and I'm so glad I did. Immediate love.

[jshaide]

Went to see AMERICAN FABLE tonight, which is an IFC Midnight release.

I'm curious if Scream will be releasing it. While it isn't a horror film necessarily, this quiet coming-of-age story has enough tension and thriller elements that would fit in with the label. It's a very impressive debut, very assured and polished, beautifully shot with some lovely camerawork, and a couple of excellent performances (great child star and supporting work by Richard Schiff). It's a little choppy at times, but considering its the first foray into feature directing for Anne Hamilton some of that can be forgiven. It is an ambitious but restrained work, with influences from Malick (in the landscapes), del Toro (in some of the fantasy elements, though not overly so), and Gilliam (Tideland came to mind, actually).

If Scream does release this, I def. recommend a purchase. I'd say it's the best IFC Midnight release since THE HALLOW. Otherwise, I'd say check it out on demand.

[s7e]

Originally Posted by DaveyJoe

Has Scream's shipping improved? I'm thinking of picking up a couple of titles during their sale tonight.

I just got Session 9 and Metalstorm in that I ordered from the sale and they were in a generic yellow bubble mailer, I thought it was an ebay purchase till I opened it.

[SuperFlyHighGuy]

Any chance Night of the Demon still comes from Scream with a slip?

[splintersan]

Originally Posted by SuperFlyHighGuy

Any chance Night of the Demon still comes from Scream with a slip?

My copy ordered from Amazon last fall did not come with one.

[Gargus]

Originally Posted by painiac

Finally got around to getting my request for a Dead Ringers replacement in, Shout/Scream is super easy to deal with on these things. They were able to find my order (placed through their site) and got it out to me in no time.

I havent watched mine yet. What was the issue with it so I can look for it?

[Gutten]

I am trying to complete my Collector's Edition series with slipcover and I am only missing a few. Where are the best places to look except for amazon and eBay?

Missing ones:

Night of the Demons (Collector’s Edition)
Prince of Darkness (Collector’s Edition)
Day of the Dead (Collector’s Edition)
The Howling (Collector’s Edition)
Body Bags (Collector’s Edition)
Halloween II (Collector’s Edition)

[JackForrester]

Quick out of topic question: does Image releases its own films or is there a sublicense deal w another company?

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by Gutten

I am trying to complete my Collector's Edition series with slipcover and I am only missing a few. Where are the best places to look except for amazon and eBay?

Missing ones:

Night of the Demons (Collector’s Edition)
Prince of Darkness (Collector’s Edition)
Day of the Dead (Collector’s Edition)
The Howling (Collector’s Edition)
Body Bags (Collector’s Edition)
Halloween II (Collector’s Edition)

These are all older releases and finding one with a slipcover at a decent price is difficult.

Target is having a buy 2 get 1 free sale going on (ends tonight). You might not get slips but you'll get a pretty good deal on the movies. You can always find someone later that sells their slips.

[Gutten]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

These are all older releases and finding one with a slipcover at a decent price is difficult.

Target is having a buy 2 get 1 free sale going on (ends tonight). You might not get slips but you'll get a pretty good deal on the movies. You can always find someone later that sells their slips.

Thanks for the reply. We don't have Target anymore in Canada and slipcover is a must. I expect to pay more than MSRP, I am just trying to find alternative places to look like BlurayBin, DiabolikDVD, etc...

[Member-167298]

Sometimes you can get lucky with slipcovers from Deep Discount. A few months ago I got slipcovers when I re-purchased Night of the Demons, Body Bags, Deadly Blessing, and a couple other Scream releases.

[Gutten]

Originally Posted by PrestonXI

Sometimes you can get lucky with slipcovers from Deep Discount. A few months ago I got slipcovers when I re-purchased Night of the Demons, Body Bags, Deadly Blessing, and a couple other Scream releases.

Do you know before you order or you only find out when you receive them?

[BrandonST]

Companies selling on ebay are a gamble when it comes to slipcovers. However, over the past several months, I've received copies of Psycho II, Psycho III, Prince of Darkness, and From Beyond with slips intact. In fact, the only Collector's Editions I own that don't have slips are They Live and The Fog. I bought those from Barnes and Noble and Amazon, respectively.