Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[Dex Robinson]

Originally Posted by Gargus

Instead of spending your time *****ing and complaining on forums where no one really cares ...

... Take your immature and childish complaints to scream factory and stop polluting forums that can't do a thing.

That takes the cake as the most ridiculous post I've ever read here.

This is a Blu-ray forum. I read posts because I want information and opinions. If somebody finds a defect, I want to know about. Maybe I will judge it to be minor, maybe I will judge it to be major. Regardless, it is still part of the discussion that informs consumers.

Private messages sent to Scream do nothing to inform the buying public. If somebody finds a glitch, I want them to post about it. I don't want to buy a disc with an issue and then discover, "Oh yeah, I sent an email to Scream about that last month". That's useless to folks putting down money for a product.

What purpose does a forum serve if not to inform the public?

I welcome any and all observations both good and bad about discs from any and all companies. I have no interest in blindly defending or vilifying any company or any disc. I simply want to hear what people observe and what they think about the discs they watch. I will decide what information is important for me.

[NormanBatesStuffedBird]

is anyone able to tell me what the scream factory slip covers are that people want? i have most of the early ones in mint condition and don't need them. i looked in the trading thread but saw mostly steelbooks. thanks.

Edit. thanks, guys. i found out which ones. i'll toss them in the trading forum. appreciate the help!

[Worship.my.wreck]

Originally Posted by NormanBatesStuffedBird

is anyone able to tell me what the scream factory slip covers are that people want? i have most of the early ones in mint condition and don't need them. i looked in the trading thread but saw mostly steelbooks. thanks.

I need a few if you're willing to part with them? I PM'd you

[NeMo_ET]

LOL @ your username NormanBatesStuffedBird. That's funny. Best content on this page right now.

[jim1985]

Scream really need to announce a few big titles at comic con...but no more pointless rerelease steelbooks....Pet sematary needs the scream treatment..

[ScottDS]

From Intrada, the definitive Poltergeist II album, featuring the Scream Factory artwork (and the original artwork on the flip side).



POLTERGEIST II
Composed and Conducted by JERRY GOLDSMITH
INTRADA Special Collection 370

In 1986, MGM premiered its sequel to the hit 1982 film Poltergeist. Returning to score Poltergeist II was composer Jerry Goldsmith, who had received an Oscar nomination for the first film's score. Relying sparingly on musical ideas and themes from the first film, Goldsmith wrote a new score, focusing on the new characters and supernatural ideas presented in the film. For Intrada, the film presented a landmark -- it was only its second release, following the prior year's inaugural release of the same studio's Red Dawn, but its first being tied to the premiere of a summer blockbuster (hopefully) film and its first Jerry Goldsmith album. The costs were enormous, including full payments to both the musicians' and singers' unions -- costs that only made a 30-minute album possible. The composer and music engineer Bruce Botnick assembled a program focusing on certain elements of the score, while ignoring others (mainly the aggressive action and large choral pieces).

Since that time, the soundtrack to Poltergeist II has been re-released and expanded by Intrada and several other labels, with alterations and additions along the way. The score has returned home now and it hails the most definitive version yet. This three-CD set presents the complete score from the digital Sony PCM 3324 mixes Goldsmith and Botnick prepared back in 1986 for presentation on CD. While clean and quiet as you'd expect from the digital medium, the producing team added a fair amount of reverb. The complete score is presented again, this time newly remixed from the 1/2" analog film mixes stored in the MGM vaults, designed more to suit the film. While not as balanced as the digital mix, it features a much more crisp, detailed sound, mainly due to the lack of reverb.

The third disc features a wealth of alternate and unreleased material, the most impressive of which is the unreleased, complete initial version of the final confrontation, “Reaching Out/The Astral,” which features a distinctive three-part female chorus throughout the winding chordal sequences and, at one point, a solo soprano intoning her own descant. “The Astral” was Goldsmith’s own titling of the climactic sequence where Carol Anne reappears. For this early alternate confrontation music, besides the unique choral material, Goldsmith wrapped with a more detailed finale emphasizing a variety of colors before finishing with a deliberate, accented trombone coda. It is all being premiered here both with and without chorus. Both versions were dropped in postproduction and Goldsmith’s now-familiar re-scored sequence was used instead. Flipper-style booklet art plus all-new liner notes from Doug Fake chronicling entire history of this Intrada project complete this impressive Jerry Goldsmith presentation.

INTRADA Special Collection 370
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CD 1 – Complete Soundtrack
(Digital Mixes)
01. The Power (7:49)
02. Things (1:58)
03. The Mall (2:11)
04. The Past (0:27)
05. Late Call (With Ringtone) (3:26)
06. The Dream (0:38)
07. Clouds (0:53)
08. It’s No Use (2:50)
09. Take Care (0:31)
10. Butterflies (0:51)
11. The Visitor (6:39)
12. Wild Braces (2:19)
13. Leave Us Alone (4:12)
14. The Smoke (4:45)
15. The Drink (0:47)
16. The Worm (7:00)
17. Out Of The Ceiling (1:11)
18. Back To Cuesta Verde (3:16)
19. Reaching Out/The Astral (8:31)
20. Carol Anne’s Theme (End Title) (3:05)
CD 1 Total Time: 64:03

CD 2 – Complete Soundtrack
(Analog Mixes)
01. The Power (7:49)
02. Things (1:58)
03. The Mall (2:11)
04. The Past (0:27)
05. Late Call (With Ringtone) (3:26)
06. The Dream (0:38)
07. Clouds (0:53)
08. It’s No Use (2:50)
09. Take Care (0:31)
10. Butterflies (0:51)
11. The Visitor (6:39)
12. Wild Braces (2:19)
13. Leave Us Alone (4:12)
14. The Smoke (4:45)
15. The Drink (0:47)
16. The Worm (7:00)
17. Out Of The Ceiling (1:11)
18. Back To Cuesta Verde (3:16)
19. Reaching Out/The Astral (8:31)
20. Carol Anne’s Theme (End Title) (3:05)
CD 2 Total Time: 63:53

CD 3 – The Extras
01. The Power (Without Choir) (7:49)
02. Late Call – Part I (Without Ringtone) (3:25)
03. The Dream (Revised) (0:39)
04. It’s No Use (Without Choir) (2:50)
05. The Visitor (Without Choir) (6:39)
06. Wild Braces (Without Choir) (2:19)
07. The Smoke (Without Choir) (4:45)
08. The Worm (Without Choir) (7:00)
09. Reaching Out/The Astral – Alternate (8:30)
10. Reaching Out/The Astral – Alternate (Without Choir) (8:30)
11. Reaching Out/The Astral (Without Choir) (8:31)
12. The Star-Spangled Banner (Francis Scott Key) (0:14)
CD 3 Total Time: 61:37

[Worship.my.wreck]

Originally Posted by jim1985

Scream really need to announce a few big titles at comic con...but no more pointless rerelease steelbooks....Pet sematary needs the scream treatment..

More like Pet Sematary 2

[Trekkie313]

Road Games and The Changeling would be great.

[StingingVelvet]

Originally Posted by jim1985

Scream really need to announce a few big titles at comic con...but no more pointless rerelease steelbooks....Pet sematary needs the scream treatment..

Ugh they have lots of nice releases coming. Slither, Lawnmower Man, Species, etc. Why these steelbooks have you all acting like they aren't releasing anything else is beyond me.

[c-murph]

Originally Posted by Worship.my.wreck

More like Pet Sematary 2

This was my thought.

[G. Costanz]

Originally Posted by Trekkie313

Road Games and The Changeling would be great.

The Changeling would be fantastic.

Road Games is available on a region-free blu-ray from Australia, which I got after giving up hope for USA companies.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by G. Costanz

T
Road Games is available on a region-free blu-ray from Australia, which I got after giving up hope for USA companies.

I have the region free Australian Blu-ray of Road Games, and it is fantastic!

[splintersan]

The Changling is with HBO. SF does not have access to their catalog, same as The Hitcher.

[ryanmj1993]

I wonder what the chances are that they have a deal with Patamount?

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by ryanmj1993

I wonder what the chances are that they have a deal with Patamount?

I think better than 50/50.

[ryanmj1993]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

I think better than 50/50.

Certainly hope you're right!

[zbinks]

For anyone that's curious about such affairs, it appears that Willard and Ben were licensed from Cinerama Releasing.

[BarnDoor]

So Arnold might be possible, but not The Reincarnation of Peter Proud?

[italy12]

After Trespass was announced, I started to think of other movies I remember from the 90s that I have not seen in a long time, but would fit the bill for Scream/Shout/Shout Select to release:

Deep Cover '92
Judgment Night '93

Deep Cover was a New Line release, so I don't know who has it now, and Judgment Night's last DVD release that I remember was, I think, Universal (If I am remembering that all correctly).

[BarnDoor]

Judgment Night is with Warner now. I suspect Deep Cover is still with New Line/Warner as well.