Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[zbinks]

Originally Posted by exzachary

What are the chances The Dark Half and Monkey Shines also go out-of-print?

Given some of the titles that were already confirmed as OOP or going OOP, I'd definitely place them in the "at risk" category.

Originally Posted by bipbop13

So, there's still no definitive list yet and everyone is still guessing?

There's a definitive list, but more are coming.

Originally Posted by Kwyjibo

Hey Scream/Shout fans. Here to help you out knowing what MGM titles are OOP or going OOP soon, so get them while you can. Just so you don't freak out, Shout and MGM still have a strong relationship. However, as it's been noted in previous posts, licensing periods for films end, and if the sales aren't strong enough to warrant licensing them again, they go out of print. So get them where you can before you have to pay exorbitant prices for them!

Scream Factory
The Amityville Horror Trilogy
Blacula / Scream Blacula Scream
Carrie (2002) / Rage: Carrie 2
Dead Of Winter
Destroyer / Edge Of Sanity
Disturbing Behavior
Empire Of The Ants / Jaws Of Satan
The Food Of The Gods / Frogs
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (Collector's Edition)
Ghost Town
Ghoulies / Ghoulies II
Howling II: Your Sister Is A Werewolf
I, Madman
The Incredible Melting Man
Invaders From Mars
Leviathan
New Year's Evil
Robot Jox
Scarecrows
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (Collector's Edition)
Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland (Collector's Edition)
Stigmata
Swamp Thing
Tentacles / Reptilicus
Troll / Troll 2
Vampire's Kiss / High Spirits
The Vincent Price Collection II
Without Warning

Shout Factory
Bagdad Cafe (DVD)
Breathless
Day Of The Outlaw (DVD)
Doc (DVD)
Easy Money / Men At Work
Escape From Grizzly Mountain (DVD)
Hackers (20th Anniversary Edition)
The Hills Run Red / Apache (DVD)
The Pope Of Greenwich Village / Desperate Hours
Science Fiction Theatre: The Complete Series (DVD)
The Sure Thing (30th Anniversary)
War Films Triple Feature (Attack / Attack On The Iron Coast / Beach Red) (DVD)

Originally Posted by Kwyjibo

There will be more and I'll share what I can when, and if, I can. I don't want to jump the gun and give false information as we're actively trying to renew.

[TripleHBK]

Originally Posted by bipbop13

So, there's still no definitive list yet and everyone is still guessing?

Everything identified through my own verification and/or mentioned by the insider has been identified on post #1. Until it's proven otherwise I'd count on the titles being out of print as noted.

[TripleHBK]

Originally Posted by fnvmaster

I attempted taking pictures of it but my camera isn't making it apparent that it's blurry. It's like if someone took a low resolution scan of it and resized it. The MGM logo at the bottom is probably the most noticeably blurry item since the Metro-Goldwyn Mayer text is almost unreadable.

[Show spoiler]

It looks fine. Things happen early and late in production runs where image quality will suffer occasionally. It happens to all distributors and pretty much every product that relies on physical packaging. Ink runs out, printers fall out of alignment, etc. If the disc is not a BD-R (as in shiny mirror finish with no obvious data marks) then I wouldn't worry about it.

[FrancisP]

Originally Posted by crikan

Where did I say that? The majority (possibly all) of the titles I purchased in that sale were released in the "past year or so" which is in line with what I claimed. I don't remember saying that I don't partake in sales. My point was that you shouldn't wait 4+ years then complain when something goes OOP because the time had never been right for you. Seriously, you are a child.

I am buying Scream Factory titles only on sales. I have all of the Universal titles except Mole Men and Universal Horror Classics. I used the Target sale to get a couple of Hammer titles and The Fan. I am planning to use the buy 1 and get the second half off for 2 more Hammer titles. Hopefully Target and/or Barnes and Noble will have Christmas sales that will allow me to get a few more.

[meremortal]

Kind of bizarre to see a lot of these titles going oop all at once. My blu collection's in a state of disarray in the moment and I'm actually not sure if I own a few of them.

[SeanJoyce]

Finally got to From Beyond...it's no Re-Animator, but I dug it.

I really wish that Gordon had gotten his wish of helming a bunch of Lovecraft adaptations in the 80s with his actor stable, just like Corman and Poe in the 60s (reminds of Carpenter's wish to produce a different Halloween-related anthology every year until the failure of Season of the Witch garroted that.)

What missed opportunities for horror fans.

[neoz]

Originally Posted by meremortal

Kind of bizarre to see a lot of these titles going oop all at once. My blu collection's in a state of disarray in the moment and I'm actually not sure if I own a few of them.

I guess they were just sitting on the licenses and they weren't moving much stock. So now that they are going oop they can move what they have left and get new stuff. Shame as there was a few titles I wanted but I'm kind of broke right now lol.

[1234567?]

Originally Posted by Cinema84

So a Shout "insider" pops up and says a bunch of stuff is going OOP, the Johnny-come-latelies panic and start buying them up even though they're not all on sale, which makes them go OOP faster? Brilliant marketing! Or shall I say strategy? Now we're going to have a bunch of people complaining that they should've been given a heads up sooner (it's already happening, actually) and lamenting that they shouldn't have penny-pinched and held out after all. Well, think of it this way: Your panic purchases are helping fund more Paramount acquisitions!

True on all accounts, just snagged up six. Only missed 5 on the list with only 4 that I wanted for completest sake. Those can be imported eventually.

Now to keep up buying other older titles from the other list now before those possibly go OOP.

Given some of the titles that were already confirmed as OOP or going OOP, I'd definitely place them in the "at risk" category.

This. Working on those at the moment just in case, just 10 more to go.

[sancho]

I got the: Blacula Double Feature
I would be kicking myself if I did not buy it.

[fnvmaster]

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

It looks fine. Things happen early and late in production runs where image quality will suffer occasionally. It happens to all distributors and pretty much every product that relies on physical packaging. Ink runs out, printers fall out of alignment, etc. If the disc is not a BD-R (as in shiny mirror finish with no obvious data marks) then I wouldn't worry about it.

Thanks, I knew there had to be a reasonable explanation

[zeze]

I'm just guessing but for the oop stuff released in 2015 and earlier I figure that the licenses are expiring either this year or next year and they can't do another run because not all of them will sell before the licenses are up.

For the later stuff I'm thinking that they just didn't sell well enough to warrant making more copies (like what Kino is doing with a bunch of their titles).

This is all speculation though. I have no clue but it makes the most sense to me

[Matt89]

Is Lady in White OOP as well? It's still available on Shout's website, but Amazon.com and Amazon.ca it's only available through third party sellers. I've been meaning to pick this up for some time now.

~Matt

[redrunner97]

Only what was on the list is confirmed OOP. I feel like Lady in White is recent enough that it might be safe for another pressing, but who knows?

[Luke Dodge748]

Originally Posted by sancho

I got the: Blacula Double Feature
I would be kicking myself if I did not buy it.

Same here, and that's on the agenda for tonight's viewing pleasure

[BarnDoor]

Has anyone bought Sleepwalkers recently? I'm wondering if it it's still shipping with the slip. Almost a year since release but I'm thinking it wouldn't have been a huge seller so there might be a decent chance.

[Member-222782]

I'd like to add Sleepwalkers to my library but not at nearly $30

[Luke Dodge748]

Originally Posted by Matt89

Is Lady in White OOP as well? It's still available on Shout's website, but Amazon.com and Amazon.ca it's only available through third party sellers. I've been meaning to pick this up for some time now.

~Matt

I'm buying this soon, as well. Great Halloween movie. Hope I get it before it goes away...

[fnvmaster]

Originally Posted by BarnDoor

Has anyone bought Sleepwalkers recently? I'm wondering if it it's still shipping with the slip. Almost a year since release but I'm thinking it wouldn't have been a huge seller so there might be a decent chance.

I bought sleepwalkers from the Barnes and Noble site like in July and it had the slip, Not sure about now though

[vortexx]

Originally Posted by Matt89

Is Lady in White OOP as well? It's still available on Shout's website, but Amazon.com and Amazon.ca it's only available through third party sellers. I've been meaning to pick this up for some time now.

~Matt

Amazon puts in the order for more copies. Sometimes they dont for reasons I've never been made aware of. Then months later, it may be in stock.

[SuperFlyHighGuy]

Not much on that list I want but I did grab Town That Dreaded Sundown and X-Ray/Schizoid cause I've put off getting them. DD has a horror sale going if anyone doesn't know.