Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[DawnShadow]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

I'm not sure if the selection is different for others, but for the next week or so, Shout are offering one of these for free with a purchase of $100 or more.

Nope, identical selection for me.

[Watershipdownisgood]

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

The Stepfather was the highlight for me from this slate but I'm a bit surprised by the hate at the slate overall. Have you seen what Arrow, Vinegar Syndrome and Severin have announced lately? In most cases there have been one stand out title at best and a bunch of lower tier releases alongside it. September's Scream Factory slate isn't any worse than most of those of their competitors and arguably may actually be a bit better. Seeing so many titles announced at once on 4k is still a welcome sign, even if the individual titles themselves are more misses than hits.

It's hard for me to cheer on a 4k release of Friday the 13th (2019) and then in the same breath poo poo what Scream Factory has announced here. Are these the titles we really want? No, but they are still welcome 4k upgrades that I'm sure will sell fine. Here's to hoping for that mythical Stepfather 2/3 Blu Ray release at some point.

Oh goodness don’t get me started on Arrow’s September release slate I was only interested in two titles that being the Threat, and Torso, and their August releases were even worse with me being only interested in Heathers. I’m really excited for the Stepfather 4K UHD though, but Scream’s release slate for September isn’t bad could’ve been better, but it’s fine.

[Chie Satonaka]

I'm interested in Village pf the Damned and Stepfather. I've been waiting for a 4k upgrade on that and Assalt on Precinct 13 for ages, so very happy to see a Carpenter film get a 4k.

Much better slate than Arrow's September. As big of a Jason fan as I am I have zero interest in buying a standalone 4k of any of the films. SFs Friday the 13th boxset is one of my favorite physical media things that I own and the only way I'll be rebuying any of these movies is if Shout releases a 4k version of the set.

[sancho]

I may buy this one.

[locomotive]

Originally Posted by nin74

Yes, about 4 min on a 90 min film if I remember correctly. Was wondering if the DVD is a PAL disc. If so, then it should have a short time.

Originally Posted by sancho

I may buy this one.

One the best movies for me only the beginning of the movie already the man must be sick in real life to play it so goddamn straight.
Great movie.

Ps

Don't chance your avatar.

[DR Herbert West]

I'm in for The Stepfather and Village.

[Flex_MythoMass]

I snagged a copy of The Entity from Amazon, looks like others had the same idea since it's sold out there now.

[bruce holecheck]

Originally Posted by stvn1974

I loves me some Doomsday and even though I would have prefered the Unrated on UHD at least the BD has been remastered.

The R-rated is probably preferable -- the "Unrated" version only adds back boring filler which was rightfully cut from the theatrical, no blood or violence. Not a case of censorship, but one of marketing only.

[SpiderNerd09]

Originally Posted by bruce holecheck

The R-rated is probably preferable -- the "Unrated" version only adds back boring filler which was rightfully cut from the theatrical, no blood or violence. Not a case of censorship, but one of marketing only.

So it’s just like the Dead Silence Unrated Cut.
All of the extensions in that version were also boring filler and unneeded CGI effects.
https://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=4300

[AKORIS]

Originally Posted by bruce holecheck

The R-rated is probably preferable -- the "Unrated" version only adds back boring filler which was rightfully cut from the theatrical, no blood or violence. Not a case of censorship, but one of marketing only.

thank you that info--- I have the old blu ray and haven't seen it in ages. I was gonna pass on the 4k upgrade thinking that the theatrical cut was lacking violent content. Now, I'll add this to my wishlist

[Driver78]

Originally Posted by AKORIS

thank you that info--- I have the old blu ray and haven't seen it in ages. I was gonna pass on the 4k upgrade thinking that the theatrical cut was lacking violent content. Now, I'll add this to my wishlist

Yeah, I was considering passing on the 4K too but I'm now convinced that I don't need the DC. It's cool that it's included but it not being on 4K is not a dealbreaker. I'm a fan of DC's/Extended Editions but if it's just snippets of extra dialogue or scene extensions then it's just a curiosity

[tau31]

I had a few movies come in today, and they suffered the scratchfactory curse. Is it easier to ask for a replacement from Amazon or disc replacements from Shout? Also, noticed that Amazon now requires to send the product back in order to get a replacement, I guess gone are the days of getting a perfect set.

Also, Shout responded back to me with this:
[Deleted]

I guess Amazon it is.

[Driver78]

It was just a matter of time before Amazon started asking people to send stuff back if you wanted a replacement. The policy was too generous and ripe for abuse. Some of the Blu-rays I’ve received look like they were someone else’s return.

[OceanBlue]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Found one more!

The Stepfather 4K UHD (1987)

[Show spoiler]

Originally Posted by JoelGoodsen

The Stepfather! At last. That is a very welcome upgrade.

Originally Posted by Driver78

Yes. That just leaves the two sequels. Shame they can’t locate the elements.

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

I'll be getting the first Stepfather film as I never got around to the first release. Hopefully something will eventually be able to get done with the 2nd and 3rd films.

I found out about the latest batch of Scream Factory titles (for September) from the Blu-ray.com news article (then the Scream Factory Facebook page). Checked them out on Shout's website earlier. Have only just checked out the new posts in this thread since last Friday night (didn't get round to it last night).

Three titles I'm definitely interested in - The Boy, The Stepfather and Village of the Damned (especially the first two titles). The Stepfather 4K Blu-ray/Blu-ray combo pack release is very welcome (yes, I have the Shout Blu-ray and I did like the master on that release, but I am hoping this new release will look fresher and better (loved the autumnal/fall look in the film when I watched the Shout Blu-ray). It's the highlight of this latest batch of announced titles (just one new video interview but it's better than having no new video extras).

With The Boy, again a very welcome announcement as the year before last I'd had some help from a fellow member about which was the (at the time) best Blu-ray release to get of the sequel (Brahms: The Boy II) that included the theatrical and director's cuts. The fact that there are a handful of new video interviews included as extras makes getting this Shout combo pack release of The Boy a no-brainer. I didn't end up getting the UK and German Blu-ray releases of The Boy and it's sequel.

I too was surprised to see (when checking Shout's website earlier) the list of extras up for each of the announced September titles. We don't normally see the list of extras/bonus features this early.

I remain optimistic that one day we will get a US Blu-ray release of the two Stepfather sequels, as well as another Terry O'Quinn horror/thriller, Pin.

[jcs913]

Originally Posted by tau31

I had a few movies come in today, and they suffered the scratchfactory curse. Is it easier to ask for a replacement from Amazon or disc replacements from Shout? Also, noticed that Amazon now requires to send the product back in order to get a replacement, I guess gone are the days of getting a perfect set.

Also, Shout responded back to me with this:


I guess Amazon it is.

Shout just reaffirming why they are in last place in the line of boutique label customer service. They know they have a scratched disc problem, but pawn it off on the retailer to further hassle the customer. Please sell off all your physical media contracts to a label that cares about the customer.

[TripleHBK]

Considering the sheer volume of the scratched disc issue and the number of returns Shout Factory has to have encountered over the last 4 years, the markup on their discs must be something insane for them to continue to utilize the producers they do and for them to still continue to make a profit. Any other business model would require immediate action to ensure profitability but with this going on at least year 4 now, Shout Factory must be making a killing to continue to ignore the problem.

[Trekkie313]

I wonder if Village Of The Damned was a contractual release? NGL I can't see a massive want for it in 4K when the original is so good...it's not a The Thing or Halloween situation.

[NeonStreetMelt]

Originally Posted by Akuash

I don't own The Stepfather on any format so I'll be picking up the UHD. Thinking on Village of the Damned. It's a terrible movie but it's Carpenter and the previous blu-ray was a DNR nightmare.

Always hilarious to see people in here post that a 90s major theatrically released Carpenter that's at worst mid tier for him is "terrible". You should check out a little label called Vinegar Syndrome...you'll find new lows of terrible you didn't know existed.
Dr Loomis: "You don't know what terrible is".

[Rayjg]

Originally Posted by tau31

I had a few movies come in today, and they suffered the scratchfactory curse. Is it easier to ask for a replacement from Amazon or disc replacements from Shout? Also, noticed that Amazon now requires to send the product back in order to get a replacement, I guess gone are the days of getting a perfect set.

Also, Shout responded back to me with this:


I guess Amazon it is.

Leave a one star Trust Pilot review and you might get more traction. Whatever people they have lurking here aren't concerned about customer service and are mostly spying, looking for people to ban from purchasing prism stickers and pin sets.

[NeonStreetMelt]

Originally Posted by bruce holecheck

The R-rated is probably preferable -- the "Unrated" version only adds back boring filler which was rightfully cut from the theatrical, no blood or violence. Not a case of censorship, but one of marketing only.

What excised bits are "boring" is completely subjective. If a commercially released cut has a longer variant, that is my go-to cut. I never go to watch the Theatrical of Dawn Of The Dead '78, which I believe was itself released Unrated and isn't censored for gore but has exposition type scenes cut. It's not always about missing gore/nudity. If a longer cut has never been assembled and the extra bits have only ever been available via a deleted scenes supplement, that's different. Not the case with Doomsday. If I'm going to watch my Arrow Limited Reanimator set, I'm going for the Integral cut.