Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread - Page 554 - Blu-ray Forum

rickah88 · 06-17-2013, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by benricci

No, but I heard in Germany they come in steelbooks.

Preordered!

Wow, still no shipping email for Howling & Lifeforce. Amazon says it's been shipped. I'm sure it will arrive tomorrow. Looking forward to watching one, or both, over the weekend!

dsman71 · 06-17-2013, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Drinkinstein

I think some folks spend so much time trying to read between the lines they forget that sometimes all that's really there is blank space.

Of theyre not watching movies and spending too much time forum reading lol

AKORIS · 06-17-2013, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by jthefrank

I ordered both through Shout directly, and got Lifeforce early (still waiting on The Howling). I've bought nearly every CE from their site and that's the earliest I've ever gotten a title

mine are shipping now... looking forward to getting them tomorrow...

btw-- watched THE BURNING last night-- kudos again to Shout-- great transfer and PQ.... very happy with it

Jason1978 · 06-17-2013, 03:34 PM

Maybe this has been discussed but is there are reason for Scream Factory movies to be $18+ and NEVER drop in price? I am a horror fan/collector, applaud the job they have done but the prices are always too high. It would be one thing if they ever went on sale but they never do.

AKORIS · 06-17-2013, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Jason1978

Maybe this has been discussed but is there are reason for Scream Factory movies to be $18+ and NEVER drop in price? I am a horror fan/collector, applaud the job they have done but the prices are always too high. It would be one thing if they ever went on sale but they never do.

First of all $18.99 - $19.99 is a sale price. If you're expecting them to be $10.00 or less then you have to look at SCREAM along the lines of Criterion... quality releases that have extra care and features for the movie collector.
They are well worth the 20 bucks....

Arlington · 06-17-2013, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by AKORIS

First of all $18.99 - $19.99 is a sale price. If you're expecting them to be $10.00 or less then you have to look at SCREAM along the lines of Criterion... quality releases that have extra care and features for the movie collector.
They are well worth the 20 bucks....

+1

Worth every penny. If you are patient and vigilant, you can secure the 19.99 price on the collector's editions, and with some companies having sales and coupons, you can shave a little off that...I got Lifeforce and Howling from Family Video using a free shipping coupon; each was $17.99, and I was very happy with that. Some have gotten a little cheaper elsewhere (maybe B&N with sales and coupons?).

zbinks · 06-17-2013, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Jason1978

Maybe this has been discussed but is there are reason for Scream Factory movies to be $18+ and NEVER drop in price? I am a horror fan/collector, applaud the job they have done but the prices are always too high. It would be one thing if they ever went on sale but they never do.

Just a guess, but licensing fees, higher production costs, smaller print runs and fewer distribution outlets are probably the main factors that account for the higher retail pricing than what you'd see from the major studios and their releases.

shortmartin · 06-17-2013, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Drinkinstein

I think some folks spend so much time trying to read between the lines they forget that sometimes all that's really there is blank space.

yeah, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

shortmartin · 06-17-2013, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by balthazar_bee

Geez, I know eh? And they can call them "Baked Beans" for all I care!

It's Psycho II and III, ferchrisake! A month ago I would've swallowed a handful of safety pins for this announcement, even if they were provided in plain paper bags with a moldy ham sandwich as the only extra. We're already at the whining phase?

It's a beyond bizarro thing to get agitated about. Or post about. Or speak out loud.

It's trivial even by blu-ray.com ("Where's my slipcover, mommy?!") standards.

Huzzah to the boys at Scream Factory for landing these two contemporary classics! Huzzah to the greatest of 1980s horror sequels!

ditto on the kudos to Scream Factory, they are rolling out some sweet movies.

what's up with all these 'huzzahs'? do people still use that word? it makes me feel like I'm at a civil war reenactment. just saying.

jthefrank · 06-17-2013, 05:21 PM

If you look at the BD+DVD combo packs from other similar specialty labels (BU, Synapse, Severin, etc.), Scream's pricing is about par for the course

edit: other than Inglorious Bastards which is $8 for some reason, so I'll go ahead and pick that up

AKORIS · 06-17-2013, 05:31 PM

[QUOTE=jthefrank;7710729]If you look at the BD+DVD combo packs from other similar specialty labels (BU, Synapse, Severin, etc.), Scream's pricing is about par for the course

that's true as well-- if it's a specialty label, and the movie falls for $20 or less.. I have no problem buying it--

how would everyone like it if SHOUT offerred TWILIGHT pricing and policies???

spawningblue · 06-17-2013, 05:40 PM

I'm anxiously awaiting the pre-orders for the Amityville Trilogy and Vincent Price collection to go up. I plan on grabbing both of course, especially the Price set, but I am a little worried about the prices.

The pre-order for the Shout Bruce Lee Collection is up on Amazon.ca, and they want $100 for it! That's insane for four movies and a doc. (I Am Bruce Lee) that isn't even on Blu-ray! The Friday Collection is the same price and it includes 12 movies, and 11 hours of extras! As much as I want the Bruce Lee Collection and these horror sets, they should not be more then the $20 per movie their Collector's Edition movies are. If anything they should be much less since you are buying in bulk. They should have cut out the DVDs in the Bruce Lee set and sold it for half the price. Who is going to care about the DVDs if they own the Blu-rays, and for those that don't have a Blu-ray player and just want the DVDs I doubt they are going to pay $100 when they can get a similar boxset (Fox's Ultimate Collection) with the same movies plus Game of Death 2 for like $10.

Sorry, a bit of a rant there but I have bought and pre-ordered every Scream and just about every Shout title, so I was disappointed to see the price of the Bruce Lee collection so expensive, a set I was highly excited for, and am kind of worried their horror collections will be just as high.

Mr. Thomsen · 06-17-2013, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Jason1978

Maybe this has been discussed but is there are reason for Scream Factory movies to be $18+ and NEVER drop in price? I am a horror fan/collector, applaud the job they have done but the prices are always too high. It would be one thing if they ever went on sale but they never do.

Depends where you buy. I just ordered several titles from Importcds.com. Got Terrorvision/ The Video Dead and The Burning for $13.58 each and The Howling for $15.89. To me, that seems like a pretty fair price.

balthazar_bee · 06-17-2013, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by shortmartin

what's up with all these 'huzzahs'? do people still use that word? it makes me feel like I'm at a civil war reenactment. just saying.

Sometimes only a "huzzah" will do.

RandyK · 06-17-2013, 06:32 PM

Finished Lifeforce. Great film and an incredibly amazing package by Scream. Fantastic PQ/AQ and some great extras. Can't wait for The Howling tomorrow.

DetroitSportsFan · 06-17-2013, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by zbinks

Just a guess, but licensing fees, higher production costs, smaller print runs and fewer distribution outlets are probably the main factors that account for the higher retail pricing than what you'd see from the major studios and their releases.

We have a winner.

redrunner97 · 06-17-2013, 07:48 PM

Night of the Demons

Kevin Tenney:
The producers are fielding offers from various Blu-Ray distributors right now...

MovieManiac82 · 06-17-2013, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by redrunner97

Night of the Demons

Kevin Tenney:
The producers are fielding offers from various Blu-Ray distributors right now...

Scream Factory you need to release Night of the Demons!!!! Get on this.

cropsy · 06-17-2013, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by redrunner97

Night of the Demons

Kevin Tenney:
The producers are fielding offers from various Blu-Ray distributors right now...

Would be awesome if scream(or anyone if scream don't) release notd,Ive got part 2 from olive.Would love it if Witchboard got a release too.

Member-222782 · 06-17-2013, 08:16 PM

Please, anyone but Image or Anchor Bay for Night of the Demons. Not if they're to be done right.

06-17-2013, 05:21 PM	#11070
jthefrank Special Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2012 Location:Montana 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:1478 Trading Score:3	If you look at the BD+DVD combo packs from other similar specialty labels (BU, Synapse, Severin, etc.), Scream's pricing is about par for the course edit: other than Inglorious Bastards which is $8 for some reason, so I'll go ahead and pick that up Last edited by jthefrank; 06-17-2013 at 05:23 PM.

06-17-2013, 05:40 PM	#11072
spawningblue Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 4K collection:695 Blu-ray collection:5462 DVD collection:1776 Trading Score:109	I'm anxiously awaiting the pre-orders for the Amityville Trilogy and Vincent Price collection to go up. I plan on grabbing both of course, especially the Price set, but I am a little worried about the prices. The pre-order for the Shout Bruce Lee Collection is up on Amazon.ca, and they want $100 for it! That's insane for four movies and a doc. (I Am Bruce Lee) that isn't even on Blu-ray! The Friday Collection is the same price and it includes 12 movies, and 11 hours of extras! As much as I want the Bruce Lee Collection and these horror sets, they should not be more then the $20 per movie their Collector's Edition movies are. If anything they should be much less since you are buying in bulk. They should have cut out the DVDs in the Bruce Lee set and sold it for half the price. Who is going to care about the DVDs if they own the Blu-rays, and for those that don't have a Blu-ray player and just want the DVDs I doubt they are going to pay $100 when they can get a similar boxset (Fox's Ultimate Collection) with the same movies plus Game of Death 2 for like $10. Sorry, a bit of a rant there but I have bought and pre-ordered every Scream and just about every Shout title, so I was disappointed to see the price of the Bruce Lee collection so expensive, a set I was highly excited for, and am kind of worried their horror collections will be just as high. Last edited by spawningblue; 06-17-2013 at 05:47 PM.

06-17-2013, 03:34 PM	#11064
Jason1978 Active Member Member since:May 2009 Location:Hagerstown, MD 4K collection:248 Blu-ray collection:878 Blu-ray reviews: 24	Maybe this has been discussed but is there are reason for Scream Factory movies to be $18+ and NEVER drop in price? I am a horror fan/collector, applaud the job they have done but the prices are always too high. It would be one thing if they ever went on sale but they never do.

06-17-2013, 05:31 PM	#11071
AKORIS Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Beautiful Pacific Northwest 4K collection:662 Blu-ray collection:3655 Blu-ray reviews:19	[QUOTE=jthefrank;7710729]If you look at the BD+DVD combo packs from other similar specialty labels (BU, Synapse, Severin, etc.), Scream's pricing is about par for the course that's true as well-- if it's a specialty label, and the movie falls for $20 or less.. I have no problem buying it-- how would everyone like it if SHOUT offerred TWILIGHT pricing and policies???

06-17-2013, 06:32 PM	#11075
RandyK Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Dec 2012 Location:Columbus, Ohio 4K collection:1110 Blu-ray collection:4910 DVD collection:131 Digital collection:17 Prime collection:12 Trading Score:6	Finished Lifeforce. Great film and an incredibly amazing package by Scream. Fantastic PQ/AQ and some great extras. Can't wait for The Howling tomorrow.

06-17-2013, 07:48 PM	#11077
redrunner97 Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jun 2012 Trading Score:24	Night of the Demons Kevin Tenney: The producers are fielding offers from various Blu-Ray distributors right now...

06-17-2013, 08:16 PM	#11080
Member-222782 Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Jun 2012 4K collection:645 Blu-ray collection:4556 DVD collection:474 Trading Score:140	Please, anyone but Image or Anchor Bay for Night of the Demons. Not if they're to be done right.

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