Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[dsman71]

Originally Posted by fuzzymctiger

Ah that explains why Squirm has 4.2

I thought it surely couldn't be that bad

Its not that bad to genre film lovers but its a horror (sort to speak) to the MST3K audience. Their views are a little bit different

[jaws3dfan]

Watching The Fog right now!!'

[RandyK]

Originally Posted by NoirFan

But that's somewhat skewed by all the MST3k fans who automatically go and assign every film that's been on MST3k a 0/10 (or is 1/10 the lowest?) score. If Eve had been on MST it would have a lower score, and if IMM hadn't been on MST it would have a higher score. When it comes to films that have been on MST, you really have to take the ratings with a grain of salt.

Why would they give it a low rating? Do all the MST3K things suck or is it the "cool" thing to do?

[zbinks]

Originally Posted by NoirFan

But that's somewhat skewed by all the MST3k fans who automatically go and assign every film that's been on MST3k a 0/10 (or is 1/10 the lowest?) score. If Eve had been on MST it would have a lower score, and if IMM hadn't been on MST it would have a higher score. When it comes to films that have been on MST, you really have to take the ratings with a grain of salt.

Incredible Melting Man:

Votes	 Percentage	 Rating
150	  6.70%	 	 10
33	  1.50%	 	  9
71	  3.20%	 	  8
113	  5.10%	 	  7
159	  7.10%	 	  6
199	  8.90%	 	  5
244	 11.00%	 	  4
380	 17.10%	 	  3
340	 15.30%	 	  2
538	 24.20%	 	  1

Arithmetic mean = 3.8  Median = 3

Eve of Destruction:

Votes	 Percentage	 Rating
27	 2.30%	 	 10
8	 0.70%	 	  9
40	 3.50%	 	  8
99	 8.60%	 	  7
206	17.90%	 	  6
268	23.30%	 	  5
225	19.50%	 	  4
128	11.10%	 	  3
70	 6.10%	 	  2
80	 7.00%	 	  1

Arithmetic mean = 4.7  Median = 5

[Member-222782]

Eve of Destruction has a low-rent, TV movie feel. If the SyFy channel had existed in 1991 they would've made it. I had the DVD lying around for years before I finally sat down to watch it - didn't make it past the 20-minute mark.

[starman15317]

So is Scream Factory just releasing the Darkman sequels on DVD or are they releasing the first one on Blu as well?

[Lacrymosa]

I watched Swamp Thing today, and the transfer was not the most impressive. Not necessarily Scream factory's fault as I don't know what the original elements looked like but for the most part the picture was not too sharp, and there were odd blotchy skies in some instances. Surely the best the film has looked but it was not a great looking transfer considering how some other genre films look, especially something like incredible melting man, which looked very impressive.
Still the film is pretty entertaining and the transfer is decent, just murky for a blu release (of course some shots were richer and sharper than others). Disappointed, but I appreciate the effort they put into the releases, it is very cool to see Reggie Batts talk about the film.
I'll post some screenshots tomorrow.

[Thomas Veil]

Originally Posted by cine74

Eve of Destruction has a low-rent, TV movie feel. If the SyFy channel had existed in 1991 they would've made it. I had the DVD lying around for years before I finally sat down to watch it - didn't make it past the 20-minute mark.

You lose review cred if you didn't watch past 20 minutes...most movies like this don't pick up till last quarter. . Eve is much better than some of the Scream movies for acting alone. Not that I'm saying it's great but please there are some real stinkers on the Scream roster. I think as horror fans you are maybe looking at it differently...it really should be a Shout title not a Scream.

[xxBachelor1981xx]

Originally Posted by Lacrymosa

I watched Swamp Thing today, and the transfer was not the most impressive. Not necessarily Scream factory's fault as I don't know what the original elements looked like but for the most part the picture was not too sharp, and there were odd blotchy skies in some instances. Surely the best the film has looked but it was not a great looking transfer considering how some other genre films look, especially something like incredible melting man, which looked very impressive.
Still the film is pretty entertaining and the transfer is decent, just murky for a blu release (of course some shots were richer and sharper than others). Disappointed, but I appreciate the effort they put into the releases, it is very cool to see Reggie Batts talk about the film.
I'll post some screenshots tomorrow.

I cant wait to get Swamp Thing. I watched it on Netflix about a year ago and It was almost unwatchable the quality was so bad. So your take on the transfer doesn't really surprise me.

[RandyK]

Originally Posted by xxBachelor1981xx

I cant wait to get Swamp Thing. I watched it on Netflix about a year ago and It was almost unwatchable the quality was so bad. So your take on the transfer doesn't really surprise me.

Just ordered Swamp Thing today. Almost caught up on all the Scream releases (excluding the Chiller movies).

[redrunner97]

Originally Posted by starman15317

So is Scream Factory just releasing the Darkman sequels on DVD or are they releasing the first one on Blu as well?

Did I miss something?

When did they say they had Darkman II and 3?

[zbinks]

Originally Posted by demonknight

Who owns The Devil's Rain?

It's probably still with MPI/Dark Sky Films.

Originally Posted by redrunner97

Did I miss something?

When did they say they had Darkman II and 3?

They're releasing the original on Blu-Ray. They haven't made any annoncements, that I'm aware of, with regards to the sequels.

[redrunner97]

Originally Posted by Randyman94

Just ordered Swamp Thing today. Almost caught up on all the Scream releases (excluding the Chiller movies).

Imo, Chilling Visions was really good.
I'm getting it, it was 5 short films, almost styled like an anthology, and a couple were really really good.

[RandyK]

Originally Posted by redrunner97

Imo, Chilling Visions was really good.
I'm getting it, it was 5 short films, almost styled like an anthology, and a couple were really really good.

That's one I thinking about getting. September-November is jammed pack with stuff though so that is kind of an afterthought.

[starman15317]

Originally Posted by zbinks

It's probably still with MPI/Dark Sky Films.





They're releasing the original on Blu-Ray. They haven't made any annoncements, that I'm aware of, with regards to the sequels.

My mistake. The announcement said Darkman and a TV Terrors double feature DVD. I had assumed that the post meant a Darkman double feature DVD.

[hamchuck1]

Originally Posted by demonknight

Who owns The Devil's Rain? Scream could re-license Kingdom of the Spiders and put the two in a Shitty Shatner double feature.

Yeah man I love this movie.

[Monroville]

Originally Posted by Lacrymosa

I watched Swamp Thing today, and the transfer was not the most impressive. Not necessarily Scream factory's fault as I don't know what the original elements looked like but for the most part the picture was not too sharp, and there were odd blotchy skies in some instances. Surely the best the film has looked but it was not a great looking transfer considering how some other genre films look, especially something like incredible melting man, which looked very impressive.
Still the film is pretty entertaining and the transfer is decent, just murky for a blu release (of course some shots were richer and sharper than others). Disappointed, but I appreciate the effort they put into the releases, it is very cool to see Reggie Batts talk about the film.
I'll post some screenshots tomorrow.

Is it at least as good looking as the MGM HD-UK release?:

Swamp Thing 93 min(Uncut) Blu-ray Project

screen caps links (NSFW):

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[dressedtokill]

Originally Posted by Lacrymosa

I watched Swamp Thing today, and the transfer was not the most impressive. Not necessarily Scream factory's fault as I don't know what the original elements looked like but for the most part the picture was not too sharp, and there were odd blotchy skies in some instances. Surely the best the film has looked but it was not a great looking transfer considering how some other genre films look, especially something like incredible melting man, which looked very impressive.
Still the film is pretty entertaining and the transfer is decent, just murky for a blu release (of course some shots were richer and sharper than others). Disappointed, but I appreciate the effort they put into the releases, it is very cool to see Reggie Batts talk about the film.
I'll post some screenshots tomorrow.

What about the sf? Any thoughts?

[thompsonjohn]

Originally Posted by cine74

Eve of Destruction has a low-rent, TV movie feel. If the SyFy channel had existed in 1991 they would've made it. I had the DVD lying around for years before I finally sat down to watch it - didn't make it past the 20-minute mark.

Exactly why I think they kinda dropped the ball here with this one and "Saturn 3." But hey, not my cup of tea doesn't mean it isn't others. We'll let the numbers speak for themselves, I guess.

[zeze]

I may be imagining things, but did someone post that they got the X-Ray/Schizoid double feature a week or two ago?