Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[demonknight]

Originally Posted by redrunner97

I don"t think it will be. I'm sure someone will aquire it soon enough.

Personally, I was not a fan of Dolls. Maybe I should revisit it. Something I would do if Scream Factory released it.

I was under the impression he meant The Stuff.

[Egghead]

Anyone know who owns the rights to What Waits Below?

[Quinni]

I'm disappointed at the "no Universal" thing for the rest of 2014, too. I'm already getting more than I could hope for with Ginger Snaps (one of my all-time favorite horror films ), Sleepaway Camp, Phantom of the Paradise (haven't gotten to see those two, yet) and Dog Soldiers (really damn fun) later this year, so I'm not too bummed.

[MTRodaba2468]

Originally Posted by NoirFan

Just for the record, if anyone was considering importing the UK Dolls, the 'top menu' trick doesn't work. Only another 3 weeks until The Stuff though, and as Arrow have had several 'top menu' releases as of late, it's a definite possibility.

Out of curiosity, which Arrow releases has the Top Menu trick worked as of late? I have a region free player, but it's not always 100% effective when switching the region over, so I like to know when I have a backup trick to watch a Region B or C title...

Originally Posted by cropsy

Thanks. Think i'll wait for the US version.

Image has The Stuff over here. Not only is it unlikely we'll see it show up on Blu-Ray here, on the off chance it does, it'll likely be inferior to the various imports available. Re-Animator is a good example. Hell, so is Vamp, and that was released back when Arrow was very hit-or-miss...

[NoirFan]

Originally Posted by MTRodaba2468

Out of curiosity, which Arrow releases has the Top Menu trick worked as of late? I have a region free player, but it's not always 100% effective when switching the region over, so I like to know when I have a backup trick to watch a Region B or C title...

The Killers
The Long Goodbye
Hellgate
Hell Comes to Frogtown

I can't speak for any that I don't own.

Plus, for the record:

Spider Baby
Runaway Train

[zbinks]

Originally Posted by Egghead

Anyone know who owns the rights to What Waits Below?

[Show spoiler]

Secret of the Phantom Caves : a.k.a. What waits below / Motion picture.

Type of Work: Recorded Document
Document Number: V3455D092
Date of Recordation: 2000-07-14
Entire Copyright Document: V3455 D092 P1-3
Date of Execution: as of 27Mar91; date of cert.: 11Jul00
Title: Secret of the Phantom Caves : a.k.a. What waits below / Motion picture.
Party 1: DDM Film Corporation.
Party 2: Overseas Filmgroup, Inc.

Variant title: What waits below
Names: DDM Film Corporation.
Overseas Filmgroup, Inc.

I think Overseas Filmgroup, Inc.'s library of titles belongs to Millennium Entertinment.

[risky1975]

Originally Posted by NoirFan

The Killers
The Long Goodbye
Hellgate
Hell Comes to Frogtown

I can't speak for any that I don't own.

Plus, for the record:

Spider Baby
Runaway Train

the hell come to frogtown "top menu trick" does not work for me.. i tried on a samsung & LG player.. I'm region free anyway but just wanted to try it out and dint seem to work

[BAKA]

Originally Posted by redrunner97

My personally opinion, is that Sleepaway Camp is one of the few stylish and somewhat, dare I say "classy" Slasher movies of the 80s.

I agree very much with this. I think the ending of the original, and the over the top nature of the sequels cloud it for a lot of people, but rewatching Sleepaway Camp last October, I was of the same opinion. It's perhaps due to budget issues, but a lot of the kills are quite artfully done, they're very creative in what they don't show, and it comes across as stylish and classy, for the most part, anyway.

[ditcin]

Originally Posted by NoirFan

Well, it wouldn't be anyone other than Scream. In any case, they can't release everything in the MGM, Fox, or Universal catalogs.

John would very much love to be a part of it... he's also wanted to be a part of another one of his film's (American Gothic) release on home video in general.
I've known him for years as my association with WATHCER IN THE WOODS when I put together the Anchor Bay Edition.

[cropsy]

Originally Posted by MTRodaba2468

Out of curiosity, which Arrow releases has the Top Menu trick worked as of late? I have a region free player, but it's not always 100% effective when switching the region over, so I like to know when I have a backup trick to watch a Region B or C title...



Image has The Stuff over here. Not only is it unlikely we'll see it show up on Blu-Ray here, on the off chance it does, it'll likely be inferior to the various imports available. Re-Animator is a good example. Hell, so is Vamp, and that was released back when Arrow was very hit-or-miss...

I meant that i will wait for "Dolls". Never really been a big fan of "The Stuff" tbh, might get it if i see it cheap.

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by Quinni

I'm disappointed at the "no Universal" thing for the rest of 2014, too. I'm already getting more than I could hope for with Ginger Snaps (one of my all-time favorite horror films ), Sleepaway Camp, Phantom of the Paradise (haven't gotten to see those two, yet) and Dog Soldiers (really damn fun) later this year, so I'm not too bummed.

I have a feeling it was a conscious decision on the part of Shout not to bother with Universal stuff because of the DNR issues and all the complaints. Personally, I'm happy that Shout isn't licensing any further Universal titles - now they can focus on grabbing stuff from companies without DNR trigger fingers.

[NoirFan]

Originally Posted by risky1975

the hell come to frogtown "top menu trick" does not work for me.. i tried on a samsung & LG player.. I'm region free anyway but just wanted to try it out and dint seem to work

It only works on certain machines - Panasonic, Pioneer. There may be others.

[balthazar_bee]

Originally Posted by NoirFan

The Killers
The Long Goodbye
Hellgate
Hell Comes to Frogtown

If the top menu trick will work on my PS3, I may have to jump on The Long Goodbye. I love that one.

The whole idea makes me a bit nervous though. I had success with Return of the Living Dead, but still.

[MTRodaba2468]

Originally Posted by cropsy

I meant that i will wait for "Dolls". Never really been a big fan of "The Stuff" tbh, might get it if i see it cheap.

Gotcha. I was mainly focusing on the latter half of the post you had quoted (partly because I'm more interested in The Stuff than I am for Dolls).

Originally Posted by NoirFan

The Killers
The Long Goodbye
Hellgate
Hell Comes to Frogtown

I can't speak for any that I don't own.

Plus, for the record:

Spider Baby
Runaway Train

Thanks. Out of those, I'll probably pick up The Long Goodbye, and I may wait to see if Criterion ever upgrades their release of The Killers. As far as The Stuff goes, I hope that at the least, the Top Menu trick works; Vamp was released region free, and that was another Image title...

[redrunner97]

I keep telling myself I'm gonna get their Vamp blu-ray but never actually get around to it.

[cakefactory]

Originally Posted by NoirFan

The Killers
The Long Goodbye
Hellgate
Hell Comes to Frogtown

I can't speak for any that I don't own.

Plus, for the record:

Spider Baby
Runaway Train

I can also confirm that the top menu button trick works on Arrow's Lifeforce, Dressed to Kill, Big Trouble in Little China, Black Sabbath and Zombie Flesh Eaters with my Panasonic player. I think the others I have are region free anyway (The Beyond, House by the Cemetery). The only issue I had at all with them was that some of the extras are on a separate PAL dvd on The Beyond and House by the Cemetery so I had to use my computer to watch those since my player can't convert PAL and my TV can't play it.

[amt1003]

Does anyone know if that top menu (pop up menu) trick works on Samsung or Sony blu-ray players?

[fred25_Ca]

Just watched Dead Shadows (if I remember correctly Scream Factory is set to release the movie later on this year) and it just wasn't very good.
If I eventually learn that it only cost twenty thousand dollars, then I'll be really impress with the movie. I mean, had it been done by a friend of mine with no budget, I'd be all over it. But I have a feeling it cost a lot more than that. If you have no money, please do NOT use CGI. It just doesn't work. What makes filmmakers think they can pull off good CGI when big budget horror movies can't even do it themselves?

But since I had no way of knowing what the budget was, and since Scream Factory though it was good enough to be released on blu ray here, I figured it would be a really cool small monster flick. It definitely wasn't. Awful CGI. The whole story feels like a cheaply written student movie that thinks it's a lot cooler than it really is, and it tries way too much to be edgy and mysterious when all it needed to be was a simple monster flick. Simplicity works wonder in those kind of flick. It's already hard to accept that monsters are invading your city without also adding a disturbing childhood to the main character and giving him super powers. I mean, really? It's only an hour and 15 minutes, is it really necessary to add that and confuse your viewers more? Spielberg understood that it's always scarier when sh*t happens to normal folks.

Very disappointed and I have no idea why Scream Factory is even bothering. And god knows I usually root for indie flicks, and especially indie flicks with monsters in it. Watch Splinter instead if you're looking for a recent good indie monster movie. Much better yet very similar.

I'll admit though, there was one eerie cool scene with a really weird lady calling her dog earlier in the flick, before anything happened. I was pretty spooked by it. Felt like a Junji Ito manga brought to life. Too bad it never lived up to that one scene.

[balthazar_bee]

Originally Posted by cakefactory

I can also confirm that the top menu button trick works on Arrow's Lifeforce, Dressed to Kill, Big Trouble in Little China, Black Sabbath and Zombie Flesh Eaters with my Panasonic player.

Sweet! Based on the screenshots, it does look considerably better than the Blue Underground one.

[willo007]

Originally Posted by zbinks

I think Overseas Filmgroup, Inc.'s library of titles belongs to Millennium Entertinment.

I believe this as well, through the acquisition of the First Look Studios catalog.