Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[Omen2002]

Originally Posted by Goremeister100

Looks like an upconvert to me with the key word being "looks". The picture quality is total crap. Have you seen it or are you going by caps? I actually saw it.

Ravenous? and by total crap, do you mean it looks worse than DVD quality? Having never owned the movie, I'm legitimately asking since you saw the BD and not just caps.

Thanks!

[Ill_Be_Back]

Originally Posted by jmb1381

Watching Final Exam for the first time at the moment and really enjoying it. Picked up it and Evilspeak at Movie Stop yesterday.

The transfer is great, a huge step up from what I saw on TV a few years back.

[KenHurd]

Watched Beneath over the weekend. That movie had some of the most unlikable characters I've ever seen in a movie. I found most of the tension came from the stupid decisions that each character made, and in the end I think I was rooting for the fish (or maybe it was the closing credits) more than the characters. So far, of the Chiller movies, I think Cockneys vs. Zombies was the best one. Dead Souls was terrible, and Beneath was only slightly better. Haven't watched Chilling Visions yet.

[RandyK]

It's Vincent Price's birthday today. Hmm........

[Marsupial Werewolf]

Originally Posted by dissention

the mill creek transfer of happy birthday to me is better than most scream releases. No compression issues, great detail and grain structure, and completely devoid of dnr & unsightly sharpening. It's a beauty in terms of vintage horror on blu.

Scream has some really decent discs (from beyond being a favorite), but too often they coast on the goodwill of the titles themselves and the extras produced. I couldn't care less about extras if the main feature quality is subpar, but they've essentially stated that they won't do much of anything to fix up poor transfers given to them because it's not economical to do so. I see their point, but i'm not going to spring $20 for ravenous on blu when they're likely using a 15 year old master from fox, just like twilight time & titus.

As far as compression, that's all on them. Fix that shit.

+1

[Omen2002]

Originally Posted by KenHurd

Watched Beneath over the weekend. That movie had some of the most unlikable characters I've ever seen in a movie. I found most of the tension came from the stupid decisions that each character made, and in the end I think I was rooting for the fish (or maybe it was the closing credits) more than the characters. So far, of the Chiller movies, I think Cockneys vs. Zombies was the best one. Dead Souls was terrible, and Beneath was only slightly better. Haven't watched Chilling Visions yet.

I don't think Cockneys vs. Zombies is part of Chiller Films.

[KenHurd]

Originally Posted by Omen2002

I don't think Cockneys vs. Zombies is part of Chiller Films.

Didn't realize that. I thought all of the new and independent titles were part of the deal with Chiller.

[returnofthemack]

I'm just curious if I'm the only one who switches the blu ray from the left side of the case to the right side of the case whenever a new scream combo pack arrives? My OCD activates whenever I see that and it's the first thing I do followed by reversing the cover art. Just got sleepaway camp. Gonna watch it with the wife tonight. She likes this one more then me. It's one of the reasons I married her. She has fine taste in film.

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by returnofthemack

I'm just curious if I'm the only one who switches the blu ray from the left side of the case to the right side of the case whenever a new scream combo pack arrives? My OCD activates whenever I see that and it's the first thing I do followed by reversing the cover art. Just got sleepaway camp. Gonna watch it with the wife tonight. She likes this one more then me. It's one of the reasons I married her. She has fine taste in film.

That makes 2 of us . The right side of the case in a combo pack is the MAIN disc hub so the premium format disc belongs on the right side. Actually, I've switched cases more than a few times to single disc cases since I don't want a DVD "tainting" the release, lol. I do all of this in the spirit of fun, of course

[KenHurd]

Originally Posted by returnofthemack

I'm just curious if I'm the only one who switches the blu ray from the left side of the case to the right side of the case whenever a new scream combo pack arrives? My OCD activates whenever I see that and it's the first thing I do followed by reversing the cover art. Just got sleepaway camp. Gonna watch it with the wife tonight. She likes this one more then me. It's one of the reasons I married her. She has fine taste in film.

First thing I do, too. I always put the blu-ray on the right and the DVD on the left. I also reverse the cover art for all of the Collector's Editions so that it's different from the slipcover.

[Dex Robinson]

Originally Posted by returnofthemack

I'm just curious if I'm the only one who switches the blu ray from the left side of the case to the right side of the case whenever a new scream combo pack arrives?...

Me too.

Always struck me as odd that Scream puts the BD on the wrong side of the case.

I recall the ONE time I forgot to make the switch. It was my second viewing of a movie and I couldn't understand what had happenned to the picture. I actually watched about 10 minutes of the movie while muttering, "What the heck happened...I remember the picture being good the last time I watched this?". Yeah, you know what happened.

[RandyK]

Originally Posted by KenHurd

First thing I do, too. I always put the blu-ray on the right and the DVD on the left. I also reverse the cover art for all of the Collector's Editions so that it's different from the slipcover.

Same.

[Catastrophe]

I do it too! And I always figured I'd be the only one who was anal retentive enough to do so

[j2raymond]

Originally Posted by returnofthemack

I'm just curious if I'm the only one who switches the blu ray from the left side of the case to the right side of the case whenever a new scream combo pack arrives? My OCD activates whenever I see that and it's the first thing I do followed by reversing the cover art. Just got sleepaway camp. Gonna watch it with the wife tonight. She likes this one more then me. It's one of the reasons I married her. She has fine taste in film.

Yes to both. It's the law.

[returnofthemack]

I feel better knowing I'm not the only one

[Omen2002]

Originally Posted by returnofthemack

I'm just curious if I'm the only one who switches the blu ray from the left side of the case to the right side of the case whenever a new scream combo pack arrives? My OCD activates whenever I see that and it's the first thing I do followed by reversing the cover art.

I do it too. The DVD always get put in the left side behind inserts and such like other combo packs. The only difference is I switch the cover art first.

[Undeadcow]

Checking the Scream Factory thread to find discussion that people are moving the blu-ray disc from one side to another is clear enough indication for me that I haven't missed any announcements this weekend.

So disappointed to see/hear about Ravenous, Scream Factory really needs to be more respectful of their fans.

[JMDiaz718]

Originally Posted by returnofthemack

I'm just curious if I'm the only one who switches the blu ray from the left side of the case to the right side of the case whenever a new scream combo pack arrives? My OCD activates whenever I see that and it's the first thing I do followed by reversing the cover art. Just got sleepaway camp. Gonna watch it with the wife tonight. She likes this one more then me. It's one of the reasons I married her. She has fine taste in film.

I do it all the time.

I also try to keep the blus on the bottom, when they "stack" four discs on two hubs. I tell myself it'll stop them from scratching. I hate it when they stack them like that.

[Bigwayne]

I do it as well. My OCD is killing me with the Xbox One cases......

[Goremeister100]

Originally Posted by returnofthemack

I'm just curious if I'm the only one who switches the blu ray from the left side of the case to the right side of the case whenever a new scream combo pack arrives? My OCD activates whenever I see that and it's the first thing I do followed by reversing the cover art. Just got sleepaway camp. Gonna watch it with the wife tonight. She likes this one more then me. It's one of the reasons I married her. She has fine taste in film.

I'm not that anal. Never even noticed about the blu being on the left side. Who cares? I only flip the artwork.