Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread - Page 1439 - Blu-ray Forum

Beachguy · 07-26-2014, 01:14 PM

I'd buy a few of these (Monkey Shines, The Dark Half, Dolls [maybe], Mad Max, Escape from New York), but I'm also disappointed that there was no Sleepaway Camp 2 announcement.

Oh well... I'm sure I'll get it at some point.

New Year's Evil was one of the worst films I have encountered in my hey days.

Oscar Rothman · 07-26-2014, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Ill_Be_Back

I don't really want to double dip Mad Max and Escape from New York due to both having great transfers.

Not sure if serious...Both transfers are mediocre at best.

Cliff & co. : New transfer for EFN should be mandatory. Just saying.

skyofcrack · 07-26-2014, 01:18 PM

I don't even understand the appeal of going to Comic-Con. Seems like a tremendous waste of money. I remember going to Comic Book and Record Conventions at small rooms at a Holiday Inn and paying like $2.00 to get in. Good times.

Ill_Be_Back · 07-26-2014, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Oscar Rothman

Not sure if serious...Both transfers are mediocre at best.

Cliff & co. : New transfer for EFN should be mandatory. Just saying.

Sorry, I don't share your opinion. Both are great looking in my opinion, I may reconsider when they fix their compression artifacts issue.

Rocky01542 · 07-26-2014, 01:30 PM

The current transfers of Escape From New York and Mad Max are way better than most transfers that Scream Factory have used on their Blu-rays. The best that you can hope for is the same transfers with minimal compression issues.

SilentNight · 07-26-2014, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by skyofcrack

I'm happy about the Romero flicks. I worked on Dark Half for a couple of days. Wish it was a Collector's Edition.

I'd really love to see someone do a Special Edition of Needful Things with the extra hour or so of added footage that was shown on TNT.

Also, like to see a BD of 'Salem's Lot. The FULL 210 min. version that aired in '79.

Frogs would be nice too. Maybe John Carpenter's Someone's Watching Me.

Agree on all counts here. Especially Salem's Lot. That movie is TERRIFIC. I own the DVD and it's barely mediocre. It so badly needs an upgrade with special features to go along with it. Having recently read the book for that as well as Needful Things both of these would make perfect SF releases.

Dark Half though, I just watched it on Netflix and IMO it didn't hold up at all from the last time I watched it many years ago on VHS and before that, the theater. But nice to see it coming to Blu nonetheless

NoirFan · 07-26-2014, 01:37 PM

If they just add a couple of talking-head interviews to Escape from New York and don't give it a new 2 (or 4) k transfer, I'll stick with the pre-existing disc (and my SE DVD for the extras). I already have the UK disc of Dolls, so New Year's Evil and Invaders from Mars are the only two for me.

Metallix87 · 07-26-2014, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Rocky01542

The current transfers of Escape From New York and Mad Max are way better than most transfers that Scream Factory have used on their Blu-rays. The best that you can hope for is the same transfers with minimal compression issues.

Agreed. Mad Max is really bizarre, since the collection is REALLY good and didn't come out THAT long ago.

DetroitSportsFan · 07-26-2014, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Rocky01542

The current transfers of Escape From New York and Mad Max are way better than most transfers that Scream Factory have used on their Blu-rays. The best that you can hope for is the same transfers with minimal compression issues.

I'm not expecting new transfers, which is why I'm not very interested in them.

Member-222782 · 07-26-2014, 02:32 PM

A new transfer for EFNY would be the only way I'll double dip. There's already a terrific SE wwith great extras. Snazzy packaging and a couple of additional talking head interviews won't be enough to buy this movie again. Same with Mad Max

fattyjoe37 · 07-26-2014, 02:37 PM

I'm down for all of the newly announced Scream titles. Some are double dips, some are never owns, but all are at least decent movies. The most interesting of the bunch are the Romero's which were previously only available as full screen DVDs.

cropsy · 07-26-2014, 02:39 PM

There is a good 6/7 i want out of those announced but most will be as and when i have the money rather than day one buys. Hope there are some good features esp a commentary on POTO to make me double dip. Shame there are no wow factor titles for me though, thought "Phantasm" was a shoe in with all the guesses on here. Also don't really see where they may be 4 Horrors Hallowed Grounds eps in those titles so maybe there for the autumn announcements. Least there is a little bit of something fr everyone in those titles.

demonknight · 07-26-2014, 02:43 PM

I got 5 out of the 10 right. To the few people complaining, these titles (aside from Mad Max, which came right out of nowhere) are what have been begged for. I,am satisfied, but not having seen Max yet, I have to ask, why Scream? Is it because its a post-apocalyptic enviornment?

Seymour · 07-26-2014, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Blu MacReady

Will only consider Mad Max if it has Aussie audio, even if just as an option

The current MGM BD has the original audio, does it not?

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Originally Posted by BarnDoor

I can't think of many other reasonably significant 80s MGM titles left now for Scream to release. Vampire's Kiss, The Curse 1 and 2, and Lady in White spring to mind of titles previously released on DVD, and I'd be stunned if they ever released Clownhouse.

Maybe not significant, but MGM still has:

Once Bitten (1985)
Ghoulies (1985)/Ghoulies II (1987)
Troll (1986)
From a Whisper to a Scream (1987) aka The Offspring
Poltergeist III (1988) Still no US release

House Where Evil Dwells, The (1982)
Howling II (1985)
Breeders (1986)
After Midnight (1989)
Edge of Sanity (1989)

Seymour · 07-26-2014, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by fattyjoe37

The most interesting of the bunch are the Romero's which were previously only available as full screen DVDs.

Monkey Shines was anamorphic widescreen.

cropsy · 07-26-2014, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Seymour

The current MGM BD has the original audio, does it not?

Maybe not significant, but MGM still has:

Once Bitten (1985)
Ghoulies (1985)/Ghoulies II (1987)
Troll (1986)
From a Whisper to a Scream (1987) aka The Offspring
Poltergeist III (1988) Still no US release

House Where Evil Dwells, The (1982)
Howling II (1985)
Breeders (1986)
After Midnight (1989)
Edge of Sanity (1989)

haha "Once Bitten" i'd take that in a heartbeat, never hear anyone talk about it but i love that movie

BarnDoor · 07-26-2014, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Seymour

The current MGM BD has the original audio, does it not?

Maybe not significant, but MGM still has:

Once Bitten (1985)
Ghoulies (1985)/Ghoulies II (1987)
Troll (1986)
From a Whisper to a Scream (1987) aka The Offspring
Poltergeist III (1988) Still no US release

House Where Evil Dwells, The (1982)
Howling II (1985)
Breeders (1986)
After Midnight (1989)
Edge of Sanity (1989)

I've tried to put House Where Evil Dwells and Edge of Sanity out of my memory.

I suppose there's also I Madman, Night Visitor and one or two others. I could see Scream putting out From a Whisper to a Scream, the two Ghoulies films, Howling II, Poltergeist III, Breeders and perhaps Edge of Sanity at some point. It would be useful if we made a couple of MGM/UA lists - one with horror/borderline SF titles still awaiting a Blu-ray upgrade in North America, and the other with titles previously unreleased on DVD.

Seymour · 07-26-2014, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by BarnDoor

I've tried to put House Where Evil Dwells and Edge of Sanity out of my memory.

I suppose there's also I Madman, Night Visitor and one or two others. I could see Scream putting out From a Whisper to a Scream, the two Ghoulies films, Howling II, Poltergeist III, Breeders and perhaps Edge of Sanity at some point. It would be useful if we made a couple of MGM/UA lists - one with horror/borderline SF titles still awaiting a Blu-ray upgrade in North America, and the other with titles previously unreleased on DVD.

Ooh, I, Madman I totally forgot about! Damn, and I really want that one, too! Night Visitor, for some reason I thought it was from 1990, so I left it off.

Cortiz · 07-26-2014, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Seymour

The current MGM BD has the original audio, does it not?

Maybe not significant, but MGM still has:

Once Bitten (1985)
Ghoulies (1985)/Ghoulies II (1987)
Troll (1986)
From a Whisper to a Scream (1987) aka The Offspring
Poltergeist III (1988) Still no US release

House Where Evil Dwells, The (1982)
Howling II (1985)
Breeders (1986)
After Midnight (1989)
Edge of Sanity (1989)

I just got this from Amazon brand new for $18 via Prime. It's region free and the PQ/AQ is nice. I don't believe this will ever be release in the US as the movie is considered the worse in the trilogy and didn't do good business when it originally came out.

DetroitSportsFan · 07-26-2014, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Seymour

Maybe not significant, but MGM still has:

Once Bitten (1985)
Ghoulies (1985)/Ghoulies II (1987)
Troll (1986)
From a Whisper to a Scream (1987) aka The Offspring
Poltergeist III (1988) Still no US release
House Where Evil Dwells, The (1982)
Howling II (1985)
Breeders (1986)
After Midnight (1989)
Edge of Sanity (1989)

I'd buy the first 3 day 1.

07-26-2014, 01:37 PM	#28767
NoirFan Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 4K collection:16 Blu-ray collection:2442 Trading Score:29	If they just add a couple of talking-head interviews to Escape from New York and don't give it a new 2 (or 4) k transfer, I'll stick with the pre-existing disc (and my SE DVD for the extras). I already have the UK disc of Dolls, so New Year's Evil and Invaders from Mars are the only two for me. Last edited by NoirFan; 07-26-2014 at 01:39 PM.

07-26-2014, 01:14 PM	#28761
Beachguy Senior Member Member since:Jul 2012	I'd buy a few of these (Monkey Shines, The Dark Half, Dolls [maybe], Mad Max, Escape from New York), but I'm also disappointed that there was no Sleepaway Camp 2 announcement. Oh well... I'm sure I'll get it at some point. New Year's Evil was one of the worst films I have encountered in my hey days.

07-26-2014, 01:18 PM	#28763
skyofcrack Power Member Top contributor Member since:Jun 2010 Location:Isn't this where...we came in? 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:1159 DVD collection:1324 Trading Score:1	I don't even understand the appeal of going to Comic-Con. Seems like a tremendous waste of money. I remember going to Comic Book and Record Conventions at small rooms at a Holiday Inn and paying like $2.00 to get in. Good times.

07-26-2014, 01:30 PM	#28765
Rocky01542 Banned Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 Location:United Kingdom 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:-	The current transfers of Escape From New York and Mad Max are way better than most transfers that Scream Factory have used on their Blu-rays. The best that you can hope for is the same transfers with minimal compression issues.

07-26-2014, 02:32 PM	#28770
Member-222782 Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Jun 2012 4K collection:645 Blu-ray collection:4556 DVD collection:474 Trading Score:140	A new transfer for EFNY would be the only way I'll double dip. There's already a terrific SE wwith great extras. Snazzy packaging and a couple of additional talking head interviews won't be enough to buy this movie again. Same with Mad Max

07-26-2014, 02:37 PM	#28771
fattyjoe37 Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2011 Location:WA 4K collection:522 Blu-ray collection:2687 DVD collection:8 Trading Score:115	I'm down for all of the newly announced Scream titles. Some are double dips, some are never owns, but all are at least decent movies. The most interesting of the bunch are the Romero's which were previously only available as full screen DVDs.

07-26-2014, 02:39 PM	#28772
cropsy Power Member Member since:Sep 2012 Location:Manchester, Uk Blu-ray collection:663 Trading Score:1	There is a good 6/7 i want out of those announced but most will be as and when i have the money rather than day one buys. Hope there are some good features esp a commentary on POTO to make me double dip. Shame there are no wow factor titles for me though, thought "Phantasm" was a shoe in with all the guesses on here. Also don't really see where they may be 4 Horrors Hallowed Grounds eps in those titles so maybe there for the autumn announcements. Least there is a little bit of something fr everyone in those titles.

07-26-2014, 02:43 PM	#28773
demonknight Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Apr 2013 Blu-ray collection:17	I got 5 out of the 10 right. To the few people complaining, these titles (aside from Mad Max, which came right out of nowhere) are what have been begged for. I,am satisfied, but not having seen Max yet, I have to ask, why Scream? Is it because its a post-apocalyptic enviornment?

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