Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by AKORIS

you have of course picked the best example of another "different" genre flick that Price agreed to be in and I agree... I think I would have appreciated From A Whisper To A Scream better if Price was not in the film. Since he was, I had a different expectation from the film. It is by far his bloodiest film, and the subject matter was truly depraved throughout most of it's running time.

No love for the "Pin the tail on the donkey" game? Haha.

I totally get what you're saying, though.

[Mystic]

I would've preferred that the Monster Club was Vincent Price's last horror film. Although the film is relatively tame, and a bit tongue in check, it's more in line with the type of horror film that would have been appropriate for Mr. Price in the 1980s.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by dsman71

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_a_...eam_%28film%29

For whatever its worth

That Wiki entry uses the IMDb Trivia section as the source for his supposed regret, FWIW. The actual letter (that is simply quoted on the web) says nothing about the gore, he simply says he thinks the movie was terrible, not that he regretted it or that he didn't have fun.

[Retroj23]

I would be a happy camper if Scream were to release Demon Knight, Tales from the Hood and Walter Hill's Trespass.

Fingers crossed.

[NoirFan]

Originally Posted by Mystic

I would've preferred that the Monster Club was Vincent Price's last horror film.

Edward Scissorhands was a fitting final performance.

[bb8977]

Originally Posted by Retroj23

I would be a happy camper if Scream were to release Demon Knight, Tales from the Hood and Walter Hill's Trespass.

Fingers crossed.

Im pretty sure that Demon Knight will be out by the end of the year (and unfortunately Bordello of Blood as well !).

[Mateo Sanboval]

Originally Posted by Retroj23

I would be a happy camper if Scream were to release Demon Knight, Tales from the Hood and Walter Hill's Trespass.

Fingers crossed.

I'd love all three of the Tales films and Trespass. What about flicks like Surviving the Game and Judgement Night?

[Retroj23]

Originally Posted by Mateo Sanboval

I'd love all three of the Tales films and Trespass. What about flicks like Surviving the Game and Judgement Night?

Those would be awesome as well. I remember seeing Judgement Night a while back and it was a cool film.

[Mateo Sanboval]

Originally Posted by Retroj23

Those would be awesome as well. I remember seeing Judgement Night a while back and it was a cool film.

After sniffing around in the Wish Lists section, I think Judgement Night and Surviving the Game may be with Warner so Shout/Scream are probably not an option. As far as I know, these don't even have any international releases either. Fingers crossed Warner puts out some 90's action through Archive Collection soon...

[The Great Owl]

I'm wrapping up the extras on the Blu-ray disc of From a Whisper to a Scream tonight.

The documentary, A Decade Under the Innocence, about the adventures of the filmmakers as they created movies with Super 8 cameras during their childhood and teenage years in Dalton, GA, is one heck of a fun movie, and it's one of the better Blu-ray documentaries in my collection.

Right now, I'm listening to the second commentary track by writer-producer Darin Scott and writer C. Courtney Joyner, and it's just as fun-spirited as the first track from writer-director Jeff Burr that I listened to last night.

[TripleHBK]

Originally Posted by Retroj23

I would be a happy camper if Scream were to release Demon Knight, Tales from the Hood and Walter Hill's Trespass.

Fingers crossed.

At this point I think Tales from the Hood is my #1 wishlist film. It's never had a decent release and it just seems so unlikely that it will ever get a release which makes me want it that much more. I'm really REALLY hoping for Demon Knight and Bordello of Blood this year, but Tales from the Hood would just be icing on the cake.

[Camp_Crystal_Lake]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I'm wrapping up the extras on the Blu-ray disc of From a Whisper to a Scream tonight.

The documentary, A Decade Under the Innocence, about the adventures of the filmmakers as they created movies with Super 8 cameras during their childhood and teenage years in Dalton, GA, is one heck of a fun movie, and it's one of the better Blu-ray documentaries in my collection.

Right now, I'm listening to the second commentary track by writer-producer Darin Scott and writer C. Courtney Joyner, and it's just as fun-spirited as the first track from writer-director Jeff Burr that I listened to last night.

This sounds excellent! I will be receiving my disc from Blowitoutahere.com tomorrow, hopefully. I can't wait to delve into the special features of this disc. These special features sound better than the feature itself.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by Camp_Crystal_Lake

This sounds excellent! I will be receiving my disc from Blowitoutahere.com tomorrow, hopefully. I can't wait to delve into the special features of this disc. These special features sound better than the feature itself.

Different folks have different opinions, all of them quite valid, about the actual main feature movie, From a Whisper to a Scream, as evidenced by this thread over the past couple of days. It's a divisive flick, for sure.

I personally give an enthusiastic thumbs-up to the movie, mainly because I've lived in Georgia all my life, and I love the fact that such an independent on-the-fly movie was created in my neck of the woods, and because I like the demented EC Comics-style approach of the anthology stories.

Vincent Price is a class act in his role, even if differing sources cast doubt on whether or not he liked the actual movie. All of this only strengthens my appreciation of From a Whisper to a Scream, though, because it's just another golden example of the "If something is worth doing, then it is worth doing well." mindset that seems to characterize each and every role from Price's career. This movie strengthens my opinion of Price as an all-around role model for life in general.

The special features on this Blu-ray are a real treat, though, and they make the disc worthwhile even for those who might have a lukewarm opinion of the movie itself. This is one of those discs that teaches us about the art of filmmaking.

I've spent the past three nights going through this Blu-ray of From a Whisper to a Scream, and it's quite nice. I have a tendency to acquire new Blu-rays at a fast pace, and I usually go from one to the next on a near-daily basis. The experience of going through this disc reminds me of my VHS/DVD collecting days when I did not have as much disposable income and when I used to "live" with each new movie purchase for several days as I watched the movie multiple times and delved into the special features several times over. It's a lot of fun. (I get the feeling that there's a lesson here somewhere....hmmm.)

[georgemc98]

Do all scream factory releases that have slipcovers get released with the wrap over it? I wanna get Mad Max from Amazon with a gift card but I want the slip with it.

[dsman71]

Originally Posted by georgemc98

Do all scream factory releases that have slipcovers get released with the wrap over it? I wanna get Mad Max from Amazon with a gift card but I want the slip with it.

Only the collectors editions do.

[georgemc98]

Originally Posted by dsman71

Only the collectors editions do.

Thank you. Do they stop printing the collectors editions after a while?

[dsman71]

Originally Posted by georgemc98

Thank you. Do they stop printing the collectors editions after a while?

Nope, unless they lose the rights to the film or certain extras. I think Lifeforce was the lone title that the CE has gone out of print
Slipcovers are hit or miss after a few months into its release, so if you want one order early.

[zbinks]

Originally Posted by georgemc98

Do all scream factory releases that have slipcovers get released with the wrap over it?

I think Cat People, a January 2014 release, was the first release where the slipcover was shrinkwrapped with the rest of the packaging. All subsequent Collector's Edition releases, including Mad Max, should be packaged that way as well. I haven't heard of anyone receiving a sealed 2014 or 2015 Collector's Edition release without a slipcover.

[crow2k5]

Originally Posted by zbinks

I think Cat People, a January 2014 release, was the first release where the slipcover was shrinkwrapped with the rest of the packaging. All subsequent Collector's Edition releases, including Mad Max, should be packaged that way as well. I haven't heard of anyone receiving a sealed 2014 or 2015 Collector's Edition release without a slipcover.

This comment is correct...

[StingingVelvet]

If you really want a slipcover for an older release I suggest buying on ebay and asking the seller ahead of time if it includes the slip. Amazon is a total toss-up when it comes to the older stuff.