Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[JackForrester]

In my opinion The Forsaken was a total rip off of John Carpenter's Vampires. Not for me.

[deltatauhobbit]

Originally Posted by Gargus

I would LOVE for them to release it. Seems right up their alley.

Then again Id love for them to release........

Popcorn
Sinbad and the eye of the tiger

And well, dozens and dozens more hehe.

Popcorn is coming out from Synapse, so definitely a no-go from Scream. Hopefully it will come out this year, looks like they've put some work into it.

Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger has already been released by Twilight Time (sold out though), from the sounds of it Twilight Time won't be re-issuing this but I believe there is an Australian edition available. It's also a Sony title and Scream does not work with them.

[willo007]

Originally Posted by gargus

i would love for them to release it. Seems right up their alley.

Then again id love for them to release........

Popcorn @ synapse
wired to kill
hell night @ at the producers hand.
Brainscan @ sony
warlock @ lionsgate
wishmaster 1 and 2.@ lionsgate
critters 1-4 @ warner bros.(a new line property)
pink flamingos @ warner bros.(a new line property)
female trouble
lust in the dust @ lakeshore (though kino & arrow may have access to it)
house @ lakeshore (though kino & arrow may have access to it)
house 2 @lakeshore (though kino & arrow may have access to it)
house 4 @ warner bros.(a new line property)
waxwork @ lionsgate
waxwork 2 @ lionsgate
saturday the 14th
tales from the darkside the movie @paramount
space hunter adventures in the forbidden zone @ sony
beastmaster @ i think don c owns the rights to this and who ever gets phantasm might get this too.
Beastmaster 2 @ paramount
its alive 1-3 @ warner bros.
Xtro.
The maxintou (forgot how its spelled)
the guyver @ warner bros. (a new line property)
the devils rain
the entity @ already has a brarebones bluray through anchor bay
sinbad and the eye of the tiger @ sony
something wicked this way comes @ disney
mans best friend @ warner bros.(a new line property)
cube 1 and 2. @ lionsgate
shadow of the hawk.
Quicksilver highway. @ fox ..shout may have access to it,but there is a resistance against made for tv titles.
Dreamscape. @ image (already has an blu ray, even though a poor one)
day of the triffids. The remake?
Gargoyles.
Prophecy (the horror one, not the walken one) @ paramount
runaway. @ sony

and well, dozens and dozens more hehe.

[exharrison]

Originally Posted by JackForrester

In my opinion The Forsaken was a total rip off of John Carpenter's Vampires. Not for me.

I wouldn't go that far, but it sure does share a lot of similarities(large pieces of the plot). I think it borrows a lot from other movies as well. I enjoyed Forsaken, but I think most of the movies I saw it borrow from were more enjoyable. I don't know if I'd be interested in owning it on blu-ray. Definitely not at a $20+ collector's edition. Maybe as part of a double pack, though.

[Member-222782]

If THE FORSAKEN borrows from something it's NEAR DARK. I've seen countless contemporary vampire movies and most are garbage: brooding pretty boys, lots of slow motion and CGI and - glitter! Forsaken falls into the old-school category and is a lot of fun even if it borrows. It needs a Blu-ray.

[deltatauhobbit]

Originally Posted by cine74

If THE FORSAKEN borrows from something it's NEAR DARK. I've seen countless contemporary vampire movies and most are garbage: brooding pretty boys, lots of slow motion and CGI and - glitter! Forsaken falls into the old-school category and is a lot of fun even if it borrows. It needs a Blu-ray.

The comparison between those two are what immediately comes to my mind as well.

Unfortunately, another vampire western comes to mind that is unlikely to be released, Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat. Darned Lionsgate hogging up so many cool products.

[AKORIS]

Originally Posted by JackForrester

In my opinion The Forsaken was a total rip off of John Carpenter's Vampires. Not for me.

hated the flick, which isn't too surprising because I didn't really care for JC's Vampires or Near Dark either.

I like my vampire films gothic with class and atmosphere, not crude and vulgar...

[JackForrester]

Originally Posted by AKORIS

hated the flick, which isn't too surprising because I didn't really care for JC's Vampires or Near Dark either.

I like my vampire films gothic with class and atmosphere, not crude and vulgar...

Fair enough.
I'm personally not a fan of Near Dark either. The only good thing about that film was Bill Paxton in my opinion.
JC's Vampires is ok, mostly because of Sheryl 'Laura Palmer' Lee and James Woods. Smaller Carpenter film, but I enjoy it more than ND.

[darkness2918]

I'd love a BD release of The Forsaken as well. I wonder if Scream could get The Skulls. Only the 1st one though.

[csg91]

With all this vampire talk it makes me wish for Vampires: Out For Blood. Always thought that was a fun movie. Has 2 of my favorites in it (Kevin Dillion and Jodi Lyn O'keefe)

[JackForrester]

Originally Posted by csg91

...and Jodi Lyn O'keefe)

What ever happened to that girl? I used to have a major crush on her when I was a teen

[JackForrester]

Originally Posted by Scoot79

Count me in as another who would like to see Clownhouse (1988) on Blu-ray. I'd even settle for a BD-R if that was the only possible way, but unfortunately, I don't think it will get released again.

I remember two release dates for the film on DVD went up on amazon.com within a year of each other.

August 26, 2003

August 24, 2004

I actually managed to successfully order a copy from amazon right around the time the 2004 date rolled around. It was weird. They again, announced the release of the title had been delayed or canceled (just like in August 2003) but shortly afterward, people were reporting that amazon was shipping copies. It's almost as if they were shipping them quietly, under the radar. The DVD features a 1.85:1, 16x9 enhanced transfer. The VHS and LaserDisc releases were 1.33:1.

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[Michael24]

Don't know who it resides with but on the topic of Victor Salva films I'd like it if Scream could release The Nature of the Beast, a road movie/thriller starring Lance Henriksen and Eric Roberts. I rented it on VHS years ago and thought it was a suspenseful little movie.

And even though it's not horror, I wish Powder would get a Blu-ray release already but I doubt Disney will ever do that.

[zbinks]

Originally Posted by Michael24

Don't know who it resides with but on the topic of Victor Salva films I'd like it if Scream could release The Nature of the Beast, a road movie/thriller starring Lance Henriksen and Eric Roberts. I rented it on VHS years ago and thought it was a suspenseful little movie.

Warner Brothers

[demonknight]

Speaking of Near Dark, what about that remake that WB buried? Shot a fair amount in 2008 with Paxton now playing Jesse and Heather Langenkamp playing Diamondback. And nothing has come of it.

[darkness2918]

Originally Posted by demonknight

Speaking of Near Dark, what about that remake that WB buried? Shot a fair amount in 2008 with Paxton now playing Jesse and Heather Langenkamp playing Diamondback. And nothing has come of it.

I never even knew any of that

[zbinks]

Originally Posted by demonknight

Speaking of Near Dark, what about that remake that WB buried? Shot a fair amount in 2008 with Paxton now playing Jesse and Heather Langenkamp playing Diamondback. And nothing has come of it.

Originally Posted by Brad Fuller, Producer

Near Dark is probably not going to happen. I think that Twilight was the same type of thing we were going for although Near Dark was a much darker, sexier, rated R version of that. But I'm concerned that, conceptually, Near Dark and Twilight are too similar in terms of a vampire movie. For now, that movie is on hold.

http://www.empireonline.com/movies/n...r-dark-remake/

[oubukibun]

I know it seems impossible, but I'd absolutely love it if SF could release Nightwatch, the 1997 thriller. If somehow the deleted footage was found, even in SD, would be absolutely amazing.

SF gets a lot of flack, but without them, there'd be so many treasures we'd never get a chance to see in HD, albeit with the qualifications that come with their translation(s) on the format.

Army of Darkness, imho, was a knockout release, and kudos to everyone who worked on it for gathering all of that material and finally releasing it all at once.

But yeah, NIGHTWATCH, SF, NIGHTWATCH!!

[Horse_Hockey]

Originally Posted by deltatauhobbit

Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger has already been released by Twilight Time (sold out though), from the sounds of it Twilight Time won't be re-issuing this but I believe there is an Australian edition available. It's also a Sony title and Scream does not work with them.

Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger is part of the Aussie Fantastic Films of Ray Harryhausen collection. I just watched it last night! FFoRH includes the Sony Blu-Rays of 7th Voyage, Golden Voyage, Eye of the Tiger, and Jason and the Argonauts. Not quite as flawless as the OOP Twilight Time transfers are reported to be (damn my hesitation!), but they look very good and have loads of extras, including isolated score tracks. Currently sixty bucks on Amazon.

[jshaide]

Got my shipping notice for Destroyer/Edge of Sanity!