Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[TripleHBK]

Originally Posted by dissention

It reportedly still exists, but it'll be a cold day in Hell before it sees the light of day. Gary Sherman adamantly denies that it was filmed, while multiple crew members (and Kip Wentz) say that it was & that the theatrical ending was a total reshoot planned before O'Rourke's death.

I'd absolutely love to be proven wrong, though, and would plunk down the cash ASAP.

That would be outstanding. I fully believe the original ending was shot and sits in a vault somewhere. (or perhaps a storage box on a shelf).

The Original Ending

This is also very interesting...

Mystery of the Revised Ending.

[Member-167298]

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

That would be outstanding. I fully believe the original ending was shot and sits in a vault somewhere. (or perhaps a storage box on a shelf).

The Original Ending

This is also very interesting...

Mystery of the Revised Ending.

I never knew about a controversy over the ending and just spent the last several minutes reading about it. The photos do indeed make it look like the original ending was shot, but the director absolutely insists that it wasn't. Very odd. Perhaps the heavy toll of Heather's death just makes him not want to acknowledge it for some reason?

[Horse_Hockey]

Willard and Ben are day-one for me. So is Dead Ringers, hallelujah!!

Might have to double-dip on Rabid from what I'm reading about Arrow's release. (My copy's part of an order from Arrow's big sale that's still "at warehouse." )

[rocknblues81]

Originally Posted by thompsonjohn

Frankly, "Last House on the Left" does not need a re-issue. The disc out now has a ton of bonus material, what else would you want? I find it stupid to just want a re-issue of an already stacked bonus material-wise disc re-issued just so it has the "Scream Factory" or "Collector's Edition" banner.

Not to mention that the movie is a turd.

[MTRodaba2468]

Originally Posted by thompsonjohn

Would've been damn near perfect timing too considering the director is there at Comic-Con and more popular than ever, but no, guess they don't think like that. They rather give each "Poltergeist" film it's own Collector's Edition in one of the dumbest moves they've ever done outside of declaring they will never release "Clownhouse."

A. Poltergeist 2 and 3 is already available on Blu-Ray as a double feature. SF probably figured doing Collector's Editions would work out better sales wise for them. See the Jeepers Creepers films for another example.

B. I'd certainly love to see Clownhouse get a Blu-Ray release as well, but realistically, it's not going to happen any time soon. The controversy behind it (along with the legal threats that came up when MGM tried to release it) have likely scared off most distributors from revisiting that title for a while.

Originally Posted by Donl1282

It's kind of weird why they don't also release the original Poltergeist with extras. Equaling puzzling is choosing to release Child's Play which already has many extras but not 2 and 3 that lack extra features.

The first film is with Warner Bros, and while they have opened the door a crack with their formerly no-licensing policy, those examples are still very much the exception to the norm...

[Gotho]

I don't know if any Scream/Shout Factory reps read this thread, but I have a suggestion from the top spot on my wishlist. Since they've been releasing quite a lot of MGM titles, I would love to see Paradise (1982) with Phoebe Cates & Willie Aames get the blu ray treatment. If you're a Phoebe Cates fan, this is an absolute must see. I guess MGM still owns the rights, since they released it on VHS back in the 90s and it hasn't been seen since. Definitely time for a proper release.

[Seymour]

Originally Posted by Gotho

I don't know if any Scream/Shout Factory reps read this thread, but I have a suggestion from the top spot on my wishlist. Since they've been releasing quite a lot of MGM titles, I would love to see Paradise (1982) with Phoebe Cates & Willie Aames get the blu ray treatment. If you're a Phoebe Cates fan, this is an absolute must see. I guess MGM still owns the rights, since they released it on VHS back in the 90s and it hasn't been seen since. Definitely time for a proper release.

I asked about it on the Kino Lorber Studio Classics thread, and MisterLime said it's with Lionsgate.

[bsend]

I recently bought (like 4 days ago) the Slumber Party Massacre DVD Collection since I figured 2 and 3 didn't have the elements to go Blu. If we need blu upgrades, is there any other DVDs you want me to buy? Hahaha

The house that screamed is my favorite announcement of the bunch. Hoping for the Spanish version to be included.

[PipesDonatello]

Is anyone having problems getting into the Shout Factory website? I'm trying to access it on my l phone and it's saying their site is unsafe.

[dsman71]

Originally Posted by PipesDonatello

Is anyone having problems getting into the Shout Factory website? I'm trying to access it on my l phone and it's saying their site is unsafe.

Yes, they haven renewed or something. Theyre busy at the convention .. It will be back up within a few days Id guess

Meanwhile i cant log into Import CDs, TCM , movies unlimited or Deep Discount because the word *LOGIN* is located where you type your first name for registered users, not on the left side of the screen where existing users can log in - ive tried several browsers and another computer - no luck
Any website that has that melody logo on the tab on it seems to have this issue

[halloween5309]

Originally Posted by bsend

I recently bought (like 4 days ago) the Slumber Party Massacre DVD Collection since I figured 2 and 3 didn't have the elements to go Blu. If we need blu upgrades, is there any other DVDs you want me to buy? Hahaha

The house that screamed is my favorite announcement of the bunch. Hoping for the Spanish version to be included.

i will buy the blu if it has subtitles, regardless of the picture quality

[zeze]

Originally Posted by dsman71

Yes, they haven renewed or something. Theyre busy at the convention .. It will be back up within a few days Id guess

Meanwhile i cant log into Import CDs, TCM , movies unlimited or Deep Discount because the word *LOGIN* is located where you type your first name for registered users, not on the left side of the screen where existing users can log in - ive tried several browsers and another computer - no luck
Any website that has that melody logo on the tab on it seems to have this issue

Yeah, because lets have a sale when out security certificate is expired.

[Markgway]

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

That would be outstanding. I fully believe the original ending was shot and sits in a vault somewhere. (or perhaps a storage box on a shelf).

The Original Ending

This is also very interesting...

Mystery of the Revised Ending.

Fascinating article... there's so much evidence that the film was completed in 1987 with the original ending. I wonder why the director is so belligerent? I understand that the loss of young Heather was painful, but that doesn't explain the denials and contradictions. A very curious situation.

[TheOneWithThePrize]

Originally Posted by Seymour

I asked about it on the Kino Lorber Studio Classics thread, and MisterLime said it's with Lionsgate.

He said he thought it was with StudioCanal/Lionsgate. I don't think it is though since a search I did on the StudioCanal site brought up absolutely nothing.

[dallywhitty]

Originally Posted by thompsonjohn

Frankly, "Last House on the Left" does not need a re-issue. The disc out now has a ton of bonus material, what else would you want? I find it stupid to just want a re-issue of an already stacked bonus material-wise disc re-issued just so it has the "Scream Factory" or "Collector's Edition" banner.

It's one of my all-time favourite horrors and I'd love to see it receive the collector's edition treatment on Blu-ray. If that's stupid, so be it.

I'd love a completely uncut version of the film, too, but what with Wes having passed, I figure that's extremely unlikely.

[batman2000]

so here are the issues with the nightmare films can someone please fix these issues freddy's revenge in the breakfast scene something looks a little off i think it might be slight black crush,color timing is off and i think edge enhancement here's the pic: http://caps-a-holic.com/ look at the flowers and the chair

nightmare 3 color timing is off and i think black crush here's the link: http://caps-a-holic.com/

nightmare 4 very bad amount of black crush here and maybe has the wrong color timing are the pics: http://caps-a-holic.com/

http://caps-a-holic.com/

nightmare 5 bad amount of black crush and color timing seems of here's the pic: http://caps-a-holic.com/

nightmare 6 might have black crush and color timing looks off here's the pic: http://caps-a-holic.com/

new nightmare color timing is off here's the pic: http://caps-a-holic.com/

also nightmare 1,5,6 need the uncut versions and all the films need the original audio tracks

sorry the full links didn't come through but it's on caps-a-holic turns out 1) warner bros used old transfers 2) the black crush is baked into the transfers

that's why i wish shout factory had the rights

[msb1428]

Originally Posted by batman2000

so here are the issues with the nightmare films can someone please fix these issues freddy's revenge in the breakfast scene something looks a little off i think it might be slight black crush,color timing is off and i think edge enhancement here's the pic: http://caps-a-holic.com/ look at the flowers and the chair

nightmare 3 color timing is off and i think black crush here's the link: http://caps-a-holic.com/

nightmare 4 very bad amount of black crush here and maybe has the wrong color timing are the pics: http://caps-a-holic.com/

http://caps-a-holic.com/

nightmare 5 bad amount of black crush and color timing seems of here's the pic: http://caps-a-holic.com/

nightmare 6 might have black crush and color timing looks off here's the pic: http://caps-a-holic.com/

new nightmare color timing is off here's the pic: http://caps-a-holic.com/

also nightmare 1,5,6 need the uncut versions and all the films need the original audio tracks

sorry the full links didn't come through but it's on caps-a-holic turns out 1) warner bros used old transfers 2) the black crush is baked into the transfers

that's why i wish shout factory had the rights

I would be very surprised if they ever got the rights to the entire series. If any of it.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by msb1428

I would be very surprised if they ever got the rights to the entire series. If any of it.

WB isn't giving up the rights.

[montyb]

Originally Posted by BarnDoor

Interesting. I just thought it was the Bing Crosby estate (or whoever owns those productions) playing hardball all these years, given that the likes of Willard and The Reincarnation of Peter Proud have never seen a release either. I know some of their titles are with Universal and Paramount, but I guess not all. I'd say Peter Proud and Arnold must be on the cards if Scream secured a package deal. There's not much there beyond that but those two would be welcome releases.

ARNOLD would be awesome!! Love that shower scene. Classic!

[Gotho]

Originally Posted by Gotho

I don't know if any Scream/Shout Factory reps read this thread, but I have a suggestion from the top spot on my wishlist. Since they've been releasing quite a lot of MGM titles, I would love to see Paradise (1982) with Phoebe Cates & Willie Aames get the blu ray treatment. If you're a Phoebe Cates fan, this is an absolute must see. I guess MGM still owns the rights, since they released it on VHS back in the 90s and it hasn't been seen since. Definitely time for a proper release.

Originally Posted by Seymour

I asked about it on the Kino Lorber Studio Classics thread, and MisterLime said it's with Lionsgate.

That's terrible news if it's true. It will probably never see the light of day then.