Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[dudeabides34]

Received MST3K The Movie from Amazon. Super shocked it came with the slip!!

[The Great Owl]

I just finished watching my Scream Factory Blu-ray of The Vampire.



John Beal (The Firm, Amityville 3-D) plays a small town doctor who transforms into a murderous creature after accidentally taking a drug that was made in a nearby laboratory from the blood of vampire bats. The sexy Coleen Gray (Kiss of Death, Nightmare Alley, Red River, Hell's Five Hours, Kansas City Confidential, The Killing) plays a nurse who inevitably ends up being a potential prey, while Kenneth Tobey (The Thing from Another World, Airplane!) stars as a sheriff who pieces together the mystery while investigating the grisly results of the vampire's rampage.

The Vampire was quite ahead of its time with its mixture of science fiction and classical vampire horror, and, although it may come across as quaint today, it still packs a punch during a few scenes. My favorite moment is when Gray's nurse character is being pursued on a dark street by the creature during the middle of the film. The vampire makeup is nothing spectacular, and, in fact, it looks as though the doctor simply has a lot of clay on his face, but the camerawork and the script overcome everything lacking with the special effects. This is a fun film across the board.

This Scream Factory Blu-ray looks excellent, with a naturally filmic presentation, in the same way that the Scream disc of The Screaming Skull looks great. I'm really proud of what they are doing with these old-school horror movies, and I don't ever want them to stop.

I make it a point to buy anything and everything with Coleen Gray, because she was always so gorgeous in her movies. Definitely one of my favorite 1950s babes. If you end up buying one of her movies on Blu-ray, then you will inevitably buy the rest of them as well.

[Member-167298]

[The Great Owl]

I won't be able to watch and review I Bury the Living tonight, because I'm going to a Midnight Oil concert with some friends, but I'm looking forward to seeing it tomorrow afternoon.

I'm looking forward to more of the old-school movies from Scream, though.

[Christophah Maghen]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I make it a point to buy anything and everything with Coleen Gray, because she was always so gorgeous in her movies. Definitely one of my favorite 1950s babes. If you end up buying one of her movies on Blu-ray, then you will inevitably buy the rest of them as well.

she sure is perty! This picture of her is more my style, the photographer messed up the angle but its still a good shot!

[Member-167298]

I have found my new laptop wallpaper!

I had to replace my Madeline Smith (The Vampire Lovers) wallpaper. That is some stiff competition.

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[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by Christopher Morgan

she sure is perty! This picture of her is more my style, the photographer messed up the angle but its still a good shot!

Here's Coleen Gray in the nurse's outfit, just like in The Vampire.



...and another fun photo of her that I found online.

[cakefactory]

Originally Posted by PrestonXI

Ah yes, Hank Kingsley, one of the greatest characters of all time. Always glad to be reminded of his existence!

[MassiveMovieBuff]

Just received and watched my copy of Lifeforce. First time watch and I have to say I was very pleasantly surprised. I think it's Hooper's most effective film after The Texas Chainsaw Massacre but in a much different way (even though I'm a big Funhouse fan). It was a lot of fun, had a good amount of genuine suspense and excitement and my God! Mathilda May! Absolutely stunning with her naked self. This was a really fun and crazy movie that I'm glad to have in my collection.

[Kill Bren]

Really wants Scream Factory to release Superstition (1982) on blu-ray

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCC0ACoJCC8

[rocknblues81]

Originally Posted by Christopher Morgan

The ART is crappy!

I kind of like the one for The Fog.

[TripleHBK]

Originally Posted by Kill Bren

Really wants Scream Factory to release Superstition (1982) on blu-ray
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCC0ACoJCC8

That looks fun! I'd buy it. I'm at a point where as long as someone releases these old films I'm happy. The quality across the board is pretty high these days and while special features/documentary's are great, we've reached a point where for a lot of these titles just seeing them in HD is enough of a wow factor for me to warrant picking it up.

[MJD64]

Originally Posted by MassiveMovieBuff

Just received and watched my copy of Lifeforce. First time watch and I have to say I was very pleasantly surprised. I think it's Hooper's most effective film after The Texas Chainsaw Massacre but in a much different way (even though I'm a big Funhouse fan). It was a lot of fun, had a good amount of genuine suspense and excitement and my God! Mathilda May! Absolutely stunning with her naked self. This was a really fun and crazy movie that I'm glad to have in my collection.

I love how utterly stark raving bonkers Lifeforce truly is, and the fact that this combination of the lurid and the lewd was an A-budget summer film adds to my enjoyment; this kind of film could never be made today, unfortunately.

[Seymour]

Originally Posted by Kill Bren

Really wants Scream Factory to release Superstition (1982) on blu-ray
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCC0ACoJCC8

It's with StudioCanal, so it would have to come from Lionsgate. I'd buy it for sure.

[StingingVelvet]

Originally Posted by MJD64

I love how utterly stark raving bonkers Lifeforce truly is, and the fact that this combination of the lurid and the lewd was an A-budget summer film adds to my enjoyment; this kind of film could never be made today, unfortunately.

Heh, I feel like tons of modern films feel like Lifeforce. Up its own ass, huge and bloated with numerous script issues, but oh well get it out the door. Only difference is today it would be CGI that costs a hundred million and Mathilda May would be wearing a skin-tight outfit but no nudity, oh my god never any nudity!

[GasmaskAvenger]

I think Lifeforce's biggest problem is that it has a hell of a lot of really fun, out there ideas, but the final product is pretty blah in the sum of its parts.

The movie sounds genuinely awesome on paper, yes, but the actual product feels too restrained and timid for my liking.


Spontaneous Combustion, on the other hand, goes all in with Brad Dourif's backstory and his Human Torch powers, plus it has a really wild scene with John Landis that really puts even the most ridiculous scenes in Lifeforce to shame.

Even Chainsaw 2 (which I really love) is way more my speed than Lifeforce in the sheer lunacy department.

[Donl1282]

This is off topic but for you blu-ray collectors with small children:

1. Do you watch horror films when your kids are at home?
2. Since small children throw and destroy things, do you tend to keep your disc collection out of your child's reach or do you let them see and touch them?

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by Donl1282

This is off topic but for you blu-ray collectors with small children:

1. Do you watch horror films when your kids are at home?
2. Since small children throw and destroy things, do you tend to keep your disc collection out of your child's reach or do you let them see and touch them?

1. No.
2. Out of reach.

[Donl1282]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

1. No.
2. Out of reach.

Ok thanks for the info, I have a huge movie/ video game collection and will be a dad for the first time.

[drb124]

Watched I Bury the Living today. I really enjoyed it. It runs a fairly brisk 76 minutes. A solid lead performance by Richard Boone and an interesting premise. A very good blind buy for me.