Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[duggie walker]

THE DUELLISTS looks gorgeous. Still remains one of Ridley Scott's best films (ie the first three) but it could have been overlooked on Blu, despite being one of the most beautifully shot films ever made. So thanks for that, cmac; congrats to all concerned. And it was a very nice touch to have a reversible sleeve with the original artwork - more of that, where possible please.

EDIT: Much as I don't want to be one of those people that bombards you with requests, is the brilliant PARENTS on your radar? I worry that this great film has slipped into obscurity.

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by kinkyqueen

PUMPKINHEAD, THE MUTILATOR or ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK? Pretty please? I promise i'll buy 2

Originally Posted by Gardenofstone10

A SF of Escape From New York would be my favorite film in my entire collection for sure

I'm right with you guys, but I've asked several times about this and, recently, Cliff said it was not one of their titles.

Edit: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...postcount=4866

[benricci]

Originally Posted by dressedtokill

Source? Awesome news though...

Arrow announced Motel Hell for blu-ray this morning on their Facebook page, along with full artwork.

[Show spoiler]

[dsman71]

VCI Im sure has Blood and Black Lace on their Blu Ray Radar
I read some forums about TGG's Pit & the Pendulum , saying the transfer was anamorphic as opposed to what MGM's Midnite Movie's edition is, although the MGM one has the commnetary
Im looking at upgrading the non anamorphic transfers to my movies if I can. Some releases of the same film are all non anamorphic which blows

[NoirFan]

Originally Posted by psychocinderellax

Apparently VCI is releasing a blu-ray of "The Bird with the Crystal Plumage" which is great because I missed out on the one from Blue Underground.

Have VCI confirmed whether they're using the Storaro hackjob, as with the Arrow disc? If so, then don't bother.

[movieman1979]

Originally Posted by Frightener22

For what it's worth, I think I will be doing some very generous giveaways on my YouTube channel for Shout Factory and Scream Factory titles in the upcoming weeks. I just love and appreciate what Cliff and everyone does over at Shout and I'd love to give some fans a bunch of these great products on the house. Sorry for the shameless promotion but this could be a cool way for some of you guys to score some titles you were hoping to buy anyways

Dude..what's the criteria?? Want your lawn mowed? Roof refinished? First born??

Seriously, if you're considering doing this, let a brother know what it takes

I lack the money for these releases right now, and, even if i had it, i'm not sure i could convince the wife that these were worthwhile expenditures (she's not exactly a horror nut). I, however, who has been following practically Scream Factory's every move and, thus far, only possess Halloweens II and III as well as Terror Train from them, would jump at the chance to enter any contest that would warrant some of their fine products on blu ray.

[Slasherob]

Originally Posted by psychocinderellax

Apparently VCI is releasing a blu-ray of "The Bird with the Crystal Plumage" which is great because I missed out on the one from Blue Underground. And they also announced a couple other Giallos under a banner saying Coming Soon. And their site mentions "Suspiria", but I'm not sure if its referencing a past release or an upcoming blu-ray.

Any link for news about the Blu ray release that has come in the last 9 months? I have been waiting for some news since it broke last feb/mar that they would be working on this.

[nagysaudio]

OMG!!! Just thought of another masterpiece. Black Moon Rising.

[Frightener22]

Originally Posted by movieman1979

Dude..what's the criteria?? Want your lawn mowed? Roof refinished? First born??

Seriously, if you're considering doing this, let a brother know what it takes

I lack the money for these releases right now, and, even if i had it, i'm not sure i could convince the wife that these were worthwhile expenditures (she's not exactly a horror nut). I, however, who has been following practically Scream Factory's every move and, thus far, only possess Halloweens II and III as well as Terror Train from them, would jump at the chance to enter any contest that would warrant some of their fine products on blu ray.

Happy to see so many people enjoy the idea of free Shout products Honestly, it may be as simple as answering a trivia question. I should have all the details ironed out by this weekend and I'll post a video on my channel with all the info. Stay tuned!

[spawningblue]

Okay so a lot of this thread has been about dream requests, lets talk about what they have actually released. Fill out your picks, Cliff feel free to join in as well.


Forget about the Oscars, the Scream award goes to:


Favourite Scream Cover (New Design): They Live, with Halloween 3 and Lifeforce close behind.

Favourite Scream Cover (Original Theatrical): Halloween 3: Season of the Witch

Best Scream Factory Order Bonus: Pin set, with the posters for They Live and Halloween 3 close behind.

Best Video / Audio: Halloween 3: Season of the Witch

Best Bonus Features: Halloween 2, although the upcoming release for From Beyond looks very promising.

Favourite Movie They Own: Tie: Halloween 3: Season of the Witch and The Fog

Favourite Overall Release: Halloween 3: Season of the Witch

Upcoming/ Announced Title You Are Most Looking Forward To: The Fog, with Town That Dreaded Sundown (Have wanted to see this one for a while), Phantasm 2 and The Howling close behind.

Your Dream Scream Release: Suspiria, with Escape from New York, The Thing, Night of the Living Dead, The Changeling, Creepshow, and Abominable Dr. Phibes close behind.

[redrunner97]

Originally Posted by benricci

Arrow announced Motel Hell for blu-ray this morning on their Facebook page, along with full artwork.

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WOW! I usually hate that cheesy cartooni-sh Arrow Artwork but that looks great. What better excuse for Shout! to tackle it now, you know, to match up Arrow!

We can't have the UK guys thinking they're better than us, or luckier. Lol

[spawningblue]

Originally Posted by redrunner97

WOW! I usually hate that cheesy cartooni-sh Arrow Artwork but that looks great. What better excuse for Shout! to tackle it now, you know, to match up Arrow!

We can't have the UK guys thinking they're better than us, or luckier. Lol

It is a great cover, if not a little spoiler-ish, although I hate how all the women on their covers look like women from 90s comics with their huge boobs and skimpy clothing. In the scene depicted the woman is actually is wearing a turtleneck sweater and a jacket. I know these are ridiculously picky things to complain about, but Arrow seem to do it all the time on their covers, it gets old after a while. Then again, they used to do that with old posters as well so... I guess sex sells but I still prefer most of Scream's covers over Arrows.

[cropsy]

Favourite Scream Cover (New Design): They Live,then The Burning with a nod to Lifeforce.
Favourite Scream Cover (Original Theatrical): The Nest followed by halloween 3.

Best Scream Factory Order Bonus: Posters,but minus points for not shipping to the UK.
Best Video / Audio: Halloween 3: Season of the Witch

Best Bonus Features: Halloween 3.love Horrors Hallowed grounds. then From Beyond

Favourite Movie They Own: Halloween 3: Season of the Witch and The Burning.

Favourite Overall Release: Halloween 3: Season of the Witch

Upcoming/ Announced Title You Are Most Looking Forward To: The Town That Dreaded Sundown.The burning,The Nest.X-RAY.

Your Dream Scream Release: fright Night part 2,The Blob(88)April Fools Day.Psycho sequels.Night of the Demons(88)

[cropsy]

Originally Posted by redrunner97

WOW! I usually hate that cheesy cartooni-sh Arrow Artwork but that looks great. What better excuse for Shout! to tackle it now, you know, to match up Arrow!

We can't have the UK guys thinking they're better than us, or luckier. Lol

Were better than everyone baby.

[psychocinderellax]

Originally Posted by benricci

Arrow announced Motel Hell for blu-ray this morning on their Facebook page, along with full artwork.

Originally Posted by redrunner97

WOW! I usually hate that cheesy cartooni-sh Arrow Artwork but that looks great. What better excuse for Shout! to tackle it now, you know, to match up Arrow!

We can't have the UK guys thinking they're better than us, or luckier. Lol

I seriously would kill to have this on Blu-Ray. I just wish that we could get from Scream before mgm or a second rate company puts it out. Its meshes well. Its dark and a really great movie.

I love when he uses the rotten pig head as a mask, and they plant the people in the ground. Its crazy!

I'm not too crazy about that art though, but it looks way better than the crappy 3-pack dvd art, which was just the words "motel hell". I still LOVE the movie though.

[nagysaudio]

Originally Posted by psychocinderellax

I seriously would kill to have this on Blu-Ray. I just wish that we could get from Scream before mgm or a second rate company puts it out. Its meshes well. Its dark and a really great movie.

I love when he uses the rotten pig head as a mask, and they plant the people in the ground. Its crazy!

I'm not too crazy about that art though, but it looks way better than the crappy 3-pack dvd art, which was just the words "motel hell". I still LOVE the movie though.

What's wrong with MGM? They've been putting out extremely high quality transfers of their catalog titles. Just take a look at the recent release of Cyborg. It looks like a state of the art 4K scan and restoration.

[WildWestWar]

Originally Posted by psychocinderellax

I seriously would kill to have this on Blu-Ray. I just wish that we could get from Scream before mgm or a second rate company puts it out. Its meshes well. Its dark and a really great movie.

I completely agree. How was this even overlooked? The Arrow Video version is just Region B, so we definitely need one for the North American fans.

[psychocinderellax]

Originally Posted by nagysaudio

What's wrong with MGM? They've been putting out extremely high quality transfers of their catalog titles. Just take a look at the recent release of Cyborg. It looks like a state of the art 4K scan and restoration.

I know they've done good jobs, like with "Killer Klown from Outer Space".
But I would prefer Scream Factory, as they are more suited to the genre and have a better attention to detail. It would sell better through them too, all of the fans know about their releases! So it would just be a better fit with Shout!

[jeepersitsthecreeper]

Originally Posted by WildWestWar

I completely agree. How was this even overlooked? The Arrow Video version is just Region B, so we definitely need one for the North American fans.

+1 its never even had a one-off release in North America... So we need it.



From Arrow's FB page:



“It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent fritters!” cackle the brother-and-sister team behind the finest smoked meats in the county. They also run the friendly Motel Hello (the ‘o’ in the neon sign sometimes goes on the blink), and no matter how many times you’ve seen Psycho or The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, you can be sure that everything will be perfectly above board here as Vincent’s brother Bruce is the local sheriff.

Western veteran Rory Calhoun gives a lipsmackingly demented performance as Farmer Vincent, whose twinkling bonhomie conceals a deeply depraved secret.

Directed by Kevin Connor (maker of much-loved British genre classics The Land That Time Forgot and Warlords of Atlantis) and with legendary DJ Wolfman Jack as a fire-and-brimstone TV preacher, this is a gleefully twisted horror-comedy that climaxes with a showstopping chainsaw duel.

Special Features:
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation of the film
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Audio commentary with director Kevin Connor moderated by Calum Waddell
- Another Head on the Chopping Block: Interview with star Paul Linke
- From Glamour to Gore: Interview with co-star, and former Playboy Playmate, Rosanne Katon
- Ida, Be Thy Name: A look back at Motel Hell’s frightful female protagonist Ida Smith – and the secrets of creating a convincing slasher siren, with Scream Queens Elissa Dowling and Chantelle Albers, genre commentator Staci Layne Wilson and critic Shelagh Rowan-Legg
- Back to the Backwoods: Director Dave Parker (The Hills Run Red) speaks about the importance of Motel Hell
- Original Trailer
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Jeff Zornow
- Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Kim Newman, illustrated with original archive stills and posters

Region B/2


I'm hoping Shout! can get ahold of this and some of these great extras... !

[Member-222782]

Isn't there a separate Arrow thread? This is where these announcements should go IMO.