Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[jstxanothrxstory]

Originally Posted by NoSireeBob

Cliff, any chance of Romero's Dead Trilogy box set?

Anchor Bay still has the rights to Dawn of the Dead.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by jstxanothrxstory

Anchor Bay still has the rights to Dawn of the Dead.

And I don't think Shout is interested in releasing a public domain title like NOTLD.

[Drewza89]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

And I don't think Shout is interested in releasing a public domain title like NOTLD.

That's a shame. If SF or Criterion restored it and produced some new special features, it would sell like crazy.

[jstxanothrxstory]

The problem is that anyone could then use their transfer. It's why nearly all of the current NotLD blu-rays feature the cropped Dimension transfer.

[Drewza89]

Originally Posted by jstxanothrxstory

The problem is that anyone could then use their transfer.

I'm not sure that is accurate. Criterion restored Charade and I'm pretty sure all of the Public Domain DVDs out there are cropped and generally look like ass.

[thompsonjohn]

Pre-ordered "Prison" as a blind-buy. It has to be pretty good considering it got Renny the job for 'Nightmare on Elm St. 4.' Just don't know enough about that double feature release though.

These releases are very cool, I'm gonna try and collect as many of the "Collector's editions" as I can long as they're movies I love or would probably like. I've only passed up "Terror Train" so far because it wasn't all that memorable for me. I might pass up "Lifeforce" too, just never seen it and the trailer didn't tell me much besides there's a nude chick in many scenes haha.

[HDMe]

Originally Posted by jstxanothrxstory

The problem is that anyone could then use their transfer. It's why nearly all of the current NotLD blu-rays feature the cropped Dimension transfer.

This has been discussed before. The film is in public domain, so anyone can make and release their own transfer.

BUT... each transfer can be copyrighted so you can't sell someone else's work.

I really wish Shout had gotten the rights to the 1990 Night remake... because I always hoped someone with the rights to that would have bundled with a original Night Blu-ray + extras. That would sell like hotcakes.

[spawningblue]

An uncut proper aspect ratio original Night would sell like hotcakes. On any forum you go to there is a high demand for this and since every other release worldwide is either cut or inproperly framed you would get everyone with a region free player picking it up around the world, plus everyone in North America. Why someone hasn't capitalized on this is beyond me. I would love Criterion to take it on! The problem is everyone shies away because its public domain or they look at DVD sales and feel that it wouldn't be worth it even though that is completely different. On DVD people would just buy the cheapest release and be happy they have it on DVD. Bluray fans though want the best release possible so if a company could finally deliver a proper release everyone would eat it up! There's still hope though. If Criterion can release Charade and Carnival of Souls among others hopefully they wise up and tackle Night! I would love Scream to release it as well but Cliff has already stated he feels it wouldn't be worth it and it being in black and white may be a little too old for ther target market sadly.

[dsman71]

My problem is that it wouldnt contain the DVD features found in the Elite version and instead of replacing a DVD of NOTLD with a Blu Ray , it would be an add on...this is tough when you have limited space

[nagysaudio]

Horror fans, I need your help in order to find an old movie. This is all I remember:

The movie is probably from the 80s, or very early 90s. It's about this young guy who is bullied by his peers. He wakes up from a nightmare and finds a bunch of eyeballs under his sheets. Someone has put them there to play a joke.

Any ideas? Thanks!

[capnnarcolepsy]

Originally Posted by dvdmrp

Hi Cliff,
quick question,
I am very interested in Joshua Tree but am reading conflicting reviews online. Is this the uncut version with the violence intact just like the Artisan disc or is it the r-rated version? One review says that it has both cuts but another says it is just one cut. Can you confirm some of this for me? I am very excited for this release as I never bought the Artisan disc, I refuse to buy a pan and scan dvd of a scope movie. Any clarification would be great!

-Mark

I didn't see anyone else reply. I have my review copy in front of me. There is only the one version and it's 101 mins long. According to IMDB, that does make it the cut version, as there is apparently one that is 106 long. Despite that, it's still a fun movie that's worth your time.

[cropsy]

Got my copy of The Nest in the post this morning
getting used to recieving theses early,makes a change.

anyway,ive done a brief review for my youtube channel if anyone wants to watch it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkO_i...ature=youtu.be

not sure how to get video up but the link is there.

[Member-222782]

PRISON and THE NEST look lovely on Blu-ray, esp. the latter. Most of the film takes place in broad daylight so naturally those are the scenes that stand out the most. Glad to have added both to my collection (and thrilled to actually see films that have been talked about to death for months finally materialize :-)). We're just gettin' started!

[jstxanothrxstory]

Watched Prison last night. It was a pretty good film, though the ending was a bit anti-climatic for me (though it was after 2AM by that time, so I might've just been too tired to realize what was happening ). The video looked great and the audio was nice as well. Haven't gotten into the documentary yet, but if it's anything like the H2/H3 documentaries, then I'm excited.

[Member-222782]

I was caught off-guard by something Irwin Yablans said during his interview on the Prison disc. He said New World Pictures purchased Empire when they went out of business. This is the first time I've heard this - could Yablans be mistaken? I don't think I've ever seen an Empire film released thru New World but at the same time I don't think I've seen every film Empire produced so it's entirely possible. Is there where Shout got Knightriders and Day of the Dead from?

[Terrorfirmer]

Originally Posted by NoSireeBob

This is a DVD question...I see that Shout had released quite a bit of 90's Nickelodeon shows on DVD. Any chance of getting Are You Afraid of the Dark?

oh sh*t, i was thinking the same thing, that would be absolutely crazy amazing, i love that show sssooooo much. i remember when the first dvds originally came out and i saw them at walmart for 11.99 per season and i said, "i'll grab them next time". well they were gone by the time "next time" came around and now they go for outrageous prices, so PLEASE if Shout could releade Are You Afraid Of The Dark? PLEASE do it.

[Socko]

Originally Posted by capnnarcolepsy

I didn't see anyone else reply. I have my review copy in front of me. There is only the one version and it's 101 mins long. According to IMDB, that does make it the cut version, as there is apparently one that is 106 long. Despite that, it's still a fun movie that's worth your time.

If there's lots of squibs in the garage shootout and a 3 angle shot of the bullet to the head then it is alright

[movieman35]

Originally Posted by Terrorfirmer

oh sh*t, i was thinking the same thing, that would be absolutely crazy amazing, i love that show sssooooo much. i remember when the first dvds originally came out and i saw them at walmart for 11.99 per season and i said, "i'll grab them next time". well they were gone by the time "next time" came around and now they go for outrageous prices, so PLEASE if Shout could releade Are You Afraid Of The Dark? PLEASE do it.

Shout has said they have not gotten rights to this series several times. There is supposed to a couple of volume sets coming out through Amazon Createspace but I have had these preordered since they were announced in September with no new info since then.

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Afr...-1-and-2/17476

[Terrorfirmer]

Originally Posted by movieman35

Shout has said they have not gotten rights to this series several times. There is supposed to a couple of volume sets coming out through Amazon Createspace but I have had these preordered since they were announced in September with no new info since then.

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Afr...-1-and-2/17476

I wonder if these will eventually be made available in Canada? guess only time will tell...

[spawningblue]

Originally Posted by capnnarcolepsy

I didn't see anyone else reply. I have my review copy in front of me. There is only the one version and it's 101 mins long. According to IMDB, that does make it the cut version, as there is apparently one that is 106 long. Despite that, it's still a fun movie that's worth your time.

Damn that's disappointing as the DVD was the uncut version. Maybe they couldn't find a good quality print of the uncut version? If so, it should have been included as an extra or something in standard def. First the Jackie Chan double features and now this, hopefully the Bruce Lee titles don't disappoint!