Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[RedHarvest]

Originally Posted by BarnDoor

I'm interested to see the remaining titles Shout licenced from StudioCanal, given that we know Kino also have some (Peeping Tom is likely with Criterion). The below titles are confirmed to be with StudioCanal in the US (there may be others):

Queen of Spades
Peeping Tom
Picture Mommy Dead
The Man Who Haunted Himself
And Soon the Darkness
Homebodies
Zoltan: Hound of Dracula
Murder by Decree
Cannibal Apocalypse
Road Games
Parasite
The Seduction
Slayground
Link
Bloodmoon
Deep-Star Six

The Horror of Frankenstein
Scars of Dracula
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
Dr Jekyll and Sister Hyde
Lust for a Vampire
To the Devil... A Daughter
Demons of the Mind
Straight on Till Morning
Fear in the Night

The ones in red are those I think we might see from Scream. We know they have some StudioCanal Hammers, but I'm not sure if they'll have all of them (that said, there are HD masters for the remaining 3, so they might just go for all the Hammer titles). In any case between various labels I'm quite confident we'll see all of the above released within the next year or so.

I'm interested in Scars of Dracula to complete the Hammer Dracula Blus; I'm sure it's just a matter of time before Deep Star Six and the Seduction drop.

[RedHarvest]

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

Pledge is on Amazon right now. I plan to watch it in the next few days as I have quite a string of Indie films I recently learned of or purchased from the last year that should be arriving in the next few days. (Pledge, Song of Solomon, The Midnight Man etc). Films I enjoy will be posted in the "Recommend a Horror indie film" thread but I'll try to post comments regarding Pledge here as well...

Anyone seen Pledge yet? It sounds decent. Be nice if it was "The Pledge," the Sean Penn directed Jack Nicholson film.

[Antemasque]

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

Pledge is on Amazon right now. I plan to watch it in the next few days as I have quite a string of Indie films I recently learned of or purchased from the last year that should be arriving in the next few days. (Pledge, Song of Solomon, The Midnight Man etc). Films I enjoy will be posted in the "Recommend a Horror indie film" thread but I'll try to post comments regarding Pledge here as well...

Song of Solomon is something else. I enjoyed the hell out of it.

[sancho]

I am waiting for the Amazon pre-order for these:

The Legend Of The 7 Golden Vampires
Grave Of The Vampire

[prkchopexpress]

Originally Posted by GasmaskAvenger

Isn't Hellhole kinda on the sleazy side of things too?

it's pretty great. I don't know that it's that sleazy.

[drb124]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I pre-ordered the April titles from the Shout Factory site.

The Brain
Superstition
The Manitou
Paradise Alley
This Gun for Hire
Grave Of The Vampire
The Legend Of The 7 Golden Vampires
The Boris Karloff/Bela Lugosi Collection


Have any of you seen the two newer productions up for sale that month (Pledge and Rust Creek)?
I’m intrigued by them, but I want to research more first.

I am interested in a lot of those you ordered. I just took delivery of Paradise Alley from the 101 films sale, but I would be averse to upgrading to the Shout if they upgrade the transfer and/or supplements. Would be awesome if they got an interview with Stallone, but i know that won’t happen.

I am very interested in Gun for Hire, though I wonder if Arrow has that one as well since they released The Blue Dahlia and The Glass Key.

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

Pledge is on Amazon right now. I plan to watch it in the next few days as I have quite a string of Indie films I recently learned of or purchased from the last year that should be arriving in the next few days. (Pledge, Song of Solomon, The Midnight Man etc). Films I enjoy will be posted in the "Recommend a Horror indie film" thread but I'll try to post comments regarding Pledge here as well...

I will be interested to hear your thoughts on Song of Solomon and Midnight Man as those 2 have just missed the cut during the last 2 HB orders I have placed.

[TripleHBK]

Originally Posted by drb124

I am interested in a lot of those you ordered. I just took delivery of Paradise Alley from the 101 films sale, but I would be averse to upgrading to the Shout if they upgrade the transfer and/or supplements. Would be awesome if they got an interview with Stallone, but i know that won’t happen.

I am very interested in Gun for Hire, though I wonder if Arrow has that one as well since they released The Blue Dahlia and The Glass Key.



I will be interested to hear your thoughts on Song of Solomon and Midnight Man as those 2 have just missed the cut during the last 2 HB orders I have placed.

Yeah that's where I purchased them. I received my shipping notice today so if I'm lucky I'll have them for the weekend. I haven't heard much of anything regarding The Midnight Man, but the little I did hear wasn't good. Song of Solomon has been just as quiet except from gore hounds who loved it, so I'm uncertain as to what to think about that as well. The Hamilton Books listing was particularly attractive though since it was for the full limited edition release. Both had been on my radar for a bit but I was waiting and hoping for better prices. Hamilton Books came through this week though so I'll be sharing thoughts in the near future.

[darkness2918]

Originally Posted by drb124

I am interested in a lot of those you ordered. I just took delivery of Paradise Alley from the 101 films sale, but I would be averse to upgrading to the Shout if they upgrade the transfer and/or supplements. Would be awesome if they got an interview with Stallone, but i know that won’t happen.

I am very interested in Gun for Hire, though I wonder if Arrow has that one as well since they released The Blue Dahlia and The Glass Key.



I will be interested to hear your thoughts on Song of Solomon and Midnight Man as those 2 have just missed the cut during the last 2 HB orders I have placed.

If you have Hulu Midnight Man is available to watch on there but be warned its not very good at all IMO.

[Member-222782]

Spot checked my copy of Howling III last night. PQ is good but my opinion hasn't changed - this is still a Godawful movie. The film is basically just bits and pieces of random stuff happening. I now think the film was maybe some kind of unfinished Aussie project picked up, some additional stuff shot and rebranded as a Howling sequel for the hell of it. Can't imagine why the distributor would want to do such a thing considering the previous film was also an odd mess that had little to do with the original. This series' reputation as the worst franchise ever is as solid as ever

[NeMo_ET]

Originally Posted by Cinema84

Spot checked my copy of Howling III last night. PQ is good but my opinion hasn't changed - this is still a Godawful movie. The film is basically just bits and pieces of random stuff happening. I now think the film was maybe some kind of unfinished Aussie project picked up, some additional stuff shot and rebranded as a Howling sequel for the hell of it. Can't imagine why the distributor would want to do such a thing considering the previous film was also an odd mess that had little to do with the original. This series' reputation as the worst franchise ever is as solid as ever

The only reason I really wanted this was because I had the first two. I've been trying to be more selective with my purchases, so used my better judgement and decided to pass on this one. I don't mind movies if they're "bad" in a fun, supposed to be bad kind of way (I like all the Leprechaun movies, but I haven't seen origins or the new one). From everything I've read, and what you're saying, Howling 3 is just straight bad.

[critterdvd]

Originally Posted by NeMo_ET

The only reason I really wanted this was because I had the first two. I've been trying to be more selective with my purchases, so used my better judgement and decided to pass on this one. I don't mind movies if they're "bad" in a fun, supposed to be bad kind of way (I like all the Leprechaun movies, but I haven't seen origins or the new one). From everything I've read, and what you're saying, Howling 3 is just straight bad.

Yeah... I probably would have bought this had I not picked up the "Trilogy" set with 3, 5-6 with some of the worst picture quality I've ever seen. It was fun to watch once as a curiosity, but not something I'll ever watch again, let along pay $20-25 for.

[bruce holecheck]

Special Features announced for Virgil Vogel’s THE MOLE PEOPLE (1956)

* Presented in Two Aspect Ratios – 1.85:1 and 2.00:1
* NEW Audio Commentary with Film Historians Tom Weaver and David Schecter
* NEW Of Mushrooms and Madmen: The Making of The Mole People
* Mystery Science Theater 3000 Episode “The Mole People” (2/15/97) in Standard Definition
* Still Galleries – Movie Stills, Posters and Lobby Cards
* Theatrical Trailer

[darkness2918]

Originally Posted by Cinema84

Spot checked my copy of Howling III last night. PQ is good but my opinion hasn't changed - this is still a Godawful movie. The film is basically just bits and pieces of random stuff happening. I now think the film was maybe some kind of unfinished Aussie project picked up, some additional stuff shot and rebranded as a Howling sequel for the hell of it. Can't imagine why the distributor would want to do such a thing considering the previous film was also an odd mess that had little to do with the original. This series' reputation as the worst franchise ever is as solid as ever

I sort of like Howling 2 but that's where the series end for me. I've seen the others & they'll bad to different degrees. I'll just stick with the first 2 for my collection.

[jess1581]

Originally Posted by Cinema84

Spot checked my copy of Howling III last night. PQ is good but my opinion hasn't changed - this is still a Godawful movie. The film is basically just bits and pieces of random stuff happening. I now think the film was maybe some kind of unfinished Aussie project picked up, some additional stuff shot and rebranded as a Howling sequel for the hell of it. Can't imagine why the distributor would want to do such a thing considering the previous film was also an odd mess that had little to do with the original. This series' reputation as the worst franchise ever is as solid as ever

I appreciate Howling III's offbeat nature, and find it to be refreshingly weird as a horror comedy. Howling 2 was plagued by zero budget for werewolves, and awful dialogue and acting. The 80's punk vibe, the romanian location, and the shameless sense of humor is what elevates it. III benefits more with its ozploitation flavor, imo better performances, and an intriguing storyline. Howling III is quite unique.

[moviezrule]

I got Saturday the 14th in the mail today and this one also didn't come in an elite case.

It seems like a lot of the new releases coming out of the Mexican pressing plant aren't packaged in Elite cases anymore which sucks !

Not a huge deal but I do prefer the Elite Cases.

[TXMoviebuff77]

Originally Posted by moviezrule

I got Saturday the 14th in the mail today and this one also didn't come in an elite case.

It seems like a lot of the new releases coming out of the Mexican pressing plant aren't packaged in Elite cases anymore which sucks !

Not a huge deal but I do prefer the Elite Cases.

Most of the new release I got from Shout came with an elite case, the last one that didn’t if I recall was The Mangler

[TripleHBK]

Originally Posted by moviezrule

I got Saturday the 14th in the mail today and this one also didn't come in an elite case.

It seems like a lot of the new releases coming out of the Mexican pressing plant aren't packaged in Elite cases anymore which sucks !

Not a huge deal but I do prefer the Elite Cases.

Originally Posted by TXMoviebuff77

Most of the new release I got from Shout came with an elite case, the last one that didn’t if I recall was The Mangler

I'd have to double check, but I don't believe I've gotten Viva Elite cases for any of the new releases since June.

-It's Alive Trilogy
-In the Mouth of Madness
-Return of the Living Dead II
-The Unborn
-Brainscan
-Braindead
-[REC] Collection
-Creepshow
-TCM:TNG
-Candyman
-Urban Legend
-Critters Collection
-Saturday the 14th

All of these have come in a different styling of case that looks glossier but feels cheaper.

[Michael24]

The House That Dripped Blood and Strait-Jacket were the last new Scream releases I bought that were in Elites case. For me, all of the following came in a different case:

- In the Mouth of Madness
- Memoirs of An Invisible Man
- Someone's Watching Me!
- City Slickers
- Candyman
- Starman
- Dracula: Prince of Darkness
- The Plague of the Zombies

Not a fan of this new style of case because it has a tighter hub that makes the discs a little harder to remove.

[captainron_howdy]

Originally Posted by Michael24

The House That Dripped Blood and Strait-Jacket were the last new Scream releases I bought that were in Elites case. For me, all of the following came in a different case:

- In the Mouth of Madness
- Memoirs of An Invisible Man
- Someone's Watching Me!
- City Slickers
- Candyman
- Starman
- Dracula: Prince of Darkness
- The Plague of the Zombies

Not a fan of this new style of case because it has a tighter hub that makes the discs a little harder to remove.

This exactly! I feel like I may break the disc sometimes.

[Donl1282]

It’s strange that none of the Stepfather sequels have been released by Scream Factory considering Shout released the original on both DVD and blu ray and Stepfather 2 on DVD.