Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by jthefrank

I think I'm the only person in the world who digs this artwork

No, you are not. I actually prefer this artwork, mainly because of the alien. Love the look of the aliens in the film and wish we had seen more of them.

[TripleHBK]

Originally Posted by grindhousefunhouse

Comes to 120$ Canadian with S/H. Me thinks I'll wait for the regular edition.

Yeesh... Good Call. Standard edition is $23.99 in the States on shouts site at the moment.

[crikan]

Originally Posted by jthefrank

I think I'm the only person in the world who digs this artwork

I sure hope so. I wouldn't feel safe walking the streets if there were much more.

[kp404]

Does Shout Factory still only charge pre-orders when the products are released?

[mparisi]

Originally Posted by kp404

Does Shout Factory still only charge pre-orders when the products are released?

Folks have reported they charge immediately now.

[TripleHBK]

Originally Posted by mparisi

Folks have reported they charge immediately now.

This is correct and they have apparently added something about this new policy into the product description page of the deluxe edition.

[LeeFanatic007]

Originally Posted by PrestonXI

I have been to numerous conventions and Tom Atkins is easily the best guest I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. He was legitimately enthusiastic to talk to me and my friend and it seemed like he was truly appreciative of our fan boy praise and questions. The really amazing thing though was hours later when he walked by me and said, "Hey, Preston! How are you doing?" Unreal that he remembered my name and took a moment to acknowledge me even though I wasn't anywhere near his table.

Here's another quick Atkins story: I am a teacher and in my office I have a lot of movie posters and pictures hanging up, including a still from Halloween III of Tom Atkins looking at the masks in the Halloween store. One of my 9th graders stopped by to pick up some work last year and immediately noticed the picture. Without missing a beat, the student said, "Hey, that's the guy from Lethal Weapon!" Yes, folks, there IS hope for the next generation :-)

That's awesome! Tom Atkins is such a wonderful character actor.

I hope to meet him again one day. As you said he was very enthusiastic and loved talking to the guests. I asked him "Are you weird?" and he enthusiastically replied "Yes, I am!" and chuckled. He was just really fun and seemed like a normal cool person.

[Michael24]

Originally Posted by LeeFanatic007

I hope to meet him again one day. As you said he was very enthusiastic and loved talking to the guests. I asked him "Are you weird?" and he enthusiastically replied "Yes, I am!" and chuckled.

As a huge fan of The Fog, that is so awesome to hear.

[StingingVelvet]

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

I wonder if this will be re-using the exact same Sony transfer?

Sony doesn't let labels remaster titles, so unless Sony did it themselves recently this will be the same master.

[LeeFanatic007]

Ok this is cool and weird at the same time. I was talking about Tom Atkins today and sharing a couple stories hoping he'd pop up at a convention near me again. And lo and behold I check on Facebook today and he was added to HorrorHound Cincinnati a couple days ago. So I will be seeing him again. Unfortunately this figure won't be released until May, but at least I can chat with this awesome guy again!

[MTRodaba2468]

Originally Posted by LeeFanatic007

I met Tom Atkins in November of 2017. He was a really nice, great guy. He took photos with people for free, which is rare at conventions anymore. He signed a mini poster of the Scream Factory Halloween III artwork which he had as an option to get signed. I'd love to get this figure and have him sign it, but I don't see him at any conventions around me, that was the first and only time since I've been going to cons, the past 9 years or so.

Originally Posted by LeeFanatic007

Ok this is cool and weird at the same time. I was talking about Tom Atkins today and sharing a couple stories hoping he'd pop up at a convention near me again. And lo and behold I check on Facebook today and he was added to HorrorHound Cincinnati a couple days ago. So I will be seeing him again. Unfortunately this figure won't be released until May, but at least I can chat with this awesome guy again!

I met him at the H40 convention last year, and I agree, he's easily one of the nicest celebs I've ever met at a convention. I'll be at HorrorHound Weekend in Cincinnati as well, so I'll get the chance to meet him again as well.

[jrsl76]

Originally Posted by Mister B Gone

I think its super cool they are putting the original art on the wide release slipcover. That's the perfect way to do it (if only they had always done it this way)

I disagree. I really like the newly commissioned art and hope they don’t start making that exclusive to these deluxe editions.

[Marsupial Werewolf]

Every time I think I'm done buying gimmicky releases, Scream Factory shows me up.

I ordered this without hesitation.

[Ruemorgue10]

Originally Posted by MTRodaba2468

I met him at the H40 convention last year, and I agree, he's easily one of the nicest celebs I've ever met at a convention. I'll be at HorrorHound Weekend in Cincinnati as well, so I'll get the chance to meet him again as well.

Another Ton Atkins story here. I met him at Horrorfind in 2005 and shared the news with him about Night of the Creeps being prepped for a DVD release. Being that NOTC is Atkins' favorite role of his, he was so "thrilled" to hear it was happening. Later that day, I past his booth and he called out my name(!) and told Charles Cyphers what a cool kid I was for talking about Night of the Creeps with him. Needless to say, that made my day. The stories are true, Atkins is genuinely the nicest person I've ever met at a con, right alongside Dee Wallace.

[RedHarvest]

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

I could never get into it myself until just this year. I was only able to sit through the whole thing for the first time a few months back. It gets considerably more entertaining as the film goes on and I thought it was decent. Do I want to spend $30 on a double dip? nope. Would I consider a $17.99 double dip? Possibly. But barring a fluke sale this is one title I won't be picking up any time soon. At this point the Sony disc is fine for me.

I have no interest in the film; not really a favorite of mine, and I already own the Umbrella release (which I picked up for $2). I like the idea of a Tom Atkins figure, but I'm not paying $70 for it, so I guess I'm not getting one. That being said, if they made a Tom Atkins Season of the Witch figure, I might have to buy it regardless of the price.

I do like the announcement of the Hunted. I've been chasing a German mediabook of that for years. Now I can stop.

[Nightmare Weekend]

Eagerly waiting for Superstition and the Manitou to be available for pre order on Canadian Amazon. Strange that they've had the Brain listed for a while now (And stranger that the Brain still has a release date listed as June 30th).

[captainron_howdy]

I really need to commend SF for the wonderful work they did with Valentine, the transfer looks really stunning! They also upped their shipping game, the poster was in a capped tube and rolled nicely with a paper-wrap holding it together. Went to Target to grab a frame and framed that bad boy today, going to check out that bonus stuff tonight.

[TXMoviebuff77]

Does that mean the 2009 release of Night of the Creeps is at a lower price now?

[darkness2918]

Originally Posted by TXMoviebuff77

Does that mean the 2009 release of Night of the Creeps is at a lower price now?

It's $9.49 right now on Amazon.

[sonny gaunt]

I don't collect figures, hate the whole concept(except to use as Halloween decorations), but I pre-ordered this just because Tom Atkins. I honestly hope he is getting a percentage of the toy's sale!