Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[oikophobia]

Originally Posted by blusfromthebasement

If they start re-releasing more standard titles with new 4K scans as Collectors Editions just like they did with Ninja III: The Domination, which titles would you want? Personally I’d love Collector’s Editions of:

Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
Slumber Party Massacre
Slumber Party Massacre 2
Slumber Party Massacre 3
Piranha 2
Somebody’s Watching Me
Pumpkinhead II

Shocker
Lord of Illusions
Witchboard
Darkman
Amityville 1-3
The Burning
Funhouse
The Video Dead

[jcole8882]

Ommmgg speaking of rereleases... I'd die for a Collector's Edition of The Rage Carrie 2

Ps.. should've never been put in a double with the horrendous Carrie TV movie o.o

[mattc]

Originally Posted by jcole8882

Ommmgg speaking of rereleases... I'd die for a Collector's Edition of The Rage Carrie 2

Ps.. should've never been put in a double with the horrendous Carrie TV movie o.o

Thats exactly where that movie belonged. Both films are pretty mediocre so they deserved each other.

[DaveyJoe]

Originally Posted by blusfromthebasement

If they start re-releasing more standard titles with new 4K scans as Collectors Editions just like they did with Ninja III: The Domination, which titles would you want? Personally I’d love Collector’s Editions of:

Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
Slumber Party Massacre
Slumber Party Massacre 2
Slumber Party Massacre 3
Piranha 2
Somebody’s Watching Me
Pumpkinhead II

Silent Hill, so frustrating that a new release is using such an old scan.

[Hedji]

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

And I'm still waiting on Cloak & Dagger 1981.

Yeah, me too. What's the hold up with that one? It's Universal, isn't it? Don't they license out catalogue titles?

[jcs913]

Originally Posted by Dailyan

$35 for the exact same transfer (despite being advertise as a new remaster) and extras as the MGM release that you can get for under $10.

I got it for a $1 at Dollar Tree....

[BobSimms]

Originally Posted by jcole8882

Announcements are done for October...

They’ve announced all their October titles already? When did that happen?

[Thomas Veil]

Originally Posted by Hedji

Yeah, me too. What's the hold up with that one? It's Universal, isn't it? Don't they license out catalogue titles?

Cloak & Dagger is my #1 most wanted on Blu-ray at the moment...hoping either Shout or Kino in their next Universal deal. Im down to only 5 or so older titles that are must haves for me.

[DR Herbert West]

Originally Posted by blusfromthebasement

If they start re-releasing more standard titles with new 4K scans as Collectors Editions just like they did with Ninja III: The Domination, which titles would you want? Personally I’d love Collector’s Editions of:

Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
Slumber Party Massacre
Slumber Party Massacre 2
Slumber Party Massacre 3
Piranha 2
Somebody’s Watching Me
Pumpkinhead II

Darkman
Pumpkinhead
The Howling
Leviathan
From Beyond
Assault on Precinct 13

[LeeFanatic007]

Originally Posted by BobSimms

They’ve announced all their October titles already? When did that happen?

Last week, Collector's Edition of The Blob (1988), The Devil Rides Out and The Omen box set. Light month, but they have said they'll make up for it in November.

[BobSimms]

Originally Posted by LeeFanatic007

Last week, Collector's Edition of The Blob (1988), The Devil Rides Out and The Omen box set. Light month, but they have said they'll make up for it in November.

Thanks. Yikes, I didn’t realize that was for October. Was really expecting JESSICA in there.

[NeMo_ET]

Originally Posted by RCRochester

Speaking of jokes, is this one? You think they'd be upping their game by releasing Coneheads on blu-ray?

I'd welcome a release of Coneheads. I'm always happy to see anything hit blu for the first time. Maybe not your kind of movie, but at least it's not a repackage of something that's still out there.

[spawningblue]

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

As a rule of thumb I'm really not all that interested in upgrading my only a few year old Scream Factory releases. Since this is a thing now though I do wish that they'd have actually put some effort behind it the way that Blue Underground has and would have put out Definitive editions rather than just the obvious cash grabs.

For starters get rid of the god awful steelbooks. One of the worst aspects of this era of home video has been their continued presence. If they must be utilized then make them an add-on purchase in addition to the standard release. Speaking of the packaging then, Blue Underground (and Arrow) have got it right. Thicker premium style of cases should have been a given. Higher Quality slips/chip board boxes should have been used along with the standard reversible art. CD's/Booklets/posters all should have been included when possible and these should have been presented as the definitive editions of the films they were meant to be. 4k scans, Original Audio + Remixed options, all previous Scream Factory extras, etc. When it warranted it I'd also have liked to have seen multiple transfers/cuts of the film included across multiple discs so that the previous editions could be sold if a person was so inclined.

I don't have a problem with Shout Factory putting out new editions, but I can't stand cash grabs, and everything about these latest re-issues have felt exactly like that when they could have been something much more special.

With all of that said, here's some films that I would consider...

-The Howling
-From Beyond
-Slumber Party Massacre (Box Set)
-Sleepaway Camp (Box Set)
-Pumpkinhead

Yeah, I haven't bothered with the 4K re-releases either, because other than the newer transfer, there usually is no difference. And in the days of Ultra HD, newer transfers on Blu-rays just aren't enough to justify double dipping. Also, I prefer to have the original artwork which unfortunately the steelbooks do not include.

[The Geek]

Excited for mail day tomorrow for Tarantula, Mole People, The Deadly Mantis, The Manitou and Superstition.

Going to be a great weekend

[MassiveMovieBuff]

Originally Posted by u2popmofo

Streets of Fire

Off the top of my head, Trespass and Colors are a couple others and hopefully the upcoming American Me.

[DenOfEarth]

I hope they announce some more things tomorrow or monday if not then i guess they are waiting for the comic con to do the big announcements at the comic con.

[SMOOT]

Originally Posted by DenOfEarth

I hope they announce some more things tomorrow or monday if not then i guess they are waiting for the comic con to do the big announcements at the comic con.

I'm hoping that the Karloff "Isle of the Dead" comes back into play
(along with "Bedlam")

[tardif]

Would anyone here be interested in a Scream Factory collector’s edition of PHANTOMS (1998)? Just asking for a friend

[Dailyan]

Originally Posted by tardif

Would anyone here be interested in a Scream Factory collector’s edition of PHANTOMS (1998)? Just asking for a friend

[Show spoiler]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw3jMPjAcwg

[NeMo_ET]

Originally Posted by tardif

Would anyone here be interested in a Scream Factory collector’s edition of PHANTOMS (1998)? Just asking for a friend

Good call. I never saw the movie, but did read the book. Is the movie any good? Unfortunately, I think it's with Miramax or Dimension or whoever owns all those now. If Shout could somehow make a deal there, we would see some good titles get releases like Existenz. Not to mention all the junk from Dimension Extreme. One of the big ones for me in that same realm would be Wolf Creek, which also never saw a blu release.