Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[vortexx]

I like all eras. I don't watch much silent films any more but I watched most of the Charlie Chaplin films and Faust when they were on pay TV when I was a teenager. Even when I was younger if it was horror, I didn't care if it was silent. I would watch it. I like all genres, but horror films are my favorites. I don't care when a film was made, if I enjoy it. I'm unlikely to buy silent films though, I should add.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

My "golden era" of horror is 1975 - 1996.
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Now, I would absolutely LOVE to own a complete hammer horror collection.

I was born in 1972, and 1978 through 1988 is the “golden decade” for me when it comes to horror. I pretty much buy any horror Blu-ray from this era and even blind-buy any horror Blu-ray from this era no questions asked.

That era is pretty much farmed out already with regard to Blu-ray releases, though. There are a few stragglers (April Fool's Day, etc.), but most of the current new announcements are for double-dip improved transfer editions of existing Blu-rays.

In addition to my "golden decade", though, I have a few wishlist goals that I would like to accomplish as I make the slow transition to retiring from Blu-ray purchases.

1. I want the remaining Val Lewton titles to be released on Blu-ray.
2. I want the remaining Hammer Studios titles to be released on Blu-ray.
3. I want the rest of the Universal Sci-Fi Classics Collection to be released on Blu-ray.

Each month that Scream Factory announces something from the above three categories, I'm on cloud nine.

[tangerinewolf]

Originally Posted by Gacivory

Millennial here and only saw the Hammer and the Universal movies in the last few years and really like ones from each!

Definitely those were two great eras!

[tangerinewolf]

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

Now, I would absolutely LOVE to own a complete hammer horror collection.

Really, We have more in common than I thought. I have every one available on blu-ray from all over the world, but absolutely none from Shout/Scream.

[TripleHBK]

I'm a film fan first and foremost and so while Hammer films certainly don't rate anywhere near the top of my priority list, I can appreciate that style of film making and the era from which it came. Hammer films offer a nice alternative to what I normally watch, though I'm not necessary in the mood to watch them all that often.

[1234567?]

Finally got around to getting Species 2, 3 and 4. I forgot all about those over the years. I was just thinking they should of done a box set of them. To bad their going oop.

[Professor Echo]

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

My "golden era" of horror is 1975 - 1996. I was born in 82 and am a huge fan of Jim Henson and the rubber monster style of filmmaking seen during this era. With that said I am Constantly looking for films from other era's. My appreciation for 1970s cinema has grown tremendously over the years as has my enjoyment of films outside the US. With that said, While I'm willing to drop $24 - $35 on a slasher or a film from the 80s, I am in general not willing to do so for older films as my enjoyment of them isn't on that same level as that found with the "golden era" I enjoy.

Now, I would absolutely LOVE to own a complete hammer horror collection. I love watching films of pretty much all eras, but I'm not willing to spend that same $24-$35 per film on these films as I am the "golden era" stuff. This then is a problem as while the interest is certainly there. The finances are not, so as a result I have to wait to pick up hammer titles when they reach price levels I like (likely below what Scream Factory would enjoy). I feel like I'm probably not alone in this thinking which helps to illustrate the larger problem facing Scream Factory in that, they simply cannot continue to sell all titles for the same price points when they are not all viewed/wanted/enjoyed the same ways.

Though our individual "Golden Era" of horror films is different, you still captured everything in your post that I feel.

Your second point about discretionary spending on Blus really nails it for me. I too would love to seek out more from eras in horror filmmaking I am not as familiar with, but with Shout/Scream's inane pricing structures and their enforcement of it across the board, it becomes more and more difficult to blind buy. I just can't afford to buy everything and it's easy to say, oh just resell it if you don't like it, but even as an occasional reseller, I have to say that's not always as easy as it sounds when you factor in having a life away from the hobby with other priorities in effect.

I've said it elsewhere, but I don't care, I'm saying it again here: No matter how much KINO gets knocked for their various mistakes, mistakes I readily acknowledge, more often than not they get it right. With their regular sales you can easily sample a lot of unknown titles. During their current one I picked up 12 Blus which averaged out to be $8.00 each shipped. No other label can make the claim of being as blind buy friendly as KINO. So they may not be packed with extras or slipcovers or posters, none of that matters to me if I don't wind up even liking the movie! Sometimes I just want to SEE THE MOVIE I keep reading recommendations of in this thread, but not throw $25 at it because it has an interview with the assistant make-up artist's wife's second cousin's cat.

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by 1234567?

Finally got around to getting Species 2, 3 and 4. I forgot all about those over the years. I was just thinking they should of done a box set of them. To bad their going oop.

I knew there was something I wanted to grab from the SF OOP list but couldn't remember - thanks for reminding me. Purchased III & IV from Amazon for $22.99 but wasn't willing to pay $30 for Part II. Ordered it from Bullmoose for $20 but it says "Rare item - OOP" so I'm thinking it may be a while before they source a copy. They took payment for it so that tells me it's not going to be impossible.

[davidthenikonuser]

Originally Posted by Michael24

Oh, I'll never forget stumbling across A Sound of Thunder on a movie channel one day years ago and thinking "What some Syfy-level crap." When I saw it was directed by Peter Hyams I was utterly astonished. I've seen a number of his films and have almost always enjoyed them. But my favorite has always been Outland with Sean Connery.

Love Outland. Saw it in the theater and it was the first R-rated movie I saw as a kid.

[Matt89]

Originally Posted by davidthenikonuser

Love Outland. Saw it in the theater and it was the first R-rated movie I saw as a kid.

I really tried to like that movie and I thought I would’ve (it’s certainly the type of movie I’m into) but I found it to be rather underwhelming. Maybe I need to watch it again, but I remember being really disappointed with how the film turned out. I feel like they could’ve done more with it, it didn’t end up being all that interesting to me.

Pretty cool that you caught it in theaters though.

~Matt

[davidthenikonuser]

Originally Posted by Matt89

I really tried to like that movie and I thought I would’ve (it’s certainly the type of movie I’m into) but I found it to be rather underwhelming. Maybe I need to watch it again, but I remember being really disappointed with how the film turned out. I feel like they could’ve done more with it, it didn’t end up being all that interesting to me.

Pretty cool that you caught it in theaters though.

~Matt

I'd give it another try. Sometimes you have to watch a film a couple times before you like it. The movie isn't original at all, basically a mix of Alien and High Noon, but has really stuck with me over the years.

[AKORIS]

Originally Posted by davidthenikonuser

I'd give it another try. Sometimes you have to watch a film a couple times before you like it. The movie isn't original at all, basically a mix of Alien and High Noon, but has really stuck with me over the years.

being a fan of Connery, I admit that helps a lot in my enjoyment of the film. Without him in it I could see people thinking this was just an ordinary sci-fi flick.

[Professor Echo]

Originally Posted by AKORIS

being a fan of Connery, I admit that helps a lot in my enjoyment of the film. Without him in it I could see people thinking this was just an ordinary sci-fi flick.

I also enjoyed OUTLAND. One of my favorite things in it is Frances Sternhagen's none too subtle sexual attraction to Connery. It's just nice to see an older woman in a movie display some sexual desire, something you rarely see depicted in American films.

[gobad2003]

Originally Posted by Cinema84

I knew there was something I wanted to grab from the SF OOP list but couldn't remember - thanks for reminding me. Purchased III & IV from Amazon for $22.99 but wasn't willing to pay $30 for Part II. Ordered it from Bullmoose for $20 but it says "Rare item - OOP" so I'm thinking it may be a while before they source a copy. They took payment for it so that tells me it's not going to be impossible.

They just shipped my copy that I ordered about a week ago so I think you're good

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

As much as I hated to pay $22.99, I ordered Garbage Pail Kidd from Best Buy. I waited for around $15, but now that it’s OOP, I just had to grab it now before it’s out of stock everywhere.

My copy arrived with slipcover. Must have been a hot seller.

[DaBargainHunta]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

As much as I hated to pay $22.99, I ordered Garbage Pail Kidd from Best Buy. I waited for around $15, but now that it’s OOP, I just had to grab it now before it’s out of stock everywhere.

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

My copy arrived with slipcover. Must have been a hot seller.

I did the same from Amazon about a month ago for the same price. Even though it was backordered, I still ended up getting it - also with slip.

[Michael24]

Originally Posted by davidthenikonuser

Love Outland. Saw it in the theater and it was the first R-rated movie I saw as a kid.

I was barely a few years old when it came out, so I didn't see it until many years later. I've always loved its dirty, lived-in look that sci-fi movies from that era tended to have, including Alien and Blade Runner. But my dad saw it in the theater and even had a hat with a replica of the patch on Connery's hat. (He had a USS Nostromo hat, too.) He said every so often somebody in a store would recognize it and stop him to ask where he'd gotten it.

[Member-222782]

OK, wishlist time. Name 5 Paramount titles you hope gets picked up by Shout. My 5 in no particular order:

1) Nick of Time
2) Breakdown
3) We're No Angels (1989)
4) The Out-of-Towners (original)
5) Tales From the Darkside: The Movie

[Jay H.]

Originally Posted by Cinema84

OK, wishlist time. Name 5 Paramount titles you hope gets picked up by Shout. My 5 in no particular order:

1) Nick of Time
2) Breakdown
3) We're No Angels (1989)
4) The Out-of-Towners (original)
5) Tales From the Darkside: The Movie

Cool World
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy
Summer School
Top Secret!

[postmodel]

Red Eye! Ok, there are a lot of titles I would love to see, but being a Craven film it has to be coming, right? ...right??