Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[nolfoc]

Originally Posted by spawningblue

Some titles Scream may announce...

Serpent and the Rainbow
Sssssss
Cat People
The Car
Firestarter
The Thing
Prince of Darkness
Village of the Damned
Kingdom of the Spiders
The Sentinel
Shocker
People Under the Stairs
Army of Darkness

you really think Universal is going to give the rights to The Thing to Scream? my guess is probably not

[Tybo28]

I've pre- ordered all of them, but I might drop "terror train" for another time...i never really liked it a whole lot, def not as much as the Halloween movies or "the funhouse".

[spawningblue]

Originally Posted by nolfoc

you really think Universal is going to give the rights to The Thing to Scream? my guess is probably not

Why not? The Thing wasn't a big hit upon release, mind you it has became popular over time but it's still not that huge of a title for them is it? No bigger then Halloween 2. The remake pretty much bombed. The Blu Ray was thrown out early in Blu Rays release, not even including the extras from the DVD. And they didn't even bother to re-release it with a snazzy slipcover for their 100th Anniversary like they did a lot of their catalog, it's constantly just thrown in the $10 bins.

[Frightener22]

Originally Posted by spawningblue

Why not? The Thing wasn't a big hit upon release, mind you it has became popular over time but it's still not that huge of a title for them is it? No bigger then Halloween 2. The remake pretty much bombed. The Blu Ray was thrown out early in Blu Rays release, not even including the extras from the DVD. And they didn't even bother to re-release it with a snazzy slipcover for their 100th Anniversary like they did a lot of their catalog, it's constantly just thrown in the $10 bins.

These are all valid points as to why Universal just might hand over the rights for "The Thing" to Scream Factory. SF is already proving they know how to give films, whether they've been released on DVD/Blu-ray before or not, a solid release. Personally, I'm really looking forward to hearing about more titles they've acquired that have never seen a release. I hope the first batch of 2013 titles is a nice mix-up of beefed out re-releases and never before released titles with a little more emphasis on these. A nice 60/40 split would be awesome.

[nolfoc]

Originally Posted by spawningblue

Why not? The Thing wasn't a big hit upon release, mind you it has became popular over time but it's still not that huge of a title for them is it? No bigger then Halloween 2. The remake pretty much bombed. The Blu Ray was thrown out early in Blu Rays release, not even including the extras from the DVD. And they didn't even bother to re-release it with a snazzy slipcover for their 100th Anniversary like they did a lot of their catalog, it's constantly just thrown in the $10 bins.

yea the remake/prequel is horrible.. but Universal is much more popular then Halloween II.. its up their will Halloween for one of the best horror movies ever made.. i see Universal rereleasing The Thing as part of their Universal 100th anniversary series with the slip and DVD and DC

[Frightener22]

Originally Posted by nolfoc

yea the remake/prequel is horrible.. but Universal is much more popular then Halloween II.. its up their will Halloween for one of the best horror movies ever made.. i see Universal rereleasing The Thing as part of their Universal 100th anniversary series with the slip and DVD and DC

I suppose it's possible but I see it as being unlikely. Universal's 100th Anniversary is almost coming to a close and it seems like they'll be going out with a bang with releases like "E.T.". If they were going to re-release "The Thing" in any sort of new packaging or special edition, I would have had it pegged for the Halloween season but it doesn't seem like that's going to happen. I feel like after "The Thing" remake didn't meet their financial expectations, they probably want to step out of any related "Thing" business for a little bit.

[DarknessBDJM]

Originally Posted by Frightener22

Thanks for sharing these screencaps! It's definitely a nice comparison but I think overall, Shout made the right choice in just sticking with the DVD set. A Blu-ray edition of the trilogy would have been great to own but I agree with Shout that it would have done little to the overall presentation of the films. A shame that the elements just weren't in the kind of condition to lend itself to a solid transition to Blu but considering the majority of the Corman films were in pretty bad shape when Shout took over, it's a real miracle we got so many in the terrific way we did.

No problem.

It looked fine to me in motion, but I understand Shout/Scream wants to keep a consistent stream of quality going.

If anyone wants the uncompressed caps I'll see if I can send them to them.

[HDMe]

Originally Posted by dsman71

last man on earth is an MGM title = part of their midnight movie series

MGM has released this, and might even have the best copy of the film from which to make a transfer... I think I bought their DVD release, but I can't remember... and I know it has aired on the MGM HD movie channel.

But... as far as I'm aware, the movie itself is in the public domain.

[cmac]

Originally Posted by DarknessBDJM

No problem.

It looked fine to me in motion, but I understand Shout/Scream wants to keep a consistent stream of quality going.

If anyone wants the uncompressed caps I'll see if I can send them to them.

I think they just uprez'd an old full frame master. Corman didn't have an HD transfer and I doubt Epix did a new transfer in 4x3.

[nolfoc]

Originally Posted by Frightener22

I suppose it's possible but I see it as being unlikely. Universal's 100th Anniversary is almost coming to a close and it seems like they'll be going out with a bang with releases like "E.T.". If they were going to re-release "The Thing" in any sort of new packaging or special edition, I would have had it pegged for the Halloween season but it doesn't seem like that's going to happen. I feel like after "The Thing" remake didn't meet their financial expectations, they probably want to step out of any related "Thing" business for a little bit.

yea you're probably right.. if they were going for a 100 BDs with their new slip series they need to start getting a move on it.. 4 months left and they currently have 50 titles out now.. I can't see them pushing out another 50 in 4 months .. plus E.T. is not part of the series but Jaws was.. i found that a little strange

[Omen2002]

Originally Posted by DarknessBDJM

No problem.

It looked fine to me in motion, but I understand Shout/Scream wants to keep a consistent stream of quality going.

If anyone wants the uncompressed caps I'll see if I can send them to them.

Thanks for the pics!

I really need to pick up the DVD set. I need to upgrade the New Concorde DVD's. I still wish they would come to Blu-Ray, but I understand that it's not worth it to make them.

[Frightener22]

Originally Posted by nolfoc

yea you're probably right.. if they were going for a 100 BDs with their new slip series they need to start getting a move on it.. 4 months left and they currently have 50 titles out now.. I can't see them pushing out another 50 in 4 months .. plus E.T. is not part of the series but Jaws was.. i found that a little strange

Without derailing this thread into a full on Universal discussion, I'm not sure Universal's intent was to release 100 Blu-ray's to commemorate the 100th anniversary. At least I've never heard that being their plan. Although, there's plenty of DVD releases that aren't receiving Blu-ray's that are apart of the 100th Anniversary banner including "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Scarface" (1932). I'm so pleased that "Jaws" is out on Blu-ray but I definitely felt they released it in a very underwhelming packaging, I was really expecting it to at least get a digibook but oh well, the disc and contents all are wonderful.

[Brett C]

Originally Posted by DMRI2006

GHOST STORY (1981) would be right up Scream's alley. Good movie, but there were plenty of deleted scenes and alternate endings unused (it was all mentioned in a Cinefantastique article back in the day) that would make for a spectacular special edition!

I remember reading that issue of Cinefantastique. I would also love to see all that stuff, if it still exists.

[spawningblue]

Originally Posted by nolfoc

yea the remake/prequel is horrible.. but Universal is much more popular then Halloween II.. its up their will Halloween for one of the best horror movies ever made.. i see Universal rereleasing The Thing as part of their Universal 100th anniversary series with the slip and DVD and DC

Trust me, I agree The Thing is up there as one of the best horror movies of all time, but it just doesn't have as large of an audience as a lot of other popular horror films. It has always been more of a cult film where horror fans love it but the average moviegoer knows nothing about it. You would be surprised how many people didn't know The Thing (2011) was a remake?

Either way, if they got Halloween 2 (Which I stand by is just as popular to the average filmgoer), as well as people hoping for Army of Darkness and the Friday the 13th films (Which in my opinion are both more popular) I wouldn't say it's out of reason for SF to get The Thing.

And I believe Universal announced what titles they were releasing and/ or re-releasing as part of their 100th Anniversary series and The Thing wasn't mentioned. Disappointing as I love would a cool slipcover for it as well as for it to include the DVD with all it's extras.

Originally Posted by Frightener22

I'm so pleased that "Jaws" is out on Blu-ray but I definitely felt they released it in a very underwhelming packaging, I was really expecting it to at least get a digibook but oh well, the disc and contents all are wonderful.

Jaws got released as a digibook here in Canada. I believed it was released in the US as well, but only as a BB exclusive. It's too bad as it's a really nice book! E.T. is getting released as a digibook here as well (And a steebook as a FS exclusive). Not sure about the US for E.T. though.

[ScorpionReleasing]

Originally Posted by spawningblue

Some titles Scream may announce...

Serpent and the Rainbow
Sssssss
Cat People
The Car
Firestarter
The Thing
Prince of Darkness
Village of the Damned
Kingdom of the Spiders
The Sentinel
Shocker
People Under the Stairs
Army of Darkness
Duel
Raising Cain

I would be all over all of these, but especially the titles in blue.

Shout Factory already released KINGDOM OF THE SPIDERS.

[Dickieduvet]

Originally Posted by ScorpionReleasing

Shout Factory already released KINGDOM OF THE SPIDERS.

I'd upgrade my DVD of KOTS in a heartbeat!!!

[Frightener22]

Originally Posted by spawningblue

Jaws got released as a digibook here in Canada. I believed it was released in the US as well, but only as a BB exclusive. It's too bad as it's a really nice book! E.T. is getting released as a digibook here as well (And a steebook as a FS exclusive). Not sure about the US for E.T. though.

Oh yeah that's right, I thought the Best Buy exclusive was a steel book. Thanks for the heads up on the Canadian edition.

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by Dickieduvet

I'd upgrade my DVD of KOTS in a heartbeat!!!

I have a paralyzing fear of those little bastards!! Largely in part to seeing this movie when it aired on TV waaaay back in the 80's.
Hey I like me some Bill Shatner...but not this one!

[*PREACHER*]

Hey Cliff,

Any news as to your guy's release of The Funhouse compared to Arrow's release: http://www.arrowfilms.co.uk/index.ph...&tle_id=523&v=

Will it have those same extras?
Thanks in advance!!!

[DMRI2006]

Originally Posted by *PREACHER*

Hey Cliff,

Any news as to your guy's release of The Funhouse compared to Arrow's release: http://www.arrowfilms.co.uk/index.ph...&tle_id=523&v=

Will it have those same extras?
Thanks in advance!!!

It has a totally different set of extras than the Arrow release (deleted scenes, different featurettes, etc.)