Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[bipbop13]

Does anyone know of any "low" prices for the "oop" Galaxy of Horror? Seems as if I waited a month or 2 too long. I hate that there is no rhyme or reason to how long a title will stay in print. None of us are rich enough to buy all the boutique label movies we want all at once.

[zbinks]

A number of the WB / Shout! Factory collaborations credit Warner Brothers for the scan, and Duplitech for the restoration (which I would assume is being financed by Shout! Factory). I didn't see these credits on the latest batch of releases, but I'd assume this is still the case.

[gbm82]

Originally Posted by Savage_Blu

I'd be disappointed...seems not that long ago FOMO took hold and I preordered the Shout! boxset from GHV. Feeling a bit worried I wouldn't get one as demand was so high and it was supposed to be limited.
Personally, I'm not interested in F13 in 4k. I'm perfectly happy with the boxset and will more than likely never buy the movies again.... I've purchased them on VHS, the '04 Ultimate collection DVD set, and the 2018 8 movie collection and now the Shout! set. I'm done lol

So you'd buy them day one?

[BarnDoor]

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

Random thought: If Shout's Fall slate (September/October) turned out to be 4k steelbook releases of Friday the 13th 1-4 (all sold separately) would you be excited or disappointed? The fact that they are essentially taking August off doesn't fill me with confidence that they have all that much lined up for the rest of the year either. Deadly friend, Alone in the Dark, etc seem probable but we've been saying that for a while now as well and so while I do expect a handful of new announcements I'm also preparing myself for a relatively low key fall as well.

Given that 4k scans were completed for the earlier Friday films and the lack of other releases for August, would the announcement of Friday 1 & 2 UHD's in September and Friday 3/4 UHD's in October along with only 1 or two other releases each month be something that would leave you feeling good about the fall season or not?

Personally I'd be extremely disappointed but I'm also not as gung-ho about 4k as some folks are so I'd be curious to hear if folks would consider UHDs of those films big enough for their liking for the Halloween season or not.

I'm confident Shout will deliver on the 'epic' year they've promised. After a very good May we got a rather meagre June, followed by a packed July. I kind of expected a light August with the hope that September to November would be stacked. I'm thinking the quiet period at the start of the year was planned in part so that they could deliver a strong schedule from May onwards with no major delays. The quiet months of June and now August, I think, were probably similarly planned in order to allow for any delays from May and July, and also so that they could get to work on future releases.

Like you I don't want a raft of 4K UHD re-releases, though obviously we know Army of Darkness is coming. But given how Scream have gone about this, I don't think they're going to go 4K mad. We've seen two so far, the last in January, and both of those utilized restorations already done elsewhere. Following this I reckon The Fog has a very good chance, but the rest will obviously depend on how well they've done for Scream. Halloween 2 and 3 seem strong candidates, but beyond those? I'm not sure, as they've let a few notable MGM properties go. As for the Friday films, it may well be that Paramount have hung onto the 4K rights. I believe someone said that Criterion were unable to release a UHD of The Elephant Man even if they wanted to, because Paramount did not grant them 4K rights.

For some reason I'm not feeling a Nightmare on Elm Street set is on the cards for this year, but we'll see (for a project that big I reckon something would have leaked by now, as with the Friday set). That said, there are many goodies from Warner Bros and even Paramount still on offer to deliver a memorable Halloween schedule. Hell, they might even surprise us with a key independent acquisition or two (come on Alligator).

[Member-222782]

I'd be disappointed if Friday the 13th rears it's head yet again but I wouldn't mind a Halloween collection re-release featuring new cuts of Parts 4 and 5 using the recently discovered footage. Although I do think a new collection may no longer be possible due to the rights being with multiple studios. I got the impression that last collaboration was a one and done.

[mep]

Originally Posted by slasherdisc

The Hand also arrived in an eco case. This is ridiculous.

That’s so disappointing. Have it on pre-order for 32.99$ right now; with importing and handling fees I’m well over 50$. And they not even can use a proper Blu Ray case anymore? As a high priced boutique label? That’s just a slap in the face for every customer, in my opinion...

[Savage_Blu]

Originally Posted by gbm82

So you'd buy them day one?

Nope.
Not even interested in F13 in 4k, and I'm perfectly happy with the SF box set.

Did my original post seem contradictory?

[KenHurd]

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

Random thought: If Shout's Fall slate (September/October) turned out to be 4k steelbook releases of Friday the 13th 1-4 (all sold separately) would you be excited or disappointed? The fact that they are essentially taking August off doesn't fill me with confidence that they have all that much lined up for the rest of the year either. Deadly friend, Alone in the Dark, etc seem probable but we've been saying that for a while now as well and so while I do expect a handful of new announcements I'm also preparing myself for a relatively low key fall as well.

Given that 4k scans were completed for the earlier Friday films and the lack of other releases for August, would the announcement of Friday 1 & 2 UHD's in September and Friday 3/4 UHD's in October along with only 1 or two other releases each month be something that would leave you feeling good about the fall season or not?

Personally I'd be extremely disappointed but I'm also not as gung-ho about 4k as some folks are so I'd be curious to hear if folks would consider UHDs of those films big enough for their liking for the Halloween season or not.

I would be a bit disappointed, but I would be tempted to buy them if Scream Factory released them. If Paramount released them on their own, which I think would be the most likely to happen, then there's a good chance we would only get the 5.1 remixes and not the original audio tracks that were included on the Scream Factory release. Then I would have to question how much of an upgrade they are for me to consider them because the new Blu-rays are pretty definitive in my opinion.

While we already know that Army of Darkness is getting a 4K release, I also think we will see The Fog get a 4K release since it was one of the Studio Canal 4K releases. But if anything gets a 4K upgrade, I believe we will see Halloween 2 and 3 on 4K from Scream Factory. Universal supposedly was working on The Thing for 4K, but if they don't release it themselves, then I'm sure Scream Factory will. But I would love to see something new get a 4K release.

As much as I would love to see a Nightmare on Elm Street box set this year, I believe something would have leaked by now. We knew about the Friday the 13th set long before it was announced, and each month everyone was just waiting on it to finally be announced so we could see what they had planned. As far as Nightmare on Elm Street goes, there hasn't been anything, but I would be very happy if it gets announced, and I would love it if it included 4K copies as well.

[Jayama]

Hello! Anybody knows where i can find high resolution scans from scream factory releases? Want to make some custom for me and i cant find them :/ also, any website for other hq movie scans/arts for slipcovers?

[gbm82]

Originally Posted by Savage_Blu

Nope.
Not even interested in F13 in 4k, and I'm perfectly happy with the SF box set.

Did my original post seem contradictory?

nah..just joking around

[Savage_Blu]

Originally Posted by gbm82

nah..just joking around

Ha....My detector wasn't on, half asleep when read that.

[Kleeberg]

Originally Posted by mep

That’s so disappointing. Have it on pre-order for 32.99$ right now; with importing and handling fees I’m well over 50$. And they not even can use a proper Blu Ray case anymore? As a high priced boutique label? That’s just a slap in the face for every customer, in my opinion...

I can’t imagine being so bent out of shape because of the kind of plastic case a company uses.

[Blu-Dre]

I think people will have to realize that after the F13 leak, Shout/Scream will be EXTRA careful to make sure “insiders” nor talent (cast/crew) won’t repeat the same mistake. They know how anticipated Elm Street is, and how profitable it would be for them. No way would they let their biggest Fall announcement get ruined so soon after it happened the last time.

[omahajon]

Diabolik shipped my He Knows You're Alone yesterday afternoon!

[Mister_Kidd]

Originally Posted by Blu-Dre

I think people will have to realize that after the F13 leak, Shout/Scream will be EXTRA careful to make sure “insiders” nor talent (cast/crew) won’t repeat the same mistake. They know how anticipated Elm Street is, and how profitable it would be for them. No way would they let their biggest Fall announcement get ruined so soon after it happened the last time.

But why? Doesn’t seem to have hurt sales of the F13 box. If anything it’s extra, free publicity for an Elm Street set.

[Blu-Dre]

Originally Posted by Mister_Kidd

But why? Doesn’t seem to have hurt sales of the F13 box. If anything it’s extra, free publicity for an Elm Street set.

Probably because of the surprise factor for the annual Fall announcements. How many “That’s it?” cries did we hear last year when everyone knew Friday was coming but the other announcements were considered underwhelming? Maybe they really want this one to pack a wallop? Honestly, this is all just speculation as to why nothing has leaked if Nightmare on Elm Street is really coming. Or rather foolish hopes that it is coming at all. That said, it is logical to conclude that Scream Factory would tighten the reins of information after such a leak happened so soon previously, simply to control the situation and release information as they see fit.

[slasherdisc]

Originally Posted by mep

That’s so disappointing. Have it on pre-order for 32.99$ right now; with importing and handling fees I’m well over 50$. And they not even can use a proper Blu Ray case anymore? As a high priced boutique label? That’s just a slap in the face for every customer, in my opinion...

Agreed.

[defile959]

Looks like the eco-cases are not going to be a permanent thing, and releases starting next month should be back to normal.

[SonnybytheSea]

Originally Posted by Blu-Dre

I think people will have to realize that after the F13 leak, Shout/Scream will be EXTRA careful to make sure “insiders” nor talent (cast/crew) won’t repeat the same mistake. They know how anticipated Elm Street is, and how profitable it would be for them. No way would they let their biggest Fall announcement get ruined so soon after it happened the last time.

I think the ground work for a NOES set started with WB allowing FvsJ as part of the F13 set. I can't see Shout not trying to get the NOES films license from WB when they went for JGH thru to F13 Remake, I'm thinking that the WB F13 and NOES films would have been part of a separate licensing agreement from their other contract.....

Which brings me to my next question. Do you think SF will offer two different sets for NOES? one that offers FvsJ and one that doesn't since some people might not want to double dip on that film?

[philip74]

Originally Posted by defile959

Looks like the eco-cases are not going to be a permanent thing, and releases starting next month should be back to normal.

How do you know this?