Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[NoirFan]

Originally Posted by rickah88

Not sure if this has been mentioned as a SF candidate, but Tourist Trap is being released in Japan.

Doesn't Full Moon still have the rights? I emailed 88 Films about Tourist Trap a couple of months ago:

Originally Posted by 88 Films

Tourist Trap would make a great looking Blu-ray agreed, it all depends on how the current Blu's do. If they do well there are plans for Full Moon to remaster many more so fingers crossed.

[redrunner97]

BD & COMBO PACK RELEASES:

01) "Halloween II" - Collector's Edition - September 18, 2012
02) "Halloween III: Season of the Witch" - Collector's Edition - September 18, 2012
03) "Terror Train" - Collector's Edition - October 16, 2012
04) "The Funhouse" - Collector's Edition - October 16, 2012
05) "They Live" - Collector's Edition - November 6, 2012
06) "Death Valley" - December 11, 2012
07) "The Island" - December 11, 2012
08) "Deadly Blessing" - Collector's Edition - January 22, 2013
09) "The Nest" - February 19, 2013
10) "TerrorVision" / "The Video Dead" - Double Feature - February 19, 2013
11) "Prison" - Collector's Edition - February 19, 2013
12) "Phantasm II" - Collector's Edition - March 26, 2013
13) "From Beyond" - Collector's Edition - March 26, 2013
14) "The Vampire Lovers" - April 30, 2013
15) "The Town That Dreaded Sundown" w/ "The Evictors" - May 21, 2013
16) "The Burning" Collector's Edition - May 21, 2013
17) "Ninja III: The Domination" - June 11, 2013
18) "Lifeforce" Collector's Edition - June 18, 2013
19) "The Howling" Collector's Edition - June 18, 2013
20) "Dead Souls" - June 25, 2013
21) "The Fog" Collector's Edition - July 30, 2013
22) "The Incredible Melting Man" - July 30, 2013
23) "Swamp Thing" - August 2013
24) "Dark Angel" (aka "I Come in Peace") - August 2013
25) "Q: The Winged Serpent" - August 2013
26) "Hospital Massacre" (aka "X-Ray") / "Schizoid" Double Feature - August 2013
27) "Cockneys vs. Zombies" -Late Summer 2013
28) "Day of the Dead" Collector's Edition - Fall 2013
29) "Scanners II" / "Scanners III" Double Feature - Fall 2013
30) "Night of the Comet" Collector's Edition - Late Fall 2013
31) "The Horror Show" - Late Fall 2013
32) "The Amityville Horror" Collection Box Set - Pre-Halloween

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"The Amityville Horror"/ "Amityville II: The Possession" / "Amityville 3D"

33) Vincent Price Collection Box Set - Pre-Halloween

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"The Fall of the House of Usher" / "The Pit and the Pendulum" / "The Haunted Palace" / "The Masque of Red Death" / "Witchfinder General" (aka "Conqueror Worm") / "The Abominable Dr. Phibes"

DVD-ONLY RELEASES

01) "The Vagrant" - Late Fall 2013
02) "The Godsend" - Late Fall 2013

BLU-RAY REVIEWS

A list with links to all reviews on blu-ray.com, can be found below:

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Halloween II
Halloween III
The Funhouse
Terror Train
They Live
Death Valley
The Island
Deadly Blessing
Prison
TerrorVision / The Video Dead
The Nest
Phantasm II
From Beyond
The Vampire Lovers

Cliff has already said "no" to the following titles (please review before asking about a potantial release). Special thanks to zbinks for compiling the list and to NoirFan for requesting that it be added to the OP.

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Update:

Since the start of 2013 Cliff has said "No" to:

More Roger Corman Cult Classics releases
cartoons (Blu-Ray)
blaxploitation flix
Steelbooks / Digibooks


Albert Pyun's Films Other Than Captain America
American Ninja 1 and 2
April Fool's Day
At Play In The Fields Of The Lord
Autopsie
Barbarian Queen 1&2
Bells
Best Little *****House In Texas, The
Biker Mice From Mars
Blood Diner
Blood Games
Brain Damage
Brain Dead (1990)
Candyman 2
Career Opportunities
Carrie
Charles Bronson Flicks
Child's Play Sequels
Chopping Mall
Class of 1984
Cold Comfort Farm
Coldblooded
Commandments
Creepshow 2
Critters 1-4
Curtains
Death Spa
Death Wish
Deathstalker 1&2
Demonic Toys
Dolls
Dolly Dearest
Dracula (1979)
Dream Team, The
Eaten Alive
Eliminators (Blu-Ray)
Enemy Territory
Escape From New York
Fire Starter
Foxy Brown
Ghost Story
Ghosthouse
Ghoul, The
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Halloween 6
Heart And Souls
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
House
House II
Iceman
In the Mouth of Madness
Jesus' Son
John Woo's Hard Boiled
John Woo's The Killer
Leaving Normal
Legend of the Werewolf, The
Les Demons
Leviathan
Lorenzo's Oil
Mad Dog And Glory
Melvin And Howard
Milagro Beanfield War, The
Motel Hell
Mr. Mom
Ms. 45
My Bloody Valentine
My Little Pony (Blu-Ray)
Needful Things
New Year's Evil
Nightbreed (Cabal cut or otherwise)
No Retreat, No Surrender
Pam Grier Collection
Parents
Petticoat Junction: Season 3
Phantasm II: Workprint
Phantom Of The Opera (1988)
Pinocchio's Revenge
Prom Night II
Pumpkinhead
Radioland Murders
Razorback
Return of the Living Dead Parts 2 and 3
Rollerball (1975)
Rolling Vengeance
Savage Streets
Serpent And The Rainbow
Silent Night, Deadly Night
Simon & Simon: Seasons 5 thru 8
Six String Samurai
Sleepaway Camp 2: Unhappy Campers
Sleepaway Camp 3: Teenage Wasteland
Snow Falling On Cedars
Sonny Boy
The Terror Within
Splitting Heirs
Squirm
Stone Cold
Street Sharks
Street Trash
Suspiria
Tag: The Assassination Game
Tales from the Crypt: Bordello of Blood
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
Tank
The Dead Pit
The Death Angel
The Golden Child
The Howling II
The Rise and Fall of Idi Amin
The Taking Of Beverly Hills
The Terror Within 1 and 2
The Vampire Lovers (DVD)
The Wicker Man
Trancers
Trespass
Trigger Effect, The
Two Family House
UHF
Underneath, The
Vamp
Waking The Dead
Wet Hot American Summer
Without Warning

He has also indicated "Probably Not / Unlikely" to:

Any Echo Bridge/Miramax titles
Euro Horror Cult movies
Casper Films
Head of the Class
Jack's Back
The other Howling sequels
Troma Filma
Full Moon Titles

On a sidenote, titles from Warner Brothers, Paramount, Sony and Lionsgate should be presumed to be "No's" until/unless Cliff says otherwise.

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[redrunner97]

Originally Posted by jstxanothrxstory

Is there anyway we can get the links to the films' reviews on here linked on the front post?

I updated the list, added reviews and contacts for the Scream Factory site and social media.

[The Phantom Goat]

Was it confirmed that The Vagrant and Godsend were DVD only?

[NoirFan]

Originally Posted by The Phantom Goat

Was it confirmed that The Vagrant and Godsend were DVD only?

Yes. The first post in this thread is regularly updated to list release dates, formats, and titles that have been nixed by Cliff.

[cmac]

Originally Posted by NoirFan

That's what I figured, but I do think the two films have a pretty strong fan base and reputation.

Actually the DVD didnt sell very well, under 10K, so there is no way I could get a BD approved.

[NoirFan]

Originally Posted by cmac

Actually the DVD didnt sell very well, under 10K, so there is no way I could get a BD approved.

Ah well, I had assumed they had fared better. People are really missing out then - the two films are really the first 'modern' vampire films, with a perfect balance of humor, horror, and atmosphere. Two of the best vampire films ever made, in my opinion.

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by NoirFan

Doesn't Full Moon still have the rights? I emailed 88 Films about Tourist Trap a couple of months ago:

I'm not sure. I just saw that preorder on the front page, and was curious it SF might have anything to do with it. Hopefully something happens, from someone!

[Metallix87]

How about this one, Cliff: I've always been a fan of the Blind Dead series. Any chance of a Blu-Ray collection of all four films?

[therock666]

what about scarecrows the 1988 film??

[Brett C]

Originally Posted by NoirFan

Ah well, I had assumed they had fared better. People are really missing out then - the two films are really the first 'modern' vampire films, with a perfect balance of humor, horror, and atmosphere. Two of the best vampire films ever made, in my opinion.

People always remember Carrie for the shock ending when Count Yorga did it six years beforehand and apparently it unnerved the hell out of audiences at the time.

Major bummer about no BD release.

[jebhdb]

Originally Posted by rickah88

Not sure if this has been mentioned as a SF candidate, but Tourist Trap is being released in Japan.

This was a title I suggested many moons ago in the thread. If Scream Factory or another North American company doesn't plan on releasing Tourist Trap I will definitely import the Japanese release.

[spawningblue]

Originally Posted by NoirFan

Ah well, I had assumed they had fared better. People are really missing out then - the two films are really the first 'modern' vampire films, with a perfect balance of humor, horror, and atmosphere. Two of the best vampire films ever made, in my opinion.

Agreed. Disappointing to see so many titles get turned down because the DVDs sold poorly. People are really missing out on a lot of great flicks. Maybe once Scream has ran out of titles to release they can give some of them a second chance. Seems like since Bluray there are a lot more people interested in cult and horror titles. I think just about any movie released by Scream should sell well enough now. They have become like Criterion where they have a loyal fan base that has to own own them all. Low sales numbers on DVD are also holding up a lot of Blue Underground titles as well, including highly requested titles like Don't Torture a Duckling and The Blind Dead Collection.

Originally Posted by Metallix87

How about this one, Cliff: I've always been a fan of the Blind Dead series. Any chance of a Blu-Ray collection of all four films?

As mentioned above, I believe Bill said these didn't sell as well as hoped on DVD. If that is true then I would assume Scream will pass on them. Again more titles people skipped out on DVD that are exceptionally great films. If it's not from the 80s it gets no love from the fans unfortunately. That's the reason apparently there aren't more Price, Hammer and Amicus titles on Bluray. Such a shame!

[Momma]

I am probably the oldest person on this thread, but I remember when it cost almost 400 bucks to get VHS tapes. with inflation, that is very expensive.

Also, DVD were not the cheapest to manufacture and digitalize the film and digi-beta, etc. was expensive.

The prices went down, and then the risk did too. Im sure the same will happen to blu-ray production, the price will go down along with the risk of spending too much on a product that not that many will buy.

Maybe we will all see Yorga on BD some other time.

[NoirFan]

Originally Posted by Momma

Maybe we will all see Yorga on BD some other time.

Perhaps Arrow or Second Sight in the UK, but Scream was really the only hope for a US release. *Sob*

Edit: Consulting FilmAf reveals that both US releases are OOP, and there haven't been any international releases at all. I shot off emails to Arrow and Second Sight though.

[Member-222782]

Are companies factoring in DVD sales numbers in their decision to go Blu? That's a big mistake - DVD as a format, while still widely used, is on it's way out. Please don't judge a film's high-definition worthiness based on how many DVDs it sold. People are waiting for their favorite movies to be released on Blu-ray, not DVD. Also, if something sold poorly on DVD in 2009 that doesn't mean it won't do well on Blu-ray today.

[dsman71]

I agree with that. I also think its funny when I see that Cliff says no to titles, we still have hope "Maybe it will come out later on / someday"
I was reading the comment of the Count Yorga movies...
I guess it still could be possible but not with Shout Factory.
Without Warning has never been tested in the USA market, and I will continue to push for it (and according to Jeff Nelson, it is highly requested) and Im not the only one. I really think this would be the dark horse and sell super well

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by jebhdb

This was a title I suggested many moons ago in the thread. If Scream Factory or another North American company doesn't plan on releasing Tourist Trap I will definitely import the Japanese release.

You were probably one of the members that supplied me with the name of this movie, as I couldn't recall it, and gave a brief description. That was several months ago.
Anyway, I do remember this film being discussed in this thread and thought it was interesting that Japan is releasing it. That always gives me hope when a non-US BD is released in another region.

[Jobla]

Cliff, any chance for BLOOD AND LACE? That gruesome shocker has never been released on home video, at least not in the US.

I'm still looking forward to UNHOLY ROLLERS.

[zbinks]

Originally Posted by cine74

Are companies factoring in DVD sales numbers in their decision to go Blu? That's a big mistake - DVD as a format, while still widely used, is on it's way out. Please don't judge a film's high-definition worthiness based on how many DVDs it sold. People are waiting for their favorite movies to be released on Blu-ray, not DVD. Also, if something sold poorly on DVD in 2009 that doesn't mean it won't do well on Blu-ray today.

2 questions:

• Why wouldn't a company factor in DVD sales numbers into their business decision of whether to release a film on Blu-Ray or not?
  
• What data would you propose to be more relevant?