Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by Surge92

What are the chances Cronenberg's The Fly and its sequel will get remastered? I don't want to get the box set with the old transfers just to have a new release announced.

I think you're safe. Anything under Disney that's not a brand new film or part of their animation dept. is pretty much doomed to a vault. I just bought another copy of Can't Buy Me Love on DVD to replace my old disc. I hate buying DVDs lol

[The Great Owl]

I ordered both of the new Shout Factory exclusives...

The Great Texas Dynamite Chase / Eat My Dust!
Wheels Of Fire / Raiders Of The Sun

Shout has raised the price of these exclusives a bit, but these look to be fun drive-in features, so I was still all in.

[jzbadblood]

Wheels of Fire rules it's got the vibe of an Italian post-apocalyptic flick but filmed in the Philippines. It's got everything you'd want out of one of these movies and more.

[bsend]

Bummer that I have to re-buy Wheels of Fire even though I have the Code Red release already.

[Nighthawk71]

it is odd...the site worked for me today and now I can't get it to load. I even cleared my cache and cookies. and still no luck. Anyone else run into this issue after they cleared out the cache?

UPDATE:

i rebooted and that did the trick

[Rayjg]

Originally Posted by bsend

Bummer that I have to re-buy Wheels of Fire even though I have the Code Red release already.

Second time they've done this with exclusives. But no they aren't like Mill Creek at all...

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by bsend

Bummer that I have to re-buy Wheels of Fire even though I have the Code Red release already.

Same. It's a fun movie, so the double feature will be worth it anyway, though.

[SpiderNerd09]

Final List of Extras for The Exorcist III 4K

Special Features and Technical Specs:

DISC ONE: 4K BLU-RAY (THEATRICAL CUT)
NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE (2022)
DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
NEW restoration of the original stereo and 5.1 tracks (2023)
Optional English subtitles for the main feature

DISC TWO: BLU-RAY (THEATRICAL CUT)
NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE (2022)
NEW restoration of the original stereo and 5.1 tracks (2023)
Deleted Scene/Alternate Takes/Bloopers
Deleted Prologue
Vintage interviews (featuring behind-the-scenes footage) with writer/director William Peter Blatty, George C. Scott, Jason Miller, Ed Flanders and more…
Vintage Featurette
Theatrical Trailers
TV Spots
Radio Spots
Photo Galleries
Optional English subtitles for the main feature

DISC THREE: BLU-RAY (DIRECTOR'S CUT)
William Peter Blatty's director's cut – LEGION, assembled from the interpositive and select scenes from the VHS dallies, approved by William Peter Blatty
Audio interview with director/writer William Peter Blatty
Death, Be Not Proud: The Making of THE EXORCIST III – feature-length, five-chapter documentary on the making of the film featuring interviews with actor Brad Dourif, production designer Lesley Dilley, composer Barry De Vorzon, producer Carter DeHaven and more…
Optional English subtitles for the main feature

[dylrichard02]

Originally Posted by Rayjg

Second time they've done this with exclusives. But no they aren't like Mill Creek at all...

The prices certainly reflect that.

I wish they'd give these Corman releases runs of closer to 5,000-10,000 if they are going to keep the prices at $30. At least some of these are new transfers! They are trying to gross more on these releases than some of Corman's budgets lol.

[Rayjg]

Originally Posted by dylrichard02

The prices certainly reflect that.

I wish they'd give these Corman releases runs of closer to 5,000-10,000 if they are going to keep the prices at $30. At least some of these are new transfers! They are trying to gross more on these releases than some of Corman's budgets lol.

I like the new transfers and debuts too but if they really cared about their customers they would’ve paired Wheels of Fire and Stripped to Kill together and the other two newly released films together. Instead they force you to buy two releases, and these two films again, if you want the newly released films and already purchased the Scorpion Releasing and Code Red versions. It’s not like Wheels of Fire and Stripped to Kill are out of print and expensive. Both are still available at Screen Archives and Stripped is only $9.99.

[Rzzzz]

Give me more 50's monster movies!

[TripleHBK]

Originally Posted by Rayjg

I like the new transfers and debuts too but if they really cared about their customers they would’ve paired Wheels of Fire and Stripped to Kill together and the other two newly released films together. Instead they force you to buy two releases, and these two films again, if you want the newly released films and already purchased the Scorpion Releasing and Code Red versions. It’s not like Wheels of Fire and Stripped to Kill are out of print and expensive. Both are still available at Screen Archives and Stripped is only $9.99.

I appreciate the head's up. Stripped to Kill was the only title I was interested in and so I went to Screen Archives just now and picked it up for $16.35 shipped.

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by bsend

Bummer that I have to re-buy Wheels of Fire even though I have the Code Red release already.

Maybe the Shout edition is better in some way? I ordered it just now. Gotta have the other Post Apocalyptic flick. Please do Battletruck next.

[Blu2u]

Originally Posted by Cinema84

Maybe the Shout edition is better in some way? I ordered it just now. Gotta have the other Post Apocalyptic flick. Please do Battletruck next.

might have better encoding and will at least have subtitles.

[Rayjg]

Originally Posted by Blu2u

might have better encoding and will at least have subtitles.

I don’t think the re-released titles indicate new transfers so they’re probably using the old ones. As for encoding, they went from having their own discs to now sharing one. Doesn’t mean they’ll look worse but I doubt they’ll look any better.

[filmlover22]

With both Australia and the US releasing this old transfer, the only slim hope is that a UK company (Indicator?) might do something different. Slim hope, and I wouldn't hold my breath - but that is the only option I see for something better.

For now, this is definitely not a pre-order for me. Will wait for reviews and if same PQ then I will just get whatever is cheaper.

[Surge92]

I went with those six titles from the sale. I also had the The Fly box set in my cart, but I decided to hold off on that until the next sale or something. I hope Child's Play comes with a slip, so it matches my other Shout 4Ks.

[xXx$uicide_Ma$terxXx]

Originally Posted by Rayjg

I don’t think the re-released titles indicate new transfers so they’re probably using the old ones. As for encoding, they went from having their own discs to now sharing one. Doesn’t mean they’ll look worse but I doubt they’ll look any better.

I'd say it's very possible considering CR was pretty bad.

[octobercountry]

I really do wish the Shout/Scream sales were a bit less expensive---more along the lines of the Kino sales, which feature great prices.... Still, the savings this time around were substantial enough that I picked up a few things from my wish list:

[TripleHBK]

Random thought, are the Grudge sequels with Sony? It's a bit surprising to me that A) They haven't had a US HD release given we just saw a new film last year, and/or B) That if they are with Sony that Scream Factory didn't pick them up a few years back when they were raiding that catalog.

I've never been the biggest J-horror fan but in my quest to spook my 9 year old daughter but not scar her, I showed her the trailer to The Grudge the other day when we were talking about movies, and then today by pure coincidence the trailer for The Grudge 2 played prior to the film Paranormal Activity 2 on my Plex Server and so we both watched that as well and talked about the film series again. I myself have never seen any of the sequels after the original film and so I'd very much be down for a Scream Factory (or Arrow) box set of all the films.