Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[TheHorrorNerd]

Originally Posted by Cherokee Jack

And this is why I eventually decided to pass on the sale. Not gonna force myself to watch a bunch of movies right away, some of which I’ve watched recently on BD, strictly for QC purposes rather than enjoy them at my own pace.

Decided to grab what I wanted right now from Amazon instead and sure enough, Cat People came with some light scratches on the UHD and what looks like a burn mark (?) on the inner ring of the BD.

I dunno it takes 2 seconds to open a disc and look at it.

[Cherokee Jack]

Originally Posted by TheHorrorNerd

I dunno it takes 2 seconds to open a disc and look at it.

I’m curious, do you and the folks who liked your post return every single UHD with even the lightest scratches? The kind that are only visible until bright light when holding the disc at just the right angle? Because that’s what I’d have to do to avoid nasty surprise playback errors on my temperamental UB820. Sometimes the player can handle a disc like that, sometimes it can’t. My Criterion Shaft UHD for example looked fine upon initial inspection but was a pixelated mess on the UB820. Turned out it had microscopic scratching. Nothing serious enough to cause playback problems when I later tested it on my PS5 (which doesn’t do Dolby Vision and has no HDR optimizer, making it less than ideal as a UHD player for me) but the UB820 wasn’t so forgiving.

So at this point I make a point of watching my UHD’s as quickly as possible regardless of how pristine they look at initial inspection, especially when they were manufactured at the inferior Mexican plant. Simple enough to make an exchange one purchase at a time at BBY or Amazon but rushing through ten movies from the Shout sale and dealing with their allegedly difficult exchange policy wasn’t worth the savings for me.

[TheHorrorNerd]

Originally Posted by Cherokee Jack

I’m curious, do you and the folks who liked your post return every single UHD with even the lightest scratches? The kind that are only visible until bright light when holding the disc at just the right angle? Because that’s what I’d have to do to avoid nasty surprise playback errors on my temperamental UB820. Sometimes the player can handle a disc like that, sometimes it can’t. My Criterion Shaft UHD for example looked fine upon initial inspection but was a pixelated mess on the UB820. Turned out it had microscopic scratching. Nothing serious enough to cause playback problems when I later tested it on my PS5 (which doesn’t do Dolby Vision and has no HDR optimizer, making it less than ideal as a UHD player for me) but the UB820 wasn’t so forgiving.

So at this point I make a point of watching my UHD’s as quickly as possible regardless of how pristine they look at initial inspection, especially when they were manufactured at the inferior Mexican plant. Simple enough to make an exchange one purchase at a time at BBY or Amazon but rushing through ten movies from the Shout sale and dealing with their allegedly difficult exchange policy wasn’t worth the savings for me.

100% I return every new disc that has a scratch. I pay way too much money for these releases and do so because I like the archival aspect of physical media.

I didn't pay for a scratched disc.

[LeDroitDeTuer]

Originally Posted by Cherokee Jack

So at this point I make a point of watching my UHD’s as quickly as possible regardless of how pristine they look at initial inspection, especially when they were manufactured at the inferior Mexican plant. Simple enough to make an exchange one purchase at a time at BBY or Amazon but rushing through ten movies from the Shout sale and dealing with their allegedly difficult exchange policy wasn’t worth the savings for me.

You're not wrong, this method can only scale for so many discs and it's still scratch Russian roulette. Granted I just do a spot check and I watch the stuff that has visible marks, and I happened to only have one damaged disc out of the whole bunch this round.

Since I watched the movie I just filmed the spots where it stuttered or got stuck with my phone for the sake of speeding things up with the replacement process, but this is absolutely not a reasonable solution if you end up with multiple scratched movies. If it's consistently turning into a chore, people will just opt out.

[Nailwraps]

Originally Posted by Röckzilla

and a definitive "Arrow Video-style" 4K boxset containing all 3 Austin Powers films (1997 - 2002)...

Okay, I'll admit, those last 3 suggestions are probably just me. "Sad to say."
I really wish that more comedy films got the same deluxe treatment as most horror films have already received.

I believe you forgotten about Shout Select. Incidentally, we DO need more Select titles.

Also incidentally, I'd love see Mars Attacks! myself plus Westworld (and Futureworld via Shout!'s deal with MGM).

[Sleazeaddict]

got my UHD sale order, all have slips + Halloween hardcases.

[russweiss1]

Originally Posted by Sleazeaddict

got my UHD sale order, all have slips + Halloween hardcases.

I'm still waiting for shipment of my order from the 15th.

[toodeepuntilnow]

Originally Posted by TheHorrorNerd

100% I return every new disc that has a scratch. I pay way too much money for these releases and do so because I like the archival aspect of physical media.

I didn't pay for a scratched disc.

I’m with you guys. I hate to play the exchange game like that but if Shout is going to take a hard approach then I’m going to do the same.

[Bradsdadg]

Originally Posted by russweiss1

I'm still waiting for shipment of my order from the 15th.

That stinks. Hopefully you hear soon. My order was placed on the 18th and it should be here tomorrow...

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

Since we are all hoping our butts off right now, I'm hoping we get A Simple Plan soon. Maybe some more WB films never on Blu-ray as well. While not horror, would be great if Shout gave us some Suburban Commando and Telefon.

Do you follow the label Terror Vision? They're a former Vinegar Syndrome Partner Label who have branched out on their own. The label Insider who posts on their dedicated thread recently revealed that they are "in talks" with Warner for licensing deals. They're such a small label and relatively unknown that frankly I'm surprised that they already have a foot in the Warner door but I'm encouraged by the news all the same, especially since the label is branding themselves as "all encompassing", meaning they don't favor just one or two genres. I'm hopeful we may someday see films like Telefon and Steven Seagal collections through TV (Terror Vision). Anything that Shout isn't interested in pursuing themselves may see a home with these guys.

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by Cinema84

Do you follow the label Terror Vision? They're a former Vinegar Syndrome Partner Label who have branched out on their own. The label Insider who posts on their dedicated thread recently revealed that they are "in talks" with Warner for licensing deals. They're such a small label and relatively unknown that frankly I'm surprised that they already have a foot in the Warner door but I'm encouraged by the news all the same, especially since the label is branding themselves as "all encompassing", meaning they don't favor just one or two genres. I'm hopeful we may someday see films like Telefon and Steven Seagal collections through TV (Terror Vision). Anything that Shout isn't interested in pursuing themselves may see a home with these guys.

I didn't see that. They have a possible deal with WB brewing? Hmm, I'll believe it when I see it. I mean Kino hasn't been able to get a deal in yet and the same with most labels. We'll see, but the more labels the better working with WB. They simply have too many films not on HD disc.

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

I didn't see that. They have a possible deal with WB brewing? Hmm, I'll believe it when I see it. I mean Kino hasn't been able to get a deal in yet and the same with most labels. We'll see, but the more labels the better working with WB. They simply have too many films not on HD disc.

Maybe under the new ownership Warner may now be even more willing to license, which would be very beneficial to us hardcore collectors, needless to say. The boutiques do it better

[Surge92]

Originally Posted by russweiss1

I'm still waiting for shipment of my order from the 15th.

I was beginning to wonder myself, but I got my notice two days ago. I ordered on the last day of the sale. According to the latest tracking info, my order should hopefully be arriving tomorrow.

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by Cinema84

Maybe under the new ownership Warner may now be even more willing to license, which would be very beneficial to us hardcore collectors, needless to say. The boutiques do it better

Agreed. I hope Kino can get a deal with them, as you know Kino will release a lot of titles and will probably go for all the Charles Bronson ones like Telefon, Red Sun, and St. Ives. That would be epic.

[russweiss1]

Originally Posted by Bradsdadg

That stinks. Hopefully you hear soon. My order was placed on the 18th and it should be here tomorrow...

Originally Posted by Surge92

I was beginning to wonder myself, but I got my notice two days ago. I ordered on the last day of the sale. According to the latest tracking info, my order should hopefully be arriving tomorrow.

Shout's email said not to worry about it unless you haven't received notice by end of work day on Wednesday. I'll send a message if I haven't heard by then.

[bruce holecheck]

Originally Posted by ccahheleks

A couple of Warner niche titles. Who wants?)

The Hidden II (1993), Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1995), Chained Heat II (1993)

LAWNMOWER MAN II is on Blu from RoninFlix. Also, the movie is awful.

https://roninflix.com/products/lawnm...an-2-jobes-war

[Surge92]

Originally Posted by ccahheleks

A couple of Warner niche titles. Who wants?)

The Hidden II (1993), Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1995), Chained Heat II (1993)

I'm still waiting for The Hidden on 4K UHD...

[Resident Evil Labs]

Here's some wishlist announcements I want from Scream Factory:

Night Of The Comet 4K
Night Of The Demons 4K
Night Of The Demons 3 Blu Ray
Pumpkinhead 4K
Demon Knight 4K
Rumpelstiltskin Blu Ray
Pinocchios Revenge Blu Ray
Carnosaur trilogy Blu Ray set

[Resident Evil Labs]

Originally Posted by jcole8882

I'm 1000 percent sure we're getting Night of the Demons 4k with Night of the Demons 3 standard bluray for October or September

Was this posted somewhere?

[jcole8882]

Originally Posted by Resident Evil Labs

Was this posted somewhere?

TheDiscFather on instagram... now idk how legit he is but he posted that Night of the Demons 3 will be coming in 2023... and 80 percent of time.. the titles he hints at.. End up coming out .... examples..

He posted.. Motel Hell, Bride of Chucky, and a few other before they were even leaked..


He also posted...

Sleepaway Camp 4k

Pumpkinhead 4k

My Bloody Valentine 4k

Which have yet to be leaked or released


And now Night of the Demons 3... so it's a real good chance it's coming soon