Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[Nick Ray]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Yeah, if it's a Collector's Edition in the Scream line it'll have a slip, Shout Select Collector's Editions are a little more inconsistent, but lately most of them have been including slips as well (Red Dawn, Natural Born Killers, Clue, Point Break, etc..). All non-CE releases don't typically include slips, though there are exceptions like the "Special Edition" of Coma that also comes with one.

Here are the Select CE's that never included a slip (let me know if I miss any)

Hackers 4K
Used Cars 4K
Streets of Fire 4K
Midnight Run 4K
Cool World
Colors
Trespass
A Walk to Remember
Downfall
Nighthawks
T.A.M.I. Show / The Big T.N.T. Show
Dudes
Into the Night
Three O'Clock High
Born in East L.A.
Hype!
Holy Motors
Chuck Berry Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
The Incredibel Shrinking Woman

The Last Detail 4K

[FarSided102]

https://shoutfactory.com/collections...40227715317894

The Silver Bullet 4K has been delayed.

Product Note: Final extras and specs will be confirmed at a later date. The street date has been changed to December 5, 2023.

[sancho]

Originally Posted by FarSided102

https://shoutfactory.com/collections...40227715317894

The Silver Bullet 4K has been delayed.

Product Note: Final extras and specs will be confirmed at a later date. The street date has been changed to December 5, 2023.

Fine by me. I have too much Movies & Music, to buy for myself...from now until the end of the year.

[FForFake]

Just Clue 4k for me for sure, may get the Ring set if there's a sale at some point. Still, super psyched about Clue!

[brainofj72]

[The Great Owl]

Moving on through the Irwin Allen: Master of Disaster box set...



Several high society friends reunite for a fun-filled weekend trip up a skylift cable car so that they can picnic on a mountain overlook. This vacation takes a terrifying turn when a lightning storm causes the cable car to become stuck in place high above the canyon ravines, stranding the passengers in dangerous high wind conditions. As the wires of one of the skylift cables slowly snap, one by one, under the weight of the motionless car, the stress of the situation causes buried resentments among the helpless friends to resurface. To make matters even worse, one of the passengers, a potential whistleblower court witness against a corrupt defense contractor company, is targeted by assassins.

I was only seven years old when I saw the 1979 made-for-television movie, Hanging by a Thread, directed by Georg Fenady and produced by disaster film extraordinaire Irwin Allen, during its original air date over two nights and I never saw it again until just recently, but I am rather amazed at how well I have remembered each and every detail about the story over the years. Several movies like this that I saw during my childhood made a big impression on me in such a way. It is funny that I cannot even remember why I walked into the garage of my home five minutes ago, but I can somehow recall specific dialogue moments from a television movie that I saw 44 years ago. Because I am fond of the memory of my seven year-old self being completely riveted by this film, I am probably making it out to be a far better movie than it actually is, but my middle-age self also finds it to be an intense and engaging effort, despite certain storytelling limitations.

As with all Irwin Allen productions, this one benefits from a star-studded cast of actors, many of whom were a decade of so past their prime, but still able to deliver capable and convincing performances. Our unfortunate cable car passengers are played by Sam Groom (Otherworld), Patty Duke Austin (Valley of the Dolls), Joyce Bulifant (Airplane!), Oliver Clark (M.A.S.H.), Bert Convy (The Cannonball Run), Burr DeBenning (The Incredible Melting Man), Donna Mills (Knots Landing), and Michael Sharrett (Deadly Friend). Roger Perry (The Six Million Dollar Man) stars as a detective ally to Sam Groom's endangered witness character, while Cameron Mitchell stars as one of the baddies.

I am not normally fond of flashbacks as a narrative device in movies, because I feel that there are often better ways to incorporate elements from a character's past into a story. In the case of Hanging by a Thread, however, the many flashbacks work decently well to add tension to what would otherwise be a simple one-note tale.

It is interesting that, although Hanging by a Thread features overt adult themes, namely alcoholism, divorce, infidelity, and crime, my seven year-old self somehow picked up on the gist of things back in 1979 during my first viewing. I did not understand the specific grown-up nuances, but I could readily tell which characters were sleazy, which characters were dishonest, and which characters were inherently good. Kids are surprisingly adept at reading people, or at least I would like to think that I was during my childhood.


Props to Shout Factory for putting these forgotten gems together in the Irwin Allen: Master of Disaster collection with great presentations.

[Savage_Blu]

Yeah man, I got the itch to spend some cash on Scream blus....need a Shocktober sale soon!

[ukulelemonster]

I've been on a tighter budget this year and held off on quite a few sales saving up for shocktober. I'm gonna be miffed if it never comes because the current Kino sale has a lot of titles I want and I've been sitting that one out.

[MifuneFan]

If anyone wants to get the rolled poster for Clue, there are just 30 left, and they are moving fast.

https://shoutfactory.com/collections...ectors-edition

Edit: they broke the poster inventory into 2 or more units of 250 for some reason. So the second batch is now up.

[Bradsdadg]

Silver Bullet is down to 162 with poster as well. These are going quick if the count is accurate

[Eric_Hendershot]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

If anyone wants to get the rolled poster for Clue, there are just 30 left, and they are moving fast.

https://shoutfactory.com/collections...ectors-edition

Edit: Sold out.

I'm curious where you see it's sold out for the poster? I'm seeing it's still available with the poster with 250 left.

[Eric_Hendershot]

Point Break with poster is going really fast too, there were 494 available yesterday morning and now it's down to 212.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Eric_Hendershot

I'm curious where you see it's sold out for the poster? I'm seeing it's still available with the poster with 250 left.

It was showing as unavailable about 40 mins ago. I guess they broke the poster inventory down into two or more batches of 250?

[Eric_Hendershot]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

It was showing as unavailable about 40 mins ago. I guess they broke the poster inventory down into two or more batches of 250?

That is kind of what I was thinking too. You would think they would just put the total quantity up at once.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Eric_Hendershot

That is kind of what I was thinking too. You would think they would just put the total quantity up at once.

Yeah that's how it was done for other products with posters since they added the inventory amounts. Their store exclusive Shaw Brothers set had 600 with posters and then when that sold out, switched to 1,900 without posters. It would be lame if they're doing it this way to entice people to buy it quickly due to FOMO.

[co-villain]

Count me in on Shocktober as well...really would like to pick up some of those site exclusives at a discounted price (well...probably what they should be priced to begin with)

[darkness2918]

Just The Ring collection & Shaw Bros Classics vol 4 for me. I’ll have to pick up vols 2 & 3 before then also.

[sancho]

2 movies were delivered today.

Night of the Demons - No Scratches

My Bloody Valentine - All 3 discs have scratches. (Bezos is sending me a replacement)

Good luck to you all.

[agenda]

Originally Posted by sancho

My Bloody Valentine - All 3 discs have scratches. (Bezos is sending me a replacement)

I wonder, where's the end of that road and how much longer people are forgiven for SF...? Everything in that situation screams wrong.

[Bradsdadg]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Yeah that's how it was done for other products with posters since they added the inventory amounts. Their store exclusive Shaw Brothers set had 600 with posters and then when that sold out, switched to 1,900 without posters. It would be lame if they're doing it this way to entice people to buy it quickly due to FOMO.

That would be a damn dirty trick if so. I ended up ordering Clue, Dead Zone & Silver Bullet last night. Was going to get them anyway~but that count got me to order a bit faster...