Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[cmac]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

Which is why Universal will most likely release it themselves, along with 3. They might be willing to license The Revenge though.

Both were about to be announced for release along with the JAWS blu-ray last year and then they were pulled. The cover art for JAW 3-D was even in Horrorhound Magazine.

I think they will be announced again at some point

[demonknight]

Originally Posted by cmac

Both were about to be announced for release along with the JAWS blu-ray last year and then they were pulled. The cover art for JAW 3-D was even in Horrorhound Magazine.

I think they will be announced again at some point

I saw that. They were gonna do what you are doing with Amityville 3D.

[willh51]

Was Jaws 3D originally going to be on standard Blu-ray? Universal has stepped up their 3D game so I can see it having both 2D and true 3D on one disc (like the Fascination Coral Reef discs) and maybe that is what caused the delay.

[dsman71]

Jaws releases have no bearing for me since I only like the first one
A title I will mention, though it wouldnt be a Scream title but I'd love it if Shout would do a Blu release of the classic This Island Earth actually...

[cmac]

Originally Posted by willh51

Was Jaws 3D originally going to be on standard Blu-ray? Universal has stepped up their 3D game so I can see it having both 2D and true 3D on one disc (like the Fascination Coral Reef discs) and maybe that is what caused the delay.

I think it was going to be in 3-D

[JohnDoe NY]

Originally Posted by cmac

I think it was going to be in 3-D

Cliff, how about The Wraith?

[jaws3dfan]

Cliff How about "Killer Fish" starring Lee Majors and Karen Black?

[dsman71]

Hi Cliff - Why did Universal say no to your request for Army of Darkness ? Do they have plans for it themselves ?

[movieman1979]

Originally Posted by dsman71

Jaws releases have no bearing for me since I only like the first one
A title I will mention, though it wouldnt be a Scream title but I'd love it if Shout would do a Blu release of the classic This Island Earth actually...

normal viiiiiew, Normal Viiiiiiiew, NORMAL VIIIIIIIIIIIIIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[HorrorBlu]

Originally Posted by HDMe

I'm still curious (I can't remember what the answer was if I got one) about the possibility of:

Out of the Dark

Out Of The Dark was released as an MOD DVD-R by Sony. I doubt it's a title that Twilight Time, Image, or even Mill Creek would have much interest in.

So the MOD is probably as good as it gets.

[Youre My Boy Blu!]

Originally Posted by johndoe ny

cliff, how about the wraith?

+1

[dsman71]

Originally Posted by movieman1979

normal viiiiiew, Normal Viiiiiiiew, NORMAL VIIIIIIIIIIIIIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

W-T-F ?

[demonknight]

Originally Posted by JohnDoe NY

Cliff, how about The Wraith?

It is with Lionsgate.

[CrazyHorse42]

I'd love Scream to release Badham's 'Dracula', with its wonderful original colour photography still in place + the Badham approved (misguidedly IMHO), drained, almost B&W version that has been issued a couple of times on DVD.

[AKORIS]

Originally Posted by CrazyHorse42

I'd love Scream to release Badham's 'Dracula', with its wonderful original colour photography still in place + the Badham approved (misguidedly IMHO), drained, almost B&W version that has been issued a couple of times on DVD.

Yes!!!!! I asked about this one awhile ago and it was a no, but perhaps the Universal buy will change all that

[dsman71]

Originally Posted by zbinks

The current edition is a hot seller. It is currently sitting in the #18 spot in Amazon's Blu-Ray Best Sellers in Horror list just ahead of The Evil Dead (1980) and Jaws. I don't expect Universal to do much of anything with it right now.

That's amazing that its a hot seller considering it has 1/100th of the extras that are on the DVDs which is why I haven't upgraded anything yet...

[dsman71]

Originally Posted by zbinks

MST3K reference I think.

I have This Island Earth in the MST3K version + I have a R1 full frame DVD and the R2 PAL Widescreen edition...

I still cant believe that movie was chosen...its not that bad a movie, in fact in some domains its a real classic...

Now Olive Films on the other is releasing Fire Maidens of Outer Space which is and was a great choice for MST3K - the famous Timmy episode

[Catastrophe]

Originally Posted by demonknight

Possible Universal Titles from the new deal may include:
001) Cat People
002) Ghost Story
003) Firestarter
004) Jaws 3D
005) Jaws: The Revenge
006) Nightmares
007) Metalstorm?
008) Slayground
009) The 'burbs
010) Howard the Duck
011) Shocker
012) The People Under the Stairs
013) The Serpent and the Rainbow
014) Matinee
015) Death Becomes Her
016) Demon Knight
017) Bordello of Blood
018) Village of the Damned
019) Jaws 2
020) Dracula
021) Sssssss
022) The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
023) The Evil of Frankenstein
024) The Sentinel
025) Rollercoaster

Hint: I cut the date off at 1995.

Interesting list. Out of those 25, I could see Universal probably hanging on to the Jaws sequels (even 3 and Revenge) with them being released later by Universal. And I can see Universal just sitting on Ghost Story, Firestarter, Nightmares, Howard the Duck, and the Crypt movies and not doing anything with them. Which leaves...16 possible SF releases.

Personally, the ones I want to see the most are Death Becomes Her, Sssssss, The People Under the Stairs and The Sentinel.

[spawningblue]

Originally Posted by dsman71

That's amazing that its a hot seller considering it has 1/100th of the extras that are on the DVDs which is why I haven't upgraded anything yet...

It's that high on the list because it has been sitting around the $5-$10 range for a while now. I picked it up from Amazon.ca for $6 not too long ago. It's one of my favourite movies but I held off on it as well because of the lack of extras (Especially the Director's Cut!) and the subpar PQ. Either way, this is a movie that has a huge cult market and I'm sure always sells a fair amount. Hopefully Shout can pry it from Univesal's hands though as it is desperate for a release from a company that gives a damn.

I would also love to see a re-release of The Thing (Probably equal in popularity to AOD) and Escape from New York with all the previous extras and some new ones. Just imagine what sweet love Scream would do with their slipcovers! I know, there are lots of other titles that don't have a Bluray release, let alone a DVD release yet, but these are still my most wanted as they are favourites and their current Bluray releases (like AOD) are pretty insulting compared to what other films have gotten on Blu.

And are Universal really making that much money selling these movies for just over $5 even if they are selling a lot of copies?

[ScorpionReleasing]

SLAYGROUND is with StudioCanal, not MCA