Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread - Page 682 - Blu-ray Forum

zeze · 07-30-2013, 04:28 AM

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Originally Posted by NoirFan

At 4.7 on IMDb, is Eve of Destruction the lowest-rated film that Scream has released so far? Even The Video Dead managed to pull a 5.0! I only saw the film once on TV years ago, but remember it being pretty goofy. And that title!

Dead Souls also has a 4.7

Edit: Halloween III: Season of the Witch has a 4.2. Way too low imo.

Edit 2: Ninja III: The Domination has a 3.9

Edit 3: X-Ray has a 4.5 and Schizoid has a 4.3.

Edit 4: Scanners III has a 3.9

Those IMDB ratings mean nothing. Take them with a grain of salt.

Seymour · 07-30-2013, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Randyman94

That cover art is hilarious. Yeah, I know it's the original poster, but it's still hilarious.

AKORIS · 07-30-2013, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by NoirFan

At 4.7 on IMDb, is Eve of Destruction the lowest-rated film that Scream has released so far? Even The Video Dead managed to pull a 5.0! I only saw the film once on TV years ago, but remember it being pretty goofy. And that title!

Eve Of Destruction is far superior to The Video Dead... it's a fun movie and I welcome getting it..

zbinks · 07-30-2013, 05:55 AM

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Originally Posted by zeze

Edit: Halloween III: Season of the Witch has a 4.2. Way too low imo.

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19560 IMDb users have given a weighted average vote of 4.2 / 10

Votes	 Percentage	 Rating
1756	  9.00%	 	 10
560	  2.90%	 	  9
1098	  5.60%	 	  8
1770	  9.00%	 	  7
2042	 10.40%	 	  6
2212	 11.30%	 	  5
2116	 10.80%	 	  4
2194	 11.20%	 	  3
2138	 10.90%	 	  2
3674	 18.80%	 	  1

Arithmetic mean = 4.6  Median = 4

This is one of those films where the IMDB rating isn't really indicative of anything other than there not being any sort of general consensus about the film's quality. A lot of people hated it, a lot of people were indifferent and quite a few people liked or loved it.

It's too bad IMDB doesn't poll users about why they voted the way they voted. I'd be interested in knowing how many of the low scores were voted on the sole basis of Michael Myers not having a role in this film outside of appearing in a TV ad for the original film.

zbinks · 07-30-2013, 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Seymour

That cover art is hilarious. Yeah, I know it's the original poster, but it's still hilarious.

There is an alternative...

[Show spoiler]

...but apparently it doesn't sit well with the MPAA based on the way the gun is pointed.

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Originally Posted by Scream Factory

We are still trying to put that "constipated" (lol) theatrical poster on the flipside, but it was nixed from the front by the studio as the gun was pointing directly at you, which is a no-no from the MPAA

I'm not sure which I like better.

henry00x · 07-30-2013, 06:20 AM

i dont own any scream factory releases but would like to purchase a few, The Fog caught my eye, is there a consensus top 2 or 3 releases that i should start with?

redrunner97 · 07-30-2013, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by henry00x

i dont own any scream factory releases but would like to purchase a few, The Fog caught my eye, is there a consensus top 2 or 3 releases that i should start with?

My favorites so far are:

They Live
The Funhouse
From Beyond
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
The Burning
Vampire Lovers
The Howling

But I have them all, it's like picking you favorite parent.

Alfredlynch · 07-30-2013, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by henry00x

i dont own any scream factory releases but would like to purchase a few, The Fog caught my eye, is there a consensus top 2 or 3 releases that i should start with?

The 5 best, in order of release are

Halloween II
Halloween III
They live
The Howling
The Fog

Torrente · 07-30-2013, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Monroville

Is it at least as good looking as the MGM HD-UK release?:

Swamp Thing 93 min(Uncut) Blu-ray Project

screen caps links (NSFW):

https://imageshack.us/a/img94/4654/jlp.png
https://imageshack.us/a/img703/4306/a6tr.png

Awesome project (again)!

Lacrymosa · 07-30-2013, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by xxBachelor1981xx

I cant wait to get Swamp Thing. I watched it on Netflix about a year ago and It was almost unwatchable the quality was so bad. So your take on the transfer doesn't really surprise me.

It is definitely a totally watchable transfer though. I never saw what netflix put up, but it sounds like night and day compared to that.

Lacrymosa · 07-30-2013, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by dressedtokill

What about the sf? Any thoughts?

I didn't listen to the commentaries, but the 3 interviews included are fun, they're each about 15 min, but there is some nice stories about it. Adrienne is pretty funny - inadvertently - and Reggie Batts has some nice things to say, really cool to hear about his experience. And Len Wein has some interesting origins to speak of.
I should give the Craven commentary a spin, but I don't often listen to commentaries, there's so many movies to watch haha.

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Originally Posted by Monroville

Is it at least as good looking as the MGM HD-UK release?:

Swamp Thing 93 min(Uncut) Blu-ray Project

screen caps links (NSFW):

https://imageshack.us/a/img94/4654/jlp.png
https://imageshack.us/a/img703/4306/a6tr.png

I'll post some screenshots today, but I'd say it looks similar to that, maybe brighter though.

redrunner97 · 07-30-2013, 11:41 AM

Night of the Comet looked like sh!t on netflix...
I hope they do a new tranfer. The black levels were off ans so much more was wrong with it. The sounds was icky too.

Ill_Be_Back · 07-30-2013, 11:47 AM

I couldn't find the Ghosts of Mars thread, so I thought I would post in here about it. I watched it last night since I last saw it on DVD 8 years ago and what a terrible film! Terrible acting, terrible CGI and terrible sets. I am glad Carpenter realized he was "Burnt out". It wasn't worth the £2.99 I paid for it!

JeffTheMovieGuy · 07-30-2013, 11:52 AM

I just ordered the Fog.

Should be here within the next day or 2.

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Originally Posted by henry00x

i dont own any scream factory releases but would like to purchase a few, The Fog caught my eye, is there a consensus top 2 or 3 releases that i should start with?

Halloween 2
They Live

Even though I only own 2 Scream Factory releases I will be getting much more.

redrunner97 · 07-30-2013, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Ill_Be_Back

I couldn't find the Ghosts of Mars thread, so I thought I would post in here about it. I watched it last night since I last saw it on DVD 8 years ago and what a terrible film! Terrible acting, terrible CGI and terrible sets. I am glad Carpenter realized he was "Burnt out". It wasn't worth the £2.99 I paid for it!

It gets better with age though, like much of Carpenter's work.

In two decades we'll see Amber Heard in THE WARD: W20 Twenty Years Later.

I actually liked both, The Ward and GoM.

redrunner97 · 07-30-2013, 11:59 AM

Anyone see this from Arrow?
Looks great, but I'll stick with my trusty MGM one.

Ill_Be_Back · 07-30-2013, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by redrunner97

It gets better with age though, like much of Carpenter's work.

In two decades we'll see Amber Heard in THE WARD: W20000 Twenty Years Later.

I actually liked both, The Ward and GoM.

Over 10 years have past, hasn't gotten any better. Directors just lose their touch...

rrpmpstck · 07-30-2013, 12:13 PM

There aren't any directors that are always right on. Even the best have miss fires. Nobody is perfect.

tylergfoster · 07-30-2013, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by rrpmpstck

There aren't any directors that are always right on. Even the best have miss fires. Nobody is perfect.

I have also heard that the initial plan was for the prisoner in the back of the train to be Snake Plissken, and that Carpenter lost a lot of his steam on the project when Sony wasn't interested in that.

returnofthemack · 07-30-2013, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by zeze

Dead Souls also has a 4.7

Edit: Halloween III: Season of the Witch has a 4.2. Way too low imo.

Edit 2: Ninja III: The Domination has a 3.9

Edit 3: X-Ray has a 4.5 and Schizoid has a 4.3.

Edit 4: Scanners III has a 3.9

Those IMDB ratings mean nothing. Take them with a grain of salt.

wow i cant believe that Halloween III has such a low IMDB rating. if you ask me part 3 is the 2nd best movie in the series.

so for the guy who asked for some recommendations for scream factory titles I would highly recommend

Halloween III
The Burning
Terror Train
The Howling

07-30-2013, 11:47 AM	#13633
Ill_Be_Back Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:Northern Ireland Trading Score:35	I couldn't find the Ghosts of Mars thread, so I thought I would post in here about it. I watched it last night since I last saw it on DVD 8 years ago and what a terrible film! Terrible acting, terrible CGI and terrible sets. I am glad Carpenter realized he was "Burnt out". It wasn't worth the £2.99 I paid for it! Last edited by Ill_Be_Back; 07-30-2013 at 11:54 AM.

07-30-2013, 11:59 AM	#13636
redrunner97 Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jun 2012 Trading Score:24	Anyone see this from Arrow? Looks great, but I'll stick with my trusty MGM one. Last edited by redrunner97; 07-30-2013 at 12:02 PM.

07-30-2013, 06:20 AM	#13626
henry00x Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2013 Location:USA 4K collection:256 Blu-ray collection:1683 DVD collection:9 Trading Score:437	i dont own any scream factory releases but would like to purchase a few, The Fog caught my eye, is there a consensus top 2 or 3 releases that i should start with?

07-30-2013, 11:41 AM	#13632
redrunner97 Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jun 2012 Trading Score:24	Night of the Comet looked like sh!t on netflix... I hope they do a new tranfer. The black levels were off ans so much more was wrong with it. The sounds was icky too.

07-30-2013, 12:13 PM	#13638
rrpmpstck Senior Member Member since:Nov 2011 Location:Kansas City Home Theater Gallery:24 Blu-ray collection:3195 DVD collection:158 Trading Score:14	There aren't any directors that are always right on. Even the best have miss fires. Nobody is perfect.

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