Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[Seymour]

Originally Posted by redrunner97

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

[Show spoiler]

Seems like overkill. Cool for fans I guess; but like you said, I'm fine with my MGM blu.

[JeffTheMovieGuy]

Originally Posted by tylergfoster

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.

That would have been really crazy and wild.

[returnofthemack]

I have a question.

is the schizoid from the all night scream factory 4 dvd set the same as the one from the xray/schizoid blu ray?

[Frightener22]

Originally Posted by returnofthemack

I have a question.

is the schizoid from the all night scream factory 4 dvd set the same as the one from the xray/schizoid blu ray?

Nope, different films. But, the "Schizoid" that was meant to be on the 4 Film DVD set has now been replaced with "What's the Matter with Helen?" and the release date has been bumped to October 8th.

[returnofthemack]

Originally Posted by Frightener22

Nope, different films. But, the "Schizoid" that was meant to be on the 4 Film DVD set has now been replaced with "What's the Matter with Helen?" and the release date has been bumped to October 8th.

thanks. I was considering ordering it from amazon as it looks like a 3rd party has it in stock and says it will ship now. its weird because I cant even preorder it from amazon

[RiFiFi1955]

Originally Posted by Frightener22

Nope, different films. But, the "Schizoid" that was meant to be on the 4 Film DVD set has now been replaced with "What's the Matter with Helen?" and the release date has been bumped to October 8th.

Good nobody wants that Schizoid because obviously A Woman in a Lizard's Skin is the version to watch of that movie, which I really hope sees a blu-ray release soon. So what is the matter with Helen? Do we have to watch the movie to find out?

[Seymour]

Originally Posted by returnofthemack

I have a question.

is the schizoid from the all night scream factory 4 dvd set the same as the one from the xray/schizoid blu ray?

They're different movies. I actually just read on IMDb that the 4 feature set has been discontinued (for legal reasons). They're re-releasing it minus Schizoid (1971), and adding What's the Matter with Helen? (1971). Is this true?

Edit: Got my answer...

[demonknight]

Originally Posted by tylergfoster

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.

So Ghosts of Mars would have been a reworking of Escape from Earth? Nice.

[RiFiFi1955]

Anyone here get the region free disc of Castle Freak out of the UK? I have never seen the film but have had recommendations.

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by RiFiFi1955

Anyone here get the region free disc of Castle Freak out of the UK? I have never seen the film but have had recommendations.

I have it. The film was made in 1995 but don't let that fool you - it's got a very 80's vibe. It's a fun film and well made, very effective horror entry from the director of Re-Animator. 88 Films' BD is a giant improvement over the old Full Moon fullscreen DVD in PQ - I highly recommend it (now if only they would release Tourist Trap).

[dsman71]

Originally Posted by Seymour

They're different movies. I actually just read on IMDb that the 4 feature set has been discontinued (for legal reasons). They're re-releasing it minus Schizoid (1971), and adding What's the Matter with Helen? (1971). Is this true?

Edit: Got my answer...

Tee Hee !

Too bad one lousy film was replaced by another one

[RiFiFi1955]

Originally Posted by cine74

I have it. The film was made in 1995 but don't let that fool you - it's got a very 80's vibe. It's a fun film and well made, very effective horror entry from the director of Re-Animator. 88 Films' BD is a giant improvement over the old Full Moon fullscreen DVD in PQ - I highly recommend it (now if only they would release Tourist Trap).

Oh cool, I will order it then since I am about to place an UK Amazon order anyway. Yeah Tourist Trap is great! It has a Japan release coming in September but that's always a little pricey to import those Japanese releases.

[redrunner97]

Originally Posted by RiFiFi1955

Anyone here get the region free disc of Castle Freak out of the UK? I have never seen the film but have had recommendations.

I have the US blu. Not even opened...
If its in that Amazon box sitting on my coffee table?
Maybe when I'm in a full moon mood, double feature it with The Unwelcomed

[zeze]

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!

Not to mention the transfer on the blu-ray was crap. In some scenes, the faces of the people in the background was blurred out. But it is kinda fitting as this is one of Carpenter's weakest films. Though I remembered liking it when I was younger.

[zafisher94]

Just saw that the original release for AoP13 is OOP, so guess I'll be picking up the Scream release after all.

[sethdlh]

Just got The Fog out of the mailbox can't wait to check it out tonight

[KenHurd]

Originally Posted by RiFiFi1955

Oh cool, I will order it then since I am about to place an UK Amazon order anyway. Yeah Tourist Trap is great! It has a Japan release coming in September but that's always a little pricey to import those Japanese releases.

I watched the UK blu-ray the other day, and it is probably as good as it's going to look. I haven't seen the Full Moon version, so I can't compare, but the movie looks way better than the full screen DVD. Colors for the exterior scenes looked really good, and there is plenty of grain throughout. There are some scratches during the film. I mostly noticed them at the beginning, and then just here and there during the rest of the film. Of course, I may have just gotten used to them and not paid attention after a while. But I think it's a good release. The DTS HDMA 5.1 was really good. I think any issues with the picture quality are probably more source related than transfer related. It's loaded with special features, too.

[jaws3dfan]

I watched THE FOG last night and over all it was a good transfer, there were a few scenes that had a scratch running down the right side, I guess we can't expect a frame by frame remaster like Universal did with "JAWS" but I would have thought SF could have removed a few scratchs. I plan on watching all the Extras tonight.

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by jaws3dfan

I watched THE FOG last night and over all it was a good transfer, there were a few scenes that had a scratch running down the right side, I guess we can't expect a frame by frame remaster like Universal did with "JAWS" but I would have thought SF could have removed a few scratchs. I plan on watching all the Extras tonight.

So what was done with this transfer, exactly? I thought Dean Cundey supervised a whole new transfer, wouldn't have that included cleaning it up, removing scratches, dirt, etc? It's beginning to confuse me.

[thompsonjohn]

Originally Posted by redrunner97

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.

No love for "Halloween II"?