I know plenty of non-horror fans that are aware of the film. It was also a hit at the time of release.
I agree that Saturn 3 and Eve of Destruction are poor choices, especially when they turn down Psycho 4, Poltergeist 3, etc. Just films they purposefully said "no, never gonna happen".
They just overlooked the ones like Motel Hell, Pumpkinhead, and Without Warning, I would assume. Or rather they felt there were others that they needed to get within their budget the first time around.
I was able to watch both X-Ray and Schizoid on Blu-ray yesterday.
X-Ray's transfer is much like the Video Dead's transfer, lots of grain (and to be honest what looks like noise) and the print is in rather rough shape in some spots, but it still looks pretty great. It's generally sharp and most definitely the best we have ever seen it look, widescreen and 1080p, it's amazing to see it this way.
The interview with the director is 12 minutes and has some decent tidbits. Nothing revelatory, but nice for fans.
Schizoid's transfer fairs better. It's sharper, and cleaner, I'm sure the elements used were in better shape it certainly looks that way. I'd never seen Schizoid before, but this too is certainly better than any VHS copy anyone has owned. Hospital Massacre is the better film IMO, but is the lesser of the two transfers but still very watchable of course.
The interview with Donna Wilkes is good. She talks about interesting relationships on set, and a bit about her career. The interview is 10 minutes long.
The original (and spoiler heavy trailer - as most slasher films trailers were) is also included for Schizoid.
I also just check out Q The Winged Serpent Blu-ray.
While I was a bit disappointed with the movie itself, Scream factory has pulled another Incredible Melting Man transfer. The transfer for Q is clean and sharp for most of the print with only very few moments of slight wear on the print. The stop motion scenes are noticeably murkier, but not so much so that it ruins the film and I suspect this was also the case on the BU DVD.
If I had a program that could do it I would take some screenshots, but alas I have not been able to find one.
I was able to watch both X-Ray and Schizoid on Blu-ray yesterday.
X-Ray's transfer is much like the Video Dead's transfer, lots of grain (and to be honest what looks like noise) and the print is in rather rough shape in some spots, but it still looks pretty great. It's generally sharp and most definitely the best we have ever seen it look, widescreen and 1080p, it's amazing to see it this way.
The interview with the director is 12 minutes and has some decent tidbits. Nothing revelatory, but nice for fans.
Schizoid's transfer fairs better. It's sharper, and cleaner, I'm sure the elements used were in better shape it certainly looks that way. I'd never seen Schizoid before, but this too is certainly better than any VHS copy anyone has owned. Hospital Massacre is the better film IMO, but is the lesser of the two transfers but still very watchable of course.
The interview with Donna Wilkes is good. She talks about interesting relationships on set, and a bit about her career. The interview is 10 minutes long.
The original (and spoiler heavy trailer - as most slasher films trailers were) is also included for Schizoid.
I also just check out Q The Winged Serpent Blu-ray.
While I was a bit disappointed with the movie itself, Scream factory has pulled another Incredible Melting Man transfer. The transfer for Q is clean and sharp for most of the print with only very few moments of slight wear on the print. The stop motion scenes are noticeably murkier, but not so much so that it ruins the film and I suspect this was also the case on the BU DVD.
If I had a program that could do it I would take some screenshots, but alas I have not been able to find one.
thanks for the reviews!! I have all of these on pre-order and am looking forward to seeing them....
I was able to watch both X-Ray and Schizoid on Blu-ray yesterday.
X-Ray's transfer is much like the Video Dead's transfer, lots of grain (and to be honest what looks like noise) and the print is in rather rough shape in some spots, but it still looks pretty great. It's generally sharp and most definitely the best we have ever seen it look, widescreen and 1080p, it's amazing to see it this way.
The interview with the director is 12 minutes and has some decent tidbits. Nothing revelatory, but nice for fans.
Schizoid's transfer fairs better. It's sharper, and cleaner, I'm sure the elements used were in better shape it certainly looks that way. I'd never seen Schizoid before, but this too is certainly better than any VHS copy anyone has owned. Hospital Massacre is the better film IMO, but is the lesser of the two transfers but still very watchable of course.
The interview with Donna Wilkes is good. She talks about interesting relationships on set, and a bit about her career. The interview is 10 minutes long.
The original (and spoiler heavy trailer - as most slasher films trailers were) is also included for Schizoid.
I also just check out Q The Winged Serpent Blu-ray.
While I was a bit disappointed with the movie itself, Scream factory has pulled another Incredible Melting Man transfer. The transfer for Q is clean and sharp for most of the print with only very few moments of slight wear on the print. The stop motion scenes are noticeably murkier, but not so much so that it ruins the film and I suspect this was also the case on the BU DVD.
If I had a program that could do it I would take some screenshots, but alas I have not been able to find one.
Thanks for the review. Looks like two more quality releases by Shout Factory. Looking forward to watching X-Ray today.
I know plenty of non-horror fans that are aware of the film. It was also a hit at the time of release.
I agree that Saturn 3 and Eve of Destruction are poor choices, especially when they turn down Psycho 4, Poltergeist 3, etc. Just films they purposefully said "no, never gonna happen".
They just overlooked the ones like Motel Hell, Pumpkinhead, and Without Warning, I would assume. Or rather they felt there were others that they needed to get within their budget the first time around.
Thanks for the review. Looks like two more quality releases by Shout Factory. Looking forward to watching X-Ray today.
FWIW, they seemed to have backed off on the firm "NO!" on Psycho IV. There was something on Facebook or Twitter a couple of weeks ago to the affect of "Just to clarify, nothing against Psycho IV and the talented people that worked on it. We have to make the best choices with out money in terms of picking the movies we think will sell the best. There are movies we think will be more popular than Psycho IV. That's not to say we would never revisit it. If Psycho I and II sell well, we might reconsider at a later date."
Personally, I'd love to see Psycho IV. I'd also like to see them do a double feature of Poltergeist II and III. I know Poltergeist II had its own pretty bare bones release, but I think Scream could do well with a II and III combo pack. Probably better than III itself would do.
FWIW, they seemed to have backed off on the firm "NO!" on Psycho IV. There was something on Facebook or Twitter a couple of weeks ago to the affect of "Just to clarify, nothing against Psycho IV and the talented people that worked on it. We have to make the best choices with out money in terms of picking the movies we think will sell the best. There are movies we think will be more popular than Psycho IV. That's not to say we would never revisit it. If Psycho I and II sell well, we might reconsider at a later date."
Personally, I'd love to see Psycho IV. I'd also like to see them do a double feature of Poltergeist II and III. I know Poltergeist II had its own pretty bare bones release, but I think Scream could do well with a II and III combo pack. Probably better than III itself would do.
Yeah if they put out the Poltergeist II/III combo I would definitely pick that up.
Is Saturn 3 a better film than William Malone's CREATURE? I know the villains are entirely different on each film but both are low-budget early-to-mid-80's sci-fi/horror flicks set in space. I was a bit bored by Creature but I've never seen Saturn 3.
And this is a first for me but I'd rather not see any more announcements from Shout, at least not 6 months in advance. Surprise me a couple of weeks before the street date(s). That way I won't have time to complain and chances will be higher I'll blind-buy
I watched The Incredible Melting Man today. Blind buy and I thought it was pretty good. Really cool gore effects and the PQ was really good for being a movie in the 70s. I don't get why the score on IMDB is so low for this though.
Just read on Facebook that Nightbreed is tentatively scheduled for a summer 2014 release.
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As far as our home video release, we don't have any details yet to report only that we have this tentatively and loosely scheduled for a Summer 2014 release so stay tuned!
01) "Halloween II" - Collector's Edition - September 18, 2012
02) "Halloween III: Season of the Witch" - Collector's Edition - September 18, 2012
03) "Terror Train" - Collector's Edition - October 16, 2012
04) "The Funhouse" - Collector's Edition - October 16, 2012
05) "They Live" - Collector's Edition - November 6, 2012
06) "Death Valley" - December 11, 2012
07) "The Island" - December 11, 2012
08) "Deadly Blessing" - Collector's Edition - January 22, 2013
09) "The Nest" - February 19, 2013
10) "TerrorVision" / "The Video Dead" - Double Feature - February 19, 2013
11) "Prison" - Collector's Edition - February 19, 2013
12) "Phantasm II" - Collector's Edition - March 26, 2013
13) "From Beyond" - Collector's Edition - March 26, 2013
14) "The Vampire Lovers" - April 30, 2013
15) "The Town That Dreaded Sundown" w/ "The Evictors" - May 21, 2013
16) "The Burning" - Collector's Edition - May 21, 2013
17) "Ninja III: The Domination" - June 11, 2013
18) "Lifeforce"Collector's Edition - June 18, 2013
19) "The Howling"Collector's Edition - June 18, 2013
20) "Dead Souls" - June 25, 2013
21) "The Fog"Collector's Edition - July 30, 2013
22) "The Incredible Melting Man" - July 30, 2013
23) "Swamp Thing" - August 6, 2013
24) "X-Ray" (aka "Hospital Massacre") / "Schizoid" Double Feature - August 20, 2013
25) "Dark Angel" (aka "I Come in Peace") - August 27, 2013
26) "Q: The Winged Serpent" - August 27, 2013
27) "Cockneys vs. Zombies" -September 3, 2013
28) "Scanners II" / "Scanners III"Double Feature - September 10, 2013
29) "Day of the Dead" - Collector's Edition - September 17, 2013
30) "Prince of Darkness"Collector's Edition - Spetember 24, 2013
31) "Psycho II" - Collector's Edition - September 24, 2013
32) "Psycho III" - Collector's Edition - September 24, 2013
33) "The Amityville Horror" Collection - Box Set - October 1, 2013
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"The Amityville Horror"/ "Amityville II: The Possession" / "Amityville 3D"
34) Vincent Price Collection - Box Set - October 22, 2013
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"The Fall of the House of Usher" / "The Pit and the Pendulum" / "The Haunted Palace" / "The Masque of Red Death" / "Witchfinder General" (aka: "Conqueror Worm") / "The Abominable Dr. Phibes"
35) "Chilling Visions: 5 Senses of Fear" - October 22nd, 2013
36) "Night of the Comet" - Collector's Edition - November 5, 2013
37) "Assault on Precinct 13" - Collector's Edition - November 5, 2013
38) "Body Bags" - Collector's Edition - November 12, 2013
39) "The Horror Show" (aka: "House III") - November 12, 2013
40) "Eve of Destruction" - November 19, 2013
41) "DarkMan" - Collector's Edition - December, 2013
42) "Saturn 3" - December, 2013
43) "The Beast Within" - December 2013
44) "Crawlspace" - December 2013
45) "Cat People" - Collector's Edition - Early 2014
46) "Nightbreed" (Cabal Cut) - Collector's Edition - Summer 2014
BLU-RAY REVIEWS
A list with links to all reviews on blu-ray.com, can be found below:
Non-Scream Factory Horror & Sci-Fi Releases by Shout! Factory:
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BD & COMBO PACK SHOUT RELEASES:
01) "Audition" - October 6, 2009
02) "The Stepfather" - June 15, 2010
03) "Death Race 2000" - Roger Corman's Cult Classics - June 22, 2010
04) "Forbidden World" - Roger Corman's Cult Classics - July 20, 2010
05) "Galaxy of Terror" - Roger Corman's Cult Classics - July 20, 2010
06) "Humanoids from the Deep" - Roger Corman's Cult Classics - August 3, 2010
07) "Piranha" - Roger Corman's Cult Classics - August 3, 2010
08) "StarCrash" - Roger Corman's Cult Classics - September 14, 2010
09) "Damnation Alley" - July 11, 2011
10) "Battle Beyond the Stars" - Roger Corman's Cult Classics - July 11, 2011
11) "Dead Cert" - September 27, 2011
12) "Sector 7" - Blu-Ray 3D + Blu-Ray - June 26, 2012
13) "Remains" - August 7, 2012
14) "Death Watch" - August 28, 2012
15) "Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann" - March 19, 2013
16) "Futureworld" - March 26, 2013
17) "Dirty Mary Crazy Larry" / "Race with the Devil" - Double Feature - May 28, 2013
18) "A Boy and His Dog" (aka" Apocalypse 2024") - August 6, 2013
DVD-ONLY SHOUT RELEASES
01) Elvira's Movie Macabre: "Count Dracula's Great Love" - September 19, 2006
02) Elvira's Movie Macabre: "Frankenstein's Castle Of Freaks" - September 19, 2006
03) Elvira's Movie Macabre: "The Devil's Wedding Night" - September 19, 2006
04) Elvira's Movie Macabre: "Legacy Of Blood" - September 19, 2006
05) Elvira's Movie Macabre: "The Werewolf Of Washington" - September 19, 2006
06) Elvira's Movie Macabre: "The Doomsday Machine" - September 19, 2006
07) Elvira's Movie Macabre: "Blue Sunshine" / "Monstroid" - September 25, 2007
08) Elvira's Movie Macabre: "Gamera, Super Monster" / "They Came From Beyond Space" - September 25, 2007
09) Elvira's Movie Macabre: "Maneater of Hydra" / "The House That Screamed" - September 25, 2007
10) "Swamp Thing: The Series"- January 22, 2008
11) "Swamp Thing: The Series" Vol. 2- January 22, 2008
12) "Kingdom of the Spiders" - January 19, 2010
13) "Gamera, Gamera, The Giant Monster" - May 18, 2010
14) "Swamp Thing: The Series" Vol. 3- Shout! Select - June 22, 2010
15) "Gamera Vs. Barugon" - July 6, 2010
16) "The Lost Skeleton Returns Again" - August 17, 2010
17) "Dark And Stormy Night"- August 17, 2010
18) "Gamera Vs. Guiron" / "Gamera Vs. Jiger" - Gamera Double Feature - September 21, 2010
19) "Gamera Vs. Gyaos" / "Gamera Vs. Viras " - Gamera Double Feature - September 21, 2010
20) "The Evil" / "Twice Dead"- Roger Corman's Cult Classics Double Feature - October 5, 2010
21) The Slumber Party Massacre Collection - Roger Corman's Cult Classics 3 Pack - October 5, 2010
[Show spoiler]"The Slumber Party Massacre" / "The Slumber Party Massacre, Part 2" / "The Slumber Party Massacre, Part 2"
22) "Cannibal Girls"- October 26, 2010
22) "The Terror Within" /" Dead Space" - Roger Corman's Cult Classics Double Feature - November 2, 2010
23) "Not of this Earth" (1988) - Roger Corman's Cult Classics - November 2, 2010
24) "Gamera Vs. Zigra" / "Gamera: The Super Monster" - Gamera Double Feature - March 15, 2011
25) "Up From The Depths" / "Demon Of Paradise"- Roger Corman's Cult Classics Double Feature - January 18, 2011
26) Giant Robot Action Pack- Double Feature - June 14, 2011
[Show spoiler]"Crash And Burn" / "Robot Wars"
27) Sci-Fi Classics- Roger Corman's Cult Classics Triple Feature - January 18, 2011
[Show spoiler]"Attack of the Crab Monsters" / "Not of this Earth" (1957) / "War of the Satellites"
28) "Oblivion"- July 5, 2011
29) Trailers From Hell! Volume Two / Trailers From Hell! Volume One- July 5, 2011
[Show spoiler]"Little Shop Of Horrors" / "The Vampire Bat"
30) "Bad Dreams" / "Visiting Hours"- Killer Double Feature - September 13, 2011
31) Vampires, Mummies & Monsters Set - Roger Corman's Cult Classics 4 Pack - September 27, 2011
Cliff has already said "no" to the following titles (please review before asking about a potantial release).
Special thanks to zbinks for compiling the list and to NoirFan for requesting that it be added to the OP.
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Update:
Since the start of 2013 Cliff has said "No" to:
More Roger Corman Cult Classics releases
cartoons (Blu-Ray)
blaxploitation flix
Steelbooks / Digibooks
Albert Pyun's Films Other Than Captain America
American Ninja 1 and 2
April Fool's Day
At Play In The Fields Of The Lord
Autopsie
Barbarian Queen 1&2
Bells
Best Little *****House In Texas, The
Biker Mice From Mars
Blood Diner
Blood Games
Brain Damage
Brain Dead (1990)
Candyman 2
Career Opportunities
Carrie
Charles Bronson Flicks
Child's Play Sequels
Chopping Mall
Class of 1984
Cold Comfort Farm
Coldblooded
Commandments
Creepshow 2
Critters 1-4
Curtains
Dawn of the Dead
Death Spa
Death Wish
Deathstalker 1&2
Demonic Toys
Dolls
Dolly Dearest
Dracula (1979)
Dream Team, The
Eaten Alive
Eliminators (Blu-Ray)
Enemy Territory
Escape From New York
Fire Starter
Foxy Brown
Ghost Story
Ghosthouse
Ghoul, The
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Halloween 6
Heart And Souls
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
House
House II
Iceman
In the Mouth of Madness
Jesus' Son
John Woo's Hard Boiled
John Woo's The Killer
Leaving Normal
Legend of the Werewolf, The
Les Demons
Leviathan
Lorenzo's Oil
Mad Dog And Glory
Melvin And Howard
Milagro Beanfield War, The
Motel Hell
Mr. Mom
Ms. 45
My Bloody Valentine
My Little Pony (Blu-Ray)
Needful Things
New Year's Evil
No Retreat, No Surrender
Pam Grier Collection
Parents
Petticoat Junction: Season 3
Phantasm II: Workprint
Phantom Of The Opera (1988)
Pinocchio's Revenge
Prom Night II
Psycho IV
Pumpkinhead
Radioland Murders
Razorback
Return of the Living Dead Parts 2 and 3
Rollerball (1975)
Rolling Vengeance
Savage Streets
Serpent And The Rainbow
Silent Night, Deadly Night
Simon & Simon: Seasons 5 thru 8
Six String Samurai
Sleepaway Camp 2: Unhappy Campers
Sleepaway Camp 3: Teenage Wasteland
Snow Falling On Cedars
Sonny Boy
The Terror Within
Splitting Heirs
Squirm
Stone Cold
Street Sharks
Suspiria
Tag: The Assassination Game
Tales from the Crypt: Bordello of Blood
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
Tank
The Dead Pit
The Death Angel
The Evil
The Golden Child
The Howling II
The Rise and Fall of Idi Amin
The Taking Of Beverly Hills
The Terror Within 1 and 2
The Vampire Lovers (DVD)
The Wicker Man
Trancers
Trespass
Trigger Effect, The
Two Family House
UHF
Underneath, The
Vamp
Waking The Dead
Wet Hot American Summer
Without Warning
He has also indicated "Probably Not / Unlikely" to:
Any Echo Bridge/Miramax titles
Euro Horror Cult movies
Casper Films
Head of the Class
Jack's Back
The other Howling sequels
Troma Filma
Full Moon Titles
On a sidenote, titles from Warner Brothers, Paramount, Sony and Lionsgate should be presumed to be "No's" until/unless Cliff says otherwise.
Yeah if they put out the Poltergeist II/III combo I would definitely pick that up.
I've always wondered why Poltergeist seems to come out on Warner and Poltergeist II was on MGM on its last release. I always thought Poltergeist was a MGM movie. Not sure I understand the video rights for that one.
Would love one day to see a Poltergeist trilogy pack like we're getting for Amityville, but that has never happened for that series.
Honestly, if any series could benefit from the Scream Factory treatment, Poltergeist would be it. There has never been a definitive edition of that movie. Every time it comes out, it's basically bare bones with no special features at all.
So yeah, I'd certainly love either a Poltergeist II/III double feature or just a Poltergeist trilogy set, but seeing as how Poltergeist appears to be with Warner, that wouldn't happen with Scream.
As if our wallets didn't need a break... Doesn't this shot just make your mouth water?
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My wallet just jumped out the window!
The more I see the Vincent Price set, the more I want it. Still a bit pricey. Any chance it will go down in price overtime, or is it one of those types of sets (Like the Universal Monsters Collection) that won't be dropping much, if at all?
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