Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread - Page 711 - Blu-ray Forum

NoirFan · 08-08-2013, 09:08 PM

So are we to assume then that Day didn't receive a 2k transfer? Perhaps there will be more technical info on the back cover.

noddinoff · 08-08-2013, 09:08 PM

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I'm a little selective when it comes to horror movies. I like a lot, but not everything. My top 5 fave Scream Factory releases in chrono are:

The Fog
Halloween II
The Howling
Halloween III
They Live

The Fun House is worth a buy and looks really good. I enjoy Terror Train and the Island as well, but did not care for Lifeforce - I didn't really care for it when I first saw it back in the day and thought I 'd give it another chance... consequently, it's the only Scream Factory tittle I've purchased that is not sitting in my blu-ray collection.

I'm really looking forward to getting The Vincent Price Collection, Prince of Darkness, Psyhco II, Night of the Comet, and Assault on Precinct 13. I'm still crossing my fingers for The Burb's, Nightmares, an HD transfer of Kingdom of the Spiders and some sense that Count Yorga would make a decent selling Scream Factory release.

Surprised you don't have The Burning up there, I love that movie and the blu ray in nice looking for the material.

cropsy · 08-08-2013, 09:10 PM

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I can't decide on one must own title. The only ones I have are Halloween 2&3.

The best thing about scream is theres so many must have's.As happy and grateful i am to now have H2&3,They Live The Howling etc they also released Terrorvision and The Nest,2 of my favourite releases so far.I'd say avoid the chiller movie and you can't go too wrong.
I'm another who enjoys Deadly Blessing as well.

redrunner97 · 08-08-2013, 09:14 PM

Deadly Blessing is fine by me, too.

And they should have specified on the sticker about Day of the Dead, but the fact that they didn't means??

NoirFan · 08-08-2013, 09:18 PM

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And they should have specified on the sticker about Day of the Dead, but the fact that they didn't means??

...Nothing, but you'd think they'd hype the fact if it were true.

redrunner97 · 08-08-2013, 09:23 PM

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...Nothing, but you'd think they'd hype the fact if it were true.

Exactly. That's what I thought too.

Catastrophe · 08-08-2013, 09:24 PM

I really enjoyed Deadly Blessing. Kind of a shame that it's (thus far) Scream Factory's 'worst' seller.

I wonder what that will mean for other Wes Craven films.

CrazyHorse42 · 08-08-2013, 09:28 PM

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I wonder what that will mean for other Wes Craven films.

Well they've just released Swamp Thing.

AKORIS · 08-08-2013, 09:32 PM

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I really enjoyed Deadly Blessing. Kind of a shame that it's (thus far) Scream Factory's 'worst' seller.
I wonder what that will mean for other Wes Craven films.

do you know what other titles have not sold well for SCREAM?

Just curious as it can relate to future titles being released (or not)

cropsy · 08-08-2013, 09:32 PM

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I really enjoyed Deadly Blessing. Kind of a shame that it's (thus far) Scream Factory's 'worst' seller.

I wonder what that will mean for other Wes Craven films.

wow is that true?,i thought i heard Death Valley.DB is great bonkers 80s horror for me,doesn't deserve to be their worst seller imo.

ultlife2013 · 08-08-2013, 09:40 PM

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me too-- I can't believe that people don't have an issue with that static line (can't remember the technical term) that runs across the top of the screen for the entire movie

What static line? You got photos of proof?

deepred · 08-08-2013, 09:42 PM

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me too-- I can't believe that people don't have an issue with that static line (can't remember the technical term) that runs across the top of the screen for the entire movie

I didn't notice a static line but it did look a little warm. Flesh tones were a little rosy but I still enjoyed the transfer and noticed little details I hadn't seen before.

zbinks · 08-08-2013, 09:46 PM

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So are we to assume then that Day didn't receive a 2k transfer? Perhaps there will be more technical info on the back cover.

Unless Taurus provided the transfer themselves, I'd assume it's probably a 1080P HD telecine transfer.

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Here's the thing that worries me about The Howling, and Day of the Dead.
Shout Factory- only works with what the licensors give them, they don't do new scans.
As grateful as I am for Halloween II, III, and They Live- they are just average Universal transfers that people would slam if they weren't put out by Shout Factory.
They apply tweaks to the transfers they get, but on something like The Howling or Day of The Dead- there's nothing they can do to actually meaningfully improve anything...

Not true. I supervised almost every Corman transfer and we did Deadly Blessing and Death Valley.... And I could list a lot more.
We don't do scans because they are expensive and we don't own the films.

I stand corrected and beg your forgiveness.
I am sorry.

What I meant to say is- with something already out in HD, I don't expect much improvement.
I say this because you don't do new scans.
Either way I'll buy everything you guys do- always have and will.

You can still get a great looking master from telecine. Not every studio transfer is a 2K or 4K scan.

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Hi Mister Cliff-

Any chance of bringing out season 3 of "Petticoat Junction" from a new scan of a negative or really good print?

There's a group over on Facebook (here) that's been pushing for this for some time.

(I admit that this isn't strictly a blu-ray question, as a DVD would please them, too, if the quality were there. The problem is that seasons 1 and 2 were released by CBS as the studio owned the rights, but stopped there.)

Thanks in advance for anything you can do.

Nope...and we wouldn't scan a negative for show we don't own. It's too costly.

Hey, now this gets interesting.

If both a negative and a positive were offered to you, wouldn't the scanning cost be the same? If not, what am I missing?

Second, if you don't own a show, well, okay, so you license the rights. So, you are implying the owners charge a different rate to loan a positive for a scan versus loaning a negative for a scan? Could you give us a feel for the difference in licensing costs?

Thanks for the insight. I never considered this previously.

-Jim

Any scanning costs more than doing a telecine film transfer.

dsman71 · 08-08-2013, 09:51 PM

I know this isn't a Scream related thing but RIP Karen Black..im sure there are fans of her in this thread...Cancer wins again

cropsy · 08-08-2013, 09:55 PM

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I know this isn't a Scream related thing but RIP Karen Black..im sure there are fans of her in this thread...Cancer wins again

Damn,i had'nt heard.RIP.

rickah88 · 08-08-2013, 09:57 PM

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I know this isn't a Scream related thing but RIP Karen Black..im sure there are fans of her in this thread...Cancer wins again

Always remember her in Killer Fish!
So sorry to hear of her passing!

rickah88 · 08-08-2013, 10:01 PM

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You got it already? Would like to hear your thoughts on it, as I was debating on preordering.

NoirFan · 08-08-2013, 10:04 PM

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Unless Taurus provided the transfer themselves, I'd assume it's probably a 1080P HD telecine transfer.

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Thanks for doing the digging, zbinks. And RIP Karen Black - let's not let her extensive horror CV overshadow the wonderful work she did in classic New Hollywood films like Five Easy Pieces and Nashville.

zbinks · 08-08-2013, 10:04 PM

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You got it already? Would like to hear your thoughts on it, as I was debating on preordering.

That's an early sample from the Scream Factory Facebook page.

rickah88 · 08-08-2013, 10:11 PM

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That's an early sample from the Scream Factory Facebook page.

Ah okay. I knew this was over a month away for the US, and some folks get it early, but I didn't think that early!

I've got this in my Amazon cart, and I'm hovering on the "order now" button. I saw this a really long time ago, so this release would probably be like a brand new experience.

08-08-2013, 09:08 PM	#14201
NoirFan Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 4K collection:16 Blu-ray collection:2442 Trading Score:29	So are we to assume then that Day didn't receive a 2k transfer? Perhaps there will be more technical info on the back cover.

08-08-2013, 09:14 PM	#14204
redrunner97 Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jun 2012 Trading Score:24	Deadly Blessing is fine by me, too. And they should have specified on the sticker about Day of the Dead, but the fact that they didn't means??

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Catastrophe Special Member Member since:Mar 2013 Location:Vancouver, BC, Canada 4K collection:24 Blu-ray collection:793	I really enjoyed Deadly Blessing. Kind of a shame that it's (thus far) Scream Factory's 'worst' seller. I wonder what that will mean for other Wes Craven films.

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dsman71 Banned Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 4K collection:569 Blu-ray collection:2844 DVD collection:665	I know this isn't a Scream related thing but RIP Karen Black..im sure there are fans of her in this thread...Cancer wins again

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