Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[demonknight]

Originally Posted by Catastrophe

There's only been two new cover arts that I haven't liked. From Beyond, which was just abominable. And now Cat People, which is only slighter better. All the other ones I've loved.

Really? I remember a lot of people hating Prison. I think that the fallback from that and From Beyond is the reason that that guy hasn't done any more art.

[RiFiFi1955]

Originally Posted by rrpmpstck

No matter what Scream does people are going to complain. I think the CP cover looks fantastic, but obviously I must be half blind with mental challenges. Opinions are like A**holes, everybody has one.

One of the greatest things I have ever heard was someone deliver that line in a completely different way. "Opinions are like A**holes,....they all stink!" LOL. I thought that was great.

[redrunner97]

Originally Posted by AKORIS

I can't really put it into words but CRITERION titles do indeed have a certain "look" to them....

I agree. I still like them but if you removed the C, I could definitely pick them apart from other art.

[redrunner97]

I actually liked the art to From Beyond, it was going to be the first one I skipped, but I loved the art, so I bought it.

Now I buy them all.

[TripleHBK]

Originally Posted by AKORIS

I can't really put it into words but CRITERION titles do indeed have a certain "look" to them....

Thank you... I had written a reply and then decided not to post it, but since someone else has made the same observation, let me try my hand at what I had written earlier.


When you look at a Criterion Cover even without the C and Block on the lower left side, the covers immediately are recognizable (adding in the "C" and the exact same layout for each release only compounds this fact). Criterion always shoots for something overly Artsy and pretentious, even when they're releasing a genre film. The similarities aren't as in your face as Scream factory's, but that's simply because Scream utilizes original art (for mostly B Movies) where as Criterion does not. Criterion rarely, if ever uses original one sheet artwork... When they use photos they are almost always hazy with a soft focus, when they use artwork it's rarely detailed or modern in design.

Criterion is obsessed with the thought that they are releasing the best films of all time, and that these films primarily only occurred during the early days of cinema. Their design structure is based on this thought and on some strange "the best days are behind us" mentality. Criterion tries to pass off every film as if it's the greatest piece of art the world has seen, regardless of whether the film is Antichrist, Fat girl, Salo, Roshomon, or Seven Samurai.

So yes, just because the covers aren't hand drawn in a similar style, they do still all look similar and share the same concepts and design, for better or for worse. This is compounded when you consider the sheer amount of Custom Criterion covers people create that look spot on authentic. If anything, it's easier to replicate the Criterion design then it is the Scream Factory design.

[AKORIS]

Originally Posted by demonknight

Dead Pool. AKA Dirty Harry 5.

ha! thanks

[Catastrophe]

Originally Posted by demonknight

Really? I remember a lot of people hating Prison. I think that the fallback from that and From Beyond is the reason that that guy hasn't done any more art.

I liked Prison. It wasn't great, but it wasn't terrible either. At least the person who was supposed to be Viggo Mortensen looked pretty much like him.

Unlike with Cat People where, seriously, Malcolm McDowell looks like Harvey Keitel.

(Or From Beyond, where neither of the figures on the cover looked anything like their actors)

[demonknight]

Originally Posted by RiFiFi1955

One of the greatest things I have ever heard was someone deliver that line in a completely different way. "Opinions are like A**holes,....they all stink!" LOL. I thought that was great.

I've seen that. I just can't remember what it's from. I haven't seen The Dead Pool, so that's not it. Some guy said it yelling out the door at somebody in the hall.

[demonknight]

Originally Posted by Catastrophe

I liked Prison. It wasn't great, but it wasn't terrible either. At least the person who was supposed to be Viggo Mortensen looked pretty much like him.

Unlike with Cat People where, seriously, Malcolm McDowell looks like Harvey Keitel.

(Or From Beyond, where neither of the figures on the cover looked anything like their actors)

Oh. I don't know. I think that Pretorius and Combs looked right.

[Frightener22]

I think one of the more common complaints about the covers is the likeness of characters. While I understand peoples disappointment with some of the artwork, I think that complaints like that need to be balanced. What I mean is that for an illustration such as "Cat People" or "The Fog" where the artist is clearly going for a straight-forward, realistic approach to the characters, it's warranted to have a disappointment or compliment for what's been done.

That said, a cover like "From Beyond" is a smidge unfair to condone it for unrealistic portrayals of the cast. The color scheme and overall tone of that cover really captures the atmosphere of "From Beyond". Does that look exactly like Jeffrey Combs? Of course not, but I think that was the artistic intent to go more over-the-top and chaotic as the movie very much is. As hardcore fans, we all know who that is and who it's supposed to represent but looking at the new artwork from different angles definitely helps one appreciate not only the art more but what exactly it's trying to capture other than a picture perfect likeness of the cast

[zbinks]

Originally Posted by demonknight

I have said it before, and I'll say it again... I'll convert when Lionsgate releases a box set with (at least) the first five Askewniverse films. This would, however, require Universal to release Mallrats (at last).

You do realize Universal released Mallrats in 2012, right?

[Show spoiler]

...Region Free in the UK.

[demonknight]

Originally Posted by zbinks

You do realize Universal released Mallrats in 2012, right?

[Show spoiler]

...Region Free in the UK.

I meant in Region 1. You know that I do not ship from other countries. Also, like I said that in context to, I'm waiting for Lionsgate to release a box set.

[zbinks]

Originally Posted by demonknight

I meant in Region 1. You know that I do not ship from other countries. Also, like I said that in context to, I'm waiting for Lionsgate to release a box set.

[demonknight]

Here's my horror take-in for the weekend?
-Slither (2006)
-Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1995)
-Alien (1979)
-Carrie (1977)
-The Prophecy (1995)

Is it a good line-up or what?

[Dex Robinson]

Everybody's a critic .

I generally don't comment about package art...it's like slipcovers...no real movie fan gives a rats behind.

But, in the face of this criticism, I have to say that I like it. Art is supposed to be interpretive. If you want photo-realism, you can stick a photo on the cover. When an artist paints a cover, they are trying to capture something very ethereal and indefinable. Each artist has a different style and a different interpretation. And some people won't like it. I always say, "It's not good art if EVERYBODY likes it".

This art is stirring a reaction. I like that.

[demonknight]

I can now say that I sincerely hope that Scream can get Slither from Universal in a future deal. That movie was freaking great. Take away was hands down Nathan Fillion saying, "Now, that is some f*cked up sh!t."

[Movie-Brat]

Slither would be cool.

[demonknight]

Originally Posted by Movie-Brat

Slither would be cool.

It's one of the better horror movies of the past ten years, probably because it wasn't a poorly conceived sequel or remake.

[RandyK]

Had no idea Slither hasn't been released on Blu. I still have to see it.

[demonknight]

Originally Posted by RandyK

Had no idea Slither hasn't been released on Blu. I still have to see it.

I just saw it tonight. James Gunn is awesome.
By the way, it was released... only in Canada.