Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[Skorpius]

Nosferatu will be part of the Scream line, per the podcast. Also, it sounds like the rest of the Herzog line won't necessarily ALL be on Blu ray.

[FilmBuff]

Originally Posted by thompsonjohn

More from the podcast:
They don't think they're going to be able to include the theatrical cut of "Nightbreed" on the "Cabal Cut" release.

Didn't they announce they would be doing this at Comic Con 2013?

What happened?

[redrunner97]

SCREAM FACTORY:

BD & COMBO PACK RELEASES:
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) "Assault on Precinct 13" - Collector's Edition - November 5, 2013
37) "Body Bags" - Collector's Edition - November 12, 2013
38) "The Horror Show" (aka: "House III") - November 12, 2013
39) "Night of the Comet" - Collector's Edition - November 19, 2013
40) "Eve of Destruction" - November 19, 2013
41) "Saturn 3" - December 3, 2013
43) "The Beast Within" - December 17, 2013
44) "Crawlspace" - December 17, 2013
45) "Cat People" - Collector's Edition - January 21, 2014
46) "Die Monster Die" - January 21, 2014
47) "Beast of Hollow Mountain" / "Neanderthal Man" - Double Feature - January 28, 2014
48) "Darkman" - Collector's Edition - February 18, 2014
49) "Night of the Demons" - Collector's Edition - Coming 2014
50) "Witchboard" - Coming 2014
51) "Bad Dreams" / "Visiting Hours" - Double Feature - Coming 2014
42) "Nosferatu: The Vampyre" (English Version) - Coming 2014
53) "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:

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Halloween II
Halloween III
The Funhouse
Terror Train
They Live
Death Valley
The Island
Deadly Blessing
Prison
TerrorVision / The Video Dead
The Nest
Phantasm II
From Beyond
The Vampire Lovers
The Burning
The Town That Dreaded Sundown
Lifeforce
Ninja III: The Domination
The Howling

Shout! Horror & Sci-Fi Releases:

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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 - 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 - September 27, 2011

[Show spoiler]"The Velvet Vampire" / "Lady Frankenstein" / "Grotesque" / "Time Walker"

32) "Alien Opponent"- April 3, 2012
33) "Sweet Kill"- Roger Corman's Cult Classics - August 21, 2012
34) 4 Action-Packed Movie Marathon - Quadruple Feature - March 19, 2013

[Show spoiler]"Cyclone" / "Eye of the Tiger" / "Exterminator 2" / "Alienator "

35) "Message from Space"- April 16, 2013
36) "Cold Prey II"- April 23, 2013
37) 4 Sci-Fi Movie Marathon - Quadruple Feature - July 9, 2013

[Show spoiler]"Arena" / "Eliminators" / "America 3000" / "The Time Guardian"

SHOUT BLU-RAY REVIEWS

A list with links to all reviews on blu-ray.com, can be found below:

[Show spoiler]
Audition
The Stepfather
Death Race 2000
Forbidden World
Galaxy of Terror
Humanoids from the Deep
Piranha
StarCrash
Damnation Alley
Battle Beyond the Stars
Dead Cert
Remains
Death Watch
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann
Futureworld

(special thanks to Zbinks!)

CONTACTS:

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• SCREAM FACTORY WEBSITE
• SCREAM FACTORY FACEBOOK
• SCREAM FACTORY TWITTER

[redrunner97]

Originally Posted by FilmBuff

Didn't they announce they would be doing this at Comic Con 2013?

What happened?

They didn't ever say they'd be including it. And its very unlikely they can strike a deal with Warner for it.

But I wouldn't rule out Warner releasing the Theatrical Cut, probably bare bones, themselves, to cash-in.

[FilmBuff]

Originally Posted by thompsonjohn

Here's a post with all the information collected from the new podcast:

They also state fans aren't buying as much as they are talking/requesting. Mainly saying "Rolling Thunder" and "Ninja III: The Domination" were anticipated to sell well due to fans asking for them, but sales have only been "okay" to poor.

Never heard of RT or N3. Maybe too many others didn't either?

Originally Posted by thompsonjohn

Regarding fans on some of their transfers, Cliff acknowledges the people "who have absolutely nothing better to do in their life but get on the internet and say "this sucks." He says people are swearing "Phantasm 2" came from a VHS transfer and he even went back to Universal and they acknowledge it came from a high-def transfer.

They need to learn how to take constructive criticism without getting emotional. More than a few of their releases are a mish mosh of good and bad PQ. Listen to the fair and constructive criticism and don't take it personally. Of course customers saying something "sucks" is not, so I can understand some of his anger.

Originally Posted by thompsonjohn

They also shoot down "Fade to Black", "Private Parts", "The Pit", and "The Gate."

That's too bad. "The Gate" is a fun little film.

Originally Posted by thompsonjohn

They also say they had a chance to release a "Child's Play" box set, but Universal put a stipulation on it saying they couldn't release it for another 1-2 years because of their plans to release their own box set which they just released. Cliff says in hindsight he wishes they did it because Universal didn't give parts 2 or 3 any extras and they would have.

They made a mistake. Should have done it and then released on agreed date. Now too late according to Cliff.

[FilmBuff]

Originally Posted by redrunner97

They didn't ever say they'd be including it. And its very unlikely they can strike a deal with Warner for it.

But I wouldn't rule out Warner releasing the Theatrical Cut, probably bare bones, themselves, to cash-in.

I believe you may be wrong:

Comic Con 2013 Sream Factory Panel

See 19:05

[redrunner97]

My extremely vapid film review of Rolling Thunder:

[Show spoiler]Wow. Rolling Thunder is hands down one of the best film ever made, imo of course.
A classic!

The blu-ray even has a brand new Shout Factory exclusive interview with none other than TOMMY LEE JONES! It's sooooo gorgeous on BD.

Hard to believe anyone hasn't heard of it, or that its selling poorly! If it were in the scream line I think it'd probably have sold more.

[Skorpius]

I picked up Rolling Thunder a few weeks ago on recommendation of a friend.

[FilmBuff]

Originally Posted by FilmBuff

I believe you may be wrong:

Comic Con 2013 Sream Factory Panel

See 19:05

Did you miss this redrunner97?

[redrunner97]

Originally Posted by FilmBuff

I believe you may be wrong:

Comic Con 2013 Sream Factory Panel

See 19:05

Never once do they say specifically that the Theatrical Cut will definitely be included. They actually have doged giving an answer because they didn't know if they would be able to get it from Warner, multiple times on Facebook and Twitter.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by redrunner97

Never once do they say specifically that the Theatrical Cut will definitely be included. They actually have doged giving an answer because they didn't know if they would be able to get it from Warner, multiple times on Facebook and Twitter.

I bet SF couldn't get it, but it wouldn't surprise me if WB is prepping it for release around the same time as SF releases the Cabal Cut.

[redrunner97]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

I bet SF couldn't get it, but it wouldn't surprise me if WB is prepping it for release around the same time as SF releases the Cabal Cut.

I thought the same thing, myself.

Originally Posted by redrunner97

They didn't ever say they'd be including it. And its very unlikely they can strike a deal with Warner for it.

But I wouldn't rule out Warner releasing the Theatrical Cut, probably bare bones, themselves, to cash-in.

Especially considering Shout will be striking a new HD Master for the Theatrical Cut to build upon with the Cabal footage. No way Warner wouldn't want a piece of that. Lol.

[thompsonjohn]

Regarding "Rolling Thunder" to anyone who hasn't seen it, it's a very good, somewhat short and to the point grindhouse revenge story. There's a reason at one time Quentin Tarantino released some films under a "Rolling Thunder Pictures" banner, because he loves it and it's a really awesome film.

Blind buy it, it needs the sales.

[ultlife2013]

I've heard of rolling thunder but haven't picked it up yet. Sounds good from what I've heard.

[ScorpionReleasing]

Originally Posted by DMRI2006

I think this says more about BD catalog sales, in general, than anything Shout is doing/isn't doing right with these releases. It's why the limited edition model TT gets dumped on all the time is probably a more frugal and wise economic decision from a label's point of view. Lots of BD owners just don't understand the struggle it is to get catalog releases to sell in this format, and Shout isn't likely to continue releasing all of these if they're not turning a profit.

They might be, ultimately, better off moving to a limited copy model and selling directly through the Shout store. Less risk for them -- sucks for us, but it'd be better than seeing releases like these die away, which is the alternative.

Yes, and do the limited edition Blu on non genre titles, like comedies and dramas. Wish I had done the TT approach on some of my blu's.Lets just say I approved the pressing of POM POM GIRLS and BEACH GIRLS today with regret.

[ScorpionReleasing]

Originally Posted by thompsonjohn

They also shoot down possibilities of and "House on Sorority Row."
."

Im putting this out on Blu in Feb, did someone asked them this title on the podcast??

[JoeBuck]

Originally Posted by ultlife2013

I've heard of rolling thunder but haven't picked it up yet. Sounds good from what I've heard.

Rolling Thunder kicks ass!
Totally recommended.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by ScorpionReleasing

Im putting this out on Blu in Feb, did someone asked them this title on the podcast??

Yeah, obviously someone not knowing who had the rights. I hope things are progressing well with your release.

[ScorpionReleasing]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

Yeah, obviously someone not knowing who had the rights. I hope things are progressing well with your release.

Yes, working on it as we speak.

[spawningblue]

Was there really a lot of demand for Rolling Thunder, Deadly Blessing, or Ninja 3? If there was I don't remember seeing it. Either way I did my part and bought all three. Ninja 3 was a strange release as it was part 3 of a small cult trilogy. They should have released all three parts together like already mentioned. Who wants to only own the third film of a franchise!?