Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[Mr. Thomsen]

Originally Posted by davidthenikonuser

I would love to see this released by Scream. I remember seeing the trailer before some horror flick I can't remember and finding it to be very creepy.

+1

I really hope to see an official release one day. The acting in the "talking heads" segments is mostly rather bad, but the clips from the "murder tapes" more than makes up for it. At times it get really creepy. It definitely got under my skin. Especially the story about the

[Show spoiler]survivor

.

[format916]

the poughkeepsie tapes is pretty sick. is that where

[Show spoiler] footage of a golden retriever dying rotting and being eaten by maggots

[Mr. Thomsen]

Originally Posted by redrunner97

The slasher boom made people take notice of the horror genre.
Before major studios would rarely touch them, now look.

The Slasher film made horror mainstream. Doesn't make it the best sub-genre.
But I would argue any day that its the most important.

Not really true. Horror became mainstream with the surprise successes of movies like ROSEMARY'S BABY and THE EXORCIST which crossed over into the mainstream and sold wildly beyond the core horror (typically teenage) audience. As a result you got a number of respectable studios dabble in the genre through the 1970s.

Studios will basically do whatever makes them money, though the slasher boom clearly also showed there was a limit.

What made people take notice of the slasher boom was first and foremost the massive negative backlash from various parts, like Siskel and Ebert, Mary Whitehouse in the UK etc. This eventually made all the major studios so embarrassed about slashers that they began to distance themselves from them, even though they still did make a killing at the box office on them. That's why very few slashers were actually produced by the major studios. Most were negative pick-ups from independent producers.

The slasher boom made it much easier for independent producers to sell their product and get it screened in the big theater chains whereas before they often had to rely on independent cinemas and drive-ins. But really this was just the continuation of a process that already began in the small in the late 1960s with independent hits like EASY RIDER.

[Mr. Thomsen]

Originally Posted by Brett C

The only reason they were picked up was because they were the hot ticket at the time, but the majors have always dabbled in negative pickups of horror films.

It's really the very core of the genre film - to go wherever the money is, and to imitate any idea that appeals to the audience. As soon as the studios noticed how much money there were to made on a very little investment with HALLOWEEN, everyone wanted a slice of the cake. But that was nothing new. You see the same reasoning behind the horror movies put out by other studios after Universal's initial success in the beginning of the 1930s.

[jmb1381]

Originally Posted by format916

the poughkeepsie tapes is pretty sick. is that where

[Show spoiler] footage of a golden retriever dying rotting and being eaten by maggots

No I think that was a movie called Seed

[format916]

Originally Posted by jmb1381

No I think that was a movie called Seed

hmm i dont think so. seed had real footage of animal torture in the beginning, but it never touched on the subject after the opening credits. i think this golden retriever scene is in Poughkeepsie tapes, i remember another scene

[Show spoiler] a woman hog tied i think

[jmb1381]

Originally Posted by format916

hmm i dont think so. seed had real footage of animal torture in the beginning, but it never touched on the subject after the opening credits. i think this golden retriever scene is in Poughkeepsie tapes, i remember another scene

[Show spoiler] a woman hog tied i think

That is definitely in it but I don't remember any animals being harmed.

[Corner Camping Noob]

Originally Posted by jmb1381

No I think that was a movie called Seed

I also remember this scene from Seed.

[Dex Robinson]

Honestly, I can't tolerate a movie where an animal dies even if it's pure fiction. I still have nightmares about the Olive release of 1900.

I'm scared to buy A BOY AND HIS DOG because I'm worried about the dog! I'm not kidding.

If somebody wants to tell me (using spoiler tags) if the dog survives, I'd appreciate it . (again, I'm not kidding).

[Metallix87]

Originally Posted by Dex Robinson

Honestly, I can't tolerate a movie where an animal dies even if it's pure fiction. I still have nightmares about the Olive release of 1900.

I'm scared to buy A BOY AND HIS DOG because I'm worried about the dog! I'm not kidding.

If somebody wants to tell me (using spoiler tags) if the dog survives, I'd appreciate it . (again, I'm not kidding).

[Show spoiler]He survives at the end.

[Dex Robinson]

Thanks for the info Metallix87.

That determines my buying decision.

Ironically, now I can't post whether or not I wll buy the movie because that would constitute a spoiler in itself!

[cropsy]

Originally Posted by Dex Robinson

Thanks for the info Metallix87.

That determines my buying decision.

Ironically, now I can't post whether or not I wll buy the movie because that would constitute a spoiler in itself!

What do you think of the dog scene in "The Fly 2"? always a sad one for me that.

[Dex Robinson]

Originally Posted by cropsy

What do you think of the dog scene in "The Fly 2"? always a sad one for me that.

I wasn't even happy with the cat stuff in the ORIGINAL 1958 Fly!

In "The Fly 2" I think I likely watched that scene through the fingers in front of my eyes.

[demonknight]

Originally Posted by cropsy

What do you think of the dog scene in "The Fly 2"? always a sad one for me that.

You knew something horrible was going to happen to it when you saw thatFrank Darabont wrote the script.

[bb8977]

SF have just mentioned on facebook that if a deal closes in time they maybe announcing a title at their Halloween 35th Anniversary panel next week !

[Thomas Veil]

Originally Posted by Dex Robinson

I wasn't even happy with the cat stuff in the ORIGINAL 1958 Fly!

In "The Fly 2" I think I likely watched that scene through the fingers in front of my eyes.

Yeah that stufff bugs me to...far more than people.lol For example two that bothered me ..

[Show spoiler] the dog in I Am Legend and the wolf in Dances with Wolves.

[redrunner97]

Old Yeller.

[dsman71]

Id like to have the Fly II on Blu Ray, speaking of which..

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by dsman71

Id like to have the Fly II on Blu Ray, speaking of which..

I don't get why The Fly II is so reviled - I think Chris Walas did a fantastic job following up Cronenberg's masterpiece. I like everything about Fly II: the story, the effects, um, Daphne Zuniga

[demonknight]

Originally Posted by cine74

I don't get why The Fly II is so reviled - I think Chris Walas did a fantastic job following up Cronenberg's masterpiece. I like everything about Fly II: the story, the effects, um, Daphne Zuniga

Check out the reviews from Good Bad Flicks and Obscurus Lupa. They mock it endlessly, but the two people love the film.