Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[Sweetmeats]

Originally Posted by Egghead

I would gladly sign that petition.

I love Waxworks!!!

[themoviefanatic]

Originally Posted by Filmmaker

If you know the proper uses of the apostrophe, you'll already have your answer. That's assuming the apostrophe was used correctly, of course, LOL...

Thank's for the response;
i know nothing of apostrophe's, i wen't to a public school.

[JYokogawa]

I'm kind of disappointed for some reason. These were both complete surprises to me, but I particularly never liked Dog Soldiers, and Ginger Snaps never really tickled my fancy either.

Why not go all out and try to get something like Slither? Much better film not yet on Blu-ray.

[ultlife2013]

Oh no, they didn't announce a movie I wanted!

[JYokogawa]

Originally Posted by ultlife2013

Oh no, they didn't announce a movie I wanted!

Dog Soldiers and Ginger Snaps just don't really fit the bill that they've made their name on, that's all. They're both a little too recent compared to the rest of their label. All the rest of their CE's are at least 20+ years old.

[Jamescush]

Been waiting for a good American release of Dog Soldiers for a long time.

Ginger Snaps...not my thing.

[redrunner97]

Originally Posted by jdw89

No one likes Eve of Destruction? I think it looks waaaaay better than Night of the Comet, but again I didn't grow up with that film.

You "think it looks better"?

I have seen both and I KNOW (based on opinion) that Night of the Comet is better. And i was born over ten years after the film was released. I grew up with neither.

Dont judge a book by its cover, NOTC is a huge fan favorite with a very large following, for a very good reason.
Eve is a good movie too, but not nearly as well made, entertaining, or fun as NOTC.

NOTC has zombies, the mall, ruins of LA, evil scientists, and Cyndi Lauper music.
Eve is not nearly as "fun" as NOTC, but it has its moments. Very tense, but in NOTC you really care for the characters, my sister literally cried at one point.

Im not biased, just my honest opinion. Lol.

Originally Posted by Pete Rock

Scream probably couldn't do a whole lot to improve on a From Dusk Till Dawn release. Echo Bridge has already released all 3 movies plus the Full-Tilt Boogie documentary in a blu-ray collection. I'm not sure how good the picture quality is with the movies, but the documentary is pretty much a definitive look at From Dusk Till Dawn. Scream could possibly do a new transfer, and get some of the actor's present reflections on the movie but that's about it.

They definitely could. It was bare bones and didnt look too hot.
As far as the 4 pack with Full Tilt Boogie, it was compressed to hell.

[Member-222782]

Eve of Destruction was just another Terminator wannabe (and not a particularly good one IMO), one of many such films that were still being pumped out by the early 90's. Actually, the first half of the decade was pretty much defined by all the robot/cyborg/evil scientist/corporation movies that were being made - and further fueled by the success of T2 - through much of the first half of the 90's. I liked some of them: Philadelphia Experiment 2, Neon City, APEX, Nemesis and Crash & Burn were fun films. I recently watched my DVD copy of "Eve of Destruction" and was quite bored throughout. It didn't help that the film hasn't aged well.

[zbinks]

Originally Posted by redrunner97

They definitely could. It was bare bones and didnt look too hot.
As far as the 4 pack with Full Tilt Boogie, it was compressed to hell.

The 2011 Canadian steelbook is probably the best North American / Region A release as it has a better encode than all of Echo Bridge's various editions and includes special features that Echo Bridge doesn't. If I recall correctly, it doesn't have Full Tilt Boogie, but you certainly could supplement the steelbook with the Echo Bridge DVD for an extra $5.00 or the 4-Pack Blu for extra $6.00 if you don't already have the Dimension Collector's Edition disc.

There are a bevy of Region B options. The Italian release supposedly has the best encode overall, but I have no idea which one is the best overall package, extras and all. Maybe the UK/French "Titty Twister Edition"?

Note: In 2008, there was an amaray release in Canada. It does not contain the same disc found in the 2011 steelbook. The transfer used for that disc is overly bright to the point of looking washed out and it's barebones. Avoid.

[redrunner97]

I have the Steelbook.
That being said, I agree it'd be nice to see them all get the deluxe treatment.

[Ill_Be_Back]

I hate Ginger Snaps but I liked Dog Soldiers, maybe we will get a better release than the last Blu-ray.

[csdot]

Ginger Snaps is a solid flick i might pick that up at the right price
Dog Soldiers however is syfy channel level awful so ill pass

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by csdot

Ginger Snaps is a solid flick i might pick that up at the right price
Dog Soldiers however is syfy channel level awful so ill pass

I haven't seen either, but to me, Dog Soldiers looked like a SyFy-type film, and Ginger Snaps looked like a horror film aimed at the younger crowd (a Twilight before Twilight existed).

Now that SF is releasing them, I'll have to watch them now to see if they're worth buying to me.

[Laser]

Does anyone know if there's a chance that these new releases might be region-free?

[BarnDoor]

Dog Soldiers is certainly not a 'SyFy-type film', nor is it awful.

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by cmac

Also coming this summer, but not a Scream title, Walter Hill's SOUTHERN COMFORT.

Nice! I was almost going to import the UK version, glad I held off!
The last time I saw this was on VHS back in the early 80's.

[ravenus]

^ Dog Soldiers is definitely not SyFy, it's gory and intense, and at the same time has a sense of humor. Terrific fun, stands well along with The Descent. Ginger Snaps was uneven, with some lazy deus ex machinas, and its pure horror segments are not its strong point IMO, but it has some lovely black humor in how it ties in lycanthropy with female puberty. Definitely not a chick flick, if that worries you.

[HorrorBlu]

Originally Posted by BarnDoor

Dog Soldiers is certainly not a 'SyFy-type film', nor is it awful.

In the US, it premiered on the SyFy Channel (then the Sci-Fi Channel).

[csdot]

Originally Posted by ravenus

^ Dog Soldiers is definitely not SyFy, it's gory and intense, and at the same time has a sense of humor. Terrific fun, stands well along with The Descent. Ginger Snaps was uneven, with some lazy deus ex machinas, and its pure horror segments are not its strong point IMO, but it has some lovely black humor in how it ties in lycanthropy with female puberty. Definitely not a chick flick, if that worries you.

i dunno i watched it for the first time about a month ago and that was the vibe i got. it was pretty gory but i never found it intense it just seemed like a cheap version of the same thing thats been done numerous times before (and better).

[balthazar_bee]

Originally Posted by jdw89

Can someone give me some unbiased thoughts on NOTC? I am not totally sure if I would like it or not, but if I pre order at the low price now it is worth it (if I'll like the film that is) so any thoughts based on my collection?

I can't say with any certainty that my opinion (or anyone's) would qualify as "unbiased". I'm quite fond of Night of the Comet, have seen it many times, and even used it as a teaching aid once. It's a cheeky little B-movie with very likable protagonists, a few solid laughs and a zombie or two.

Eve of Destruction is a film I haven't seen since it thudded onto the home video market many years ago. I'd been looking forward to it, and even at the age of ten or so felt it was a terrible disappointment. I'll take another look because I'm fond of Scream's library generally, but no doubt I'll need plenty of beer on hand.

Assault on Precinct 13 is a classic, and certainly the best of the three you're considering. Assault > NOTC > Eve.