Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) / Poltergeist III (1988) (Collector's Edition)

[Nailwraps]

Originally Posted by MJD64

I would love to see Scream tackle a special edition of the original Poltergeist complete with Director commentary...oops, I forgot Spielberg doesn't do commentaries!!!

Imagine if they WERE able to work something out with Warner to sublicense that title. Well, a guy can dream.

[captainjoe]

The original Poltergeist is still the one movie I really wish had a proper special edition. I remember hearing a radio interview with JoBeth Williams back in 2005 and she talked about having done interviews for an upcoming special edition so maybe Warner just pulled the plug at the last minute because of the whole Tobe Hooper controversy. They released that 25 anniversary edition with only those featurettes that aren't specific to the film so my tinfoil hat theory is that those were only pieces of a much greater edition that got canned. Kinda like what happened with Scrooged.

[DMRI2006]

Warner surely would've made their own Special Edition of POLTERGEIST years ago...make that decades ago. iMO Spielberg clearly does not want anyone making one as that is the only plausible explanation for why a film that widely successful and discussed wouldn't have a studio authorized doc or commentary produced for it. Hell they wouldn't even put the 1982 archival featurette... showing Spielberg directing the actors and setting up the camera...on the DVD or Blu!

[Supermartyoh]

Any more news about these? Are they stated to be the existing masters as per MGM's Blus, or new 2k transfers like Childs Play and ITBS '78? I wouldn't be surprised if Shout's double feature were, as the masters on the MGM Blu (that came out very recently) are the same as the ones on the DVD (crica 2006-ish), making them dated by now.

Also, if Shout! is doing new transfers themselves, good chance we'll see the original MGM/UA Communications bumpers preserved as they are absent on the MGM releases. They left the original UA logos on Body Snatchers and Jaws of Satan, and MGM didn't say anything because they weren't involved in the mastering.

[StingingVelvet]

I'd love to see a documentary on Poltergeist and that doesn't really require a special edition be made. We get a lot of docs now made for streaming or standalone release, and I would guess the only challenge for Poltergeist is getting people to talk about it, which most seem reluctant to do.

Only thing Warner could really do beyond that is a commentary, but Hooper's commentaries are usually terrible and Spielberg doesn't do them, so not a lot of temptation there.

[Monterey Jack]

Originally Posted by klauswhereareyou

That goes for a lot of Goldsmith scores, especially ones he did in the 80's/90's. Supergirl is another one that comes to mind.

Goldsmith was the king of writing exceptional scores for lousy movies. The Final Conflict is my go-to example. The score is MAGNIFICENT, but the movie...not so much.

[felixemartinez]

This was an interesting little featurette:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAF8...ature=youtu.be

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[MJD64]

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

Goldsmith was the king of writing exceptional scores for lousy movies. The Final Conflict is my go-to example. The score is MAGNIFICENT, but the movie...not so much.

Goldsmith's excellent scores are what elevates the whole Omen trilogy.

[Trekkie313]

Originally Posted by kidglov3s

I'll be surprised if these aren't inferior technically to the Fox discs. But I'm also morbidly curious about what a Poltergeist III CE might entail.

Hopefully the original and much better finale.

[Deciazulado]

Poltergeist II: The Other Side Blu-ray

Poltergeist III Blu-ray

[rockyfan]

Hopefully we'll have the new artwork soon!

[redxrebellion]

Now I just need to find the digibook for the first movie for a reasonable price. Anyone seen any good deals around?

[DJR662]

Oh great, just when I imported the MGM discs.

[StingingVelvet]

Originally Posted by DJR662

Oh great, just when I imported the MGM discs.

This was announced months ago. Also I hope despite this being the US section you are overseas, since there is a cheap two-pack out in the US and there is no need for us to import.

[Mr. Mojo]

No interest in the sequels, but man if they got their hands on the first film, I'd be all over it! That movie demands a proper release with a nice 90 minute retrospective documentary.

[JackForrester]

Originally Posted by Deciazulado

Poltergeist II: The Other Side Blu-ray

Poltergeist III Blu-ray

Are the release dates official? Haven't seen anything from Scream.

[PuppetMasterBlu]

Im in if there is a new scan.

[DJR662]

Originally Posted by PuppetMasterBlu

Im in if there is a new scan.

Has there been any info on this?

[rockyfan]

I'm guessing Amazon jumped the gun with the release date. I would expect the official announcement plus artwork from Scream very soon.

[Oscar Rothman]