Alligator II: The Mutation -- February 22, 2022

[Jill Valentine]

Will this be available to buy on Amazon USA or just shout factory website?

[starsteam]

Originally Posted by Jill Valentine

Will this be available to buy on Amazon USA or just shout factory website?

Amazon will have it. Give them a few days or a week to put up pre-orders.

[mike6001]

Originally Posted by bigdaddyhorse

Yeah.
Just looked at my UK dvd of both movies, and both are rated 15. Yet in the US, 1 was R and 2 was PG-13.

I'll wait for this to go on sale, but will probably pre-order the first. The first is all-out awesome, I can't recall much about 2 except it not coming close to living up to 1.

Great news to see though.

In Australia part 2 was PG, (and part 1 an M - a 15+ recommendation but not restriction). I remember it being very tame compared to the original, and a massive step down in quality. I'm definitely getting part 1, will wait to see if any extras turn up for 2.

And yeah, would love the Crocodile (and Shark Attack, Spiders and Octopus) movies to get a lovely Blu... they were so cheesy. The worst was easily Shark Attack 3 - a bad movie "masterpiece".

[SpaceBlackKnight]

Originally Posted by Cinema84

OK, so Lionsgate lost the rights to the original (good riddance), so who did Shout license the sequel from?

I'm gonna say Warner (New Line distributed in the US) as they don't usually license out UHD rights (Criterion aside) to titles they own and makes since seeing II is Blu only. Compared to the first which Shout got from the producers and are going full blow with.

[bigdaddyhorse]

Originally Posted by mike6001

In Australia part 2 was PG, (and part 1 an M - a 15+ recommendation but not restriction). I remember it being very tame compared to the original, and a massive step down in quality. I'm definitely getting part 1, will wait to see if any extras turn up for 2.

And yeah, would love the Crocodile (and Shark Attack, Spiders and Octopus) movies to get a lovely Blu... they were so cheesy. The worst was easily Shark Attack 3 - a bad movie "masterpiece".

The Shark Attacks did get a very underwhelming blu. I saw it but passed since Megalodon didn't sound like much if any upgrade from my dvd (also have the first 2 on dvd, but 3 is something else).

That was disc 2 of this set which I never saw. Walmart had a price placer for it but only had the dvd. The single disc is much cheaper still, and with having seen only of 2 of the 4 "films" on disc 2, the 2-pack ain't worth it.

[mike6001]

Originally Posted by bigdaddyhorse

The Shark Attacks did get a very underwhelming blu. I saw it but passed since Megalodon didn't sound like much if any upgrade from my dvd (also have the first 2 on dvd, but 3 is something else).

That was disc 2 of this set which I never saw. Walmart had a price placer for it but only had the dvd. The single disc is much cheaper still, and with having seen only of 2 of the 4 "films" on disc 2, the 2-pack ain't worth it.

That's a shame... only came out this year (2021) but 4 films on 1 disc? Yuck... The DVD version is also 4 films on 1 disc... how awful will they look! I didn't see it announced anywhere... but looks like these movies won't get a release any time soon in a proper way. Which is a shame as SA3:Megalodon is a riot.

[Joe Molotov]

Does Kane Hodder play the Alligator in this one?

[jaws3dfan]

Never seen this one but I see a Double Feature in my Near Future!

[bigdaddyhorse]

Originally Posted by mike6001

That's a shame... only came out this year (2021) but 4 films on 1 disc? Yuck... The DVD version is also 4 films on 1 disc... how awful will they look! I didn't see it announced anywhere... but looks like these movies won't get a release any time soon in a proper way. Which is a shame as SA3:Megalodon is a riot.

We can always hope that someday Scream will get the series and do a box set with something good on it. I have the old solo dvds, but they probably aren't much better than the new one. Never bothered to compared em.
I know for around $10 the single BD is worth it to those who don't have the movies on any format already. Just didn't sound like worth the bother for me since I do and the old dvds aren't worth much.

[Vixen of the Night]

That poster artwork is awesome! Too bad the movie doesn't deliver from what I remember. I haven't seen it since it's release on VHS as a kid. I barely remember a thing about it.

[shamus]

will the first one get a blu only release or is the 4k the only option?

[fred25_Ca]

Originally Posted by shamus

will the first one get a blu only release or is the 4k the only option?

The 4k comes with the blu ray, just so you know!

[shamus]

Originally Posted by fred25_Ca

The 4k comes with the blu ray, just so you know!

I know thanks… just want the blu

[BarnDoor]

Originally Posted by SpaceBlackKnight

I'm gonna say Warner (New Line distributed in the US) as they don't usually license out UHD rights (Criterion aside) to titles they own and makes since seeing II is Blu only. Compared to the first which Shout got from the producers and are going full blow with.

To be honest, even if they could have got UHD rights to the sequel, I really don't think they'd have bothered. It has nowhere near the same appeal as the first film.

[gates70]

Up for PO on Amazon.ca

[goodstuff]

I cracked and bought a double-feature boot BD of this and the original from Ebay last year. Can't wait to get these, particularly the first one in 4K.

[fred25_Ca]

Originally Posted by gates70

Up for PO on Amazon.ca

It is but surprisingly the first one isn't. It's just under 35$ for free shipping, damn.

[Mayormccheese85]

This has been on my “hoping and praying” list since…forever. I’m so happy!

[MifuneFan]

Extras are up.

Bonus Features
NEW 4K Scan Of The Original Camera Negative
NEW From The Echo Lake Lagoon – An Interview With Director Jon Hess
NEW Dead In The Water – An Interview With Special Effects Coordinator John Eggett
NEW Cutting With Teeth – An Interview With Editor Marshall Harvey
NEW Become The Hunted – An Interview With Actor Kane Hodder
NEW Blood Brothers – An Interview With Second Unit Director Eugene Hess
Theatrical Trailer

[Member-222782]

Really excited about this and the original - neither of which I've ever watched but am well aware of. In a sea of endless reissues this is very refreshing.