Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by Nailwraps

So, let's talk Comic-Con announcements; what do you hope to see Scream Factory announce this year?

More 80's Corman DVD upgrades.

[Mr. Thomsen]

Originally Posted by anthony21879

Anyone know if Screams doing a sale this summer? I believe they cancelled last year and just did October. Want to know how hard I can hit the Kino sale.

I really hope so. It is also Scream's tenth anniversary this year, and they had a big sale when they turned five.

[Hubunkey]

Does anyone know if they have made slip protector's for the new thicker Scream slips like Halloween 4k came in

[mad_max2000]

Originally Posted by Nailwraps

So, let's talk Comic-Con announcements; what do you hope to see Scream Factory announce this year?

I'll start (all 4K/Blu-ray Collector's Editions, unless when noted):

-Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
-Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
-Halloween: Resurrection
-Westworld
-Futureworld Collector's Edition
-Army of Darkness
-Poltergeist II: The Other Side
-Poltergeist III
-Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
-Hellraiser: Bloodline
-Children of The Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (Blu-ray only)
-Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday
-Jason X
-Freddy Vs. Jason
-RoboCop 2
-RoboCop 3
-Motel Hell
-Piranha
-Humanoids From The Deep
-Swamp Thing

In addition to 4K+BD releases of Halloween 6-8, I'd be very interested in releases of Hellraiser 3&4, especially the later as it's strained production intersected with Halloween 6's strained production.

Every movie that one or both of the Weinsteins were ever involved with should have an indepth featurette on how their meddling effected that film's production.

[TripleHBK]

Comic-Con Wishlist of titles that might be feasible without mentioning A Nightmare on Elm Street which is an ongoing given:

-Prom Night Box set (1-4 + Remake or 2-4 + Remake if necessary) (Blu Ray)
-Tod Browning's "Freaks" (UHD/BD Combo)
-The Stepfather Box set (Blu Ray)(1-3 + remake with a Remastered copy of the original film)
-Cheerleader Camp (Blu Ray)
-Dr. Giggles (Remastered CE)
-Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) (UHD/Blu Ray in the style of the Halloween releases)
-Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) (UHD/Blu Ray) (Signaling a new partnership with Netflix to distribute their bigger exclusives since Netflix needs money badly after their stock tanked 70% in recent months)
-Feast Boxset (Blu Ray)
-The remaining Howling films in a boxset (Blu Ray)
-Stephen King's Langoliers (Blu Ray)
-Night of the Demons 3 (Blu Ray) (Surely someone has to have this license)
-The Unborn II (Blu Ray)
-Sorority House Massacre II (Blu Ray)
-Night of the Living Dead '90 (UHD/Blu Ray CE)


Wishlist Titles that have no chance but a guy can wish for...

-Dee Snider's Strangeland (Blu Ray)
-976-Evil 2 (Blu Ray)
-The Dentist (Double Feature) (Blu Ray)
-Mothers Day (1980) (Remastered Blu Ray CE)
-The Unnameable 2 (Blu Ray)
-Inside (Blu Ray)
-Martyrs (Original film)(Blu Ray)

...and of course Black Roses & Rock N Roll Nightmare which likely still reside with Synapse but I'm hoping someone can free from their death grip.

[Jobla]

I'll only ask for one Scream Comic Con title:

PRIVATE PARTS (1972, Paul Bartel)

[rocknblues81]

I don't think we will get Stepfather 2 or 3.

[EManT2200]

Hoping for Blood of Dracula and The Undead for your next exclusives please.

[Rzzzz]

Hoping these get announced....

[Show spoiler]

[steev210]

Besides the remaining Halloween films on 4K UHD, I'm hoping we finally get that announcement for Carpenter's The Fog on 4K, Army of Darkness 4K, Jaws 2 4K, Jaws 3D 4K, Jaws the Revenge (theatrical cut fully restored) 4K, Psycho II 4K, Psycho III 4K, Poltergeist II 4K, Poltergeist III 4K, Red Eye 4K and Turbulence 4K.

[OceanBlue]

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

The Exorcist celebrates it's 50th anniversary next year. Odd's are very good that we'll get a new 4k release of the first film. Exorcist 2 is not fondly viewed by most to put things mildly, however with a new film (or 3) on the way plus next years anniversary of the original, I could see Warner doing a 4k boxset. Outside of the possibility of that potential 4k release I am confident when I say that there will never be a better release of the film than what Shout Factory released, and so the question then becomes.... pick up the existing disc from Shout Factory, or wait and see what rolls out next year? Since you've waited this long, I'd say to wait a bit longer and see what gets announced over the next 9 months in regards to potential 4k releases...

That said, my motto when it comes to horror films is always... Buy what you can comfortably afford as soon as you can afford it, or else risk missing out forever.

Can't remember whether I've got the original Exorcist or not, but I've got Arrow's UK Blu-ray release of The Exorcist III. Not sure yet if I'm going to put Shout's Blu-ray release of Exorcist II: The Heretic on the backburner, or get it sooner rather than later. It hasn't been a high priority title, but it has been on the list of Shout releases I've wanted to get (just maybe not as much as others).

Thanks for yours and zbinks' advice.

[CountYorgaRules]

Originally Posted by Rzzzz

Hoping these get announced....

[Show spoiler]

Nice to see someone with good tastes!

[sancho]

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

Comic-Con Wishlist of titles that might be feasible without mentioning A Nightmare on Elm Street which is an ongoing given:


-The Stepfather Box set (Blu Ray)(1-3 + remake with a Remastered copy of the original film)

-Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) (UHD/Blu Ray in the style of the Halloween releases)
-Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) (UHD/Blu Ray) (Signaling a new partnership with Netflix to distribute their bigger exclusives since Netflix needs money badly after their stock tanked 70% in recent months)

-Night of the Living Dead '90 (UHD/Blu Ray CE)

I would buy all of the above.

[kngtmat]

Official The Fog 4K announcement for the release's features & artwork.

[tangerinewolf]

Isn't Tod Browning's Freaks (1932) said to be with Warner (WAC) or an outside chance with Criterion?

[MassiveMovieBuff]

Originally Posted by kngtmat

Official The Fog 4K announcement for the release's features & artwork.

I'm on pins and needles for this one.

[TripleHBK]

Originally Posted by tangerinewolf

Isn't Tod Browning's Freaks (1932) said to be with Warner (WAC) or an outside chance with Criterion?

That's been the rumor for like 7 years now. I would like to think that if Criterion had it we'd have already seen it. I know they can be slow to move on titles, but if they've had it for 7+ years we'd be approaching synapse levels of slow and that just doesn't seem possible.

[Shane Rollins]

Originally Posted by Cinema84

More 80's Corman DVD upgrades.

How about the OOP Corman stuff? The Little Shop Of Horrors, and an open matte version of A Bucket Of Blood are the two big ones for me.

Also as for Tod Browning’s Freaks, the old DVD has finally gone completely OOP. It is no longer being pressed or burned. WB, WHV, and WAC are no longer selling it. And while people used to come out of the woodwork to talk about the search for better elements, including but not limited to on the podcast, we haven’t heard a peep lately from anyone. So whether WAC or Criterion, someone has it, someone’s restoring it, and someone is going to announce it soon. Warner and Criterion don’t announce anything until the entire thing is done and enough copies have been pressed to sustain demand. So give your old DVDs a few more watchings for old time’s sake, because the Blu-ray is coming.

Shout does have a deal with WB, as evidenced by their release of Deadly Friend last fall, but I can’t see Shout actually releasing a 90-year-old movie. I’d be genuinely shocked if anyone other than Criterion or WAC released this.

[Member-682067]

One I'm surprised(and waiting patiently for) that hasn't gotten a rerelease is "Vacancy" from 2007 with Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsale.

Effective(and actually kind of chilling in parts) B-movie. It came out the same year as "Grindhouse" and could have been added to it as a triple bill.

Even the direct to video sequel wasn't half-bad.

[BobSimms]

When is this ComicCon? Late July, right?