Scanners (1981) , II & III

[mlock]

Originally Posted by insomniac013

Since i hear Criterion is releasing their own version of Scanners (and Eraserhead!) i may wait to see what they have to offer over Second Sight...

Actually I heard rumours that Criterion might release a blu ray boxset containing: They Came From Within (aka Shivers), Rabid, The Brood, and Scanners. Shivers has always looked pretty rough, so if in fact Criterion does get their hands on it, I'd be really anxious to check out the transfer!

[mlock]

Originally Posted by kiltymchaggis

I would buy the player in a heartbeat if I could, but I live in the States, and the player is only available in Canada from what I understand.

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Really??? Sorry, I didn't know that. I just assumed stores across North America would stock them. Bummer! Maybe they're available to order online? Best of luck! It's a terrific secondary/back up player.

[kiltymchaggis]

Originally Posted by mlock

Really??? Sorry, I didn't know that. I just assumed stores across North America would stock them. Bummer! Maybe they're available to order online? Best of luck! It's a terrific secondary/back up player.

Its cool. I actually have a region free Blu-ray player, but I would want the Seiki as a backup. I have heard nothing but good things about it.

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[kiltymchaggis]

Originally Posted by mlock

I agree that there's always gonna be an ongoing debate regarding book-to-film adaptations, and I'm guessing that was one problem Mann faced while making the film, but I wouldn't be surprised if another big part of the problem was the studio stepping in and demanding various changes too.

As for the region B locking of the Scanners steelbook, I can understand your frustrations guys, but why not do what I did? Just head to your local Wal Mart and buy that cheap Seki BD660 player for 70 bucks? Problem solved.

Out of curiosity, if I ever decided to purchase the Seiki BD player in the future, could we work out an arrangement to where you could ship it to me?

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[mlock]

Originally Posted by kiltymchaggis

Out of curiosity, if I ever decided to purchase the Seiki BD player in the future, could we work out an arrangement to where you could ship it to me?

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I don't see why not But I'd have to check and make sure my local store had one in stock as they tend to come and go. Also would you need a voltage adapter? Sorry, I really have no clue if that would be an issue.

[mattyl149]

Any chance that these will include the UK Anchor Bay DVD extras:

Scanners
Inside Scan: Scanners
The Directors: David Cronenberg Documentary

Scanners 2
Inside Scan: The New Order

Scanners 3
Inside Scan: The Takeover

I'd like to be able to get rid of the DVDs and although the Inside Scan featurettes are around 10 minutes, it'd be nice to have them on the new releases and the David Cronenberg documentary is an hour long

[kiltymchaggis]

Originally Posted by mlock

I don't see why not But I'd have to check and make sure my local store had one in stock as they tend to come and go. Also would you need a voltage adapter? Sorry, I really have no clue if that would be an issue.

Nope, a voltage adapter wont be necessary. If I decide to get the player, ill keep in touch.

[Cevolution]

I just received an email from Amazon saying my order of Scanners 2 & 3 has shipped.

[Guvnagrover]

Damn, totally missed the update that they switched it to Region B only...discovered this after it shipped...oh well.

[josuv22]

blurayreviewer rated this 8.5 PQ and 7 AQ

with a PCM 2.0 and DTS MA 5.0 remix tracks

[dallywhitty]

I was expecting these to arrive in the post this morning. They didn't.

Woe.

Everywhere, woe.

[John The Grudge]

Here's a very good review of this blu-ray.

http://www.cineoutsider.com/reviews/...anners_br.html

[Wes Blu-ray]

Think I'll give this a miss.

Never been a fan of Scanners 2 and 3...they are simply terrible, on the other hand, the Original Scanners is a classic, and I have owned it on DVD for many years...but to be honest I'm annoyed that they are just releasing it as a Steelbook...would have been nice to see a regular Blu-ray release.

[sheldo]

Originally Posted by WesBlurayCollector

Think I'll give this a miss.

Never been a fan of Scanners 2 and 3...they are simply terrible, on the other hand, the Original Scanners is a classic, and I have owned it on DVD for many years...but to be honest I'm annoyed that they are just releasing it as a Steelbook...would have been nice to see a regular Blu-ray release.

It would of been nice bonus to have sequels thrown in with their older brother but they're hard sell by themselves aren't they.

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[dallywhitty]

I actually liked Scanners II. I blind bought all three films because the original was a film I'd always wanted to see and I expected the sequels to be stupid-but-fun entertainment. However, I thought Scanners II was genuinely decent. I can't say the same for the third film, though. It was rubbish.

[TheOneWithThePrize]

Another vote for Scanners II. Scanners III on the other hand is all kinds of bad and has no redeeming qualities whatsoever (someone could probably turn it into a drinking game to get some buzz from it...).

I'd like to see Scanner Cop II get a blu-ray release at some point, much like Scanners II it is one of the more entertaining entries in the franchise and Patrick Kilpatrick does an excellent baddie scanner.

The first Scanner Cop is a forgettable affair (one of franchise producer Pierre David's few writer/directorial efforts), not as bad as Scanners III mind you but it could have been a lot better. This one is just 'meh'.

[mattyl149]

I noticed the Scanners review was up and it mentioned that the Australian release has different extra features. These are the ones that were on the Anchor Bay DVD release

I'm trying to decide whether to get that release as well to have those special features in HD

[pro-bassoonist]

Hi Matti,

I need to check later on, but I am pretty sure they are simply upscaled. Not true HD.

Pro-B

[UniSol GR77]

Originally Posted by TheOneWithThePrize

Another vote for Scanners II. Scanners III on the other hand is all kinds of bad and has no redeeming qualities whatsoever (someone could probably turn it into a drinking game to get some buzz from it...).

I'd like to see Scanner Cop II get a blu-ray release at some point, much like Scanners II it is one of the more entertaining entries in the franchise and Patrick Kilpatrick does an excellent baddie scanner.

The first Scanner Cop is a forgettable affair (one of franchise producer Pierre David's few writer/directorial efforts), not as bad as Scanners III mind you but it could have been a lot better. This one is just 'meh'.

To me SCANNER COP II is the only "third chapter" of the saga. SCANNERS 2 is enjoyable and decent, SCANNERS 3 is pure crap and I pretend that it doesn't even exist, SCANNER COP 1 is good but forgettable.

[Hintermann]

I am not a big fan of David Cronenberg films but want to get Scanners. I originally wanted to get the Criterion BD based on the higher ratings here but when I looked at the Beaver comparison images, the Second Sight release from the UK seemed much better. The Criterion images were too dark and the skin tones better depicted in the UK version. I was looking at the images on my LG monitor which is accurate when it comes to what the picture would look like on my LCD TV.

Any advice from the others about which edition to go for? I am not a double-dipper.