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TheTenth · 02-12-2008, 01:02 PM

don't think I've seen any JC movies released, but :
Big trouble in little China
The thing
In the mouth of madness
Ghosts of Mars
Escape from New York
Prince of darkness
Halloween
should be references in a Blu-ray collection ...

nhaase · 02-12-2008, 01:07 PM

Halloween is available.

mystiksuicide · 02-12-2008, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by nhaase

Halloween is available.

With some very good PQ and AQ for a movie that old.

darkpoet25 · 02-12-2008, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by TheTenth

don't think I've seen any JC movies released, but :
Big trouble in little China
The thing
In the mouth of madness
Ghosts of Mars
Escape from New York
Prince of darkness
Halloween
should be references in a Blu-ray collection ...

Halloween has been out since last October and was released by Starz/Anchor Bay. It looks and sounds great too. The Thing is by Universal and has only been released on hd dvd. I would love to get Big Trouble In Little China, and Escape From New York two of Kurt Russel's best movies. However since I can't remember who owns the rights to these it's hard to say if they get released on Blu or not.

krazeyeyez · 02-12-2008, 01:24 PM

wow he did big trouble in little china, never knew that, one of my favorite flicks as a kid.

darkpoet25 · 02-12-2008, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by krazeyeyez

wow he did big trouble in little china, never knew that, one of my favorite flicks as a kid.

"Here Jack use this, it'll make you feel like Dirty Harry."

SDon1969 · 02-12-2008, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by TheTenth

don't think I've seen any JC movies released, but :
Big trouble in little China
The thing
In the mouth of madness
Ghosts of Mars
Escape from New York
Prince of darkness
Halloween
should be references in a Blu-ray collection ...

Don't forget They Live, Christine, The Fog & Escape From LA!

Blu_Ray_UK2007 · 02-12-2008, 01:32 PM

Halloween looks great for an old movie.

BaronVH · 02-12-2008, 02:34 PM

The Fog is an excellent small budget ghost story. Not scary but atmospherical as hell. I think it is by MGM. I think Escape from New York may be MGM as well. The Thing, which I consider to be his best movie and one of the scariest movies ever made, is by Universal.

I wish the guy would make more movies, but when he does they tell him he can't have a big budget, cannot use CGI, can only have a few stars, and he must do the music himself. Of course The Thing had a pretty decent budget, but that was the last of his movies that truly blew me away. By the way, Halloween had the highest profit margin of any movie until My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

surfdude12 · 02-12-2008, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Blu_Ray_UK2007

Halloween looks great for an old movie.

I read in a great review of Halloween: "Mike Myers only murdered promoscious girls, and left alive the only non-promosocious girl...is Mike Myers a moralist?"

Quad · 02-12-2008, 03:10 PM

I would also like to see "Assault on Precinct 13" get blu.

jlynn33 · 02-12-2008, 03:14 PM

Let's just forget about Escape From L.A.

Horrorview · 02-12-2008, 03:20 PM

MGM has the rights for ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, which would make it a Blu-shoo-in, as well as THE FOG. IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS is from New Line. Sadly, PRINCE OF DARKNESS and THEY LIVE are Universal titles, along with the aforementioned THE THING. VAMPIRES, CHRISTINE, and GHOSTS OF MARS are Sony titles, while ESCAPE FROM L.A. is not only crap, but also a Paramount title.

Oh, and BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA is FOX!

Rubbertoes · 02-12-2008, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by SDon1969

Don't forget They Live, Christine, The Fog & Escape From LA!

no...no no. You can go ahead and forget Escape from L.A.!

SDon1969 · 02-12-2008, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Rubbertoes

no...no no. You can go ahead and forget Escape from L.A.!

Hahaha, yeah you guys are probably right....that surfing scene was awful!

Steelmaker · 02-12-2008, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Horrorview

Sadly, PRINCE OF DARKNESS and THEY LIVE are Universal titles, along with the aforementioned THE THING.

So is Halloween 2!

KenThompson · 02-12-2008, 07:28 PM

The Thing kicks ass. Too bad its under a Universal flag. The Fog was on on tv this morning, only caught the last 15 minutes. Saw that in the theater many years ago when I had hair.

Minimejer05 · 02-12-2008, 07:44 PM

Halloween is out and I still need to buy it. Would love the Escape movies to be Blu'd.

Horrorview · 02-12-2008, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Steelmaker

So is Halloween 2!

Yeah, but Halloween 2 was directed by Rick Rosenthal, with Carpenter just throwing in some extra gore scenes he shot later, so I didn't figure it counted! LOL

katharsis · 02-12-2008, 08:30 PM

I'd love to get a hold of The Thing and Big Trouble in Little China on blu!!
Halloween is awesome... PQ and AQ! You would never guess that this movie is 30 years old if it wasn't for bad haircuts and clothes they're wearing

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TheTenth Special Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Clermont-Ferrand, France Home Theater Gallery:9 4K collection:98 Blu-ray collection:681 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:11	John Carpenter? don't think I've seen any JC movies released, but : Big trouble in little China The thing In the mouth of madness Ghosts of Mars Escape from New York Prince of darkness Halloween should be references in a Blu-ray collection ...

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02-12-2008, 01:07 PM	#2
nhaase Special Member Member since:Mar 2007 Trading Score:2	Halloween is available.

02-12-2008, 01:24 PM	#5
krazeyeyez Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2007 Location:the guy on the couch Home Theater Gallery:18 Blu-ray collection:287 Blu-ray reviews:4	wow he did big trouble in little china, never knew that, one of my favorite flicks as a kid.

02-12-2008, 01:32 PM	#8
Blu_Ray_UK2007 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Feb 2007 Location:UK 4K collection:164 Blu-ray collection:782 Trading Score:1	Halloween looks great for an old movie.

02-12-2008, 02:34 PM	#9
BaronVH Power Member Member since:Oct 2007	The Fog is an excellent small budget ghost story. Not scary but atmospherical as hell. I think it is by MGM. I think Escape from New York may be MGM as well. The Thing, which I consider to be his best movie and one of the scariest movies ever made, is by Universal. I wish the guy would make more movies, but when he does they tell him he can't have a big budget, cannot use CGI, can only have a few stars, and he must do the music himself. Of course The Thing had a pretty decent budget, but that was the last of his movies that truly blew me away. By the way, Halloween had the highest profit margin of any movie until My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

02-12-2008, 03:10 PM	#11
Quad Expert Member Member since:Oct 2007	I would also like to see "Assault on Precinct 13" get blu.

02-12-2008, 03:14 PM	#12
jlynn33 Active Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Paducah,Ky 4K collection:158 Blu-ray collection:1201 DVD collection:1258	Let's just forget about Escape From L.A.

02-12-2008, 03:20 PM	#13
Horrorview Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Massachusetts	MGM has the rights for ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, which would make it a Blu-shoo-in, as well as THE FOG. IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS is from New Line. Sadly, PRINCE OF DARKNESS and THEY LIVE are Universal titles, along with the aforementioned THE THING. VAMPIRES, CHRISTINE, and GHOSTS OF MARS are Sony titles, while ESCAPE FROM L.A. is not only crap, but also a Paramount title. Oh, and BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA is FOX!

02-12-2008, 07:28 PM	#17
KenThompson Power Member Member since:Sep 2006 Location:B.C. Canada	The Thing kicks ass. Too bad its under a Universal flag. The Fog was on on tv this morning, only caught the last 15 minutes. Saw that in the theater many years ago when I had hair.

02-12-2008, 07:44 PM	#18
Minimejer05 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Minnesota Home Theater Gallery:14 4K collection:532 Blu-ray collection:1995 Blu-ray reviews:28 Trading Score:6	Halloween is out and I still need to buy it. Would love the Escape movies to be Blu'd.

02-12-2008, 08:30 PM	#20
katharsis Power Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:SoCal Home Theater Gallery:16 Blu-ray collection:379 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:8	I'd love to get a hold of The Thing and Big Trouble in Little China on blu!! Halloween is awesome... PQ and AQ! You would never guess that this movie is 30 years old if it wasn't for bad haircuts and clothes they're wearing

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