Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[DenOfEarth]

Originally Posted by Bronson13

So odds we get the first Exorcist movie on Scream?

No because we already have a perfectly good blu-ray with great transfer and extras galore.

the prequels might come on BD from Scream.

[Bronson13]

Originally Posted by DenOfEarth

No because we already have a perfectly good blu-ray with great transfer and extras galore.

the prequels might come on BD from Scream.

There's always room for improvement...

Anyway what about the first Poltergeist then? I see people throw that one around.

[ambient_indie]

Originally Posted by Bronson13

There's always room for improvement...

Anyway what about the first Poltergeist then? I see people throw that one around.

I Wish! Unfortunately Tobe Hooper isn’t with us anymore ��

And Spielberg seems really coy about this one. I don’t know if he had control over the Anniversary Edition, but that shockingly had nothing about the making of the film. I know the controversy about “who’s the director?”. It’s pretty obvious who had final cut on it. But it would be nice to give it the special edition treatment! At least throw on the E! True Hollywood Story and the Making of Poltergeist EPK that’s from the laserdisc. Hopefully reinstate that jump edit.

[RyGuy1496]

I would love a Collector’s Edition of I Know What You Did Last Summer

[Tylur]

Have Scream Factory ever dealt with Dimension Films? Id love to see a Scream CE one day in the far future!

[DenOfEarth]

Originally Posted by ambient_indie

I Wish! Unfortunately Tobe Hooper isn’t with us anymore ��

And Spielberg seems really coy about this one. I don’t know if he had control over the Anniversary Edition, but that shockingly had nothing about the making of the film. I know the controversy about “who’s the director?”. It’s pretty obvious who had final cut on it. But it would be nice to give it the special edition treatment! At least throw on the E! True Hollywood Story and the Making of Poltergeist EPK that’s from the laserdisc. Hopefully reinstate that jump edit.

Yes that would be nice and a retrospective documentary with producers Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy with some surviving members to interview and a commentary by a Poltergeist fan/historian.

[brettxwt]

Originally Posted by Tylur

Have Scream Factory ever dealt with Dimension Films? Id love to see a Scream CE one day in the far future!

It'd be Lionsgate, and I wouldn't hold my breath on that one

[Thomas Veil]

Originally Posted by RandyK

One Sony title I fully expect to see at some point is Bats (1999) with Lou Diamond Phillips. Has an HD master already.

I'm not going to lie I would totally buy this...between this and Nightwing I would be all set on Bat movies.

[NeMo_ET]

I'm still calling Candyman as their biggest release of the year.

I'd like to see other unreleased blus. House on Haunted Hill (1999), Cry Wolf, Turistas and Valentine are all ones I'd like to see them announce and should be potential candidates.

I don't think Ghost Ship or 13 Ghosts (2001) had individual releases, so I could see them doing those as well. Dr. Giggles is OOP and a prime candidate.

[DoctorShazbot]

Does anyone know if Scream Factory has plans on bringing The Keep to Blu-ray? I love that movie but no one remembers it.

[themp3000]

Originally Posted by DoctorShazbot

Does anyone know if Scream Factory has plans on bringing The Keep to Blu-ray? I love that movie but no one remembers it.

Nope and don’t count on it ever coming out for a variety of reasons.

[DoctorShazbot]

Originally Posted by themp3000

Nope and don’t count on it ever coming out for a variety of reasons.

But it's so good. I know the director acts like it never happened, but the monster in it is so cool! It's just so unique.

[rocknblues81]

What about Bringing Out the Dead? I wasn't a huge fan of the movie before, but I'd like to see it get a blu ray release and maybe give it another go.

[MassiveMovieBuff]

Originally Posted by rocknblues81

What about Bringing Out the Dead? I wasn't a huge fan of the movie before, but I'd like to see it get a blu ray release and maybe give it another go.

I had this same reaction. I've been wanting to check it out again too. Been years since I've seen it and don't remember it at all.

[painiac]

Originally Posted by DoctorShazbot

But it's so good. I know the director acts like it never happened, but the monster in it is so cool! It's just so unique.

can't ever see it happening. glad i caught it on Netflix a few years ago

[RedHarvest]

Originally Posted by Spooked

Will you all just stop it with the Critters Boxset? You're gonna get my hopes up...

Someone close to the production on Critters 2 has confirmed the BD release to me.

[RedHarvest]

Admittedly, I've love to see Bats come as a non-CE release from SF before the end of the year. And Snow White - A Tale of Terror, as well.

[JackForrester]

Originally Posted by brettxwt

It'd be Lionsgate, and I wouldn't hold my breath on that one

It's a possibility if they can get a deal with Lionsgate in the future. We thought the Warner/Sony deal would never happen and here we are...

[zbinks]

Originally Posted by Bronson13

There's always room for improvement...

For starters, the existing release does not include a truly authentic presentation of The Exorcist, as it existed in it's original 1973 release.

[Show spoiler]

Originally Posted by Dylan34

Yes, the theatrical is the theatrical except for the Karas morph, updated logo which I hate, and has the aqua color during the exorcism instead of the natural color timing. If all was fixed, it would be one badass blu-ray! !!

[Show spoiler]

Originally Posted by The Fallen Deity

Here's the things I would like to see added or changed on the new edition regarding the new transfer and the audio for the theatrical cut (the extended edition can be left the way it is as far as i'm concerned):

+ Restore the original colour timing during the exorcism scenes.
+ Include the original mono track.
+ Restore the original jump cut during Karra's

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scene.
+ Restore the original Warner Bros. logo.

In terms of extras:

+ Port over all the previous extras including the ones from the current Blu-Ray release as well as trailers, tv spots, commentaries etc.
+ Include all deleted scenes in full that were shot whether they have audio or not.
+ Include the full version of "The Fear Of God" documentary as it appeared when it was first broadcast on the BBC; all previous versions on home video have been cut down and shortened.
+ Include the legendary Captain Howdy makeup test; that'll be a something to see!

Don May, Jr., of Synapse Films did a podcast about the film last August. It's worth a listen if you've got a couple hours to spare.

[BarnDoor]

They've just announced Ghost Stories, seemingly confirming they're done with retro titles for September (no surprise there).