Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[zbinks]

...also, leaving out House of Horrors (1946) probably isn't going to endear them to the nominating parties for the next Rondo awards.

[GrimJester]

Originally Posted by zbinks

...also, leaving out House of Horrors (1946) probably isn't going to endear them to the nominating parties for the next Rondo awards.

Why? I don't think they have a grudge against House of Horrors, it will probably be on a future set with The Brute Man. I would have preferred them not to do what the dvds did by mixing Paramount but it's not that big a deal.

[Jobla]

I hope that Scream is "holding" Hammer's THE DEVIL RIDES OUT for a Halloween release.

[BarnDoor]

Originally Posted by zbinks

Before people get confused and/or overly excited, it should be clarified that this is not indicative of a deal with Paramount. These are pre-1948 Paramount titles that are owned by Universal. Back in 1958, Paramount sold hundreds of pre-1948 films to Universal's predecessor, MCA Inc./EMKA, Ltd.

Yeah apologies, I should have been more clear on that.

I don't think Paramount did too many horrors in this period anyway, less still that haven't been released now. The two Bob Hope comedy-horrors are among a handful of others IIRC.

[Rzzzz]

Originally Posted by AKORIS

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look at it this way... there's never been a year like this prior... this is just the year for old school horror fans

I've been waiting for a year like this for a LONG time.....

[jcole8882]

So they still have tabs on Warner titles right? What was the latest Warner release..?

[Gorgon]

MORE old Horror titles please Shout/Scream!!!

I'm drooling over the thought of owning these!

[EManT2200]

[QUOTE=BarnDoor;16264026]Oh yes! The much-requested Hammer horror, Lust for a Vampire, coming 30th July:








Yes, Yessss YESSSS, finally, Lust for a Vampire, and The Reptile also. Damn, Shout Factory, I love you, lol.

[jim1985]

Im personally not a fan of all these old movies there is far to many in there summer schedule , I want more modern titles from the "80s,90s ....

[Desslok]

Originally Posted by BarnDoor

Yeah apologies, I should have been more clear on that.

I don't think Paramount did too many horrors in this period anyway, less still that haven't been released now. The two Bob Hope comedy-horrors are among a handful of others IIRC.

The two big ones are Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) and Island of Lost Souls (1933). The former was sold by Paramount to MGM prior to their 1941 remake (so now owned by Warner Bros) and the latter was put out by Criterion awhile back.

Not sure if there were any other significant pre-code Paramount horror films.

[GrimJester]

^ Murder by the Clock is one many want to see. It has some interesting Poe/Femme Fatale elements.


Does Universal own The Monster and the Girl? I love that film, hope to see that.

Also curious to know if Universal has the original film elements to One Body Too Many.

[Gorgon]

Originally Posted by jim1985

Im personally not a fan of all these old movies there is far to many in there summer schedule , I want more modern titles from the "80s,90s ....

Well, in fairness, I wouldn't say Shout has neglected those eras either. Their catalogue lists a host of films from then.
This has been the biggest year (so far) for those of us that have love for the older classics (if you consider the '60s and '70s old) so I appreciate the love we are getting for a change.

edit: ok, not exactly classics but loved none the less!

[EManT2200]

I'm betting we will be seeing an announcement for a release of Scars of Dracula coming round ! The sooner the better !

[Member-222782]

[StarDestroyer52]

I'll probably try and get Lust for a Vampire and Universal Vol 2 down the road. Just so many stuff to get lately.

[BarnDoor]

Originally Posted by jcole8882

So they still have tabs on Warner titles right? What was the latest Warner release..?

The Leopard Man, announced a few days ago.

[darkness2918]

The Reptile is a day 1 buy for sure. Lust for a Vampire I'll look into more before deciding. I'm loving all the Hammer coming from SF, especially since I've only recently gotten into them.

[LeeFanatic007]

Originally Posted by jim1985

Im personally not a fan of all these old movies there is far to many in there summer schedule , I want more modern titles from the "80s,90s ....

I love the 80s and 90s horror films, but I also love Hammer films. Scream has put out so many great films from the 80s, there's not a huge amount of big name 80s horror for them to release without doing more double dips and I'm not a big fan of that.

I'm loving all the Hammer announcements and the classic Universal stuff is neat as well, but not as high priority for me as the Hammer releases. Hammer films have such atmosphere and I fell in love with them at an early age.

If Scream had been able to mix these older films in with their 80s/90s output in past years we probably wouldn't get as many complaints, but I understand that people may be disappointed to see a month of "old" movies, but there are people who probably felt that way when they were releasing the 80s stuff as well.

[Michael24]

As someone who's really gotten into Hammer a lot over the last 4-5 years, I am loving all these announcements and looking forward to many more. I love my '80s horror but I've been loving the Hammers just as much.

[zbinks]

Originally Posted by GrimJester

Why? I don't think they have a grudge against House of Horrors, it will probably be on a future set with The Brute Man. I would have preferred them not to do what the dvds did by mixing Paramount but it's not that big a deal.

...because it's wrong to nominate a Rondo award for a release that carries over every movie from from this DVD-R boxset except the title that feature's the award's namesake?

I think Universal sold off all rights and elements to The Brute Man prior to it's release, so that probably won't be included on any future Universal set.