Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[deltatauhobbit]

Originally Posted by BarnDoor

I know what you mean, but I just can't see them re-doing everything on that Universal set. Paranoiac? Nightmare? Captain Clegg? Kiss of the Vampire? Aside from the two I mentioned, I could perhaps also see a CE of Phantom of the Opera, but I just don't see much sales potential (and room for extras) with the rest, even with improved transfers.

Over on the Hammer Horror on Blu-ray Facebook group George Reis has sort of teased this won't be the only Universal Hammer from Scream. Beyond titles from the set, perhaps they might also have Shadow of the Cat? In terms of unreleased (in the US) Hammer stuff that would (just about in some cases) fit the Scream brand, I believe we're now down to these:

Four-Sided Triangle (Hammer)
Slave Girls (AKA Prehistoric Women) (Hammer)
The Viking Queen (Hammer)

Curse of Frankenstein (WB)
Crescendo (WB)
Hysteria (WB)
She (WB)
Moon Two Zero (WB)

The Damned (Sony)
The Stranglers of Bombay (Sony)
The Terror of the Tongs (Sony)
Creatures the World Forgot (Sony)

The Nanny (Fox)
The Anniversary (Fox)

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (Paramount)

Shadow of the Cat (Universal)

Wouldn't mind these also getting added to the Hammer wantlist since these have no release anywhere in the world (other than The Old Dark House). Most of these fall under the "adventure" realm so Shout would likely be a better fit:
Spaceways (1953) - Fox/Disney?
Men of Sherwood Forest (1954) - ?
Visa To Canton [Passport to China] (1961) - Sony
The Old Dark House (1963) - Sony
The Secret of Blood Island (1964) - ?
The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964) - Sony
The Scarlet Blade [The Crimson Blade](1964) - Sony
The Brigand of Kandahar (1965) - Sony
A Challenge for Robin Hood (1967) - Fox/Disney

Shame that the Fox titles will likely never be released now that Disney has their grubby hands on it. At least there's still hope internationally.

I'll be picking up The Lost Continent and Shatter (first release of these Hammer films in the world), I'll also eventually upgrade my existing blu-ray copies of Curse of the Werewolf and Captain Kronos with these (provided it's true that Curse has a new transfer). It'll also be good to not have to rely on my region free player to watch Captain Kronos.

[BarnDoor]

Originally Posted by deltatauhobbit

Wouldn't mind these also getting added to the Hammer wantlist since these have no release anywhere in the world. Most of these fall under the "adventure" realm so Shout would likely be a better fit:
Spaceways (1953) - Fox/Disney?
Men of Sherwood Forest (1954) - ?
Visa To Canton [Passport to China] (1961) - Sony
The Old Dark House (1963) - Sony
The Secret of Blood Island (1964) - ?
The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964) - Sony
The Scarlet Blade [The Crimson Blade](1964) - Sony
The Brigand of Kandahar (1965) - Sony
A Challenge for Robin Hood (1967) - Fox/Disney

To be honest, I can't see Shout releasing the purely historical adventure titles. The remaining Sony ones will probably come from Mill Creek in the US. They might take a punt on The Old Dark House if Mill Creek don't beat them to it. And I'm not entirely sure, but I think Men of Sherwood Forest and A Challenge for Robin Hood are both with Hammer - so available to Shout, and probably part of the whole package, but will they bother?

That said, all is not lost. Visa to Canton will very likely come from Indicator, and may well be announced tomorrow as part of their fifth Hammer set. That set will probably also feature Pirates of Blood River. We also know Indicator have some Hammer titles from StudioCanal, which may include The Devil-Ship Pirates, The Scarlet Blade, Brigand of Kandahar and A Challenge for Robin Hood. However, it's worth noting that these releases will almost certainly be region-B locked.

Secret of Blood Island is an intriguing one. I think the Kino Insider said it's not with Universal, so maybe it's with Hammer? And who knows what the situation with the elements is.

[Hedji]

Love Hammer! Now would be a great time for Target to do one of their buy 2 get 1 free sales. Those work great for titles like this.

[The Great Owl]

The Scream/Shout lineup for April is full of win. I’ll be ordering...

The Spider
The Lost Continent
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
Curse of the Werewolf
Shatter
Escape from L.A.

I’m particularly overjoyed about the Hammer announcements. Keep ‘em coming.

[jimqk]

Originally Posted by iamnoone

I'm glad to see a heavy Hammer month! We knew many of them were still coming so let's just get through them asap. The addition of a Universal one is a surprise, too.

As far as "Curse of the Werewolf", wasn't that one of the titles that was in the wrong aspect ratio/cropped on the Universal set? If presented properly here, that will make it well worth the upgrade, as it's one of Hammer's best.

Yes, Curse of the Werewolf was one of the titles that had the wrong aspect ratio, along with Brides of Dracula. I would love it if Scream were to do a 4K restoration on Brides of Dracula, one of my very favorite Hammer films.

[tangerinewolf]

Originally Posted by deltatauhobbit

Wouldn't mind these also getting added to the Hammer wantlist since these have no release anywhere in the world (other than The Old Dark House). Most of these fall under the "adventure" realm so Shout would likely be a better fit:
Spaceways (1953) - Fox/Disney?
Men of Sherwood Forest (1954) - ?
Visa To Canton [Passport to China] (1961) - Sony
The Old Dark House (1963) - Sony
The Secret of Blood Island (1964) - ?
The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964) - Sony
The Scarlet Blade [The Crimson Blade](1964) - Sony
The Brigand of Kandahar (1965) - Sony
A Challenge for Robin Hood (1967) - Fox/Disney

Shadow of the Cat (Universal) is another Hammer title that has not had a blu-ray release anywhere in the world. And it appears to be OOP on DVD.

[SMOOT]

Originally Posted by jimqk

Yes, Curse of the Werewolf was one of the titles that had the wrong aspect ratio, along with Brides of Dracula. I would love it if Scream were to do a 4K restoration on Brides of Dracula, one of my very favorite Hammer films.

So true about Brides of Dracula -- Really needs a 4k restoration and proper aspect ratio.

[deltatauhobbit]

Originally Posted by tangerinewolf

Shadow of the Cat (Universal) is another Hammer title that has not had a blu-ray release anywhere in the world. And it appears to be OOP on DVD.

I didn't include Shadow of the Cat since BarnDoor had already covered it. Fortunately, it's with Universal so it's probably one of those titles that will eventually be released, hopefully not with an ancient scan though.

[RICKBONDOO7]

I'm Very Happy to hear about Capt. Kronos on Shout Bluray. I have the Australian Bluray for a few years now. I hope Curse of the Werewolf is in 1.85:1 ratio. I guess Brides of Dracula and Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell will be coming in May or June I hope. Brides needs a 1.85:1 release also. Thanks Shout ! Keep those Hammer Films coming.

[tangerinewolf]

Originally Posted by deltatauhobbit

I didn't include Shadow of the Cat since BarnDoor had already covered it. Fortunately, it's with Universal so it's probably one of those titles that will eventually be released, hopefully not with an ancient scan though.

Thanks! I just wanted to differentiate between those on BarnDoor's list that have a blu-ray release internationally such as Curse of Frankenstein, The Damned, Terror of the Tongs, The Nanny, and Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell, and those that have not. Shadow of the Cat is a personal favorite of mine.

[SonnybytheSea]

Originally Posted by deltatauhobbit

Shame that the Fox titles will likely never be released now that Disney has their grubby hands on it. At least there's still hope internationally.

Why wouldn't Disney let them have some of their Fox/Disney titles? They've let SF have stuff in the past and the Fox titles released recently was during their takeover of Fox Studios!

I'm sure some of the catalogue titles Disney owns from Fox which won't fit with Disney+ or Hulu, will be allowed to have a release on Blu-Ray through SF or another label if Disney doesn't think it has market value for themselves to release. The only issues from Disney so far have been allowing Fox Films from being shown in Theaters for the time being, that will probably change later as well....

[Jobla]

From Hammer and Universal, I most want:

KISS OF THE VAMPIRE (upgrade)
SECRET OF BLOOD ISLAND (the "lost" Hammer film)

I'd also like THE NANNY from Fox.

[DenOfEarth]

Oh boy Curse of the Werewolf and my personal fave Hammer movie Captain Kronos and Escape from LA CE FINALLY.

[Xtrem3]

I wishes for The Haunting, What lies beneath and The golden child, pretty tired on all double dips now.

Alone in the dark and Dead zone would be nice to.

[DenOfEarth]

Originally Posted by Xtrem3

I wishes for The Haunting, What lies beneath and The golden child, pretty tired on all double dips now.

Alone in the dark and Dead zone would be nice to.

Escape from LA old blu was bareboned so it makes since to re-issue CEs of blu-rays that were bareboned

[willo007]

I wantz:

From the Sony Catalog;
Hideway (1995)
Bats (1999)
The Fan (1996) - Collector's Edition (F! Mill Creek's double feature)

From the Paramount catalog:
Friday The 13th (Box Set)
The Dead Zone (Collectors Edition)
Tales From The Darkside (Collector's Edition)
Graveyard Shift Collector's Edition
Sam Raimi's A simple Plan
Sam Raimi's The Gift
Tom Hollands's The Temp
Sliver -Unrated Cut
Jade - Unrated Cut
Kenneth Branagh's Dead Again


From the Warner Bros/New Line/HBO catalog:
Alone In the Dark (1982)
My Demon Lover (1986)
The Hitcher (1986)
Th13en Ghosts - Collector's Edition
Jason Goes To Hell - Unrated Collector's Edition
Wes Craven's Deadly Friend (Collector's Edition)
Cast A Deadly Spell
Nightmare On Elm Street (BOX)

From the FOX Catalog:
Club Dread
Alien Nation
The Tripper

[DenOfEarth]

Originally Posted by willo007

I wantz:

From the Sony Catalog;
Hideway (1995)
Bats (1999)
The Fan - Collector's Edition (F! Mill Creek's double feature)

From the Paramount catalog:
Friday The 13th (Box Set)
The Dead Zone (Collectors Edition)
Tales From The Darkside (Collector's Edition)
Graveyard Shift Collector's Edition
Sam Raimi's A simple Plan
Sam Raimi's The Gift
Tom Hollands's The Temp
Sliver -Unrated Cut
Jade - Unrated Cut
Kenneth Branagh's Dead Again


From the Warner Bros/New Line/HBO catalog:
Alone In the Dark (1982)
My Demon Lover (1986)
The Hitcher (1986)
Th13en Ghosts - Collector's Edition
Jason Goes To Hell - Unrated Collector's Edition
Wes Craven's Deadly Friend (Collector's Edition)
Cast A Deadly Spell
Nightmare On Elm Street (BOX)

From the FOX Catalog:
Club Dread
Alien Nation
The Tripper

Club Dread, Tripper, Freaked and Alien Nation would be awesome.

I'm sure they got Deadly Friend, Cast a Deadly Spell, Jason Goes to Hell, My Demon Lover, Tales from the Darkside the movie, Dead Zone, Graveyard Shift, Relic, Breakdown, Th13een Ghosts and Alone in the Dark in the works.

[AKORIS]

I'm buying every one of these titles including SHATTER!

The only one that has a caveat is CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF.....and that's only if it's in the wrong aspect ratio again. I sure hope it isn't because it's a favorite Hammer title for me

[SpaceBlackKnight]

Originally Posted by SonnybytheSea

Why wouldn't Disney let them have some of their Fox/Disney titles? They've let SF have stuff in the past and the Fox titles released recently was during their takeover of Fox Studios!

I'm sure some of the catalogue titles Disney owns from Fox which won't fit with Disney+ or Hulu, will be allowed to have a release on Blu-Ray through SF or another label if Disney doesn't think it has market value for themselves to release. The only issues from Disney so far have been allowing Fox Films from being shown in Theaters for the time being, that will probably change later as well....

These recent Fox titles are from a deal Shout got in just before the Disney merger finalized last January. I imagine having Fox approve and oversee things is taking a while being their staff was reduced and is merging with Disney's, hence why these announcements all tricking out when things are set to do so.

[darkness2918]

I’m in for Escape from L.A. & possibly Curse of the Werewolf.