Halloween 4K UHD (1978)

[Bungle1]

Does anyone know if these new editions are going to be released properly in the UK?

[MTRodaba2468]

Originally Posted by BobSimms

I notice many other catalog titles of theirs showing up on streaming services like Prime and Tubi, represented by their newly commissioned artwork. Black Christmas is one off the top of my head.

I've noticed the SF artwork for Black Christmas when I've scrolled through my Vudu collection. It doesn't bother me; if I'm in the mood to watch Black Christmas, the artwork used for the case (or the thumbnail, in this case) isn't going to change my mind.

Originally Posted by kannibaliztik

I see Joel R. at pretty much every convention I go to, he is well aware how people feel about his covers, doesn't mind it one bit. His response when I asked him about it once was "They ain't the ones paying me, so they can think whatever they want" Super cool guy as well.

I've met him at conventions as well (including HHW a couple weeks ago). Very nice dude.

Originally Posted by BobSimms

Oh it’s bad all right. It’s for the ComicCon crowd and the people who decorate entire rooms in their houses with horror/sci-fi/comic memorabilia and toy figurines. Truly. If Shout were releasing only the first film, I can imagine them going with something different, but this series of releases is for fans of the entire franchise, who are a different beast.

Did you assume that SF's releases WEREN'T targeted toward the horror convention crowd that decorate their places with memorabilia? I mean the sub label was officially announced AT ComicCon, and they historically would make their biggest announcements of the year at the convention. Plus, and this is key for a business, people that go to horror conventions (or conventions for any cult fandom, for that matter) typically have money to blow.

Also, I'm sure you're right that they would've used different commissioned art if they only obtained the rights to the first one. But again, for a business, it makes sense that they would be trying to appeal to fans of the entire series, whom are much more likely to buy all five, and have artwork linking all five together.

[mar3o]

Originally Posted by JediJones77

You're not going to find more superfans of the franchise than you have in this thread. And I am quite sure the superfans are the ones who most want the original poster art. This pop art stuff is aimed strictly at casual viewers, who need a new cover to recognize that this is a new release they don't have already.

Casual viewers aren't buying UHD though.

[JediJones77]

I just mean more casual than someone whose house is filled with horror memorabilia. We have people on these forums saying they haven't bought Halloween since VHS, DVD or Blu-ray who are buying some or all of these. The idea that it's a "new release" which might represent the highest quality version made to date will interest people who haven't revisited the movie in a while.

[GeoffOliver]

Originally Posted by bobbyh64

I’ll probably wait on the release for the first film. If it had the unfiltered mono I’d buy it in a heartbeat, but I’m pretty content with the BD in the boxset. I’ll definitely get the UHD for H4 though since that’s going to have the original stereo mix that hasn’t been heard since the LaserDisc. No longer will H4 fans have to listen to that terrible 5.1 remix that’s missing sound effects, foley, and just has a very lifeless, bland soundscape. I might also get the UHD for H2 since it has the original stereo mix.

I’m more inclined to pick up the first two since they’re my favorites (and my copy of H2 is the ancient 2001 scan). I like H4, but I can live with the current BD for one more year. I hate H5 and am only getting it for completion’s sake (although I am looking forward to watching the deleted footage).

[Jay H.]

Originally Posted by fred25_Ca

The way I look at it, VHS was the golden age of cover art, most of them having the original theatrical poster as their art.

I'm assuming you didn't rent or buy very many VHS tapes, because this is not true. Do you remember the clamshell cases Warner Brothers used for a while? The "cover art" was just a still from the movie itself! Many other companies used alternate artwork or cropped the original art; the VHS cases were usually too small for the theatrical poster art to fit properly.

[Telemachus]

Just a lil fun

[fred25_Ca]

Originally Posted by Jay H.

I'm assuming you didn't rent or buy very many VHS tapes, because this is not true. Do you remember the clamshell cases Warner Brothers used for a while? The "cover art" was just a still from the movie itself! Many other companies used alternate artwork or cropped the original art; the VHS cases were usually too small for the theatrical poster art to fit properly.

Um no, most vhs covers from the 80's were the original poster art, they wanted people who had seen the movie in theaters and saw the poster to recognize the art and rent or buy it. It's in the 90's when they started re-releasing the same movies (in widescreen sometimes) that they started having different art. Obviously it wasn't every movies (Dawn and Day of the dead had new art in the 80's and the original artwork for their newer vhs release in the 90's) but for the most part, they were the original posters (from Indy, to Star wars, to Alien, Back to the future, all the Halloween, Friday the 13th, etc.) ALL had the original poster art on their first releases. The second waves didn't.

I know because i still collect vhs to this day and try to hunt them down when i can haha. Mostly horror vhs from the 80's, when 90 percent of them had their original poster art.

[Telemachus]

Ain't nobody got nothing on some D-Theater art

[Brian81]

Originally Posted by zepol

If they didn't have the original mask for the sequels why didn't they just buy other CAPT. KIRK masks and remake them again instead of using those bogus masks?

They figured people were stupid and wouldn't care, I guess.

[fred25_Ca]

Originally Posted by Brian81

They figured people were stupid and wouldn't care, I guess.

I always figured it was because they didn't want to get sued by William Shatner. I mean, they did it once but by the time they were making part 4 it was now common knowledge. I'm sure he could have sued them by then, so they probably figured it would be wiser to go for something else. But I was probably wrong, I guess lol.

[zepol]

Originally Posted by Telemachus

You can't be serious? I am in publishing. If you're an artist and can't handle criticism for your work you're in the wrong racket, your feelings are meaningless once you put your commercial work out there. Judging by the talent on display for those covers, this person didn't just fall off an art truck.

Do I think the covers are all wrong for Halloween? Yes, but is it bad art? No. But it's all wrong for Halloween and I will willingly never display them for anyone, ever.

I think it is bad art but would not like to tell him that it's bad. To me this style looks like a high school teen did it.

[SS-3]

Well this doesn't sound good for Oppo 203 owners like me.

Technical Note: For some reason, my Oppo 203 wouldn't play this 4K disc directly. I kept getting an "Unknown Disc" error. I had to insert the disc into the player, turn it off, and then upon startup the disc would load. Neither my Samsung player or my PC disc drive had any playback issue.

https://ultrahd.highdefdigest.com/96...f68Ls95yS5BooE

[Telemachus]

Originally Posted by zepol

I think it is bad art but would not like to tell him that it's bad. To me this style looks like a high school teen did it.

You're not wrong, I called it comic con fan art first time I saw it

[ronboster]

Does anyone know if the current art has created any playback issues? Asking for a friend.

[jayman3]

Originally Posted by Telemachus

You're not wrong, I called it comic con fan art first time I saw it

The art has grown on me and it honestly looks better in person. A darker print that isn't as brightly saturated in comic colors. Season of the Witch is the only artwork that I find the most fitting.

Though my first reaction seeing them revealed was a video game line. And then it made me want a Halloween based video game. Closest we'll get is Michael Myers featured in Dead By Daylight.

Dead by Daylight | The Halloween Chapter | Official Trailer - YouTube

[CSM101]

Just a minute ago this was at 666 in collection count but I wrecked it. I should be 667

[steel_breeze]

Originally Posted by SS-3

Well this doesn't sound good for Oppo 203 owners like me.

Technical Note: For some reason, my Oppo 203 wouldn't play this 4K disc directly. I kept getting an "Unknown Disc" error. I had to insert the disc into the player, turn it off, and then upon startup the disc would load. Neither my Samsung player or my PC disc drive had any playback issue.

https://ultrahd.highdefdigest.com/96...f68Ls95yS5BooE

Don't worry; as I've posted several times previously, I also have an Oppo 203 and the new 4K Halloween disc has played absolutely fine, with no shenanigans. Halloween II, too.

[BillieCassin]

Originally Posted by jayman3

The art has grown on me and it honestly looks better in person. A darker print that isn't as brightly saturated in comic colors.

I thought the exact same thing. I was pretty neutral about them, but once I saw the first two in person, that's when I started to really like them. They printed in darker tones, and with the matte finish look really nice. A lot different when not on a computer or phone screen with blown out brightness.

If you just don't like the art, period, of course it isn't going to change your opinion - but they really do look remarkably more refined in person.

[JackForrester]

I think you were just happy you finally had the release in your hands