Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[DR Herbert West]

Originally Posted by steev210

"JAWS" ceased being an ongoing franchise with THE REVENGE in '87, and Universal STILL won't license out the sequels. They refuse to let a well known boutique label give them new the new scans they desperately need. I doubt Universal would ever consider releasing the sequels on 4K, so why not let Shout have them and share in the profits?

It's kinda funny that the dated Jaws 2 transfer still looks better than Jurassic Park on UHD.

[agenda]

Originally Posted by DR Herbert West

It's kinda funny that the dated Jaws 2 transfer still looks better than Jurassic Park on UHD.

Wait, what?? Hahaha, is that true? I'm living in a 2K household and I have my copy from Universal's Blu-ray of Jaws 2, so you can believe that I'm asking sincerely.

[DR Herbert West]

Originally Posted by agenda

Wait, what?? Hahaha, is that true?

It is for me.

Jaws 2 still looks like film. Park looks off.

[Puffy]

Originally Posted by DR Herbert West

The caps should be interesting on this one.

Just wondering - if it’s due to the credits - shouldn’t the 4K at least look as good as the blu ray? Sounds like it it’s worse?

[DR Herbert West]

Originally Posted by Puffy

Just wondering - if it’s due to the credits - shouldn’t the 4K at least look as good as the blu ray? Sounds like it it’s worse?

HDR and a higher resolution could exacerbate any issues with that sequence.

[rbarb]

Originally Posted by DR Herbert West

HDR and a higher resolution could exacerbate any issues with that sequence.

Scream said it isn't doing review copies of this one, which doesn't bode well in my eyes. Of course Sony did the transfer so they don't have a lot of incentive.

[JoeKilledKenney2020]

Jaws sequels are nothing more than Jawsploitation rip-offs like Orca (1977), Piranha (1978), and Grizzly (1976).

[Topher76]

Originally Posted by JoeKilledKenney2020

Jaws sequels are nothing more than Jawsploitation rip-offs like Orca (1977), Piranha (1978), and Grizzly (1976).

Not sure about the others but Piranha is a top rate Jaws rip-off!

[gbm82]

Originally Posted by Topher76

Not sure about the others but Piranha is a top rate Jaws rip-off!

Jaws is a Piranha rip-off!!!

[happydood]

Originally Posted by DR Herbert West

It's kinda funny that the dated Jaws 2 transfer still looks better than Jurassic Park on UHD.

That transfer looks better than it has any right to. I'm still kinda floored by it.

[BarnDoor]

We haven't had a surprise out of the blue announcement from Scream Factory for a long time, so it'd be great if they did something tomorrow, with it being the 13th. I'm not holding my breath though.

[bsend]

Originally Posted by BarnDoor

We haven't had a surprise out of the blue announcement from Scream Factory for a long time, so it'd be great if they did something tomorrow, with it being the 13th. I'm not holding my breath though.

Some unexpected website exclusives would be nice.

[BarnDoor]

Originally Posted by bsend

Some unexpected website exclusives would be nice.

That's probably a more realistic prospect, you might be onto something there.

[TripleHBK]

Originally Posted by BarnDoor

We haven't had a surprise out of the blue announcement from Scream Factory for a long time, so it'd be great if they did something tomorrow, with it being the 13th. I'm not holding my breath though.

100% agree. That said, I'd settle for an announcement that they'll be at Comic-Con in July with a slate of announcements for 2023.

I feel like their absence from Comic-con could signal another slower year for releases and so I'm very much hoping for a bit of that old return to form where they attend and announce 10 or so titles for the end of 2022 and throughout 2023.

I don't attend Comic-Con and likely never will, however it was always so much fun seeing the commotion here as those announcements came through that I'd love to see it make it's return.

[sancho]

Originally Posted by JoeKilledKenney2020

Jaws sequels are nothing more than Jawsploitation rip-offs like Orca (1977), Piranha (1978), and Grizzly (1976).

I like and own Jaws 2, Orca, Piranha and Grizzly.
I double dipped on Orca + Piranha......and Triple dipped for Grizzly.

[prkchopexpress]

i know it’s not the greatest movie, but i love the last shark as a jaws knockoff. not as good as jaws 2 or grizzly or pirahna… but so fun. too bad that will probably never get a release

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

I don't attend Comic-Con and likely never will, however it was always so much fun seeing the commotion here as those announcements came through that I'd love to see it make it's return.

After two years of Covid curtailing this, I really hope it happens this year. I'm usually at the Con, but even days later when I come back here, this place is pretty nuts with all the announcements. Lets hope it happens.

[TripleHBK]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

After two years of Covid curtailing this, I really hope it happens this year. I'm usually at the Con, but even days later when I come back here, this place is pretty nuts with all the announcements. Lets hope it happens.

More than anything, I feel like this year it would help to show that Scream Factory still has plenty of gas left in the tank and that they will continue to churn out titles for at least another 2 years beyond 4k upgrades of what they themselves have already has released.

Since the Friday the 13th set released I feel like we've been stuck in a bit of a start and stop pattern where the consistency of releases during years 2013-2019 just hasn't been there. Understandably, there was a period of time where business likely slowed to a crawl as far as being able to assemble special features and what not in 2020, but I feel like we should have more than pushed through that time now and should be back to a more steady release schedule.

I also recognize that recent production/shipping difficulties have impacted release dates and that (I Hope) is the reason for why July only had 1 new title announced. That all said, it's been this start/stop pattern and then the lack of plentiful announcements on a consistent basis that just sort of casts a shadow over how confident I am that Scream Factory has a full release slate planned for the foreseeable future.

Seeing Vinegar Syndrome consistently go to the well and crank out title after title over the last few years has shown that it's certainly feasible to do so and still remain profitable, and so at this point what I want most is just that reassurance that more (hopefully BIG) things are on the horizon. A return to Comic-con with 8-12 announcements in hand would help to do that in a big way for me.

[davidthenikonuser]

Originally Posted by prkchopexpress

i know it’s not the greatest movie, but i love the last shark as a jaws knockoff. not as good as jaws 2 or grizzly or pirahna… but so fun. too bad that will probably never get a release

Never say never. It got a limited DVD release from RetroVision Entertainment.

[sancho]

Originally Posted by prkchopexpress

i know it’s not the greatest movie, but i love the last shark as a jaws knockoff. not as good as jaws 2 or grizzly or pirahna… but so fun. too bad that will probably never get a release

The Last Shark....aka Great White. I forgot about that one.