Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[bergman864]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

It was licensed from Somerville House.

All signs pointed to Warner, with them being the US distributor and, this being speculation on my part, having access to the negative.

Interesting if that's not the case.

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by bergman864

All signs pointed to Warner, with them being the US distributor and, this being speculation on my part, having access to the negative.

Interesting if that's not the case.

Yeah, WB lost distribution rights nearly 20 years ago and Shout worked with Somerville House on this release.

[StarDestroyer52]

Extras announced for Iron Monkey and Zu Warriors:

Iron Monkey:

• 2K Restoration From The Original Film Elements
• Audio: Mandarin 2.0 Stereo DTS-HD Master Audio With A New Subtitle Translation,*Cantonese 2.0 Mono DTS-HD Master Audio, Cantonese 5.1 Surround DTS-HD Master Audio, English 2.0 Mono DTS-HD Master Audio, English 5.1 Surround DTS-HD Master Audio
• NEW*Audio Commentary With Hong Kong Filmmaker And Academic Gilbert Po And Critic Sean Tierney
• NEW*Scoring A Fresh Take*– Composer James L. Venable On His Soundtrack For The Original American Release
• NEW*International Iron*– Writer Richard Epcar Reflects On Bringing*Iron Monkey*To The West
• New*From Monkey Business To The Big Time*– Film Critic Ricky Baker Discusses The Rise To Stardom Of Donnie Yen
• Interview With Actor Donnie Yen
• Interview With Producer Tsui Hark
• Interview With Actor Yu Rong-Guang
• Interview With Actor Li Fai
• Interview With Actor Angie Tsang Sze-Man
• Iron Fist: A Look Behind The Action Of*Iron Monkey*With Yuen Cheung-Yan
• Shadow Boxing With Alex Yip
• Footage Of Li Fai And Angie Tsang Sze-Man Competing*At The 2003 Wushu Championships
• Original Theatrical Trailer
• US TV Spots
• Still Gallery

Zu Warriors From Magic Mountain

• 2K*Restoration From The Original Film Elements
• Audio:*Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio Mono With A New Subtitle Translation, Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, English DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo
• New*Audio Commentary With Hong Kong Filmmaker And Academic Gilbert Po And Critic Sean Tierney
• New*From West To East*– An Interview With Visual Effects Consultant Peter Kuran
• New*Riding A New Wave*– Author And Academic Victor Fan Analyzes A Tsui Hark Masterpiece
• New*The Majesty And Magic Of A Hong Kong Milestone*– Academic Lin Feng Looks Back At An East Asian Action Classic
• Select Scene Commentary With Asian Cinema Expert Tony Rayns
• Zu: Time Warrior*– Alternate Export Cut Produced For European Theatres
• Interview With Director Tsui Hark (2020)
• Archival Interview With Actor Yuen Biao
• Archival Interview With Actor Moon Lee
• Archival Interview With Actor Mang Hoi
• Alternate Opening Credits
• Theatrical Trailer
• Still Gallery

I might have to double dip on both of these for the new extras.

[Nosferatu31]

Originally Posted by RevolverOcelScott

That's kind of why I thought it probably wouldn't happen. I don't know many who enjoy it, and no way to know if it sold well.

I actually dig how the first 3 are all so incredibly different, 4 and 5 don't exist to me.

I like part II but i wouldn't buy it on 4K.

[fred25_Ca]

Count me in as someone who'd definitely buy Return part 2 on 4k. That iconic poster would look stunning on a slipcover and while it's not half as good as the first one, I've always enjoyed it. They released both of them on blu ray with matching artwork, it would make sense they'd do the same on 4k eventually.

[blusfromthebasement]

Now that 2023 is here, hopefully Scream Factory will release these titles as 4K Collector's Editions:

Anaconda
Black Christmas '06 remake
Bride of Chucky
Carnosaur Trilogy
Gremlins 2
The Guest
Fear
Hard to Die
Hatchet
Hollow Man
Hostel
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Joy Ride
Jaws 2
Jaws 3
The Relic
The Ring
Santa's Slay
Slumber Party Massacre 3
Sorority House Massacre 2
The Terminator
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre '03 remake
Thinner
Vacancy
You're Next
When a Stranger Calls

And re-release this deserving title on 4K:

Silent Night Deadly Night

[SpiderNerd09]

Gremlins 2 in 4K would be such a delight

[Rayjg]

Hoping for some nice surprises like Alligator and The Sword and the Sorcerer UHDs. Any reasonable possibilities similar to those two? Fright Night II would be on that level, I think.

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by Rayjg

Hoping for some nice surprises like Alligator and The Sword and the Sorcerer UHDs. Any reasonable possibilities similar to those two? Fright Night II would be on that level, I think.

Now that Italy was able to untangle the rights situations, I would be surprised if other labels have done the same thing in other countries. Something tells me we could see a Scream Factory release in September/October of this year.

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

Now that Italy was able to untangle the rights situations, I would be surprised if other labels have done the same thing in other countries. Something tells me we could see a Scream Factory release in September/October of this year.

Of what? Fright Night II?

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by Cinema84

Of what? Fright Night II?

Yeah. It's making the rounds this morning that apparently a "legit" release is coming out of Italy. I wouldn't be surprised if other countries follow with their own releases.

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

Yeah. It's making the rounds this morning that apparently a "legit" release is coming out of Italy. I wouldn't be surprised if other countries follow with their own releases.

I just checked the CineMuseum site and there's zero indication that they have this. No chatter about it on Hi Def Ninja either. International rights may be controlled by other entities - my Mediabook copy from Germany is one of my most prized possessions. If the rights have been untangled, awesome. Maybe the news is just barely trickling out but, so far, I don't see anything official - just one guy on the Vestron thread speculating.

EDIT: Never mind - just saw the chatter on the regular Fright Night thread. Hope it comes to fruition. It's too bad it's one of those blink and you'll miss it preorders. These premium steelbooks are always a preorder bloodbath. They only make like 300 of these and they sell out in seconds.

[BlightThrower]

Originally Posted by RevolverOcelScott

What do folks think the chances of a Return of the Living Dead II 4K release are? It's the 35th Anniversary this year, and while it's not the greatest sequel, I actually dig the campy cheesiness of it. I'm sure I'm probably the only one.

I genuinely enjoy part II, even if it is kind of strange and nowhere near as good as the first. Fun fact, Comedian Doug Benson is in it in an early acting gig as one of the zombies seen here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvHjsFHuW8E

[Resident Evil Labs]

Originally Posted by blusfromthebasement

Now that 2023 is here, hopefully Scream Factory will release these titles as 4K Collector's Editions:

Anaconda
Black Christmas '06 remake
Bride of Chucky
Carnosaur Trilogy
Gremlins 2
The Guest
Fear
Hard to Die
Hatchet
Hollow Man
Hostel
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Joy Ride
Jaws 2
Jaws 3
The Relic
The Ring
Santa's Slay
Slumber Party Massacre 3
Sorority House Massacre 2
The Terminator
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre '03 remake
Thinner
Vacancy
You're Next
When a Stranger Calls

And re-release this deserving title on 4K:

Silent Night Deadly Night

Great list, I would add for my must wants on 4k

Pandorum
Friday The 13th remake
Dolls
Night Of The Creeps
Night Of The Comet
Night Of The Demons
Pumpkinhead
Deep Blue Sea
House Of Wax
House On Haunted Hill
Creepshow
Children Of The Night
Darkman
Riddick

[jcole8882]

4k musts...

The Burning
Sleepaway Camp
Sleepaway Camp 2
Sleepaway Camp 3
Dolls
Terror Train
Night of the Demons
Ginger Snaps
People Under the Stairs
It (1990)
Sleepy Hollow
Last House on the Left (2009)
Stay Alive
Black Christmas (2006)
Thinner
Motel Hell
Pumpkinhead
Bride of Chucky
Psycho 2 and 3

[SeanJoyce]

^The upgrade brigade

[Video Ghoul]

Originally Posted by SeanJoyce

^The upgrade brigade

I don't blame folks for wanting upgrades, but as someone who doesn't intend on making the 4K switch, I also hope we get a better balance of upgrades/new to blu releases.

That being said...Scream has been packaging blus with the 4Ks so I wouldn't mind some upgrades of OOP discs...

[NeonStreetMelt]

The problem with SNDN is they weren't even able to give us the full film in HD, so at best we'd get the same scenes we got in HD in 4k and it would still have the non HD inserts, which to me is not ideal and would be more jarring switching between.

[Member-222782]

Upgrades are all I expect from Shout, with the occasional out-of-left-field premiere. The pickings are getting ever so slimmer, folks. There's also competition from an ever increasing roster of boutique labels. We're in the middle of karate mania the likes of which we haven't seen since the 70's so at least there's that for folks who enjoy those. And then there's the trickle of random exclusives but at least those are DVD to BD upgrades.

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by Cinema84

We're in the middle of karate mania the likes of which we haven't seen since the 70's so at least there's that for folks who enjoy those. And then there's the trickle of random exclusives but at least those are DVD to BD upgrades.

I'm ok with most of this. The Sonny Chiba set was my favorite release of 2022 and looking forward to their HK stuff. The limited releases are also pretty good and glad March is giving us some new stuff like Razor Back and Sorry, Wrong Number. Still, there really aren't that many major horror films left to release on BD, but a lot on 4K.